Thanks,

It looks like we will be using the free VMware Server to host our Solaris
VMs. We were just hoping to standardize everything onto MS Virtual Server.
I still don't understand how Microsoft can list Solaris 10 and a "supported"
guest operaing system in MS Virtual Server 200 R2 SP!, but then NOT support
it. I even went so far as to call MS IT Pro Support and use one of our
pre-paid support calls, but they told me that there was NOBODY at Microsoft
that could me. Now how is that for a "supported" configuration???

"Bo Berglund" wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:39:01 -0800, cwdrake
> <cwdrake@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am trying to install Solaris 10 (build 08/07) using MS Virtual Server 2005
> >R2 SP1, but it keeps hanging at the Copyright screen. According the the
> >release notes, Solaris 10 is supposed to be supported. Has anybody had any
> >luck getting Solaris 10 installed in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1???
>
> I tried installing it on VPC2007 a year or so ago (several times, like
> 10 or so) and I came somewhat near the finish line when it finally did
> not work anyway...
> There is a thread on this on the VPC ng (search for Solaris10 or
> Solaris). I wrote pretty detailed how I got as far as I got (I got to
> the very final restart after complete installation, and then it just
> locked up...)
> I think that someone with a VT enabled PC actually managed to get it
> running all the way, you may want to search for that as well.
>
> Another possibility if you are not especially wanting to have it run
> on VPC/VS is to download (from SUN) the "virtual appliance" containing
> the Solaris workstation and then use it with VMWare Player (free
> download from VMWare). I did that and it worked right away. :-)
>
>