The UI got a few changes although not massive.

Leveraging clones is of course a way of speeding up the process of spinning up a lab but scripting it will make it totally painless. This feature could prove very useful to people running lab that get destroyed and rebuilt regularly. The following operations are currently supported using standard JSON over HTTP or HTTPS: Just like it happened in Fusion 10, a REST API is now available to allow users to automate some management tasks like deploying or configuring VMs. The latter one is a version somewhat limited of Workstation Pro as it is limited to run a single VM and some important feature are not available like snapshots and cloning, virtual network simulation and customization, connecting to vSphere/vCenter.Īmong the new features and improvements of this version 15 are: Brand New REST API It is a great tool for running multiple OSes on top of your OS for testing or increased compatibility purpose without resorting to dual boot.Īs usual the product is available in two versions: Workstation Pro and Workstation Player.

VMware workstation is a type 2 hypervisor comparable to Oracle’s Virtual Box or Microsoft’s Virtual PC.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary, VMware released the version 15 of their desktop hypervisor product Workstation available on Windows and Linux, which is one their biggest releases so far.

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