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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) 36
Linux (tar installer) 32
Microsoft Windows 31
NetWare (tar installer) 34
process overview 28
Solaris (tar installer) 35
intended audience 5
K
key code mappings, configuring 101
key mappings, changing 100
keyboard features, configuring 98
keysyms
defined 100
mapping 101
L
license key 16
Linux guest, VMware Tools installation or
upgrade (tar installer) 32
local area networking, host requirements 9
lock files 88
M
managing virtual machines 69
mapped drives 53
memory
host requirements 8
virtual machine allocation 10
memory allocation, changing 71
message log, viewing 78
Microsoft Windows guest operating system,
VMware Tools installation or
upgrade 31
monitors, using multiple 67
moving a virtual machines 75
moving virtual machines, considerations 76
multiple monitors 67
multiple monitors for one virtual machine 67
N
NAT, configuring 110
NetWare guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 34
network type of a virtual machine, finding 112
networking components, understanding 107
networking configurations
changing 112
common 108
New Virtual Machine wizard 23
O
operating systems, host supported 8
optical drives supported in host 9
OVA format virtual machines 26
OVF format virtual machines 26
P
parallel ports
configuring 89
configuring device permissions 91
configuring on Linux 2.6.x kernels hosts 90
PDAs, installing drivers 58
Player window 16
printers, using host printers in a virtual
machine 54
processors
host requirements 7
supported in virtual machines 10
using a virtual machine that has more than
eight 97
R
RAM, host requirements 8
removable devices, using in virtual machines 54
removing virtual machines 68
repairing VMware Tools installations 37
resetting a virtual machine 45
S
SATA drives 9
screen colors, setting for virtual machines 72
SCSI drives, host requirements 9
serial ports
changing the input speed 93
configuring 89, 92
shared folders
changing 52
changing properties 52
configuring 49
disabling 53
mounting 51
supported guest operating systems 49
using 48
using permissions to restrict access 51
viewing in Windows 50
smart card readers, switching on Linux hosts 61
smart cards
disabling sharing 60
using in virtual machines 59, 60
software update preferences, configuring 29
Solaris guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 35
solid-state drives 9
sound, configuring 71, 74
sound drivers, installing 74
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