VMware Workstation 6.5 User manual

Workstation User’s Manual

Workstation 6.5

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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 24

Display 24

DiskDrives 24

LocalAreaNetworking 25

HostOperatingSystem 25

VirtualMachineSpecifications 29

Processor 29

ChipSet 29

BIOS 29

Memory 29

Graphics 29

IDEDrives 30

SCSIDevices 30

FloppyDrives 30

Serial(COM)Ports 30

Parallel(LPT)Ports 30

USBPorts 31

Keyboard 31

MouseandDrawingTablets 31

EthernetCard 31

Sound 31

VirtualNetworking 32

SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 32

Supportfor64‐BitGuestOperatingSystems 36

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2 InstallingandUpgradingVMwareWorkstation 37

InstallationPrerequisites 37

SharingaWorkstationHostwithOtherVMwareProducts 38

InstallWorkstationonaWindowsHost 39

InstallWorkstationSilently 40

UninstallWorkstationfromaWindowsHost 42

InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHost 43

InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHostUsingaBundle 43

UsingCommand‐LineInstallationOptionswiththeBundle 44

InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHostUsing

anRPM 45

UninstallWorkstationfromaLinuxHost 45

PreparingforanUpgrade 46

UpgradeWorkstationonaWindowsHost 47

UpgradingtoaWindowsVistaHost 48

UpgradeWorkstationonaLinuxHost 50

3 LearningWorkstationBasics 51

StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost 51

StartWorkstationonaLinuxHost 52

OverviewoftheWorkstationWindow 52

HomePageandViews 54

ToolbarButtons 57

ViewtheSidebar 60

FavoritesListintheSidebar 61

CheckforProductUpdates 63

QuicklyCreateaVirtualMachine 63

IntroductiontoWorkstationPreferences 65

IntroductiontoVirtualMachineSettings 67

HardwareTab 67

OptionsTab 68

ClosingVirtualMachines

andExitingWorkstation 69

SetaVirtualMachinetoRunintheBackground 69

KeyboardShortcuts 70

ChangetheHot‐KeyCombination 71

GatheringInformationforVMwareTechnicalSupport 72

RegisterandCreateaSupportRequest 72

GatherDebuggingInformationforaVirtualMachine 73

RunningtheSupportScript 73

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4 CreatingandUpgradingaVirtualMachine 77

MethodsofCreatingVirtualMachines 78

ConfigurationOptionsfortheNewVirtualMachineWizard 78

EasyInstallFeatureforSomeGuestOperatingSystems 78

TypicalComparedtoCustomConfigurations 80

GuestOperatingSystemSelection 81

VirtualMachineLocation 81

VirtualHardwareCompatibilityLevels 82

NumberofProcessors 82

MemoryAllocation 83

NetworkConnectionType 83

SCSIAdapterTypesandDiskTypes 84

NormalandIndependentDiskModes 84

Virtual

DisksandPhysicalDisks 85

DiskCapacity 85

PocketACEDiskSizeCalculatoronWindowsOnly 85

UsetheNewVirtualMachineWizard 86

InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem 87

RespondtoEasyInstallPrompts 87

InstallaGuestOperatingSystemManually 88

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

UpgradeaGuestOperatingSystem 90

ChangetheVersionofaVirtual

Machine 91

UsinganOlder‐VersionVirtualMachineWithoutUpgrading 93

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 99

InstallingVMwareTools 100

ManuallyInstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuestOperatingSystem 100

ConfiguretheVideoDriveronOlderVersionsofWindows 101

AutomatetheInstallationofVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 102

InstallVMwareToolsonaLinux

GuestWithinXbyUsingtheRPM

Installer 105

InstallVMwareToolsfromtheCommandLinewiththetarorRPM

Installer 106

InstallVMwareToolsinaSolarisGuest 108

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

InstallVMwareToolsinaNetWareVirtualMachine 111

StarttheVMwareUserProcessManuallyIfYouDoNotUseaSessionManager

onUNIX 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AutoupdateOptionsforEachVirtualMachine 115

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

UninstallVMwareTools 116

RepairorChangeInstalledModules 116

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

UsetheWindowsControlPaneltoDisplaytheTaskbarIcon 117

OptionsTabSettings 118

DevicesTabSettings 119

ScriptsTabSettings 120

SharedFoldersTabInformation 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Commands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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

