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You will need to install vmware tools to accomplish this though
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You will need to install vmware tools to accomplish this though

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Is VMWare server free or does it need to be purchased?<br />
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If it needs to be purchased, how much does it cost?
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Is VMWare server free or does it need to be purchased?

If it needs to be purchased, how much does it cost?

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ESXi is free after registration, beyond the 60 day Eval, you can use it but do not ahve any of the extra tools without paying.<br />
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For a small setup, this may suffice.<br />
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I hope this helps !<br />

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ESXi is free after registration, beyond the 60 day Eval, you can use it but do not ahve any of the extra tools without paying.

For a small setup, this may suffice.

I hope this helps !


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Are there any free VMware Server products or players that are fully compatible with Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server and that will automatically save the virtual OS state or power down the virtual operating system during a Windows shutdown or restart?
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Are there any free VMware Server products or players that are fully compatible with Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server and that will automatically save the virtual OS state or power down the virtual operating system during a Windows shutdown or restart?

Are there any free VMware players that are fully compatible with Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server and that will automatically save the virtual OS state during the host OS shutdown?

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Virtualization

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.