VMWare on Windows hosts?

[bjminor]

Has anyone successfully configured routing for VMWare on a Windows box? I found an older thread about configuring Linux (http://forums.serverbeach.com/showthread.php?t=6411&highlight=vmware) to do this, but the promised follow up for Windows never seemed to happen.

I currently have VMWare server configured using the VMNet8 and NAT translation doing the port forwarding to the VM. But ideally I want to be able to forward all requests destined for certain IP's directly to my virtual machine from the host. Not just routing ports as I need to be running two separate VM's on the host - all handling web traffic.

Any suggestions or quick tutorials on how to best setup Windows 2003 RRAS between the outside NIC and the host-only LAN to get this accomplished would be appreciated.

[chavez]

Sorry for the wait.. :oops:

http://forums.serverbeach.com/showthread.php?t=6411

[hotshot]

Sorry for the wait.. :oops:

http://forums.serverbeach.com/showthread.php?t=6411

What is the purpose for doing the virtual server?

[chavez]

What is the purpose for doing the virtual server?

That's quite a can of worms you're opening. :D

The sky is the limit, really. I think the easiest way to illustrate this is to think of multiple operating systems running simultaneously on one set of server hardware. On my Windows 2003 server (I was forced to use Windows to write the above linked article!), I am running two Linux virtual servers. One is a proxy and the other is a basic webserver. With this setup, I am basically simulating a firewall/gateway (Windows RRAS) and an internal LAN (Linux servers x 2). Imagine, for instance, the development possibilities in this type of environment without having to pay for 3 separate development servers. I also use VMWare to run XP on my Debian workstation when I need it. It is much easier and more convenient to manage than a dual-boot system (can you say antiquated?).

Now, given these simplistic examples, think of the "infinite + 1" other uses for this technology... :cool: