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Chapter 6 Working with Virtual Machines
Accessing a Virtual Machine Console for the First Time
Whenyouinitiallydeployatemplateorconfigurationtoaccessavirtualmachine
console,youmustfollowtheinstructionstoinstalltheActiveXcontrol.
WhenyouinitiallyaccessanindividualvirtualmachineconsolepageusingFirefox,a
messagenotesthatyoumustinstalltheVMware Remote MKS Plug‐intousethe
console.
To install the VMware Remote MKS Plug-in
1Click
InstallPlugin.
2ClicktheEditOptionsbuttonintheupper‐rightcorner.
3ClickAllowandclickClose.
4Inthevirtualconsole,clickInstallPlugin.
5ClickInstallNow.
6ClosethedialogboxandclicktherefreshbuttonintheStage Managerpage.
ForsomeversionsofFirefox,youmighthavetorestartthebrowser.
Changing the Virtual Machine Console Display Size
YoucanchangethesizeofaWindowsvirtualmachineconsoleasyouwouldfora
physicalmachine.
To change a virtual machine console size
1Fromthevirtualmachineconsole,opentheControlPanel.
2Double‐clickDisplay.
3FromtheSettingstab,movethescreenresolutionsliderbartoanewdisplaysize.
4ClickOK.
Deploying Virtual Machines
Deployingavirtualmachineregistersitwitharesourcepoolandprovidesaccessto
Stage Manageroperationsatthevirtualmachineconsolelevel.
Thisoperationinvolvesspecifyingadeploymentlease.See“ReviewingtheResource
CleanupTab”onpage 103.