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1. 3 Align the slider with the corresponding icon to change the amount of memory The color coded icons indicate the maximum recommended memory the recommended memory and the guest operating system minimum memory amounts 4 Click OK to save your changes 5 Power on the virtual machine to implement the changes Configuring Video and Sound For best color and graphics display coordinate host and guest operating system color settings Workstation Player supports games and applications that use DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 accelerated graphics but you must perform some 3D preparation tasks on the host and guest operating systems Workstation Player usually installs the necessary drivers for sound support but you must manually install a driver on some of the oldest and newest guest operating systems m Setting Screen Color Depth on page 82 The number of screen colors available in the guest operating system depends on the screen color setting of the host operating system m Using Accelerated 3D Graphics on page 82 You must perform certain preparation tasks on the host system and on virtual machines to use accelerated 3D graphics m Configuring Sound on page 83 Workstation Player provides a sound device compatible with the Sound Blaster AudioPCI and supports sound in Windows and Linux guest operating systems The Workstation Player sound device is enabled by default VMware Inc 81 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Setting Scre
2. vmx format You can power on only one Windows XP Mode virtual machine at a time in Workstation Player If you move a Windows XP Mode virtual machine to another host system it becomes a new virtual machine and you must activate it Note Changes made to the original Windows XP Mode virtual machine through Virtual PC do not affect the virtual machine imported in Workstation Player Prerequisites m Verify that the Windows 7 Professional Enterprise or Ultimate edition operating system is running on the host system Importing Windows XP Mode virtual machines is not supported on Linux host systems or on host systems that are running other versions of Windows m Download and install the Windows XP Mode virtual machine on the host system Procedure 1 Select Player gt File gt Import Windows XP Mode VM or select File gt Open and browse to the virtual machine configuration vmc file If you have never virtualized a physical machine or imported a third party virtual machine in Workstation Player you need to download and install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone After the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone installation is finished you must restart the import VMware Inc Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player 2 Type aname for the new virtual machine type or browse to the directory for the virtual machine files and click Import Workstation Player begins importing the Windows XP Mode virtual mac
3. 0x004 0x005 0x006 0x007 0x008 0x009 0x00a oO oO o0 N a ol A ies N gt 0x00b 0x00c 0x00d Backspace 0x00e Tab 0x00f 0x010 0x011 0x012 0x013 0x014 0x015 C lt 4 7 s 0 0x016 0x017 0x018 5 O 0x019 Ox01a 0x01b Enter Ox01c Ctrl left 0Ox01d Ox01le Ox01f 0x020 0x021 0x022 0x023 0x024 0x025 H aJn oO FF gojaj gt 0x026 0x027 VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Table 12 1 V Scan Codes for the 104 Key U S Keyboard Continued Symbol Shifted Symbol Location V Scan Code i 0x028 0x029 Shift left 0x02a 0x02b Z 0x02c X 0x02d C 0x02e V 0x02f B 0x030 N 0x031 M 0x032 y lt 0x033 gt 0x034 0x035 Shift right 0x036 numeric pad 0x037 Alt left 0x038 Space bar 0x039 Caps Lock 0x03a F1 0x03b F2 0x03c F3 0x03d F4 0x03e F5 0x03f F6 0x040 F7 0x041 F8 0x042 F9 0x043 F10 0x044 Num Lock numeric pad 0x045 Scroll Lock 0x046 Home 7 numeric pad 0x047 Up arrow 8 numeric pad 0x048 PgUp 9 numeric pad 0x049 numeric pad 0x04a Left arrow 4 numeric pad 0x04b 5 numeric pad 0x04c Right arrow 6 numeric pad 0x04d numeric pad 0x04e VMware Inc 111
4. 97 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Remove a Virtual Hard Disk from a Virtual Machine Removing a virtual hard disk disconnects it from a virtual machine It does not delete files from the host file system After you remove a virtual hard disk from a virtual machine you can map or mount the disk to the host system and copy data from the guest operating system to the host without powering on the virtual machine or starting Workstation Player You can also add the disk to another virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk and click Remove 3 Click OK to save your changes Using Lock Files to Prevent Consistency Problems on Virtual Hard Disks A running virtual machine creates lock files to prevent consistency problems on virtual hard disks Without locks multiple virtual machines might read and write to the disk causing data corruption Lock files have a 1ck suffix and are created in subdirectories in the same directory as the virtual disk vmdk files A locking subdirectory and lock file are created for vmdk files vmx files and vmem files A unified locking method is used on all host operating systems so that files shared between them are fully protected For example if one user on a Linux host tries to power on a virtual machine that is already powered on by another user with a Windows h
5. You can install a guest operating system from an installer disc or ISO image file You can also use a PXE server to install the guest operating system over a network connection If the host configuration does not permit the virtual machine to boot from an installer disc you can create an ISO image file from the installer disc Prerequisites m Verify that the operating system is supported See the online VMware Compatibility Guide on the VMware Web site m See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for information on the guest operating system that you are installing Procedure 1 If you are installing the guest operating system from an installer disc configure the virtual machine to use a physical CD ROM or DVD drive and configure the drive to connect at power on a Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings b On the Hardware tab select CD DVD drive c Select Connect at power on d Select Use physical drive and select a the drive e Click OK to save your changes 2 If you are installing the guest operating system from an ISO image file configure the CD DVD drive in the virtual machine to point to the ISO image file and configure the drive to connect at power on a Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings b On the Hardware tab select CD DVD drive c Select Connect at power on VMware Inc 37 Using VMware Workstation Player for Win
6. 45 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 46 Procedure 1 10 On the host from the Workstation Player menu bar select Player gt Manage gt Install VMware Tools If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed the menu item is Update VMware Tools In the virtual machine log in to the guest operating system as root and open a terminal window Run the mount command with no arguments to determine whether your Linux distribution automatically mounted the VMware Tools virtual CD ROM image If the CD ROM device is mounted the CD ROM device and its mount point are listed as something like this dev cdrom on mnt cdrom type iso9660 ro nosuid nodev If the VMware Tools virtual CD ROM image is not mounted mount the CD ROM drive a If a mount point directory does not already exist create it mkdir mnt cdrom Some Linux distributions use different mount point names For example on some distributions the mount point is media VMware Tools rather than mnt cdrom Modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses b Mount the CD ROM drive mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize the dev directory differently If your CD ROM drive is not dev cdrom or if the mount point for a CD ROM is not mnt cdrom modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses Change to a working directory for example tmp cd tmp Delete any
7. After you configure a virtual machine to use one or more partitions on a physical disk do not modify the partition tables by running fdisk or a similar utility in the guest operating system If you use fdisk ora similar utility on the host operating system to modify the partition table of the physical disk you must recreate the virtual machine physical disk All files that were on the physical disk are lost when you modify the partition table IMPORTANT You cannot use a physical disk to share files between the host system and a guest operating system Making the same partition visible to both the host system and a guest operating system can cause data corruption Instead use shared folder to share files between the host system and a guest operating system VMware Inc Index A accelerated 3D graphics preparing a virtual machine 83 preparing the host system 82 using 82 acceleration disabling 88 application shortcuts creating in Unity mode 62 Autologon configuring 56 automatic bridging settings 138 B bandwidth 139 battery information 61 bridged networking assigning IP addresses 117 configuring 117 118 Cc CD ROM drives adding 89 configuring 89 configuring legacy emulation mode 91 close behavior configuring 57 close behavior preference settings 25 compatible virtual machines and system images 14 configuring virtual machines 79 copy and paste feature restrictions 22 using 22 copy virtual machine 84
8. Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders on page 72 for supported guest operating systems m Added Changing Automatic Bridging Settings on page 138 EN 001871 00 Initial release VMware Inc 7 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 8 VMware Inc Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows describes how to use VMware Workstation Player to create configure and manage virtual machines on a Windows host Intended Audience This information is intended for anyone who wants to install upgrade or use Workstation Player on a Windows host VMware Inc Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 10 VMware Inc Introduction and System Requirements Workstation Player is a desktop application that lets you create configure and run virtual machines You can also use Workstation Player to download and run virtual appliances Host computers that run Workstation Player must meet specific hardware and software requirements Virtual machines that run in Workstation Player support specific devices and provide certain features This chapter includes the following topics m Host System Requirements for Workstation Player on page 11 m Virtual Machine Features and Specifications on page 14 Host System Requirements for Workstation Player The physical computer on which you install Workstation Player is called the host system and its
9. Installing a Guest Operating System on a Physical Disk or Unused Partition on page 144 Adding Hardware to a Virtual Machine You can use virtual machine hardware settings to add hardware to an existing virtual machine To add hardware to a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and click Add VMware Inc 129 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows The Add Hardware wizard prompts you to select the type of device that you want to add and to specify device specific configuration settings You can modify many of the configuration settings after the device is created by changing virtual machine hardware settings You can add the following types of devices to a virtual machine Virtual hard disks A virtual hard disk is a set of files that appears as a physical disk drive to the guest operating system You can configure a virtual hard disk as an IDE SCSI or SATA device You can add up to 4 IDE devices up to 60 SCSI devices and up to 120 SATA devices 4 controllers and 30 devices per controller to a virtual machine You can also give a virtual machine direct access to a physical disk CD ROM and DVD You can configure a virtual CD ROM or DVD drive as an IDE SCSI or drives SATA device You can add up to 4 IDE devices up to 60 SCSI devices and up to 120 SATA devices 4 controllers and 30 devices per controller to a virtual machine You can connect virtual CD
10. version build number and configuration settings This information helps VMware compare data from identical installations and determine popular configurations Product usage information might include menu items selected toolbar buttons pressed virtual machines run and virtual machine configuration settings This information helps VMware identify usage patterns such as the most popular features how many virtual machines users create how many virtual machines are run concurrently which operating systems are the most popular and what virtual machine settings are typically selected Product performance data might include errors that occur and measurements such as virtual machine suspend and resume times uptime or application startup time System configuration information might include the operating system that your computer is currently running how many processors are in your computer and the processor models how much memory is installed how many network connections are available the video cards and video drivers that are installed and screen resolutions for display devices This information helps VMware identify the system configurations that best match customer environments during testing and to plan future development based on hardware industry trends and the adoption of new technologies Not all of the available information is collected from every system every time data is sent to VMware Some information is included only from selec
11. 135 Configuring Floppy Drive Settings 136 Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Settings 137 Configuring USB Controller Settings 140 Configuring Sound Card Settings 141 Configuring Parallel Port Settings 141 Configuring Serial Port Settings 141 Configuring Generic SCSI Device Settings 142 Configuring Printer Settings 143 Configuring Display Settings 143 Installing a Guest Operating System on a Physical Disk or Unused Partition 144 Index 145 VMware Inc Contents Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 6 VMware Inc Updated Information Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows is updated with each release of the product or when necessary This table provides the update history of Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Revision Description EN 001871 01 m Removed references to deprecated guest operating systems in the document Removed procedures for Linux hosts in the document Removed the following sections because the functionality was removed in a previous release m Stream a Virtual Machine from a Web Server 1 m Make a Virtual Machine Available for Streaming m Removed requirement in Processor Requirements for Host Systems on page 11 for LAHF SAHF support in long mode This requirement applies only to older 64 bit CPUs produced before 2006 m Updated Prepare the Host System to Use 3D Accelerated Graphics on page 82 to add a statement clarifying OpenGL3 3 support m Updated
12. 87 View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine 87 Using the VIX API 87 Install New Software in a Virtual Machine 88 4 VMware Inc 12 Configuring and Managing Devices 89 Configuring DVD CD ROM and Floppy Drives 89 Configuring a USB Controller 91 Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks 93 Configuring Virtual Ports 99 Configuring Generic SCSI Devices 102 Configuring Eight Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing 104 Configuring Keyboard Features 105 Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine 112 13 Configuring Network Connections 115 Understanding Virtual Networking Components 115 Understanding Common Networking Configurations 116 Configuring Bridged Networking 117 Configuring Network Address Translation 118 Configuring Host Only Networking 119 Changing a Networking Configuration 120 14 Configuring Virtual Machine Option Settings 123 Configuring General Option Settings for a Virtual Machine 123 Configuring Power Options for a Virtual Machine 125 Configuring VMware Tools Options for a Virtual Machine 126 Configuring Unity Mode for a Virtual Machine 126 Configuring Autologon for a Virtual Machine 127 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings 129 Adding Hardware to a Virtual Machine 129 Removing Hardware from a Virtual Machine 130 Adjusting Virtual Machine Memory 131 Configuring Virtual Machine Processor Settings 131 Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks 132 Configuring CD ROM and DVD Drive Settings
13. A virtual machine can use the generic SCSI driver to run any SCSI device that is supported by the guest operating system To use SCSI devices in a virtual machine running on a Windows host system you must run Workstation Player as a user who has administrator access Although generic SCSI is device independent it can be sensitive to the guest operating system device class and specific SCSI hardware m Add a Generic SCSI Device to a Virtual Machine on page 102 You must add a generic SCSI device to the virtual machine to map virtual SCSI devices on a virtual machine to physical generic SCSI devices on the host system You can add up to 60 generic SCSI devices to a virtual machine m Troubleshoot Problems Detecting Generic SCSI Devices on page 102 When you add a generic SCSI device to a virtual machine the device does not appear in the list of available SCSI devices Add a Generic SCSI Device to a Virtual Machine You must add a generic SCSI device to the virtual machine to map virtual SCSI devices on a virtual machine to physical generic SCSI devices on the host system You can add up to 60 generic SCSI devices to a virtual machine Prerequisites m Ona Windows host system run Workstation Player as a user who has administrator access m Ona 32 bit Windows XP virtual machine install the special SCSI driver that VMware provides You can download the driver from the VMware Web site Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select
14. Installing VMware Tools is part of the process of creating new virtual machines and upgrading VMware Tools is part of the process of keeping your virtual machine up to current standards For information about creating virtual machines see the Virtual Machine Administration Guide The installers for VMware Tools are ISO image files An ISO image file looks like a CD ROM to your guest operating system Each type of guest operating system including Windows Linux Solaris FreeBSD and NetWare has an ISO image file When you select the command to install or upgrade VMware Tools the virtual machine s first virtual CD ROM disk drive temporarily connects to the VMware Tools ISO file for your guest operating system You can use the Windows Easy Install or Linux Easy Install feature to install VMware Tools as soon as the operating system is finished installing VMware Inc 41 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows The most recent versions of the ISO files are stored on a VMware Web site When you select the command to install or upgrade VMware Tools the VMware product determines whether it has downloaded the most recent version of the ISO file for the specific operating system If the latest version has not been downloaded or ifno VMware Tools ISO file for that operating system has ever been downloaded you are prompted to download the file m For information about installing or upgrading VMware Tools in Windows virtual machines see Ma
15. Limitations of Moving a Virtual Machine to a Different Host You should be aware of certain limitations before you move a virtual machine to a different host system VMware Inc The guest operating system might not work correctly if you move a virtual machine to a host system that has significantly different hardware for example if you move a virtual machine from a 64 bit host to a 32 bit host or from a multiprocessor host to a uniprocessor host Player 3 x and later virtual machines support up to eight way virtual symmetric multiprocessing SMP on multiprocessor host systems You can assign up to eight virtual processors to virtual machines running on host systems that have at least two logical processors If you attempt to assign two processors to a virtual machine that is running on a uniprocessor host system a warning message appears You can disregard this message and assign two processors to the virtual machine but you must move it to a host that has at least two logical processors before you can power it on You can move a virtual machine from a 32 bit host to a 64 bit host You cannot move a virtual machine from a 64 bit host to a 32 bit host unless the 32 bit host has a supported 64 bit processor 85 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 86 Configure a Virtual Machine for Compatibility When you create a virtual machine that you intend to distribute to other users you should configure the virtual machine for maximum
16. Player When you open a virtual machine in Workstation Player it is added to the virtual machine library You can remove a virtual machine that you are not using from the library Removing a virtual machine from the library does not delete the virtual machine or any of its files from the host file system The virtual machine is removed only from the library If you open the virtual machine again the virtual machine is added back to the library Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure Select the virtual machine right click and select Remove VM from the Library The virtual machine is removed from the library without any confirmation Use Ctri Alt Delete to Shut Down a Guest You can use the Ctrl Alt Delete key sequence to shut down or log off of a guest operating system Prerequisites Power on the virtual machine Procedure m Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Send Ctrl Alt Delete This option is the same as pressing Ctrl Alt Delete on your keyboard On Windows hosts using the physical keyboard to press Ctrl Alt Delete might send the command to the host operating system and the virtual machine even when Workstation Player has control of input m Ifthe command is received by both the host operating system and the virtual machine press Ctrl Alt Ins on the keyboard The command is received solely by the virtual machine and shuts down or logs out of the guest operating system Suspend an
17. Select Create a new virtual disk VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices 5 Select the disk type Option Description IDE Create an IDE device You can add up to four IDE devices to a virtual machine SCSI Create a SCSI device You can add up to 60 SCSI devices to a virtual machine SATA Create a SATA device You can add up to 120 SATA devices four controllers and 30 devices per controller 6 Optional To exclude the disk from snapshots select Independent for the mode and select a persistence option Option Description Persistent Disks in persistent mode behave like conventional disks on a physical computer All data written to a disk in persistent mode is written permanently to the disk Nonpersistent Changes to disks in nonpersistent mode are discarded when you power off or reset the virtual machine With nonpersistent mode you always restart the virtual machine with a virtual disk in the same state Changes to the disk are written to and read from a redo log file that is deleted when you power off or reset the virtual machine 7 Set the capacity for the new virtual hard disk You can set a size between 0 001 GB and 8 TB for a virtual disk 8 Specify how to allocate the disk space Option Description Allocate all disk space now Allocating all of the disk space when you create the virtual hard disk can enhance performance but it requires all of the physical disk space to be availabl
18. To adjust the memory allocation for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and click Memory The Memory panel includes information to help you select the appropriate amount of memory for the virtual machine The high end of the range is determined by the amount of memory that is allocated to all running virtual machines If you allow virtual machine memory to be swapped this value changes to reflect the specified amount of swapping The color coded icons on the Memory panel indicate the maximum recommended memory the recommended memory and the guest operating system recommended minimum memory amounts To adjust the memory move the slider along the range of values or type a value in the Memory for this virtual machine text box Norte Allocating more than the maximum memory to a virtual machine might cause memory swapping It can also negatively affect host system performance including the ability to run Workstation Player Configuring Virtual Machine Processor Settings You can configure processor settings for a virtual machine including the number of processors the number of cores per processor and the preferred execution mode for the virtualization engine To configure processor settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select Processors VMware Inc 131 Using VMware Worksta
19. To change the mapping of a few keys determine the keysym name for each key To find a keysym name use the xev or xmodmap pk command The X header file usr include X11 keysymdef h also has a complete list of keysyms The name of a keysym is the same as its C constant but without the XK_ prefix m To use a different keysym table determine which mapping table to use The tables are located in the xkeymap directory in the Workstation Player installation directory which is usually usr 1lib vmware The table you must use depends on the keyboard layout The normal distribution includes tables for PC keyboards for the United States and a number of European countries and languages For most of these both the 101 key or 102 key and the 104 key or 105 key variants are available If none of the mapping tables is completely correct find one that works best copy it to a new location and change the individual keysym mappings m Familiarize yourself with the v scan codes See V Scan Code Table on page 109 m Power off the virtual machine and exit Workstation Player Procedure m To disable X key code mapping to map keysyms rather than key codes to v scan codes add the xkeymap nokeycodeMap property and set it to TRUE For example xkeymap nokeycodeMap TRUE m If Workstation Player has a table in the xkeymap directory for your keyboard but cannot detect it add the xkeymap Language property and set it to one of the tables in the xk
20. Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 3 Select an option from the Enhanced virtual keyboard drop down menu Option Description Off The virtual machine does not use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature This is the default value Use if available recommended The virtual machine uses the enhanced virtual keyboard feature but only if the enhanced virtual keyboard driver is installed on the host system Required The virtual machine must use the enhanced the virtual keyboard feature If you select this option and the enhanced keyboard driver is not installed on the host system Workstation Player returns an error message 4 Click OK to save your changes Install the Enhanced Keyboard Driver on a Windows Host To use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature in a virtual machine you must install the enhanced keyboard driver on the Windows host system If you did not install the enhanced keyboard driver when you initially installed or upgraded Workstation Player you can install it by running the Workstation Player installer in program maintenance mode Prerequisites Verify that you have administrative privileges on the host system Procedure 1 Log in to the Windows host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the local Administrators group If you log in to a domain the domain account must also be a local administrator 2 Double click the VMware player xxxx xxxx exe file where xxxx x
21. Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine 112 Table 12 1 V Scan Codes for the 104 Key U S Keyboard Continued Symbol Shifted Symbol Location V Scan Code End 1 numeric pad 0x04f Down arrow 2 numeric pad 0x050 PgDn 3 numeric pad 0x051 Ins 0 numeric pad 0x052 Del numeric pad 0x053 F11 0x057 F12 0x058 Break Pause 0x100 Enter numeric pad Ox11c Ctrl right Ox11d numeric pad 0x135 SysRq Print Scrn 0x137 Alt right 0x138 Home function pad 0x147 Up arrow function pad 0x148 Page Up function pad 0x149 Left arrow function pad 0x14b Right arrow function pad Ox14d End function pad Ox14f Down arrow function pad 0x150 Page Down function pad 0x151 Insert function pad 0x152 Delete function pad 0x153 Windows left 0x15b Windows right 0x15c Menu 0x15d The 84 key keyboard has a Sys Req key on the numeric pad Its v scan code is 0x054 Keyboards outside the U S usually have an extra key often lt gt or lt gt next to the left Shift key The v scan code for this key is 0x056 You can modify memory processor virtual and physical hard disk CD ROM and DVD drive floppy drive virtual network adapter USB controller sound card serial port generic SCSI device printer and display settings for a virtual machine Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings Procedu
22. When you open a Virtual PC virtual machines machine in Workstation Player Workstation Player creates a configuration file that is VMware product compatible and that has a vmx file extension VMware Inc Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery system images VMware Inc Chapter 2 Introduction and System Requirements Workstation Player preserves the original Virtual PC configuration file and gives the file a vmc file extension You can save the VMware product compatible virtual machine without changing the original Virtual PC configuration file On Windows hosts Workstation Player can run system images that were created by using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery formerly Symantec LiveState Recovery When you open a Backup Exec System Recovery system image in Workstation Player Workstation Player creates a configuration file that is VMware product compatible and that has a vmx extension Workstation Player preserves the original Backup Exec System Recovery system image file and gives the file a sv2i file extension 15 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 16 VMware Inc Installing and Using Workstation Player Installing Workstation Player typically involves running a standard GUI wizard This chapter includes the following topics Install Workstation Player on a Windows Host on page 17 Start Workstation Player on page 20 Use the Workstation Player Window on page 20 Transferrin
23. Windows and Solaris 10 guests to run an Xorg X server and JDS Gnome m You can drag images between applications on Windows hosts and applications on Windows guests only Dragging images is not supported for Linux hosts or guests m You can drag files and directories email attachments plain text and formatted text between Linux and Windows hosts and Linux Windows and Solaris 10 guests only m Dragging email attachments is restricted to images or files smaller than 4 MB m Dragging plain text and formatted text including the formatting is restricted to amounts less than 4 MB m Dragging text is restricted to text in languages that can be represented by Unicode characters m Workstation Player uses the PNG format to encode images that are dragged Dragging images is restricted to images smaller than 4 MB after conversion to PNG format VMware Inc 21 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Using the Copy and Paste Feature You can cut copy and paste text between virtual machines and between applications running in virtual machines You can also cut copy and paste images plain text formatted text and email attachments between applications running on the host system and applications running in virtual machines Copying and pasting email attachments is especially useful in Unity mode Use the normal hot keys or menu choices to cut or copy and paste Copy and Paste Requirements and Restrictions The copy and paste fea
24. a 64 bit operating system Workstation Player performs checks to make sure the host system has a supported processor You cannot install a 64 bit operating system if the host system does not meet the processor requirements Processor Requirements for Windows 7 Aero Graphics To support Windows 7 Aero graphics the host system should have either an Intel Dual Core 2 2 GHz or later CPU or an AMD Athlon 4200 or later CPU Supported Host Operating Systems You can install Workstation Player on Windows and Linux host operating systems To see a list of the supported host operating systems search the online VMware Compatibility Guide on the VMware Web site Workstation Player is not listed but the information for Workstation Pro is applicable to Workstation Player Operating systems that are not listed are not supported for use in a virtual machine Memory Requirements for Host Systems The host system must have enough memory to run the host operating system the guest operating systems that run inside the virtual machines on the host system and the applications that run in the host and guest operating systems The minimum memory required on the host system is 1 GB 2 GB and above is recommended To support Windows 7 Aero graphics in a virtual machine at least 3 GB of host system memory is required 1 GB of memory is allocated to the guest operating system and 256 MB is allocated to graphics memory See your guest operating system and app
25. a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player You can start a virtual machine from the Workstation Player window Prerequisites Verify that the virtual machine files are accessible to the host system Procedure 1 Ifthe virtual machine does not appear in the library select Player gt File gt Open 2 Browse to and select the virtual machine configuration vmx file and click Open The virtual machine appears in the library 3 Select the virtual machine in the library and select Player gt Power gt Power On 4 Click anywhere inside the virtual machine console to give the virtual machine control of the mouse and keyboard on the host system 5 Login to the guest operating system VMware Inc 53 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Start an Encrypted Virtual Machine in Workstation Player An encrypted virtual machine is a virtual machine that has been secured from unauthorized use A lock icon appears next to an encrypted virtual machine in the virtual machine library For information about using Workstation Player to open a Horizon FLEX virtual machine see the VMware Horizon FLEX Client User Guide Nore You cannot create encrypted virtual machines in Workstation Player You can create encrypted virtual machines by using only VMware Workstation 7 x or VMware Fusion 7 x and later Prerequisites Obtain the encryption password for the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine in the library and s
26. a virtual machine m To exit Unity mode display the Workstation Player window and click Exit Unity in the virtual machine console view Set Preferences for Unity Mode You can set preferences for Unity mode to control whether that the virtual machine Start or Applications menu is available from the host system desktop You can also select the border color that appears around applications that run in Unity mode when they appear on the host system desktop When you use the virtual machine Start or Applications menu from the host system desktop you can start applications in the virtual machine that are not open in Unity mode If you do not enable this feature you must exit Unity mode to display the virtual machine Start or Applications menu in the console view Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options select Unity 3 Select a Unity window decoration option Option Description Show borders Set a window border that identifies the application as belonging to the virtual machine rather than to the host computer Show badges Display a logo in the title bar Use a custom color in window Use a custom color in window borders to help distinguish between the borders application windows that belong to various virtual machines For example you can set the applications for one virtual machine to have a blue border and set the applications for another virtual machine
27. address that a host only network is using use the ipconfig all command on the Windows host Changing a Networking Configuration You can determine the type of network that a virtual machine is using add virtual network adapters to a virtual machine and change the configuration of existing virtual network adapters Find the Network Type of a Virtual Machine Unless you configure a custom network connection a virtual machine uses a bridged NAT or host only network connection When you use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a virtual machine the new virtual machine defaults to using the NAT network type Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Network Adapter Add a Virtual Network Adapter to a Virtual Machine You can add up to 10 virtual network adapters to a virtual machine Prerequisites Familiarize yourself with the network configuration types See Understanding Common Networking Configurations on page 116 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Select Network Adapter 120 VMware Inc Chapter 13 Configuring Network Connections 4 Select the virtual network adapter type Option Bridged Description The virtual machine is connected to the network by using the network adapter on the host system The virtual machine
28. and click OK By default a virtual switch bridges to all active network adapters on the host system when it is configured for automatic bridging The choice of which adapter to use is arbitrary To prevent a virtual switch from bridging to a particular physical network adapter deselect the check box for that host network adapter Configuring Network Address Translation When you configure Network Address Translation NAT the virtual machine shares the IP address and MAC address of the host system The virtual machine and the host system share the a single identity that is not visible outside the network The virtual machine does not have its own IP address Instead a separate private network is set up on the host system and the virtual machine obtains an address on that network from the VMware virtual DHCP server The VMware NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network The VMware NAT device identifies incoming data packets that are intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination With NAT a virtual machine can use many standard protocols to connect to other machines on the external network For example you can use HTTP to browse Web sites FTP to transfer files and Telnet to log in to other systems You can also connect to a TCP IP network by using a Token Ring adapter on the host system 138 VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settin
29. another virtual machine select This end is the server from the first drop down menu and The other end is a virtual machine from the second drop down menu 6 To connect the port to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on select Connect at power on 7 Click Finish to add the virtual serial port to the virtual machine 8 Optional On the Hardware tab select the new serial port select Yield CPU on poll and click OK This option is useful if you are using debugging tools that communicate over a serial connection If the serial port in the guest operating system is being used in polled mode rather than interrupt mode you might notice performance issues This option forces the virtual machine to yield processor time if the only task it is trying to do is poll the virtual serial port What to do next If you set up a connection between two virtual machines the first virtual machine is set up as the server Repeat this procedure for the second virtual machine but set it up as the client by selecting This end is the client when you configure the named pipe Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection You can increase the speed of a serial connection over a pipe to a virtual machine In principle the output speed which is the speed at which the virtual machine sends data through the virtual serial port is unlimited In practice the output speed depends on how fast the application at the other end of the pipe reads inbound dat
30. desktop extends to the additional monitor or monitors 3 If the host system has more than two monitors and you want the virtual machine to use all of the monitors click the Cycle multiple monitors button again The order in which the monitors are used depends on the order in which the monitors were added to the host operating system If you continue to click the button you return to fewer monitors Limitations for Mutiple Monitors The use of more than two monitors with a virtual machine has certain limitations m If you attempt to use more than two monitors with a virtual machine your virtual machine must support more than two monitors for this feature to function m More than two monitors is supported on Windows and Linux host and guest operating systems VMware Inc 63 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows m Windows XP guests support more than three monitors However only three monitors can be in use by a Windows XP guest at one time If more than three monitors are connected to a Windows XP guest use the Cycle multiple monitors button to cycle through the monitors to the configuration you want to use 64 VMware Inc Using Removable Devices and Printers in Virtual Machines You can connect and disconnect removable devices in a virtual machine You can also print from a virtual machine to any printer available to the host computer without having to install additional drivers in the virtual machine This chapter inclu
31. environments m If you run an X session without a session manager For example if you use startx to start a desktop session and do not use xdm kdm or gdm m Ifyou are using an older version of GNOME without gdm or xdm m Ifyou are using a session manager or environment that does not support the Desktop Application Autostart Specification available from http standards freedesktop org m Ifyou upgrade VMware Tools Procedure Start the VMware User process Option Action Start the VMware User process Add vmware user to the appropriate X startup script such as when you start an X session the xsession or xinitrc file Start the process after a VMware Open a terminal window and type the vmware user command Tools software upgrade or if certain features are not working Uninstalling VMware Tools If the upgrade process of VMware Tools is incomplete you can uninstall and then reinstall the VMware Tools Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Log in to the guest operating system Procedure Select a method to uninstall VMware Tools Operating System Action Windows 7 8 8 1 or Windows 10 In the guest operating system select Programs gt Uninstall a program Windows Vista and Windows Server In the guest operating system select Programs and Features gt Uninstall a 2008 program Windows XP and earlier In the guest operating system select Add Remove Programs Linux Log in as r
32. fast disk Changing the working directory does not change the directory where Workstation Player stores the virtual machine configuration vmx file and log files The virtual machine must be powered off when you change this setting 124 VMware Inc Chapter 14 Configuring Virtual Machine Option Settings Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys This feature is available only on Windows host systems Because it processes raw keyboard input as soon as possible the enhanced virtual keyboard feature also offers security improvements by bypassing Windows keystroke processing and any malware that is not already at a lower layer When you use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature only the guest operating system acts when you press Ctrl Alt Delete Prerequisites m Ifyou recently installed or upgraded Workstation Player but did not restart the host system restart the host system m Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select General 3 Select an option from the Enhanced virtual keyboard drop down menu Option Description Off The virtual machine does not use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature This is the default value Use if available recommended The virtual
33. has a unique identity on the network separate from and unrelated to the host system NAT The virtual machine and the host system share a single network identity that is not visible on the external network When the virtual machine sends a request to access a network resource it appears to the network resource as if the request is coming from the host system Host only The virtual machine and the host virtual network adapter are connected to a private Ethernet network The network is completely contained within the host system Custom Select a custom network from the drop down menu Although VMnet0 VMnet1 and VMnet8 might be available in the list these networks are usually used for bridged host only and NAT networks LAN segment Select a LAN segment from the drop down menu A LAN segment is a private network that is shared by other virtual machines 5 Click Finish to add the virtual network adapter to the virtual machine 6 Click OK to save your changes 7 Verify that the guest operating system is configured to use an appropriate IP address on the new network a If the virtual machine is using DHCP release and renew the lease b Ifthe IP address is set statically verify that the guest operating system has an address on the correct virtual network Modify an Existing Virtual Network Adapter for a Virtual Machine You can change the settings of a virtual network adapter that is currently used by
34. machine uses the enhanced virtual keyboard feature but only if the enhanced virtual keyboard driver is installed on the host system Required The virtual machine must use the enhanced the virtual keyboard feature If you select this option and the enhanced keyboard driver is not installed on the host system Workstation Player returns an error message 4 Click OK to save your changes Configuring Power Options for a Virtual Machine Power options control how a virtual machine behaves after it is powered off closed or suspended To configure power options for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select Power Table 14 1 Power Options Option Description Enter full screen mode after powering on The virtual machine enters full screen mode after it is powered on Report battery information to guest Battery information is reported to the guest operating system If you run the virtual machine on a laptop in full screen mode this option enables you to determine when the battery is running low This option is available only for Workstation 6 x and later virtual machines VMware Inc 125 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configuring VMware Tools Options for a Virtual Machine You can configure how VMware Tools is updated on a virtual machine You can also configure whether the clock on the guest operating system is synchronised with the clock
35. operating system itself does not change To upgrade the guest operating system obtain the appropriate software from the operating system vendor Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select General 3 Select the new operating system and version 4 Click OK to save your changes Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine By default the working directory and the virtual machine directory are the same You might want to change the working directory to improve performance For example to create a paging file on a fast disk that has a lot of disk space but leave the virtual disk and configuration file on a different disk you can change the working directory so that it is located on the fast disk The working directory is where Workstation Player stores suspended state vmss snapshot vmsn virtual machine paging vmem and redo log files for a virtual machine Changing the working directory does not change the directory where the virtual machine configuration vmx file or the log files are stored Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select General 3 Type or browse to the location of the new working directory 4 Click OK to save your changes Change
36. point where it was suspended Power off the virtual machine Workstation Player powers off the virtual machine The next time you start Workstation Player the virtual machine starts from a powered off state and the guest operating system starts Click OK to save your changes 57 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 58 VMware Inc Changing the Virtual Machine Display You can change the way Workstation Player displays virtual machines and virtual machine applications You can use full screen mode to make the virtual machine display fill the screen and use multiple monitors You can also use Unity mode to display applications directly on the host system desktop This chapter includes the following topics Configure Display Settings for a Virtual Machine on page 59 Use Full Screen Mode in Workstation Player on page 60 Use Unity Mode on page 61 Use Multiple Monitors for One Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 63 Configure Display Settings for a Virtual Machine You can specify monitor resolution settings configure multiple monitors and select accelerated graphics capabilities for a virtual machine You can use the multiple monitor feature when the virtual machine is in full screen mode For Windows guests to use DirectX 9 accelerated graphics the guest operating system must be Windows XP or later To use DirectX 10 accelerated graphics the guest operating system must be W
37. previous vmware tools distrib directory before you install VMware Tools The location of this directory depends on where you placed it during the previous installation Often this directory is placed in tmp vmware tools distrib List the contents of the mount point directory and note the filename of the VMware Tools tar installer ls mount point Uncompress the installer tar zxpf mnt cdrom VMwareTools x x x yyyy tar gz The value x x x is the product version number and yyyy is the build number of the product release If you attempt to install a tar installation over an RPM installation or the reverse the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing If necessary unmount the CD ROM image umount dev cdrom If your Linux distribution automatically mounted the CD ROM you do not need to unmount the image Run the installer and configure VMware Tools cd vmware tools distrib vmware instal1 p1 Usually the vmware config tools p1 configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running VMware Inc Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools 11 Follow the prompts to accept the default values if appropriate for your configuration 12 Follow the instructions at the end of the script Depending on the features you use these instructions can include restarting the X session restarting networking logging in again and starting the VMware User proc
38. processor hosts that have a multicore CPU and single processor hosts that have hyperthreading enabled to have two logical processors Virtual Machine Memory Allocation The total amount of memory that you can assign to all virtual machines running on a single host system is limited only by the amount of RAM on the host On 64 bit hosts the maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 64GB On 32 bit hosts the maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 8GB Workstation Player prevents powering on virtual machines that are configured to use more than 8GB of memory on 32 bit hosts Memory management limitations on 32 bit operating systems cause virtual machine memory to overcommit which severely affects system performance Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images Workstation Player can run virtual machines and system images that other VMware products create and some non VMware products VMware virtual Workstation Player runs virtual machines that were created by using machines Workstation 4 and later GSX Server 3 x VMware Server and ESX Server 2 5 and later Workstation 4 virtual machines run in legacy mode You must use another VMware product to upgrade virtual machines created in versions earlier than Workstation 4 before you can run them in Workstation Player Microsoft Virtual PC and On Windows hosts Workstation Player can run Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server virtual Virtual Server virtual machines
39. system inside the virtual machine You cannot open a file from the host operating system or save a file to the host operating system For some guest operating systems application windows in Unity mode can appear only on the monitor that is set as the primary display when you have multiple monitors If the host and guest operating systems are Windows XP or later the application windows can appear on additional monitors Unity mode is not available in full screen mode on Windows Prerequisites m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Verify that the guest operating system is Windows XP or later m Power on the virtual machine m If you are entering Unity mode open applications in the virtual machine to use in Unity mode VMware Inc 61 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 62 Procedure m To enter Unity mode select Player gt Unity The console view in the Workstation Player window is hidden and open applications appear in application windows on the host system desktop A check mark appears next to Unity in the menu m To display the virtual machine Start menu on a Windows host system point to the Start menu on a Windows host system m To navigate between multiple Start or Applications menus when multiple virtual machines are in Unity mode press the arrow keys Tab or Shift Tab to cycle through the virtual machine menus and press Enter and the spacebar to select
40. that are accessible from the host computer ImporTANT You cannot open a file in a shared folder from more than one application at a time For example do not open the same file in an application on the host operating system and in another application in the guest operating system If one of the applications writes to the file data might be corrupted VMware Inc 71 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders To use shared folders a virtual machine must have a supported guest operating system The following guest operating systems support shared folders m Windows Server 2003 R2 m Windows Server 2008 R2 m Windows Server 2012 R2 m Windows Vista m Windows 7 m Windows 8 m Windows 10 m Linux with a kernel version of 2 6 or later m Solaris x86 10 m Solaris x86 10 Update 1 and later Using Permissions to Restrict Access to Shared Files in a Linux Guest You can use permissions to restrict access to the files in a shared folder on a Linux guest operating system On a Linux host if you create files that you want to share with a Linux guest operating system the file permissions shown on the guest operating system are the same as the permissions on the host system You can use the fmask and dmask commands to mask permissions bits for files and directories If you create files on a Windows host system that you want to share with a Linux guest operating system read only files are di
41. the device by clicking or right clicking the device icon on the virtual machine taskbar Using the taskbar icon is especially useful if you run the virtual machine in full screen mode 65 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines 66 When a virtual machine is running its window is the active window If you plug a USB device into the host system the device connects to the virtual machine instead of the host by default If a USB device connected to the host system does not connect to a virtual machine at power on you must manually connect the device to the virtual machine When you connect a USB device to a virtual machine Workstation Player retains the connection to the affected port on the host system You can suspend or power off the virtual machine or unplug the device When you plug in the device again or resume the virtual machine Workstation Player reconnects the device Workstation Player retains the connection by writing an autoconnect entry to the virtual machine configuration vmx file If Workstation Player cannot reconnect to the device for example because you disconnected the device the device is removed and Workstation Player displays a message to indicate that it cannot connect to the device You can connect to the device manually if it is still available Follow the device manufacturer s procedures for unplugging the device from the host computer when you physically unplu
42. the virtual machine 4 Click OK to save your changes When you enable Autologon or change your login credentials the Autologon settings are saved immediately Clicking Cancel in the Virtual Machine Settings dialog box does not affect the changes applied to the Autologon settings 56 VMware Inc Chapter 7 Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines in Workstation Player Set Workstation Player Preferences for Virtual Machine Closing Behavior You can configure how virtual machines behave when you close them Procedure 1 2 VMware Inc Select Player gt File gt Preferences Select how Workstation Player behaves when you close a virtual machine You can select one both or neither option Option Confirm before closing a virtual machine Description Confirm whether you intend to exit Workstation Player or click Cancel to continue using Workstation Player Return to the VM Library after closing a virtual machine Workstation Player either suspends or powers off the virtual machine and returns it to the virtual machine library From the library you can either open another virtual machine or edit the virtual machine settings Select whether Workstation Player suspends or powers off a virtual machine when you close it Option Suspend the virtual machine Description Workstation Player suspends the virtual machine The next time you start Workstation Player the virtual machine resumes operation from the
43. to have a yellow border On Windows hosts click Choose color to use the color chooser 4 To control whether the virtual machine Start or Application menu available on the host system desktop select or deselect Enable applications menu 5 Click OK to save your changes Create Virtual Machine Application Shortcuts on the Host in Unity Mode You can create a shortcut for a virtual machine application on the host system in Unity mode You open the application in the same way that you open an application on the host system You can open a virtual machine application shortcut from the host system even when the virtual machine is powered off or suspended Prerequisites m Verify that the virtual machine is configured to display the virtual machine Start or Application menu on the host system desktop See Set Preferences for Unity Mode on page 62 VMware Inc Chapter 8 Changing the Virtual Machine Display m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is running in the guest operating system m Power on the virtual machine Procedure 1 Toenter Unity mode select Player gt Unity The console view in the Workstation Player window is hidden and open applications appear in application windows on the host system desktop A check mark appears next to Unity in the menu 2 Point to the Start button to display the virtual machine Start menu on the host system desktop click the Start menu and select the application 3 Ri
44. to register the guest operating system Do not use the name Administrator or Guest If you use one of these names you must enter a different name when you install the guest operating system 32 VMware Inc Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player Table 5 1 Easy Install Information for Windows Guests Continued Easy Install Prompt Description Password Optional The password to use for an account with Administrator permissions on Windows operating systems other than Windows 2000 On Windows 2000 this is the password for the Administrator account On Windows XP Home an Administrator account without a password is created and you are automatically logged in to the guest operating system Log on automatically requires a Optional Save your login credentials and bypass the login dialog box when you password power on the virtual machine You must enter a name and password to use this feature For Linux guest operating systems you must provide the following Easy Install information Table 5 2 Easy Install Information for Linux Guests Prompt Description Full name The name to use to register the guest operating system if registration is required Workstation Player uses the first name to create the host name for the virtual machine User name Your user name You can use lowercase letters numbers and dashes but avoid using user names that begin with a dash Do not use the name root Some operating syst
45. y processors for a given virtual machine appears in the summary view of the virtual machine Configure Eight Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing You can configure eight way virtual symmetric multiprocessing SMP for an existing virtual machines Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Processors 3 Change the Number of processors setting to 8 4 Click OK to save your changes Use a Virtual Machine That Has More Than Eight Virtual Processors If Workstation Player is running on a multiprocessor host system you can open a virtual machine that has more than eight virtual processors assigned to it You must change the number of processors before powering on the virtual machine You can see the number of processors in the virtual machine summary view or by viewing the virtual machine hardware settings Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Processors Note that Number of processors is set to Other x where x is the number of processors originally assigned to it Workstation Player preserves this original configuration setting for the number of processors even though eight is the maximum number of processors supported 3 Change the Number of processors setting to 1 2 4 8 or 16 After you commit a
46. CPUs host requirements 11 Ctrl Alt using in a key combination 106 Ctrl Alt Delete 55 Ctri Alt Ins 55 D deleting virtual machines 87 devices configuring and managing 89 disk drives host requirements 13 disk node and mode settings 135 display settings configuring 59 displays changing 59 changing settings 143 host requirements 12 VMware Inc drag and drop feature restrictions 21 using 21 DVD drives adding 89 configuring 89 configuring legacy emulation mode 91 E Easy Install responding to prompts 32 36 ECR errors troubleshooting 100 email collection 23 encrypted virtual machines 54 enhanced virtual keyboard installing the driver 106 F floppy drives adding 90 configuring 89 FreeBSD guest operating system VMware Tools installation or upgrade tar installer 49 full screen mode 60 G general option settings 123 generic SCSI devices adding 102 configuring 102 troubleshooting detection problems 102 glossary 9 guest operating systems changing 80 124 installing manually 37 selecting 32 supported 14 32 H hardware adding to virtual machines 129 customizing 35 removing from virtual machines 130 hardware settings modifying 112 host only networking 139 host only networks configuring 119 human interface devices connecting 66 145 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 146 l IDE drives host requirements 13 importing virtual machines 38 installation pro
47. Inc 99 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows When a parallel port is configured for a virtual machine most guest operating systems detect the port at installation time and install the required drivers Some operating systems including Linux detect the ports at boot time Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports A parallel port on the host system does not have an Extended Control Register ECR Problem When you power on a virtual machine after adding a parallel port an error messages states that the parallel port on the host system does not have an ECR Cause This problem can occur when the hardware supports ECR but ECR has been disabled in the BIOS Solution 1 Reboot the host system 2 Early in the boot process press and hold down the Delete key to enter the BIOS configuration editor 3 Find the parallel port field and enable Extended Capability Port ECP mode or a combination of modes that includes ECP Most modern computers support ECP mode Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine You can add up to four serial COM ports to a virtual machine Virtual serial ports can output to physical serial ports files or named pipes You might want to add a virtual serial port to a virtual machine to make devices such as modems and printers available to the virtual machine You can also use virtual ports to send debugging data from a virtual machine to the host system or to another virtual machine Nore Th
48. Legacy emulation mode does not provide the other capabilities of normal mode In normal mode the guest operating system communicates directly with the CD ROM or DVD drive This direct communication enables you to read multisession CDs perform digital audio extraction view videos and use CD and DVD writers to burn discs If you run more than one virtual machine at a time and if their CD ROM drives are in legacy emulation mode you must start the virtual machines with their CD ROM drives disconnected By disconnecting the CD ROM drives in the virtual machines you prevent multiple virtual machines from being connected to the CD ROM drive at the same time Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select the drive and click Advanced 3 Select Legacy emulation and click OK On Windows hosts this option is deselected by default 4 Click OK to save your changes Configuring a USB Controller A virtual machine must have a USB controller to use USB devices and smart card readers To use a smart card reader a virtual machine must have a USB controller regardless of whether the smart card reader is actually a USB device Workstation Player provides a USB controller to support the following types of USB devices m USB 1 1 UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface is supported for all virtual machine hardware versions m USB 2 0 EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Inter
49. OS to automatically go to sleep mode after a certain time or prevent your guest OS from automatically switching to sleep mode after being idle for some time 42 VMware Inc Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools Some features in a particular release of a VMware product might depend on installing or upgrading to the version of VMware Tools included in that release Upgrading to the latest version of VMware Tools is not always necessary Newer versions of VMware Tools are compatible with several host versions To avoid unnecessary upgrades evaluate whether the added features and capabilities are necessary for your environment Configure Software Update Preferences You can configure Workstation Player to automatically download software updates including new versions of VMware Tools When you select automatic software updates Workstation Player always includes the latest support for guest operating systems and virtual machines always have the latest version of VMware Tools Procedure 1 Select Player gt File gt Preferences 2 Select when Workstation Player checks for software updates You can select one both or neither option If you deselect all of the software update options automatic software updates are disabled Option Description Check for product updates on Checks for new versions of Workstation Player available to download and startup install when you start Workstation Player This option is enabled by de
50. Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings On the Hardware tab click Add In the Add Hardware wizard select Generic SCSI Device Select the physical SCSI device to map to the virtual SCSI device 2 3 4 5 To connect the device when the virtual machine powers on select Connect at power on 6 Click Finish to add the device 7 On the Hardware tab select the SCSI device identifier to use for the device from the Virtual device node drop down menu and click OK For example if you select SCSI 0 2 the guest operating system sees the drive as ID 2 on controller 0 Troubleshoot Problems Detecting Generic SCSI Devices When you add a generic SCSI device to a virtual machine the device does not appear in the list of available SCSI devices Problem The SCSI device does not appear in the list of available SCSI devices after you add it to a virtual machine VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Cause A driver for that device is not installed on the host system a driver on the host system prevents the device from being detected or the virtual machine uses a device for which there are no drivers available to the host operating system Solution 1 VMware Inc Determine the SCSI bus number that the device uses on the host system The SCSI bus is assigned a number by the host operating system after all IDE buses are assigned numbers For example if you have two IDE buses they are numbered 0 and 1 Th
51. Power on the virtual machine and install the required DirectX EndRuntime version This download is available from the Microsoft Download Center 7 Install and run your 3D applications Configuring Sound Workstation Player provides a sound device compatible with the Sound Blaster AudioPCI and supports sound in Windows and Linux guest operating systems The Workstation Player sound device is enabled by default Sound support includes pulse code modulation PCM output and input For example you can play wav files MP3 audio and Real Media audio MIDI output from Windows guests is supported through the Windows software synthesizer MIDI input is not supported and no MIDI support is available for Linux guests Windows and most recent Linux distributions detect the sound device and install appropriate drivers for it VMware Inc 83 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows A sound driver is installed when you install VMware Tools in a 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows 7 guest operating system For 32 bit Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2003 Server and Windows Server 2008 guests you must use Windows Update to install a 32 bit driver Configure Sound Card Settings The VMware virtual sound device is compatible with a Creative Technology Sound Blaster Audio API The sound device supports sound in Windows and Linux guest operating systems Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settin
52. ROM and DVD drives to a physical drive on the host system or to an ISO image file Floppy drives You can add up to two floppy drives A virtual floppy drive can connect to a physical drive on the host system to an existing floppy image file or to a blank floppy image file Network adapters You can add up to 10 virtual network adapters to a virtual machine USB controller You can add one USB controller to a virtual machine A virtual machine must have a USB controller to use USB devices or smart card readers For smart card readers a virtual machine must have a USB controller regardless of whether the smart card reader is actually a USB device Sound card If the host system is configured for sound and has a sound card installed you can enable sound for virtual machines Parallel LPT ports You can attach up to three bidirectional parallel ports to a virtual machine Virtual parallel ports can output to parallel ports or to files on the host operating system Serial COM ports You can add up to four serials ports to a virtual machine Virtual serial ports can output to physical serial ports files on the host operating system or named pipes Printers You can print from a virtual machine to any printer available to the host system without installing additional drivers in the virtual machine Workstation Player uses ThinPrint technology to replicate the host machine printer mapping in the virtual machine When you enable the virtual mach
53. Same UUID You can configure a virtual machine to always keep the same UUID even when it is moved or copied When a virtual machine is set to always keep the same UUID you are not prompted when a virtual machine is moved or copied Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Open the virtual machine configuration vmx file in a text editor 2 Add the uuid action property and set it to keep For example uuid action keep Delete a Virtual Machine You can delete a virtual machine and all of its files from the host file system ImporTANT Deleting a virtual machine is irreversible Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Right click the virtual machine in the library and select Delete VM from Disk 2 Click Yes to delete the virtual machine The virtual machine and all of its files are removed from the host file system View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine You can view the message log to review information about a particular virtual machine Messages include warning information about the virtual machine Procedure 1 Power on the virtual machine 2 Select Player gt Manage gt Message Log 3 Select a message in the message log to a see a detailed description of the message Using the VIX API Application developers can use the VMware VIX API to write programs to automate virtual machine operations The API is high level easy to use and practical for script writers
54. The virtual machine status bar indicates when an update is in progress If you are logged in to a Windows guest a restart prompt appears after the update is complete If you are not logged in the operating system restarts without prompting An auto update check is performed as part of the boot sequence when you power on the virtual machine If the virtual machine was suspended and you resume it or restore it to a snapshot during the boot sequence before this check the automatic update occurs as planned If you resume the virtual machine or restore it to a snapshot after the check the automatic update does not occur Use application default currently Use the default VMware Tools update behavior The default behavior is set update manually in Workstation Player preferences 4 Click OK to save your changes Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools 44 You can manually install or upgrade VMware Tools on Windows Linux NetWare Solaris and FreeBSD virtual machines If you are installing VMware Tools in a number of Windows virtual machines you can automate its installation by using the VMware Tools setup exe at a command prompt in the guest operating system See Installing and Configuring VMware Tools at http www vmware com pdf vmware tools installation configuration pdf for more information Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine All supported Windows guest operating systems support VMware
55. Tools Before you upgrade VMware Tools consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies For example you can install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine s guest operating system and improve virtual machine management or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility and avoid downtime in your environment VMware Inc Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools Prerequisites Power on the virtual machine Verify that the guest operating system is running If you connected the virtual machine s virtual CD DVD drive to an ISO image file when you installed the operating system change the setting so that the virtual CD DVD drive is configured to autodetect a physical drive The autodetect setting enables the virtual machine s first virtual CD DVD drive to detect and connect to the VMware Tools ISO file for a VMware Tools installation This ISO file looks like a physical CD to your guest operating system Use the virtual machine settings editor to set the CD DVD drive to autodetect a physical drive Log in as an administrator unless you are using an older Windows operating system Any user can install VMware Tools in a Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows ME guest operating system For operating systems newer than these you must log in as an administrator Procedure 1 On the host from the Wor
56. Tools upgrade is available To install a VMware Tools upgrade you can use the same procedure that you used for installing VMware Tools the first time Upgrading VMware Tools means installing a new version For Windows and Linux guest operating systems you can configure the virtual machine to automatically upgrade VMware Tools Although the version check is performed when you power on the virtual machine on Windows guest operating systems the automatic upgrade occurs when you power off or restart the virtual machine The status bar displays the message Installing VMware Tools when an upgrade is in progress IMPORTANT After you upgrade VMware Tools on Linux guest operating systems new network modules are available but are not used until you either restart the guest operating system or stop networking unload and reload the VMware networking kernel modules and restart networking This behavior means that even if VMware Tools is set to automatically upgrade you must restart or reload network modules to make new features available This strategy avoids network interruptions and allows you to install VMware Tools over SSH Upgrading VMware Tools on Windows guest operation systems automatically installs the WDDM graphics drivers The WDDM graphics driver makes the sleep mode available in guest OS power settings to adjust the sleep options For example you can use the sleep mode setting Change when the computer sleeps to configure your guest
57. USB devices including Web cams speakers and microphones Automatically connect new USB Connect new USB devices to the virtual machine If this setting is not devices selected new USB devices are connected only to the host system Show all USB input devices Human interface devices HIDs such as USB 1 1 and 2 0 mouse and keyboard devices appear in the Removable Devices menu Icons for HIDs appear in the status bar An HID that is connected to the guest operating system is not available to the host system The virtual machine must be powered off when you change this setting Share Bluetooth devices with the Enable support for Bluetooth devices virtual machine 5 Click Finish to add the USB controller Enable Support for lsochronous USB Devices Modems and certain streaming data devices such as speakers and webcams do not work properly ina virtual machine unless you enable support for isochronous USB devices Prerequisites m Verify that the guest operating system supports USB 2 0 devices or 3 0 devices m Ona Windows XP guest operating system verify that the latest service pack is installed If you use Windows XP with no service packs the driver for the EHCI controller cannot be loaded VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select USB Controller 3 From the USB Compatibi
58. Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Workstation 12 Player VMware Workstation Player 12 0 VMware Workstation Player 12 1 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition To check for more recent editions of this document see http www vmware com support pubs EN 001871 01 vmware Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows You can find the most up to date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at http www vmware com support The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates If you have comments about this documentation submit your feedback to docfeedback vmware com Copyright 2015 VMware Inc All rights reserved Copyright and trademark information VMware Inc 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto CA 94304 www vmware com 2 VMware Inc Contents 1 Updated Information 7 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 9 2 Introduction and System Requirements 11 Host System Requirements for Workstation Player 11 Virtual Machine Features and Specifications 14 3 Installing and Using Workstation Player 17 Install Workstation Player on a Windows Host 17 Start Workstation Player 20 Use the Workstation Player Window 20 Transferring Files and Text 21 Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player 22 Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Workstation Player 22 Email Address Colle
