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Introduction and System Requirements __________________________ 11

Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical Professional _______ 12

What’s New in Version 4 _________________________________________ 14

New in Version 4.5.2 __________________________________________ 14

New in Version 4.5 ___________________________________________ 14

New in Version 4.0 ___________________________________________ 15

Host System Requirements _______________________________________ 18

Virtual Machine Specifications_____________________________________ 21

Supported Guest Operating Systems _______________________________ 24

Technical Support Resources______________________________________ 26

Documentation on the Web____________________________________ 26

VMware Knowledge Base ______________________________________ 26

VMware User Community______________________________________ 26

Reporting Problems __________________________________________ 26

Installing VMware Workstation __________________________________ 29

Selecting Your Host System_______________________________________ 30

Upgrading from Previous Versions _______________________________ 30

Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host ___________________ 31

Installing the VMware Workstation Software _______________________ 31

Installing VMware Workstation Silently____________________________ 35

Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host ______________ 37

Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host ______________________ 38

Before Installing on a Linux Host_________________________________ 38

Installing the VMware Workstation Software _______________________ 39

Configuring Your Web Browser__________________________________ 41

Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host _________________ 41

Upgrading VMware Workstation ________________________________ 43

Preparing for the Upgrade________________________________________ 44

Before You Install VMware Workstation 4 __________________________ 44

When You Remove Version 2 or 3 and Install Version 4 _______________ 45

Upgrading on a Windows Host ____________________________________ 47

Upgrading from an Earlier Release of Version 4 _____________________ 47

Upgrading from Version 2 or 3 to Version 4 ________________________ 47

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Upgrading on a Linux Host _______________________________________ 50

Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 3 under Version 4 ___________ 51

Create Everything New from the Start ____________________________ 51

Use an Existing Configuration File and Virtual Disk ___________________ 51

Use an Existing Virtual Machine and Upgrade the Virtual Hardware______ 52

Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________ 53

Upgrading the Virtual Hardware in an Existing Virtual Machine _________ 61

Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version 4 ___________ 62

Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________ 62

Creating a New Virtual Machine _________________________________ 67

Setting Up a New Virtual Machine__________________________________ 69

What’s in a Virtual Machine? ____________________________________ 69

Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine ___________________________ 70

Installing a Guest Operating System and VMware Tools _________________ 80

Installing Windows XP as a Guest Operating System____________________ 81

Installing VMware Tools __________________________________________ 83

VMware Tools for Windows Guests _______________________________ 83

VMware Tools for Linux Guests __________________________________ 87

VMware Tools for FreeBSD Guests________________________________ 89

Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine ________________ 91

VMware Tools Configuration Options _______________________________ 92

Using the System Console to Configure VMware Tools in a NetWare Guest

Operating System____________________________________________ 94

Running VMware Workstation __________________________________ 97

Overview of the VMware Workstation Window________________________ 99

Starting a Virtual Machine _______________________________________ 105

Starting a Virtual Machine on a Windows Host_____________________ 105

Starting a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host ________________________ 106

Checking the Status of VMware Tools ______________________________ 108

Controlling the Display _________________________________________ 109

Using Full Screen Mode ______________________________________ 109

Using Quick Switch Mode_____________________________________ 109

Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors __________________________ 110

Fitting the VMware Workstation Window to the Virtual Machine _______ 110

Fitting a Windows Guest Operating System’s Display to the VMware

Workstation Window ________________________________________ 111

Simplifying the Screen Display _________________________________ 111

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Installing New Software ________________________________________ 113

Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text_________________________________ 114

Using Shared Folders ___________________________________________ 115

Using Drag and Drop___________________________________________ 118

Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines ________________________ 119

Taking and Reverting to a Snapshot _______________________________ 120

Shutting Down a Virtual Machine _________________________________ 121

Removing a Virtual Machine _____________________________________ 122

Using Devices in a Virtual Machine ________________________________ 123

Adding, Configuring and Removing Devices in a Virtual Machine ______ 123

Connecting and Disconnecting Removable Devices ________________ 123

Creating a Screen Shot of a Virtual Machine _________________________ 125

Checking for Product Updates____________________________________ 126

Setting Preferences for VMware Workstation_________________________ 127

Command Reference___________________________________________ 131

Startup Options on a Linux Host________________________________ 131

Startup Options on a Windows Host ____________________________ 131

Keyboard Shortcuts _________________________________________ 132

Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines ___________________________ 135

