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
Create a Virtual Machine
You create a virtual machine in Player by running the New Virtual Machine wizard.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the information the New Virtual Machine wizard requires to create a virtual
machine. See “Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine,” on page 19.
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Verify that the guest operating system you plan to install is supported. See the online VMware
Compatibility Guide, which is available on the VMware Web site.
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See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for information about the guest operating
system you plan to install.
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If you are installing the guest operating system from an installer disc, insert the installer disc in the CD-
ROM drive in the host system.
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If you are installing the guest operating system from an ISO image file, verify that the ISO image file is
in a directory that is accessible to the host system.
Procedure
1 Select Player > File > New Virtual Machine.
2 Select the source of the guest operating system.
Option Description
Use a physical disc
Select the physical drive where you inserted the installation disc.
Use an ISO image
Type or browse to the location of the ISO image file.
Install the guest operating system
later
Create a virtual machine that has a blank disk. You must install the guest
operating system manually after the virtual machine is created.
3 Specify information about the guest operating system.
Option Description
You are using Easy Install
Type the Easy Install information for the guest operating system.
You are not using Easy Install
Select the guest operating system type and version. If the guest operating
system is not listed, select Other.
4 Type a virtual machine name and type or browse to the directory for the virtual machine files.
5 Select the virtual disk size and specify whether the disk should be split into multiple files.
6 (Optional) Click Customize Hardware to change the default hardware settings.
You can also modify virtual hardware settings after you create the virtual machine.
7 (Optional) Select Power on this virtual machine after creation to power on the virtual machine after it
is created.
This option is not available if you are installing the guest operating system manually.
8 Click Finish to create the virtual machine.
If you are using Easy Install, guest operating system installation begins when the virtual machine powers
on. The guest operating system installation is automated and typically runs without requiring any input
from you. After the guest operating system is installed, Easy Install installs VMware Tools.
If you are not using Easy Install, the virtual machine appears in the library.
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