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Can VMware Ace player help in building a limited trial period use vm? posted: Aug 25, 2009 7:31 AM

Click to view ALC1000's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Jan 24, 2009

Hello all, could anybody answer this simple question?

I wanted to build a vmware image and send it to my friend on CD but I only wanted him to be able to run the image for 2 weeks once he had installed on his machine. I have some prebuilt images ready which run in vmware server 2 and esx3i.

1.) Is this possible ?

2.) What combination of vmware software is required so that a client could run a pre-prepared vm for a limited trial period?

Thanks regards

Paul


Click to view JamesVan's profile Enthusiast 58 posts since
Jan 6, 2005
Yes, it is possible. Best method is to use Workstation 6.5 to generate the ACE deployment package. Use policies to put a time limit on the package. You can set it to 'expire' after a certain date.

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