More users on Virtual PC 2007
Martin Kovac
I would like to ask which technology to use if we need more users testing
one Virtual PC.
We have Windows Server 2003 on that we have installed Virtual Server and
there we have pluged VHD´s. But on that VHD´s only 2 users can log in and
work simultaneosly.
I would like to have whole team working on that.
Please can you provide me some info how to do it and which technology to use ?
Many thanks
Martin Kovac
Daniel Petri (MVP)
or 2 people work on one physical machine? You can turn on Terminal Services
(but that costs money), you could use the Remote Desktop feature and allow 2
sessions plus one console session, or you could buy more machines.
VMs are the same. In any case, working with VMRC (on VS2005) is exactly like
sitting in front of the machine. You can't have more than one session for a
person that sits in front of the machine...
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Sincerely,
Daniel Petri
MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
www.petri.co.il
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Mark Rae [MVP]
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> I would like to ask which technology to use if we need more users testing
Virtual Server is definitely the way to go.
There is a dedicated newsgroup for that: microsoft.public.virtualserver,
where you will probably get a better response.
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Bo Berglund
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>"Martin Kovac" <Marti...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:28BBA324-79CE-49FA...@microsoft.com...
>
>> I would like to ask which technology to use if we need more users testing
>> one Virtual PC.
>> We have Windows Server 2003 on that we have installed Virtual Server and
>> there we have pluged VHD愀. But on that VHD愀 only 2 users can log in and
>> work simultaneosly.
>>
>> I would like to have whole team working on that.
>>
>> Please can you provide me some info how to do it and which technology to
>> use ?
>
>Virtual Server is definitely the way to go.
>
>There is a dedicated newsgroup for that: microsoft.public.virtualserver,
>where you will probably get a better response.
But he still cannot have more than one (or possibly 2) desktops active
on a guest no matter what the host operating system is or if he uses
VPC or VS.
He is also saying that he is using Windows Server 2003 as the host
with guests on Virtual Server. He is just posting to the incorrect
newsgroup for the system he is using.
But still the number of users that can access a single guest
simultaneously depends on the *guest* operating system, which he does
not mention. But given that most people here tend to think that
Windows is the only OS in existence, we can assume that he is testing
on XP or Win98 or similar guests and there it is not possible to have
multiple, simultaneous and independent desktops on those.
By the way, Martin Kovac, you are using the wrong terminology....
You do not "plug VHD:s" into Virtual Server!
What you refer to as VHD to us means the virtual disk file on the host
(extension VHD) used by a virtual machine as its hard disk. Virtual
machines are commonly referenced by the word "guest" to differentiate
from the software supplying the virtualization (VPC2007 or VS2005)
running on the "host" PC.
Mark Rae [MVP]
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> But he still cannot have more than one (or possibly 2) desktops active
> on a guest no matter what the host operating system is or if he uses
> VPC or VS.
Yes, I realise that now - I misinterpreted his initial question...
> He is also saying that he is using Windows Server 2003 as the host
> with guests on Virtual Server. He is just posting to the incorrect
> newsgroup for the system he is using.
Indeed, which is why I directed him the Virtual Server newsgroup...