DataMike

VMServer is a FREE program from VMWARE that will let you create and manage virtual machines. It wasn’t the easiest program for me to learn, and that’s why I made the tutorials below. Download and give me some feedback.

For extra measure here are some links to some “Security Now!” episodes (with Steve Gibson) talking about virtualization and vmware in particular:
Security Now 50 intro to virtualization
Security Now 53 virtualization part 2 (focus on VMWARE)
Security Now 57 microsoft’s virtual pc
Security Now 59 parallels

You will need to have quicktime installed on your computer to view these

Part 1

Download and install VMserver

hi-res 10 MB
lo-res 5 MB

Part 2

General overview after installation
hi-res 15 MB
lo-res 8 MB

Part 3

Creating a virtual XP machine on my physical Vista machine
hi-res 26 MB
lo-res 14 MB

Part 4

Wrap-up part 1 including:
VM folder structure
creating duplicate machines
shared virtual hard-drives
snapshots

hi-res 19 MB
lo-res 9 MB

Part 5

Wrap-up part 2 including:
virtual BIOS
installing ready-made virtual machines

hi-res 14 MB
lo-res 7 MB

Part 6

a look at networking with virtual machines
hi-res 16MB
lo-res 8MB