it's a case of installing VIrtual PC/Server - creating a virtual machine, it setting max ram, disk sizes etc - turning the machine on and watching it POST then capture the physical CD drive and press any key to boot the CD then just treat it like a normal computer.
As for using virtual machines in production i know several LARGE uk corps use virtualisation - complete portability of images independent of physical hardware is worth it to them! jb On 7/14/06, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, > > What are the steps to setup a VM image/session? > > N > > > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric A. Haskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: CF-Talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Fri Jul 14 18:26:15 2006 > Subject: RE: Microsoft Virtual PC / Should I be interested, or not? > > >Any idea if VMotion can be added to the free VMWare Standard Edition, > >and, if so, for how much? > > > >Rick > > VMotion is an ESX only product. Standard can move VMs between servers if > you power them down first. > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:08 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Microsoft Virtual PC / Should I be interested, or not? > > Any idea if VMotion can be added to the free VMWare Standard Edition, > and, if so, for how much? > > Rick > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246610 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4