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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
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If you are installing the guest operating system from an installer disc, insert the installer disc in the CD-
ROM drive in the host system.
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If you are installing the guest operating system from an ISO image file, verify that the ISO image file is in
a directory that is accessible to the host system.
Procedure
1 Select File > Create a New Virtual Machine.
2 Select the source of the guest operating system.
Option Description
Use a physical disc
Select the physical drive where you inserted the installation disc.
Use an ISO image
Type or browse to the location of the ISO image file.
Install the guest operating system
later
Create a virtual machine that has a blank disk. You must install the guest
operating system manually after the virtual machine is created.
3 Specify information about the guest operating system.
Option Description
You are using Easy Install
Type the Easy Install information for the guest operating system.
You are not using Easy Install
Select the guest operating system type and version. If the guest operating
system is not listed, select Other.
4 Type a virtual machine name and type or browse to the directory for the virtual machine files.
5 Select the virtual disk size and specify whether the disk should be split into multiple files.
6 (Optional) Click Customize Hardware to change the default hardware settings.
You can also modify virtual hardware settings after you create the virtual machine.
7 (Optional) Select Power on this virtual machine after creation to power on the virtual machine after it is
created.
This option is not available if you are installing the guest operating system manually.
8 Click Finish to create the virtual machine.
If you are using Easy Install, guest operating system installation begins when the virtual machine powers on.
The guest operating system installation is automated and typically runs without requiring any input from you.
After the guest operating system is installed, Easy Install installs VMware Tools.
If you are not using Easy Install, the virtual machine appears in the library.
What to do next
If you used Easy Install and the virtual machine did not power on when the installation finished, power on
the virtual machine to start the guest operating system installation. See “Use Easy Install to Install a Guest
Operating System,” on page 20.
If you did not use Easy Install, install the guest operating system manually. See “Install a Guest Operating
System Manually,” on page 21.
Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
When you use Easy Install, you usually do not need to provide information during guest operating system
installation.
If you did not provide all of the Easy Install information in the New Virtual Machine wizard, you might be
prompted for a product key, username, or password.
Getting Started with VMware Player
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