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VMware Server User’s Guide
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Additional Host Operating System Support
Newlysupportedhostoperatingsystemsincludethefollowing:
WindowsServer2008StandardEditionandEnterpriseEdition
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5,5.0,and5.1
UbuntuLinux6.10“Edgy,”7.04“Fiesty,”7.10“Gutsy,”and8.04“Hardy”
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,10SP1,and10.1
Forafulllistofsupported32bitand64bithostoperatingsystems,see“HostSystem
Requirements”onpage 23.
Additional Guest Operating System Support
Newlysupportedguestoperatingsystemsincludethefollowing:
WindowsServer2008StandardEditionandEnterpriseEdition
WindowsVistaBusinessEditionandUltimateEdition
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5,5.0,and5.1
UbuntuLinux6.10“Edgy,”7.04“Fiesty,”7.10“Gutsy,”and8.04“Hardy”
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,10SP1,and10.1
See“SupportedGuestOperatingSystems”onpage 31.
Improved 64-Bit Guest Support
64bitguestoperatingsystemsthatrunonIntelEM64TVTcapableandAMD64
revisionDorlaterprocessorsaresupported.See“ProcessorSupportfor64BitGuest
OperatingSystems”onpage 33.
64-Bit Sound Driver
VMwareToolsinstallsasounddriverin64bitWindowsguestoperatingsystems.
Newlycreated64bitWindowsvirtualmachinesarenowconfiguredwithaudio
hardwarebydefault.See“Sound”onpage 31.
Native 64-Bit Host Support on Linux
VMwareServernowrunsnativelyon64bitLinuxhostoperatingsystems.