VMware Workstation 7 User manual

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Contents
AboutThisBook 19
1 IntroductionandSystemRequirements 21
ProductBenefits 21
OverviewofThisManual 22
HostSystemRequirements 23
PCHardware 23
Memory 23
Display 24
DiskDrives 24
LocalAreaNetworking 25
HostOperatingSystem 25
VirtualMachineSpecifications 29
Processor 29
ChipSet 29
BIOS 30
Memory 30
Graphics 30
IDEDrives 30
SCSIDevices 30
FloppyDrives 31
Serial(COM)Ports 31
Parallel(LPT)Ports 31
USBPorts 31
Keyboard 31
MouseandDrawingTablets 31
EthernetCard 32
Sound 32
VirtualNetworking 32
SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 32
Supportfor64BitGuestOperatingSystems 37
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2 InstallingandUpgradingVMwareWorkstation 39
InstallationPrerequisites 39
SharingaWorkstationHostwithOtherVMwareProducts 40
InstallWorkstationonaWindowsHost 41
InstallWorkstationSilently 42
UninstallWorkstationfromaWindowsHost 44
InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHost 44
UsingCommandLineInstallationOptions 46
UninstallWorkstationfromaLinuxHost 47
PreparingforanUpgrade 47
UpgradeWorkstationonaWindowsHost 48
UpgradingtoaWindowsVistaandWindo
ws7Hos
t 49
UpgradeWorkstationonaLinuxHost 51
3 LearningWorkstationBasics 53
StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost 53
StartWorkstationonaLinuxHost 54
OverviewoftheWorkstationWindow 54
HomePageandViews 56
ToolbarButtons 59
ViewtheSidebar 62
FavoritesListintheSidebar 63
CheckforProductUpdates 65
QuicklyCreateaVirtualMachineandInstallanOperatingSystem 66
IntroductiontoWorkstationPreferences 67
IntroductiontoVirtualMachineSettings69
HardwareTab 69
Opt
ionsTab 70
ClosingVi
rtualMachinesandExitingWorkstation 71
SetaVirtualMachinetoRunintheBackground 72
KeyboardShortcuts72
ChangetheHotKeyCombination 74
GatheringInformationforVMwareTechnicalSupport 75
RegisterandCreateaSupportRequest 75
GatherDebuggingInformationforaVirtualMachine 75
RunningtheSupportScript 76
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4 CreatingandUpgradingaVirtualMachine 79
MethodsofCreatingVirtualMachines 79
ConfigurationOptionsfortheNewVirtualMachineWizard 80
EasyInstallFeatureforSomeGuestOperatingSystems 80
TypicalComparedtoCustomConfigurations 82
GuestOperatingSystemSelection 83
VirtualMachineLocation 83
VirtualHardwareCompatibilityLevels 84
NumberofProcessors 84
MemoryAllocation 85
NetworkConnectionType 85
I/OAdapterTypes 86
DiskTypes 86
NormalandIndependentDiskModes 87
VirtualDisksandPhy
sicalDisks 87
DiskCapacity 88
PocketACEDiskSizeCalculatoronWindowsOnly 88
UsetheNewVirtualMachineWizard 89
InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem 89
InstallationRequirementsfortheESXGuestOperatingSystem 90
RespondtoEasyInstallPrompts 90
InstallaGuestOperatingSystemManually91
UseaParavirtualizedKernelinLinuxGuests 93
UpgradeaGuestOperatingSystem 94
Chang
etheVersionofaVirtualMachine 94
UsinganOlderVersionVirtualMachineWithoutUpgrading 96
FilesThatMakeUpaVirtualMachine 97
5 InstallingandUsingVMwareTools 101
ComponentsofVMwareTools 101
VMwareToolsService 102
VMwareDeviceDrivers 102
VMwareUserProcess 103
VMwareToolsControlPanel 104
InstallingVMwareTools 104
InstallVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest104
ConfiguretheVideoDriveronOlderVersionsofWindows 105
