Vmware server or vmware workstation

Hi all,
Dear experts,
I would like to bring kind notice that I have OS windows servers 2003 R2 64bit,
two CPU Xeon 3.40 GHz , 16 GB RAM
I want to install RAC 10g on vmware for intensive practice. So i have two options vmware workstation 32bit
and vmware server which one is best for intensive practice.
I need your precious advice
thanks a lot

hi Ilmar Kerm,
thanks for your immediate reply and good idea about Oracle Virtual-box.
my requirement is that i want to installed 10gr2 RAC on three nodes over OEL5.5
for testing purpose.
if my host is Linux i will preferred Oracle Virtual-box because i have no option the OS is windows server 2003 r2
any good idea please about VMWARE or Virtual-box.

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