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Table 3-3. Easy Install Information for Linux Guests
Prompt Description
Full name The name to use to register the guest operating system, if registration is required.
Player uses the first name to create the host name for the virtual machine.
User name Your user name. You can use lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes, but avoid
using user names that begin with a dash. Do not use the name root. Some
operating systems set up sudo access for this user and other operating systems
require this user to use su to obtain root privileges.
Password The password for the User name and the root user.
Specifying the Virtual Machine Name and File Location
The New Virtual Machine wizard prompts you for a virtual machine name and a directory for the virtual
machine files.
The name of the default directory for virtual machine files is derived from the name of the guest operating
system, for example, Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit).
For standard virtual machines, the default directory for virtual machine files is located in the virtual machine
directory. For best performance, do not place the virtual machines directory on a network drive. If other users
need to access the virtual machine, consider placing the virtual machine files in a location that is accessible to
those users.
Virtual Machines Directory
Player stores standard virtual machines in the virtual machines directory.
The default location of the virtual machines directory depends on the host operating system.
Table 3-4. Default Virtual Machines Directory
Host Operating System Default Location
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Virtual
Machines
username is the name of the currently logged in user.
Windows Vista
Windows 7
C:\Users\ username \Documents\Virtual Machines
username is the name of the currently logged in user.
Linux homedir/vmware
homedir is the home directory of the currently logged in user.
Specifying Disk Capacity for a Virtual Machine
If you instruct the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual disk during a custom configuration,
the wizard prompts you to set the size of the virtual disk and specify whether to split the disk into multiple
virtual disk (.vmdk) files.
A virtual disk is made up of one or more virtual disk files. Virtual disk files store the contents of the virtual
machine hard disk drive. Almost all of the file content is virtual machine data. A small portion of the file is
allotted to virtual machine overhead. If the virtual machine is connected directly to a physical disk, the virtual
disk file stores information about the partitions that the virtual machine is allowed to access.
You can set a size between 0.001GB and 2TB for a virtual disk file. You can also select whether to store a virtual
disk as a single file or split it into multiple files.
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