AutomatetheInstallationofVMwareToolsinaWindowsGuest 106
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InstallVMwareToolsinaLinuxGuest 109
InstallVMwareToolsinaSolarisGuest 111
InstallVMwareToolsinaFreeBSDGuest 112
InstallVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 113
StarttheVMwareUserProcessManuallyIfYouDoNotUseaSession
Manager 114
VMwareToolsUpdateProcess 115
HowAutomaticUpdatesOccur 115
HowYouAreNotifiedtoDoaMa
nualUpdate 116
UseGl
obalSettingstoUpdateVMwareToolsAutomatically 116
SetVMwareToolsUpdateOptionsforEachVirtualMachine 117
UpdateVMwareToolsinOlderWindowsVirtualMachines 117
UninstallVMwareTools 118
RepairorChangeInstalledModulesinaWindowsGuest 118
OpentheVMwareToolsControlPanel 119
UsetheWindowsControlPaneltoDisplaytheTaskb
arIcon 120
Opti
onsTabSettings 120
DevicesTabSettings 122
ScriptsTabSettings 122
ShrinkTabSettings 123
AboutTab 123
ConfigureVMwareToolsinaNetWareGuest 123
CustomizationstoVMwareTools 125
HowVMwareToolsScriptsAffectPowerStates125
ExecuteCommandsAfterYouPowerOfforResetaVirtualMachine128
PassingaStringfromtheHosttotheGuestatSt
artup 129
PassingInformationBetweentheGuestandAnotherProgram 131
UsetheVMwareToolsServiceCommandLineInterface 132
6 CreatingaVirtualMachinefromaSystemImageorAnotherVirtual
Machine 133
ConversionProcessforImportingfromOtherFormats 133
VMwareConverterComparedtotheConversionWizard 135
SupportedSourceMachines 135
ImportingfromVariousSources 136
SupportedDestinations 140
DesignatingaDestinationforaVirtualMachine 140
ConversionImpactonSettings 142
MigrationIssuesCausedbyHardwareChanges 143
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OpenaThirdPartyVirtualMachineorSystemImage 143
ImportaVirtualMachine,VirtualAppliance,orSystemImage 144
ImportaWindowsXPModeVirtualMachine 145
7 GettingStartedwithVirtualMachines 147
StartingaVirtualMachine 148
StartaVirtualMachinefromtheWorkstationUserInterface 148
StartaVirtualMachineThatIsRunningintheBackground 149
StartaVirtualMachinebyUsingVMStreaming 149
VirtualMachineLocation 150
ShutDownaVirtualMachine 151
ConfigurePowerOffandResetOptionsforaVirtualMachine 152
DownloadComponents 153
PausingaVirtualMachine154
Pau
seFeatureLimitations
154
PauseandUnpauseaVirtualMachine 155
EncryptingaVirtualMachine 155
RestrictionsonEncryption 156
EncryptaVirtualMachine 156
RemoveEncryptionfromaVirtualMachine 157
ChangethePasswordforanEncryptedVirtualMachine 157
DeleteaVirtualMachine 158
ControllingtheVirtualMachineDisplay 158
UsingUnityMode 158
UseFullScreenMode 162
UseQuickSwitchMode 165
UseExclusiveMode
165
UseMultipleMonitorsforOneVirtualMachine 166
UseMultipleMonitorsforMultipleVirtualMachines 169
FittingtheWorkstationConsoletotheVirtualMachineDisplay 169
WorkingwithNonstandardResolutions 171
ConfiguringVideoandSound 172
SettingScreenColorDepth 172
SupportforDirect3DGraphics 173
ConfiguringSound 175
InstallNewSoftwareinaVirtualMachine 179
DisableAccelerationIfaProgramDoesNotRun
179
ReportBatteryInformationintheGuest 180
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UseHostPrintersinaVirtualMachine 180
UseRemovableDevicesinaVirtualMachine 181
ConfiguretheApplianceViewforaVirtualMachine 182
CreateaScreenshotofaVirtualMachine 183
CreateandPlayBackaMovieofaVirtualMachine 184
AdvancedOptionsforApplicationDevelopers 185
8 TransferringFilesandTextBetweentheHostandGuest 187
