VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro - virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other systems on a Mac without rebooting. The latest version includes full support for Windows 10, macOS Mojave, and the latest Macs, including the 18-core iMac Pro and MacBook Pro with 6-core Intel i9 CPU. VMware Fusion support DirectX 10.1 and Enhanced Metal Graphics Rendering Engine. The virtual machine platform also delivers full 64-bit support with up to 16 vCPUs, up to 3072 MB graphics memory, 64GB RAM, and an 8TB hard drive for a single virtual machine. What's New in VMware Fusion.
VMware Fusion is a thoroughly capable virtualization application that lets you run Windows and OS X. With a handful of options for using Windows and OS X apps side by side, Fusion makes its easy. Hello–you can directly upgrade to VMware Fusion 6 from these versions: 4.X, 5.X, or 5.X Professional. I was prompted to upgrade to Fusion 5.0.4 today on my Mac running 10.6.8. – I’m running Windows XP Pro in Fusion (old I know but does what I need). Read additional blog posts for VMware Fusion on the VMware End-User Computing Blog. With more than 70 new features, VMware Fusion 5 is optimized for OS X. Inateck 4 Ports PCI-E to USB 3.0 Express Card compatible Mac Pro (Early 2008 to.
VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro - virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other systems on a Mac without rebooting. The latest version includes full support for Windows 10, macOS Mojave, and the latest Macs, including the 18-core iMac Pro and MacBook Pro with 6-core Intel i9 CPU. VMware Fusion support DirectX 10.1 and Enhanced Metal Graphics Rendering Engine. The virtual machine platform also delivers full 64-bit support with up to 16 vCPUs, up to 3072 MB graphics memory, 64GB RAM, and an 8TB hard drive for a single virtual machine. Version 11.0.2: New.
Support has been added for the following operating systems as guest. Windows 10, version 1809.
Windows Server 2019. Windows Server, version 1809. This release contains bug fixes and security updates.
Important Fixes. VMware Fusion contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the virtual network devices which may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6983 to this issue. See VMSA-2018-0030 for further information.
Contents. Overview VMware Fusion, made possible by the, marked VMware's first entry into Macintosh-based x86 virtualization. VMware Fusion uses present in the platform. Much of the underlying technology in VMware Fusion is inherited from other VMware products, such as, allowing VMware Fusion to offer features such as and support from the first beta version onward. VMware Fusion 1.0 was released on August 6, 2007, exactly one year after being announced.
System requirements. Any capable Mac. 4 of RAM (minimum).
750 free disk space. 5 GB free disk space for each virtual machine (10 GB or more recommended). or later.
Operating system installation media for virtual machines. Optional:, or better graphics for support Version history. This section needs expansion. You can help. (May 2012) Version Released Notes 1.0 August 6, 2007 First release (following 4 betas).
1.1.0 November 12, 2007 Support for Leopard, Boot Camp, and improvements to DirectX support and Unity. 1.1.1 January 24, 2008 Various bug fixes. 1.1.2 April 23, 2008 Support for Time Machine and various bug fixes. 1.1.3 May 30, 2008 Various bug fixes. 2.0 September 12, 2008 Multiple Snapshots with AutoProtect, Improved Unity, DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D, and support for Mac OS X Server guests. 2.0.1 November 14, 2008 Various bug fixes. 2.0.2 February 11, 2009 Import from Parallels, supports Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 host, mounts DMG images, supports Ubuntu 8.10 in Unity mode.
2.0.3 April 2, 2009 Various bug fixes. Adds experimental support for Snow Leopard Developer Builds. 2.0.4 April 9, 2009 Fixed Host code execution vulnerability. 2.0.5 June 23, 2009 Support for Nehalem Mac Pro.
Experimental support for Mac OS X 10.6 as guest. Support for Ubuntu 9.04 as guest. Various bug fixes. 2.0.6 October 1, 2009 Fixed issues when running on Snow Leopard. Pro tools le 7.3.1cs3 update for mac.
Fixed issues with NVidia graphics cards on Mac OS X 10.6. Various bug fixes. 2.0.7 April 8, 2010 Fixed security issues, accepts VMware Fusion 3 license keys. 2.0.8 December 2, 2010 Maintenance release fixing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) issue CVE-2010-4297. 3.0 October 27, 2009 Added support for Windows 7 with Aero. Full 64‑bit compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 host and guest.
DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3 3D. WDDM-compatible display driver. 3.0.1 December 10, 2009 Improved 3D & video performance, full support for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), 64‑bit networking subsystem, improved VMware Importer, improved VM resume times.
3.0.2 February 18, 2010 Fixes a problem so that the latest release of Mac OS X 10.6 Server (Snow Leopard) can run in a virtual machine. 3.1.0 May 25, 2010 Improved 3D & video performance, improved Unity view performance and integration, USB EasyConnect, improved migration assistant, 8‑core SMP support, increased virtual hard disk size, updated operating system support. 3.1.1 August 12, 2010 Various bug fixes. VMware vSphere 4.1 is now supported as a guest operating system.
3.1.2 December 2, 2010 Fixes various bugs and security issues. 3.1.3 May 31, 2011 Fixes various bugs and security issues. 3.1.4 April 13, 2012 Fixes a bug with starting virtual machines on OS X 10.7.4. 4.0 September 14, 2011 Run Lion, Lion Server, Snow Leopard, Snow Leopard Server, and Leopard Server in virtual machines, up to 2.5x faster 3D graphics, add Windows programs to Launchpad, view in full screen, or in Mission Control.
4.0.1 September 14, 2011 Contains an update that ensures that disk buffering is enabled when set to automatic. 4.0.2 September 27, 2011 Addresses an issue starting virtual machines running a forthcoming version of Mac OS X Lion. 4.1.0 November 17, 2011 Added support for Lion's full screen mode, improved performance, and reintroduced the ability to turn on virtual machines automatically when VMware Fusion is opened. 4.1.1 November 23, 2011 Reintroduces the Mac OS X Server check after it was inadvertently omitted from 4.1.0. 4.1.2 April 12, 2012 Adds early host and guest support in preparation for the future release of. Retrieved 25 September 2018. Virtualization Software -.
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