Workstation User’s Manual
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WorkstationenhancesproductivityofITprofessionals:
Configureandtestdesktopsandserversasvirtualmachinesbeforedeploying
themtoproduction.
Testnewmultitierapplications,applicationupdates,andoperatingsystem
patchesonasinglePC.
Hostlegacyapplicationswithinvirtualmachines,facilitatingoperatingsystem
migrationsandeliminatingtheneedtoportlegacyapplications.
Createavirtuallibraryofend‐userconfigurationsonashareddrive.
Workstationfacilitatescomputer‐basedtrainingandsoftwaredemos:
Packageanddeployclassroommaterialinvirtualmachines.
Allowstudentstoexperimentwithmultipleoperatingsystems,applications,and
toolsinsecure,isolatedvirtualmachines.
Configurevirtualmachinestoundoallchangesatshutdown.
Democomplexormultitierconfigurationsonasinglelaptop.
Overview of This Manual
IfyouareaveteranWorkstationuser,seetheWorkstationReleaseNotesforalistof
newfeatures.Forupgradeinstructions,see“PreparingforanUpgrade”onpage 47.
IfyouarenewtoWorkstation,thefirstchaptersofthismanual—throughChapter 7,
“GettingStartedwithVirtualMachines,”onpage 147—guideyouthroughthekey
stepsforins
tall
ingthesoftwareandprovideanintroductiontousingWorkstation.
Laterchaptersprovidein‐depthinformationaboutthesophisticatedfeaturesof
Workstation.Thesechaptersareintendedforexpertusers.
Chapter 18,“LearningtheBasicsofVMwareACE,”onpage 381throughChapter 22,
“InstallingACEPackages,”onpage 465describehowtousetheACEfe
aturesinc
luded
withtheversionofWorkstationthatrunsonWindowshosts.VMwareACEauthoring
featuresenableyoutopackageanddeployPocketACEanddesktopvirtualmachines
withencryption,restrictednetworkaccess,anddevicecontrol.
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