Specifications

Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images
Player can run virtual machines and system images that other VMware products create and some non-
VMware products.
VMware virtual
machines
Player runs virtual machines that were created by using Workstation 4 and
later, GSX Server 3.x, VMware Server, and ESX Server 2.5 and later.
Workstation 4 virtual machines run in legacy mode. You must use another
VMware product to upgrade virtual machines created in versions earlier
than Workstation 4 before you can run them in Player.
Microsoft Virtual PC and
Virtual Server virtual
machines
On Windows hosts, Player can run Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server
virtual machines. When you open a Virtual PC virtual machine in Player,
Player creates a configuration file that is VMware product compatible and
that has a .vmx file extension. Player preserves the original Virtual PC
configuration file and gives the file a .vmc file extension. You can save the
VMware product-compatible virtual machine without changing the original
Virtual PC configuration file.
Symantec Backup Exec
System Recovery
system images
On Windows hosts, Player can run system images that were created by using
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery, formerly Symantec LiveState
Recovery. When you open a Backup Exec System Recovery system image in
Player, Player creates a configuration file that is VMware product compatible
and that has a .vmx extension. Player preserves the original Backup Exec
System Recovery system image file and gives the file a .sv2i file extension.
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