UsingtheDragandDropFeature 187
EnableorDisabletheDragandDropFeature 188
UsingtheCopyandPasteFeature 189
EnableorDisabletheCopyandPasteFeature 190
UsingSharedFolders 190
SetUpSharedFolders 191
EnablingandDisablingSharedFolders 193
ViewingaSharedFolder 195
PermissionsandFolderMountingforSharedFoldersonLinuxGuests 196
UsingaMappedDrive
198
MaporMountaVirtualDisktoaDriveontheHost 199
DisconnecttheHostfromtheVirtualDisk 200
9 PreservingtheStateofaVirtualMachine 201
UsingtheSuspendandResumeFeatures 201
UseHardSuspendorSoftSuspend 201
SuspendorResumeaVirtualMachine 202
UsingSnapshots 203
ScenariosforUsingMultipleSnapshots 203
InformationCapturedbySnapshots 205
SnapshotConflicts 206
EnableorDisableBackgroundSnapshots 206
ExcludeaVirtualDiskfromSnapshots 207
SnapshotManagerOverview 208
TakeaSnapshot 209
RenameaSnapshotorRecording 210
RestoreanEarlierStatefromaSnapsho
t 211
DeleteaSnapshotora
Recording 212
TakeorReverttoaSnapshotatPowerOff 213
UsingAutoProtectSnapshots 214
SnapshotsandWorkstation4VirtualMachines 215
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10 Cloning,Moving,andSharingVirtualMachines 217
TheVirtualMachine’sUniversalUniqueIdentifier 217
UUIDOptionsWhenYouMoveaVirtualMachine 218
SpecifyaUUIDforaVirtualMachine 218
CloningaVirtualMachine 219
TypesofClones 220
CreatingClones 221
MovingaVirtualMachine 223
HostswithDifferentHardware 223
MoveaVirtualMachinetoaNewLocationoraNewHost 225
MovinganOlderVirtualMachine 226
MovingLink
edClones
227
SharingVirtualMachineswithOtherUsers 227
UsingVNCforRemoteConnectionstoaVirtualMachine 228
ConfigureaVirtualMachineasaVNCServer 228
UseaVNCClienttoConnecttoaVirtualMachine 229
MakeVirtualMachinesAvailableforStreamingfromaWebServer 230
SharingVirtualMachineswithVMwarePlayer 231
StartandExitVM
warePlayer
232
SettingUpVirtualMachinesforUsewithVMwarePlayer 233
11 UsingDisksandDiskDrives 235
VirtualMachineDiskStorage 235
BenefitsofUsingVirtualDisks 236
PhysicalDisks 238
VirtualDiskMaintenanceTasks 238
DefragmentVirtualDisks 239
CompactaVirtualDisk 240
ExpandaVirtualDisk 240
AddingVirtualandPhysicalDiskstoaVirtualMachine 241
AddaNewVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 242
AddanExistingVirtualDisktoaVirtualMachine 243
RemoveaVirtualDiskfromaVir
tual
Machine 243
UsingPhysicalDisksinaVirtualMachine244
AddingDVD/CDROMandFloppyDrivestoaVirtualMachine 250
AddDVDorCDDrivestoaVirtualMachine 250
AddaFloppyDrivetoaVirtualMachine 252
ConnectaCDROM,DVD,orFloppyDrivetoanImageFile 253
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UsingVMwareVirtualDiskManager 254
UsingDualBootComputerswithVirtualMachines 254
LegacyVirtualDisks 254
12 RecordingandReplayingVirtualMachineActivity257
UsesoftheRecord/ReplayFeature 257
PhysicalandVirtualHardwareRequirements 258
ConfigureRecord/ReplayforaVirtualMachine 259
RecordControlDialogBoxFeatures 261
ReplayControlDialogBoxFeatures 262
CreateaRecording 264
ReplayaRecording 265
BrowseaRecording 266
UsinganExecutionTraceFileofaRecording 266
EnableExecutionTracingforaRecording 267
CreateanExecutionTraceFileofaRecording
268
MaintenanceTasksforUsingRecordings 268
Deletea
Recording 268
DisablePeriodicScreenshots 269
13 ConfiguringTeams 271
BenefitsofUsingTeams 271
ManagingTeams 272
CreateaTeam 272
OpenaTeamandAddIttotheFavoritesList 273
RenameaTeam 274
PowerOfforCloseaTeam 274
