Specifications

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Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
Depending!on!your!permissions!and!the!state!of!the!virtual!machine,!some!options!may!
not!be!available.!
! Attach!Remote!Console!–!Launches!the!VMware!Remote!Console,!which!connects!
to!this!virtual!machine.!This!is!the!same!as!clicking! .!You!need!to!log!in!to !the!
host.!See!“Using!the!Remote!Console”!on!page 155.
! Properties!–!Opens!the!Status!Monitor!for!this!virtual!machine!in!a!new!browser!
window.!This!is!the!same!as!clicking!the!display!name!link!in!the!Display!Name!
column.!
! Configure!Hardware!–!Opens!the!Hardware!tab,!where!you!can!edit!a!virtual!
machine’s!hardware!configuration.!You!can!edit!most!configuration!options!only!
when!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!off.!When!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!on,!
you!can!edit!removable!devices!and!the!virtual!network!adapter.
See!“Configuring!a!Virtual!
Machine’s!Hardware”!on!page 102.
! Configure!Options!–!Opens!the!Options!tab,!where!you!can!edit!a!virtual!
machine’s!standard!information,!such!as!guest!operating!system,!display!name,!
and!location!of!the!suspended!state!file.!With!the!exception!of!the!display!name,!
you!can!edit!these!options!only!when!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!off.
See!
“Setting!Standard!Virtual!Machine!Configuration!Options”!on!page 122.
! Shut!Down!Guest!–!Shuts!down!the!guest!operating!system,!powers!off!the!virtual!
machine,!and!runs!the!script!associated!with!this!power!state!change.!You!can!also!
click!!in!the!power!state!popup!menu.
! Suspend!after!Running!Script!–!Runs!the!associated!script!and!suspends!a!
running!virtual!machine.!You!can!also!click!!in!the!power!state!popup!menu.!
! Power!On/Resume!and!Run!Script!–!Powers!on!a!stopped!virtual!machine!or!
resumes!a!suspended!virtual!machine,!and!runs!the!script!associated!with!this!
power!state!change.!You!can!also!click!!in!the!power!state!popup!menu.!
! Restart!Guest!–!Restarts!the!guest!operating!system!and!the!virtual!machine.!You!
can!also!click!!in!the!power!state!popup!menu.!
! Power!Off!–!Powers!off!the!virtual!machine!immediately!without!running!a!script.!
You!can!also!turn!off!the!power!to!a!physical!computer.!
! Suspend!–!Suspends!a!powered‐on!virtual!machine!without!running!a!script.
NOTE Netscape!and!Mozilla!users!must!define!a!MIME!type!for!the!console!first.!Internet!
Explorer!is!configured!when!the!remote!console!is!installed.!See!“Setting!a!MIME!Type!
to!Launch!the!VMware!Remote!Console”!on!page 139.