59. Virtual Machine Hardware Settings m Defragmenting Virtual Hard Disks on page 133 Like physical disk drives virtual hard disks can become fragmented Defragmenting disks rearranges files programs and unused space on the virtual disk so that programs run faster and files open more quickly Defragmenting does not reclaim unused space on a virtual disk m Expanding Virtual Hard Disks on page 133 Expanding a virtual hard disk adds storage space to the virtual machine m Compacting Virtual Hard Disks on page 134 Compacting a virtual hard disk reclaims unused space in the disk If a disk has empty space this process reduces the amount of space the virtual hard disk occupies on the host drive You must power off a virtual machine before you compact its virtual hard disk m Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System on page 134 Instead of using shared folders or copying data between a virtual machine and the host system you can map a virtual disk to the host system In this case you map a virtual disk in the host file system as a separate mapped drive Using a mapped drive lets you connect to the virtual disk without going into a virtual machine m Changing Virtual Hard Disk Node and Mode Settings on page 135 You can change virtual hard disk node and mode settings By default changes are immediately written to the disk The data on the disk is saved when you take a snapshot of the virtual machine Defragmenting Virtual Hard Disks Like
60. W Windows Virtual PC virtual machines 39 Windows XP Mode virtual machine importing 38 working directory changing 80 working directory for virtual machine files 124 worksheet typical virtual machine 35 Workstation Player start 20 Workstation Player window 20 Workstation Player email collection 23 Workstation Player preference settings 25 VMware Inc
61. a Prerequisites m Use the guest operating system to configure the serial port for the highest setting supported by the application that you are running in the virtual machine m Power off the virtual machine and exit Workstation Player Procedure 1 Ina text editor add the following line to the virtual machine configuration vmx file serialport_number pipe charTimePercent time port_number is the number of the serial port starting from 0 The first serial port is serial0 time is a positive integer that specifies the time taken to transmit a character expressed as a percentage of the default speed set for the serial port in the guest operating system For example a setting of 200 forces the port to take twice as long for each character or send data at half the default speed A setting of 50 forces the port to take only half as long for each character or send data at twice the default speed 2 Assuming that the serial port speed is set appropriately in the guest operating system experiment with this setting by starting with a value of 100 and gradually decreasing it until you find the highest speed at which the connection works reliably VMware Inc 101 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configuring Generic SCSI Devices 102 The generic SCSI feature gives the guest operating system direct access to SCSI devices that are connected to the host system including scanners tape drives and other data storage devices
62. a variety of devices including printers scanners dongles and disk drives Although these devices can connect to the host system only printers can reliably connect to virtual machines by using parallel ports Workstation Player provides only partial emulation of PS 2 hardware Interrupts that a device connected to a physical port requests are not passed to the virtual machine The guest operating system cannot use direct memory access DMA to move data to or from the port For this reason not all devices that attach to a parallel port work correctly Do not use virtual parallel ports to connect parallel port storage devices or other types of parallel port devices to a virtual machine Prerequisites Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Inthe New Hardware wizard select Parallel Port 4 Select where the virtual parallel port sends output Option Description Use a physical parallel port Select a parallel port on the host system Use output file Send output from the virtual parallel port to a file on the host system Either locate an existing output file or browse to a directory and type a filename to create a new output file 5 To connect the virtual parallel port to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on select Connect at power on 6 Click Finish to add the virtual parallel port to the virtual machine VMware
63. a virtual machine Prerequisites Familiarize yourself with the network configuration types See Understanding Common Networking Configurations on page 116 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select the virtual network adapter 3 Select the virtual network adapter type Option Bridged Description The virtual machine is connected to the network by using the network adapter on the host system The virtual machine has a unique identity on the network separate from and unrelated to the host system NAT The virtual machine and the host system share a single network identity that is not visible on the external network When the virtual machine sends a request to access a network resource it appears to the network resource as if the request is coming from the host system Host only The virtual machine and the host virtual network adapter are connected to a private Ethernet network The network is completely contained within the host system VMware Inc 121 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Option Description Custom Select a custom network from the drop down menu Although VMnet0 VMnet1 and VMnet8 might be available in this list these networks are usually used for bridged host only and NAT networks LAN segment Select a LAN segment from the drop down menu A LAN segment is a private network t
64. achines Directory Host Operating System Default Location Windows Server 2008 R2 C Documents and Settings username My Windows Server 2012 R2 Documents My Virtual Machines username is the name of the currently logged in user Windows 7 C Users username Documents Virtual Machines Windows 8 username is the name of the currently logged in user Windows 10 Linux homedir vmware homedir is the home directory of the currently logged in logged in user Specifying Disk Capacity for a Virtual Machine If you instruct the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual disk during a custom configuration the wizard prompts you to set the size of the virtual disk and specify whether to split the disk into multiple virtual disk vmdk files A virtual disk is made up of one or more virtual disk files Virtual disk files store the contents of the virtual machine hard disk drive Almost all of the file content is virtual machine data A small portion of the file is allotted to virtual machine overhead If the virtual machine is connected directly to a physical disk the virtual disk file stores information about the partitions that the virtual machine is allowed to access You can set a size between 0 001 GB and 8 TB for a virtual disk file You can also select whether to store a virtual disk as a single file or split it into multiple files Select Split virtual disk into multiple files if the virtual disk is stored on a file system that h
65. al CD ROM image umount cdrom 7 Run the installer and configure VMware Tools cd vmware tools distrib vmware install p1 Usually the vmware config tools p1 configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running 8 Follow the prompts to accept the default values if appropriate for your configuration 9 Follow the instructions at the end of the script Depending on the features you use these instructions can include restarting the X session restarting networking logging in again and starting the VMware User process You can alternatively reboot the guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks What to do next If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine upgrade the virtual hardware VMware Inc 49 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager VMware Tools in Linux Solaris and FreeBSD guest operating systems uses the VMware User process executable file This program implements the fit guest to window feature and Unity mode among other features Normally this process starts after you configure VMware Tools log out of the desktop environment and log back in The vmware user program is located in the directory in which you selected to install binary programs which defaults to usr bin The startup script that you need to modify depends on your system You must start the process manually in the following
66. al Machine on page 125 The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys This feature is available only on Windows host systems Changing a Virtual Machine Name You can change the name of a virtual machine Changing the name of the virtual machine does not change the name of this directory nor does it rename the virtual machine files on the host Workstation Player uses the original name of the virtual machine to create the directory where virtual machine files are stored To specify a new name for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select General Changing the Guest Operating System You can change the guest operating system or operating system version for a virtual machine You might want to change the guest operating system for a virtual machine when you upgrade the guest operating system or if you specified the wrong operating system version when you created the virtual machine To select a new guest operating system or operating system version for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select General When you change the operating system type the virtual machine configuration file is changed but the guest operating system is not changed To change the guest operating system you must obtain the operating system soft
67. al machine is in a powered off state Leave the virtual machine running The virtual machine remains running in the background when you close it The next time you start Workstation Player the virtual machine is in a powered on state Confirm before closing a virtual machine Workstation Player prompts you for confirmation when you close a virtual machine Return to the VM Library after closing a virtual machine Workstation Player returns the virtual machines to the library after you close it You can open another virtual machine or edit virtual machine settings VMware Inc 25 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configuring Virtual Printers on Windows Hosts On Windows hosts you can configure Workstation Player to support virtual printing on all printers configured on the host Virtual printing is disabled by default on Windows hosts To enable or disable virtual printing on a Windows host system select Player gt File gt Preferences gt Devices Select the Enable virtual printers checkbox to enable virtual printers VMware Tools must be installed on the virtual machine to enable printing You must have administrator privileges to enable or disable virtual printers The Workstation Player printer feature uses ThinPrint technology to replicate the host system printer mapping in the virtual machine When you enable the virtual machine printer Workstation Player configures a virtual serial port to co
68. alue Controller Type Blank or not present BusLogic Isilogic LSI Logic Isisas1068 LSI Logic SAS Customizing Virtual Machine Hardware You can click Customize Hardware on the last page of the New Virtual Machine wizard to customize the virtual machine hardware You can change the default hardware settings including memory allocation number of virtual CPUs CD DVD and floppy drive settings and the network connection type Worksheet for Creating a Typical Virtual Machine You can print this worksheet and write the values to specify when you create a typical virtual machine Table 5 4 Worksheet Typical Virtual Machine Option Write Your Value Here Guest operating system source Guest operating system type for manual installation Easy Install information for Windows guests m Product key Operating system version Full name Password Credentials for automatic login Easy Install information for Linux guests m Fullname m User name m Password Virtual machine name Virtual machine location Disk capacity Create a Virtual Machine You create a virtual machine in Workstation Player by running the New Virtual Machine wizard Prerequisites m Verify that you have the information the New Virtual Machine wizard requires to create a virtual machine See Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine on page 31 m Verify that the guest operating system you plan to install is supported See the
69. ame scsi2 4 If the virtual machine does not contain any SCSI devices to add a generic SCSI device to a new virtual SCSI adapter or to use an existing SCSI device as a generic SCSI device add the following line to the virtual machine configuration vmx file scsiZ Y devicelType scsi passthru If the virtual machine does not contain any SCSI devices or to add a generic SCSI device to anew virtual SCSI adapter add the following lines to the virtual machine configuration vmx file scsiZ Y present true scsiZ present true 103 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configuring Eight Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing 104 With virtual symmetric multiprocessing SMP you can assign processors and cores per processor to a virtual machine on any host system that has at least two logical processors Workstation Player considers multiprocessor hosts that have two or more physical CPUs single processor hosts that have a multicore CPU and single processor hosts that have hyperthreading enabled to have two logical processors Note On hyperthreaded uniprocessor hosts performance of virtual machines that have virtual SMP might be below normal Even on multiprocessor hosts performance is affected if you overcommit by running multiple workloads that require more total CPU resources than are physically available You can power on and run multiple dual processor virtual machines concurrently The number of
70. and application programmers With API functions you can register power virtual machines on and off and run programs in guest operating systems Additional language bindings are available for Perl COM and shell scripts such as vmrun See the VMware VIX API Release Notes VMware Inc 87 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Install New Software in a Virtual Machine 88 Installing new software in a virtual machine is similar to installing new software on a physical computer Only a few additional steps are required Prerequisites m Verify that VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system Installing VMware Tools before installing the software minimizes the likelihood that you will have to reactivate the software if the virtual machine configuration changes m Verify that the virtual machine has access to the CD ROM drive ISO image file or floppy drive where the installation software is located Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Memory set the final memory size for the virtual machine and click OK Some applications use a product activation feature that creates a key based on the virtual hardware in the virtual machine where it is installed Changes in the configuration of the virtual machine might require you to reactivate the software Setting the memory size minimizes the number of significant changes 3 Instal
71. art card reader device is available as smart_card_reader_model in the Removable Devices menu In USB passthrough mode a single virtual machine directly controls the physical smart card reader A USB passthrough smart card reader cannot be used by applications on the host system or by applications in other virtual machines You should use USB passthrough mode only if connection in shared mode does not work well for your scenario You might need to install the driver provided by the manufacturer to use USB passthrough mode You can use smart cards with Windows operating systems and most Linux distributions VMware provides full smart card support for Windows virtual machines running on Linux hosts Using smart cards in Linux typically requires third party software to effectively authenticate to a domain or enable secure communications Note Although smart cards should work with common Linux browsers email applications and directory services these products have not been tested or certified by VMware Use a Smart Card in a Virtual Machine You can configure a virtual machine to use the smart card reader on the host system Prerequisites m Ona Windows host start the SCardSvr exe service m Verify that the virtual machine has a USB controller A USB controller is required regardless of whether the smart card reader is a USB device A USB controller is added by default when you create a virtual machine m Connect the smart card reader
72. as a file size limitation When you split a virtual disk less than 950 GB a series of 2 GB virtual disk files are created When you split a virtual disk greater than 950 GB two virtual disk files are created The maximum size of the first virtual disk file is 1 9 TB and the second virtual disk file stores the rest of the data Disk space is not preallocated for the disk The actual files that the virtual disk uses start small and expand to their maximum size as needed The main advantage of this approach is the smaller file size Smaller files require less disk space and are easier to move to a new location After you create a virtual machine you can edit virtual disk settings and add additional virtual disks Disk Size Compatibility The size of a virtual disk is limited to 8 TBs However your hardware version bus type and controller type also impact the size of your virtual disks Workstation Hardware Version Bus Type Controller Type Maximum Disk Size 10 11 12 IDE ATAPI 8192 GB 8TB 10 11 12 SCSI BusLogic 2040 GB 2TB 10 11 12 SCSI LSI Logic 8192 GB 8TB 10 11 12 SCSI LSI LogicSAS 8192 GB 8TB 10 11 12 SATA AHCI 8192 GB 8TB 9 8 7 6 5 All All 2040 GB 2TB 6 0 5 All All 950 GB To discover your controller type open the virtual machine vmx file The value of the setting scsi virtualDev determines your controller type VMware Inc Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player V
73. ation Player does not use either value Windows hosts or it uses the username and password set in the gnome settings Linux hosts 4 Click OK to save your changes VMware Inc 43 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine You can configure virtual machines that have Windows or Linux guest operating systems to update VMware Tools automatically For other guest operating systems you must manually update VMware Tools Automatic VMware Tools updates are supported for versions of VMware Tools included in Workstation 5 5 and later virtual machines only Automatic updates are not supported for versions of VMware Tools included in virtual machines created with VMware Server 1 x IMPORTANT If you update VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine that was created with Workstation 4 or 5 x some new components are not installed To install the new components you must uninstall the old version of VMware Tools and install the new version of VMware Tools Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select VMware Tools 3 Select a VMware Tools update setting Option Description Update manually do nothing You must update VMware Tools manually The virtual machine status bar indicates when a new version of VMware Tools is available Update automatically VMware Tools is updated automatically
74. ave the latest VMware Tools installed Use host setting for monitors When you select this setting the SVGA driver uses two monitors a maximum bounding box width of 3840 and a maximum bounding box height of 1920 The virtual machine is configured to have a minimum of two 1920x1200 monitors in a side by side topology in both normal and rotated orientations If the host system has more than two monitors the virtual machine uses the number of monitors on the host system instead If the host system s bounding box is wider or taller than the defaults the virtual machine uses the larger size You should select this setting in most cases Specify monitor settings Set the number of monitors that the virtual machine will see regardless of the number of monitors on the host system This setting is useful if you use a multimonitor host system and you need to test in a virtual machine that has only one monitor It is also useful if you are developing a multimonitor application in a virtual machine and the host system has only one monitor After you power on the virtual machine the guest operating system sees the number of monitors that you specified Select a resolution from the list or type a setting that has the format width x height where width and height are the number of pixels Graphics memory Select the maximum amount of guest memory that can be used for graphics memory using the drop down menu The default value of video memory varies
75. ble in load cdrom vSphere When the installation finishes the message VMware Tools for NetWare are now running appears in the Logger Screen for NetWare 6 5 and NetWare 6 0 guest operating systems and in the Console Screen for NetWare 4 2 and 5 1 operating systems 3 If the VMware Tools virtual disc netware iso is attached to the virtual machine right click the CD ROM icon in the status bar of the console window and select Disconnect to disconnect it What to do next If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine upgrade the virtual hardware VMware Inc 47 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine For Solaris virtual machines you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line Before you upgrade VMware Tools consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies For example you can install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine s guest operating system and improve virtual machine management or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility and avoid downtime in your environment Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Verify that the guest operating system is running m Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl verify that Perl is installed in the guest opera
76. by guest OS Display Scaling Enables display scaling for the virtual machine display The user interface is automatically adjusted when the display changes VMware Inc 143 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Installing a Guest Operating System on a Physical Disk or Unused Partition 144 You can install a guest operating system directly on a physical disk or unused partition on the host system A physical disk directly accesses an existing local disk or partition You can use physical disks to run one or more guest operating systems from existing disk partitions Workstation Player supports physical disks up to 2 TB capacity Booting from an operating system already set up on an existing SCSI disk or partition is not supported Running an operating system natively on the host system and switching to running it inside a virtual machine is similar to pulling the hard drive out of one computer and installing it in a second computer that has a different motherboard and hardware The steps you take depend on the guest operating system in the virtual machine In most cases a guest operating system that is installed on a physical disk or unused partition cannot boot outside of the virtual machine even though the data is available to the host system See the Dual Boot Computers and Virtual Machines technical note on the VMware Web site for information about using an operating system that can also boot outside of a virtual machine
77. cess is complete What to do next Use a disk management tool to increase the disk partition size to match the expanded virtual disk size Defragment a Virtual Hard Disk Like physical disk drives virtual hard disks can become fragmented Defragmenting disks rearranges files programs and unused space on the virtual hard disk so that programs run faster and files open more quickly Defragmenting does not reclaim unused space on a virtual hard disk Defragmenting disks can take considerable time Prerequisites Verify that there is adequate free working space on the host system For example if the virtual hard disk is contained in a single file there must be free space equal to the size of the virtual disk file Other virtual hard disk configurations require less free space Verify that the virtual disk is not mapped or mounted You cannot defragment a virtual disk while it is mapped or mounted Procedure 1 2 VMware Inc Run a disk defragmentation utility in the guest operating system If disk space is not preallocated for the virtual hard disk use the Workstation Player defragmentation tool to defragment it a Power off the virtual machine b Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings c On the Hardware tab select Hard Disk d Select Utilities gt Defragment e When the defragmentation process is finished click OK Run a disk defragmentation utility on the host system
78. change to this setting the original setting for the number of processors is discarded and no longer appears as an option 4 Click OK to save your changes VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Configuring Keyboard Features You can change key combinations for hot key sequences in Workstation Player and the language for the keyboard that VNC clients use You can also configure platform specific keyboard features for Windows and Linux host systems m Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine on page 105 The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys This feature is available only on Windows host systems m Use Ctrl Alt in a Key Combination on page 106 Because Ctrl Alt tells Workstation Player to release mouse and keyboard input hot key combinations that include Ctrl Alt are not passed to the guest operating system You must use the Space key if the key combination includes Ctrl Alt m Configure Keyboard Mapping for a Remote X Server on page 107 Although the keyboard works correctly with a local X server it might not work correctly when you run the same virtual machine with a remote X server m Change How a Specific Key Is Mapped on page 108 If some keys on the keyboard do not work correctly in a virtual machine you can set a property that makes a modification to the map To change how a specific key is mapped you ad
79. chine files 5 Select the virtual disk size and specify whether the disk should be split into multiple files 6 Optional Click Customize Hardware to change the default hardware settings You can also modify virtual hardware settings after you create the virtual machine 7 Optional Select Power on this virtual machine after creation to power on the virtual machine after it is created This option is not available if you are installing the guest operating system manually 8 Click Finish to create the virtual machine If you are using Easy Install guest operating system installation begins when the virtual machine powers on The guest operating system installation is automated and typically runs without requiring any input from you After the guest operating system is installed Easy Install installs VMware Tools If you are not using Easy Install the virtual machine appears in the library What to do next If you used Easy Install and the virtual machine did not power on when the installation finished power on the virtual machine to start the guest operating system installation See Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System on page 36 If you did not use Easy Install install the guest operating system manually See Install a Guest Operating System Manually on page 37 Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System 36 When you use Easy Install you usually do not need to provide information during gue
