Specifications

Basic System Administration
198 VMware, Inc.
To add a parallel port
1StarttheAddHardwarewizard.
2 SelectParallelPort,andclickNext.
3 SelectphysicalparallelportonthehostorOutputtofile.
4ClickNext.
5IfyouselectedUsephysicalparallelportonthehost,choosetheportfromthe
drop‐downmenu.IfyouselectedOutputtofile,browsetothe
locationofthefile.
6UnderDevicestatus,deselecttheConnectatpoweroncheckboxifyoudonot
wanttheparallelportdevicetobeconnectedwhenthevirtualmachinepowerson.
7ClickNext.
8ReviewtheinformationontheReadytoCompletewindow,andclickFinish.
To add a DVD/CD-ROM drive
1StarttheAdd
Hardwarewizard.
2 SelectDVD/CD‐ROMDrive,andclickNext.
3 SelecteitherUsephysicaldriveorUseISOimage.
aIfyouselectedUsephysicaldrive,selecteitherclientorhostasthedevice
location.Choosethedriveyouwanttousefromthedrop‐downmenu.
Selectpassthroughandusethe
checkboxtoindicatewhethertoconnect
exclusivelytothevirtualmachine,orselectATAPIemulation.
bIfyouselectedUseISOImage,enterthepathandfilenamefortheimagefile,
orclickBrowsetonavigatetothefile.
4IfyoudonotwanttheCD‐ROMdriveconnectedwhenthe
virtualmachinestarts,
deselectConnectatpoweron.
5ClickNext.
6Specifythevirtualdevicenodethedriveusesinthevirtualmachine,andclick
Next.
7ReviewtheinformationontheReadytoCompletewindow,andclickFinishor
Backifyouwanttochangeanyinformation.