VMware Studio is a free development tool for authoring, updating and managing virtual appliances and vApps that are optimized for VMware product platforms.
What Studio Does
Application Authoring
Build vApps and virtual appliances that are compatible with VMware infrastructure, VMware vSphere 4.0, vSphere 4.1 and VMware Cloud Director.
Application Management
Use Studio's embedded in-guest management agent for standalone management through an enclosed web console.
Application Compatibility
Build both Linux-based (custom or standard Linux distributions) and Windows-based virtual appliances and vApps, running single- or multi-tier applications.
Virtual Appliance Validation
Validate appliances through the VMware Ready Virtual Appliance Program to ensure they’re in compliance with VMware best practices.
VMware Studio Community Blog
Find out how to author, update and manage production-ready appliances.
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VMware Studio transforms applications running on Linux or Windows into virtual machines or appliances that run on VMware vSphere or VMware Cloud Director.
Virtual Appliance and vApp Authoring
Studio packages software applications into Linux-based vitual machines and Windows-based virtual appliances and vApps. It includes three interfaces for creating virtual appliances: a command-line interface typically used for automation, a web-based user interface and an Eclipse plug-in.
Virtual Appliance and vApp Management
Studio automatically inserts an in-guest management agent with a web console into the Windows-based virtual appliances and vApps it generates. It also provides pluggable management services for Linux-based appliances that can manage networking and system settings.
Application Compatibility
Studio increases the number of applications you can virtualize by building Linux-based virtual machines and Windows-based virtual appliances and vApps. You can author vApps on several operating system distributions, including Just enough Operating Systems (JeOS).
Virtual Appliance Validation
Studio gives you a simplified way to validate appliances through the VMware Ready Virtual Appliance Program. Studio addresses many criteria in the program's text matrix, which ensures all virtual appliances are in compliance with VMware's best practices for building virtual appliances.
RESOURCES
VMware Studio documentation will help you author, configure, deploy and customize virtual machines, vApps and virtual appliances.
Downloads & Evaluations
Install & Configure
- VMware Studio 2.6 Release Notes
- User’s Guide to Deploying vApps and Virtual Appliances
- Developer’s Guide to Building vApps and Virtual Appliances
- Eclipse Plug-in Starter Guide
- VMware Studio Windows Appliance Demo
- VMware Studio SpringSource tcServer Virtual Appliance Demo
- VMware Studio Sharepoint Windows vApp Demo
- VMware Studio Appliance Size Reduction Demo
Plan & Design
Training
GETTING STARTED
Get started with VMware Studio by finding out the system requirements and supported product platforms, browsers and operating systems.
TECH SPECS
VMware Studio Supported Product Platforms
Virtual appliances and vApps created by Studio can run on these supported product platforms:
- VMware vCenter Server 5.0, 4.1, 4.0
- VMware VirtualCenter 2.5
- VMware ESX/ESXi 5.0, 4.1, 4.0
- VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5
- VMware Cloud Director 1.0
- VMware Workstation 7.1, 7.0 or 6.5.1
- VMware Player 3.1, 3.0 and 2.5
VMware Studio Supported Browsers
Studio 2.6 web console supports these browsers:
- Internet Explorer 8.0 and 7.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and 3.0
- Google Chrome 9.0 and 8.0