mnabeelam
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‎06-07-2023 03:33 AM

Share the graphics card in VMware

I have a graphics card that is installed into the workstation and on the workstation I installed an OS/VMWare, how I can install this graphics card into a VMware machine even that Windows platform or Linux platform?

Please guide

Thanks

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RDPetruska
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‎06-07-2023 04:56 AM

What VMware product/version are you using?

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scott28tt
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‎06-07-2023 06:35 AM

Are you using VMware Workstation, or some other VMware product?

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mnabeelam
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‎06-07-2023 11:51 PM

VMWare Workstation 17 and Fusion 13

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scott28tt
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‎06-08-2023 01:22 AM

So you have Workstation running on a Windows or Linux system AND Fusion running on a Mac?

Either way, I'm pretty sure that passthrough is only an option in ESXi, not in either Workstation or Fusion.

This post on Workstation is worth reading: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/VMware-Workstation-17-Pro-supports-use-of-h...

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RDPetruska
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‎06-08-2023 05:29 AM

You cannot share the graphics card with the virtual machine.  Install the VMware Tools in the virtual machine - they contain drivers for the emulated graphics card, network card, etc.

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