OperatingSystemCompatibility 134

ImportingfromVariousSources 135

SupportedDestinations 138

DesignatingaDestinationforaVirtualMachine 139

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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 142

ImportaVirtualMachine,VirtualAppliance,orSystemImage 143

7 GettingStartedwithVirtualMachines 145

StartingaVirtualMachine 145

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 147

VirtualMachineLocation 148

ShutDownaVirtualMachine 149

ConfigurePowerOffandResetOptionsforaVirtualMachine 149

DeleteaVirtualMachine 150

Controllingthe

VirtualMachineDisplay 151

UsingUnityMode 151

UseFullScreenMode 154

ReportBatteryInformationintheGuest 157

UseQuickSwitchMode 157

UseExclusiveMode 158

UseMultipleMonitorsforOneVirtualMachine 159

UseMultipleMonitorsforMultipleVirtualMachines 161

FittingtheWorkstationConsoletotheVirtualMachineDisplay 162

WorkingwithNonstandardResolutions 163

ConfiguringVideoandSound 164

SettingScreen

ColorDepth 164

SupportforDirect3DGraphics 165

ConfiguringSound 167

InstallNewSoftwareinaVirtualMachine 168

DisableAccelerationIfaProgramDoesNotRun 169

UseRemovableDevicesinaVirtualMachine 169

ConfiguretheApplianceViewforaVirtualMachine 170

CreateaScreenshotofaVirtualMachine 171

CreateandPlayBackaMovieofaVirtualMachine 172

AdvancedOptionsforApplicationDevelopers 173

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8 TransferringFilesandTextBetweentheHostandGuest 175

