Workstation User’s Manual - VMware
Workstation User's Manual
Workstation 6.0
Workstation User's Manual
Workstation User's Manual Revision: 20070920 Item: WS6-ENG-Q207-296
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Contents
Preface 15
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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Contents
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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