VMware Sever

Begin enjoying the benefits of server virtualization with the free VMware Server. VMware Server installs on any existing server hardware and partitions a physical server into multiple virtual machines by abstracting processor, memory, storage and networking resources, giving you greater hardware utilization and flexibility. Streamline software development and testing and simplify server provisioning as you utilize the ability to "build once, deploy many times."

• Provision a new server in minutes without investing in new hardware
• Simplify IT testing of patches, new applications and operating systems
• The benefits of server virtualization can be realized by a company of any size

Start Achieving the Benefits of Virtualization

The free VMware Server is based upon VMware’s proven virtualization technology. With this robust yet easy to use software you can:

• Streamline software development and testing by allowing developers to create multiple environments with different operating systems on the same server.
• Simplify IT testing of patches, new applications and operating systems by allowing systems administrators to test in secure virtual machines and be able to roll back to a clean state by leveraging snapshots.
• Simplify server provisioning by building a virtual machine once and deploying it multiple times.
• Evaluate software in ready-to-run virtual machines without installation and configuration.
• Re-host legacy operating systems such as Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server in a virtual machine running on new hardware and operating system.
• Leverage pre-built, ready-to-run virtual appliances that include virtual hardware, operating system and application environments. Virtual appliances for Web, file, print, DNS, email, proxy and other infrastructure services are available for download on Virtual Appliance Marketplace.

Get Free Server Virtualization with Industry-leading Virtualization Technology

VMware virtualization products have been used by over 120,000 enterprise customers for more than six years. Now you can evaluate virtualization in your organization. Partition a physical server into multiple virtual servers and see the variety of resource management and security features of VMware Server.

• Learn about VMware Server Support offerings. Get enterprise-class product support with Gold and Platinum Support and Subscription for VMware Server.
• When you need centralized management capabilities, look at our VirtualCenter for VMware Server and see how you can more efficiently provision, monitor, and manage your IT infrastructure.

Try VMware Server as the first step to VMware Infrastructure

VMware Server is an ideal starting point for users to experience the benefits of virtualization with the knowledge that your investment will be protected and easily migrated to VMware Infrastructure. VMware Infrastructure allows entire industry-standard infrastructure farms to be managed as a shared utility and dynamically allocated to different business units or projects. VMware Infrastructure provides comprehensive virtualization, management, resource optimization, application availability and operational automation capabilities in an integrated offering.

VMware Server Feature:

VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Windows and Linux servers with enterprise-class support and VirtualCenter management. VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use server virtualization product and is based on proven virtualization technology, which has been used by thousands of customers for more than six years. VMware Server:

• Runs on any standard x86 hardware
• Supports 64-bit guest operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris
• Can be managed by VMware VirtualCenter to efficiently provision, monitor and manage infrastructure from a central management console
• Supports two-processor Virtual SMP, enabling a single virtual machine to span multiple physical processors
• Runs on a wider variety of Linux and Windows host and guest operating systems than any server virtualization product on the market
• Captures entire state of a virtual machine and rolls back at any time with the click of a single button
• Installs like an application, with quick and easy, wizard-driven installation
• Quick and easy, wizard-driven virtual machine creation
• Opens VMware or Microsoft virtual machine format and Symantec LiveState Recovery images with VM Importer
• Supports Intel Virtualization Technology
• Protects investment with an easy upgrade path to VMware Infrastructure

VMware Documentation
	Download the VMware Server Datasheet (PDF).

Pricing Notes:

• Support and Subscription is mandatory for all VMware products except VMware Workstation, VirtualCenter for VMware Server, and VMware Server.
• SLS (Support & Limited Subscription) is priced at 16% and 20% of list price for Gold and Platinum Support, respectively. Under SLS, customers get full technical support, new minor product releases and bug fixes on the major product release train at the time of purchase. Major upgrades are not included under SLS. (example VI3 to VI4)
• SnS (Support & Subscription) is priced at 21% and 25% of list price for Gold and Platinum Support, respectively (Pricing varies for Starter Edition)
• All upgrade SKUs must be purchased with a standard gold or platinum SLS (Support & Limited Subscription) or SnS (Support and Subscription) based on the list price of the upgraded product - for pricing and more details on this required purchase, please contact us.
• Support times shown are for North & South American customers only - Gold Support response time is 4 hours for Severity One incidents, but resolution time could vary.