Cisco vcs 7.2.2 on vmware

Hello friends,
that is the question.
is it available to install the vcs 7.2.2. to my laptop's vmware?
According to some document, this version can be installed to vmware only UCS series.
thank you.

Hi Onur,
VCS can be installed only on UCS or 3rd party specs based on Intel Xeon. Please check the following link
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Virtualization_for_Cisco_TelePresence_Video_Communications_Server
Let us know if this answers your query.
Manish

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Cisco unity connection 8.6.1 / VMware workstation 10.0

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