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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
3 Select a VMware Tools update setting.
Option Description
Update manually (do nothing)
You must update VMware Tools manually. The virtual machine status bar
indicates when a new version of VMware Tools is available.
Update automatically
VMware Tools is updated automatically. The virtual machine status bar
indicates when an update is in progress. If you are logged in to a Windows
guest, a restart prompt appears after the update is complete. If you are not
logged in, the operating system restarts without prompting. An auto-
update check is performed as part of the boot sequence when you power
on the virtual machine. If the virtual machine was suspended and you
resume it or restore it to a snapshot during the boot sequence before this
check, the automatic update occurs as planned. If you resume the virtual
machine or restore it to a snapshot after the check, the automatic update
does not occur.
Use application default (currently
update manually)
Use the default VMware Tools update behavior. The default behavior is set
in Player preferences.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
You can manually install or upgrade VMware Tools on Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris, and FreeBSD
virtual machines.
If you are installing VMware Tools in a number of Windows virtual machines, you can automate its
installation by using the VMware Tools setup.exe at a command prompt in the guest operating system. See
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools for more information.
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine on page 31
All supported Windows guest operating systems support VMware Tools.
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine on page 32
For Linux virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command
line.
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine on page 34
For NetWare virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command
line.
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine on page 35
For Solaris virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command
line.
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine on page 36
For FreeBSD virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command
line.
Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
All supported Windows guest operating systems support VMware Tools.
Before you upgrade VMware Tools, consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh
the benefits of different upgrade strategies. For example, you can install the latest version of VMware Tools
to enhance the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improve virtual machine
management, or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility in your
environment.
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