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Using VMWare to create copies of working instances

I have only reently been introduced to VMWare and how it can be used to host Windows Server systems. I need a handful of instances and hope to be able to copy on instance to another,once I have an instannce I am happy with.

Please give me some advice on this. Currently I use GoGrid, but never seem to have the time to set up the MyCGI sandbox concept. I also use LogMeIn and GoToMMeeting. LMI I like but find it limiting when I need to share a session with someone else. At that point we need to establish a GTM sesdion, nut are limited to one meeting at any one time.

Does VMWare get around this? Can mutiple users log in? How much does it cost? Can I divide my own Virtual Private Server into multiple VM's?

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newbieweb

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I ned to support production and test machines, and make them available to users and to offer web services. I like the idea of making a copy of a working instance and creating another instance which is an identical copy. That would save me hours of installation time.

What abot the cost of deploying VM's? Can I divide my own VPS into multiple VM's?

Please fill me in on how I can get efficiencies and have multi-user simultanous access to VM's.

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thanks.