[Macpartners] IS&T VMware Workstation and Fusion release project underway

[Deb Bowser]

Good Morning,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T), in collaboration with IT  
colleagues across campus, has officially begun a Virtualization  
release project for VMware Workstation for Windows and Linux and  
VMware Fusion for the Macintosh.   At this time, IS&T recommends that  
only early adopters -- that is,  those who are able to support  
themselves or their users -- download and install VMware desktop  
products while we evaluate and test the software and produce  
documentation.

Phased support plan:
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Since the release project will encompass VMware desktop products on  
all three supported operating systems, support for VMware will be  
conducted using a phased approach.

Support available after Phase I will include the installation of  
VMware Workstation and Fusion, installing the guest operating system  
and VMware Tools, and configuring the network.  We will publish best  
practices and provide documentation for these four activities.

Details regarding additional phases of the project will be determined  
as we progress through Phase I.  We will share those timelines as they  
are established.

Timeline
-------------------
IS&T anticipates to announce support for Phase 1 as outlined during Q1  
FY09.

For more information on the VMware release project, please see the  
project wiki at:

	https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/VMware/

If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to participate  
in the release of VMware Workstation or Fusion, please contact the  
release team at vmware-release at mit.edu.

Regards,

Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
N42-250k
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3879

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