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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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Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines on page 50
When a virtual machine is running, its window is the active window. If you plug a USB device into the
host system, the device connects to the virtual machine instead of the host by default. If a USB device
connected to the host system does not connect to a virtual machine at power on, you must manually
connect the device to the virtual machine.
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Troubleshooting USB Device Control Sharing on page 52
Only the host system or the virtual machine can have control of a particular USB device at any one time.
Device control operates differently, depending on whether the host system is a Linux or a Windows
computer.
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Using Smart Cards in Virtual Machines on page 53
Virtual machines can connect to smart card readers that interface to serial ports, parallel ports, USB ports,
PCMCIA slots, and PCI slots. A virtual machine considers a smart card reader to be a type of USB device.
Use a Removable Device in a Virtual Machine
You can connect and disconnect removable devices in a virtual machine. You can also change the settings for
a removable device by modifying virtual machine settings.
Prerequisites
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Power on the virtual machine.
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If you are connecting or disconnecting a USB device, familiarize yourself with the way Player handles
USB devices. See “Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines,” on page 50.
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If you are connecting or disconnecting a USB device on a Linux host and the USB device file system is not
located in /proc/bus/usb, mount the USB file system to that location. See “Mount the USB File System on
a Linux Host,” on page 51.
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To connect a removable device, select the virtual machine, select Virtual Machine > Removable
Devices, select the device, and select Connect.
If the device is connected to the host system through a USB hub, the virtual machine sees only the USB
device, not the hub.
A check mark appears next to the name of the device when the device is connected to the virtual machine
and a device icon appears on the virtual machine taskbar.
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To change the settings for a removable device, select Virtual Machine > Removable Devices, select the
device, and select Settings.
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To disconnect a removable device, select the virtual machine, select Virtual Machine > Removable
Devices, select the device, and select Disconnect.
You can also disconnect the device by clicking or right-clicking the device icon on the virtual machine
taskbar. Using the taskbar icon is especially useful if you run the virtual machine in full screen mode.
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