VMware Workstation 7 User manual

Workstation User’s Manual

VMware Workstation 7.0

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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 24

LocalAreaNetworking 25

HostOperatingSystem 25

VirtualMachineSpecifications 29

Processor 29

ChipSet 29

BIOS 30

Memory 30

Graphics 30

IDEDrives 30

SCSIDevices 30

FloppyDrives 31

Serial(COM)Ports 31

Parallel(LPT)Ports 31

USBPorts 31

Keyboard 31

MouseandDrawingTablets 31

EthernetCard 32

Sound 32

VirtualNetworking 32

SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 32

Supportfor64‐BitGuestOperatingSystems 37

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2 InstallingandUpgradingVMwareWorkstation 39

InstallationPrerequisites 39

SharingaWorkstationHostwithOtherVMwareProducts 40

InstallWorkstationonaWindowsHost 41

InstallWorkstationSilently 42

UninstallWorkstationfromaWindowsHost 44

InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHost 44

UsingCommand‐LineInstallationOptions 46

UninstallWorkstationfromaLinuxHost 47

PreparingforanUpgrade 47

UpgradeWorkstationonaWindowsHost 48

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

ws7Hos

t 49

UpgradeWorkstationonaLinuxHost 51

3 LearningWorkstationBasics 53

StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost 53

StartWorkstationonaLinuxHost 54

OverviewoftheWorkstationWindow 54

HomePageandViews 56

ToolbarButtons 59

ViewtheSidebar 62

FavoritesListintheSidebar 63

CheckforProductUpdates 65

QuicklyCreateaVirtualMachineandInstallanOperatingSystem 66

IntroductiontoWorkstationPreferences 67

IntroductiontoVirtualMachineSettings 69

HardwareTab 69

Opt

ionsTab 70

ClosingVi

rtualMachinesandExitingWorkstation 71

SetaVirtualMachinetoRunintheBackground 72

KeyboardShortcuts 72

ChangetheHot‐KeyCombination 74

GatheringInformationforVMwareTechnicalSupport 75

RegisterandCreateaSupportRequest 75

GatherDebuggingInformationforaVirtualMachine 75

RunningtheSupportScript 76

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4 CreatingandUpgradingaVirtualMachine 79

MethodsofCreatingVirtualMachines 79

ConfigurationOptionsfortheNewVirtualMachineWizard 80

EasyInstallFeatureforSomeGuestOperatingSystems 80

TypicalComparedtoCustomConfigurations 82

GuestOperatingSystemSelection 83

VirtualMachineLocation 83

VirtualHardwareCompatibilityLevels 84

NumberofProcessors 84

MemoryAllocation 85

NetworkConnectionType 85

I/OAdapterTypes 86

DiskTypes 86

NormalandIndependentDiskModes 87

VirtualDisksandPhy

sicalDisks 87

DiskCapacity 88

PocketACEDiskSizeCalculatoronWindowsOnly 88

UsetheNewVirtualMachineWizard 89

InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem 89

InstallationRequirementsfortheESXGuestOperatingSystem 90

RespondtoEasyInstallPrompts 90

InstallaGuestOperatingSystemManually 91

UseaParavirtualizedKernelinLinuxGuests 93

UpgradeaGuestOperatingSystem 94

Chang

etheVersionofaVirtualMachine 94

UsinganOlder‐VersionVirtualMachineWithoutUpgrading 96

FilesThatMakeUpaVirtualMachine 97

5 InstallingandUsingVMwareTools 101

ComponentsofVMwareTools 101

VMwareToolsService 102

VMwareDeviceDrivers 102

VMwareUserProcess 103

VMwareToolsControlPanel 104

InstallingVMwareTools 104

InstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 104

ConfiguretheVideoDriveronOlderVersionsofWindows 105

AutomatetheInstallationofVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 106

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

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

InstallVMwareToolsinaFreeBSDGuest 112

InstallVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 113

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

Manager 114

VMwareToolsUpdateProcess 115

HowAutomaticUpdatesOccur 115

HowYouAreNotifiedtoDoaMa

nualUpdate 116

UseGl

obalSettingstoUpdateVMwareToolsAutomatically 116

SetVMwareToolsUpdateOptionsforEachVirtualMachine 117

UpdateVMwareToolsinOlderWindowsVirtualMachines 117

UninstallVMwareTools 118

RepairorChangeInstalledModulesinaWindowsGuest 118

OpentheVMwareToolsControlPanel 119

UsetheWindowsControlPaneltoDisplaytheTaskb

arIcon 120

Opti

onsTabSettings 120

DevicesTabSettings 122

ScriptsTabSettings 122

ShrinkTabSettings 123

AboutTab 123

ConfigureVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 123

CustomizationstoVMwareTools 125

HowVMwareToolsScriptsAffectPowerStates 125

ExecuteCommandsAfterYouPowerOfforResetaVirtualMachine 128

PassingaStringfromtheHosttotheGuestatSt

artup 129

PassingInformationBetweentheGuestandAnotherProgram 131

UsetheVMwareToolsServiceCommand‐LineInterface 132

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

Machine 133

ConversionProcessforImportingfromOtherFormats 133

VMwareConverterComparedtotheConversionWizard 135

SupportedSourceMachines 135

ImportingfromVariousSources 136

SupportedDestinations 140

DesignatingaDestinationforaVirtualMachine 140

ConversionImpactonSettings 142

MigrationIssuesCausedbyHardwareChanges 143

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OpenaThird‐PartyVirtualMachineorSystemImage 143

