This Technology Preview includes changes to the underlying virtualization platform that are under active development. There are no guarantees that changes in this preview will be forward compatible with other VMware software, nor that these changes will be present in future supported releases of VMware Workstation. This Technology Preview does not include major new features.
- Installation and operation of VMware Workstation on Windows 8 and Windows Server 8
- Installation and operation of Windows 8 consumer preview and Windows Server 8 in a virtual machine
- Rendering and graphics correctness issues on all platforms and applications
- Linux 3D desktop experience, particularly when using the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta
- Linux 3D application graphics correctness and performance
- Stability in real-world scenarios including suspend/resume and display and device support
- Nested Virtualization - running ESX and even trying Hyper-V* as a guest OS
- VNC connection performance and stability
VMware Labs is providing public access to the VMware Fusion Technology Preview 2012 to gather real-world feedback from users on a wide range of hardware and software configurations. The VMware Fusion Technology Preview includes changes to the core virtualization engine.
- Installation and operation of Windows 8 previews in a virtual machine
- Running Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) in a virtual machine
- Rendering and graphics correctness issues on all platforms and applications
- Linux 3D desktop experience, particularly Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and recent OpenSUSE releases, which should work out-of-the-box
- Linux 3D application graphics correctness and performance
- Changing boot devices in Mac OS X virtual machines
- Performance and stability of virtual machine power operations including suspend, resume, pause and restart
- Stability in real-world scenarios including suspend/resume and display and device plugging on the Mac
