VMware and VMware assessment Open Source downloads

As I begin my quest of VCP, I noted that vSphere 4.1 is available as a 60-day evaluation copy.  I also noticed that most of VMWare products are available as an Open Source download.  What is the difference between the two?  Open source includes source code that needs to be compiled?  Open source includes all the features that downloads of evaluation?  After the expiration of my assessment of 60 days can re - install a new copy of the assessment?

Also, I intend to use a machine virtual Workstation 7.1 on a single machine (2 E5450 image Intel processors, 32 GB memory, SATA 3 x 300 GB disks and dual gigabit NIC).  Workstation 7.1 is only a 30-day trial, how do I overcome this problem so I can continue studying the limit of 30 days?  Is there free workstation downloads that can run all the vSphere components?  What virtual machine, it can perform all the tricks of vSphere?

I know it's quite a few questions, but I am planning for most eventualities.  Any help that can be provided will be greatly appreciated!

Mark

I would like to buy a copy of the workstation. With enough resources, it seems that you have, you can nest several ESXi facilities such as virtual hosts and run the 32-bit clients within those. If you run vCenter and a shared storage VM directly as long as virtual machines in my computer, it is possible to create a nice mini data center on a single machine. It is possible to test most of the features of vSphere, including things like vMotion. The ability to run ESXi nested is directly supported by WS 7. I don't think it's possible in 5 WS.

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