--- title: "Comparing Giants: VMware vs Hyper-V Virtualization Platforms" description: "Learn how two giants (VMware vs Hyper-V ) of the virtualization world compare in this real-world use case based review by ATA Learning!" canonical: "https://adamtheautomator.com/vmware-vs-hyper-v/" --- # Comparing Giants: VMware vs Hyper-V Virtualization Platforms > Learn how two giants (VMware vs Hyper-V ) of the virtualization world compare in this real-world use case based review by ATA Learning! 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Worry no more, as virtualization is here to solve your problem. Virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems in one physical machine, and there are two most common platforms you can pick, [VMware](https://www.vmware.com/) and [Hyper-V](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/about/). In this tutorial, you’ll explore and compare the two different virtualization technologies and their use cases. Get ready, and start virtualizing! ## Prerequisites This tutorial is a hands-on demonstration in which you’d require the following: * A computer running [Windows Operating System with Hyper-V](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v) enabled – This tutorial uses [Windows 10 Pro v21H2 build 19044.1889](https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-10-19044-1889-fix-print-issues/). * VMware Workstation installed – This tutorial uses [VMware Workstation 16 Pro v16.2.4 build 20089737](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.4/rn/vmware-workstation-1624-pro-release-notes/index.html). * A Virtual Machine guest OS ISO image – This tutorial uses a [Linux Mint](https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php) ISO image. ## Exploring **the VMware Workstation** VMware virtualization technologies are based on a bare metal hypervisor ([Type 1/Bare Metal hypervisor](https://www.hitechnectar.com/blogs/hypervisor-type-1-vs-type-2/)) known as [ESX/ESXi](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ds8880/8.5?topic=hosts-vmware-esxiesx-host-attachment) that runs on x86 architecture. Virtualization platforms, like VMware, enable you to simulate multiple virtual instances over your computer hardware to utilize your system’s underlying resources fully. VMware supports Windows, Linux, Unix, and macOS operating systems. And to better understand how VMware Workstation works, start by creating a VM you can manage in the following sections. ### Creating a VM on VMware Workstation Before jumping into VMware’s features, you’ll need a VM to manage when working on a virtualization platform. If you don’t have one yet, VMware lets you create a VM with a few clicks. To create and set up a new VM: 1\. Launch VMware Workstation 16 Pro application on your Windows computer. 2\. Next, click on the File menu (Ctrl+N), and choose New Virtual Machine (or Create a New Virtual Machine at the Home tab). The Virtual Machine Wizard appears (step three), where you can configure your VM. ![Initiating creating a new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-449.png) Initiating creating a new VM 3\. On the wizard, select a configuration type for your VM. But for this tutorial, choose Typical for simplicity, and click Next to continue. ![Selecting a VM configuration type](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-450.png) Selecting a VM configuration type 4\. Now, select the Installer disc image file (iso) option, click Browse to choose the ISO image to install, and click Next. ![Browsing for guest OS ISO image file](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-451.png) Browsing for guest OS ISO image file 5\. Choose Linux as your guest OS, and click Next to continue. ![Choosing the guest OS type for the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-452.png) Choosing the guest OS type for the VM 6\. Next, configure your virtual disk with the following: * Input the recommended size (or larger) for your virtual hard disk (VHD) in the **Maximum disk size** field. * Choose the **Split virtual disk into multiple files** option for easier migrating your VM to another computer. * Click **Next** to continue. ![Specifying Virtual Disk size](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-453.png) Specifying Virtual Disk size 7\. Finally, click Finish to complete setting up your VM. ![Finishing creating the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-454.png) Finishing creating the VM ### Starting and Shutting Down a VM You’ve just created your VM, but you still have to start your VM to see if it works and shut it down entirely later on. Select your VM in the left panel, click on the VM menu → Power, and choose Start Up Guest (Ctrl+B) or Power On to start your VM. > A_lways select your VM before making any changes or performing any actions._ ![Starting the new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-455.png) Starting the new VM If successful, you’ll see your OS launch on your VM, as shown below. ![Verifying the VM starts correctly](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-456.png) Verifying the VM starts correctly > _Perhaps you plan to look into the VM’s BIOS setup. If so, choose Power On to Firmware instead to access the BIOS, as shown below._ ![Powering on VM onto firmware](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-457.png) Powering on VM onto firmware Now, click the **VM menu → Power**, and select either of the following: * **Power Off** – Shuts down your VM abruptly without considering work in progress. * **Shut Down Guest** (Ctrl+E) – Sends a shutdown signal to the guest OS. ![Shutting down the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-458.png) Shutting down the VM ### Configuring a VM’s Network You’ve just created and started your first VM in VMware and confirmed that it works fine. But still, you must ensure your VM has a good network connection by configuring your VM’s network. To configure your VM’s network: 