VMware StudioCommunity | Technical Papers | Knowledge Base | Downloads VMware Studio is an easy-to-use virtual appliance that helps you transform software applications running on Linux or Windows into virtual machines that you can deliver as quick-starting virtual appliances. VMware Studio software is free of charge. VMware Studio 2.0Released 31 August 2009 | Download Software Documentation Resources VMware Studio 2.0 Release Notes – What's New, Known Issues VMware Studio 2.0 includes a Web browser interface that controls an extensive build system, simplifying the development of virtual appliances and vApps (multi-VM appliances combined as a unit for easy management). VMware Studio 2.0 provides an Eclipse plug-in so you can use the same integrated development environment for programming your applications as for packaging components and running the Web browser interface. VMware Studio also has a command-line interface to assist you with automated builds. Linux-based virtual appliances can be patched from an optional update repository. Windows-based virtual appliances can be configured with Sysprep and boot scripts. Existing virtual appliances can be taken as input and modified. To Deploy VMware Studio
[1] If your VI Client is unable to access the VMware download server, download both the VMware Studio appliance in OVF 0.9 and the VMDK associated to the OVF 1.0 and OVF 0.9 descriptor. Place these two files in the same directory and use the VI Client to import the appliance locally. Both OVF 0.9 and OVF 1.0 reference the same VMDK. [2] If your vSphere Client is unable to access the VMware download server, download either VMware Studio appliance in OVA, or both VMware Studio appliance in OVF 1.0 and VMDK associated to the OVF 1.0 and OVF 0.9 descriptor. Place these two files in the same directory and use the vSphere Client to deploy the appliance locally. OVA contains the VMDK. In a proxied network environment, if the VI Client or vSphere Client cannot reach an external URL, use Internet Explorer to set the HTTP proxy. VMware Studio Plugin for EclipseSee these instructions for Installing the Eclipse Plugin.
VMware Studio 1.0Released 5 September 2008 | Download Software Documentation Resources VMware Studio 1.0 Release Notes VMware Studio 2.0 supersedes VMware Studio 1.0, which remains available as a convenience to customers. VMware Studio 1.0 enables software developers and hardware appliance vendors to build customized virtual appliances that can be shipped in industry standard Open Virtualization Format (OVF). VMware Studio 1.0 provides convenient management features such as a web-based console with quick-start templates to streamline the authoring process of virtual appliances, and a command-line interface to enable the automation of management tasks and empower VMware Studio 1.0 to act as an extension of appliance vendors' existing build and source control systems. VMware Studio 1.0 leverages the industry's leading virtualization platform, VMware Infrastructure (VI), and offers built appliances all the great management services that VI delivers. VMware Studio 1.0 also allows virtual appliance vendors to periodically publish updates directly to the deployed appliances, thereby reducing the cost of ongoing maintenance and providing customers with higher quality software. VMware Studio 1.0 is available for free. Click the download link above to get started. |