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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
Operating System Action
Linux
On a Linux guest operating system that has VMware Tools installed by using
an RPM installer, enter the following command in a terminal window:
rpm -e VMwareTools
Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetWare
Log in as root and enter the following command in a terminal window:
vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
Mac OS X Server
Use the Uninstall VMware Tools application, found
in /Library/Application Support/VMware Tools.
What to do next
Reinstall VMware Tools.
Virtual Machine Files
When you create a virtual machine, Player creates a set of files for that specific virtual machine. Virtual machine
files are stored in either the virtual machines directory or the working directory. Both directories are typically
on the host system.
Table 3-5. Virtual Machine Files
Extension File Name Description
.vmx
vmname
.vmx
The primary configuration file, which stores virtual machine settings.
If you created the virtual machine with an earlier version of Player on
a Linux host, this file might have a .cfg extension.
.log
vmname
.log
or
vmware.log
The main log file. If you need to troubleshoot a problem, refer to this
file. This file is stored in the same directory as the .vmx file.
.nvram
vmname
.nvram
or
nvram
The NVRAM file, which stores the state of the virtual machine BIOS.
This file is stored in the same directory as the .vmx file.
.vmdk
vmname
.vmdk
Virtual disk files, which store the contents of the virtual machine hard
disk drive. These files are stored in the same directory as the .vmx file.
A virtual disk is made up of one or more virtual disk files. The virtual
machine settings show the name of the first file in the set. This file
contains pointers to the other files in the set.
If you specify that all disk space should be allocated when the virtual
disk is created, these files start at the maximum size and do not grow.
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.
NOTE Earlier VMware products use the .dsk extension for virtual
disk files.
vmname
-s
###
.vmdk
If you specified that the files can increase, filenames include an s in
the file number, for example, Windows 7-s001.vmdk.
If you specified that the virtual disk is divided into 2GB sections, the
number of files depends on the size of the virtual disk. As data is added
to a virtual disk, the files increase to a maximum of 2GB each.
vmname
-f
###
.vmdk
If all disk space was allocated when the disk was created, filenames
include an f, for example, Windows 7-f001.vmdk.
vmname
-
disk
-
###
.vmdk
If the virtual machine has one or more snapshots, some files are redo
log files. These files store changes made to a virtual disk while the
virtual machine is running. The ### indicates a unique suffix that
Player adds to avoid duplicate file names.
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