VMware Studio 2.0 helps author, configure, deploy and customize vApps and virtual appliances. vApps support the industry standard Open Virtualization Format (OVF). vApps can be deployed on VMware vSphere 4.0 or in the cloud. vCenter Server 4.0 now supports creating and running vApps, as well as importing and exporting them in compliance with OVF 1.0 standard.
Studio 2.0 is designed to be used by ISVs, developers, IT professionals and members of the virtualization community. It is a free product and is available as a virtual appliance.
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VMware Studio 2.0 helps configure, build, deploy and customize vApps in addition to virtual appliances. These solution stacks can be created in Eclipse via the available plug-in and deployed on VMware Infrastructure, VMware vSphere 4.0 or in the cloud. They can be managed from the VMware Studio web console or from VMware vCenter Server 4.0.
A vApp is a pre-built software solution, consisting of multiple virtual machines, packaged and maintained as a single entity in OVF format. vApps typically encapsulate all components of a multi-tier application as well as the operational policies and service levels associated with it. Given the flexibility of vApps, virtual appliances can be considered to be “closed” vApps. Learn more about vApps for the cloud OS.
VMware Studio 2.0 has been designed to be used by customers, ISV partners, channel partners, developers and members of the virtualization community.
Features and capabilities of VMware Studio 2.0
- Build vApps and virtual appliances (with in-guest OS and application components) compatible with VMware Infrastructure, VMware vSphere 4.0 and the cloud
- Support for OVF 1.0 and 0.9
- Available as an Eclipse plugin in addition to the standalone version
- Ability to accept existing, Studio-created VM builds as input
- Support for 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows 2003 and 2008 Server, SLES 10.2, RHEL 5.2 and 5.3, CentOS 5.2 and 5.3, Ubuntu 8.0.4.1 and additional operating systems
- Publish patches to update deployed virtual appliances
- Extensible in-guest management framework
- Automatic Dependency resolution
- VMware ESX Server, VMware ESXi, VMware Server 2.0, Server 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, VMware Workstation enabled as provisioning engines
- Infrastructure enhancements in the GUI and builds