DeleteaTeam 275
SummaryandConsoleViewsforTeamsandTheirVirtualMachines 276
ManagingtheMembersofaTeam 276
AddaVirtualMachinetoaTeam 276
RemoveaVirtualMachinefromaTeam
277
Specif
ytheStartupSequenceforaTeam 278
PowerOperationsforTeamsandTheirMembers 279
PowerOnaTeam 279
SuspendorResumeaTeam 279
PerformPowerOperationsonOneTeamMember 280
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WorkingwithTeamNetworks 280
LANSegmentRequirementsRegardingIPAddresses 280
CreateaTeamLANSegment 281
ConfigureLANSegments 281
AddorRemoveNetworkAdapters 282
DeleteaLANSegment 283
CloningandTakingSnapshotsofTeamVirtualMachines 283
14 ConfiguringaVirtualNetwork 285
ComponentsoftheVirtualNetwork 285
VirtualSwitch 285
DHCPServer 286
NetworkAdapter 286
CommonNetworkingConfigurations 286
BridgedNetworking 287
NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT) 289
HostOnlyNetworking 290
ExampleofaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 291
SetUpaCustomNetworkingConfiguration 292
ChangingaNetworkingConfiguration 295
FindtheNetworkTypeofaVirtualMachine 295
AddVirtualNetworkAdapters 295
ModifyExistingVirtualNetworkAdapters 296
ConfiguringBridgedNetwo
rking 297
ConfigureVMnet0AutomaticBrid
gedNetworkingonaWindowsHost 297
Configurevmnet0AutomaticBridgedNetworkingonaLinuxHost 298
SettingUpaSecondAutomaticBridgedNetworkInterface 299
ChangingtheSubnetorDHCPSettingsforaVirtualNetwork 299
ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaWindowsHost 300
ChangeSubnetorDHCPSettingsonaLinuxHost
300
ConfiguringHostVirtualNe
tworkAdapters 301
ConnectorDisconnectaHostVirtualNetworkAdapter 301
SettingUpTwoSeparateHostOnlyNetworks 302
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15 AdvancedVirtualNetworking 303
SelectingIPAddressesonaHostOnlyNetworkorNATConfiguration 304
HowtheSubnetNumberIsAssigned 304
DeterminingWhethertoUseDHCPorStaticallyAssignAddresses 305
DHCPConventionsforAssign ingIPAddresses 305
ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaWindowsHost 306
ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaLinuxHost 306
AvoidingIPPacketLeakageinaHos
tOnlyNetwork
306
DisablePacketForwardingonWindowsHosts 307
DisablePacketForwardingonLinuxHosts 308
MaintainingandChangingtheMACAddressofaVirtualMachine 308
AvoidingMACAddressChanges 308
AssigntheSameMACAddresstoAnyVirtualMachineManually 309
ControllingRoutingInformationforaHostOnlyNetworkonLinux 310
PotentialIssueswithHostOnlyNe
tworkingonLinux 311
DHCPDontheLi
nuxHostDoesNotWorkAfterInstallingWorkstation 311
DHCPandDDNS 311
ConfiguringHostOnlyVirtualMachines 312
SetUpUsingConfiguration1or2 312
SetUpUsingConfiguration3 313
CompleteConfiguringtheVirtualNetworkAdapters 313
SetUpRoutingBetweenTwoHostOnlyNetworks 314
UsingVirtualNetworkAdaptersinPromiscuousModeonaLi
nuxHost 316
Usin
gNAT 316
HowtheNATDeviceUsestheVMnet8VirtualSwitch 317
DHCPontheNATNetwork 317
DNSontheNATNetwork 318
ExternalAccessfromtheNATNetwork 318
AdvancedNATConfiguration 319
ConfigureNATonaWindowsHost 319
CustomNATandDHCPConfigurationonaWindowsHost 319
SpecifyingConnectionsfromPortsBelow1024 320
Config
uringNATonaLinuxHost
321
ConsiderationsforUsingNAT 324
UsingNATwithNetLogon 324
SampleLinuxnat.confFile 327
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UsingSambawithWorkstation 328
AddUserstotheSambaPasswordFile 329
