Workstation User’s Manual - VMware

Workstation User¡¯s Manual

Workstation 6.0

Workstation User¡¯s Manual

Workstation User¡¯s Manual

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Contents

Preface

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1 Introduction and System Requirements 20

Product Benefits 20

Overview of This Manual 21

About the Host and Guest Computers 22

What¡¯s New in Version 6 22

Upgrade Path to Workstation ACE Edition 22

Integrated Virtual Debuggers 23

VMware Player 2.0 23

Automation Through Expanded VIX 1.1 API 24

Record/Replay of Virtual Machine Activity (Experimental) 24

Physical©\to©\Virtual Conversion and Enhanced Import Functionality (Windows

Hosts Only) 24

Easy Upgrade or Downgrade of VMware Virtual Machines 25

Running Virtual Machines in the Background 25

Support for Multiple©\Monitor Displays 25

Increase in Number of Ethernet Adapters Supported 25

New 64©\Bit Sound Driver 25

Support for High©\Speed USB 2.0 Devices 26

Ability for a Virtual Machine to Act as a VNC Server 26

Increased RAM Support and Ability to Run on Server©\Class Systems 26

New Host Operating System Support 26

New Guest Operating System Support 28

Improved 64©\Bit Guest Support 29

Appliance View for Virtual Appliances 29

Monitor the Status of a Battery from the Guest Operating System 29

Enhanced Ability to Gather Debugging Information 30

Support for Paravirtualized Linux Kernels 30

User Interface for Mapping a Virtual Disk to a Drive Letter 30

Automatic Update to the Latest Version of VMware Tools 30

Enhanced Ability to Restrict Shared Folders 31

Enhanced File Sharing and Copy and Paste Functionality 31

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Host System Requirements 32

PC Hardware 32

Memory 33

Display 33

Disk Drives 33

Local Area Networking (Optional) 34

Host Operating System 34

Virtual Machine Specifications 38

Processor 38

Chip Set 38

BIOS 38

Memory 39

Graphics 39

IDE Drives 39

SCSI Devices 39

Floppy Drives 39

Serial (COM) Ports 40

Parallel (LPT) Ports 40

USB ports 40

Keyboard 40

Mouse and Drawing Tablets 40

Ethernet Card 40

Sound 41

Virtual Networking 41

Supported Guest Operating Systems 41

Microsoft Windows 32©\Bit 42

Microsoft Windows 64©\Bit 42

Microsoft MS©\DOS 42

Linux 32©\Bit 43

Linux 64©\Bit 43

Novell NetWare 32©\Bit 44

Novell Open Enterprise Server 32©\Bit 44

FreeBSD 32©\Bit 44

FreeBSD 64©\Bit 44

Sun Solaris 32©\Bit 44

Sun Solaris 64©\Bit 44

Support for 64©\Bit Guest Operating Systems 45

2 Installing VMware Workstation 47

Installation Prerequisites 47

Sharing a Workstation Host with Other VMware Products 48

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Installing Workstation on a Windows Host 48

Installing Workstation Silently 51

Uninstalling Workstation on a Windows Host 52

Installing Workstation on a Linux Host 53

Configuring Workstation with vmware©\config.pl 54

Uninstalling Workstation on a Linux Host 56

Where to Go Next 56

3 Upgrading VMware Workstation 57

Preparing for the Upgrade 57

Removing Snapshots and Shutting Down Suspended Virtual Machines 57

Backing Up Virtual Machines 58

Removing Workstation 2 or 3 to Install Workstation 6 58

Upgrading on a Windows Host 59

Upgrading to a Windows Vista Host 59

Upgrading on a Linux Host 60

Using Workstation 4 or 5 Virtual Machines in Workstation 6 61

Using an Older©\Version Virtual Machine Without Upgrading 61

Changing the Version of the Virtual Machine 61

4 Learning Workstation Basics 65

Starting Workstation 66

Overview of the Workstation Window 66

Home Page and Views 68

Toolbar Buttons 71

Sidebar 75

Checking for Product Updates 78

Introduction to Creating a Virtual Machine 79

Introduction to Workstation Preferences 81

Introduction to Virtual Machine Settings 83

Hardware Tab 83

Options Tab 84

Closing Virtual Machines and Exiting Workstation 86

Keyboard Shortcuts 87

5 Creating a New Virtual Machine 89

Setting Up a New Virtual Machine 89

Before You Begin 89

Using the New Virtual Machine Wizard 94

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