80. chine is a software computer that like a physical machine runs an operating system and applications A virtual machine uses the physical resources of the physical machine on which it runs which is called the host system Virtual machines have virtual devices that provide the same functionality as physical hardware but with the additional benefits of portability manageability and security A virtual machine has an operating system and virtual resources that you manage in much the same way that you manage a physical computer For example you install an operating system in a virtual machine in the same way that you install an operating system on a physical computer You must have a CD ROM DVD or ISO image that contains the installation files from an operating system vendor Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine When you create a virtual machine you specify or accept defaults for a few basic virtual machine settings m How you want to install the guest operating system m A name for the virtual machine and a location for the virtual machine files m The size of the virtual disk and whether to split the disk into multiple virtual disk files m Whether to customize hardware settings including memory allocation number of virtual processors and network connection type VMware Inc 31 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Selecting a Guest Operating System The New Virtual Machine prompts you to select the source media for the operati
81. click Retry to try again or click Cancel to cancel the import If you retry the import Workstation Player relaxes the OVF specification conformance and virtual hardware compliance checks and you might not be able to use the virtual machine in Workstation Player After Workstation Player successfully imports the OVF virtual machine the virtual machine appears in the virtual machine library Import a Windows Virtual PC Virtual Machine You can import a Windows Virtual PC virtual machine and run it in Workstation Player Workstation Player converts the virtual machine from Virtual PC vmc format to VMware runtime vmx format This feature is supported only on Windows host systems Prerequisites Download and install the Virtual PC virtual machine on the Windows host system Procedure 1 Select Player gt File gt Open If you have never virtualized a physical machine or imported a third party virtual machine in Workstation Player you need to download and install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone After the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone installation is finished you must restart the import 2 Browse to the vmc file and click Open VMware Inc 39 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 3 Type aname for the virtual machine type or browse to the directory for the virtual machine files and click Import After Workstation Player successfully imports the Virtual PC virtual machine the virtual machine appears in th
82. compatibility with all expected host systems Users might be limited in their ability to make changes in a virtual machine so that it is compatible with their host systems Procedure m Install VMware Tools in the virtual machine VMware Tools significantly improves the user s experience working with the virtual machine m Determine which virtual devices are actually required and do not include any that are not needed or useful for the software you are distributing with the virtual machine Generic SCSI devices are typically not appropriate m To connect a physical device to a virtual device use the Auto detect options when you configure the virtual machine The Auto detect options allow the virtual machine to adapt to the user s system and they work whether the host operating system is Windows or Linux Users who have no physical device receive a warning message m To connect a CD ROM or floppy to an image file that you ship with the virtual machine make sure the image file is in the same directory as the virtual machine A relative path rather than an absolute path is used m For both a physical CD ROM and an image provide two virtual CD ROM devices in the virtual machine m Choose a reasonable amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine For example if the host system does not have enough physical memory to support the memory allocation the user cannot power on the virtual machine m Choose a reasonable screen
83. ct Network Drive command Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Hard Disk click Utilities and select Disconnect You can now power on any virtual machine that uses this disk Changing Virtual Hard Disk Node and Mode Settings You can change virtual hard disk node and mode settings By default changes are immediately written to the disk The data on the disk is saved when you take a snapshot of the virtual machine To change the node and mode settings for a virtual hard disk on a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk and click Advanced Table 15 2 Virtual Hard Disk Node and Mode Settings Setting Description Virtual device node Select the SCSI IDE or SATA device identifier to use for the drive For example if you select SCSI 0 2 the guest operating system detects the drive as ID 2 on controller 0 You determine whether the virtual disk is seen as a SCSI IDE or SATA device at the time that you create it Configuring CD ROM and DVD Drive Settings You can configure CD ROM and DVD drive settings including the virtual device node and legacy emulation modes To configure CD ROM and DVD drive settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the drive m Con
84. ction in Workstation Player 23 Uninstall Workstation Player 23 4 Changing Workstation Player Preference Settings 25 Configuring Close Behavior Preference Settings 25 Configuring Virtual Printers on Windows Hosts 26 Configuring Software Updates Settings 26 Sending System Data and Usage Statistics to VMware 27 5 Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player 31 Understanding Virtual Machines 31 Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine 31 Create a Virtual Machine 35 Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System 36 Install a Guest Operating System Manually 37 Importing Virtual Machines 38 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools 41 VMware Inc Installing VMware Tools 41 Upgrading VMware Tools 42 Configure Software Update Preferences 43 Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine 44 Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools 44 Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager 50 Uninstalling VMware Tools 50 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 7 Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines in Workstation Player 53 Start a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player 53 Start an Encrypted Virtual Machine in Workstation Player 54 Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player 54 Power Off a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player 54 Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Workstation Player 55 Use Ctrl Alt Delete to Shut Down a Guest 55 Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machin
85. d 2 You can use an X application to control the mapping by using the function XChangeKeyboardMapping or by the program xmodmap To explore keyboard mappings you can use the xev command which shows the key codes and keysyms for keys typed into its window A key code corresponds roughly to a physical key while a keysym corresponds to the symbol on the key top For example with an XFree86 server running on a PC the Z key on the German keyboard has the same key code as the Y key on an English keyboard The German Z keysym however is the same as the English Z keysym and different from the English Y keysym Change How a Specific Key Is Mapped If some keys on the keyboard do not work correctly in a virtual machine you can set a property that makes a modification to the map To change how a specific key is mapped you add the appropriate property to the virtual machine configuration vmx file or to vmware config Prerequisites m Verify that the X server is an XFree86 server running on a PC If the X server is remote configure it to use key code mapping See Configure Keyboard Mapping for a Remote X Server on page 107 m Determine the X key code and the corresponding v scan code for the key To find the X key code fora key run xev or xmodmap pk See V Scan Code Table on page 109 for most v scan codes m Power off the virtual machine and exit Workstation Player Procedure 1 Open vmx or vmware config in a text ed
86. d Disk Specify the path name and filename for the existing disk file 2 3 4 Select Use an existing virtual disk 5 6 Click Finish to add the existing virtual hard disk 7 Click OK to save your changes Compact a Virtual Hard Disk Compacting a virtual hard disk reclaims unused space in the virtual disk If a disk has empty space this process reduces the amount of space the virtual disk occupies on the host drive Prerequisites m Power off the virtual machine m Verify that the virtual disk is not mapped or mounted You cannot compact a virtual disk while it is mapped or mounted m Verify that the disk space is not preallocated for the virtual hard disk If the disk space was preallocated you cannot compact the disk m If the virtual hard disk is an independent disk verify that it is in persistent mode Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk to compact 3 Select Utilities gt Compact 4 Click OK after the disk compacting process is complete Expand a Virtual Hard Disk You can add storage space to a virtual machine by expanding its virtual hard disk When you expand a virtual hard disk the added space is not immediately available to the virtual machine To make the added space available you must use a disk management tool to increase the size of the existing partition on the virtual hard disk to matc
87. d Resume a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player Suspending a virtual machine saves its current state When you resume the virtual machine applications that were running before the virtual machine was suspended resume in their running state and their content is unchanged How quickly the suspend and resume operations perform depends on how much data changed after you started the virtual machine The first suspend typically takes longer than subsequent suspend operations Procedure m To suspend a virtual machine select Player gt Power gt Suspend and click Yes to confirm If soft power operations are configured for the virtual machine when the virtual machine is first created Suspend Guest appears in the menu instead of Suspend Workstation Player returns the virtual machine to the library in the Suspended state m To resume a suspended virtual machine select the virtual machine and select Player gt Power gt Power On VMware Inc 55 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows m To set the Workstation Player preferences to suspend the virtual machine when you close the virtual machine window select Player gt File gt Preferences and then select Suspend the virtual machine Reset a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player You can reset a virtual machine in Workstation Player Resetting a virtual machine causes it to abruptly power off and restart Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Verify that the virtual
88. d cards 141 SSD 13 starting virtual machines 53 stopping virtual machines 53 suspending virtual machines 55 system data 27 system requirements host system 11 T tar installer 45 time synchronization 126 transferring files and text 21 U unattended installation installation properties 19 REMOVE property values 19 uninstalling Windows host 23 uninstalling VMware Tools 50 Unity mode setting preferences 62 Unity mode features 61 Unity mode options 126 updated information 7 upgrading VMware Tools FreeBSD tar installer 49 Linux tar installer 45 Microsoft Windows 44 NetWare tar installer 47 process overview 42 Solaris tar installer 48 usage Statistics 27 USB controller adding 92 configuring 91 VMware Inc Index USB devices connecting 66 disabling autoconnect 66 enabling high speed support for USB 2 0 or 3 0 92 installing drivers 66 understanding device control sharing 67 USB controller settings 140 User Experience Improvement Program 28 UUIDs configuring 87 using 86 V v scan codes 109 video configuring 81 virtual disks allocating disk space 34 changing settings 132 compacting 134 defragmenting 133 disconnecting from the host 77 135 expanding 133 mapping and mounting 76 134 SSD 13 virtual machines changing names 79 configuring for compatibility 86 creating 31 deleting 87 installing software 88 moving 84 shutting down 54 specifications 14 starting 53
89. d obtain timely support for new guest operating systems You can enable the automatic software update feature when you install Workstation Player or by configuring Workstation Player preference settings You can disable the feature at any time To determine if software updates are available the VMware software updates feature securely sends the following anonymous information to VMware m A universal unique identifier UUID which it uses to identify each individual system m The product name the product version and the build number m Your host operating system name version and the locale setting The VMware software updates feature does not collect any personal data such as your name address telephone number or mail address Your product license key and MAC address are not sent to VMware and VMware does not store your IP address with the data that it receives from you VMware might use the information it receives from the software update feature for product planning purposes VMware limits access to your data and uses industry standard controls to protect your information including physical access controls Internet firewalls intrusion detection and network monitoring The information collected by the VMware software updates feature is handled in accordance with VMware Privacy Policy Sending System Data and Usage Statistics to VMware The User experience improvement program setting controls whether you participate in the VMware U
90. d the appropriate property to the virtual machine configuration vmx file or to vmware config m Configure How Keysyms Are Mapped on page 108 When key code mapping cannot be used or is disabled Workstation Player maps keysyms to v scan codes If a language specific keyboard does not appear to be supported by Workstation Player you might need to set a property that tells Workstation Player which keysym table to use m V Scan Code Table on page 109 You specify v scan codes when you change how keys or keysyms are mapped Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys This feature is available only on Windows host systems Because it processes raw keyboard input as soon as possible the enhanced virtual keyboard feature also offers security improvements by bypassing Windows keystroke processing and any malware that is not already at a lower layer When you use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature only the guest operating system acts when you press Ctrl Alt Delete Prerequisites m Ifyou recently installed or upgraded Workstation Player but did not restart the host system restart the host system m Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select General VMware Inc 105
91. de the virtual machine display fills the screen so that you cannot see the borders of the Workstation Player window Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Verify that the guest operating system display mode is larger than the host system display mode If the guest operating system display mode is smaller than the host system display mode you might not be able to enter full screen mode If you cannot enter full screen mode add the line mks maxRefreshRate 1000 to the virtual machine configuration vmx file m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Ifyou are running the virtual machine in full screen mode on a laptop configure the guest operating system to report battery information See Report Battery Information in the Guest on page 61 Procedure m To enter full screen mode select the virtual machine and select Player gt Full Screen VMware Inc Chapter 8 Changing the Virtual Machine Display m To hide the full screen toolbar and menus while you are using full screen mode click the push pin icon and move the pointer off of the toolbar This action unpins the toolbar The toolbar slides up to the top of the monitor and disappears To display the toolbar again point to the top of the screen until the toolbar appears m To exit full screen mode and return to windowed mode select Player gt Full Screen from the full screen toolbar The check mark next to F
92. des the following topics Use a Removable Device in a Virtual Machine on page 65 Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines on page 66 Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine on page 68 Using Smart Cards in Virtual Machines on page 68 Use a Removable Device in a Virtual Machine You can connect and disconnect removable devices in a virtual machine You can also change the settings for a removable device by modifying virtual machine settings Prerequisites Power on the virtual machine If you are connecting or disconnecting a USB device familiarize yourself with the way Workstation Player handles USB devices See Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines on page 66 Procedure VMware Inc To connect a removable device select the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices select the device and select Connect If the device is connected to the host system through a USB hub the virtual machine sees only the USB device not the hub A check mark appears next to the name of the device when the device is connected to the virtual machine and a device icon appears on the virtual machine taskbar To change the settings for a removable device select Player gt Removable Devices select the device and select Settings To disconnect a removable device select the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices select the device and select Disconnect You can also disconnect
93. des with prefix Oxe0 Internally Workstation Player uses a simplified version of the PC scan code that is a single nine bit numeric value called a v scan code A v scan code is written as a three digit hexadecimal number The first digit is 0 or 1 For example the Ctrl key on the left side of the keyboard has a one byte scan code 0x1d and its v scan code is 0x01d The Ctrl key scan code on the right side of the keyboard is two bytes Oxe0 0x1d and its v scan code is Ox11d An XFree86 server on a PC has a one to one mapping from X key codes to PC scan codes or v scan codes which is what Workstation Player uses When Workstation Player is hosted on an XFree86 server and runs a local virtual machine it uses the built in mapping from X key codes to v scan codes This mapping is keyboard independent and should be correct for most languages In other cases not an XFree86 server or not a local server Workstation Player must map keysyms to v scan codes by using a set of keyboard specific tables VMware Inc 107 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 108 An X server uses a two level encoding of keys which includes the X key code and the keysym An X key code is a one byte value The assignment of key codes to keys depends on the X server implementation and the physical keyboard As a result an X application normally cannot use key codes directly Instead the key codes are mapped into keysyms that have names like space escape x an
94. devices including PDAs Smart phones printers storage devices scanners MP3 players digital cameras memory card readers and isochronous transfer devices such as webcams speakers and microphones You can connect USB human interface devices HIDs such as the keyboard and mouse to a virtual machine by enabling the Show all USB input devices option If you do not select this option these devices do not appear in the Removable Devices menu and are not available to connect to the virtual machine even though they are plugged in to USB ports on the host system See Connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Machine on page 66 for information on connecting HIDs Add a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine A USB controller is required to use a smart card in a virtual machine regardless of whether the smart card reader is a USB device You can add one USB controller to a virtual machine When you create a virtual machine in Workstation Player a USB controller is added by default If you remove the USB controller you can add it back Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Inthe New Hardware wizard select USB Controller 4 Configure the USB connection settings You can select multiple settings Option Description USB Compatibility Selecting USB 2 0 or 3 0 enables support for isochronous
95. dows d Select Use ISO image file and browse to the location of the ISO image file e Click OK to save your changes 3 If you are installing the guest operating system from an installer disc insert the disc in the CD ROM or DVD drive 4 Power on the virtual machine 5 Follow the installation instructions provided by the operating system vendor 6 Ifthe operating system consists of multiple installer discs and you are prompted to insert the next disc insert the next disc in the physical drive 7 Ifthe operating system consists of multiple ISO image files select the image file for the next CD a Select Player gt Removable Devices gt CD DVD gt Disconnect and disconnect from the current ISO image file b Select Player gt Removable Devices gt CD DVD gt Settings and select the next ISO image file c Select Connected and click OK 8 Use the standard tools in the operating system to configure its settings What to do next Install VMware Tools You should install VMware Tools before you activate the license for the operating system See Installing VMware Tools on page 41 Importing Virtual Machines 38 You can import virtual machines in other formats into Workstation Player Import a Windows XP Mode Virtual Machine You can import a Windows XP Mode virtual machine and run it in Workstation Player When you import a Windows XP Mode virtual machine Workstation Player creates a new virtual machine in VMware runtime
96. e do not select this setting Note This setting is useful for developers who are using debugging tools that communicate over a serial connection Selecting this setting can improve performance when the guest operating system uses the serial port in polled mode Configuring Generic SCSI Device Settings You can configure when a generic SCSI device is connected to a virtual machine specify the physical SCSI device to connect to on the host system and select the SCSI identifier to use for the drive 142 To configure generic SCSI device settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the generic SCSI device Table 15 11 Generic SCSI Device Settings Setting Connected Description Connect the device while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the device when you power on the virtual machine Specify the physical SCSI device to connect to Select a host SCSI device Windows hosts Select a device The menu shows the SCSI devices that are available on the host system Linux hosts Type the name of the dev sg entry for the device to install in the virtual machine For example if the device is named sga type dev sga Virtual device node Select the SCSI device identifier to use for the drive For example if you select SCSI 0 2 the guest operating system sees the drive as ID 2 on controller 0 The vir
97. e the virtual DHCP server assigns IP addresses to virtual machines in host only and NAT configurations NAT Device Ina NAT configuration the NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network identifies incoming data packets intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination Understanding Common Networking Configurations You can configure bridged networking NAT and host only networking for virtual machines You can also use the virtual networking components to create sophisticated custom virtual networks Creating custom networks is available only on virtual machines that are created in Workstation Player Although you cannot configure custom networking in Workstation Player you can run a virtual machine that has custom networking in Workstation Player Bridged Networking Bridged networking connects a virtual machine to a network by using the network adapter on the host system If the host system is on a network bridged networking is often the easiest way to give the virtual machine access to that network When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a bridged network VMnet0 is set up for you NAT Networking With NAT a virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network Instead a separate private network is set up on the host system In the default configuration a virtual machine gets an address on this priva
98. e changes applied to the Autologon settings are not affected VMware Inc 127 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 128 VMware Inc Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings You can use virtual machine hardware settings to add remove and modify virtual devices for a virtual machine To configure hardware settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings and click the Hardware tab When you select a device in the left pane the configuration options for that device appear in the right pane This chapter includes the following topics Adding Hardware to a Virtual Machine on page 129 Removing Hardware from a Virtual Machine on page 130 Adjusting Virtual Machine Memory on page 131 Configuring Virtual Machine Processor Settings on page 131 Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks on page 132 Configuring CD ROM and DVD Drive Settings on page 135 Configuring Floppy Drive Settings on page 136 Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Settings on page 137 Configuring USB Controller Settings on page 140 Configuring Sound Card Settings on page 141 Configuring Parallel Port Settings on page 141 Configuring Serial Port Settings on page 141 Configuring Generic SCSI Device Settings on page 142 Configuring Printer Settings on page 143 Configuring Display Settings on page 143
