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Contents 1 VMware KVM 5 Use VMware KVM 5 Set Hot Keys for VMware KVM 6 Set the VMware KVM Log File 7 Index VMware, Inc.
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1 VMware KVM With VMware Workstation Pro, you can run virtual machines with VMware KVM, which allows you to use hot keys to switch among running virtual machines and the host, as if they were attached to a KVM switch. To use VMware KVM, you must create virtual machines with Workstation Pro or Workstation Player, and you must configure keyboard shortcuts to cycle through the virtual machines. VMware KVM is only available with VMware Workstation 10 and later.
VMware KVM 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 Pro or Workstation Player.
Chapter 1 VMware KVM Default Hot Key Combinations You can assign a hot key to switch among virtual machines and the host. The default hot key is the Pause/Break key. The following keys are reserved and cannot be assigned as hot keys. Table 1‑1. Default Hot-Key Combinations Shortcut Action Ctrl+Alt Release the mouse cursor. Ctrl+Alt+Insert Shut down or, depending on the guest operating system, log out of the guest operating system. This command is received solely by the virtual machine.
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Index C change KVM hot-keys 6 H hot keys, default combinations 7 hot-keys 6 K KVM .vmx file 5 commands 5 log file 7 KVM hot-keys 6 L log file, KVM 7 S stretch guest 6 U ungrab 6 V vmware-kvm.exe, log file 7 VMware, Inc.
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