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VMWare is NOT an operating system – they are the company that develop the ESX/ESXi/vSphere/vCentre Server packages.
Is VMware ESXi an operating system?
VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system that interfaces with agents that run on top of it. ESXi stands for Elastic Sky X Integrated. ESXi is a type-1 hypervisor, meaning it runs directly on system hardware without the need for an operating system (OS).
Is VMware a Windows or Linux?
VMware Workstation
| VMware Workstation 16 icon | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | VMware |
| Operating system | Windows Linux |
| Platform | x86-64 only (version 11.x and above, previous versions were available for x86-32 as well) |
| Type | Hypervisor |
