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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- What Is VMware Player?
- Installing and Running VMware Player
- Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player
- Supported Host Operating Systems
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Windows 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Windows 64-Bit Operating Systems
- Linux 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Linux 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Novell NetWare 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- Novell Open Enterprise Server 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- FreeBSD 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- FreeBSD 64-Bit Guest Operating System
- Sun Solaris 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- Sun Solaris 64-Bit Guest Operating System
- Processor Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
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This!document!contains!the!following!sections:
! “What!Is!VMware!Player?”!on!page 7
! “Installing!and!Running!VMware!Player”!on!page 10
! “Supported!Host!and!Guest!Operating!Systems!for!VMware!Player”!on!page 13
What Is VMware Player?
VMware!Player!is!a!free!desktop!application!that!lets!you!run!virtual!machines!on!a!Windows!or!Linux!PC.!
VMware!Player!is!the!only!product!on!the!market!that!lets!you!run!virtual!machines!without!investing!in!
virtualization!software,!making!it!easier!than!ever!to!take!advantage!of!the!security,!flexibility,
!and!portability!
of!virtual!machines.!VMware!Player!lets!you!use!host!machine!devices,!such!as!CD!and!DVD!drives,!from!the!
virtual!machine.!
VMware!Player!provides!an!intuitive!user!interface!for!running!preconfigured!virtual!machines!created!with!
VMware!Workstation,!ESX!Server,!VMware!Server,!and!GSX!Server.!On!Windows!host!machines,!
VMware!
Player!also!opens!and!runs!Microsoft!Virtual!PC!and!Virtual!Server!virtual!machines!and!Symantec!Backup!
Exec!System!Recovery!(formerly!LiveState!Recovery)!system!images.!VMware!Play er!makes!VMware!virtual!
machines!accessible!to!colleagues,!partners,!customers,!and!clients,!whether!or!not!they!have!purchased!
VMware!products.!Anyone!who!downloads!VMware!Player
!can!open!and!run!compatible!virtual!machines.
Downloading VMware Player and Virtual Machines
You!can!download!VMware!Player!from!the!VMware!Web!site!at!http://www.vmware.com/download/player/.
You!can!download!virtual!appliances!to!use!with!VMware!Player!from!the!Virtual!Appliance!Marketplace!at!
http://vam.vmware.com.!
For!information!on!installing!VMware!Player,!see!“Installing!and!Running!VMware!Player”!on!page 10.
Getting Started with VMware Player
NOTE!!!Use!of!VMware!Player!is!subject!to!the!VMware!Player!end!user!license!terms.!VMware!provides!no!
support!for!VMware!Player.!For!self‐help!resources,!see!the!VMware!Player!FAQ!at!
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/faqs.html.!You!can!also!participate!in!the!VMware!Player!
Discussion!Forum!on!the!VMware!Technology!Network!(VMTN)!Web!site,
!at!
http://www.vmware.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=123.!The!forum!enables!VMTN!members!to!
exchange!information,!questions,!and!comments!regarding!VMware!products,!services,!and!product!support!
issues.