., ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁D ell ▁Techn ologies . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁free - of - charge ▁version , ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Player , ▁for ▁non - com mer cial ▁use . ▁An ▁operating ▁systems ▁license ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁use ▁propriet ary ▁ones ▁such ▁as ▁Windows . ▁Re ady - made ▁Linux ▁VM s ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁different ▁purposes ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁several ▁sources . ▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁supports ▁brid ging ▁existing ▁host ▁network ▁ad ap ters ▁and ▁sharing ▁physical ▁disk ▁drives ▁and ▁USB ▁devices ▁with ▁a ▁virtual ▁machine . ▁It ▁can ▁simulate ▁disk ▁drives ; ▁an ▁ISO ▁image ▁file ▁can ▁be ▁mounted ▁as ▁a ▁virtual ▁optical ▁disc ▁drive , ▁and ▁virtual ▁hard ▁disk ▁drives ▁are ▁implemented ▁as ▁. v md k ▁files . ▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Pro ▁can ▁save ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁a ▁virtual ▁machine ▁( a ▁" s napshot ") ▁at ▁any ▁instant . ▁These ▁snap sh ots ▁can ▁later ▁be ▁restored , ▁effectively ▁returning ▁the ▁virtual ▁machine ▁to ▁the ▁saved ▁state , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁and ▁free ▁from ▁any ▁post - s napshot ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁VM . ▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁includes ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁group ▁multiple ▁virtual ▁machines ▁in ▁an ▁invent ory ▁folder . ▁The ▁machines ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁folder ▁can ▁then ▁be ▁power ed ▁on ▁and ▁power ed ▁off ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁object , ▁useful ▁for ▁testing ▁complex ▁client - server ▁environments . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁company ▁changes ▁and ▁future ▁development ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁versions ▁ 1 2