This document compares VMware Workstation and VM VirtualBox virtualization software. It provides information on their host system requirements including supported processors, memory requirements, display and storage requirements. Key features of VMware Workstation 9 such as support for Windows 8, restricted virtual machines, and downloading VMs from vSphere are summarized. The steps to install VMware Workstation 9 on Windows 7 are outlined at a high level.

1. Virtualization
Technology
COMPARISON BETWEEN VMWARE WORKSTATION AND VM VIRTUALBOX
Shavia .I . shaamiss

2. What’s Virtualization technology ?
Virtualization is a framework of dividing the resources of a computer into multiple execution environments. More
specific it is a layer of software that provides the illusion of a real machine to multiple instances of virtual
machines.
‫المحاكاة‬‫االفتراضية‬‫هو‬‫إنشاء‬‫أجهزة‬‫وهمية‬‫على‬‫نفس‬‫الهاردوير‬‫مع‬‫إمكانية‬‫استغالل‬‫كلي‬‫للهاردوير‬‫والذي‬‫سوف‬‫يتحقق‬‫من‬‫خالل‬‫طبقة‬‫تدعى‬‫ال‬
Virtualization layer‫وهي‬‫المسؤولة‬‫عن‬‫الربط‬‫بين‬‫الهاردوير‬‫واألجهزة‬‫الوهمية‬.
‫هذه‬‫التقنية‬‫غزت‬‫العالم‬‫وحولت‬‫كل‬‫ماهو‬‫فيزيائي‬‫من‬‫سيرفرات‬‫وكمبيوترات‬‫وسويتشات‬‫إلى‬‫أشياء‬‫خيالية‬‫افتراضية‬‫يتم‬‫التعب‬‫ير‬‫عنها‬‫بمجلدات‬‫فيها‬
‫مجموعة‬‫من‬‫الملفات‬.

3. ‫؟‬ ‫االفتراضيه‬ ‫االجهزة‬ ‫لنا‬ ‫توفر‬ ‫ماذا‬
‫المصاريف‬ ‫توفير‬‫فسنحتاج‬‫اثنين‬ ‫بدل‬ ‫واحد‬ ‫لجهاز‬.‫التقنية‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫المستعملة‬ ‫البرامج‬ ‫أغلب‬ ‫أن‬ ‫كما‬‫مجانية‬.
‫نفس‬ ‫في‬ ‫متعددة‬ ‫تشغيل‬ ‫أنظمة‬ ‫على‬ ‫لتطبيقات‬ ‫التجريب‬ ‫إمكانية‬ ‫توفير‬‫الجهاز‬.
‫للفير‬ ‫تعرضه‬ ‫يجعل‬ ‫وهمي‬ ‫جهاز‬ ‫على‬ ‫يشتغل‬ ‫فكونه‬ ،‫الضيف‬ ‫التشغيل‬ ‫نظام‬ ‫على‬ ‫بفيروسات‬ ‫اإلصابة‬ ‫تفادي‬‫غير‬ ‫وسات‬‫مؤثر‬.
‫النظام‬ ‫و‬ ‫المستضيف‬ ‫النظام‬ ‫بين‬ ‫بسهولة‬ ‫الشبكات‬ ‫و‬ ‫الملفات‬ ‫مشاركة‬ ‫إمكانية‬‫الضيف‬.
‫من‬ ‫أكثر‬ ‫على‬ ‫استعماله‬ ‫و‬ ‫جاهز‬ ‫وهمي‬ ‫جهاز‬ ‫نقل‬ ‫إمكانية‬‫حاسوب‬.

