Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
For Windows guest operating systems, Plug and Play reconfigures Windows. Set
up your virtual hardware profile with the devices found and configured by Plug
and Play. See Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines on page 206 for
more information.
13. Install VMware Tools in your guest operating system.
Warning: If you take a snapshot while using your physical disk, you must either revert
to the snapshot or remove the snapshot before you reboot your guest operating
system natively. This is necessary because any changes to sectors on the physical disk
that have been modified on the disk invalidate the snapshot for the disk.
Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines
Certain operating systems use hardware profiles to load the appropriate drivers for a
given set of hardware devices. If you have a dual-boot system and want to use a
virtual machine to boot a previously installed operating system from an existing
partition, you must set up “physical” and “virtual” hardware profiles.
Only users who are familiar with GSX Server virtual machines and the Windows
hardware profiles concept should attempt this.
If you haven't already done so, review Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to
Run with GSX Server on page 200 before proceeding.
Each virtual machine provides a platform that consists of the following virtual devices:
• Virtual DVD/CD-ROM
• Virtual IDE and SCSI hard disk drives
• Standard PCI graphics adapter
• Standard floppy disk drive
• Intel 82371 PCI Bus Master IDE controller
(includes primary and secondary IDE controllers)
• BusLogic BT-958 compatible SCSI host adapter
• Standard 101/102-key keyboard
• PS/2-compatible mouse
• AMD PCnet-PCI II compatible Ethernet adapter
• Serial ports (COM1-COM4)
• Parallel ports (LPT1-LPT2)
• Two-port USB hub
• Sound card compatible with the Sound Blaster AudioPCI