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Chapter 4 Using the VMware Remote Console
Option for Resuming a Virtual Machine
Choose!from!the!following!options!when!resuming!a!virtual!machine:
! Resume!Then!Run!Script!–!Resumes!the!suspended!virtual!machine,!and!executes!
the!associated!script.!This!is!the!same!as!clicking!Resume!on!the!toolbar,!unless!a!
script!is!not!associated!with!resuming!a!virtual!machine.
! Resume!Virtual!Machine!–!Resumes!the!suspended!virtual!machine.!
Options for Resetting a Virtual Machine
Choose!from!the!following!options!when!resetting!a!virtual!machine:
! Reset!Virtual!Machine!–!Resets!the!virtual!machine.!This!is!similar!to!resetting!a!
physical!computer!by!pressing!its!reset!button,!so!any!program!running!in!the!
virtual!machine!may!be!adversely!affected.!Clicking!the!Reset!button!on!the!
toolbar!resets!the!virtual!machine.!
! Restart!Guest!Operating!System!–!Gracefully!restarts!the!virtual!machine.!If!a!
script!is!associated!with!shutting!down,!it!executes!after!the!guest!operating!
system!restarts.!This!is!the!same!as!choosing!Start!>!Shut!Down!>!Restart!in!a!
Windows!operating!system!or!issuing!a!reboot!command!in!a!Linux
!operating!
system.!
VMware Tools Settings
The!following!description!of!the!settings!for!VMware!Tools!is!based!on!a!Windows!2000!
guest!operating!system.!Similar!configuration!options!are!available!in!VMware!Tools!
for!other!guest!operating!systems.
To!open!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel,!double‐click!the!VMware!Tools!icon!in!the!
virtual!machine’s!system!tray.!The!
VMware!Tools!Properties!dialog!box!appears.
Setting Options with VMware Tools
Specify!time!synchronization!and!the!VMware!Tools!icon!display!in!the!Options!tab.