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• VMware image can reduce 40% size if used NTFS file compression
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• VMware Server 1 Online Documentation

          64bit Guest on VMware Server upto 1.0.3 behave same as VMware Workstation 5.5
          

• VMware Workstation 5.5 Documentation
  

          64bit Guest NIC is Intel PRO/1000 MT Adapter
          64bit Intel VT support is experimental
          64bit AMD Athlon 64 revision D+, Opteron revision E+
          

• VMware Workstation 6 beta Manual
  

          32bit/64bit Vista host/guest support is complete
          64bit Intel VT support is complete
          

• Guest Operating System Installation Guide
  To install and run a 64-bit guest operating system, you must have a supported CPU in the host computer and you must be running a VMware product that supports 64-bit guests
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OpenVZ

• CentOS 5 template

• Virtual shared SCSI disk Cluster
  • Cluster setup in VMware Workstation 6
  • Older reference for VMware GSX Server 3.2

• Intel CPU must have VT to host 64bit Guest, AMD only need Revision D+

  Note that VMware does not use AMD's AMD-V yet
  

• Forum discussion on 64bit Guest problem

  Wihtout Intel VT or AMD before revision D, Guest crash can crash Host.
   Guest can access Host memory.
  AMD 90nm CPU should be ok
  

• AMD Document on CPU ID and Revision
• AMD-V / Pacifica in AMD CPU from stepping "F" onwards (Orleans / Windsor Core Socket AM2 CPUs)
• AMD Athlon 64 CPU at Wikipedia
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU at Wikipedia
• AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU at Wikipedia
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