UsingDrag‐and‐Drop 175

EnableorDisableDrag‐and‐Drop 176

UsingCopyandPaste 176

EnableorDisableCopyandPaste 177

UsingSharedFolders 177

SetUpSharedFolders 178

EnablingandDisablingSharedFolders 180

ViewingaSharedFolder 181

PermissionsandFolderMountingforSharedFoldersonLinuxGuests 182

UsingaMappedDriveforWindowsOnly 184

MapaVirtual

DisktoaDriveontheHost 185

DisconnecttheHostfromtheVirtualDisk 186

9 PreservingtheStateofaVirtualMachine 187

UsingtheSuspendandResumeFeatures 187

UseHardSuspendorSoftSuspend 188

SuspendorResumeaVirtualMachine 188

UsingSnapshots 189

ScenariosforUsingMultipleSnapshots 189

InformationCapturedbySnapshots 192

SnapshotConflicts 192

EnableorDisableBackgroundSnapshots 193

ExcludeaVirtualDiskfromSnapshots 193

SnapshotManagerOverview 194

TakeaSnapshot 196

RenameaSnapshotorRecording 197

RestoreanEarlierState

fromaSnapshot 197

DeleteaSnapshotoraRecording 198

TakeorReverttoaSnapshotatPowerOff 199

SnapshotsandWorkstation4VirtualMachines 199

10 Cloning,Moving,andSharingVirtualMachines 201

TheVirtualMachine’sUniversalUniqueIdentifier 201

UUIDOptionsWhenYouMoveaVirtualMachine 202

SpecifyaUUIDforaVirtualMachine 202

CloningaVirtualMachine 203

TypesofClones 204

CreatingClones 205

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MovingaVirtualMachine 207

HostswithDifferentHardware 207

MoveaVirtualMachinetoaNewLocationoraNewHost 209

MovinganOlderVirtualMachine 210

MovingLinkedClones 210

SharingVirtualMachineswithOtherUsers 211

UsingVNCforRemoteConnectionstoaVirtualMachine 211

ConfigureaVirtualMachineasaVNCServer 212

UseaVNCClient

toConnecttoaVirtualMachine 213

MakeVirtualMachinesAvailableforStreamingfromaWebServer 214

SharingVirtualMachineswithVMwarePlayer 215

StartandExitVMwarePlayer 215

SettingUpVirtualMachinesforUsewithVMwarePlayer 217

11 UsingDisksandDiskDrives 219

VirtualMachineDiskStorage 219

BenefitsofUsingVirtualDisks 220

PhysicalDisks 222

VirtualDiskMaintenanceTasks 223

DefragmentVirtualDisks 223

ShrinkaVirtualDisk 224

AddingVirtualandPhysicalDiskstoaVirtualMachine 225

AddaNewVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 225

AddanExistingVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 226

RemoveaVirtualDiskfroma

VirtualMachine 227

UsingPhysicalDisksinaVirtualMachine 227

AddingDVD/CD‐ROMandFloppyDrivestoaVirtualMachine 234

AddDVDorCDDrivestoaVirtualMachine 234

AddaFloppyDrivetoaVirtualMachine 236

ConnectaCD‐ROM,DVD,orFloppyDrivetoanImageFile 236

UsingVMwareVirtualDiskManager 237

UsingDual‐BootComputerswithVirtualMachines 238

LegacyVirtualDisks 238

12 RecordingandReplayingVirtualMachineActivity 239

UsesoftheRecord/ReplayFeature 239

PhysicalandVirtualHardwareRequirements 240

ConfigureRecord/ReplayforaVirtualMachine 242

RecordControlDialogBoxFeatures 243

ReplayControlDialogBoxFeatures 244

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MakeaRecording 245

ReplayaRecording 246

BrowseaRecording 247

CreateanExecutionTraceFileofaRecording 248

MaintenanceTasksforUsingRecordings 248

DeleteaRecording 248

DisablePeriodicScreenshots 249

13 ConfiguringTeams 251

BenefitsofUsingTeams 251

ManagingTeams 252

CreateaTeam 252

OpenaTeamandAddIttotheFavoritesList 254

RenameaTeam 254

PowerOfforCloseaTeam 255

DeleteaTeam 255

SummaryandConsoleViewsforTeamsandTheirVirtualMachines 256

ManagingtheMembersofaTeam 257

AddaVirtualMachinetoaTeam 257

Removea

VirtualMachinefromaTeam 258

SpecifytheStartupSequenceforaTeam 258

PowerOperationsforTeamsandTheirMembers 259

PowerOnaTeam 259

SuspendorResumeaTeam 260

PerformPowerOperationsonOneTeamMember 260

WorkingwithTeamNetworks 260

LANSegmentRequirementsRegardingIPAddresses 261

CreateaTeamLANSegment 261

ConfigureLANSegments 262

Addor

RemoveNetworkAdapters 263

DeleteaLANSegment 263

CloningandTakingSnapshotsofTeamVirtualMachines 264

14 ConfiguringaVirtualNetwork 265

ComponentsoftheVirtualNetwork 265

VirtualSwitch 265

DHCPServer 266

NetworkAdapter 266

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CommonNetworkingConfigurations 266

BridgedNetworking 267

NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT) 269

Host‐OnlyNetworking 270

ExampleofaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 272

SetUpaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 273

ChangingaNetworkingConfiguration 275

FindtheNetworkTypeofaVirtualMachine 275

AddVirtualNetworkAdapters 276

ModifyExistingVirtualNetworkAdapters 276

ConfiguringBridgedNetworking 277

ConfigureVMnet0AutomaticBridgedNetworkingonaWindows

Host 277

Configurevmnet0AutomaticBridgedNetworkingonaLinuxHost 279

SettingUpaSecondAutomaticBridgedNetworkInterface 280

ChangingtheSubnetorDHCPSettingsforaVirtualNetwork 280

ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaWindowsHost 280

ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaLinuxHost 281

ConfiguringHostVirtualNetworkAdapters 282

EnableorDisable

aHostVirtualAdapter 282

AddorRemoveaHostVirtualAdapter 283

SettingUpTwoSeparateHost‐OnlyNetworks 283

15 AdvancedVirtualNetworking 285

SelectingIPAddressesonaHost‐OnlyNetworkorNATConfiguration 286

HowtheSubnetNumberIsAssigned 286

DeterminingWhethertoUseDHCPorStaticallyAssignAddresses 287

DHCPConventionsforAssigningIPAddresses 287

ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaWindowsHost 288

ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaLinuxHost 288

AvoidingIPPacketLeakageina

Host‐OnlyNetwork 289

DisablePacketForwardingonWindowsHosts 289

InstallWindows2000AdministrativeToolstoAccessServerTools 290

DisablePacketForwardingonLinuxHosts 291

MaintainingandChangingtheMACAddressofaVirtualMachine 291

AvoidingMACAddressChanges 292

AssigntheSameMACAddresstoAnyVirtualMachineManually 292

ControllingRoutingInformationforaHost

‐OnlyNetworkonLinux 293

PotentialIssueswithHost‐OnlyNetworkingonLinux 294

DHCPDontheLinuxHostDoesNotWorkAfterInstallingWorkstation 294

DHCPandDDNS 294

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ConfiguringHost‐OnlyVirtualMachines 295