Moving a VMware Workstation 4 Virtual Machine _____________________ 137

Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths _____________________________ 137

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 137

Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine__________________ 138

Moving a VMware Workstation 3.1 or 3.2 Virtual Machine_______________ 139

Virtual Machines May Have Relative or Absolute Paths_______________ 139

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 139

Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine__________________ 140

Moving an Older Virtual Machine _________________________________ 142

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 142

Preparing the New Host Machine_______________________________ 143

Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode ________________ 144

Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users __________________________ 146

Using Disks _________________________________________________ 147

Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine ___________________ 149

Disk Types: Virtual and Physical_________________________________ 149

File Locations ______________________________________________ 151

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Updating Filenames for Virtual Disks Created with Earlier VMware Products __

153

Defragmenting and Shrinking Virtual Disks _______________________ 154

Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine ________________________________ 156

Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine _________________________ 156

Adding Raw Disks to a Virtual Machine___________________________ 157

Adding DVD or CD Drives to a Virtual Machine ____________________ 161

Adding Floppy Drives to a Virtual Machine________________________ 162

Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File _____________ 163

Using VMware Virtual Disk Manager _______________________________ 165

Running the VMware Virtual Disk Manager Utility __________________ 166

Shrinking Virtual Disks with VMware Virtual Disk Manager ____________ 168

Examples Using the VMware Virtual Disk Manager__________________ 169

Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine _______ 172

Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with VMware

Workstation________________________________________________ 174

Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines ___________________ 180

Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Virtual

Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation ________________ 183

Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating

System Booted from a Raw Disk ________________________________ 184

Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for Use with a Windows 98 Guest

Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk _______________________ 185

Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks ___________________________________ 187

Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with VMware

Workstation on a Linux Host___________________________________ 187

Installing an Operating System onto a Raw Partition from a Virtual Machine 193

Configuring a Windows Host __________________________________ 193

Configuring a Linux Host _____________________________________ 196

Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts _______ 198

Improving Performance ______________________________________ 198

Preserving the State of a Virtual Machine ________________________ 199

Using Suspend and Resume _____________________________________ 200

Using the Snapshot ____________________________________________ 201

What Is Captured by the Snapshot? _____________________________ 201

Settings for the Snapshot _____________________________________ 202

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Removing the Snapshot ______________________________________ 203

Ways of Using the Snapshot ___________________________________ 203

The Snapshot and Legacy Disk Modes ___________________________ 204

The Snapshot and Repeatable Resume __________________________ 204

The Snapshot and Legacy Virtual Machines _______________________ 204

The Snapshot and the Virtual Machine’s Hard Disks _________________ 205

The Snapshot and Other Activity in the Virtual Machine _____________ 205

Configuring a Virtual Network _________________________________ 207

Components of the Virtual Network _______________________________ 210

Common Networking Configurations ______________________________ 212

Bridged Networking _________________________________________ 212

Network Address Translation (NAT) _____________________________ 213

Host-Only Networking _______________________________________ 214

Custom Networking Configurations _______________________________ 216

Changing the Networking Configuration ___________________________ 219

Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters___________________ 219

Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host ________ 220

Enabling, Disabling, Adding and Removing Host Virtual Adapters ______ 224

Advanced Networking Topics ____________________________________ 228

Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network or NAT Configuration __ 228

Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network ________________ 230

Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine _____ 232

Controlling Routing Information for a Host-Only Network on a Linux Host 234

Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host _____ 234

Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host_______ 236

Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks _____________________ 236

