Whenever a virtual machine starts on VMware Workstation Pro, there is a message pops up:
The virtual printing feature is globally disabled on this system, and will not be enabled for…
Virtual ‘serial0’ will start disconnected.
If you see this kind of warning or message, first of all, you will need to go to the VMware Workstation. When you are in the VMware Workstation, you will have to navigate to Edit > Preferences > Devices and then check Enable virtual printers option. In case you do not actually have any need to print from virtual machines, you can right click on every VM then go too Settings > Printer and uncheck Connect at power on option.
VMware Workstation Pro is known as the top product for running more than one operating system as virtual machines or VMs on a single Linux or Windows PC. Everyone relies of Workstation Pro, including IT professionals, developers and business who build, test or demo software for any device, platform or cloud.
VMware Workstation Pro is the best tool for modern developers and IT professionals. This one allows you to run multiple virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, and OCI containers at the same time on the same Linux PC or Windows. It was created with the features and is securely isolated Windows VMs and Linux and the other desktop, server, and cloud environments, as well as the configurable virtual networking and network condition simulation that can be used in the code development, application testing, solution architecting, product demonstrations, and so on.
A ton of operating systems are supported by VMware Workstation Pro to run and build apps of any type and now has added support to Run, Build, Push, and Pull OCI containers. It is also able to make Kubernetes clusters with kind and Minikube, as well as giving the tools that can be used to deploy the Kubernetes the hard way. The thing called VMware Workstation Pro is an important part of the development and testing cycle by giving the apps with production like environment, release the great code on time, and helping experts to find bugs early.
VMware Workstation Pro is securely linked to the vSphere via vCenter Server or ESXi hosts so it can be used to launch, manage, and control both VMs or virtual machines and physical hosts. A normal VMware hypervisor is so good at productivity and enables easy transfer of VMs to and from the local computer. Aside from that, it also allows to deploy the whole VMware Cloud Foundation environments locally, and is best to test the next big thing.
VMware Workstation Pro has secure and isolated environments. It can run a secure second desktop with some different privacy settings, networking configurations, tools, or use forensic tools to investigate OS vulnerabilities. It provides one of the most secure hypervisors in its field and gives helpful features for a lot of people, including IT security professionals, including the ability to sniff virtual network traffic and output it into the standard PCAP format.
Features of VMware Workstation Pro:
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- vSphere Integration: This one serves as the main companion of vSphere. A shared hypervisor is good at delivering environment fidelity which no one cannot, making sure that the apps is able to easily move between desktop, cloud, and data center. It brings insight into remote clusters, virtual machines, and data centers. In addition, it also allows everyone to quickly deploys ESXi and the vCenter Server Appliance as VMs in the local lab on a single PC.
- High Performance 3D Graphics: This one supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.3, sending a fluid and responsive experience for running 3D applications. You are able to run the most highly demanding 3D apps or the modern games with the good performance in a VM.
- Clones for Rapid Duplication: You can save your time and effort and make sure the exacy duplicate when you keep making the same VM setup. There is Linked Clones that can be used to quickly duplicate a VM while reducing physical disk space. There is also Full Clones to make fully isolated duplicates that can be shared with the others.
- CLI for Containers and Kubernetes
- Powerful Virtual Networking
- Helpful Snapshots
System Requirements:
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- 3GHz or faster core speed
- A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or newer
- 2GB RAM minimum or 4GB RAM or more recommended
General Host OS Requirements:
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- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 8
- Ubuntu
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- CentOS
- Oracle Linux
- openSUSE
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Keep in mind that Windows 7 hosts are no longer supported, meaning the Workstation 16 will not work on them.
Workstation Pro Installation:
VMware Workstation 16 supports a lot of 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, including:
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- Windows XP
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Ubuntu
- RedHat
- SUSE
- Oracle Linux
- Debian
- Fedora
- Mint
- CentOS
- openSUSE
- Solaris, FreeBSD, and some different kinds of Linux Distros
- Guest Operating Systems
For Hyper-V Enabled Hosts:
CPU Requirements:
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- AMD Bulldozer or a later CPU
- Intel Sandy Bridge or a later CPU
Host Operating Systems:
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- Windows 10 2004
- Minimum Requirements to Run Container Runtime on Workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 1809 or higher
- Minimum Requirements to Dark Theme support on Workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 1809 or higher
For 3D Hardware Accelerated Graphics Support:
Hardware Requirements:
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- For Linux hosts, AMD devices are not supported
- For Linux hosts, the newest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are needed
- For Windows hosts, a GPU that supports DirectX 11 is needed
Software Requirements:
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- 64-bit Host Operating System:
- Windows 8 or higher
- GNU or Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above
- Guest Operating System:
- Windows 7 or higher
- GNU or Linux with wmwgfx
As the exception, these CPUs below are not supported:
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- Systems using AMD processors based on the Llano and Bobcat micro-architectures such as code-name Hondo, Llano, Ontario, and Zecate
- Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 Bonnell micro-architecture such as Atom Z670/Z650 and Atom N570
- Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 Saltwell micro-architecture such as Atom N2800/N2600, Atom S1200, and Atom D2700/D2500
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