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And since VMware Workstation is intended to run on Windows or Linux, this feature can't be implemented by VMware (although technically possible).

Indeed, the Mac OS X operating system license is tied to hardware purchased from Apple. Important : Mac OS X can't be virtualized with VMware Workstation, as this is prohibited by Apple. Here, you will have to select "Linux / CentOS version 5 and earlier 64-bit". guest operating system : Microsoft WindowsĮxample : if you want to virtualize the Citrix XenServer virtualization server, you will need to find out that XenServer version 6.5 is based on the CentOS version 5 distribution.Note that this list varies from version to version of VMware Workstation and is not complete. the Windows version you want to virtualize or the Linux distribution you want to install.the type of operating system : Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware ESX or other.

To provide the best performance and compatibility with the OS you want to virtualize, VMware will ask you : Since you didn't select the installation media for the OS you want to virtualize, VMware Workstation doesn't know which type of OS you will be virtualizing. To avoid using Easy Install, you will need to select : I will install the operating system later.

Info : if you want to virtualize Windows 95 with VMware Workstation, you will have to use Workstation 5.x hardware compatibility as you will see in our tutorial : VMware Workstation / Player - Install Windows 95 However, if you want to transfer it to another VMware program or use it with an older version of VMware Workstation, you may select another version.

To do this, open the New Virtual Machine Wizard and choose : Custom (advanced).īy default, you will maintain the selected compatibility to get the best performance possible and to benefit from the new features offered by VMware (such as the Virtual Trusted Platform Module that allows you to better secure your virtual machines). In our case, we always install our virtual machines manually to be able to configure them as best as possible when they are installed. Manually create and install a virtual machine (Custom - advanced)