Routing between Two Host-Only Networks _______________________ 239

Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host__ 243

Understanding NAT ___________________________________________ 244

Using NAT _________________________________________________ 244

The Host Computer and the NAT Network ________________________ 244

DHCP on the NAT Network ____________________________________ 245

DNS on the NAT Network _____________________________________ 245

External Access from the NAT Network___________________________ 245

Advanced NAT Configuration __________________________________ 247

Custom NAT and DHCP Configuration on a Windows Host ___________ 251

Considerations for Using NAT __________________________________ 252

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Using NAT with NetLogon ____________________________________ 252

Sample Linux vmnetnat.conf File _______________________________ 254

Using Samba on a Linux Host ____________________________________ 257

Using Samba for File Sharing on a Linux Host______________________ 257

Configuring Video and Sound _________________________________ 265

Setting Screen Color Depth in a Virtual Machine______________________ 266

Changing Screen Color Depth on the Host _______________________ 266

Changing Screen Color Depth in the Virtual Machine _______________ 266

Using Full Screen Mode on a Linux Host ___________________________ 268

Configuring Sound ____________________________________________ 269

Installing Sound Drivers in Windows 9x and Windows NT Guest

Operating Systems __________________________________________ 269

Connecting Devices __________________________________________ 271

Using Parallel Ports ____________________________________________ 273

Parallel Ports _______________________________________________ 273

Installation in Guest Operating Systems __________________________ 273

Configuring a Parallel Port on a Linux Host________________________ 274

Special Notes for the Iomega Zip Drive __________________________ 276

Using Serial Ports______________________________________________ 277

Using a Serial Port on the Host Computer ________________________ 277

Using a File on the Host Computer______________________________ 278

Connecting an Application on the Host to a Virtual Machine _________ 279

Connecting Two Virtual Machines ______________________________ 281

Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users _________________ 285

Examples: Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port ____________________ 286

Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host _______________________________ 289

Quick Answers _____________________________________________ 289

The Longer Story ___________________________________________ 289

V-Scan Code Table __________________________________________ 292

Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine ____________________________ 297

Notes on USB Support in Version 4______________________________ 297

Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller________________________ 297

Connecting USB Devices _____________________________________ 297

Using USB with a Windows Host________________________________ 298

Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host_________________ 298

Installing USB Devices as a Non-Administrator_____________________ 299

Using USB with a Linux Host___________________________________ 299

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Who Has Control over a USB Device? ____________________________ 299

Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine _________________ 301

Human Interface Devices _____________________________________ 301

Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device ______________________________ 302

Generic SCSI on a Windows Host Operating System ________________ 302

Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System ___________________ 304

Performance Tuning __________________________________________ 307

Configuring and Maintaining the Host Computer_____________________ 309

Configuring VMware Workstation _________________________________ 310

General VMware Workstation Options ___________________________ 310

VMware Workstation on a Windows Host_________________________ 313

VMware Workstation on a Linux Host ____________________________ 314

Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance ___________________________ 315

Memory Usage Notes __________________________________________ 317

Virtual Machine Memory Size __________________________________ 317

Memory Use on the Host _____________________________________ 318

Using More Than 1GB of Memory on a Linux Host __________________ 320

Improving Performance for Guest Operating Systems _________________ 322

Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System Performance Tips 322

Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Guest

Operating System Performance Tips ____________________________ 324

Linux Guest Operating System Performance Tips___________________ 326

Special-Purpose Configuration Options _________________________ 327

Locking Out Interface Features ___________________________________ 329

Removing a Forgotten Password _______________________________ 329

Restricting the User Interface ____________________________________ 331

Automatically Returning to a Snapshot with a Restricted User Interface _ 332

Using Full Screen Switch Mode ___________________________________ 334

Creating a Virtual Machine for Use in Full Screen Switch Mode ________ 334

Moving a Virtual Machine to the User’s Computer __________________ 334

Setting Configuration Options on the User’s Computer ______________ 335

Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines on the User’s Computer_______ 338

Glossary ____________________________________________________ 341

Index ______________________________________________________ 345

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CHAPTER 1

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Introduction and System

Requirements

This section contains the following:

• What’s New in Version 4 on page 14

• Host System Requirements on page 18

• Virtual Machine Specifications on page 21

• Supported Guest Operating Systems on page 24

• Technical Support Resources on page 26

Thank you for choosing VMware® Workstation, the powerful virtual machine software

for enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems and their

applications simultaneously on a single PC.