1\. Select your VM, and click on Edit virtual machine to open the Virtual Machine Settings window (step two). ![Accessing the VM settings](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-459.png) Accessing the VM settings 2\. Next, select the Network Adapter (left panel), and click on Advanced to scale down your VM’s bandwidth usage. ![VMware vs Hyper-V) Editing the VM network settings](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-462.png) (VMware vs Hyper-V) Editing the VM network settings 3\. Now, on the pop-up window, set the incoming and outgoing bandwidths accordingly. Once set, click OK to close the Network Adapter Advanced Settings and Virtual Machine Settings windows. ![Scaling VM’s bandwidth](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-463.png) Scaling VM’s bandwidth ### Suspending and Resuming a VM Perhaps you’ll be away from your computer but don’t want to shut it down yet. In that case, suspending your VM will do the trick. The suspend operation creates a VM suspended state (_.vmss_ or _.vmem_) file in your VM disk files directory. The suspended state file lets you resume the applications running with their content unchanged before you suspend your VM. Click on the **VM** menu → **Power**, and choose either of the following to suspend your VM: * **Suspend** – Suspends the VM and leaves it connected to the network. * **Suspend Guest** (Ctrl+J) – Suspends the VM and disconnects it from the network. ![Suspending the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-464.png) Suspending the VM Now, click on the **VM** menu again → **Power**, and choose either of the following options to resume your suspended VM: * **Resume** – Resumes your VM from the suspended state. * **Resume Guest** (Ctrl+B) – Resumes your VM from the suspended state and reconnects it to the network. > _Upon resuming a VM after you made changes or added contents, you can’t return to the state your VM was in when you suspended it. To repeatedly return to the same state, you’ll need to take a snapshot, which you’ll learn in the later sections of this tutorial._ ![Resuming the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-465.png) Resuming the VM ### Cloning **an Existing VM** Perhaps you plan to add another VM that is the same as the existing one. In that case, VMware lets you clone a VM, its OS, network configuration, and all other settings. 1\. Select your VM (left panel), click the VM menu → Manage → Clone to open the VM cloning wizard. ![Accessing the VM cloning wizard](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-466.png) Accessing the VM cloning wizard 2\. Next, choose the Create a full clone option to create a complete copy of the selected VM, and click Next. ![Choosing VM clone type](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-467.png) Choosing VM clone type 3\. Lastly, provide a name (Clone of Ubuntu), location to save the clone, and click Finish to clone the selected VM. ![Naming the VM clone](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-469.png) Naming the VM clone Once the cloning process is complete, you’ll see the cloned VM with the name you specified (Clone of Ubuntu). ![Verifying newly-cloned VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-468.png) Verifying newly-cloned VM ### Taking and Reverting to a VM Snapshot Having a fail-safe helps in case your VM gets messed up. Taking a snapshot of your VM lets you revert to your VM’s good condition anytime. 1\. Select your VM, click on the VM → Snapshot → Take Snapshot to take a snapshot of your VM. ![Taking a VM snapshot](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-470.png) Taking a VM snapshot 2\. Next, provide a unique snapshot Name and a Description (optional), and click Take Snapshot to take a snapshot of the selected VM. When you take a snapshot, the Workstation captures the entire state of the VM, and the snapshot is saved in your VM’s location. ![Naming the VM snapshot](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-471.png) Naming the VM snapshot 3\. Select your VM, click the VM menu → Snapshot → Revert to Snapshot to revert your VM to its previous state. ![Reverting the VM snapshot](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-472.png) Reverting the VM snapshot 4\. Now, select your VM, and click the VM menu → Settings to access your VM settings. 5\. Finally, set a snapshot action VMware takes when you power off your VM with the following: * On the **Options** tab, select **Snapshots** (left panel). * Choose the **Take a new snapshot** option to make VMware take a new snapshot of your VM as it powers off. * Click **OK** to save your changes. ![Setting VMware to take a snapshot as the VM powers off](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-473.png) Setting VMware to take a snapshot as the VM powers off ### Enabling the AutoProtect Feature to Keep a Range of Snapshots Another feature that makes VMware stand out when it comes to snapshots is that you get to choose from different restore points. How? By enabling the AutoProtect feature, which lets you keep a range of snapshots. Navigate to the **Options** tab in the **Virtual Machine Settings** window, and select **AutoProtect** (left panel) to access the AutoProtect settings. ![Accessing the auto-protect settings](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-474.png) Accessing the auto-protect settings Now configure the AutoProtect settings with the following: * Tick the **Enable AutoProtect** box to enable the feature. * Select an interval between snapshots (i.e., **Daily**). This option preserves the state of a VM by taking snapshots at regular specified intervals. * Select the maximum number of AutoProtect snapshots to retain. * Click **OK** to save your changes. ![Setting snapshot intervals and maximum snapshots to keep](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-475.png) Setting snapshot intervals and maximum snapshots to keep ### Deleting a Snapshot Having