What is VMWARE & What Does It Do?

Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Hi friends, please tell me what a Vmware is and what does it do?

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Pensu

@pensu-8tNeGU • Nov 22, 2010

Re: Vmware

Vmware is a software which provide different operating systems on a single platform. You can use window xp, linux etc on same system all together. You just have to install vmware and install the operating system you want to use in CD-ROM format.
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Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Nov 22, 2010

How does it work? I mean are we really working on different os or is it just an illusion sort of thing?
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Nov 22, 2010

Varsha0802
How does it work? I mean are we really working on different os or is it just an illusion sort of thing?
VMWare is a virtualization software. That is, it can create 'virtual' platform (read, an entirely new computer) using existing hardware and software. Let's say you have a powerful computer system. Now you need another computer (a separate physical system) with a different configuration. VMware allows you to do this.

All you have to do is install VMware on your host machine (the powerful one) and create a virtual machine from within VMWare. Once created, you will be able to reboot it, connect it to your host machine, and even do file exchange just like you'd do between two physically different machines.

VMware has helped a lot in cutting down costs! However, the big disadvantage is that the VMWare created virtual machine depends on the host machine. As long as the host machine is running, the virtual machine can operate.

I hope this should get you started. Explore further and if you have further questions, feel free to ask in this thread 😀
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Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Nov 23, 2010

ok,,,,,,,,,,,,so they access the same hardware.............do they also access the same files stored on the hardware or are they completely disjoint systems?
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Nov 23, 2010

Yes, both client and host machines will have limited resources of the host machine. VMWARE is installed on the host machine and virtual machine is created inside the VMWare. The client machine will run independently as a separate physical machine as long as the host is running.
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Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Nov 25, 2010

Thanks for helping me out.....................
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themask

@themask-kPDDPY • Nov 25, 2010

See here. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vmware" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vmware</a>
This will show the Core product design and ARchitecture of VMWare.
This will help you to get a clear idea.

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