Disponibile VMware Workstation 8.0
VMware ha rilasciato la nuova versione del suo hypervisor Type 2, VMware Workstation 8.
La nuova major-release del prodotto posta con se numerose novità e la dedizione al Cloud, permettendo agli utenti di condividere le proprie virtual machine con utenti remoti.
Sarà inoltre possibile esportare (con upload diretto) le virtual machine create con VMware Workstation 8 direttamente sull’ambiente VMware vSphere senza l’utilizzo di tool esterni .
Vediamo le principali novità:
Installation Changes and Enhanced Keyboards : Workstation now requires a relatively modern 64-bit CPU
Virtual Hardware Improvements: Virtual machines can now support up to 64GB of memory, HD Audio, USB 3.0 (linux guest), Bluetooth
New User Interface
Shared Virtual Machines and AutoStart : You can share virtual machines with remote users in this version of Workstation. You can use the new AutoStart feature to configure shared virtual machines to start with the host system. You can also configure AutoStart for shared virtual machines on remote hosts running Workstation and ESX 4.x and later.
Remote Connections : You can use the new Connect to Server feature to connect to remote hosts running Workstation, ESX 4.x and later, and VMware vCenter Server. After connecting to a remote host, all of the virtual machines that you have permission to access are displayed in the virtual machine library.
Upload to ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server: VMware OVF Tool is now integrated with Workstation so that you can upload a virtual machine from Workstation to a remote server running ESX, ESXi, or vCenter Server.
Per maggiori informazioni e per il download:
- VMware Workstation 8.0 Release Notes
- VMware Workstation Documentation
- Getting Started with VMware Workstation
- Using VMware Workstation
- VMware Workstation Online Library