99. e first SCSI bus is assigned bus number 2 You can use a third party tool such as winobj to determine the SCSI bus number Determine the target ID that the device uses in the virtual machine and on the host system This ID is usually set by some jumpers or switches on the device Determine whether the device driver for the device is installed on the host system If the device driver is not installed install it and see if the device appears To avoid a device in use conflict between the host and guest you might not want to install the driver on the host system If an original SCSI device driver is already installed on the host system disable it Some Windows operating systems do not process the send command from the adapter if the device driver owns the device Power off the virtual machine and open the virtual machine configuration vmx file in a text editor Add or change the following line in the virtual machine configuration vmx file scsiZ Y fileName deviceName Z is the SCSI bus number the device uses in the virtual machine For deviceName use scsiX Y where X is the SCSI bus number that the device uses on the host system and Y is the target ID that the device uses in both the virtual machine and on the host system For example if the problematic device is a CD ROM drive the existing entry is scsi0 4 fileName CdRom0 and the device on the host system is located on bus 2 with target ID 4 change the line to scsi0 4 fileN
100. e for maximum compatibility with all expected host systems Users might be limited in their ability to make changes in a virtual machine so that it is compatible with their host systems m Using the Virtual Machine UUID on page 86 Each virtual machine has a universal unique identifier UUID The UUID is generated when you initially power on the virtual machine Move a Virtual Machine to a New Location or New Host You can move a virtual machine that is created in Workstation Player to a different host system or to a different location on the same host system You can move a virtual machine to a host system that has a different operating system Moving a virtual machine typically involves moving the files that make up the virtual machine The pathnames for all files associated with a Workstation Player virtual machine are relative to the virtual machine directory VMware Inc Chapter 11 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines When you move a virtual machine Workstation Player generates a new MAC address for the virtual network adapter Workstation Player also generates anew MAC address when you rename a directory in the path to the virtual machine configuration vmx file Prerequisites m Familiarize yourself with how Workstation Player generates UUIDs for moved virtual machines See Using the Virtual Machine UUID on page 86 m If you are moving the virtual machine to a different host system familiarize yourself with
101. e host system or they can be located on network directories that are accessible from the host system Access to shared folders is governed by permission settings on the host system For example if you are running Workstation Player as a user named User the virtual machine can read and write files in the shared folder only if User has permission to read and write the files To use shared folders the guest operating system must have the current version of VMware Tools and must support shared folders IMPORTANT Shared folders expose your files to programs in the virtual machine and might put your data at risk Only enable shared folders if you trust the virtual machine with your data This chapter includes the following topics Using Shared Folders on page 71 m Enable a Shared Folder for a Virtual Machine on page 73 m View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest on page 74 m Mounting Shared Folders in a Linux Guest on page 74 m Change Shared Folder Properties on page 75 m Change the Folders That a Virtual Machine Can Share on page 75 m Disable Folder Sharing for a Virtual Machine on page 76 m Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System on page 76 Using Shared Folders You can use shared folders to share files among virtual machines and between virtual machines and the host system The directories that you add as shared folders can be on the host system or they can be network directories
102. e in Workstation Player 55 Reset a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player 56 Enable Autologon in a Windows Virtual Machine 56 Set Workstation Player Preferences for Virtual Machine Closing Behavior 57 8 Changing the Virtual Machine Display 59 Configure Display Settings for a Virtual Machine 59 Use Full Screen Mode in Workstation Player 60 Use Unity Mode 61 Use Multiple Monitors for One Virtual Machine in Workstation Player 63 9 Using Removable Devices and Printers in Virtual Machines 65 Use a Removable Device in a Virtual Machine 65 Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines 66 Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine 68 Using Smart Cards in Virtual Machines 68 10 Setting Up Shared Folders for a Virtual Machine 71 Using Shared Folders 71 Enable a Shared Folder for a Virtual Machine 73 View Shared Folders ina Windows Guest 74 Mounting Shared Folders in a Linux Guest 74 Change Shared Folder Properties 75 Change the Folders That a Virtual Machine Can Share 75 Disable Folder Sharing for a Virtual Machine 76 Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System 76 11 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines 79 Change the Name of a Virtual Machine 79 Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine 80 Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine 80 Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine 80 Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine 81 Configuring Video and Sound 81 Moving Virtual Machines 84 Delete a Virtual Machine
103. e now If you do not select this setting the virtual disk starts small and grows as you add data to it Store virtual disk as a single file Select this option if the virtual disk is stored on a file system that does not have a file size limitation Split virtual disk into multiple files Select this option if the virtual disk is stored on a file system that has a file size limitation When you split a virtual disk less than 950 GB a series of 2 GB virtual disk files are created When you split a virtual disk greater than 950 GB two virtual disk files are created The maximum size of the first virtual disk file is 1 9 TB and the second virtual disk file stores the rest of the data 9 Accept the default filename and location or browse to and select a different location 10 Click Finish to add the new virtual hard disk The wizard creates the new virtual hard disk The disk appears to the guest operating system as a new blank hard disk 11 Click OK to save your changes 12 Use the guest operating system tools to partition and format the new drive VMware Inc 95 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 96 Add an Existing Virtual Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine You can reconnect an existing virtual hard disk that was removed from a virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings On the Hardware tab click Add In the Add Hardware wizard select Har
104. e problems with normal mode See Configure Legacy Emulation Mode for a DVD or CD ROM Drive on page 91 for more information Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings VMware Inc 89 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 90 On the Hardware tab click Add In the Add Hardware wizard select DVD CD Drive Select a physical drive or ISO image file to connect to the drive Option Description Use physical drive The virtual machine uses a physical drive Use ISO image The drive connects to an ISO image file Configure the physical drive or ISO image file Option Description Physical drive Select a specific drive or select Auto detect to allow Workstation Player to auto detect the drive to use ISO image file Type the path or browse to the location of the ISO image file To connect the drive or ISO image file to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on select Connect at power on Click Finish to add the drive to the virtual machine The drive initially appears as an IDE drive to the guest operating system Optional To change which SCSI or IDE device identifier to use for the drive select the drive and click Advanced Click OK to save your changes Add a Floppy Drive to a Virtual Machine You can configure a virtual floppy drive to connect to a physical floppy drive or an existing or blank floppy image file You can add up
105. e to move files and directories email attachments plain text formatted text and images between the host system and virtual machines You can drag files or directories between the following locations m File managers such as Windows Explorer on the host system and virtual machines m A file manager to an application that supports drag and drop m Applications such as zip file managers which support drag and drop extraction of individual files m Different virtual machines Dragging email attachments is especially useful in Unity mode When you drag a file or folder between the host and a virtual machine Workstation Player copies the file or folder to the location where you drop it For example if you drop a file on the desktop icon of a word processor the word processor opens a copy of the original file The original file does not include changes that you make to the copy Initially the application opens a copy of the file that is stored in the temp directory On Windows the temp directory is specified in the TEMP environment variable On Linux and Solaris the temp directory is tmp VMwareDnb Save the file in a different directory to protect changes that you make Drag and Drop Requirements and Restrictions The drag and drop feature has certain requirements and restrictions m You must install VMware Tools in a virtual machine to use the drag and drop feature m The drag and drop feature requires Linux hosts and guests to run X
106. e virtual machine library 40 VMware Inc Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools Installing VMware Tools is part of the process of creating a new virtual machine Upgrading VMware Tools is part of the process of keeping virtual machines up to current standards For the best performance and latest updates install or upgrade VMware Tools to match the version of Workstation Player that you are using Other compatibility options are also available For more information about using VMware Tools see Installing and Configuring VMware Tools at http www vmware com pdf vmware tools installation configuration pdf This chapter includes the following topics m Installing VMware Tools on page 41 m Upgrading VMware Tools on page 42 m Configure Software Update Preferences on page 43 m Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine on page 44 m Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools on page 44 m Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager on page 50 m Uninstalling VMware Tools on page 50 Installing VMware Tools Although your guest operating systems can run without VMware Tools many VMware features are not available until you install VMware Tools When you install VMware Tools the utilities in the tools suite enhances the performance of your virtual machine s guest operating system and improves the management of your virtual machines
107. e virtual printer feature configures a serial port to make host printers available to the guest You do not need to install additional drivers in the virtual machine Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Inthe Add Hardware wizard select Serial Port 4 Select where the virtual serial port sends output Option Description Use a physical parallel port Send output to a physical serial port on the host system Use output file Send output to a file on the host system Either locate an existing output file or browse to a directory and type a filename to create a new output file Output to named pipe Set up a direct connection between two virtual machines or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host system 100 VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices 5 If you selected Output to named pipe configure the named pipe a Use the default pipe name or type another pipe name The pipe name must begin with pipe and must be the same on both the server and the client For example pipe namedpi pe b To send debugging information to an application on the host system select This end is the server from the first drop down menu and select The other end is an application from the second drop down menu c To send debugging information to
108. e which SCSI adapter to use when you create a virtual machine Compact a Virtual Hard Disk on page 96 Compacting a virtual hard disk reclaims unused space in the virtual disk If a disk has empty space this process reduces the amount of space the virtual disk occupies on the host drive Expand a Virtual Hard Disk on page 96 You can add storage space to a virtual machine by expanding its virtual hard disk Defragment a Virtual Hard Disk on page 97 Like physical disk drives virtual hard disks can become fragmented Defragmenting disks rearranges files programs and unused space on the virtual hard disk so that programs run faster and files open more quickly Defragmenting does not reclaim unused space on a virtual hard disk Remove a Virtual Hard Disk from a Virtual Machine on page 98 Removing a virtual hard disk disconnects it from a virtual machine It does not delete files from the host file system Using Lock Files to Prevent Consistency Problems on Virtual Hard Disks on page 98 A running virtual machine creates lock files to prevent consistency problems on virtual hard disks Without locks multiple virtual machines might read and write to the disk causing data corruption 93 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 94 m Moving a Virtual Hard Disk to a New Location on page 98 A key advantage of virtual hard disks is their portability Because the virtual hard disks are stored as files on the host system or a remote comput
109. egal characters are converted to their ASCII hexadecimal value 5 To change the host path for the shared folder browse to or type the new path in the Host path text box If you specify a directory on a network share such as D share Workstation Player always attempts to use that path If the directory is later connected to the host on a different drive letter Workstation Player cannot locate the shared folder 6 To change an attribute for the shared folder select or deselect the attribute Option Description Enabled Enable the shared folder Deselect this option to disable a shared folder without deleting it from the virtual machine configuration Read only Make the shared folder read only When this property is selected the virtual machine can view and copy files from the shared folder but it cannot add change or remove files Access to files in the shared folder is also governed by permission settings on the host computer 7 Click OK to save your changes Change the Folders That a Virtual Machine Can Share You can change the folders that a specific virtual machine is allowed to share Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Shared Folders VMware Inc 75 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 3 Inthe folders list select the check boxes next to the folders to share and deselect the check boxes next to the folders to di
110. elect Player gt Power gt Power On 2 Type the encryption password 3 Click Continue to start the virtual machine Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player You can download a virtual appliance in Workstation Player A virtual appliance is a prebuilt preconfigured and ready to run software application that is packaged with the operating system in a virtual machine Procedure Select Player gt File gt Download a Virtual Appliance A Web browser opens to the Virtual Appliance Marketplace page on the VMware Web site You can browse to and download virtual appliances from this page Power Off a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player As with physical computers you should shut down a guest operating system before you power off a virtual machine Procedure m To shut down the guest operating system shut down the operating system as you would if you were using a physical machine When the guest operating system shuts down the virtual machine is powered off and Workstation Player exits m To power off a virtual machine without shutting down the guest operating system select Player gt Power gt Power Off If soft power operations are configured for the virtual machine when the virtual machine is first created Power Off Guest appears in the menu instead of Power Off 54 VMware Inc Chapter 7 Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines in Workstation Player Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Workstation
111. em has VMware Tools from Workstation 4 0 shared folders appear as folders on a designated drive letter Procedure m Depending on the Windows operating system version look for VMware Shared Folders in My Network Places Network Neighborhood or Network m If you mapped the shared folder as a network drive open My Computer and look for Shared Folders on vmware host under Network Drives m To view a specific shared folder go directly to the folder by using the UNC path vmware host Shared Folders shared_folder_name Mounting Shared Folders in a Linux Guest 74 After you have enabled a shared folder you can mount one or more directories or subdirectories in the shared folder to any location in the file system in addition to the default location of mnt hgfs Use the mount command to mount all shares one share or a subdirectory within a share to any location in the file system Table 10 1 Mount Command Syntax Command Description mount t vmhgfs host home user1 shares Mounts all shares to home user1 shares mount t vmhgfs host foo tmp foo Mounts the share named foo to tmp foo mount t vmhgfs host foo bar var lib bar Mounts the subdirectory bar within the share foo to var 1lib bar You can use VMware specific options in addition to the standard mount syntax For usage information for the host guest file system options type the command sbin mount vmhgfs h VMware Inc Chapter 10 Setting Up S
112. ems set up sudo access for this user and other operating systems require this user to use su to obtain root privileges Password The password for the User name and the root user See Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System on page 36 Specifying the Virtual Machine Name and File Location The New Virtual Machine wizard prompts you for a virtual machine name and a directory for the virtual machine files The name of the default directory for virtual machine files is derived from the name of the guest operating system for example Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit For standard virtual machines the default directory for virtual machine files is located in the virtual machine directory For best performance do not place the virtual machines directory on a network drive If other users need to access the virtual machine consider placing the virtual machine files in a location that is accessible to those users For shared virtual machines the default directory for virtual machine files is located in the shared virtual machines directory Shared virtual machine files must reside in the shared virtual machines directory Virtual Machines Directory Workstation Player stores standard virtual machines in the virtual machines directory The default location of the virtual machines directory depends on the host operating system VMware Inc 33 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 34 Table 5 3 Default Virtual M
113. en Color Depth The number of screen colors available in the guest operating system depends on the screen color setting of the host operating system Virtual machines support the following screen colors m 16 color VGA mode m 8 bit pseudocolor m 16 bits per pixel 16 significant bits per pixel m 32 bits per pixel 24 significant bits per pixel If the host operating system is in 15 bit color mode the guest operating system color setting controls offer 15 bit mode in place of 16 bit mode If the host operating system is in 24 bit color mode the guest operating system color setting controls offer 24 bit mode in place of 32 bit mode If you run a guest operating system set for a greater number of colors than the host operating system the colors in the guest operating system might not be correct or the guest operating system might not be able to use a graphical interface If these problems occur you can either increase the number of colors in the host operating system or decrease the number of colors in the guest operating system To change color settings on the host operating system power off all virtual machines and close Workstation Player and then follow standard procedures for changing color settings How you change color settings in a guest operating system depends on the type of guest operating system In a Windows guest the Display Properties control panel offers only those settings that are supported In a Linux or FreeBSD gues
114. equire less storage space and are easier to move to a new location but it takes longer to write data to a disk configured in this way You can also configure virtual hard disks so that all of the disk space is allocated when the virtual disk is created This approach provides enhanced performance and is useful if you are running performance sensitive applications in the virtual machine Regardless of whether you allocate all disk space in advance you can configure the virtual hard disk to use a set of files limited to 2GB per file Use this option if you plan to move the virtual hard disk to a file system that does not support files larger than 2GB Add a New Virtual Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine To increase storage space you can add a new virtual hard disk to a virtual machine You can add up to four IDE devices and up to 60 SCSI devices Any of these devices can be a virtual or physical hard disk or DVD or CD ROM drive Virtual hard disks are stored as files on the host computer or on a network file server A virtual IDE drive or SCSI drive can be stored on a physical IDE drive or on a physical SCSI drive As an alternative to adding a new virtual hard disk you can expand the existing virtual hard disk See Expand a Virtual Hard Disk on page 96 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Inthe New Hardware wizard select Hard Disk 4
115. er you can move them easily to a new location on the same computer or to a different computer Configuring a Virtual Hard Disk You can configure virtual hard disks as IDE or SATA disks for any guest operating system You can also set up a virtual hard disk as a SCSI disk for any guest operating system that has a driver for the LSI Logic or BusLogic SCSI adapter You determine which SCSI adapter to use when you create a virtual machine The files that make up an IDE SATA or SCSI virtual hard disk can be stored on an IDE hard disk SATA hard disk or on a SCSI hard disk They can also be stored on other types of fast access storage media To use SCSI hard disks in a 32 bit Windows XP virtual machine you must download a special SCSI driver from the VMware Web site Follow the instructions on the Web site to use the driver with a fresh installation of Windows XP Growing and Allocating Virtual Disk Storage Space IDE and SCSI virtual hard disks can be up to 8TB Depending on the size of the virtual hard disk and the host operating system Workstation Player creates one or more files to hold each virtual disk Virtual hard disk files include information such as the operating system program files and data files Virtual disk files have a vmdk extension By default the actual files that the virtual hard disk uses start small and grow to their maximum size as needed The main advantage of this approach is the smaller file size Smaller files r
116. erating system manually Supported Guest Operating Systems A guest operating system can be Windows Linux and other commonly used operating systems To see a list of the supported guest operating systems search the online VMware Compatibility Guide on the VMware Web site Workstation Player is not listed but the information for Workstation Pro is applicable to Workstation Player Operating systems that are not listed are not supported for use in a virtual machine See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for information on installing the most common guest operating systems Providing Easy Install Information When the New Virtual Wizard detects an operating system that supports Easy Install the wizard prompts you for information about the guest operating system After the virtual machine is created the guest operating system installation is automated and VMware Tools is installed For Windows guest operating systems you must provide the following Easy Install information Table 5 1 Easy Install Information for Windows Guests Easy Install Prompt Description Windows product key Optional Type a product key unless the installation media contains a volume license product key If you provide a product key here you are not prompted to provide a product key when you install the guest operating system Version of Windows to install Select the Windows operating system edition to install Full name The name to use
117. ess You can alternatively reboot the guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks What to do next If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine upgrade the virtual hardware Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine For NetWare virtual machines you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line Before you upgrade VMware Tools consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies For example you can install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine s guest operating system and improve virtual machine management or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility and avoid downtime in your environment Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Verify that the guest operating system is running m Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system Procedure 1 On the host from the Workstation Player menu bar select Player gt Manage gt Install VMware Tools If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed the menu item is Update VMware Tools 2 Load the CD ROM driver so that the virtual CD ROM device mounts the ISO image as a volume Operating System Command NetWare 6 5 LOAD CDDVD NetWare 6 0 or NetWare 5 1 LOAD CD9660 NSS NetWare 4 2 not availa