snapshots is undoubtedly helpful, but having too many snapshots can also be confusing, especially if you leave unused snapshots lying around. No worries, though. VMware lets you delete snapshots in a few clicks. Select your VM, and click the **VM** menu **→ Snapshot → Snapshot Manager** to access the Snapshot Manager. ![Accessing the Snapshot Manager](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-476.png) Accessing the Snapshot Manager Now, delete a snapshot with the following: * Tick the **Show AutoProtect** **snapshots** option to see the list of snapshots taken by the AutoProtect feature. * Select the snapshot and click on the **Delete** button to delete the snapshot. * Click **Close** to exit the Snapshot Manager. > _Take caution when deleting a snapshot. Doing so removes the previously preserved VM state, and you can never return to that state again._ ![Deleting a VM snapshot](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-477.png) Deleting a VM snapshot ### Keeping VMs Running in the Background Perhaps you want to avoid restarting your VMs when you accidentally close VMware. If so, keeping them running in the background will do the trick. Click the **Edit** menu, and choose **Preferences** to access VMware preferences for VMs. ![Accessing VMware preferences](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-478.png) Accessing VMware preferences Next, select Workspace (left panel), tick the Keep VMs running after Workstation closes box and click OK to save your changes. Enabling this feature ensures VMs always run in the background, and you are not prompted to select an action when you close powered-on VMs. ![Keeping VMs running in the background](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-479.png) Keeping VMs running in the background ## Virtualizing Machines in Hyper-V Manager Perhaps uncomfortable using third-party software like VMware. In that case, Hyper-V, another virtualization platform, may pique your interest. Hyper-V is a Microsoft Corporation virtualization product that allows you to create and run VMs, which is also a bare-metal hypervisor. Hyper-V supports Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems. And like what you did in VMware, you’ll create a VM you can manage in [Hyper-V](https://adamtheautomator.com/hyper-v-windows-10/) in the following sections. Related:[The Essential Guide to Hyper-V Windows 10 VMs](https://adamtheautomator.com/hyper-v-windows-10/) ### Creating a VM in Hyper-V Creating a VM in Hyper-V is similar to VMware, but the steps are different between the two platforms. > _Instead of creating a VM, you can also import a VM on Hyper-V. Hyper-V supports_ [_exporting and importing_](https://adamtheautomator.com/export-hyper-v-vm/) _VMs, the equivalent of cloning an existing VM._ Related:[How to Move a Hyper-V VM to Azure with Azure Migrate \[Guide\]](https://adamtheautomator.com/azure-migrate/) 1\. Launch the Hyper-V Manager as administrator from your Desktop or the Start menu. ![Launching the Hyper-V manager](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-480.png) Launching the Hyper-V manager 2\. Next, right-click on your device (left panel), and select New in the context menu → Virtual Machine to initiate creating a new VM. A New Virtual Machine Wizard opens where you can configure your new VM (step three). ![Initiating creating a new VM in Hyper-V](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-481.png) Initiating creating a new VM in Hyper-V 3\. Click Next when you see the Before You Begin page since it is just introductory. ![Acknowledging the New Virtual Machine Wizard ‘welcome’ page](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-482.png) Acknowledging the New Virtual Machine Wizard ‘welcome’ page 4\. Now, specify a Name for your new VM, and click Next. > _Perhaps you have a different VM location in mind. In that case, tick the Store the virtual machine in a different location box, and click Browse to set the location._ ![Specifying VM name and location](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-483.png) Specifying VM name and location 5\. Specify the generation depending on the purpose of your new VM, as follows, and click **Next**: * **Generation 1** – for legacy and new programs run on 32-bit and 64-bit OS versions, respectively. * **Generation 2** – for advanced programs that support only 64-bit systems. ![Choosing the VM generation type](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-484.png) Choosing the VM generation type 6\. Next, check the minimum memory requirements of the guest OS you wish to install and allocate enough memory for better performance, and click Next. ![Assigning memory for the new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-485.png) Assigning memory for the new VM 7\. Choose the Default Switch option in the dropdown field to configure the VM network access, and click Next. ![Configuring network settings of the new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-486.png) Configuring network settings of the new VM 8\. Next, choose the Create a virtual hard disk option, specify enough storage space (30) for the virtual disk where the guest OS will be installed, and click Next. ![Creating a new VHD for the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-487.png) Creating a new VHD for the VM 9\. Choose the Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM option, click Browse to locate your ISO, and click Next. ![Installing Guest OS for the VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-488.png) Installing Guest OS for the VM 10\. Finally, review your VM configuration, and click Finish to create the new VM. ![Completing setting up the new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-489.png) Completing setting up the new VM ### Running and Shutting Down a VM Like VMware, the actions to perform to your VM in Hyper-V are already laid out in a separate pane (rightmost) labeled as **Actions**. 