VMware Workstation 6.0.2

Feb 7, 2008

Feb 7, 2008

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Broadest Host & Guest Operating System Support

Runs on both Windows and Linux host operating systems and supports most desktop and server editions of Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris x86, Netware, and FreeBSD as guest operating systems
Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit host and guest operating systems
Supports two-way Virtual SMP™ – Assign one or two processors to virtual machines
Experimental support for VMI 3.0 enabled paravirtualized Linux kernels

Fully configurable – each virtual machine has configurable memory size, disks and I/O devices and support for CD, DVD, floppy and USB 2.0 devices
Specify up to 8GB of RAM per virtual machine
64-bit sound driver for high-fidelity audio and video
Easily switch between virtual machines and suspend/resume them
Easily copy and share virtual machines by creating full and linked clones
Convert physical into virtual machines and import virtual machine formats from Microsoft, Symantec and StorageCraft
Experimental support for record and replay of guest activity at the machine state and instruction level

Powerful virtual networking options include Bridged, NAT, host-only and custom virtual network settings
Built-in DHCP server, and up to 10 virtual switches, enable connection of virtual machines to each other, to the host machine and to public networks
Specify network bandwidth and packet loss rate between virtual machines in a team

Configure a virtual machine to span multiple monitors, or multiple virtual machines to each display on separate monitors.
Create shared folders and drag-and-drop, and copy-paste data between guest and host OSes
Connect high-speed USB 2.0 devices, including webcams and iPods
Resize the guest’s screen resolution automatically to fit the size of a window or full screen, or run virtual machines in the background without using the Workstation user interface
Map a virtual disk to a drive letter on Windows host
Capture all screen activity in a running virtual machine with movie record and playback feature

Debug applications in the guest OS, attach to a running process, and revert to a snapshot after the debug session has ended with Visual Studio and Eclipse integration
Capture and easily manage point-in-time copies of running virtual machines and “undo” changes with multiple snapshot feature
Manage connected virtual machines and simulate multi-tier configurations with teams feature
Enable remote users to connect to virtual machines from VNC clients with built-in VNC support
Invoke any virtual machine command from scripts to automate repetitive tasks with VIX Automation API

Package and deploy virtual machines with optional VMware ACE authoring capability, enabling encryption, network access and password control on portable media devices\
Includes VMware Player 2.0