VMware Workstation PlayerFormerly VMware Player
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What is VMware Workstation Player?
VMware Workstation 17 Player is a platform for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC to deliver managed corporate desktops. Organizations can use Workstation Player to deliver managed corporate desktops, while students and educators use it…
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VMware Player used to support legacy applications, while keeping your system up to date
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What is VMware Workstation Player?
VMware Workstation 17 Player is a platform for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC to deliver managed corporate desktops. Organizations can use Workstation Player to deliver managed corporate desktops, while students and educators use it for learning and training.
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VMware Player has been widely used in various scenarios, addressing software compatibility issues and ensuring operating system compliance. Users have reported that the software has been particularly helpful for beginners as it serves as an introduction to virtualization. By using VMware Player, users can explore the concept of virtualization without the need to invest in a paid product.
The creation and maintenance of basic virtual machines can be easily done with VMware Player, making it suitable for beginners. It has been successfully utilized in running open-source and software-defined development projects, including open network operating systems and distributed architectures. The interface of VMware Player has been widely praised for its user-friendly nature, allowing users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously without the need for rebooting.
Additionally, users have found VMware Player to be a time-saving tool as it eliminates the requirement of directly installing operating systems on PCs. This makes it easier for users to switch between multiple operating systems effortlessly. VMware Player has also gained popularity in software testing and quality assurance, providing a sandbox environment for testing software installations and behavior.
With the ability to run virtual machines on both Windows and Linux PCs, VMware Player offers flexibility and convenience to users. It has been described as a handy tool for managing and handling virtual machines on laptops and workstations without impacting production machines.
Furthermore, VMware Player serves as a software visualization tool, allowing users to run programs that are not installed on their machines but are emulated within the virtual machines. This feature has proven beneficial in various use cases where users require access to specific programs or applications without the need for direct installation.
Overall, VMware Player's user-friendly interface, compatibility features, and versatility make it a valuable tool for both beginners and experienced users alike in addressing software compatibility issues, exploring virtualization concepts, managing virtual machines efficiently, and facilitating software testing and development processes.
Easy to use: Many users have found VMware Player to be easy to use and beginner-friendly. They appreciate the intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate and operate the software.
Wide variety of operating systems supported: Reviewers have mentioned that they appreciate the fact that VMware Player supports a wide variety of operating systems. This allows them to create virtual machines of different OSes on different host machines, providing flexibility and convenience.
Seamless performance: Several users have praised VMware Player for its seamless performance. They mention that the program works smoothly with other applications, ensuring smooth performance even when running a virtual machine.
Limited functionality: Some users have mentioned that VMware Player has limited functionality compared to VMware Workstation, as it can only run a single virtual machine at a time and requires the user to be logged into the host machine. This limitation may not meet the needs of users who require simultaneous operation of multiple virtual machines or want to run VMs without logging in.
Steep learning curve: Several reviewers have commented that VMware Player requires higher technological knowledge than most users possess. This can make it challenging for less experienced users to fully utilize the software's features and navigate its interface effectively.
Lack of comprehensive documentation: Users have found the documentation provided for VMware Player to be lacking in robustness. Some reviewers expressed frustration with the insufficient guidance on various functionalities and troubleshooting common issues, making it difficult for them to find proper solutions independently.
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(1-2 of 2)You can install a piece of software on one of your virtual machines, do all sorts of testing and then if you must, restore the initial state at the click of a button.
- Overall performance is great, the program feels light (and should be) when running a virtual machine.
- The interface is really user friendly and you quickly get the hang of it.
- Ability to go full screen is also really convenient but make sure to remember how to leave full screen!
- Managing the VMs is not really handled (unless I used it wrong). If you have just a few VM available it's ok but keep in mind that you can't really regroup them. Using a naming convention is an easy way around the problem though.
- I had occurrences where my VM was corrupted and the error message was mentioning the possibility of restoring the state but stating that it could corrupt the VM itself. I had to do it a couple of times over the last year and a half and never got any problems but this warning always scared the heck out of me. I wish VMware would be able to provide some more details on why this thing happens every once in a while and how to avoid it.
- Testing windows updates on a system
- Testing a new software or a new software version
- Creating a sandbox to test options/features of an OS
- Creating different VM to test a software on different OS without the need to have physical machines for all of them
- For me the benefit was really high as I could use a solution that had a free educational version with VMware player. Without it, I would've needed to buy the SAS software itself which would have cost a few thousand dollars.
- Although I have no details about the ROI, I know that software testing teams that use the software are saving a lot of money buy using virtual machines. It is obviously a great saving both in physical machine count but also in workstation lab sizes.
Also, VirtualBox needs you to get some additional packages depending on what you want to create/run as a VM. No big deal but you might be doing some tweaking before actually being ready to go as to with VMware, it's already part of it.
Finally, and I'd rather mention that my memory is a bit fuzzy about that but, VirtualBox seemed a little less optimal when it comes to running VMs. If true, it might have been my type of usage. I did not have an extended experience with VirtualBox so you should definitely try it for yourself.
VMware Player used to support legacy applications, while keeping your system up to date
- VMware Player is easy to use.
- VMware Player supports a wide variety operating systems.
- Unity mode makes it easy for the end user to utilize needed legacy applications while maintaining their familiar Host OS desktop. It's seamless to the point where the end user doesn't know they're running applications from a VM.
- As intended, VMware Player is capable of running a single VM at a time and you must be logged into the host machine in order to run the guest VMs. In order to run VMs without logging in and/or to run multiple VMs simultaneously requires VMware Workstation.
- VMware Player was a very affordable investment that allowed our organization to keep a third party business partner's application running on an old version of Internet Explorer while we continued to stay compliant on our workstations by keeping them up-to-date.
- Keeping our host systems compliant with software updates that effect access to older legacy applications.
- Allowing access to legacy applications via the guest OS that can run older application versions.
- Ability to secure and lock down the guest OS so that it can be used for its sole purpose, this reduces the risk of the guest OS inadvertently being used for other tasks where the host OS should be used.
- Best use for when you need a legacy application on a user desktop that can't otherwise be compatible with the host OS.
- Good use where you don't need the VM to be run 100% of the time.
- Access a remote site secured over a site-to-site VPN connection, while using the old legacy browser and OS.
- Unity mode was a great addition for our users.
- Enabled us to lock down the guest OS to only use the applications we wanted to be used in the guest OS.
- The next time we run into a compatibility issue on a needed application which has no alternative other than compromising our host OS security, we will then stand up a VM with the needed insecure settings and setup the needed accesses required to perform the needed job function.
I'd give a 9/10 to VMware Workstation because you can run shared VMs at startup without logging in or starting the workstation application.
and i'd give ESX a 10/10 because ESX is the leader in enterprise visualization.
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- we encountered no significant issues implementing VMware player.
- Adding additional hardware is very easy and straightforward.
- Passing through physical hardware from the host to the guest is also easy and useful.
- Configuring unity mode is also a great and easy to use feature.
- In VMware Player there isn't a native built in way to modify the network configuration, it requires the installation of an additional vmnetcfg application.