Would VMWare Fusion 7.1.1 be compatible with El Capitan or Sierra?

[elcapit]

VMware Knowledge Base

Here it says that it's not supported after Yosemite, but does that mean the app will not open or will not operate even if I tried?

[daphnissov]

Could be a few things. But why risk it? Why not get a version which is known to work on the OS version you have?

[wila]

Hi,

Had a quick look at my personal notes and it says this about your scenario:

As far as I know you need at least Fusion 8 to be able to run it on macOS Sierra. Fusion 7 might work, but in that case expect to see some problems like crashing.

So no, I cannot recommend running Fusion 7 on macOS Sierra.

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Wil

[ColoradoMarmot]

Just to extend those comments, all of that software - Fusion 8.x, El Cap, and Sierra, are out of support.  If you do use old versions, those machines should be isolated and stay off the internet.

[elcapit]

wila, what about El Capitan?

[wila]

Hi,

I do not have that in my notes, might or might not work. Unfortunately I have forgotten the details, it's just too long ago.

FWIW, I completely subscribe to what dlhotka has said, all of that has known - and thus by now severe - security issues.

PS: VMware Fusion 7.1.3 was the latest version in the Fusion 7.x range. Released in December 2015.

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Wil