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VMware Server User’s Guide
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Changing Virtual Machine Name and Guest System
Settings
Youcanchangethenameandtheguestoperatingsystemsettingsoftheselectedvirtual
machine.
To change the virtual machine name or guest operating system settings
1IntheCommandssectionofthevirtualmachine’sSummarytab,clickConfigure
VM.
2IntheGeneraltab,changethenameorguestoperatingsystemsetting:
(Optional)Tochangethedisplayname,typeanewnameintheVirtual
MachineNametextbox.
(Optional)Tochangetheguestoperatingsystemsetting(forexample,ifyou
areupgradingtheguestoperatingsystemversion),selectthetypeof
operatingsystemandthenselecttheoperatingsystemversionfromthe
dropdownmenu.
Whenyouchangetheoperatingsystemversionhere,thesettingfortheguest
operating
systemischangedinthevirtualmachine’sconfigurationfile.The
guestoperatingsystemitselfisnotchanged.Forinformationaboutupdatingthe
guestoperatingsystem,see“UpdatingtheGuestOperatingSystem”on
page 71.
3ClickOKtosaveyourchangesandreturntotheSummarytab.
TheGeneraltabalsodisplaysthe
locationofthevirtualmachineworkingdirectoryand
thevirtualmachineconfigurationfile.Donoteditthevirtualmachineconfigurationfile
directly.Instead,usetheAdvancedtabofthe
ConfigureVMdialogbox.See“Changing
VirtualMachineAdvancedSettings”onpage 127.