VMware Workstation Pro 16

VMware Workstation Pro ermöglicht es, mehrere virtuelle Betriebssysteme auf einem einzigen physischen PC auszuführen. Die Software richtet sich an Programmierer und Systemadministratoren, die auf unterschiedliche Umgebungen zum Entwickeln und Testen angewiesen sind. Endanwender können Betriebssysteme testen, ohne dass diese auf dem PC physisch installiert werden müssen.

Mit der VMware Workstation Pro können auf einem einzigen Desktop Anwendungen für Microsoft Windows, Linux oder NetWare geschrieben oder getestet werden – dies erhöht die Flexibilität und spart Hardware-Kosten. Betriebssysteme und Anwendungen sind dabei auf sicheren virtuellen Maschinen isoliert, deren CPU, Arbeitsspeicher, Datenträger und E/A-Geräte nach Wunsch definiert und emuliert werden können. Die Konfiguration der Testumgebungen lässt sich speichern, und Änderungen sind mit der Workstation auf einfache Weise rückgängig zu machen.

Workstation Pro unterstützt DirectX und OpenGL für eine flüssigere und schnellere Darstellung von 3D-Anwendungen. Damit können Anwendungen genutzt werden, die wie Microsofts Power Map-Tool für Excel DirectX 10 erfordern, und Daten auf völlig neue Weise visualisieren. Außerdem ist es mit Workstation kein Problem, anspruchsvolle 3D-Anwendungen wie AutoCAD oder SOLIDWORKS in einer virtuellen Maschine auszuführen.

• Windows 10 Creators Update support
  VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10 Creators Update:
  • Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a virtual machine
  • Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a host operating system
  • Windows 10 Creators Update Auto Detect and Easy Install
  • Unity support for Windows 10

• New Guest operating systems support
  Support has been added for the following operating systems:
  • Ubuntu 17.04
  • Fedora 26
  • CentOS 7.4
  • RHEL 7.4
  • Debian 9.1
  • Oracle Linux 7.4
  • SLE 12 SP3
  • OpenSUSE 42.3

• Guest VBS Support
  Enabling VBS (Virtualization Based Security) within Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 running as guest operating systems is now supported on VMware Workstation. You can have advanced security features like Device Guard and Credential Guard within guest operating systems.
  Guest VBS support currently is only supported for Intel CPUs. For best performance, use Intel Skylake generation CPUs and above.

• Virtual TPM
  Workstation 14 Pro now provides a TPM 2.0 compatible virtual Trusted Platform Module for use with advanced security and encryption technologies, such as BitLocker.

• VMware Hardware Version 14
  • New CPU enablement, including Intel Skylake and AMD Ryzen CPU support.
  • Secure Boot, Workstation 14 Pro introduces Secure Boot support for virtual machines to ensure only trusted code is loaded by the UEFI firmware prior to the OS “handoff” process.
  • Virtual NVMe support Workstation 14 Pro introduces a new virtual NVMe storage controller for improved guest operating system performance on Host SSD drives and support for testing VMware vSAN.  NVMe devices require virtual hardware version 13 / ESXi 6.5 compatibility and later.

• Advanced Networking
  • Rename Virtual Network (Windows host only), Workstation 14 Pro can rename networks in the Virtual Network Editor for better organization.
  • Network Latency simulation, As well as being able to introduce Packet Loss and Bandwidth caps, Workstation 14 Pro provides new virtual networking controls for introducing incoming and outgoing Latency to virtual machines on a per-NIC basis.

• ESXi Host Power Operations
  The following ESXi power operations can now be performed from Workstation 14 Pro:
  • Shutdown
  • Restart
  • Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode

• Native OVF support
  With improved OVF/OVA support, Workstation 14 Pro provides an effortless walkthrough to deploy the VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) OVA package for testing and experimentation within Workstation. VCSA6.0 and 6.5 are supported.

• Scan for Virtual Machines
  Workstation 14 Pro now allows users to quickly refresh their VM inventory by scanning for virtual machines. It supports VMs on local folders as well as on network shared storage and USB drives.

• Automatically Suspend Shared Virtual Machines Upon Host Shutdown
  All running shared virtual machines will be automatically suspended(for both Windows and Linux hosts) or shutdown(Linux hosts only) when the host operating system initiates a shutdown.

• Enhanced UI Experience
  • IP Address Display on VM Console,The IP and MAC addresses of a VM are now displayed in the VM information area. VMware Tools 10.1.15 or greater is required.
  • Auto clean up Windows VM disk space, Clean Up Disks now can be automated upon a VM power off. (Windows hosts only)

• New GTK+ 3 based UI for Linux
  Linux Workstation UI has been rewritten to support GTK+ 3.