#Vmware workstation 11 upgrade notes install#
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#Vmware workstation 11 upgrade notes software#

My testing of VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 3 has gone more smoothly than all prior 7.x releases, this is good! Some minor issues noted below.

#Vmware workstation 11 upgrade notes software#

VMware vSphere works well on Xeon D-1500 systems, and it's already on the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide here, which means that even after 6 years, you are still able to open a trouble ticket and get official VMware support should the need arise, this is great! VMware Software Generic 'before' ATTO screenshot at left, Phison v1.5.0.0 'after' ATTO screenshot after reboot, at right. Very bummed about this, as usually Camtasia Recorder can recover recordings after a reboot stops recording, but not this time. Unfortunately, because of the reboot, my Camtasia screen recording of that process was lost.

#Vmware workstation 11 upgrade notes windows 10#

That said, what ultimately worked for me for my upgrade from Windows 10 was done using a legible PowerShell tweak, followed by a very normal upgrade. Editing the registry of running Windows or Windows installer is legit, and documented by Microsoft. Until I get that written, I'll just note here that downloading a replacement appraiserres.dll or editing my windows installation ISO was not of any interest to me personally, the risk is just too high. After multiple failures, ultimately this technique got the job done, albeit at the risk of a loss of support from Microsoft. That 4th topic will be covered in a future article, it's going well so far.

#Vmware workstation 11 upgrade notes install#

FRESH INSTALL WIN 11 ON XEON-D-1567 - download the Windows 11 ISO, edit my registry, and beat my unsupported CPU and TPM-less Supermicro SuperServer to run Windows.

FRESH INSTALL WIN 11 VM - get a fresh install of Windows 11 going in my new vSphere 7.0 U3 lab, see if Windows 11 shows in the drop-down menu, and experiment with ways around TPM.

UPDATE WIN 11 VM - get my Windows 11 Developer Preview updated to Windows Version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.194), easy, Windows Update took care of that.

UPDATE VSPHERE ON XEON D-1541 - get VCSA and ESXi both updated to 7U3.

Both are based on the Supermicro SuperServer SYS-5028D-TN4T mini tower. Not only was I curious about whether it would all work out, but would both work well super popular SuperServers Bundles? I use two of these actively on a daily basis, Bundle 1 Xeon D-1567 12 core as my primary Windows 10 Workstation, Bundle 2 Xeon D-1541 8 core as my VMware vSphere Datacenter. Finally the uncertainty about CPU and TPM restrictions would soon be resolved, with all the tools needed to get some answers for myself. Of course, I was like a kid in a candy store this week, downloading all those bits to get cracking on some serious home lab testing, in hopes of soon declaring these fresh bits TinkerTry'd. Will all be required once Windows 11 goes GA late 2021 It'll be interesting to see if UEFI, Secure Boot, and maybe even vTPM It sure does, thank you prepended a link to Al's clean-install-from-ISO method All that aside, what about running it as a VM? Specifically, does it work fine under VMware vSphere, using the latest ESXi 7.0 Update 3? Let's find out!ДЇor some context here, back on August 2 2021, Al Rasheed asked me if this helps, in response, I wrote: Windows 11 has had quite a bit of attention since it's release as a Windows Insider Preview, and much of the controversy has surrounded the ability to run it under systems without TPM 2.0 or with CPUs as little as 3 years old. To my delight and surprise, both VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 3 and Microsoft Windows 11 went GA on the same exact day, October 5 2021! See the admin guide for details.Posted by Paul Braren on (updated on Oct 28 2021) in There are separate installers for these two options.

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The Linux Client is available as Full and Headless types. This has been partially tested and appears to work (but may not be fully functional).ДЇull support is coming in 2021 when all the 3rd party libraries used in the Client become available for the M1 hardware.

Qualified support is provided for the following associated software versions: The macOS Client is only available as the Full type.ДЇull Support is provided for only the following A ssociated software versions: These all require to be fully updated with the latest patches. Qualified Supportis provided for the following associated software versions with. NOTE: Servers require the use of Headless or Multi-user Clients.ДЇull Support is provided for only the following A ssociated software versions with. Full, Headless, Always-on, Multi-user and SSO/PLAP all use the Full Client installer with install-time options. The Windows Client is available as Lite which has its own Lite Client installer and can also be provisioned from the Client launch page. It is possible to push this new update out to desktops using Client Auto-Update. Providing consumers with seamless access while reducing risk Solving today's network access challenges with Zero Trust security