Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
stopping virtual machines 42
streaming virtual machines 40, 41
suspending virtual machines 43
system requirements, host system 7
T
tar installer 32
transferring files and text 44
U
uninstalling, Windows host 15
uninstalling VMware Tools 36
Unity mode, setting preferences 63
Unity mode features 62
upgrading VMware Tools
FreeBSD (tar installer) 35
Linux (tar installer) 32
Microsoft Windows 31
NetWare (tar installer) 33
process overview 28
Solaris (tar installer) 34
USB controller
adding 80
configuring 79
USB devices
connecting 54
disabling autoconnect 54
enabling high-speed support for USB 2.0 or
3.0 81
installing drivers 54
mounting on a Linux host 55
troubleshooting connection issues 56
understanding device control sharing 56
UUIDs
configuring 75
using 75
V
v-scan codes 100
video, configuring 69
virtual disks
allocating disk space 22
disconnecting from the host 52
mapping and mounting 51
SSD 9
virtual appliances 65
virtual disk, optimize behavior 9
virtual hard disks
adding 82, 84
compacting 84
configuring 81
defragmenting 85
expanding 84
growing and allocating storage space 82
moving 86
removing 86
setting up as IDE or SCSI 82
virtual machine directory, changing 68
virtual machine files, specifying in the New
Virtual Machine wizard 21
virtual machines
changing names 67
configuring for compatibility 74
creating 19
deleting 75
installing software 59
moving 73
shutting down 42
specifications 10
starting 40
understanding 19
using 39
virtual machines directory 21
virtual network adapter, changing 111
virtual network adapters, adding 110
virtual networks, configuring 105
virtual symmetric multiprocessing,
configuring 95
VIX API 76
VMnet
virtual network 105
virtual switch 105
VMware Tools
installing 30
updating on a specific virtual machine 30
using 27
VMware Player, start 16
VMware Tools installation
FreeBSD (tar installer) 35
Linux (tar installer) 32
Microsoft Windows 31
NetWare (tar installer) 33
process 28
Solaris (tar installer) 34
VMware Tools upgrade
FreeBSD (tar installer) 35
Linux (tar installer) 32
Microsoft Windows 31
NetWare (tar installer) 33
process 28
Solaris (tar installer) 34
vmware-user, starting manually 36
W
Windows Virtual PC virtual machines 27
Windows XP Mode virtual machine,
importing 26
Index
VMware, Inc. 115