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Option Description
--exit
Exits vmware-kvm.exe.
--preferences
Shows the vmware-kvm preferences dialog box, where you set a hot key
for switching between virtual machines.
For example, type vmware-kvm.exe --power-off=hard MyVM.vmx to hard power off the virtual machine
MyVM.vmx. Type vmware-kvm.exe --reset MyVM.vmx to reset MyVM.vmx.
NOTE When a virtual machine is opened with VMware KVM , it cannot be opened with Workstation or
Player. To open the virtual machine with Workstation or Player, you must close the virtual machine
using vmware-kvm.exe --detach MyVM.vmx, or using the --exit command.
What to do next
You can set specific hot keys to cycle between virtual machines and the host. See “Set Hot Keys for VMware
KVM,” on page 6
Set Hot Keys for VMware KVM
You can specify a hot key or hot key combination for cycling through available virtual machines and the
host computer.
Each time you press the specified hot key, the screen displays the next virtual machine or the host, in order.
When you press the hot keys and a particular virtual machine is not running, it is skipped.
The default hot key is the Pause/Break key.
Prerequisites
Review the hot key combinations to avoid selecting hot key combinations already recognized by
Workstation virtual machines. See “Default Hot Key Combinations,” on page 7.
Procedure
1
Open the Workstation command-line.
2 Type vmware-kvm.exe --preferences.
3 Click Modify.
4 Press the combination of keys to use as hot keys.
5 Select the check boxes next to the other feature to enable or disable.
Option Description
Allow ungrabbing
Allows the mouse cursor to be released using Ctrl+Alt.
Stretch guest
Allows the virtual machine to change the guest display to fit the full
screen. The guest display resolution is not changed.
6
Select an exiting behavior for the virtual machines used with VMware KVM.
7 Click OK.
You return to the host system.
VMware KVM
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