VMware VMs and USB Controller
The latest security patch for the VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion is for the USB Controller in the VM give access to the hypervisor (on ESXi it can only access the VMX Sandbox, not all of the ESXi host). https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html This is not the first time that the USB has a security bug,…
VMware Workstation 16 and Fusion 12 Released
VMware has released Workstation 16.0 and Fusion 12.0. Workstation 16 What’s new: Container and Kubernetes Support Build/run/pull/push container images using the vctl CLI. Supports KIND kubernetes clusters running on top of Workstation Pro. Note: Windows 10 1809 or higher is required New Guest Operating System Support RHEL 8.2 Debian 10.5 Fedora 32 CentOS 8.2 SLE…
VMware Workstation 15.5.5 and Fusion 11.5.5 Released
VMware has released Workstation 15.5.5 and Fusion 11.5.5. Workstation 15.5.5 What’s new: Windows 10 host VBS support: VMware Workstation 15.5.5 now runs on Windows hosts with Hyper-V features (For example: virtualization based security) enabled. The followings are minimum requirement to run VMware Workstation on a Hyper-V enabled host: CPU Requirements: Intel Sandy Bridge or a…
VMware Horizon View 7.12.0 and more Released
VMware has released Horizon View 7.12.0, Horizon View Client, Dynamic Environment Manager 9.11, App Volumes 2.18.2, Workstation 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.5.2. Horizon View 7.12.0 What’s new: Horizon Connection Server On-Premises Horizon Console (HTML5-based Web Interface) There are several enhancements to Horizon Console. These include: You can configure two-factor authentication to occur for an end user…
VMware Workstation 15.5.1 and Fusion 11.5.1 Released
VMware has released Workstation 15.5.1 and Fusion 11.5.1. both contains bug fixes and security updates. Release notes for VMware Workstation 15.5.1: Release notes Release notes for Fusion 11.5.1: Release notes
VMware Workstation 15.5 and Fusion 11.5 Released
VMware Has released Workstation 15.5 and Fusion 11.5. Workstation 15.5 What’s new: Support for new guest operating systems: Windows 10 19H2 Debian 10.0/10.1 Debian 9.11 Oracle Linux 8.0 SLE 15 SP1 FreeBSD 12.0 PhotonOS 3.0 Jumbo frame support: Virtual networks can now be configured with MTU size of up to 9000 bytes. Preserve Network Configuration:…
New Releases from VMware
VMware has released Site Recovery Manager 8.2, vSphere Replication 8.2, Workstation 15.1.0 and Fusion 11.1.0. Site Recovery Manager 8.2 What’s new: VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.2 adds compatibility with VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2. Simplified management and increased security with Photon OS-based Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance.Reduce layers of complexity associated with Windows Server by leveraging…
VMware Horizon 7.8 Released and more
VMware has released Horizon View 7.8, Workstation 15.0.3 and User Environmant Manager 7.9.0. Horizon 7.8 What’s new: Horizon Connection Server Horizon Console (HTML5-based Web Interface) You can use Horizon Console to initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature, join pods to the pod federation, and create and manage global entitlements, sites, and home sites. You can use Horizon Console to recreate…
VMware Workstation 15.0.2 and Fusion 11.0.2 released
VMware has released Workstation 15.0.2 and Fusion 11.0.2, this comes with support for new Operating Systems. What’s new: Support has been added for the following host operating systems (Workstation only). Windows 10, version 1809 Windows Server 2019 Support has been added for the following guest operating systems. Windows 10, version 1809 Windows Server, version 1809 Windows…
VMware Workstation 15.0.1 and Fusion 11.0.1 released
VMware has released Workstation 15.0.1 and Fusion 11.0.1, this comes with support for new Operating Systems and fix for the security issue with the VMXNET3 network adapter. New supported OS is: Ubuntu 18.10 Fedora 29 RHEL 7.6 See the release notes for Workstation 15.0.1 here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15/rn/workstation-1501-release-notes.html See the release notes for Fusion 11.0.1 here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/11/rn/fusion-1101-release-notes.html