hello
i have a computer that i intend to use only as host for vmware workstation
the computer resources if limited and i want to get the best performance possible from this box
if i could i would install ESX but since the hardware is not in the support matrix and the disk is IDE this option is not possible
does esx 2.5 support ide ? would it be the best selection ?
which os to choose for the host and how to configure it for best use (minimal performance impact from host os ) for vmware workstation ?
do i have to use X for vmware workstation
thank you
ESX 2.5 doesn't support IDE.
In order to run Workstation you must have X installed. But in order to run the Server you don't need any GUI: it runs on an minimal Linux installation; though you'll need an additional PC to run a console on it.
thanks for your help
if i choose vmware server what will be the recommended linux distribution for best performance
I'm thinking of centos in minimal installation
do you have a better suggestion ?