If you want to setup a lab for testing or development you can create virtual machines with the help of VMware Workstation software. In this article, I will explain the step-by-step process to configure VMware workstation so we can build virtual SQL Server environments for testing and development.

Technology is changing very frequently these days and so are the product versions. These days, companies are going to either the cloud or adopting virtualization to reduce the cost on hardware procurement.

And if we talk about lab testing or development environments, the industry will prefer not to put extra money into buying new hardware or servers. VMware has created a very good solution known as VMware Workstation to create multiple virtual machines with different operating systems on one single host server or computer.

You can install it on your computer to create these servers with any type of operating system and you can do your testing or POC. I am going to demonstrate how to install this software on your windows server or computer to create multiple servers with distinct operating systems to fulfill your requirements.

You can see the downloaded file of the installer in the screenshot below. You will see the welcome page as shown in the image below. It might take some time to load the full page as can be seen in the difference between the screenshot below and the image in step 3. Click on the check box given for accepting the license terms then select “Next”.

You can change the location by clicking “Change” as shown in the screenshot below. If you want to configure the enhanced keyboard drive to be installed for your virtual machines, select the check box as shown below. Click “Next” once you have chosen the location and enhanced keyboard driver option.

If you choose this option, the software will be updated automatically by the system if any updated version of the software is released in the future.

You can opt out, to manually apply the update by deselecting this option as shown below. An option is given to participate in the VMware Customer Experience Improvement program by selecting the checkbox.

Click on “Next” to go to the next image. You can choose which shortcuts you want. If you have already chosen all options correctly, go ahead and hit the “Install” button to start the installation.

Below are some more screenshots of the installation progress bar I captured. You can see different components are being deleted and added per the installation program. If you have the License key of this software, click “License” and enter the license key.

If you do not have a license key, click “Finish” to complete this installation. Without a license key, you will be able to use this software for 30 days. Double click on any of these shortcuts to launch the software.

Below is the first look at the software post installation. Here you can create your virtual machine where you can install any operating systems and compatible applications on the operating systems.

This tool is very user friendly to create, drop, or manage anything on virtual machines that will be created using this software. Stay tuned for the next part of this article where I will show you how to deploy a virtual machine using VMware workstation software. If you have read all of my articles in sequence, you can easily setup your lab environment with multiple machines having distinct operating systems where you can run SQL Server databases.

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Technology is changing very frequently these days and so are the product versions. These days, companies are going to either the cloud or adopting virtualization to reduce the cost on hardware procurement. And if we talk about lab testing or development environments, the industry will prefer not to put extra money into buying new hardware or servers. VMware has created a very good solution known as VMware Workstation to create multiple virtual machines with different operating systems on one single host server or computer.

You can install it on your computer to create these servers with any type of operating system and you can do your testing or POC. I am going to demonstrate how to install this software on your windows server or computer to create multiple servers with distinct operating systems to fulfill your requirements.

You can see the downloaded file of the installer in the screenshot below. You will see the welcome page as shown in the image below. It might take some time to load the full page as can be seen in the difference between the screenshot below and the image in step 3. Click on the check box given for accepting the license terms then select “Next”. You can change the location by clicking “Change” as shown in the screenshot below. If you want to configure the enhanced keyboard drive to be installed for your virtual machines, select the check box as shown below.

Click “Next” once you have chosen the location and enhanced keyboard driver option. If you choose this option, the software will be updated automatically by the system if any updated version of the software is released in the future. You can opt out, to manually apply the update by deselecting this option as shown below.

An option is given to participate in the VMware Customer Experience Improvement program by selecting the checkbox. Click on “Next” to go to the next image. You can choose which shortcuts you want.

If you have already chosen all options correctly, go ahead and hit the “Install” button to start the installation.