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Using VMware Player
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Host System Requirements for VMware Player
The minimum host system requirements for installing and using VMware Player are:
• Processor speed–400MHz or faster (500MHz or faster recommended).
• Memory–128MB minimum, 256MB recommended. You must have enough memory to run
the host operating system, plus the memory required for each guest operating system and
for applications on the host and guest. See your guest operating system and application
documentation for their memory requirements.
• Hard disk–At least 1GB free disk space for each guest operating system. For installation,
VMware Player requires approximately150MB.
Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images
The following virtual machines and system images are compatible with VMware Player.
VMware Virtual Machines
VMware Player runs virtual machines created in VMware Workstation 4 and higher,
GSX Server 3.x, VMware Server, and ESX Server 2.x and higher. You must upgrade virtual
machines created in versions before Workstation 4 to run them in VMware Player. Workstation 4
virtual machines are run in legacy mode.
Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server Virtual Machines (Windows Hosts Only)
On Windows hosts, VMware Player can run Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server virtual
machines. When you open a Virtual PC virtual machine in VMware Player, it automatically creates
a VMware-compatible configuration file (.vmx), and preserves the original Virtual PC (.vmc)
configuration file. You can save the VMware-compatible virtual machine.
Symantec LiveState Recovery System Images (Windows Hosts Only)
On Windows hosts, VMware Player can run system images created with Symantec LiveState
Recovery. When you open a LiveState Recovery system image in VMware Player, it automatically
creates a VMware-compatible configuration file (.vmx), and preserves the original LiveState
Recovery system image file (.sv2i). You can save the VMware-compatible virtual machine.
Virtual SMP
VMware Player does not support Virtual SMP™. You cannot use VMware Player to power on a
virtual machine that has more than one virtual processor assigned.