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I would like to install windows server 2003 as my primary server, and then install vmware server edition + several guest linux operating systems to run as well.<br />
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If I understand correctly, virtual machines will run a lot faster on a processor/motherboard that supports virtualization in hardware? Just wanted to know if this CPU/Motherboard combination fits the bill.
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I would like to install windows server 2003 as my primary server, and then install vmware server edition + several guest linux operating systems to run as well.

If I understand correctly, virtual machines will run a lot faster on a processor/motherboard that supports virtualization in hardware? Just wanted to know if this CPU/Motherboard combination fits the bill.

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Real simple question.<br />
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For: <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 processor<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;Intel D975XBX2 ATX Intel Desktop Motherbord<br />
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Using these two components, is hardware-assisted virtualization using vmware server edition possible?<br />
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Reference websites:<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=27251" rel="ugc">http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=27251</a><br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D975XBX/" rel="ugc">http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D975XBX/</a><br />

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Real simple question.

For: 
   Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 processor
   Intel D975XBX2 ATX Intel Desktop Motherbord

Using these two components, is hardware-assisted virtualization using vmware server edition possible?

Reference websites:
    http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=27251
    http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D975XBX/


Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 - virtualization supported?

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.

Components

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.