2020年9月15日、VMware Fusion 12とWorkstation 16がリリースされました。 FusionはmacOS用、WorkstationはWindows/Linux用のデスクトップ仮想化製品です。
- Fusion 12： Now Available! - VMware Fusion Blog - VMware Blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2020/09/fusion-12-now-available.html
- Workstation 16： Now Available! - VMware Workstation Zealot - VMware Blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/09/workstation-16-now-available.html
既報の通り、ライセンス形態が変更になりWorkstation/Fusion Playerは個人利用に限り無償となりました。
- Announcing： VMware Fusion 12 and Workstation 16 - VMware Fusion Blog - VMware Blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2020/08/announcing-fusion-12-and-workstation-16.html
VMUG Advantage
VMUG Advantage特典の評価ライセンスではまだFusion 12/Workstation 16は公開されていません。
（2020年9月17日、時点）
VMUG AdvantageでFusion 12/Workstation 16が公開されていました！（2020年10月10日、時点）
PlayerとProの機能差
下記サイトより抜粋
- Desktop Hypervisor Solutions | VMware https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor.html
| Advanced Features | WS Player | Fusion Player | WS Pro | Fusion Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command Line Operation: vmrun and VIX | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| vCenter Server Appliance Easy Deploy | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| REST API | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| "Nautilus Container Engine" | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| Virtual Network Customization (NAT, network rename) | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Virtual Network Simulation (Packet Loss, Latency, Bandwidth) | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Connect to vSphere/ESXi Server | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Remote vSphere Host Power Control | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Create Linked Clones | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Create Full Clones | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Encrypt VMs | ◯ | ◯ |
| Licensing | WS Player | Fusion Player | WS Pro | Fusion Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free for Personal Use | ◯ | ◯ | ||
| Commercial License | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| Trial License | ◯ | ◯ |
コンテナ対応
blog記事でのNew Features の一番目に挙げられている通り、コンテナとKubernetesへの対応を強化。
Containers and Kubernetes For developers, we’ve added support for Containers and Kubernetes with a new CLI tool: vctl!
Currently available in Fusion, vctl allows users to push, pull, build and run OCI container images, and now also includes the ability to deploy kind Kubernetes clusters.
In support of kind, vctl creates a ‘docker compatible’ socket for kind to connect to without modification, by using an implementation of containerd. We’re looking forward to working closely with the open source community to help support more tools and workflows as we continue to grow in this space!
Even better news is that it will ship with Workstation Player as well as Workstation Pro, making it accessible to everyone.
Fusion 12/Workstation 16共にvctlとkind に対応。
Fusion
Fusion 11.5.5 からvctl同梱。GitHubリポジトリあり。
- VMwareFusion/vctl-docs： VMware vctl Docs https://github.com/VMwareFusion/vctl-docs
Workstation
GitHubリポジトリはまだなし。 Workstation 20H2 Tech Preview JulyからWorkstation 16で正式版に。
- Workstation Tech Preview： New Container CLI - VMware Workstation Zealot - VMware Blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/07/workstation-tp-adds-container-support.html
vctl
- Fusionの
vctlインストール先
$ ls -l /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vkd/bin/ total 159112 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 23342528 Sep 11 15:57 containerd -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 23629088 Sep 11 15:57 containerd-shim-crx-v2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 34489520 Sep 11 15:57 vctl
