Find out if the server you are connecting to is virtualized

Question

Is there a way to find out if the win 2003 server server with which you are connecting is virtualized? I tried to ask, but not 100% sure of the correct answer.

Answer 1

I think looking for a device manager (Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager) should give you a good idea.

On a single server running VMWare ESX, I see the following telltale signs of a virtual machine:

• System Devices: VMware Server Memory Controller
• Network: VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter.
• Mice: VMware pointing device
• Disks: VMware virtual disk SCSI disk device

, VMware, :

ipconfig /all | grep "VMware Accelerated"

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Answer 5

You can find installed support software, for example, VMware usually installs VMware Tools in the guest operating system.