You can use a VNC client to connect to a running virtual machine. Because VNC software is cross-platform, you can use virtual machines running on different types of computers.
Workstation Pro does not need to be running to use VNC to connect to a virtual machine. Only the virtual machine needs to be running, and it can be running in the background.
When you use a VNC client to connect to a virtual machine, some features do not work or are not available.
- You cannot take or revert to snapshots.
- You cannot power on, power off, suspend, or resume the virtual machine. You can shut down the guest operating system. Shutting down might power off the virtual machine.
- You cannot copy and paste text between the host system and the guest operating system.
- You cannot change virtual machine settings.
- Remote display does not work well if you are also using the 3D feature.
Prerequisites
- Configure the virtual machine as a VNC server. See Configure a Virtual Machine as a VNC Server.
- Determine the machine name or IP address of the host system on which the virtual machine is running and, if required, the VNC port number and password.