UsingaSambaServerforBridgedandHostOnlyNetworks 329
UseSambaWithoutNetworkAccess 330
16 ConnectingDevices 331
UsingParallelPorts 331
AddaVirtualParallelPorttoaVirtualMachine 332
TroubleshootECRErrorsforParallelPorts 332
ConfiguringaParallelPortonaLinuxHost 333
UsingSerialPorts 335
AddaVirtualSerialPorttoaVirtualMachine 335
ChangetheInputSpeedoftheSerialConnection 337
DebuggingoveraVirtualSerialPort 338
ConfiguringKeyboardFeatures 339
UsetheEnhancedVirtu
alKeyboardforWindowsHosts 339
HotKeysforVirtualMachines 340
SpecifyaLanguageKeyboard MapforVNCClients 341
KeyboardMappingonaLinuxHost 342
UsingUSBDevicesinaVirtualMachine 351
EnabletheUSB2.0ControllerforaVirtualMachine 352
AddaUSBControllertoaVirtualMachine 352
ConnectingUSBDevices 353
USBDriverIns
tallationonaWindowsHost 355
Ac
cessandUseaUSBDeviceonaLinuxHost 356
HowDeviceControlIsSharedBetweenHostandGuest 356
DisconnectingUSBDevicesfromaVirtualMachine 357
UseSmartCardswithVirtualMachines 358
SwitchtoUsingtheVirtualSmartCardReaderonLinuxHosts 360
DisableSmartCardSharing 360
SupportforGe
nericSCSIDevices 361
I
nstallingRequiredAdaptersorDriversforSomeWindowsGuests 362
AvoidingConcurrentAccessonLinuxHosts 363
AddaGenericSCSIDevicetoaVirtualMachine 363
TroubleshootProblemsDetectingGenericSCSIDevices 364
UseFourWayVirtualSymmetricMultiprocessing 366
UseaVirtualMachineThatOriginallyHadMoreThanFourVirtual
Processors 367
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17 SpecialPurposeConfigurationOptionsforWindowsHosts 369
RestrictingtheUserInterface 369
EnabletheRestrictedUserInterface 370
RestricttheUserInterfaceandReturntoaSnapshot 370
DisabletheRestrictedUserInterface 371
MakingaVirtualMachineAlwaysUseFullScreenSwitchMode 372
SpecifyGlobalConfigurationSettingsforFullScreenSwitchMode 372
VirtualKeyCodes 373
HotKeyforCyclingThroughVirtualMachinesandtheHostComputer
375
HotKeysforSw
itchingDirectlytoVirtualMachinesandtheHost
Computer 375
OtherEntriesintheGlobalConfigurationFile 376
UsingvmwarefullscreentoRunaVirtualMachine 377
GuestACPIS1Sleep380
18 LearningtheBasicsofVMwareACE 381
BenefitsofUsingVMwareACE381
KeyFeaturesofVMwareACE 382
VMwareACETerminology 383
NetworkandDiskSpaceRequirementsfortheAdministrativeWorkstation 384
OverviewofCreatingandDeployingACEPackages 385
OverviewoftheACEUserInterface 386
TroubleshootingUsers’Problems 387
19 SettingandUsingPoliciesandCustomizingVMwarePlayer 389
BenefitsofUsingPolicies 390
SetPoliciesforACEInstances 390
SettingAccessControlPolicies 391
CreateorEditanAccessControlPolicy 392
ActivationSettings 392
AuthenticationSettings 393
UsinganAuthenticationScript 394
IncludeaPowerOnandPowerOffScriptinthePackage 394
SetaRecoveryKeyforEncryptedACEInstances 396
SetActivationLimit 396
ActiveDirectoryPasswordChangeProxying 397
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SettingHosttoGuestDataScriptPolicies 397
SpecifyaScriptandaCommandtoRunIt 398
SettingExpirationPolicies 399
SettingCopyProtectionPolicies 400
SettingResourceSigningPolicies 401
SettingNetworkAccessPolicies 402
BeforeYouBeginSettingHostPolicies 402
UsetheNetworkAccessWizardtoConfigureNetworkAccess 403
GuidelinesforSpecifyingZone Conditions 404
UsingtheRulesetEditortoConfigureHos
tandGuestAccess 407
ChangeNA
TSettings 409
ConfigureWhichPhysicalNetworkAdaptertoUse 410
UnderstandingtheInteractionofHostandGuestAccessFilterswithTunneling
