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VMware Workstation 4 User Manual (326 pages)

Powerful virtual machine software for the technical professional

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Table of Contents
3
In Vmware Workstation
4
Introduction and System Requirements
11
Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical Professional
13
What's New in Version 4
14
New in Version 4
14
Host System Requirements
16
Virtual Machine Specifications
19
Supported Guest Operating Systems
22
Technical Support Resources
24
Documentation on the Web
24
Vmware Knowledge Base
24
Vmware Newsgroups
24
Reporting Problems
24
Installing Vmware Workstation
27
Selecting Your Host System
28
Installing Vmware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host
29
Installing the Vmware Workstation Software
29
Vmware Workstation
29
Uninstalling Vmware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host
33
Installing Vmware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host
34
Before Installing on a Linux Host
34
Installing the Vmware Workstation Software
35
Configuring Your Web Browser
37
Uninstalling Vmware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host
37
Installing Vmware Workstation
37
Upgrading Vmware Workstation
39
Vmware Workstation
39
Preparing for the Upgrade
41
Before You Install Vmware Workstation 4
41
When You Remove Version 2 or 3 and Install Version 4
42
Upgrading from Version 2 or 3 to Version 4
44
Upgrading on a Windows Host
44
Upgrading on a Linux Host
46
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 3 under Version 4
47
Create Everything New from the Start
47
Use an Existing Configuration File and Virtual Disk
47
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 3 under Version
47
Use an Existing Virtual Machine and Upgrade the Virtual Hardware
48
Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System
49
Upgrading the Virtual Hardware in an Existing Virtual Machine
57
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version 4
58
Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System
58
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version
58
Creating a New Virtual Machine
63
Setting up a New Virtual Machine
65
What's in a Virtual Machine
65
Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine
66
Installing a Guest Operating System and Vmware Tools
74
Installing Windows XP as a Guest Operating System
75
Installing Vmware Tools
77
Vmware Tools for Windows Guests
77
Vmware Tools for Linux Guests
81
Vmware Tools for Freebsd Guests
83
Installing Vmware Tools in a Netware Virtual Machine
85
Vmware Tools Configuration Options
86
Using the System Console to Configure Vmware Tools in a Netware Guest Operating System
88
Running Vmware Workstation
91
Overview of the Vmware Workstation Window
93
Starting a Virtual Machine on a Windows Host
96
Starting a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host
98
Checking the Status of Vmware Tools
98
Using Full Screen Mode
99
Using Quick Switch Mode
100
Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors
100
Fitting the Vmware Workstation Window to the Virtual Machine
101
Fitting a Windows Guest Operating System's Display to the Vmware Workstation Window
101
Simplifying the Screen Display
102
Installing New Software in the Virtual Machine
103
Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
104
Using Shared Folders
104
Using Drag and Drop
107
Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines
107
Taking and Reverting to a Snapshot
108
Shutting down a Virtual Machine
108
Adding, Configuring and Removing Devices in a Virtual Machine
109
Connecting and Disconnecting Removable Devices
110
Creating a Screen Shot of a Virtual Machine
110
Setting Preferences for Vmware Workstation
110
Setting Application Settings for Vmware Workstation
112
Command Reference
114
Keyboard Shortcuts
115
Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines
117
Moving a Vmware Workstation 4 Virtual Machine
119
Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths
119
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move
119
Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine
120
Moving a Vmware Workstation 3.1 or 3.2 Virtual Machine
121
Virtual Machines May Have Relative or Absolute Paths
121
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move
121
Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine
122
Moving an Older Virtual Machine
124
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move
124
Preparing the New Host Machine
125
Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode
126
Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users
128
Using Disks
129
Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine
131
Disk Types: Virtual and Physical
131
File Locations
133
Updating Filenames for Virtual Disks Created with Earlier Vmware Products
135
Defragmenting and Shrinking Virtual Disks
136
Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine
138
Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine
138
Adding Raw Disks to a Virtual Machine
140
Adding DVD or CD Drives to a Virtual Machine
142
Adding Floppy Drives to a Virtual Machine
144
Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File
145
Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine
146
Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with Vmware Workstation
148
Setting up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines
154
Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Virtual Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation
157
Setting up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
158
Setting up the SVGA Video Driver for Use with a Windows 98 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
159
Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks
161
Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with Vmware Workstation on a Linux Host
161
Installing an Operating System Onto a Raw Partition from a Virtual Machine
166
Configuring a Windows Host
166
Configuring a Linux Host
169
Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts
171
Improving Performance
171
Preserving the State of a Virtual Machine
173
Using Suspend and Resume
175
Using the Snapshot
176
What Is Captured by the Snapshot
176
Settings for the Snapshot
177
Updating the Snapshot When You Change Virtual Machine Settings
178
Removing the Snapshot
178
Ways of Using the Snapshot
178
The Snapshot and Legacy Disk Modes
179
The Snapshot and Repeatable Resume
179
The Snapshot and Legacy Virtual Machines
180
The Snapshot and the Virtual Machine's Hard Disks
180
The Snapshot and Other Activity in the Virtual Machine
181
Networking
183
Components of the Virtual Network
186
Common Networking Configurations
188
Bridged Networking
188
Network Address Translation (NAT)
189
Host-Only Networking
190
Custom Networking Configurations
192
Changing the Networking Configuration
195
Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters
195
Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host
196
Enabling, Disabling, Adding and Removing Host Virtual Adapters
200
Advanced Networking Topics
203
Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network or NAT Configuration
203
Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network
205
Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine
207
Controlling Routing Information for a Host-Only Network on a Linux Host
209
Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host
209
Setting up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host
210
Setting up Two Separate Host-Only Networks
211
Routing between Two Host-Only Networks
215
Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host
219
Understanding NAT
220
Using NAT
220
The Host Computer and the NAT Network
220
DHCP on the NAT Network
221
DNS on the NAT Network
221
External Access from the NAT Network
221
Advanced NAT Configuration
222
Custom NAT and DHCP Configuration on a Windows Host
226
Considerations for Using NAT
226
Using NAT with Netlogon
227
Sample Linux Vmnetnat.conf File
228
Using Samba on a Linux Host
231
Using Samba for File Sharing on a Linux Host
231
Video and Sound
239
Setting Screen Color Depth in a Virtual Machine
241
Changing Screen Color Depth on the Host
241
Changing Screen Color Depth in the Virtual Machine
241
Changing Xfree86 Video Resolutions on a Linux Host
243
Configuration
243
Possible Issues
243
Configuring Sound
245
Installing Sound Drivers in Windows 9X and Windows NT Guest Operating Systems
245
Systems
245
Connecting Devices
247
Using Parallel Ports
250
Parallel Ports
250
Installation in Guest Operating Systems
250
Configuring a Parallel Port on a Linux Host
251
Special Notes for the Iomega Zip Drive
253
Using Serial Ports
254
Using a Serial Port on the Host Computer
254
Using a File on the Host Computer
255
Connecting an Application on the Host to a Virtual Machine
256
Connecting Two Virtual Machines
258
Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users
262
Examples: Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port
263
Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host
266
Quick Answers
266
The Longer Story
266
V-Scan Code Table
269
Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine
274
Notes on USB Support in Version 4
274
Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller
274
Connecting USB Devices
274
Using USB with a Windows Host
275
Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host
275
Using USB with a Linux Host
276
Who Has Control over a USB Device
276
Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine
277
Human Interface Devices
278
Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device
279
Generic SCSI on a Windows Host Operating System
279
Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System
281
Performance Tuning
283
Configuring and Maintaining the Host Computer
285
Configuring Vmware Workstation
286
General Vmware Workstation Options
286
Vmware Workstation on a Windows Host
289
Vmware Workstation on a Linux Host
290
Memory Usage Notes
292
Virtual Machine Memory Size
292
Reserved Memory
293
Using more than 1GB of Memory on a Linux Host
294
Improving Performance for Guest Operating Systems
296
Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System Performance Tips
296
Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Guest Operating System Performance Tips
298
Linux Guest Operating System Performance Tips
300
Special-Purpose Configuration Options
301
Locking out Interface Features
303
Removing a Forgotten Password
303
Restricting the User Interface
305
Automatically Returning to a Snapshot with a Restricted User Interface
306
Glossary
309
Index
315

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