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Dell has a very nice VMware Alliance center, with plenty of white papers, support documents, and case studies. Somewhere in there, and I'm not sure on what page, they point to this video:

Screencast of a VMotion demo

[warning: direct link to .wmv file. No sound. I can't figure out how to get a screenshot using Windows Media Player, but it shows a script hitting SQL Server. The VMotion takes 41 seconds and the script never loses database connectivity, and the RDP connection we're using to monitor performance never drops either. via]

Here is another video of using a LiveCD on VMware Workstation

from SecurityDistro via unix-tutorial blog.  Note you can also use this tiny LiveCD Player virtual appliance to skip some of the setup.

David Marshall and Wade Reynolds, authors of Advanced Server Virtualization: VMware and Microsoft Platforms in the Virtual Data Center, have a three-part series at SearchServerVirtualization, VMware ESX Server guest OS performance tips

Part One

• Tip 1: Upgrade to VI3
• Tip 2: Improve your host's processor and memory
• Tip 3: Enhance your host's storage
• Tip 4: Optimize your host's networking

Part Two

• Tip 5: Be aware of VM-to-host placement
• Tip 6: Use remote access carefully
• Tip 7: Virtual machine processors and memory
• Tip 8: Remove unneeded virtual hardware

Part Three

• Tip 9: Update VMware Tools
• Tip 10: Optimize Windows guest operating systems
• Tip 11: Optimize Linux guest operating systems
• Tip 12: Use smart antivirus and backup configurations

Many people sync iPods on their Linux boxes with Windows inside a VM.  Obviously, you can do the same with a Zune. Instead of unloading your USB 2.0 drivers as this articles suggests, just use a USB 1.1 hub for now. We've announced USB 2.0 support for Workstation 6 (and VMware codename Fusion), so you shouldn't have to hold your breath for much longer now...

Link: Zune-Online.com | Zune News and Forum - Zune on Linux via VMware.

It is possible to install Windows on a Virtual Machine inside Linux. Zune syncs (almost) normally with the Zune software. ...

What I meant by "almost" is that VMware supports USB 1.1 so the sync process is a bit slooowww. But beyond that you won't have any more problems if you pay attention to a tiny implication: If you have USB 2.0 (most PCs today) you have to unload the USB 2.0 driver from Linux before connecting Zune. If you don't do this the Blue Screen of Death will appear on Windows, inside VMware or it will just hang.