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VMware Player 2.5 VMware Player 2.5 Item: EN-000043-01 You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com © 2008 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Protected by one or more U.S. Patent Nos.
Contents About This Book 5 Getting Started with VMware Player 7 What Is VMware Player? 7 Installing and Running VMware Player 10 Uninstalling VMware Player 12 Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player VMware, Inc.
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About This Book ® This preface provides information about the VMware Player Getting Started Guide and links to VMware technical support and educational resources. Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who wants to install or use VMware Player 2.5. VMware Player 2.5 users include anyone who wants to run virtual machines or virtual appliances. You can download and safely run prebuilt application environments provided by software vendors or colleagues.
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Getting Started with VMware Player This chapter includes the following topics: n “What Is VMware Player?,” on page 7 n “Installing and Running VMware Player,” on page 10 n “Uninstalling VMware Player,” on page 12 n “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 perform the following functions: n Run virtual machines on a Windows or Linux PC.
VMware Player 2.5 What You Can Do with VMware Player Use and evaluate prebuilt applications Download and safely run prebuilt application environments on virtual machines that are available from the Virtual Appliance Marketplace section on the VMware Web site. The Virtual Appliance Marketplace includes virtual machines from leading software vendors, including Oracle, Red Hat, Novell, BEA, SpikeSource, IBM, and MySQL, as well as virtual machines that are preconfigured with popular open source software.
Getting Started with VMware Player Host System Requirements for VMware Player The minimum host system requirements for installing and using VMware Player: n Standard x86-compatible or x86-64-compatible PC n Processor speed – 733MHz or faster n Memory – 512 MB minimum (2GB recommended). You must have enough memory to run the host operating system, the virtual machine, and applications on the host and guest operating systems.
VMware Player 2.5 The following are all considered to have two or more logical processors: n A multiprocessor host with two or more physical CPUs n A single-processor host with a multicore CPU n A single-processor host with hyperthreading enabled NOTE On hyperthreaded uniprocessor hosts, performance of virtual machines with virtual SMP might be subpar. Guests with more than two virtual processors are not supported in VMware Player.
Getting Started with VMware Player 3 If you are installing from a downloaded file, mount the VMware Player CD-ROM: u VMware-Player-e.x.p-.i386.bundle or u VMware-Player-e.x.p-.x86_64.bundle VMware-Player-e.x.p-..bundle is the installation file. In the filename, is a series of numbers representing the version and build numbers. 4 Run bundle specifying the installation file: sh VMware-Player-e.x.p-..
VMware Player 2.5 4 Run the configuration program from the command line: vmware-config.pl 5 At the prompts, accept the default values. The configuration program displays a message saying the configuration completed successfully. If you do not see the configuration completion message, run the configuration program again.
Getting Started with VMware Player Uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Host other than Vista 1 In the Control Panel, open Add/Remove Programs. 2 Select the entry for VMware Player and click Remove. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Vista Host 1 Go to Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall a program. 2 Select VMware Player and click Uninstall.
VMware Player 2.5 Table 1. Windows Host Operating Systems Processor Type Operating System Edition 32-bit Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, SP1 Windows Vista Business Edition, SP1 Windows Vista Home Basic and Premium Editions, SP1 Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, SP1, SP3 Listed versions are also supported with no service pack.
Getting Started with VMware Player Table 2. Linux Host Operating Systems (Continued) Processor Type Operating System Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 WS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 AS, ES Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 WS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 AS, ES Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.5 (formerly called 4.0 Update 5) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0, updates 1, 2, 3, 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.
VMware Player 2.5 Table 2. Linux Host Operating Systems (Continued) Processor Type Operating System Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SP1, SP2 Listed versions are also supported with no service pack. openSUSE 10.3 openSUSE 10.2 (formerly known as SUSE Linux 10.2) Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Ubuntu Linux 7.04 Ubuntu Linux 6.10 Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Note: On 64-bit Ubuntu 6.
Getting Started with VMware Player Table 3. Guest Operating Systems (Continued) Processor Type Operating System Edition Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with SP6 Windows NT 4.0 Server with SP6 Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition with SP6 Windows Me Windows 95 Windows for Workgroups Windows 64-bit Windows Vista Home Basic and Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate (Aero and 3-D effects not yet supported) Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Ed.
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