ImportaVirtualMachine,VirtualAppliance,orSystemImage 144

ImportaWindowsXPModeVirtualMachine 145

7 GettingStartedwithVirtualMachines 147

StartingaVirtualMachine 148

StartaVirtualMachinefromtheWorkstationUserInterface 148

StartaVirtualMachineThatIsRunningintheBackground 149

StartaVirtualMachinebyUsingVMStreaming 149

VirtualMachineLocation 150

ShutDownaVirtualMachine 151

ConfigurePowerOffandResetOptionsforaVirtualMachine 152

DownloadComponents 153

PausingaVirtualMachine 154

Pau

seFeatureLimitations

154

PauseandUnpauseaVirtualMachine 155

EncryptingaVirtualMachine 155

RestrictionsonEncryption 156

EncryptaVirtualMachine 156

RemoveEncryptionfromaVirtualMachine 157

ChangethePasswordforanEncryptedVirtualMachine 157

DeleteaVirtualMachine 158

ControllingtheVirtualMachineDisplay 158

UsingUnityMode 158

UseFullScreenMode 162

UseQuickSwitchMode 165

UseExclusiveMode

165

UseMultipleMonitorsforOneVirtualMachine 166

UseMultipleMonitorsforMultipleVirtualMachines 169

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

WorkingwithNonstandardResolutions 171

ConfiguringVideoandSound 172

SettingScreenColorDepth 172

SupportforDirect3DGraphics 173

ConfiguringSound 175

InstallNewSoftwareinaVirtualMachine 179

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

179

ReportBatteryInformationintheGuest 180

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UseHostPrintersinaVirtualMachine 180

UseRemovableDevicesinaVirtualMachine 181

ConfiguretheApplianceViewforaVirtualMachine 182

CreateaScreenshotofaVirtualMachine 183

CreateandPlayBackaMovieofaVirtualMachine 184

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 201

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 210

RestoreanEarlierStatefromaSnapsho

t 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

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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 225

MovinganOlderVirtualMachine 226

MovingLink

edClones

227

SharingVirtualMachineswithOtherUsers 227

UsingVNCforRemoteConnectionstoaVirtualMachine 228

ConfigureaVirtualMachineasaVNCServer 228

UseaVNCClienttoConnecttoaVirtualMachine 229

MakeVirtualMachinesAvailableforStreamingfromaWebServer 230

SharingVirtualMachineswithVMwarePlayer 231

StartandExitVM

warePlayer

232

SettingUpVirtualMachinesforUsewithVMwarePlayer 233

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

RemoveaVirtualDiskfromaVir

tual

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 253

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UsingVMwareVirtualDiskManager 254

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

LegacyVirtualDisks 254

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

UsesoftheRecord/ReplayFeature 257

PhysicalandVirtualHardwareRequirements 258

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

RecordControlDialogBoxFeatures 261

ReplayControlDialogBoxFeatures 262

CreateaRecording 264

ReplayaRecording 265

BrowseaRecording 266

UsinganExecutionTraceFileofaRecording 266

EnableExecutionTracingforaRecording 267

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

268

MaintenanceTasksforUsingRecordings 268

Deletea

Recording 268

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 276

RemoveaVirtualMachinefromaTeam

277

Specif

y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

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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

Cloning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

ConfigureVMnet0AutomaticBrid

ged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

ConfiguringHostVirtualNe

twork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Linux 311

DHCPDontheLi

nuxHostDoesNotWorkAfterInstallingWorkstation 311

DHCPandDDNS 311

ConfiguringHost‐OnlyVirtualMachines 312

SetUpUsingConfiguration1or2 312

SetUpUsingConfiguration3 313

CompleteConfiguringtheVirtualNetworkAdapters 313

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

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

nuxHost 316

Usin

gNAT 316

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

DHCPontheNATNetwork 317

DNSontheNATNetwork 318

ExternalAccessfromtheNATNetwork 318

AdvancedNATConfiguration 319

ConfigureNATonaWindowsHost 319

CustomNATandDHCPConfigurationonaWindowsHost 319

SpecifyingConnectionsfromPortsBelow1024 320

Config

uringNATonaLinuxHost

321

ConsiderationsforUsingNAT 324

UsingNATwithNetLogon 324

SampleLinuxnat.confFile 327

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UsingSambawithWorkstation 328

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

UsingaSambaServerforBridgedandHost‐OnlyNetworks 329

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

Ac

cess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Devices 361

I

nstalling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Four‐WayVirtualSymmetricMultiprocessing 366

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

HotKeysforSw

itching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

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SettingHosttoGuestDataScriptPolicies 397

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

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Hos

tandGuestAccess 407

ChangeNA

TSettings 409

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

UnderstandingtheInteractionofHost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 412

SettingVirtualPrinterPo

licies 414

SettingRuntimePreferencesPolicies 415

RuntimePreferencesSettings 415

EnhancedVirtualKeyboardSettings 416

ExitBehaviorSettings 416

PocketACECacheSettings 417

Setting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Upd

ateFrequencyforManagedACEInstances

421

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

WritingPlug‐InPolicyScripts 424

ExamplesofPolicyScripts 425

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerInterfaceonWindowsHostsOnly 428

CreateandSpecifyaSkinFile 428

CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerIcons 429

CustomizingtheTitleBarText 430

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CustomizingtheRemovableDeviceDisplay 430

ShortcutKeyValues 432

SampleSkinFile 433

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

st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

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

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

InstalltheACEInstanceonaSingleLinuxHost 470

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

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

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

UpgradingAC

EInstan

cestoACE2.6 473

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VMware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 495

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

usingVMware

®

Workstation7.0.WithWorkstation,youcanconvertanexisting

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

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