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Chapter 7 Running Virtual Machines
To create a VMware Remote Console desktop shortcut
1 Selectthevirtualmachinefromwhichtogenerateadesktopshortcutinthe
Inventorypanel.
2IntheStatussectionoftheSummarytab,clickGenerateVirtualMachine
Shortcut.
3IntheDesktopShortcutsection,clickInstallDesktopShortcutto
<Virtual Machine>.
4Confirmthatyouwanttocreatetheshortcutwhenprompted.
Theshortcut
iscreatedonthedesktop.
5ClickOKtoreturntotheSummarytab.
Editing Notes in the Virtual Machine Summary Tab
TheNotessectionofthevirtualmachineSummarytabisaneditabletextfieldinwhich
youcanentertext(upto1000characters)todescribethevirtualmachine.
Savednotescanbeviewedbyotherusersofthevirtualmachine,soyoucanusethis
sectiontocommunicateinformationabout
thecurrentstateofthevirtualmachine.
To enter text that appears in the Notes section
1 SelectthevirtualmachineyouwanttoenternotesforintheInventorypanel.
2IntheNotessectionoftheSummarytab,clickEdit.
3Tosaveyourtext,clickSave.
Ifyoudonotwanttosaveyourchanges,clickCancel.
Anysaved
textappearsintheNotessectionoftheSummarytab.
Editing the Hardware Configuration of a Virtual Machine
TheHardwaresectionofthevirtualmachineSummarytabliststhevirtualhardwarein
thevirtualmachine,suchasprocessors,memory,harddisks,CD/DVDdrives,and
networkadapters.Thevirtualmachinemustbepoweredofftomodifymosthardware
settings.
Youcaneditexistinghardwareincluding:
ProcessorsForinformationabouteditingtheprocessorcount,see“Editing
VirtualProcessors”onpage 279and“UsingTwoWayVirtualSymmetric
Multiprocessing”onpage 278.