4. ‫لكن‬..‫الجهاز‬‫االفتراضي‬‫الحقيقي‬ ‫كالجهاز‬ ‫ليس‬!‫إذن؟‬ ‫ينقصه‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫ما‬
‫يبقى‬ ‫الضعف‬ ‫نقط‬ ‫من‬ ‫تخلو‬ ‫ال‬ ‫تقنية‬ ‫الوهمية‬ ‫األجهزة‬ ‫كون‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الحديث‬ ‫فإن‬ ،‫لها‬ ‫تطرقنا‬ ‫التي‬ ‫العديدة‬ ‫المزايا‬ ‫رغم‬‫منطقي‬ ‫غير‬.
‫ل‬ ‫جيدة‬ ‫بمواصفات‬ ‫جهاز‬ ‫يتطلب‬ ‫شك‬ ‫بال‬ ‫ذلك‬ ‫فإن‬ ‫آخر‬ ‫داخل‬ ‫تشغيل‬ ‫نظام‬ ‫تشغيل‬ ‫على‬ ‫تعتمد‬ ‫التقنية‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫فكون‬‫تحمل‬ ‫من‬ ‫يتمكن‬
‫معا‬ ‫النظامين‬ ‫تشغيل‬.‫تشغيل‬ ‫و‬ ‫الوهمي‬ ‫الجهاز‬ ‫إنشاء‬ ‫على‬ ‫يعمل‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫البرنامج‬ ‫أن‬ ‫إال‬ ‫تماما‬ ‫منفصلين‬ ‫كونهما‬ ‫فرغم‬‫بحد‬ ‫يحتاج‬ ‫ه‬
‫طاقة‬ ‫من‬ ‫قليلة‬ ‫غير‬ ‫مئوية‬ ‫نسبة‬ ‫و‬ ‫الذاكرة‬ ‫من‬ ‫كبير‬ ‫لقدر‬ ‫ذاته‬‫المعالج‬(‫البروسيسور‬.)

5. Some terminology
Host operating system (host OS) :This is the operating system of the physical computer on wich
The Software was installed.
Guest operating system (guest OS): This is the operating system that is running inside the virtual
machine

6. Vmware workstation

7. VMware Workstation 9
VMware Workstation transforms the way technical professionals develop, test, demonstrate and
deploy software by running multiple x86-based operating systems simultaneously on the same
PC. Built on 15 years of virtualization excellence and winner of more than 50 industry awards,
VMware Workstation takes desktop virtualization to the next level by giving users an unmatched
operating system support, rich user experience and incredible performance.

8. Host System Requirements
Processor Requirements for Host Systems
You must install Workstation on a host system that meets certain processor requirements.
Supported Processors
The host system must have :
LAHF/SAHF supported , 1.3GHz or faster core speed , Multiprocessor systems are supported.
Memory Requirements for Host Systems
The minimum memory required on the host system is 1GB. 2GB and above is recommended. To support Windows 7 Aero graphics in a
virtual machine, at least 3GB of host system memory is required. 1GB of memory is allocated to the guest operating system and 256MB is
allocated to graphics memory
Display Requirements for Host Systems
The host system must have a 16-bit or 32-bit display adapter. Use the latest graphics driver recommended for the host system.
To support Windows 7 Aero graphics, the host system should have either an NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or later

9. Host System Requirements
Drive Type Requirements
- Hard disk IDE and SCSI hard drives are supported.
- At least 1GB free disk space is recommended for each guest operating system
- CD-ROM and DVD drives are supported.
- ISO disk image files are supported.
Local Area Networking Requirements for Host Systems
You can use any Ethernet controller that the host operating system supports.
ALSA Requirements for Host Systems:
- The ALSA library version on the host system must be version 1.0.16 or later.
- The sound card on the host system must support ALSA. The ALSA project Web site maintains a current listing of sound cards and
chipsets that support ALSA.
- The sound device on the host system must not be muted.
- The current user must have the appropriate permissions to use the sound device.

10. Help System Requirements
You must have a supported Web browser installed on the host system to use the Workstation
Help system
The following Web browser versions are supported.
- Internet Explorer 6 or later
- Mozilla Firefox 1.x or later
- Netscape 7.x or later
- Safari 1.x or later
- Opera 7.54u2 or later
Because Chrome does not support JavaScript on local systems, you cannot display the
Workstation Help system in Chrome.

11. Supported Host Operating Systems
You can install Workstation on Windows and Linux host operating systems.

12. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Support Windows 8 has been designed to run on Windows 8 and run Windows 8 virtual
machines.

13. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Restricted Virtual Machines This new capability allows the author of an encrypted virtual
machine to require users to enter an additional password to change their virtual machine
settings. This feature enables IT professionals and educational institutions to create virtual
machines to be used by their employees and students that prevent these users from enabling
shared folders, dragging and dropping files, attaching USB devices, and overcommitting system
resources. Restricted virtual machines can be run in VMware Workstation 9.

14. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Graphics Improvements The enhancements include a display-only graphics driver that can
render 3D in Windows 8 without hardware acceleration.

15. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Downloading Virtual Machines from vSphere enables downloading virtual machines from
vSphere by dragging them from the remote host to the My Computer section of the Virtual
Machine Library.

16. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* USB 3.0 supports attaching USB 3.0 devices to Windows 8 virtual machines.

17. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Hyper-V enables customers to run Windows 8 with Hyper-V enabled, or install Hyper-V Server.

18. New in
workstation
9
What’s New In VMware Workstation 9
* Disk Cleanup consume a large amount of space on your hard drive , easily recover disk space.

19. How to Install VMWare Workstation 9 on
Windows 7 OS
You cannot install vmware workstation directly on Physical machine. To install VMWare
workstation is required OS’s like, Windows, Linux.
Here i am explain how to install vmware workstation 9 on windows 7 OS.
Before download vmware workstation 9 from vmware official website, you need vmware
account.
Download a free 30-day trial at www.vmware.com/go/tryworkstation
Once create the vmware account click on bellow link.
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_works
tation/9_0.

20. After download is complete click on setup file.

21. Click On Next

22. Choose the setup type Click on Typical and press Next

23. The default path to install Workstation is C:Program FilesVMwareVMware Workstation. Leave it as same Click on Next.

24. Click Next and Again Next

26. It will ask for Shortcuts of workstation. Click Next

27. Final step is Ready to perform Click Continue
Now the installation is sucessfully completed. You can create VM from workstation

28. Creating a Virtual Machine
The first step, is to select Create a New Virtual Machine - you can choose different options if you're an expert at Vmware.

29. Creating a Virtual Machine
The next step, is to choose which type of configuration you want. The Typical option will walk you through just a few steps, with
the Custom option going into great detail on the specifics of you virtual machine installation

30. Creating a Virtual Machine
The third step is to select where your source image, or CD is coming from. If you've got a physical retail
Windows disc, then you would go with the top option of using the Installer disc, and choose your optical
drive.

31. Creating a Virtual Machine
If you're using an ISO file, which we are today, then you would choose the Installer disc image file (iso).

32. Creating a Virtual Machine
The next step is to enter in your Windows product key

33. Creating a Virtual Machine
but this is something you can skip over and enter in once Windows is installed - you have 30 days to activate Windows anyway.

34. Creating a Virtual Machine
Within this same part of the installation procedure, you'll need to choose your version of Windows to
install - we're installing Windows 7 Ultimate. You can enter in your name, and password for your new
Windows 7 virtual machine

35. Creating a Virtual Machine
The next step is to give your virtual machine a name, as well as the location of your virtual machine image

36. Creating a Virtual Machine
This step allows you to choose the maximum disc size of your virtual machine .

37. Creating a Virtual Machine
The final step is to double check all of your options .

38. Creating a Virtual Machine
That's it! Now Windows 7 is installing on our system

39. Creating a Virtual Machine
Now Installing windows

40. VM Virtualbox 4.2

41. Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.2
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as
home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for
enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open
Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.

42. Host System Requirements
CPU and RAM
VirtualBox runs on Intel and AMD processors even if they don't support their manufacturers' VT-x or
AMD-V virtualization technologies.
Storage
VirtualBox itself does not require much in the way of hard disk space, with a typical installation taking
up around 30MB of room.
Memory Requirements for Host Systems
The minimum memory required on the host system is 512MB.
Windows Requirements
VirtualBox can run on many flavors of Windows.

43. Supported Hosts And Guests OSs
For Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac Hosts
Host Platforms
Guest Platforms
x86 Hardware
Oracle VM VirtualBox

44. What’s New In VirtualBox 4.2 New in
4.2

45. Performance
High Performance Virtual Hardware
 Processor: 1-32 vCPUs per guest , 32-bit and 64-bit guests
Storage: SATA, SAS, SCSI or IDE controllers.
 Network: up to 36 NICs per guest, intel gigabit, virt-io, PCnet
 Virtual USB Controller: USB 1.1 and 2.0.
 Audio: Intel High Definition Audio
 Full ACPI Support: guests show real power status
 Virtual CD/DVD: pass-through for CD/DVD writing, multiple concurrent
 Display Adaptor: graphics acceleration: OpenGL for Windows, Linux, Solaris Guests, Direct3D for
Windows, 2D Video acceleration.
New in
4.2