SetUpUsingConfiguration1or2 295

SetUpUsingConfiguration3 296

CompleteConfiguringtheVirtualNetworkAdapters 296

SetUpRoutingBetweenTwoHost‐OnlyNetworks 297

UsingVirtualNetworkAdaptersinPromiscuousModeonaLinuxHost 298

UsingNAT 299

HowtheNATDeviceUsestheVMnet8VirtualSwitch 300

DHCPon

theNATNetwork 300

DNSontheNATNetwork 300

ExternalAccessfromtheNATNetwork 301

AdvancedNATConfiguration 302

ConfigureNATonaWindowsHost 302

CustomNATandDHCPConfigurationonaWindowsHost 302

SpecifyingConnectionsfromPortsBelow1024 303

ConfiguringNATonaLinuxHost 304

ConsiderationsforUsingNAT 306

UsingNATwithNetLogon 307

SampleLinuxnat.conf

File 309

UsingSambawithWorkstation 311

AddUserstotheSambaPasswordFile 311

UsingaSambaServerforBridgedandHost‐OnlyNetworks 311

UseSambaWithoutNetworkAccess 312

16 ConnectingDevices 313

UsingParallelPorts 313

AddaVirtualParallelPorttoaVirtualMachine 314

TroubleshootECRErrorsforParallelPorts 315

ConfiguringaParallelPortonaLinuxHost 315

UsingSerialPorts 318

AddaVirtualSerialPorttoaVirtualMachine 319

ChangetheInputSpeedoftheSerialConnection 321

DebuggingoveraVirtualSerialPort 321

ConfiguringKeyboardFeatures 323

UsetheEnhancedVirtualKeyboardforWindowsHosts 323

HotKeysforVirtualMachines 323

SpecifyaLanguageKeyboardMapforVNCClients 324

KeyboardMappingonaLinuxHost 326

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UsingUSBDevicesinaVirtualMachine 334

EnabletheUSB2.0ControllerforaVirtualMachine 335

AddaUSBControllertoaVirtualMachine 336

ConnectingUSBDevices 336

USBDriverInstallationonaWindowsHost 338

ReplaceUSB2.0DriversonaWindows2000Host 339

AccessandUseaUSBDeviceonaLinuxHost 339

How

DeviceControlIsSharedBetweenHostandGuest 340

DisconnectingUSBDevicesfromaVirtualMachine 341

UseSmartCardswithVirtualMachines 341

SwitchtoUsingtheVirtualSmartCardReaderonLinuxHosts 343

DisableSmartCardSharing 343

SupportforGenericSCSIDevices 344

InstallingRequiredAdaptersorDriversforSomeWindowsGuests 344

AvoidingConcurrentAccesson

LinuxHosts 345

AddaGenericSCSIDevicetoaVirtualMachine 346

TroubleshootProblemsDetectingGenericSCSIDevices 347

UseTwo‐WayVirtual SymmetricMultiprocessing 349

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

Processors 350

17 Special‐PurposeConfigurationOptionsforWindowsHosts 351

LockingOutInterfaceFeatures 351

SetAdministrativeLockoutPreferences 352

RemovingaForgottenPassword 352

RestrictingtheUserInterface 352

EnabletheRestrictedUserInterface 353

RestricttheUserInterfaceandReturntoaSnapshot 353

DisabletheRestrictedUserInterface 354

MakingaVirtualMachineAlwaysUseFullScreenSwitchMode 355

CreateaVirtualMachineforUseinFullScreenSwitch

Mode 355

MovingaVirtualMachinetoaUser’sComputer 356

ConfiguringHotKeysforFullScreenSwitchMode 356

Usingvmware‐fullscreentoRunaVirtualMachine 361

GuestACPIS1Sleep 364

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18 LearningtheBasicsofVMwareACE 365