If you’re new to VMware Workstation, this is the place to start.

If you’re a veteran user of VMware products, take a few minutes to see what’s new in

version 4 and check out the notes on upgrading your installation.

The first chapters of this manual — through Running VMware Workstation on page 97

— introduce you to some of the things you can do with VMware Workstation and

guide you through the key steps for installing the software and putting it to work.

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Later chapters provide in-depth reference material for getting the most out of the

sophisticated features of VMware Workstation.

Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical

Professional

VMware Workstation is powerful virtual machine software for system administrators

and developers who want to revolutionize software development, testing and

deployment in their enterprise. Shipping for over five years and winner of over a

dozen major product awards, VMware Workstation enables software developers to

develop and test the most complex networked server-class applications running on

Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® or Novell® NetWare® — all on a single desktop.

Essential features such as Windows, Linux and NetWare support, virtual networking,

live snapshots, drag-and-drop, shared folders and PXE support make VMware

Workstation a powerful, indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system

administrators.

Run the operating systems and applications you need — all on a single desktop

With over five years of proven success and millions of users, VMware Workstation

improves efficiency, reduces costs and increases flexibility and responsiveness.

Installing VMware Workstation on the desktop is the first step to transforming your IT

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infrastructure into virtual infrastructure. VMware Workstation is used in the enterprise

to

• Streamline software development and testing operations

• Accelerate application deployments

• Ensure application compatibility and perform operating system migrations

VMware Workstation enables multiple operating systems and their applications to run

concurrently on a single physical machine. These operating systems and applications

are isolated in secure virtual machines that coexist on a single piece of hardware. The

VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual

machine’s resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks and I/O

devices. A virtual machines is the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

With VMware Workstation you can

• Build complex networks — and develop, test and deploy new applications — all

on a single computer

• Leverage the portability of virtual machines so you can easily share

development environments and prepackaged configurations — complete with

operating system and applications — without risk

• Add or change operating systems without repartitioning disks or rebooting

• Run new operating systems and legacy applications on one computer

Since its launch in 1999, VMware Workstation has revolutionized the way software and

IT infrastructure are developed and has become the de facto standard for IT

professionals and developers worldwide. When you deploy VMware Workstation in

your environment you will

• Shorten development cycles

• Reduce problem resolution time

• Increase productivity

• Accelerate time to market

• Improve project quality

If your business is looking to simplify and accelerate development, testing and

deployment of software and IT infrastructure, VMware Workstation is essential.

.

Host and Guest

• The physical computer

on which you install

the VMware

Workstation software

is called the host

computer, and its

operating system is

called the host

operating system.

• The operating system

running inside a virtual

machine is called a

guest operating

system.

• For definitions of these

and other special

terms, see the glossary

at the end of this

manual.

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What’s New in Version 4

Whether you’re a long-time power user of VMware Workstation or a beginning user

who is just learning what you can do with virtual machines, the new features in

VMware Workstation 4 extend its capabilities and make it easier to use.

• New in Version 4.5.2 on page 14

• New in Version 4.5 on page 14

• New in Version 4.0 on page 15

New in Version 4.5.2

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.5.2:

VMware Virtual Disk Manager

You can create, manage and modify virtual disk files from the command line or within

scripts with the VMware Virtual Disk Manager utility. For more information, see Using

VMware Virtual Disk Manager on page 165.

Experimental Support for 64-bit Host Operating Systems

This means you can install this release of VMware Workstation on a 64-bit host

computer that uses an AMD64 Opteron, Athlon 64 or Intel IA-32e CPU. Virtual

machines you create on these hosts have 32-bit CPUs and can run 32-bit guest

operating systems.

Experimental Support for Solaris Guest Operating Systems

This means you may install the x86 platform edition of Solaris 9 and of Solaris 10 beta

as guest operating systems in this release of VMware Workstation. VMware Tools is not

available for Solaris. If you want to run the guest operating system’s X server, you may

do so in 16 colors.