46. What’s New In VirtualBox 4.2
Organize
◦ VM groups to manage and control guests collectively
◦ Nested groups
◦ Enter/Leave group contexts
Create
◦ “Express” mode guest creation
◦ New Guest types
Start
◦ Launch groups
◦ Launch headless
Stop
◦ Stop vm or groups using Shutdown, Suspend, Poweroff
New in
4.2

47. What’s New In VirtualBox 4.2
Host-Guest Interoperability
Shared clipboard
◦ Controllable copy and paste
◦ Backwards compatible
Drag and Drop
◦ Linux guests only (as yet)
Extended Guest Control commands
◦ Files commands Copy from/to, Create directory, Stat
◦ Execution
◦ Update Guest Additions
New in
4.2

48. Architecture
User Mode
Kernel Mode
VirtualBox Hypervisor
Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD
VirtualBox API layer
language neutral programming interface
Teleportation
Web Services API
Portability
Layer
cross
platform
abstraction
layer
Command line interfaceVirtualBox Manager
Virtual
Devices
binary compatible
interface,
3rd Party plug-in
Resource
Monitor
VRDP Server

49. How To Install Virtualbox 4.2 On Windows 7 ?
Steps to install Virtual Box on Windows 7:
1) Go https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
2) Download Virtual Box for Windows hosts x86/amd64

50. How To Install Virtualbox 4.2 On Windows 7 ?
3) “Save As”

51. How To Install Virtualbox 4.2 On Windows 7 ?
4) When done downloading, run the .exe
5) "Run" if Windows pops up a security warning

52. How To Install Virtualbox 4.2 On Windows 7 ?
6) Continue with the installation of VirtualBox with the defaults

53. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
After installation, Create Virtual Machine dialog box will pop up automatically but if not, click on "new" in the top left.
1) Enter the name and operating system. In this case we're going with Linux and Ubuntu.

54. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
2) Memory size is next. Default is fine for what we're doing. 512MB is plenty. Too much/too little can be problematic.

55. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
3) Create a virtual hard drive. This is where your files will be stored inside your VM.

56. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
4) Choose VDI unless you have other VMs

57. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
6) Choose the amount of storage space. 8GB is fine for most users. Linux will take up some of this so leave about 5GB for that.

58. Configuring a New Virtual Machine
7) There will be a quick pop up about optical disks, ignore this for now.

59. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
Now that you have a Virtual Machine:
1) Download the latest version of Ubuntu fromhttp://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.

60. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
2) Open VirtualBox if you haven't already.
3) Click on your newly created VM and go to "settings“

61. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
4) From here click the "storage" subcategory.
5) In the storage tree, click on the disk icon that should say "empty." If it doesn't then click on it anyway.
6) Click on the small disk with the down arrow to the right of the field under "attributes" on the right side of the storage window.

62. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
7) Locate the .iso you just downloaded from the Ubuntu website.

63. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
8) "Ok" the settings window to return to the main window of VirtualBox.
9) Click "Start"

64. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
From here, the VM will act just like any computer.
1) Go through the installation process of Ubuntu.

65. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
It is not necessary to update if you have the latest version.

66. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
Tick Erase disk and install Ubuntu , then click continuous

67. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
Choose keyboard Layout, Then click continuous to complete installing .

68. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine
Starting Ubuntu

69. Summary
‫يعود‬‫تطوير‬‫هذه‬‫التقنيه‬‫الى‬‫عدد‬‫من‬‫الشركات‬‫العالميه‬‫منها‬:
Vmware , Microsoft ,Citrix, Oracle
‫تتجه‬‫كلها‬‫لهدف‬‫واحد‬‫أال‬‫وهو‬‫توفير‬‫المال‬‫والطاقة‬
‫واإلستخدام‬‫األمثل‬‫للهاردوير‬‫وحسب‬‫رأيى‬‫الشخصى‬
‫أن‬‫شركة‬Vmware‫هى‬‫الشركة‬‫االولى‬‫عالميا‬‫بهذا‬
‫المجال‬‫النها‬‫توفر‬‫العديد‬‫من‬‫المزايا‬‫في‬‫برامجها‬
‫بشتى‬‫انواعها‬‫في‬‫مجال‬‫المحاكاة‬‫االفتراضيه‬
‫ومنها‬vmware workstation