Protocols 411
UpdatingaNetworkAccessPolicy 411
SettingRemovableDevicesPolicies 411
SettingUSBDevicePolicies 412
AccessLevelsforUSBDevices 412
SetanAccessPolicyforUSBDevices 412
SettingVirtualPrinterPo
licies 414
SettingRuntimePreferencesPolicies 415
RuntimePreferencesSettings 415
EnhancedVirtualKeyboardSettings 416
ExitBehaviorSettings 416
PocketACECacheSettings 417
SettingSnapshotPolicies 418
SettingAdministratorModePolicies 419
UseAdministratorModeonanACEInstance 419
SettingKioskModePolicies 420
ChangetheKeyCombinationforExitingKioskMode 420
SettingHotFixPoliciesforStandaloneACEInstances 421
SettingthePolicyUpd
ateFrequencyforManagedACEInstances
421
ControlWhichACEInstancesRunonaHost 422
WritingPlugInPolicyScripts 424
ExamplesofPolicyScripts 425
CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerInterfaceonWindowsHostsOnly 428
CreateandSpecifyaSkinFile 428
CustomizingtheVMwarePlayerIcons 429
CustomizingtheTitleBarText 430
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CustomizingtheRemovableDeviceDisplay 430
ShortcutKeyValues 432
SampleSkinFile 433
20 DeployingACEPackages 435
EditDeploymentSettings 435
EncryptionSettings 436
PackageLifetimeSettings 436
InstanceCustomizationonWindowsGuestsOnly 437
CustomEULASettings 445
DeploymentPlatformSettings 446
ACEResourcesDirectory 446
ReviewtheConfigurationofanACEEnabledVirtualMachine447
UsePreviewModetoTestPolicyandDeploymentSettings 448
CreatingaPackage 449
OverviewofPackageCreationandValidation 450
TurnOfftheVMwareToolsCheckforTe
stDeployments
451
PrerequisitesforUsingthePackagingWizards 452
UsetheNewPackageWizard 453
ViewPackagePropertiesandAddNotes 454
PerformanEndtoEndDeploymentTest 455
DeployPackages 456
21 PocketACE 457
UseCasesforPocketACE 458
PortableDeviceRequirements 459
PoliciesandDeploymentSettingsforPocketACE 460
CreateaPocketACEPackage 460
DeployingtheACEPackageonaPortableDevice 461
UsetheGraphicalUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 461
UsetheCommandLineUtilitytoDeployPocketACEPackages 462
RunthePocketACEInstance 463
22 InstallingACEPackages 465
InstallinganACEPackageonaWindowsHost 465
InstallanACEInstanceonaSingleWindowsHost 466
InstallinganACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleWindowsHosts 466
UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEinstancefromaWindowsHost 468
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InstallinganACEPackageonaLinuxHost 469
ManuallyInstallVMwarePlayeronaLinuxHost 469
InstalltheACEInstanceonaSingleLinuxHost 470
InstallanACEPackageSilentlyonMultipleLinuxHosts 471
PrepareaLinuxHostforRunninginKioskMode 472
UninstallVMwarePlayeroranACEInstancefromaLinuxHost 473
UpgradingAC
EInstan
cestoACE2.6 473
StartandUseanACEInstance 474
ChangeDefaultKioskModeStartupBehavior 475
UseMultipleVirtualMachinesinKioskMode 476
InstallanACEClientLicense 478
ChangetheACEClientLicense 478
QuitVMwarePlayer 479
TroubleshootingTools 479
UsingthevmwareacetoolCommandLineTool 479
RespondtoHotFixRequests 481
TroubleshootingSetupIssues 482
Appendix:WorkstationCommandLineReference 485
StartupOptionsforWorkstationandVirtualMachines 485
UsingStartupOptionsinaWindowsShortcut 487
Glossary 489
Index 495
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VMware Workstation 7 User manual

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