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Chapter 6 Working with Virtual Machines
To suspend a virtual machine
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3IntheStagecolumnoftheLifecycletab,clickthethumbnailiconofthedeployed
virtualmachine.
4MovethepointeroverthevirtualmachinenameandchooseSuspendfromthe
menu.
Resuming the Operation of Suspended Virtual Machines
UsetheResumeoperationtoreverseasuspendedstate.
To resume operation of a suspended virtual machine
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3IntheStagecolumnoftheLifecycletab,clickthethumbnailiconofthedeployed
virtualmachine.
4Movethepointeroverthevirtualmachine
nameandchooseResumefromthe
menu.
Installing VMware Tools and Performing Guest Customization
InstalltheVMware Toolsutilityintheguestoperatingsystem.Thisutilitysupports
sharedfoldersandcutandpasteoperationsbetweentheguestoperatingsystemand
themachinefromwhichyoulaunchtheStage ManagerWebconsole.VMware Tools
improvesmouseperformanceinsomeguestoperatingsystemsandgraphic
performance.
InstallingVMware Toolsallowsyou
tomovethepointerintoandoutofthevirtual
machineconsolewindow.PriortoinstallingVMware Tools,youcan“losethemouse”
whennavigatingintoandoutoftheconsolewindow.PressCtrl+Alttofixtheproblem.
Stage ManagerdependsontheVMware Toolsutilityforcustomizingtheguest
operatingsystem.For
informationaboutguestcustomization(availableonlyat
templatelevel),see“CustomizingGuestOperatingSystems”onpage 40.
To install VMware Tools
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.