Sorry if this isn't the right forum, but I didn't find a better match.
I'm about to jump into using VMware products for the first time...
I need to implement a virtual instance of Windows 2003 Server running on a real Windows 2003 Server, and have "remote desktop" access to the virtual Win2K3 instance over the public Internet (my remote client OS is Win7, if that matters). I will be doing development/testing of a web app hosted under IIS on the virtual instance, accessing a SQL Server database on that same virtual instance. So I'll need full administrative access to the virtual Win2K3 instance (to configure IIS, SQL, etc). And perhaps may even need to reboot the virtual Win2K3 instance remotely, if that's possible...
What products do I need?
Thanks,
DadCat
Hello and welcome to the forums.
I need to implement a virtual instance of Windows 2003 Server running on a real Windows 2003 Server, and have "remote desktop" access to the virtual Win2K3 instance over the public Internet (my remote client OS is Win7, if that matters). I will be doing development/testing of a web app hosted under IIS on the virtual instance, accessing a SQL Server database on that same virtual instance. So I'll need full administrative access to the virtual Win2K3 instance (to configure IIS, SQL, etc). And perhaps may even need to reboot the virtual Win2K3 instance remotely, if that's possible...
You will want to use one of the hosted products like VMware Server, Workstation or Player. You can install one of these applications on your Win7 box and then build out the Win2003 box as a virtual machine.
With all this internet access, one thing you may want to consider is two nics or some good firewalling! ![]()
Good Luck!
Hi DadCat, welcome to the forums.
I need to implement a virtual instance of Windows 2003 Server running on a real Windows 2003 Server
You can use VMware Workstation 6.5/7.1 or Vmware Server 2.02 on top of a physical Windows 2003 build.
and have "remote desktop" access to the virtual Win2K3 instance over the public Internet.+ ++ +You can use products like "Logmein"
There are others available on the internet some you pay for some you don't.
So I'll need full administrative access to the virtual Win2K3 instance (to configure IIS, SQL, etc). And perhaps may even need to reboot the virtual Win2K3 instance remotely, if that's possible...+ +Give your account admin permissions and use a vm remote console to access the vm should you need to reboot it.
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and have "remote desktop" access to the virtual Win2K3 instance over the public Internet.
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++You can use products like "Logmein" https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/
Are you saying there's not a VMware solution that provides remote access to a virtual OS?
DadCat
++You will want to use one of the hosted products like VMware Server, Workstation or Player. You can install one of these applications on your Win7 box and then build out the Win2003 box as a virtual machine.
I think you may have misunderstood the basic layout (or maybe I mis-understood your answer)...
There is a server that's presently running Win2K3.
I need a virtual Win2K3 instance installed on that real Win2K3 server.
I will install my dev tools, IIS and SQL db on that virtual Win2K3 system.
I then need to access the virtual Win2K3 instance remotely from a Win 7 system.
Other than the necessary client-side remote access product, there shouldn't be anything installed on the Win 7 system.
Or is that what you were saying?
Thanks,
DadCat
Not through the public Internet that I am aware of. You would first have to establish a connection tunnel (VPN, etc) thru the Internet and then use VMware Remote access console for the vm if you want to be able reboot your vm and see the reboot. You can also use Windows Remote Desktop thru the connection to access your vm.
If you want to access over a network - you just need to use Remote Desktop or Vmware Remote console. No additional software is needed.
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++ If you want to access over a network - you just need to use Remote Desktop or Vmware Remote console. No additional software is needed
So I can use Windows Remote Desktop to access a Vmware instance! That was the part I was missing!!!
As for the remote rebooting, I suppose I'll just have to get someone at the hosting site to do the reboots for me. For some reason, our customer (at the hosting site) is afraid of VPN's (but not of Remote Desktop access... go figure)
Thanks,
DadCat
Or is that what you were saying?
Basically. ![]()
I was thinking along the lines of using RDP for access to it as well.
I guess I was confused with the "public internet" wording as opposed to "network"
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