What's deploymentPlatform = "windows" for?

[chort]

Why is this option set even when I create non-Windows VMs? I don't see it in any of the .vmx files on my VMware Server, but Fusion appears to insert it by default. Are there any implications to removing that line?

[rcardona2k]

This must be new to this build of Fusion. I don't have this line in my .VMX files. I doubt it has a major affect on anything. Try taking it out.

[HPReg]

Sounds like setting coming from our ACE product. It probably has no impact on Fusion. I believe you can just remove that line if it bothers you.

[shaka]

I am curious to know what this setting does: deploymentPlatform = "windows". I find it in my Windows Server, XP, Vista VMs and also in my Linux VMs .vmx config files. I am running these VMs on ESX 3.5.