118. etwork adapter in the host system The host network adapter enables the virtual machine to connect to the LAN that the host system uses Bridged networking works with both wired and wireless host network adapters Bridged networking configures the virtual machine as a unique identity on the network separate from and unrelated to the host system The virtual machine is a full participant in the network It has access to other machines on the network and other machines on the network can contact it as if it were a physical computer on the network Figure 13 1 Bridged Networking Configuration virtual network adapter QOS RRR R Re virtual network switch VMnet0 virtual machine host virtual bridge network adapter You can view and change the settings for bridged networking on the host system determine which network adapters to use for bridged networking and map specific host network adapters to specific virtual switches Assigning IP Addresses in a Bridged Networking Environment A virtual machine must have its own identity on a bridged network For example on a TCP IP network the virtual machine needs its own IP address Your network administrator can tell you whether IP addresses are available for virtual machines and which networking settings to use in the guest operating system Typically the guest operating system can acquire an IP address and other network details from a DHCP server but you might need to se
119. eymap directory For example xkeymap Language keyboard_type If the failure to detect the keyboard means that the table is not completely correct for you you might need to create a modified table and use the xkeymap fileName property instead m To use a different keysym mapping table that is not in the xkeymap directory add the xkeymap fileName property and set it to the path to the table For example xkeymap fileName file_path The table must list a keysym for each key by using the form sym v scan_code where the sym value is an X keysym name and v scan_code is a C syntax hexadecimal number for example 0x001 Use a new line for each keysym Norte Because compiling a complete keysym mapping is difficult you should usually edit an existing table and make small changes m To change the keysym mapping of a few keys type the xkeymap keysym property for each key on separate lines For example xkeymap keysym sym v scan_code The value of sym must be an X keysym name and v scan_code is a C syntax hexadecimal number for example 0x001 V Scan Code Table You specify v scan codes when you change how keys or keysyms are mapped Following are the v scan codes for the 104 key U S keyboard VMware Inc 109 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 110 Table 12 1 V Scan Codes for the 104 Key U S Keyboard Symbol Shifted Symbol Location Esc V Scan Code 0x001 BR 0x002 0x003
120. face controllers are supported if the virtual machine hardware is compatible with Workstation 6 and later virtual machines m USB 3 0 xHCI Extensible Host Controller Interface support is available for Linux guests running kernel version 2 6 35 or later and for Windows 8 guests The virtual machine hardware must be compatible with Workstation 8 or later virtual machines For USB 2 0 or 3 0 support you must select USB 2 0 or 3 0 compatibility by configuring virtual machine settings for the USB controller USB 2 0 and 3 0 devices are high speed devices that include the latest models of USB flash drives USB hard drives iPods and iPhone If you select USB 2 0 compatibility when a USB 2 0 device connects to a USB port on the host system the device connects to the EHCI controller and operates in USB 2 0 mode A USB 1 1 device connects to the UHCI controller and operates in USB 1 1 mode If you enable USB 3 0 the xHCI controller can support all USB devices including USB 1 1 2 0 and 3 0 devices Although the host operating system must support USB you do not need to install device specific drivers for USB devices in the host operating system to use those devices only in the virtual machine Linux kernels earlier than 2 2 17 do not support USB VMware Inc 91 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 92 VMware has tested a variety of USB devices If the guest operating system has the appropriate drivers you can use many different USB
121. fault If you do not select this option your system does not get the latest product updates Check for software components as When a software component is required for example when you install needed VMware Tools Workstation Player checks for a new version of the component Download All Components Now Immediately download all of the available software components to the host system This option is useful if you are planning to use the virtual machine at a later time when you do not have access to the Internet 3 If you use a proxy server to connect to the VMware Update Server click Connection Settings to configure the proxy settings Option Description No proxy Select this option if you do not use a proxy server This is the default setting Windows proxy settings Workstation Player uses the host proxy settings from the Connections tab in the Internet Options control panel to access the VMware Update Server a Click Internet Options to set the guest connection options b Type a user name and password to use for proxy server authentication If you leave either the Username or the Password text box blank Workstation Player does not use either value Manual proxy settings a Select HTTP or SOCKS specify the proxy server address and designate a port number to access the VMware Update Sever b Type a username and password to use for proxy authentication If you leave either the Username or the Password text box blank Workst
122. figuring CD ROM and DVD Drive Status and Connection Settings on page 136 Device status and connection settings control when a CD ROM or DVD drive is connected to a virtual machine whether to use a specific drive or allow Workstation Player to detect a drive and whether to use an ISO image file instead of a physical drive VMware Inc 135 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows m Changing Virtual Device Node and Legacy Emulation Settings on page 136 You can use the advanced settings to change the virtual device node and legacy emulation settings for a CD ROM or DVD drive You must power off the virtual machine before you change these settings Configuring CD ROM and DVD Drive Status and Connection Settings Device status and connection settings control when a CD ROM or DVD drive is connected to a virtual machine whether to use a specific drive or allow Workstation Player to detect a drive and whether to use an ISO image file instead of a physical drive To configure device status and connection settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the drive Table 15 3 Device Status and Connection Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the drive or ISO image file while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the drive or ISO image path when you power on the virtual machine Use physical drive Select a specific drive o
123. g Files and Text on page 21 Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player on page 22 Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Workstation Player on page 22 Email Address Collection in Workstation Player on page 23 Uninstall Workstation Player on page 23 Install Workstation Player on a Windows Host You install Workstation Player on a Windows machine by running the installation wizard Prerequisites Verify that your Windows machine meets the host system requirements See Host System Requirements for Workstation Player on page 11 Download the Workstation Player installer file to your Windows machine You can obtain the Workstation Player installer file from the VMware Web site If you are installing the purchased version of Workstation Player verify that you have a license key You can use Workstation Player free of charge for non commercial use When you use Workstation Player for the first time you can enter your email address and use it free of charge or you can enter your purchased license key to use Workstation Player and have access to additional features Procedure 1 VMware Inc On your Windows machine double click the Workstation Player installer file The installer filename is similar to VMware pLayer xxxx xxxx exe where xxxx xxxx is the version and build numbers Follow the prompts to finish the installation 17 Using VMware Workstation Player for Wind
124. g box is wider or taller than the defaults the virtual machine uses the larger size You should select this setting in most cases Specify monitor settings Set the number of monitors that the virtual machine will see regardless of the number of monitors on the host system This setting is useful if you use a multimonitor host system and you need to test in a virtual machine that has only one monitor It is also useful if you are developing a multimonitor application in a virtual machine and the host system has only one monitor After you power on the virtual machine the guest operating system sees the number of monitors that you specified Select a resolution from the list or type a setting that has the format width x height where width and height are the number of pixels Optional Select the maximum amount of guest memory that can be used for graphics memory using the drop down menu The default value of video memory varies by guest OS Guest OS Default Windows 7 and later 1GB Windows XP and earlier 512 MB Linux 768 MB Note If you manually edited the vmx file to change the memory size for the virtual machine the value you entered in the vmx file is displayed labeled Custom To enable display scaling for the virtual machine select the Automatically adjust user interface size in the virtual machine check box Click OK to save your changes Use Full Screen Mode in Workstation Player 60 In full screen mo
125. g if you are using a PCMCIA smart card reader deploying virtual machines for enterprise use and do not want to support drivers for various smart card readers or the host system has drivers but the virtual machines do not The setting that controls smart card sharing is located in the Workstation Player global configuration file Procedure 1 Find the global configuration file on the host system Operating System Location Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows C ProgramData VMware VMware Player config ini Server 2012 R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 hosts If the global configuration file does not yet exist on the host system select Player gt File gt Preferences and change at least one Workstation Player preference settings Workstation Player creates the global configuration file when you change Workstation Player preference settings Open the global configuration file in a text editor and set the usb ccid useSharedMode property to FALSE For example usb ccid useSharedMode FALSE Save and close the global configuration file Set permissions on the global configuration file so that other users cannot change it VMware Inc Setting Up Shared Folders for a Virtual Machine You can set up shared folders for a virtual machine Shared folders provide an easy way to share files among virtual machines and between virtual machines and the host system The directories that you add as shared folders can be located on th
126. g the device move the device from host system to a virtual machine move the device between virtual machines or move the device from a virtual machine to the host computer Following these procedures is especially important for data storage devices such as zip drives If you move a data storage device too soon after saving a file and the operating system did not actually write the data to the disk you can lose data Installing USB Drivers on Windows Hosts When a particular USB device is connected to a virtual machine for the first time the host detects it as a new device named VMware USB Device and installs the appropriate VMware driver The Windows operating system prompts you to run the Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware wizard Select the default action to install the software automatically After the software is installed the guest operating system detects the USB device and searches for a suitable driver Disable Automatic Connection of USB Devices You can disable the autoconnect feature if you do not want USB devices to connect to a virtual machine when you power it on Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select USB Controller 3 Deselect Automatically connect new USB devices to disable automatic connection of USB devices 4 Click OK to save your changes Connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Mach
127. ght click the application and select Create Shortcut on Desktop or drag the application to the host system Use Multiple Monitors for One Virtual Machine in Workstation Player If the host system has multiple monitors you can configure a virtual machine to use multiple monitors You can use the multiple monitor feature when the virtual machine is in full screen mode Prerequisites m Configure multiple monitors for one virtual machine See Configure Display Settings for a Virtual Machine on page 59 m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Verify that the guest operating system is Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 or Linux m On the host system verify that the left most monitor is not placed lower than any other monitor in the display topology When you enter full screen mode the monitor that contains the window cannot be lower than another monitor Procedure 1 Power on the virtual machine and click the maximize button 2 On the full screen toolbar click the Cycle multiple monitors button On a Windows host you can mouse over a button on the toolbar to see its name If your virtual machine supports more than two monitors use the Cycle multiple monitors button to select a configuration with more than two monitors The monitor in which the virtual machine entered full screen mode is marked with an asterisk The guest operating system
128. gs In the default configuration systems on the external network cannot initiate connections to the virtual machine For example the default configuration does not let you use the virtual machine as a Web server to send Web pages to systems on the external network This limitation protects the guest operating system from being compromised before you can install security software By default NAT is used when you use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a virtual machine The virtual machine uses NAT to connect to the Internet or other TCP IP network by using the networking connection on the host system NAT works with Ethernet DSL and phone modems A separate private network is set up on the host system The virtual machine obtains an address on that network from the VMware virtual DHCP server Configuring Host Only Networking When you configure host only networking Workstation Player creates a virtual private network VPN connection between the virtual machine and the host system A VPN is typically not visible outside the host system Multiple virtual machines configured with host only networking on the same host system are on the same network The VMware DHCP server provides addresses on the network If you install the proper routing or proxy software on the host system you can establish a connection between the host virtual network adapter and a physical network adapter on the host system With this configuration you can connect
129. gs 2 On the Hardware tab select Sound Card 3 Configure one or more sound card settings Option Description Connected Connects or disconnects the sound device while the virtual machine is running You can also use the Devices menu and select the drive to connect or disconnect Connect at power on Automatically connects the sound device to the virtual machine when you power on the virtual machine Use default host sound card The virtual machine uses the default sound card in the host system Specify host sound card Selects which sound card to use if you have more than one physical sound card on the host system Enable echo cancellation Enables echo cancellation for the sound card 4 Click OK to save your changes Moving Virtual Machines 84 You can move a virtual machine that was created in Workstation Player to a different host system or to a different location on the same host system and connect to a virtual machine by using a VNC client m Move a Virtual Machine to a New Location or New Host on page 84 You can move a virtual machine that is created in Workstation Player to a different host system or to a different location on the same host system You can move a virtual machine to a host system that has a different operating system m Configure a Virtual Machine for Compatibility on page 86 When you create a virtual machine that you intend to distribute to other users you should configure the virtual machin
130. gt Control Panel gt Programs gt Programs and Features gt Uninstall a program VMware Inc 23 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 24 VMware Inc Changing Workstation Player Preference Settings Workstation Player preference settings are global configuration settings that apply to Workstation Player and the virtual machines that you run in Workstation Player To change Workstation Player preference settings select Player gt File gt Preferences This chapter includes the following topics m Configuring Close Behavior Preference Settings on page 25 m Configuring Virtual Printers on Windows Hosts on page 26 m Configuring Software Updates Settings on page 26 m Sending System Data and Usage Statistics to VMware on page 27 Configuring Close Behavior Preference Settings Close behavior preference settings control what Workstation Player does with virtual machines when you close them To configure close behavior preference settings select File gt Preferences Table 4 1 Close Behavior Preference Settings Setting Suspend the virtual machine Description The virtual machine is suspended when you close it The next time you start Workstation Player the virtual machine resumes operation from the point at which it was suspended Power off the virtual machine The virtual machines is powered off when you close it The next time you start Workstation Player the virtu
131. h devices To connect or disconnect USB devices while a virtual machine is running select the virtual machine and select Player gt Removable Devices With the two port USB controller you can connect to both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 devices Important Before you unplug a USB device or select a removable device to disconnect a USB device from a virtual machine follow the device manufacturer s procedures for safely unplugging the device from a physical computer 140 VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings Configuring Sound Card Settings You can configure when a sound card is connected to a virtual machine You can also configure whether a virtual machine uses a specific sound card or the default sound card in the host system To configure sound card settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and click Sound Card Table 15 8 Sound Card Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the sound device while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the sound device when you power on the virtual machine Use default host sound card Make the virtual machine use the default sound card in the host system Specify host sound card Windows hosts only Select a specific host sound card for the virtual machine to use Use physical sound card Linux hosts only Select a specific host sound card to f
132. h the expanded size The disk management tool that you use depends on the virtual machine guest operating system Many operating systems including Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 and some versions of Linux provide built in disk management tools that can resize partitions Third party disk management tools are also available such as EASEUS Partition Master Acronis Disk Director and the open source tool GParted When you expand the size of a virtual hard disk the sizes of partitions and file systems are not affected As an alternative to expanding a virtual hard disk you can add a new virtual hard disk to the virtual machine See Add a New Virtual Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine on page 94 VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Prerequisites m Power off the virtual machine m Verify that the virtual disk is not mapped or mounted You cannot expand a virtual disk while it is mapped or mounted m Verify that the virtual machine has no snapshots m Verify that the virtual machine is not a linked clone or the parent of a linked clone Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk to expand 3 Select Utilities gt Expand 4 Set the new maximum size for the virtual disk You can set a size between 0 001 GB and 8192 GB for a virtual disk 5 Select Expand 6 Click OK after the disk expansion pro
133. hared Folders for a Virtual Machine When you install VMware Tools an entry is made to etc fstab to specify the location of shared folders You can edit this file to change or add entries For example to auto mount at startup edit etc fstab and add the line host mnt hgfs vmhgfs defaults 0 0 The VMware Tools services script loads a driver that performs the mount If the mount fails a message appears regarding mounting HGFS shares Note The mount can fail if shared folders are disabled or if the share does not exist You are not prompted to run the VMware Tools vmware config tools p1 configuration program again Change Shared Folder Properties After you create a shared folder you can change the folder name the host path and other attributes Prerequisites Create a shared folder See Enable a Shared Folder for a Virtual Machine on page 73 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Shared Folders 3 Select the shared folder in the folders list and click Properties 4 To change the name of the shared folder as it appears inside the virtual machine type the new name in the Name text box Characters that the guest operating system considers illegal in a share name appear differently when viewed inside the guest For example if you use an asterisk in a share name you see 002A instead of in the share name on the guest Ill
134. hat is shared by other virtual machines 4 Click OK to save your changes 5 Verify that the guest operating system is configured to use an appropriate IP address on the new network a If the virtual machine is using DHCP release and renew the lease b Ifthe IP address is set statically verify that the guest operating system has an address on the correct virtual network 122 VMware Inc Configuring Virtual Machine Option Settings Virtual machine options settings control characteristics of individual virtual machines such as how files are transferred between the host and guest operating system and what happens to a guest operating system when you exit Workstation Player Some virtual machine options override similar Workstation Player preference settings To configure virtual machine option settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings and click the Options tab This chapter includes the following topics m Configuring General Option Settings for a Virtual Machine on page 123 m Configuring Power Options for a Virtual Machine on page 125 m Configuring VMware Tools Options for a Virtual Machine on page 126 m Configuring Unity Mode for a Virtual Machine on page 126 m Configuring Autologon for a Virtual Machine on page 127 Configuring General Option Settings for a Virtual Machine General option settings include the virtual machine name the g
135. hine After Workstation Player successfully imports the Windows XP Mode virtual machine a new virtual machine appears in the virtual machine library Import an Open Virtualization Format Virtual Machine You can import an Open Virtualization Format OVF virtual machine and run it in Workstation Player Workstation Player converts the virtual machine from OVF format to VMware runtime vmx format You can import both ovf and ova files OVF is a platform independent efficient extensible and open packaging and distribution format for virtual machines For example you can import OVF virtual machines exported from VMware Fusion or Oracle VM VirtualBox into Workstation Player You can import OVF 1 0 and later files only You can also use the standalone OVF Tool to convert an OVF virtual machine to VMware runtime format The standalone version of the OVF Tool is installed in the Workstation Player installation directory under OVFTool See the OVF Tool User Guide on the VMware Web site for information on using the OVF Tool Procedure 1 In Workstation Player select Player gt File gt Open 2 Browse to the ovf or ova file and click Open 3 Type aname for the virtual machine type or browse to the directory for the virtual machine files and click Import Workstation Player performs OVF specification conformance and virtual hardware compliance checks A status bar indicates the progress of the import process 4 If the import fails
136. ile gt Preferences and click Connection Settings Table 4 3 Connection Settings Setting Description No proxy Do not use a proxy server Windows proxy settings Windows hosts only Workstation Player uses the host proxy settings from the Connections tab in the Inte rnet Options control panel to access the VMware Update Server Click Internet Options to set the guest connection options System proxy settings Linux hosts only Workstation Player uses the host proxy settings to access the VMware Update Server VMware Inc Chapter 4 Changing Workstation Player Preference Settings Table 4 3 Connection Settings Continued Setting Description Manual proxy settings Select an HTTP or SOCKS proxy specify the proxy server address and designate a port number to access the VMware Update Server Username and Password The username and password to use for proxy server authentication On Linux hosts if either the Username or Password text box is blank Workstation Player uses the username and password set in the gnome settings You must restart Workstation Player for proxy setting changes to take effect Understanding the Automatic Software Update Process When you enable automatic software updates you are always aware of the latest releases from VMware By keeping your software up to date you can take advantage of new product features and performance improvements ensure that your system includes the latest patches an
137. indows Vista or later Prerequisites m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Verify that the guest operating system in the virtual machine is Windows XP or higher or Linux m Ifyou plan to use DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 accelerated graphics prepare the host system See Prepare the Host System to Use 3D Accelerated Graphics on page 82 m If you are using Windows 8 1 Update 2 or Windows 10 Workstation Player detects the DPI on each monitor and scales the virtual machine to match the DPI on the host Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Display 3 Optional To run applications that use DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 accelerated graphics select Accelerate VMware Inc 3D graphics 59 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 4 Specify whether host settings determine the number of monitors Option Description Use host setting for monitors When you select this setting the SVGA driver uses two monitors a maximum bounding box width of 3840 and a maximum bounding box height of 1920 The virtual machine is configured to have a minimum of two 1920x1200 monitors in a side by side topology in both normal and rotated orientations If the host system has more than two monitors the virtual machine uses the number of monitors on the host system instead If the host system s boundin
