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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
installing Player
Linux host 14
Windows host 13
installing VMware Tools
FreeBSD (tar installer) 33
Linux (tar installer) 30
Microsoft Windows 29
NetWare (tar installer) 31
process overview 26
Solaris (tar installer) 32
intended audience 5
K
key code mappings, configuring 97
key mappings, changing 96
keyboard features, configuring 94
keysyms
defined 96
mapping 97
L
Linux guest, VMware Tools installation or
upgrade (tar installer) 30
local area networking, host requirements 9
lock files 84
M
managing virtual machines 65
mapped drives 49
memory
host requirements 8
virtual machine allocation 10
memory allocation, changing 67
message log, viewing 74
Microsoft Windows guest operating system,
VMware Tools installation or
upgrade 29
monitors, using multiple 63
moving a virtual machines 71
moving virtual machines, considerations 72
multiple monitors 63
multiple monitors for one virtual machine 63
N
NAT, configuring 106
NetWare guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 31
network type of a virtual machine, finding 108
networking components, understanding 103
networking configurations
changing 108
common 104
New Virtual Machine wizard 21
O
operating systems, host supported 8
optical drives supported in host 9
OVA format virtual machines 24
OVF format virtual machines 24
P
parallel ports
configuring 85
configuring device permissions 87
configuring on Linux 2.6.x kernels hosts 86
PDAs, installing drivers 54
Player window 16
printers, using host printers in a virtual
machine 50
processors
host requirements 7
supported in virtual machines 10
using a virtual machine that has more than
eight 93
R
RAM, host requirements 8
removable devices, using in virtual machines 50
removing virtual machines 64
repairing VMware Tools installations 34
resetting a virtual machine 41
S
screen colors, setting for virtual machines 68
SCSI drives, host requirements 9
serial ports
changing the input speed 89
configuring 85, 88
shared folders
changing 48
changing properties 48
configuring 45
disabling 49
mounting 47
supported guest operating systems 45
using 44
using permissions to restrict access 47
viewing in Windows 46
smart card readers, switching on Linux hosts 57
smart cards
disabling sharing 57
using in virtual machines 55, 56
software update preferences, configuring 27
Solaris guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 32
solid-state drives 9
sound, configuring 67, 70
sound drivers, installing 70
SSD 9
starting virtual machines, streaming 38
stopping virtual machines 40
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