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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
installing 11
installing Player
Linux host 12
Windows host 11
installing VMware Tools
FreeBSD (tar installer) 31
Linux (tar installer) 28
Microsoft Windows 27
NetWare (tar installer) 30
process overview 24
Solaris (tar installer) 30
intended audience 5
K
key code mappings, configuring 94
key mappings, changing 93
keyboard features, configuring 91
keysyms
defined 93
mapping 94
L
Linux guest, VMware Tools installation or upgrade
(tar installer) 28
local area networking, host requirements 9
lock files 82
M
managing virtual machines 63
mapped drives 47
memory
host requirements 8
virtual machine allocation 10
memory allocation, changing 65
message log, viewing 72
Microsoft Windows guest operating system,
VMware Tools installation or
upgrade 27
moving a virtual machines 68
moving virtual machines, considerations 70
multiple monitors 61
multiple monitors for one virtual machine 61
N
NAT, configuring 102
NetWare guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 30
network type of a virtual machine, finding 104
networking components, understanding 99
networking configurations
changing 104
common 100
New Virtual Machine wizard 19
O
operating systems, host supported 8
optical drives supported in host 9
OVA format virtual machines 23
OVF format virtual machines 23
P
parallel ports
configuring 82, 83
configuring device permissions 84
configuring on Linux 2.6.x kernels hosts 84
PDAs, installing drivers 52
Player window 14
printers, using host printers in a virtual
machine 48
processors
host requirements 7
supported in virtual machines 10
using a virtual machine that has more than
eight 90
R
RAM, host requirements 8
removable devices, using in virtual machines 48
removing virtual machines 61
repairing VMware Tools installations 32
resetting a virtual machine 39
S
screen colors, setting for virtual machines 66
SCSI drives, host requirements 9
serial ports
changing the input speed 86
configuring 82, 85
shared folders
changing 46
changing properties 46
configuring 43
disabling 47
mounting 45
supported guest operating systems 43
using 42
using permissions to restrict access 45
viewing in Windows 44
smart card readers, switching on Linux hosts 55
smart cards
disabling sharing 54
using in virtual machines 53, 54
software update preferences, configuring 25
Solaris guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 30
sound, configuring 65, 67, 68
sound drivers, installing 68
starting virtual machines, streaming 36
stopping virtual machines 38
streaming virtual machines 36, 37
suspending virtual machines 39
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