What does it mean to run CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 on a virtual machine?

CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 can run as a virtual machine image in a VMWare Player. You get all the functionality of CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 with the ease of installation and maintenance that comes with VMWare.

To access CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1, one user (generally the site administrator) must configure and run the CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 application server in VMware Player. When the CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 application server is running, other users can access it via a Web browser. These users do not need to run VMware Player.

The CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 download may also run on some other VMware products, such as VMware Workstation 5.5. However, these instructions are only for using VMware Player.