Virtualization news and reviews
Many of visitors to this blog and my Unix Tutorial website have really liked the What Hardware Virtualization Really Means article.
HW Virtualization is a follow-up article with further details on the topic.
Have a look at HW virtualization and let me know what you think!
Most Linux operating systems recognise being run inside a virtual machine and install Open VM Tools package if it's available.
There are advantaged and disadvantages to using Open VM tools instead of the VMware Tools that are supplied with your ESX/ESXi or VMware Workstation productions.
If you want my thoughts on this, please have a look at the VMware Tools vs Open VM Tools on Unix Tutorial blog.