Support for SUSE LINUX 9.1 Guests

This means you may run SUSE LINUX 9.1 as a guest operating system in this release of

VMware Workstation.

Enhanced VPN Support over NAT

VMware Workstation now supports PPTP over NAT.

New in Version 4.5

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.5:

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Increased Memory Size for Virtual Machines

This means you can create individual virtual machines with up to 3,600MB of memory

and use up to 4GB of memory for all running virtual machines.

Experimental Support for Longhorn

This means you can install and run beta versions of the next version of Windows,

code-named Longhorn. Because Longhorn is still in the beta stage of development,

you should expect it to install and run more slowly than other guest operating

systems.

Improved Support for Guests Using Linux Kernels in the 2.6 Series

This means better performance for virtual machines running manually installed 2.6

kernels and also for virtual machines using some of the later releases of Red Hat Linux

9, which incorporate some components from the 2.6 kernel.

Support for PXE

This means that if you use a preboot execution environment (commonly known as

PXE) to boot and install operating systems into new virtual machines, you can do so

without any add-on software.

Tip of the Day

A pop-up tip introduces you to a key feature of VMware Workstation each time you

launch the program. You can turn the tips off if you prefer not to see them.

USB Device Installation for Nonadministrators

Any user on a Windows host can connect USB devices for use in a virtual machine. You

no longer need administrative privileges on the host to connect a USB device to a

virtual machine. See Installing USB Devices as a Non-Administrator on page 299 for

details.

Automatic Check for Product Updates

VMware Workstation now checks automatically to see if updates for the product are

available. You can adjust the interval between the automatic checks or turn off

automatic checking. See Checking for Product Updates on page 126 for details.

New Operating System Support

Get the freedom to choose the operating systems and applications that work best for

you. VMware Workstation 4.5 adds support for Novell NetWare 5.1, 6 and 6.5; and

SUSE™ LINUX 9.0.

New in Version 4.0

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.0:

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Snapshots

You can take a snapshot of your virtual machine’s state, a point-in-time copy of the

running system state, saved to disk. You can revert to that snapshot at any time —

making it easier to do repetitive testing and debugging. You can also configure a

virtual machine so it reverts to the snapshot each time you power it off. See Taking

and Reverting to a Snapshot on page 120 for details.

Drag and Drop

You can drag and drop files and folders in both directions between Windows hosts

and Windows guests. See Using Drag and Drop on page 118 for details.

Shared Folders

Shared folders give you an easy way to share files between the host and one or more

guests. See Using Shared Folders on page 115 for details.

Full Debug Support

Programmers now have the full functionality of native program debugging within a

virtual machine with support for both user- and kernel-level debuggers. For more

information on configuring virtual machines for a debugging session, see Examples:

Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port on page 286.

Improved Sound and Video

Listen to music in a virtual machine with the high fidelity provided by the new sound

device, which emulates the popular Creative Labs Sound Blaster® AudioPCI. Get

upgraded high performance graphics that let you display streaming video without

skipping a beat.

New Operating System Support.

VMware Workstation 4.0 provides support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003; Red

Hat™ Linux 8.0 and 9.0, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1, and Red Hat Enterprise

Linux Workstation 2.1; SuSE Linux 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and Enterprise Server 8; and Mandrake™

Linux 9.0.

New User Interface

The Linux user interface is updated throughout, and includes a completely revamped

virtual machine settings editor. Windows hosts have an updated Favorites list. And on

both hosts, you can run multiple virtual machines in the same window and tab from

one to another using the new quick switch mode. See Running VMware Workstation

on page 97 for details.

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Network Settings (Windows Host)

The Virtual Network Editor for Windows hosts now provides a graphical interface you

can use to change the configuration of the DHCP servers running on your virtual

networks. It also lets you configure the NAT device and the host virtual adapters. See

Changing the Networking Configuration on page 219 for details.

