Specifications

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YoucanuseremotedebuggingtodebugCandC++applicationsfrominsideavirtualmachine.Youcanseta
remotedebuggingsessioninsideacontrolledCandC++environmentwheretheguestoperatingsystemis
differentfromthehost.Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
 “VirtualMachineRequirementsforCandC++Applications”onpage 17
 “ManagingVirtualMachineLaunchConfigurations”onpage 20
 “RunningandDebuggingApplicationsinVirtualMachines”onpage 21
 “TroubleshootingtheCandC++Environment”onpage 21
Virtual Machine Requirements for C and C++ Applications
TheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerissupportedonanyWorkstation7.0virtualmachinethatisrunninga
supportedWindowsorLinuxguestoperatingsystem.
Supported Guest Operating Systems
TheIntegratedVirtualDebuggersupportsthefollowingWindows32‐bit,Windows64‐bit,Linux 32 ‐bit,and
Linux64‐bitguestoperatingsystems.Table 3‐1providesasimplifiedlistofguestoperatingsystemsforwhich
remotedebugginginvirtualmachinesissupported.
Forguestoperatingsystemsupport,knownissues,andinstallationinstructions,seetheonlineVM
ware
CompatibilityGuide.GototheVMwareWebsiteandselectResources>CompatibilityGuides,andclickthe
ViewtheGuest/HostOStabontheVMwareCompatibilityGuideWebsitelink.Thisguidealsoprovides
notesoninstallingthemostcommonguestoperatingsystems.
Remote Debugging in the C and C++
Environment
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NOTEIfanoperatingsystemisnotlistedinthistable,itdoesnotsupportdebugginginavirtualmachine.
Table 3-1. Windows and Linux Guest Operating Systems
Processor Type Operating System Edition
Windows32‐bit Windows7
WindowsVista(alleditionsexceptVistaHomeEdition,whichcannotberuninavirtual
machinebecauseofMicrosoftlicensingrestrictions.)
WindowsServer2008
WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEditionandR2
WindowsXPProfessional
WindowsHomeEdition