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VMware Workstation 4 User's Manual
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The Shrink tab gives you access to the controls you need if you wish to reclaim unused
space in a virtual disk.
In some configurations, it is not possible to shrink virtual disks. If your virtual machine
uses such a configuration, the Shrink tab displays information explaining why you
cannot shrink your virtual disks.
Using the System Console to Configure VMware Tools in a
NetWare Guest Operating System
You can configure certain virtual machine options such as time synchronization, CPU
idling and device configuration with VMware Tools in a NetWare virtual machine
using the system console. The VMware Tools command line program is called
vmwtool. To see the options associated with this command, at the system console,
type
vmwtool help
Summary of VMware Tools Commands for a NetWare Guest
Each command in the following table must be entered into the system console after
the VMware Tools command vmwtool. Use the following format:
vmwtool <command>
vmwtool Command
help
partitonlist
shrink <partition>
Definition
Displays a summary of VMware Tools commands and
options in a NetWare guest.
Displays a list of all disk partitions in the virtual disk and
whether or not a partition can be shrunk.
Shrinks the listed partitions. If no partitions are specified,
then all partitions in the virtual disk are shrunk.
The status of the shrink process appears at the bottom of
the system console.
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