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VMware VIX API Requirement on the InstallShield Client Machine

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Information about the VMware VIX API Requirement on the InstallShield Client Machine

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In order for InstallShield to perform Distributing Releases to a Virtual Machine using VMware, it needs to communicate with the virtualization technology with the VIX API.

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In order for InstallShield to perform Distributing Releases to a Virtual Machine, it needs to communicate with the virtualization technology that you are using. If you are using VMware virtualization technology (VMware ESX or ESXi Server or a local VMware Workstation), the VMware VIX API needs to be installed on the same machine as InstallShield. You can do this by either installing VMware Workstation on that machine or by downloading and installing the VMware VIX API from the following location:
Note ? When using VMware Workstation, it is recommended that you install VMware Workstation on the same machine as InstallShield so that InstallShield will use the version of the VIX API that was designed for that specific version of VMware Workstation. Although it is likely that newer versions of the VIX API will also work, it seems that the best approach is for InstallShield to use the version of the VIX API that was bundled with your version of VMware Workstation.
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VMware VIX API Requirement on the InstallShield Client Machine