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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
Index
A
accelerated 3D graphics
preparing a virtual machine 67
preparing the host system 66
using 66
acceleration, disabling 56
additional information 5
application shortcuts, creating in Unity mode 60
Autologon, configuring 37
B
battery information 58
bridged networking
assigning IP addresses 101
configuring 101
BusLogic driver, installing 88
C
CD-ROM drives
adding 73
configuring 73
configuring legacy emulation mode 75
close behavior, configuring 40
command line options, installing Workstation on
Linux 13
compatible virtual machines and system
images 10
configuring virtual machines 63
copy and paste feature
restrictions 42
using 42
copy virtual machine 69
CPUs, host requirements 7
creating virtual machines 15
Ctrl+Alt, using in a key combination 92
Ctrl+Alt+Delete 39
Ctrl+Alt+Ins 39
D
deleting virtual machines 71
devices, configuring and managing 73
disk drives, host requirements 9
display settings, configuring 57
displays
changing 56
host requirements 8
drag-and-drop feature
restrictions 41
using 41
DVD drives
adding 73
configuring 73
configuring legacy emulation mode 75
E
Easy Install
operating system support 17
responding to prompts 17, 20
ECR errors, troubleshooting 85
encrypted virtual machines 36
enhanced virtual keyboard 91
F
files, virtual machine 33
floppy drives
adding 74
configuring 73
FreeBSD guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 31
full screen mode 57
G
generic SCSI devices
adding 87
avoiding concurrent access problems on
Linux 88
configuring 87
troubleshooting detection problems 89
guest operating systems
changing 64
installing manually 21
selecting 16
supported 9, 16
H
hardware, customizing 19
hardware settings, modifying 98
help system, host requirements 9
host-only networks, configuring 102, 103
human interface devices, connecting 51
I
IDE drives, host requirements 9
importing virtual machines 22
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