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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 73
preparing the host system 72
using 72
acceleration, disabling 62
additional information 5
application shortcuts, creating in Unity mode 66
Autologon, configuring 43
B
battery information 64
bridged networking
assigning IP addresses 109
configuring 109, 110
BusLogic driver, installing 95
C
CD-ROM drives
adding 79
configuring 79
configuring legacy emulation mode 81
close behavior, configuring 46
command line options, installing Workstation on
Linux 15
compatible virtual machines and system
images 11
configuring virtual machines 69
copy and paste feature
restrictions 48
using 48
copy virtual machine 75
CPUs, host requirements 7
creating virtual machines 19
Ctrl+Alt, using in a key combination 99
Ctrl+Alt+Delete 45
Ctrl+Alt+Ins 45
D
deleting virtual machines 77
devices, configuring and managing 79
disk drives, host requirements 9
display settings, configuring 63
displays
changing 62
host requirements 8
drag-and-drop feature
restrictions 47
using 47
DVD drives
adding 79
configuring 79
configuring legacy emulation mode 81
E
Easy Install, responding to prompts 20, 24
ECR errors, troubleshooting 91
email collection 16
encrypted virtual machines 42
enhanced virtual keyboard 98
F
files, virtual machine 38
floppy drives
adding 80
configuring 79
FreeBSD guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 36
full screen mode 63
G
generic SCSI devices
adding 94
avoiding concurrent access problems on
Linux 95
configuring 93
troubleshooting detection problems 95
guest operating systems
changing 70
installing manually 24
selecting 20
supported 10, 20
H
hardware, customizing 22
hardware settings, modifying 105
help system, host requirements 9
host-only networks, configuring 111
human interface devices, connecting 57
I
IDE drives, host requirements 9
importing virtual machines 26
installing 13
VMware, Inc.
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