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
2 On the Hardware tab, click Add.
3 In the Add Hardware wizard, select DVD/CD Drive.
4 Select a physical drive or ISO image file to connect to the drive.
Option Description
Use physical drive
The virtual machine uses a physical drive.
Use ISO image
The drive connects to an ISO image file.
5 Configure the physical drive or ISO image file.
Option Description
Physical drive
Select a specific drive, or select Auto detect to allow Player to auto-detect
the drive to use.
ISO image file
Type the path or browse to the location of the ISO image file.
6 To connect the drive or ISO image file to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on,
select Connect at power on.
7 Click Finish to add the drive to the virtual machine.
The drive initially appears as an IDE drive to the guest operating system.
8 (Optional) To change which SCSI or IDE device identifier to use for the drive, select the drive and click
Advanced.
9 Click OK to save your changes.
Add a Floppy Drive to a Virtual Machine
You can configure a virtual floppy drive to connect to a physical floppy drive or an existing or blank floppy
image file. You can add up to two floppy drives to a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Hardware tab, click Add.
3 In the Add Hardware wizard, select Floppy Drive.
4 Select the floppy media type.
Option Description
Use a physical floppy drive
The virtual machine uses a physical floppy drive.
Use a floppy image
The drive connects to an floppy image (.flp) file.
Create a blank floppy image
The drive connects to a blank floppy image (.flp) file that you create.
5 If you selected the physical floppy drive media type, select a specific floppy drive or select Auto detect
to allow Player to auto-detect the drive to use.
6 If you selected the floppy image or blank floppy image media type, type the name or browse to the
location of a floppy image (.flp) file.
7 To connect the drive or floppy image file to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on,
select Connect at power on.
Getting Started with VMware Player
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