1\. Select your newly-created VM from the list, and click Connect (right pane) under your guest OS section (Linux Mint) to run the VM. A separate console opens where you can access your guest OS. ![Running new VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-490.png) Running new VM 2\. Next, click Start to begin the installation of the OS on your VM. ![Starting the guest OS](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-491.png) Starting the guest OS Once installed, your guest OS boots on your VM, as shown below. ![Verifying the guest OS](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-492.png) Verifying the guest OS 3\. Now, right-click on your VM and choose either of the following options to power down your VM: * **Turn Off** – The virtual equivalent of removing power to a physical computer. * **Shut Down** – Instructs the guest OS to perform an orderly shutdown. ![Turning off a VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-493.png) Turning off a VM ### Pausing and Resuming a VM Pausing a VM in Hyper-V is similar to suspending VM in VMware, freezing the VM temporarily. But note that pausing a VM does not release its allocated memory. As a result, memory is not available to start other VMs. Select and right-click your VM from the list, and choose **Pause** in the context menu to pause the selected VM. ![Pausing a VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-494.png) Pausing a VM Now, right-click on your paused VM, and choose resume in the context menu to resume your VM. ![Resuming a paused VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-495.png) Resuming a paused VM ### Configuring Network in a Hyper-V Workstation You can’t leave your VM as it is without configuring its network. With Hyper-V, configuring your VM’s network is similar to VMware but with different steps and features. > _Note that you can only add or remove a virtual adapter while the VM is off. But most of the settings can be changed while the VM is online._ To configure your VM’s network: Right click on your VM, and choose **Settings** to access the VM settings. ![Accessing VM settings](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-496.png) Accessing VM settings Now, configure the network for your VM with the following: * Select **Network Adapter** in the left panel to access your VM’s network adapter configuration. * Choose the **Default Switch** option from the **Virtual switch** dropdown. * Tick the **Enable Virtual LAN identification** box to place the virtual adapter in a specific Virtual LAN (VLAN). * Tick the **Enable** **bandwidth management** box, and adjust the **Minimum** and M**aximum** bandwidth to shape the traffic characteristics of your virtual adapter. * Click **OK** to save your VM’s network configuration. ![Configuring VM network settings](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-497.png) Configuring VM network settings ### Saving and Reverting to a Checkpoint _C_heckpoints allow you to save the VM state at a particular time, like the snapshots in VMware. These checkpoints are helpful when you plan to adopt some new changes to the system. If an unexpected error occurs, you can always revert a VM to a previous state, discarding all the changes made. Related:[How to Set up Hyper-V Replication \[Step-by-Step\]](https://adamtheautomator.com/hyper-v-replication/) To save a checkpoint for your VM: 1\. Select, and right-click the VM to create a checkpoint, and select Checkpoint in the context menu to initiate creating a checkpoint. ![Creating a VM checkpoint](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-498.png) Creating a VM checkpoint As shown below, the checkpoint is created and can be accessed in the Checkpoints section. ![Verifying the newly created VM checkpoint](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-499.png) Verifying the newly created VM checkpoint 2\. Select your VM, right-click on the checkpoint to revert to, and select Apply to revert to the selected checkpoint. ![Reverting to the previously exported VM](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-500.png) Reverting to the previously exported VM 3\. Now, choose an option in the dialog box shown below, where the options function as follows: * **Create Checkpoint and Apply** – Before the chosen checkpoint is applied, a new checkpoint of the VM is created. * **Apply** – Only the chosen checkpoint is applied. Note that this action cannot be undone. * **Cancel** – The dialog box will be closed without applying any changes. ![Confirming the revert action](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-501.png) Confirming the revert action ### Setting **a VM’s Automatic Stop Action** A machine tends to shut down unexpectedly at some point, which causes you to lose your work on your VM. As a resolution, you may want to change the Automatic Stop Action set on your VM, which is Hyper-V’s behavior towards your VM when your computer shuts down. Set your Automatic Stop Action with the following: * On your VM’s **Settings** window, navigate to Automatic Stop Action (left panel). * Choose the **Save the virtual machine state** option to reserve, and save your VM’s state as your computer shuts down or restarts. This option tells Hyper-V to start your VM running before a shutdown or restart automatically at the next startup. * Click **OK** to save the changes. ![Setting the VM’s Automatic Stop Action ](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-502.png) Setting the VM’s Automatic Stop Action ## Conclusion Throughout this tutorial, you’ve learned how to create and manage multiple virtual instances of the physical hardware devices via VMware Workstation or Hyper-V. At this point, you can confidently set up and run your VMs efficiently with minimal effort and cost. Maximize the benefit of either virtualization platform covered in this tutorial, depending on your preferences and specific business needs! 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