Learning VMware Workstation for Windows: Implementing and Managing VMware's Desktop Hypervisor Solution

by Peter von Oven

Overview

Master VMware Workstation to create and run virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes clusters simultaneously on physical devices without having to reformat or dual boot the underlying device. This book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to creating and managing virtual machines using VMware Workstation, a software solution that provides a type-2 hypervisor, or desktop hypervisor, that runs on x64 Windows and Linux-based operating systems. This book focuses on the Windows version.

You’ll start with an overview of hypervisors and desktop hypervisors. You'll then look at resources, such as CPU, memory, and networking, and how they are configured in a virtual environment. In the final chapters, you’ll learn how to configure Workstation Pro to run and manage virtual machines before going on to build example virtual machines, including how to build a nested vSphere environment. Once built you’ll see how to manage these virtual machines, before finally upgrading your VMware Workstation Pro environment.

In the end, you’ll learn how to build and manage different virtual machines running on different operating systems and build an ESXi lab environment with VMware Workstation.

What You'll Learn

• Examine hypervisors and desktop hypervisors
• Understand how to install and configure VMware Workstation
• Gain practical knowledge on building and managing virtual machines on different OSs
• Support and troubleshoot VMware Workstation environments.

Who This Book Is For

Developers, IT professionals that remote, home, and BYOD

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484299685
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/15/2023
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	497
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter von Oven is an experienced technical consultant working closely with customers, partners, and vendors in designing technology solutions, to meet business needs and deliver outcomes. During his career, Peter has presented at key IT events such as VMworld, IP EXPO, and various VMUGs and CCUG events across the UK. He has also worked in senior presales roles and presales management roles for Fujitsu, HP, Citrix, and VMware, and has been awarded VMware vExpert for the last nine years in a row and vExpert EUC for the last three consecutive years. In 2021, Peter added the vExpert Desktop Hypervisor award to his portfolio of awards. In 2016, Peter founded his own company specializing in application delivery. Today he works with partners and vendors helping drive and deliver innovative technology solutions. He is also an avid author, having now written 18 books and made videos about VMware end-user computing solutions. In his spare time, Peter volunteers as a STEM Ambassador, workingwith schools and colleges, helping the next generation develop the skills and confidence in building careers in technology. He is also a serving Royal Air Force Reservist working as an instructor with the Air Cadet organization.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to hypervisors

2. Introduction to VMware Workstation

3. Configuring CPU resources

4. Configuring Storage Resources

5. Configuring Network Resources

6. Virtual hardware

7. Installing VMware Workstation

8. A guided tour of the UI

9. Creating a Windows VM

10. Installing VMware vSphere

11. Configuring VM options

12. Managing and working with existing VMs

13. Upgrading to a new version of Workstation