It turns out that enabling the VMware Player “replicate physical network state” mode is only for use when running VMware Player on a device that has a WI-Fi connection and means that :
as you move from one wired or wireless network to another, the IP address is automatically renewed inside the virtual machine.
See
file:///C:/Program%20Files/VMware/VMware%20Player/help/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm
#href=t_set_up_bridged_networking.html
Google Storage for Developers is a RESTful service for storing and accessing your data on Google’s infrastructure. The service combines the performance and scalability of Google’s cloud with advanced security and sharing capabilities.
BitNami Studio alllows you to the create your own virtual machines and cloud images from $50/month.
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Ubuntu 10.04 Server Guide Chapter 19 – Virtualisation
Altor’s experience and innovative research has resulted in a powerful software suite capable of monitoring and protecting virtualized environments without negatively impacting performance. A hypervisor-based approach and “X-ray” level knowledge of each virtual machine (VM) through VM Introspection, gives Altor a unique vantage point in the virtualized fabric.
BitNami now provide both VMs based on both OpenSuse and Ubuntu so you now choose between BitNami and JumpBox for your pre-built Ubuntu software appliances and VMs !
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JumBox pre-built VM software appliances
If you are considering virtualizing Red Hat workloads you might like to have a look at these Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Webinars.
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Red Hat RHEL Virtualisation 2.2 is now available at http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/