Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
include audio, MIDI and joystick devices, Ethernet and other network devices
and USB devices. Remember to disable them in the Virtual Machine hardware
profile only.
Skip this step if you are running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. The initial Plug and Play
phase detects device mismatches.
3. Reboot the computer into your intended host operating system — for example,
into Linux if you are running GSX Server on a Linux host.
4. Use the New Virtual Machine Wizard to configure your virtual machine as
described in Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with GSX Server
on page 200.
5. Boot the virtual machine and use your existing boot manager to select the guest
operating system. Choose Virtual Machine at the hardware profile menu prompt.
You encounter device failure messages and delays during this initial boot.
6. Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000 guests: After you log
on to Windows Server 2003, Windows XP or Windows 2000 (now running as a
guest operating system) you should see a Found New Hardware dialog box for
the video controller as Plug and Play runs and discovers the virtual hardware. Do
not install drivers at this time. Click Cancel to close the Found New Hardware
dialog box.
Do not reboot the virtual machine. Click No in the System Settings Change/
Reboot dialog box.
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000 automatically detect and
load the driver for the AMD PCnet PCI Ethernet card. At this point, you should
install VMware Tools inside the virtual machine. Allow the virtual machine to
reboot after VMware Tools has been installed. Once Windows Server 2003,
Windows XP or Windows 2000 reboots inside the virtual machine, select a new
SVGA resolution from the Settings tab of the Display Properties dialog box to
increase the size of the virtual machine’s display window.
If you want to enable the virtual machine’s sound adapter to work inside the
guest operating system, finish the remaining steps in this section, then refer to
Configuring Sound on page 337.
Windows NT guests only: After the operating system has finished booting in
the virtual machine, view the event log to see which physical devices have failed
to start properly. You can disable them from the Virtual Hardware profile using
the Device Manager (Control Panel > Devices).