You may run TestOptimal server on VM machines. Be aware that you may need to use right system option to bring up TestOptimal especially in Windows VM to ensure it allows interaction with the desktop ui.

If you use psexec utility to remotely start TestOptimal, be sure to use “-i” (default session 0). In some cases you may need to further specify the session number by using “-i 1” or “-i 2”, etc. to explicitly set the session number to allow the runtime OS started to operate with the correct interaction with the VM. Ref: http://forum.sysinternals.com/psexec-not-using-userid-pass-windows-7_topic24013.html

TestOptimal licenses are issued to a specific host/ip address and port#. This requires that VM have the static ip address in order for TestOptimal server to function correctly.