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Host System Requirements

What do you need to get the most out of VMware Workstation 4? Take the following

list of requirements as a starting point. Remember that the virtual machines running

under VMware Workstation are like physical computers in many ways — and, like

physical computers, they generally perform better if they have faster processors and

more memory.

PC Hardware

• Standard PC

• 500MHz or faster compatible x86 processor (recommended; 400MHz minimum)

Compatible processors include

• Intel®: Celeron®, Pentium® II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M (including

computers with Centrino™ mobile technology), Xeon™ (including “Prestonia”)

• AMD™: Athlon™, Athlon MP, Athlon XP, Duron™, Opteron™

For additional information, including notes on processors that are not

compatible, see the VMware knowledge base atwww.vmware.com/support/kb/

enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=967.

• Multiprocessor systems supported

• Experimental support for AMD64 Opteron, Athlon 64 or Intel IA-32e CPU

Memory

• Enough memory to run the host operating system, plus memory required for

each guest operating system and for applications on the host and guest; see

your guest operating system and application documentation for their memory

requirements

• 256MB recommended, 128MB minimum

Display

• 16-bit display adapter recommended; greater than 8-bit display adapter required

• Linux hosts must have an X server that meets the X11R6 specification (such as

XFree86) and a video adapter supported by that server to run guest operating

systems in full screen mode

Disk Drives

• 100MB (for Windows hosts), 20MB (for Linux hosts) free space required for basic

installation

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• At least 1GB free disk space recommended for each guest operating system and

the application software used with it; if you use a default setup, the actual disk

space needs are approximately the same as those for installing and running the

guest operating system and applications on a physical computer

• IDE or SCSI hard drives, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives supported

• Guest operating systems can reside on physical disk partitions or in virtual disk

files

Local Area Networking (Optional)

• Any Ethernet controller supported by the host operating system

• Non-Ethernet networks supported using built-in network address translation

(NAT) or using a combination of host-only networking plus routing software on

the host operating system

Windows Host Operating Systems

• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition,

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

• Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2

(listed versions also supported with no service pack)

• Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or 4, Windows 2000 Server Service

Pack 3 or 4, Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3 or 4 (listed versions

also supported with no service pack)

• Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a, Windows NT Server 4.0 Service

Pack 6a, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

Caution: Do not install VMware Workstation on a Windows NT 4.0 Server system

that is configured as a primary or backup domain controller.

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Linux Host Operating Systems

Supported distributions and kernels are listed below. VMware Workstation may not

run on systems that do not meet these requirements.

Note: As newer Linux kernels and distributions are released, VMware modifies and

tests its products for stability and reliability on those host platforms. We make every

effort to add support for new kernels and distributions in a timely manner, but until a

kernel or distribution is added to the list below, its use with our products is not

supported. Look for newer prebuilt modules in the download area of our Web site. Go

towww.vmware.com/download/.

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• Mandrake Linux 9.0 — stock 2.4.19

• Mandrake Linux 8.2 — stock 2.4.18-6mdk

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 — stock 2.4.21, update 2.4.21-15.EL

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 — stock 2.4.9-e3

• Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 — stock 2.4.9-e3

• Red Hat Linux 9.0 — stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9

• Red Hat Linux 8.0 — stock 2.4.18

• Red Hat Linux 7.3 — stock 2.4.18

• Red Hat Linux 7.2 — stock 2.4.7-10, upgrade 2.4.9-7, upgrade 2.4.9-13, upgrade

2.4.9-21, upgrade 2.4.9-31

• Red Hat Linux 7.1 — stock 2.4.2-2, upgrade 2.4.3-12

• Red Hat Linux 7.0 — stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14

• SUSE LINUX 9.1 — stock 2.6.4-52

• SUSE LINUX 9.0 — stock 2.4.21-99

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 — stock 2.4.19

• SuSE Linux 8.2 — stock 2.4.20

• SuSE Linux 8.1 — stock 2.4.19

• SuSE Linux 8.0 — stock 2.4.18

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 — stock 2.4.7 and patch 2

• SuSE Linux 7.3 — stock 2.4.10

Platforms not listed above are not supported.

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