Starry Night requires OpenGL support so it is essential that VMWare (or whatever virtual environment used) support OpenGL and that it can run well with hardware acceleration.

For Starry Night network installations and for managing licenses in a multi-user environment, please take a look at this support article:

https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/entries/21103332-Multiple-guest-users-on-one-PC-How-to-register-Starry-Night

and this one regarding silent installation (very useful for automatic deployment): 
https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/entries/22936437-Silent-install

Please let me know if you need further assistance with the setup for students and if you are having any trouble running Starry Night Middle School in the virtual machine