BenefitsofUsingVMwareACE 365

KeyFeaturesofVMwareACE 366

VMwareACETerminology 367

NetworkandDiskSpaceRequirementsfortheAdministrativeWorkstation 368

OverviewofCreatingandDeployingACEPackages 368

OverviewoftheACEUserInterface 370

TroubleshootingUsers’Problems 371

19 SettingandUsingPoliciesandCustomizingVMwarePlayer 373

BenefitsofUsingPolicies 374

SetPoliciesforACEInstances 374

SettingAccessControlPolicies 375

CreateorEditanAccessControlPolicy 376

ActivationSettings 376

AuthenticationSettings 377

UsinganAuthenticationScript 378

IncludeaPower‐OnandPower‐OffScriptinthePackage 378

SetaRecoveryKeyforEncryptedACEInstances 380

SetActivationLimit 380

ActiveDirectoryPasswordChangeProxying 381

Setting

HosttoGuestDataScriptPolicies 381

SpecifyaScriptandaCommandtoRunIt 381

SettingExpirationPolicies 383

SettingCopyProtectionPolicies 383

SettingResourceSigningPolicies 384

SettingNetworkAccessPolicies 385

BeforeYouBeginSettingHostPolicies 385

UsetheNetworkAccessWizardtoConfigureNetworkAccess 386

GuidelinesforSpecifyingZoneConditions 387

UsingtheRulesetEditorto

ConfigureHostandGuestAccess 390

ChangeNATSettings 392

ConfigureWhichPhysicalNetworkAdaptertoUse 393

UnderstandingtheInteractionofHostandGuestAccessFilterswithTunneling

Protocols 394

UpdatingaNetworkAccessPolicy 394

SettingRemovableDevicesPolicies 394

SettingUSBDevicePolicies 394

AccessLevelsforUSBDevices 395

SetanAccessPolicyforUSBDevices 395

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SettingVirtualPrinterPolicies 396

SettingRuntimePreferencesPolicies 397

RuntimePreferencesSettings 397

EnhancedVirtualKeyboardSettings 398

ExitBehaviorSettings 399

PocketACECacheSettings 399

SettingSnapshotPolicies 400

SettingAdministratorModePolicies 401

UseAdministratorModeonanACEInstance 401

SettingKioskModePolicies 402

ChangetheKeyCombinationforExitingKioskMode 402

SettingHot‐FixPoliciesforStandaloneACEInstances 403

Setting

thePolicyUpdateFrequencyforManagedACEInstances 403

ControlWhichACEInstancesRunonaHost 404

WritingPlug‐InPolicyScripts 406

ExamplesofPolicyScripts 407

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerInterfaceonWindowsHostsOnly 411

CreateandSpecifyaSkinFile 411

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerIcons 412

CustomizingtheTitleBarText 412

CustomizingtheRemovableDevice

Display 413

ShortcutKeyValues 415

SampleSkinFile 416

20 DeployingACEPackages 417

EditDeploymentSettings 417

EncryptionSettings 418

PackageLifetimeSettings 418

InstanceCustomizationonWindowsHostsOnly 419

CustomEULASettings 427

DeploymentPlatformSettings 427

ACEResourcesDirectory 428

ReviewtheConfigurationofanACE‐EnabledVirtualMachine 429

UsePreviewModetoTestPolicyandDeploymentSettings 429

CreatingaPackage 431

OverviewofPackageCreationandValidation 431

TurnOfftheVMwareTools

CheckforTestDeployments 432

PrerequisitesforUsingthePackagingWizards 433

UsetheNewPackageWizard 435

ViewPackagePropertiesandAddNotes 436

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PerformanEnd‐to‐EndDeploymentTest 437

DeployPackages 438

21 PocketACE 439

UseCasesforPocketACE 440

PortableDeviceRequirements 441

PoliciesandDeploymentSettingsforPocketACE 442

CreateaPocketACEPackage 442

DeployingtheACEPackageonaPortableDevice 443

UsetheGraphicalUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 443

UsetheCommand‐LineUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 444

RunthePocketACEInstance 445

22 InstallingACEPackages 447

InstallinganACEPackageonaWindowsHost 447

InstallanACEInstanceonaSingleWindowsHost 448

InstallinganACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleWindowsHosts 449

UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEinstancefromaWindowsHost 450

InstallinganACEPackageonaLinuxHost 451

ManuallyInstallVMwarePlayeronaLinuxHost 451

Install

theACEInstanceonaSingleLinuxHost 452

InstallanACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleLinuxHosts 453

PrepareaLinuxHostforRunninginKioskMode 454

UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEInstancefromaLinuxHost 455

UpgradingACEInstancestoACE2.5 455

StartandUseanACEInstance 456

ChangeDefaultKioskMode

StartupBehavior 457

UseMultipleVirtualMachinesinKioskMode 458

InstallanACEClientLicense 460

ChangetheACEClientLicense 460

QuitVMwarePlayer 460

TroubleshootingTools 461

Usingthevmware‐acetoolCommand‐LineTool 461

RespondtoHotFixRequests 463

TroubleshootingSetupIssues 464

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A WorkstationCommand‐LineReference 467

StartupOptionsforWorkstationandVirtualMachines 467

UsingStartupOptionsinaWindowsShortcut 469

B UsingtheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerforEclipse 471

InstallationRequirementsfortheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerEnvironment 472

HostSystemRequirements 473

EclipseRequirements 474

VirtualMachineRequirements 475

ManagingVirtualMachineLaunchConfigurations 477

UseApplicationConfigurationstoStartApplicationsinaVirtualMachine 478

UseApplicationConfigurationstoAttachtoApplicationsRunninginaVirtual

Machine 479

DeleteaConfiguration 480

RunningandDebuggingApplicationsinVirtualMachines 480

Startan

ApplicationDebuggingSessioninaVirtualMachine 481

StartanApplicationinaVirtualMachineWithoutDebugging 481

AttachtoanApplicationRunninginaVirtualMachine 481

C UsingtheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerforVisualStudio 483

DebuggingModesoftheIntegratedVirtualDebugger 484

UsingtheRemoteDebuggingMode 485

RequirementsandRecommendationsforRemoteDebugging 486

ConfiguringtheRemoteDebuggingMode 487

ConfiguringVisualStudio 491

ConfiguringtheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerforRemoteDebugging 492

DebuggingApplicationsinVirtualMachinesUsingRemoteDebugging 496

StartaRemoteDebuggingSessioninaVirtualMachine 497

StartaSessionWithout

DebugginginaVirtualMachine 497

AttachtheDebuggertoaProcessRunninginaVirtualMachine 498

UsingtheReplayDebuggingMode 499

RequirementsandRecommendationsforReplayDebugging 499

ConfiguringtheReplayDebuggingMode 500

ConfiguretheGuestSystemforReplayDebugging 500

ConfiguringtheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerforReplayDebugging 501

DebuggingApplicationsinVirtualMachinesUsingReplay

Debugging 502

CreateaRecordingofaProgramExecutionUsingVisualStudio 502

StartaReplayDebuggingSessionwithaRecordingMadebyVisual

Studio 503

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UsingReverseExecution 504

StartingReverseExecution 504

StoppingReverseExecution 504

StartaReplayDebuggingSessionwithaManualRecording 505

LimitationsofReplayDebuggingMode 505

IntegratedVirtualDebuggerEnvironment 506

IdentifytheApplicationforReplayDebugging 506

FilesMaintainedbytheIntegratedVirtualDebugger 506

TroubleshootingTips 507

ReportingBugsandViewingLogFiles 507

RemoteDebuggingTips 507

ReplayDebuggingTips 509

Glossary 511

Index 517

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

usingVMware

®

Workstation6.5.WithWorkstation,youcanconvertanexisting

physicalPCintoaVMwarevirtualmachineorcreateanewvirtualmachine.Each

virtualmachinerepresentsacompletePC,includingtheprocessor,memory,network

connectionsandperipheralports.UseWorkstationtodothefollowing:

 Hostlegacyapplicationsandovercomeplatformmigrationissues.

 Configureandtestnewsoftwareorpatchesinanisolatedenvironment.

 Automatetasksforsoftwaredevelopmentandtesting.

 Demonstratemulti‐tierconfigurationsonasinglePC.

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Workstation.Workstationuserstypicallyincludepeoplewhodosoftwaredevelopment

andtestingorworkwithmultipleoperatingsystemsorcomputingenvironments:

softwaredevelopers,QAengineers,trainers,salespeoplewhorundemos,andanyone

whowantstocreatevirtual

machines.

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