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The following are all considered to have two or more logical processors:
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A multiprocessor host with two or more physical CPUs
n
A single-processor host with a multicore CPU
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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. However, you can power
on and run multiple dual-processor virtual machines concurrently.
Installing and Running VMware Player
The installation instructions for VMware Player are specific to using a product CD to install on Windows and
Linux hosts. If you do not have a product CD, download VMware Player from the VMware Web site.
Install VMware Player on a Windows Host
Prerequisites
If you are installing VMware Player from a CD and autorun is enabled, follow the instructions displayed when
you insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
If you are installing VMware Player from a CD and autorun is not enabled, double-click the VMware-player-
<xxxxx>.exe installer file in the Windows directory of the CD. In the filename, <xxxxx> is a series of numbers
representing the version and build numbers.
If you downloaded the software, follow the installation procedure, but install from the directory where you
saved the installer file (rather than the Windows directory on the CD).
1 On the Welcome page, click Next.
2 (Optional) On the Destination Folder page, choose an alternate location for VMware Player files, and click
Next.
3 (Optional) Deselect any shortcuts on the Configuration Shortcuts page, and click Next.
4 Click Install to begin the installation.
VMware Player and any shortcuts you selected are installed on your host machine.
5 Click Finish.
Install VMware Player on a Linux Host Using a bundle
If you downloaded the software, follow the installation procedure, but install from the directory where you
saved the installer file (rather than the Linux directory on the CD).
NOTE If you do not enable host-only networking when you install VMware Player, you cannot allow a virtual
machine to use both bridged and host-only networking.
1 Log on to your Linux host with the user name you plan to use when running VMware Player.
2 In a terminal window, become root to perform the initial installation steps:
su
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