2010-01-31

New Releases from VMware

Workstation 7.0.1 - Release Notes

What's New

Workstation 7.0.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. This release of VMware Workstation adds the following new support:

New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems

This release provides support for the following host and guest operating systems:

    Operating System
    Host and Guest Support
    Windows 2008 R2 Host and guest
    Windows Vista SP2 Host and guest
    Ubuntu 9.10 Host and guest
    RHEL 5.4 Host and guest
    CentOS 5.4 Guest
    Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 Guest

     

vCenter Server 2.5 Update 6 - Release Notes

What's New

Guest Operating Systems Customization Improvements

Customization support for the following guest operating systems has been added in this release:
For more complete information about supported guests included in this release, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.

  • Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Server (64-bit)

Support for Firefox 3.x Browsers with VirtualCenter Web  Access

This release adds support for Firefox 3.x browsers with VirtualCenter Web Access. Firefox 3.x is not a supported browser for ESX Server 3.5 Update 5 Web Access with this release.

LifeCycle Manager 1.1 - Release Notes

What's New

VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager (LCM) 1.1 release enhances the performance, robustness, and scalability of LCM and resolves a number of known issues.

The LCM 1.1 release runs on VMware vCenter Orchestrator 4.0.1. To run LCM 1.1, you must install the version of Orchestrator (4.0.1 Build 4502) that accompanies the LCM 1.1 download. See the vCenter Lifecycle Manager 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for installation instructions.