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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
Index
A
accelerated 3D graphics
preparing a virtual machine 69
preparing the host system 68
using 68
acceleration, disabling 58
additional information 5
application shortcuts, creating in Unity mode 62
Autologon, configuring 39
B
battery information 60
bridged networking
assigning IP addresses 105
configuring 105, 106
BusLogic driver, installing 91
C
CD-ROM drives
adding 75
configuring 75
configuring legacy emulation mode 77
close behavior, configuring 42
command line options, installing Workstation on
Linux 15
compatible virtual machines and system
images 11
configuring virtual machines 65
copy and paste feature
restrictions 44
using 44
copy virtual machine 71
CPUs, host requirements 7
creating virtual machines 17
Ctrl+Alt, using in a key combination 95
Ctrl+Alt+Delete 41
Ctrl+Alt+Ins 41
D
deleting virtual machines 73
devices, configuring and managing 75
disk drives, host requirements 9
display settings, configuring 59
displays
changing 58
host requirements 8
drag-and-drop feature
restrictions 43
using 43
DVD drives
adding 75
configuring 75
configuring legacy emulation mode 77
E
Easy Install, responding to prompts 18, 22
ECR errors, troubleshooting 87
encrypted virtual machines 38
enhanced virtual keyboard 94
F
files, virtual machine 35
floppy drives
adding 76
configuring 75
FreeBSD guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 33
full screen mode 60
G
generic SCSI devices
adding 90
avoiding concurrent access problems on
Linux 91
configuring 89
troubleshooting detection problems 91
guest operating systems
changing 66
installing manually 22
selecting 18
supported 10, 18
H
hardware, customizing 20
hardware settings, modifying 101
help system, host requirements 9
host-only networks, configuring 107
human interface devices, connecting 53
I
IDE drives, host requirements 9
importing virtual machines 24
installing 13
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