VMware Workstation Windows WS5-ENG-W-CP Leaflet
Product codes
WS5-ENG-W-CP
What Is VMware Workstation?
VMware® Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for
software developers/testers and IT professionals that runs multiple
operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run
Windows, Linux, NetWare or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable
virtual machines – no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required.
VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced
features such as memory optimization and the ability to manage
multi-tier confi gurations and multiple snapshots.
software developers/testers and IT professionals that runs multiple
operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run
Windows, Linux, NetWare or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable
virtual machines – no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required.
VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced
features such as memory optimization and the ability to manage
multi-tier confi gurations and multiple snapshots.
With millions of customers and dozens of major product awards
over the last six years, VMware Workstation is a proven technology
that improves productivity and fl exibility. VMware Workstation has
become an indispensable tool for software developers and IT pro-
fessionals worldwide.
over the last six years, VMware Workstation is a proven technology
that improves productivity and fl exibility. VMware Workstation has
become an indispensable tool for software developers and IT pro-
fessionals worldwide.
How Is VMware Workstation Used?
The powerful and fl exible virtualization properties and features
of VMware Workstation enable a wide range of solutions for a
diverse set of users. Individuals and organizations use VMware
Workstation to:
of VMware Workstation enable a wide range of solutions for a
diverse set of users. Individuals and organizations use VMware
Workstation to:
• Streamline software development and testing operations.
Create multiple development and testing environments as virtual
machines on a single PC and use them to test “real world” multi-
tier confi gurations, complex networks, and multiple operating
systems and applications all on a single machine.
machines on a single PC and use them to test “real world” multi-
tier confi gurations, complex networks, and multiple operating
systems and applications all on a single machine.
• Improve team collaboration. The portability and hardware-
independent property of virtual machines, coupled with
new features in VMware Workstation, lets users easily share
development environments and pre-packaged testing
confi gurations without risk, and also facilitates collaboration
between development and QA.
new features in VMware Workstation, lets users easily share
development environments and pre-packaged testing
confi gurations without risk, and also facilitates collaboration
between development and QA.
• Enhance the productivity of IT professionals. Allows system
administrators and other enterprise IT professionals to test
software, including new applications, application updates, and
operating system patches, in virtual machines prior to deployment
on physical PCs or servers in a production environment. IT help
desk departments can create and reference a virtual library of end-
user confi gurations to help them resolve problems more quickly.
software, including new applications, application updates, and
operating system patches, in virtual machines prior to deployment
on physical PCs or servers in a production environment. IT help
desk departments can create and reference a virtual library of end-
user confi gurations to help them resolve problems more quickly.
• Introduce Virtual Infrastructure to your enterprise. Virtual
machines created in Workstation can be deployed to the other
desktop and server virtualization platforms off ered by VMware.
Introducing VMware Workstation virtualization to the desktop is an
ideal fi rst step to transforming your physical IT infrastructure into
virtual infrastructure.
desktop and server virtualization platforms off ered by VMware.
Introducing VMware Workstation virtualization to the desktop is an
ideal fi rst step to transforming your physical IT infrastructure into
virtual infrastructure.
How Does VMware Workstation Work?
VMware Workstation works by creating fully isolated, secure virtual
machines that encapsulate an operating system and its applica-
tions. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware
resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual
machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, and I/O devices, and is
the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine. VMware Workstation
installs onto the host operating system and provides broad
hardware support by inheriting device support from the host.
machines that encapsulate an operating system and its applica-
tions. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware
resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual
machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, and I/O devices, and is
the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine. VMware Workstation
installs onto the host operating system and provides broad
hardware support by inheriting device support from the host.
PRODUC T DATASHEET
“VMware Workstation streamlines our work in QA so we can release more
quickly new, higher quality products. We cut our costs by buying fewer, higher-
end PCs, and we can do more on one computer than we could with separate
end PCs, and we can do more on one computer than we could with separate
boxes. We can also isolate issues without having to worry about degradation
of hardware or needing to rebuild systems.”
Cliff Thornton
Manager, Cognos Solution and Interoperability Quality Control
Cognos
VMware Workstation
Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical Professional
VMware Workstation runs multiple operating systems – Windows, Linux, NetWare – and their
applications simultaneously on a single physical PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines.
applications simultaneously on a single physical PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines.