VMware Workstation 7.1 User manual

Workstation User’s Manual

VMware Workstation 7.1

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Contents

AboutThisBook 19

1 IntroductionandSystemRequirements 21

ProductBenefits 21

OverviewofThisManual 22

HostSystemRequirements 23

PCHardware 23

Memory 23

Display 24

DiskDrives 25

LocalAreaNetworking 25

HostOperatingSystem 25

VirtualMachineSpecifications 26

Processor 26

ChipSet 26

BIOS 26

Memory 26

Graphics 27

IDEDrives 27

SCSIDevices 27

FloppyDrives 27

Serial(COM)Ports 27

Parallel(LPT)Ports 28

USBPorts 28

Keyboard 28

MouseandDrawingTablets 28

EthernetCard 28

Sound 28

VirtualNetworking 29

SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 29

Supportfor64‐BitGuestOperatingSystems 29

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2 InstallingandUpgradingVMwareWorkstation 31

InstallationPrerequisites 31

SharingaWorkstationHostwithOtherVMwareProducts 32

InstallWorkstationonaWindowsHost 33

InstallWorkstationSilently 35

UninstallWorkstationfromaWindowsHost 37

InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHost 37

UsingCommand‐LineInstallationOptions 39

UninstallWorkstationfromaLinuxHost 40

PreparingforanUpgrade 40

UpgradeWorkstationonaWindowsHost 41

UpgradingtoaWindowsVistaandWindo

w

s7Host 42

UpgradeWorkstationonaLinuxHost 44

3 LearningWorkstationBasics 47

StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost 47

StartWorkstationonaLinuxHost 48

OverviewoftheWorkstationWindow 48

HomePageandViews 50

ToolbarButtons 53

ViewtheSidebar 56

FavoritesListintheSidebar 57

CheckforProductUpdates 59

QuicklyCreateaVirtualMachineandInstallanOperatingSystem 60

IntroductiontoWorkstationPreferences 61

IntroductiontoVirtualMachineSettings 63

HardwareTab 64

Opt

i

onsTab 65

ClosingVirtualMachinesandExitingWorkstation 66

SetaVirtualMachinetoRunintheBackground 66

KeyboardShortcuts 67

ChangetheHot‐KeyCombination 68

GatheringInformationforVMwareTechnicalSupport 69

RegisterandCreateaSupportRequest 69

GatherDebuggingInformationforaVirtualMachine 70

RunningtheSupportScript 71

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4 CreatingandUpgradingaVirtualMachine 75

MethodsofCreatingVirtualMachines 75

ConfigurationOptionsfortheNewVirtualMachineWizard 76

EasyInstallFeatureforSomeGuestOperatingSystems 76

TypicalComparedtoCustomConfigurations 78

GuestOperatingSystemSelection 79

VirtualMachineLocation 80

VirtualMachineHardwareCompatibilityLevels 81

NumberofProcessors 81

MemoryAllocation 81

NetworkConnectionType 82

I/OAdapterTypes 82

VirtualDisksandPhysicalDisks 83

DiskTypes 83

NormalandInd

ependentDiskModes 83

DiskCapacity 84

PocketACEDiskSizeCalculatoronWindowsOnly 84

UsetheNewVirtualMachineWizard 85

InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem 85

InstallationRequirementsfortheESXGuestOperatingSystem 86

RespondtoEasyInstallPrompts 86

InstallaGuestOperatingSystemManually 87

UseaParavirtualizedKernelinLinuxGuests 89

UpgradeaGuestOperatingSys

tem 89

ChangetheVersionofaVirtualMachine 90

UsinganOlder‐VersionVirtualMachineWithoutUpgrading 92

FilesThatMakeUpaVirtualMachine 93

5 InstallingandUsingVMwareTools 97

ComponentsofVMwareTools 97

VMwareToolsService 98

VMwareDeviceDrivers 98

VMwareUserProcess 99

VMwareToolsControlPanel 100

DownloadandInstallVMwareToolswithSoftwareUpdates 100

DownloadallSoftwareComponentstotheHost 101

InstallingVMwareTools 101

InstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 102

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ConfiguretheVideoDriveronOlderVersionsofWindows 103

AutomatetheInstallationofVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 104

InstallVMwareToolsinaLinuxGuest 107

InstallVMwareToolsinaSolarisGuest 109

InstallVMwareToolsinaFreeBSDGuest 110

InstallVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 111

StarttheVMwareUserProcessManuallyIfYouDoNo

tUsea

Session

Manager 112

VMwareToolsUpdateProcess 113

HowAutomaticUpdatesOccur 113

HowYouAreNotifiedtoDoaManualUpdate 114

UseGlobalSettingstoUpdateVMwareToolsAutomatically 114

SetVMwareToolsUpdateOptionsforEachVirtualMachine 115

UpdateVMwareToolsinOlderWindowsVirtualMachines 115

UninstallVMwareTools 116

RepairorChangeInstalledMo

dulesinaWindowsGuest 116

OpentheVMwareToolsControlPanel 117

UsetheWindowsControlPaneltoDisplaytheTaskbarIcon 118

OptionsTabSettings 118

DevicesTabSettings 120

ScriptsTabSettings 120

ShrinkTabSettings 121

AboutTab 121

ConfigureVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 121

CustomizationstoVMwareTools 123

HowVMwareToolsScriptsAffectPowerStates 123

ExecuteCom

m

andsAfterYouPowerOfforResetaVirtualMachine 126

PassingaStringfromtheHosttotheGuestatStartup 127

PassingInformationBetweentheGuestandAnotherProgram 129

UsetheVMwareToolsServiceCommand‐LineInterface 130

6 CreatingaVirtualMachinefromaSystemImageorAnotherVirtual

Machine 131

ConversionProcessforImportingfromOtherFormats 131

VMwareConverterComparedtotheConversionWizard 133

SupportedSourceMachines 133

ImportingfromVariousSources 134

SupportedDestinations 138

DesignatingaDestinationforaVirtualMachine 138

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ConversionImpactonSettings 140

MigrationIssuesCausedbyHardwareChanges 141

OpenaThird‐PartyVirtualMachineorSystemImage 141

ImportaVirtualMachine,VirtualAppliance,orSystemImage 142

ImportaWindowsXPModeVirtualMachine 143

7 GettingStartedwithVirtualMachines 145

StartingaVirtualMachine 146

StartaVirtualMachinefromtheWorkstationUserInterface 146

StartaVirtualMachineThatIsRunningintheBackground 147

StartaVirtualMachinebyUsingVMStreaming 148

VirtualMachineLocation 149

ShutDownaVirtualMachine 149

ConfigurePowerOffandResetOptionsforaVirtualMachine 150

UsingAutologoninaWindowsGuest 151

En

abl

eAutologoninaWindowsGuest 151

DisableAutologoninaWindowsGuest 152

PausingaVirtualMachine 152

PauseFeatureLimitations 153

PauseandUnpauseaVirtualMachine 153

EncryptingaVirtualMachine 154

RestrictionsonEncryption 154

EncryptaVirtualMachine 155

RemoveEncryptionfromaVirtualMachine 155

ChangethePasswordforanEncryptedVirtualMachine 156

DeleteaVirtualMachine 156

ControllingtheVir

tualMa

chineDisplay 156

UsingUnityMode 157

UseFullScreenMode 161

UseQuickSwitchMode 164

UseExclusiveMode 164

UseMultipleMonitorsforOneVirtualMachine 165

UseMultipleMonitorsforMultipleVirtualMachines 168

FittingtheWorkstationConsoletotheVirtualMachineDisplay 169

WorkingwithNonstandardResolutions 170

ConfiguringVideoandSound 171

SettingScreenColorDepth 171

SupportforDirect3DGraphics

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ConfiguringSound 174

InstallNewSoftwareinaVirtualMachine 178

DisableAccelerationIfaProgramDoesNotRun 178

ReportBatteryInformationintheGuest 179

UseHostPrintersinaVirtualMachine 179

UseRemovableDevicesinaVirtualMachine 180

ConfiguretheApplianceViewforaVirtualMachine 181

CreateaScreenshotofaVirtualMachine 182

CreateandPlayBac

ka

MovieofaVirtualMachine 183

AdvancedOptionsforApplicationDevelopers 185

8 TransferringFilesandTextBetweentheHostandGuest 187

UsingtheDrag‐and‐DropFeature 187

EnableorDisabletheDrag‐and‐DropFeature 188

UsingtheCopyandPasteFeature 189

EnableorDisabletheCopyandPasteFeature 190

UsingSharedFolders 190

SetUpSharedFolders 191

EnablingandDisablingSharedFolders 193

ViewingaSharedFolder 195

PermissionsandFolderMountingforSharedFoldersonLinuxGuests 196

UsingaMappedDrive

198

MaporMountaVirtualDisktoaDriveontheHost 199

DisconnecttheHostfromtheVirtualDisk 200

9 PreservingtheStateofaVirtualMachine 201

UsingtheSuspendandResumeFeatures 201

UseHardSuspendorSoftSuspend 202

SuspendorResumeaVirtualMachine 202

UsingSnapshots 203

ScenariosforUsingMultipleSnapshots 203

InformationCapturedbySnapshots 205

SnapshotConflicts 206

EnableorDisableBackgroundSnapshots 206

ExcludeaVirtualDiskfromSnapshots 207

SnapshotManagerOverview 208

TakeaSnapshot 209

RenameaSnapshotorRecording 211

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RestoreanEarlierStatefromaSnapshot 211

DeleteaSnapshotoraRecording 212

TakeorReverttoaSnapshotatPowerOff 213

UsingAutoProtectSnapshots 214

SnapshotsandWorkstation4VirtualMachines 215

10 Cloning,Moving,andSharingVirtualMachines 217

TheVirtualMachine’sUniversalUniqueIdentifier 217

UUIDOptionsWhenYouMoveaVirtualMachine 218

SpecifyaUUIDforaVirtualMachine 218

CloningaVirtualMachine 219

TypesofClones 220

CreatingClones 221

MovingaVirtualMachine 223

HostswithDifferentHardware 223

MoveaVirtualMachinetoaNewLocationoraNewHost 224

MovinganOlderVirtualMachine 225

MovingLink

edClo

nes 226

SharingVirtualMachineswithOtherUsers 226

UsingVNCforRemoteConnectionstoaVirtualMachine 227

ConfigureaVirtualMachineasaVNCServer 227

UseaVNCClienttoConnecttoaVirtualMachine 228

MakeVirtualMachinesAvailableforStreamingfromaWebServer 229

SharingVirtualMachineswithVMwarePlayer 230

StartandExitVM

warePla

yer 231

SettingUpVirtualMachinesforUsewithVMwarePlayer 232

11 UsingDisksandDiskDrives 235

VirtualMachineDiskStorage 235

BenefitsofUsingVirtualDisks 236

PhysicalDisks 238

VirtualDiskMaintenanceTasks 238

DefragmentVirtualDisks 239

CompactaVirtualDisk 240

ExpandaVirtualDisk 240

AddingVirtualandPhysicalDiskstoaVirtualMachine 241

AddaNewVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 242

AddanExistingVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 243

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RemoveaVirtualDiskfromaVirtualMachine 243

UsingPhysicalDisksinaVirtualMachine 244

AddingDVD/CD‐ROMandFloppyDrivestoaVirtualMachine 250

AddDVDorCDDrivestoaVirtualMachine 250

AddaFloppyDrivetoaVirtualMachine 252

ConnectaCD‐ROM,DVD,orFloppyDrivetoanImageFile

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UsingVMwareVirtualDiskManager 254

UsingDual‐BootComputerswithVirtualMachines 254

LegacyVirtualDisks 255

12 RecordingandReplayingVirtualMachineActivity 257

UsingtheRecord/ReplayFeature 257

Hardware,OperatingSystem,andVirtualMachineRequirements 258

ConfigureRecord/ReplayforaVirtualMachine 259

OptionsoftheRecordControlDialogBox 261

OptionsoftheReplayControlDialogBox 262

CreateaRecording 264

ReplayaRecording 265

BrowseaRecording 266

UsingTraceFileofaRecording 267

EnableTracingforaRecording 267

CreateaTraceFileofaRecordin

g

268

ManagingRecordings 268

DeleteaRecording 269

DisablePeriodicScreenshots 269

13 ConfiguringTeams 271

BenefitsofUsingTeams 271

ManagingTeams 272

CreateaTeam 272

OpenaTeamandAddIttotheFavoritesList 273

RenameaTeam 274

PowerOfforCloseaTeam 274

DeleteaTeam 275

SummaryandConsoleViewsforTeamsandTheirVirtualMachines 276

ManagingtheMembersofaTeam 276

AddaVirtualMachinetoaTeam 277

RemoveaVirtualMachinefromaTeam

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SpecifytheStartupSequenceforaTeam 278

PowerOperationsforTeamsandTheirMembers 279

PowerOnaTeam 279

SuspendorResumeaTeam 279

PerformPowerOperationsonOneTeamMember 280

WorkingwithTeamNetworks 280

LANSegmentRequirementsRegardingIPAddresses 280

CreateaTeamLANSegment 281

ConfigureLANSegments 281

AddorRemoveNetworkAdapters 282

DeleteaLANSegment

283

Clon

ingandTakingSnapshotsofTeamVirtualMachines 283

14 ConfiguringaVirtualNetwork 285

ComponentsoftheVirtualNetwork 285

VirtualSwitch 285

DHCPServer 286

NetworkAdapter 286

CommonNetworkingConfigurations 286

BridgedNetworking 287

NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT) 289

Host‐OnlyNetworking 290

ExampleofaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 291

SetUpaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 292

ChangingaNetworkingConfiguration 295

FindtheNetworkTypeofaVirtualMachine 295

AddVirtualNetworkAdapters 295

ModifyExistingVirtualNetworkAdapters 296

ConfiguringBridgedNetwo

rking 297

Config

ureVMnet0AutomaticBridgedNetworkingonaWindowsHost 297

Configurevmnet0AutomaticBridgedNetworkingonaLinuxHost 298

SettingUpaSecondAutomaticBridgedNetworkInterface 299

ChangingtheSubnetorDHCPSettingsforaVirtualNetwork 299

ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaWindowsHost 300

ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaLinuxHost

300

Config

uringHostVirtualNetworkAdapters 301

ConnectorDisconnectaHostVirtualNetworkAdapter 301

SettingUpTwoSeparateHost‐OnlyNetworks 302

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15 AdvancedVirtualNetworking 303

SelectingIPAddressesonaHost‐OnlyNetworkorNATConfiguration 304

HowtheSubnetNumberIsAssigned 304

DeterminingWhethertoUseDHCPorStaticallyAssignAddresses 305

DHCPConventionsforAssign ingIPAddresses 305

ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaWindowsHost 306

ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaLinuxHost 306

AvoidingIPPacketLeakageinaHos

t‐

OnlyNetwork 306

DisablePacketForwardingonWindowsHosts 307

DisablePacketForwardingonLinuxHosts 308

MaintainingandChangingtheMACAddressofaVirtualMachine 308

AvoidingMACAddressChanges 308

AssigntheSameMACAddresstoAnyVirtualMachineManually 309

ControllingRoutingInformationforaHost‐OnlyNetworkonLinux 310

PotentialIssueswithHost‐OnlyNe

tworkingonLi

nux 311

DHCPDontheLinuxHostDoesNotWorkAfterInstallingWorkstation 311

DHCPandDDNS 312

ConfiguringHost‐OnlyVirtualMachines 312

SetUpUsingConfiguration1or2 313

SetUpUsingConfiguration3 313

CompleteConfiguringtheVirtualNetworkAdapters 314

SetUpRoutingBetweenTwoHost‐OnlyNetworks 314

UsingVirtualNetworkAdaptersinPromiscuousModeonaLi

nuxHost

316

UsingNAT 317

HowtheNATDeviceUsestheVMnet8VirtualSwitch 317

DHCPontheNATNetwork 318

DNSontheNATNetwork 318

ExternalAccessfromtheNATNetwork 319

AdvancedNATConfiguration 320

ConfigureNATonaWindowsHost 320

CustomNATandDHCPConfigurationonaWindowsHost 320

SpecifyingConnectionsfromPortsBelow1024 321

Config

uringNA

TonaLinuxHost 322

ConsiderationsforUsingNAT 324

UsingNATwithNetLogon 325

SampleLinuxnat.confFile 327

UsingSambawithWorkstation 329

AddUserstotheSambaPasswordFile 329

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UsingaSambaServerforBridgedandHost‐OnlyNetworks 330

UseSambaWithoutNetworkAccess 330

16 ConnectingDevices 331

UsingParallelPorts 331

AddaVirtualParallelPorttoaVirtualMachine 332

TroubleshootECRErrorsforParallelPorts 332

ConfiguringaParallelPortonaLinuxHost 333

UsingSerialPorts 335

AddaVirtualSerialPorttoaVirtualMachine 335

ChangetheInputSpeedoftheSerialConnection 337

DebuggingoveraVirtualSerialPort 338

ConfiguringKeyboardFeatures 339

UsetheEnhancedVirtu

alKeyboardforWindowsHosts 339

HotKeysforVirtualMachines 340

SpecifyaLanguageKeyboard MapforVNCClients 341

KeyboardMappingonaLinuxHost 342

UsingUSBDevicesinaVirtualMachine 351

EnabletheUSB2.0ControllerforaVirtualMachine 352

AddaUSBControllertoaVirtualMachine 352

ConnectingUSBDevices 353

USBDriverIns

tallationonaWindowsHost 355

AccessandUseaUSBDeviceonaLinuxHost 356

HowDeviceControlIsSharedBetweenHostandGuest 356

DisconnectingUSBDevicesfromaVirtualMachine 357

UseSmartCardswithVirtualMachines 358

SwitchtoUsingtheVirtualSmartCardReaderonLinuxHosts 360

DisableSmartCardSharing 360

SupportforGe

nericSCSID

evices 361

InstallingRequiredAdaptersorDriversforSomeWindowsGuests 362

AvoidingConcurrentAccessonLinuxHosts 363

AddaGenericSCSIDevicetoaVirtualMachine 363

TroubleshootProblemsDetectingGenericSCSIDevices 364

UseEight‐WayVirtualSymmetricMultiprocessing 366

UseaVirtualMachineThatOriginallyHadMoreThanEightVirtual

Processors 367

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17 Special‐PurposeConfigurationOptionsforWindowsHosts 369

RestrictingtheUserInterface 369

EnabletheRestrictedUserInterface 370

RestricttheUserInterfaceandReturntoaSnapshot 370

DisabletheRestrictedUserInterface 371

MakingaVirtualMachineAlwaysUseFullScreenSwitchMode 372

SpecifyGlobalConfigurationSettingsforFullScreenSwitchMode 372

VirtualKeyCodes 373

HotKeyforCyclingThroughVirtualMachinesandtheHostComputer

375

Ho

tKeysforSwitchingDirectlytoVirtualMachinesandtheHost

Computer 375

OtherEntriesintheGlobalConfigurationFile 376

Usingvmware‐fullscreentoRunaVirtualMachine 377

GuestACPIS1Sleep 380

18 LearningtheBasicsofVMwareACE 381

BenefitsofUsingVMwareACE 381

KeyFeaturesofVMwareACE 382

VMwareACETerminology 383

NetworkandDiskSpaceRequirementsfortheAdministrativeWorkstation 384

OverviewofCreatingandDeployingACEPackages 385

OverviewoftheACEUserInterface 386

TroubleshootingUsers’Problems 387

19 SettingandUsingPoliciesandCustomizingVMwarePlayer 389

BenefitsofUsingPolicies 390

SetPoliciesforACEInstances 390

SettingAccessControlPolicies 391

CreateorEditanAccessControlPolicy 392

ActivationSettings 392

AuthenticationSettings 393

UsinganAuthenticationScript 394

IncludeaPower‐OnandPower‐OffScriptinthePackage 394

SetaRecoveryKeyforEncryptedACEInstances 396

SetActivationLimit 396

ActiveDirectoryPasswordChangeProxying 397

SettingHosttoGues

tDataSc

riptPolicies 397

SpecifyaScriptandaCommandtoRunIt 398

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SettingExpirationPolicies 399

SettingCopyProtectionPolicies 400

SettingResourceSigningPolicies 401

SettingNetworkAccessPolicies 402

BeforeYouBeginSettingHostPolicies 402

UsetheNetworkAccessWizardtoConfigureNetworkAccess 403

GuidelinesforSpecifyingZone Conditions 404

UsingtheRulesetEditortoConfigureHostandGuestAccess 407

ChangeNATSettings 409

ConfigureWhichPhysicalNetworkAdaptertoUse 410

UnderstandingtheInterac

tionofHo

standGuestAccessFilterswithTunneling

Protocols 411

UpdatingaNetworkAccessPolicy 411

SettingRemovableDevicesPolicies 411

SettingUSBDevicePolicies 412

AccessLevelsforUSBDevices 412

SetanAccessPolicyforUSBDevices 413

SettingVirtualPrinterPolicies 414

SettingRuntimePreferencesPolicies 415

RuntimePreferencesSettings 415

EnhancedVirtualKeyboardSettings 416

ExitBehaviorSettings 416

PocketACECacheS

ettings 417

S

ettingSnapshotPolicies 418

SettingAdministratorModePolicies 419

UseAdministratorModeonanACEInstance 419

SettingKioskModePolicies 420

ChangetheKeyCombinationforExitingKioskMode 420

SettingHot‐FixPoliciesforStandaloneACEInstances 421

SettingthePolicyUpdateFrequencyforManagedACEInstances 421

ControlWhichACEInstancesRunonaHost 422

WritingPlug‐InPol

icyScripts

424

ExamplesofPolicyScripts 425

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerInterfaceonWindowsHostsOnly 429

CreateandSpecifyaSkinFile 429

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerIcons 430

CustomizingtheTitleBarText 430

CustomizingtheRemovableDeviceDisplay 431

ShortcutKeyValues 433

SampleSkinFile 434

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20 DeployingACEPackages 435

EditDeploymentSettings 435

EncryptionSettings 436

PackageLifetimeSettings 436

InstanceCustomizationonWindowsGuestsOnly 437

CustomEULASettings 445

DeploymentPlatformSettings 446

ACEResourcesDirectory 446

ReviewtheConfigurationofanACE‐EnabledVirtualMachine 447

UsePreviewModetoTestPolicyandDeploymentSettings 448

CreatingaPackage 449

OverviewofPackageCreationandValidation 450

TurnOfftheVMwareToolsCheckforTe

s

tDeployments 451

PrerequisitesforUsingthePackagingWizards 452

UsetheNewPackageWizard 453

ViewPackagePropertiesandAddNotes 454

PerformanEnd‐to‐EndDeploymentTest 455

DeployPackages 456

21 PocketACE 457

UseCasesforPocketACE 458

PortableDeviceRequirements 459

PoliciesandDeploymentSettingsforPocketACE 460

CreateaPocketACEPackage 460

DeployingtheACEPackageonaPortableDevice 461

UsetheGraphicalUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 461

UsetheCommand‐LineUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 462

RunthePocketACEInstance 463

22 InstallingACEPackages 465

InstallinganACEPackageonaWindowsHost 465

InstallanACEInstanceonaSingleWindowsHost 466

InstallinganACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleWindowsHosts 466

UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEInstancefromaWindowsHost 468

InstallinganACEPackageonaLinuxHost 469

ManuallyInstallVMwarePlayeronaLinuxHost 469

InstalltheACEIn

s

tanceonaSingleLinuxHost 470

InstallanACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleLinuxHosts 471

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PrepareaLinuxHostforRunninginKioskMode 472

UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEInstancefromaLinuxHost 473

UpgradingACEInstancestoACE2.7 473

StartandUseanACEInstance 474

ChangeDefaultKioskModeStartupBehavior 475

UseMultipleVirtualMachinesinKioskMode 476

InstallanACEClientLicense 478

ChangetheACEClientLicense 478

QuitVMwar

ePlayer

479

TroubleshootingTools 479

Usingthevmware‐acetoolCommand‐LineTool 479

RespondtoHotFixRequests 481

TroubleshootingSetupIssues 482

Appendix:WorkstationCommand‐LineReference 485

StartupOptionsforWorkstationandVirtualMachines 485

UsingStartupOptionsinaWindowsShortcut 487

Glossary 489

Index 497

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Thismanual,theWorkstationUser’sManual,providesinformationaboutinstallingand

usingVMware

®

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