Virtualization updates

Learn about important changes to Virtualization.

Overview

Browse notable changes in Virtualization.

Take advantage of more efficient storage utilization in virtual machine (VM) images using the Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF). Its space-saving allocation results in a smaller disk footprint and optimized transfer for VM disk images with VZDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment.
Support vmnet custom network topologies to enable VM-to-VM communications based on a logical network with customized configuration.
Easily discover a VM’s on-process queue using this new property on VZVirtualMachine.

Adopt nested VMs to run Linux VMs in virtualized Linux VM hosts.
Allow emulated USB Mass Storage devices to attach to and detach from a running VM using Extensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) controller hot-plug capabilities.
Access iCloud from macOS 15 VMs.