VMware Workstation Initial Setup

Shambhu Narayan  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Axis Securities Limited

Installing VMware Workstation at the start will be a little bit difficult. However, it will be easy once we install the solution several times. We should have a correct action plan for installation and what we need to install. The solution's installation totally depends on our infrastructure.

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Dan Hercules - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Solutions Architect at MicroAge

The initial setup is very easy.

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Yasmine Abib - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems engineer at Expleogroup

The initial setup is straightforward. It's very user-friendly. The deployment time depends on the software image and the configuration. If it's small, it's really quick, like five minutes. The longest deployment I did was probably almost one hour. Large enterprises with a lot of virtual machines usually have a dedicated IT department to manage them. 

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SHUBHAM BHINGARDE - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at CDAC

Installing an operating system can be complex, typically taking one to two hours, depending on the operating system installed in the VMware Workstation. You can deploy it using Windows IIS and create an in-house VPN. 

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Tomasz Pietas - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Manager at LPEC

The implementation process of the solution is very straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex. 

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DK
CEO at iSolute Ltd

The initial setup is very easy. If we’re experienced, most products are easy to install. We just have to download and install the product. The time taken for deployment depends on the resources. Generally, the deployment takes three or four minutes.

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Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS

The product's initial setup phase was simple.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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WG
Owner at Secacon Gygli Engineering LLC

The setup of the VMware Workstation was simple.

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TL
CEO at Virtual Consultants Sverige AB

The initial setup of the VMware Workstation is simple. You only need to click install and hit the next button over and over on the mouse.

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BHARAT B  SHARMA - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Shreenathji Solutions

Installing VMware Workstation isn't so easy. It's highly complex compared to Windows. I rate it four out of 10 for ease of installation. Setting up a remote desktop only takes a minute or so, but the Workstation itself takes some time. 

You need to install a tool on the host machine, and then all the features can be managed via VMware Workstation. Once it's deployed, I can maintain issues on the machines remotely. We don't often go to the sites.

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Terry Cutler - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and CEO at Cyology Labs

The initial setup is easy. However, it could be a learning curve for new users and require training. I rate the process a ten out of ten.

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Nick Quirante - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Engineer at Netplay Inc

From a user perspective, the installation and deployment process was easy to understand and easy to deploy. Even for someone like me, who is not a fully technical person, it was manageable.

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MM
System Engineer at ZESA Holdings

The initial setup is straightforward. I rate the process an eight out of ten. The deployment involves setting up a server with the help of a system administrator.

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AG
Chief Technical Officer at a construction company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

The installation is really easy, aside from little issues that it doesn't necessarily tell you when you're cloning something. For example, it may not point out which thing to click on but you can reasonably guess because it's at the top of the list, and it works.

I'm still in the process of tweaking the miners, so optimizing the system is an ongoing process. With this particular software, things change depending on the situation with the mining because you're working on a large network.

It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to clone the system once you've got the image done. The image that I made yesterday, I probably spent an hour or so setting up, and then I can cookie cutter. However, I'm continuing to look into how to optimize it for the number of CPUs, whether two processors with six cores are better than one processor with 12 cores, etc.

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Grant-Donald - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Consultant at Excellenta

We don't use the on-premise version often; instead, we use a cloud-based solution for the service and the production environment.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The deployment is ongoing, and we use it on a regular basis.

It is not a production environment that has been migrated to the cloud. It is ongoing and does not have a beginning and an end.

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PraveenKumar27 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Lead at Paytm

The solution is deployed on the cloud. The installation was easy.

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DT
Senior Micro Solutions Engineer at Mobexpert

The initial setup is straightforward. it took thirty minutes to complete the deployment.

We only require two days a month for one person to maintain this solution.

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JR
Engineering Applications Analyst at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

As long as you have all the information you need in terms of how many processors are require and how much memory, it's not complicated. Implementation was an in-house job. Rather than loading a specific software package on our network, we can use a testing environment to see what to expect from it. We test out of the box in a virtual environment and see where we get with it. The deployment took about a day. 

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SalimAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at MMCY Tech

I rate the initial setup a six and a half out of ten. The initial setup of the solution is not complicated, but it may not be stable or as good as it should be if you use the tool without VMware Workstation's license or licensed software.

The solution is deployed by enabling virtualization on my laptop.

The time taken for the deployment depends on the size of your operations. The installation of VMware Workstation only takes around 20 to 30 minutes.

For deployment steps, download the free version of VMware Workstation for all the licenses, and then by clicking the next options available after clicking the EXE file, we can install the solution. You get around 60 days to use the free version of the solution, after which you need to pay for VMware Workstation.

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AK
Cloud Engineer, Content Writer at Planet Flora

The initial setup is simple and takes only five minutes to complete.

I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

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VV
Networking engineer at Hical Technologies Private Limited

The initial setup is easy. The deployment took a few days. 

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KJ
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

The initial installation is easy.

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TC
System Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was not that difficult.

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Fredrik Hallgarde - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Manager at Real Time Services AB

VMware Workstation's initial setup is easy.

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MohamedGamal1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Engineer at Metra computers

The initial setup is easy. I have programed it on-premises. The deployment can take hours. I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten.

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KV
Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of the VMware Workstation is easy.

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it_user265281 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates

Setup is very easy.

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Roshan Dias - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Engineering at Informatics (Private) Limited

The solution's initial setup is straightforward and can be done by the users. You run the setup profile, and it will guide you through the installation.

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UY
Senior network engineer at GoTech

We need to download the EXE file for the solution and install it. It takes five minutes to complete the process. However, time might vary depending on connectivity, operating system installations, etc.

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DE
Systems and Security Administrator at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees

Pretty simple - the network editor is the one you have to pay attention to if you are trying to setup multiple networks. The defaults really do not unleash the power of the platform.

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Muhammad Samir - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Team Leader at PIS

The initial setup is very easy for creating virtual machines. It does not require any prior experience. The deployment time depends on the number of machines and services to be implemented. It takes approximately ten minutes to deploy one machine.

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Alexander Lavrinovich - PeerSpot reviewer
IT consultant at Soeldner consult gmbh

There were no problems with the initial setup, and the deployment was good.

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TM
Customer experience engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

VMware Workstation's initial setup is straightforward. It's not a difficult solution to implement. It's incredibly similar to Citrix. It's quite easy because most sites that employ Horizon or VMware Workstation have already a VMware implementation, it's not extensive in that respect. However, what is difficult for all clients, it's how to make it work reliably, quickly, and stream well. After the initial installation, it's the second configuration that is what takes more work.

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AL
Pre-sales engineer

Workstation is easy to set up. It only took about 15 minutes. 

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DS
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup of this product was straightforward. 

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it_user215970 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead with 51-200 employees

The initial set-up is straight forward, however, you need to ensure that virtualisation is switched on in the BIOS.

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