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Key New Features in Workstation 6:

  • Support for Windows Vista
  • Multiple Monitor Displays
  • Support for USB 2.0 Devices

More new features at a glance

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

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Best-in-class Virtual Machine Architecture

  • 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

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Advanced Network Support

  • 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

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Richest Desktop Experience

  • 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

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Powerful Development and Test Features

  • 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

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Security and Mobility

  • 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

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Product Specifications and System Requirements

For detailed product specifications and system require­ments refer to the VMware Workstation online library.

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