138. ine To connect USB human interface devices HIDs to a virtual machine you must configure the virtual machine to show all USB input devices in the Removable Devices menu By default USB HIDs such as USB 1 1 and 2 0 mouse and keyboard devices do not appear in the Removable Devices menu in a virtual machine even though they are plugged in to USB ports on the host system VMware Inc Chapter 9 Using Removable Devices and Printers in Virtual Machines An HID that is connected to a virtual machine is not available to the host system Prerequisites m Power off the virtual machine m If you are using a KVM switch for a mouse or keyboard disable automatic connection of USB devices See Disable Automatic Connection of USB Devices on page 66 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select USB Controller 3 Select Show all USB input devices This option allows users to use special USB HIDs inside the virtual machine 4 Click OK to save your changes 5 Power on the virtual machine HIDs appear in the Removable Devices menu Install a PDA Driver and Synchronize With a Virtual Machine To install a PDA driver in a virtual machine you must synchronize the PDA with the virtual machine Procedure 1 Connect the PDA to the host system and synchronize it with the host system The PDA driver should begin installing in the virtual machine 2 Allow the
139. ine printer Workstation Player configures a virtual serial port to communicate with the host printers Generic SCSI devices You can add up to 60 SCSI devices to a virtual machine A generic SCSI device gives the guest operating system direct access to a SCSI device connected to the host system Generic SCSI devices can include scanners tape drives CD ROM drives and DVD drives Removing Hardware from a Virtual Machine You can remove certain types of hardware from a virtual machine To remove hardware from a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and click Remove 130 VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings You can remove the following types of devices from a virtual machine m Virtual hard disks m CD ROM and DVD drives m Floppy drives m Virtual network adapters USB controllers m Sound cards m Printers m Generic SCSI devices You cannot remove the Memory Processors and Display device types You must power off a virtual machine before you remove a virtual network adapter sound card parallel port serial port or generic SCSI device You must also power off Workstation 4 and 5 virtual machines before you remove a USB controller Adjusting Virtual Machine Memory You can adjust the amount of memory that is allocated to a virtual machine You must power off a virtual machine before you change its memory allocation setting
140. inters and gateways Physical hosts and other virtual machines configured with bridged networking can also use the resources of the virtual machine When you use bridged networking the virtual machine must have its own identity on the network For example on a TCP IP network the virtual machine must have its own IP address Virtual machines typically acquire an IP address and other network details from a DHCP server In some configurations you might need to set the IP address and other details manually Users who boot multiple operating systems often assign the same address to all systems because they assume that only one operating system will be running at the same time If the host system is set up to boot multiple operating systems and you run one or more of them in virtual machines configure each operating system with a unique network address When the Replicate physical connection state option is selected the IP address is automatically renewed when you move from one wired or wireless network to another This setting is useful for virtual machines than run on laptops or other mobile devices Changing Automatic Bridging Settings When automatic bridging mode is configured you can restrict the physical network adapters that a virtual switch bridges to To change automatic bridging settings select Player gt Virtual Machine Settings gt Network Adapter gt Configure Adapters select the host network adapter s to automatically bridge
141. irtual Machine from the Library in Workstation Player 22 When you open a virtual machine in Workstation Player it is added to the virtual machine library You can remove a virtual machine that you are not using from the library Removing a virtual machine from the library does not delete the virtual machine or any of its files from the host file system The virtual machine is removed only from the library If you open the virtual machine again the virtual machine is added back to the library Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine VMware Inc Chapter 3 Installing and Using Workstation Player Procedure Select the virtual machine right click and select Remove VM from the Library The virtual machine is removed from the library without any confirmation Email Address Collection in Workstation Player The trial version of Workstation Player prompts you for your email address when you use it for the first time You can use Workstation Player free of charge for non commercial use When you use Workstation Player for the first time you can enter your email address and use it free of charge or you can enter your purchased license key to use Workstation Player and have access to additional features Uninstall Workstation Player You must uninstall the previous version of Workstation Player before you can install the latest version Procedure Use the Windows uninstall feature For example on Windows 7 select Start
142. isk are not compressed and do not have read only permissions m Ona Windows host verify that the volume is formatted with FAT 12 16 32 or NTFS Only FAT 12 16 32 and NTFS formatting is supported If the virtual disk has mixed partitions for example one partition is formatted with a Linux operating system and another partition is formatted with a Windows operating system you can map the Windows partition only m Verify that the virtual disk is unencrypted You cannot map or mount encrypted disks Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Hard Disk click Utilities and select Map 3 Ona Windows host leave the check box Open file in read only mode selected in the Map Virtual Disk dialog box This setting prevents you from accidentally writing data to a virtual disk that might be the parent of a snapshot or linked clone Writing to such a disk might make the snapshot or linked clone unusable VMware Inc Chapter 10 Setting Up Shared Folders for a Virtual Machine 4 Browse to a virtual disk vmdk file select it and click Open 5 Select the volume to map or mount and select an unused drive letter on the host system 6 Optional On a Windows host if you do not want the drive to open in Windows Explorer after it is mapped deselect the Open drive in Windows Explorer after mapping check box 7 Click OK or Mount The drive appears on the h
143. itor 2 Add the xkeymap keycode code property and set it to the v scan code code must be a decimal number and the v scan code must be a C syntax hexadecimal number such as 0x001 In this example the properties swap left Ctrl and Caps Lock xkeymap keycode 64 Qx01d X Caps_Lock gt VM left ctrl xkeymap keycode 37 0x03a X Control_L gt VM caps lock Configure How Keysyms Are Mapped When key code mapping cannot be used or is disabled Workstation Player maps keysyms to v scan codes If a language specific keyboard does not appear to be supported by Workstation Player you might need to set a property that tells Workstation Player which keysym table to use Workstation Player determines which table to use by examining the current X keymap However its decision making process can sometimes fail In addition each mapping is fixed and might not be completely correct for any given keyboard and X key code to keysym mapping For example if a user uses xmodmap to swap Ctrl and Caps Lock by the keys are swapped in the virtual machine when using a remote server keysym mapping but are unswapped when using a local server key code mapping To correct this situation you must remap the keys in Workstation Player To configure how keysyms are mapped you add one or more properties to the virtual machine configuration vmx file or to vmware config VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Prerequisites m
144. k VMnet1 is set up for you Host only networking is useful if you need to set up an isolated virtual network In a host only network the virtual machine and the host virtual network adapter are connected to a private Ethernet network The network is completely contained within the host system The network connection between the virtual machine and the host system is provided by a virtual network adapter that is visible on the host operating system The virtual DHCP server provides IP addresses on the host only network Figure 13 3 Host Only Networking Configuration virtual network adapter I DHCP server QOS RRR RR OR virtual network switch VMnet1 virtual machine host network adapter In the default configuration a virtual machine in a host only network cannot connect to the Internet If you install the proper routing or proxy software on the host system you can establish a connection between the host virtual network adapter and a physical network adapter on the host system to connect the virtual machine to a Token Ring or other non Ethernet network On a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host computer you can use host only networking in combination with the Internet connection sharing feature in Windows to allow a virtual machine to use the dial up networking adapter or other connection to the Internet on the host system See Microsoft documentation for information on configuring Internet connection sha
145. kstation Player is uninstalled SERIALNUMBER Lets you enter the license key when Workstation Player is installed Enter the license key with hyphens for example XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX SIMPLIFIEDUI Turn on or off certain UI features of Workstation Player 0 SOFTWAREUPDATEURL Specifies a custom URL for managing software updates separate from vmware com STARTMENU_SHORTCUT Adds a Start menu item when Workstation Player is installed 1 SUPPORTURL Set a support URL or email alias specifically for your users to contact with product issues through the Workstation Player or Workstation Player Help menu REMOVE Property Values When you perform an unattended installation of Workstation Player you can skip the installation of certain features by specifying the REMOVE property in the installation command To specify a REMOVE property value in the installation command use the format REMOVE value To skip multiple features separate each value with a comma for example REMOVE value value VMware Inc 19 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Table 3 2 REMOVE Property Values Value Skipped Feature Networking Networking components including the virtual bridge and the host adapters for host only networking and NAT networking Do not remove this component if you want to use NAT or DHCP USB The virtual USB driver Keyboard The virtual keyboard driver ParPort The parallel port driver Start Work
146. kstation Player menu bar select Player gt Manage gt Install VMware Tools If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed the menu item is Update VMware Tools If you are installing VMware Tools for the first time click OK on the Install VMware Tools information page If autorun is enabled for the CD ROM drive in the guest operating system the VMware Tools installation wizard starts If autorun is not enabled to manually launch the wizard click Start gt Run and enter D setup exe where D is your first virtual CD ROM drive Use D setup64 exe for 64 bit Windows guest operating system Follow the on screen instructions If the New Hardware wizard appears follow the prompts and accept the defaults If you are installing a beta or RC version of VMware Tools and you see a warning that a package or driver is not signed click Install Anyway to complete the installation When prompted reboot the virtual machine What to do next If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine upgrade the virtual hardware Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine For Linux virtual machines you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line Prerequisites VMware Inc Power on the virtual machine Verify that the guest operating system is running Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system
147. l the new software according to the manufacturer s instructions Disable Acceleration if a Program Does Not Run When you install or run software inside a virtual machine Workstation Player might appear to stop responding This problem typically occurs early in the program s execution In many cases you can get past the problem by temporarily disabling acceleration in the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Processors 3 Select Disable acceleration for binary translation to disable acceleration 4 Click OK to save your changes What to do next After you pass the point where the program encountered problems re enable acceleration Because disabling acceleration slows down virtual machine performance you should use it only for getting past the problem with running the program VMware Inc Configuring and Managing Devices You can use Workstation Player to add devices to virtual machines including DVD and CD ROM drives floppy drives USB controllers virtual and physical hard disks parallel and serial ports generic SCSI devices and processors You can also modify settings for existing devices This chapter includes the following topics m Configuring DVD CD ROM and Floppy Drives on page 89 m Configuring a USB Controller on page 91 m Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks on page 93
148. lastic card that has an embedded computer chip Many government agencies and large enterprises use smart cards to send secure communication digitally sign documents and authenticate users who access their computer networks Users plug a smart card reader into their computer and insert their smart card in the reader They are then prompted for their PIN to log in You can select a smart card reader from the Removable Devices menu in a virtual machine A smart card can be shared between virtual machines or between the host system and one or more virtual machines Sharing is enabled by default When you plug a smart card reader into the host system the reader appears as two separate USB devices in Workstation Player This is because you can use smart cards in one of two mutually exclusive modes Shared mode Recommended The smart card reader device is available as Shared smart_card_reader_model in the Removable Devices menu In Windows XP guest operating systems the shared reader appears as USB Smart Card Reader after it is connected to the virtual machine In Windows Vista and 68 VMware Inc Chapter 9 Using Removable Devices and Printers in Virtual Machines Windows 7 guest operating systems the generic smart card reader device name appears under the Windows Device Manager list The smart card reader can be shared among applications on the host system and among applications in different guest operating systems USB passthrough mode The sm
149. lication documentation for more information on memory requirements Display Requirements for Host Systems The host system must have a 16 bit or 32 bit display adapter Use the latest graphics driver recommended for the host system To support Windows 7 Aero graphics the host system should have either an NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or later or an ATI Radeon HD 2600 or later graphics processor IMPORTANT 3D benchmarks such as 3DMark 06 might not render correctly or at all when running Windows Vista or Windows 7 virtual machines on some graphics hardware VMware Inc Chapter 2 Introduction and System Requirements Disk Drive Requirements for Host Systems Host systems must meet certain disk drive requirements Guest operating systems can reside on physical disk partitions or in virtual disk files Table 2 1 Disk Drive Requirements for Host Systems Drive Type Requirements m IDE SATA and SCSI hard drives are supported Hard disk At least 1 GB free disk space is 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 m For installation approximately 200 MB free disk space is required on Linux and 250 MB free disk space is required on Windows You can delete the installer after the installation is complete t
150. lity list select USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 Option Description USB 2 0 Available if the virtual machine hardware is compatible with Workstation 6 and later virtual machines USB 3 0 Available for Linux guests running kernel version 2 6 35 or later and for Windows 8 guests The virtual machine hardware must be compatible with Workstation 8 and later virtual machines 4 Click OK to save your changes Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks You can use Workstation Player to configure virtual hard disk storage for virtual machines A virtual disk is a file or set of files that appears as a physical disk drive to a guest operating system The files can be on the host system or on a remote computer When you configure a virtual machine to use a virtual disk you can install a new operating system onto the virtual disk without repartitioning a physical disk or rebooting the host The New Virtual Machine wizard creates a virtual machine that has one disk drive You can modify virtual machine settings to add more disk drives to a virtual machine remove disk drives from a virtual machine and change certain settings for the existing disk drives VMware Inc Configuring a Virtual Hard Disk on page 94 You can configure virtual hard disks as IDE or SATA disks for any guest operating system You can also set up a virtual hard disk as a SCSI disk for any guest operating system that has a driver for the LSI Logic or BusLogic SCSI adapter You determin
151. m Configuring Virtual Ports on page 99 m Configuring Generic SCSI Devices on page 102 m Configuring Eight Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing on page 104 m Configuring Keyboard Features on page 105 m Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine on page 112 Configuring DVD CD ROM and Floppy Drives You can add up to 4 IDE devices up to 60 SCSI devices and up to 120 SATA devices 4 controllers with 30 devices per controller to a virtual machine Any of these devices can be a virtual or physical hard disk or DVD or CD ROM drive By default a floppy drive is not connected when a virtual machine powers on A virtual machine can read data from a DVD disc Workstation Player does not support playing DVD movies in a virtual machine You might be able to play a movie if you use a DVD player application that does not require video overlay support in the video card Add a DVD or CD ROM Drive to a Virtual Machine You can add one or more DVD or CD ROM drives to a virtual machine You can connect the virtual DVD or CD ROM drive to a physical drive or an ISO image file You can configure the virtual DVD or CD ROM drive as an IDE or a SCSI device regardless of the type of physical drive that you connect it to For example if the host has an IDE CD ROM drive you can set up the virtual machine drive as either SCSI or IDE and connect it to the host drive Do not configure legacy emulation mode unless you experienc
152. m the NVIDIA Web site 2 Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the Full position Option Description Windows 7 Windows 8 and Right click the desktop and select Personalize gt Screen resolution gt Windows 10 Advanced Settings gt Troubleshoot gt Change settings Prepare a Virtual Machine to Use Accelerated 3D Graphics You must perform certain preliminary tasks to use accelerated 3D graphics on a virtual machine The accelerated 3D graphics feature is enabled by default on Player 3 x and later virtual machines Prerequisites m Prepare the host system to use accelerated 3D graphics See Prepare the Host System to Use 3D Accelerated Graphics on page 82 m If using DirectX 9 verify that the guest operating system is Windows XP or later DirectX 9 is supported on virtual machines running hardware version 11 or earlier m If using DirectX 10 verify that the guest operating system is Windows 7 or later DirectX 10 is supported on virtual machines running hardware version 12 or later m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Power off the virtual machine The virtual machine must not be suspended Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Display 3 Select Accelerate 3D graphics 4 Configure the virtual machine to use only one monitor 5 Click OK to save your changes 6
153. machine is in a safe state Resetting a virtual machine can damage data When possible shut down the virtual machine with its operating system Procedure Select Player gt Power gt Reset If soft power operations are configured for the virtual machine in Workstation Player Reset Guest appears in the menu instead of Reset Enable Autologon in a Windows Virtual Machine With Autologon you can save your login credentials and bypass the login dialog box when you power ona Windows virtual machine The guest operating system securely stores the password Use the Autologon feature if you restart the guest operating system frequently and want to avoid entering your login credentials You can also use the Autologon feature to grant users access to the guest operating system without sharing your password Prerequisites m Verify that the guest operating system is Windows 2000 or later m Verify that you have an existing user account to enable Autologon The account must be a local machine account not a domain account m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is running in the guest operating system m Power on the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Autologon 3 Click Enable type your login credentials and click OK If you type an incorrect or expired password you must type your login credentials when you power on
154. mmunicate with the host printers See Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine on page 68 Configuring Software Updates Settings 26 Software updates settings control when Workstation Player downloads software updates to the host system and whether it uses a proxy server to connect to the VMware Update Server To configure software updates settings select Player gt File gt Preferences Table 4 2 Software Update Preference Settings Setting Description Check for product updates on startup Check for new versions of the application and installed components when you start Workstation Player This setting is selected by default Check for new software components as needed Check for a new version of a component when a component such as VMware Tools is required When this setting is selected Workstation Player verifies if a new version is available to download and install Download All Components Now Manually download all of the available software components to the host system Click this button if you are planning to use a virtual machine at a later time when you do not have access to the Internet Connection Settings Click this button to configure a proxy server to connect to the VMware Update Server Configuring Connection Settings for a Proxy Server You can configure connection settings to use a proxy server to connect to the VMware Update Server To configure proxy connection settings select Player gt F
155. mount encrypted disks Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Hard Disk click Utilities and select Map 3 Ona Windows host leave the check box Open file in read only mode selected in the Map Virtual Disk dialog box This setting prevents you from accidentally writing data to a virtual disk that might be the parent of a snapshot or linked clone Writing to such a disk might make the snapshot or linked clone unusable VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings 4 Browse to a virtual disk vmdk file select it and click Open 5 Select the volume to map or mount and select an unused drive letter on the host system 6 Optional On a Windows host if you do not want the drive to open in Windows Explorer after it is mapped deselect the Open drive in Windows Explorer after mapping check box 7 Click OK or Mount The drive appears on the host system You can read from or write to files on the mapped virtual disk on the host system Disconnect a Virtual Disk from the Host System To use a virtual disk from a virtual machine after it has been mapped or mounted on the host system you must disconnect it from the host system On Windows hosts you must use Workstation Player to disconnect the drive from the host system The mapped drive letter does not appear in the list of network drives when you use the Windows Disconne
156. n viewed inside the guest For example if you use an asterisk in a share name you see 002A instead of in the share name on the guest Illegal characters are converted to their ASCII hexadecimal value VMware Inc 73 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 8 Select shared folder attributes Option Description Enable this share Enable the shared folder Deselect this option to disable a shared folder without deleting it from the virtual machine configuration Read only Make the shared folder read only When this property is selected the virtual machine can view and copy files from the shared folder but it cannot add change or remove files Access to files in the shared folder is also governed by permission settings on the host computer 9 Click Finish to add the shared folder The shared folder appears in the Folders list The check box next to folder name indicates that the folder is being shared You can deselect this check box to disable sharing for the folder 10 Click OK to save your changes What to do next View the shared folder On Linux guests shared folders appear under mnt hgfs On Solaris guests shared folders appear under hgfs To view shared folders on a Windows guest see View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest on page 74 View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest In a Windows guest operating system you can view shared folders by using desktop icons Note If the guest operating syst
157. n a virtual machine and the host system you can map a virtual disk to the host system In this case you map a virtual disk in the host file system as a separate mapped drive Using a mapped drive lets you connect to the virtual disk without going into a virtual machine Map or Mount a Virtual Disk to a Drive on the Host System When you map a virtual disk and its associated volume to a drive on the host system you can connect to the virtual disk without opening a virtual machine After you map the virtual disk to a drive on the host system you cannot power on any virtual machine that uses the disk until you disconnect the disk from the host system IMPORTANT If you mount a virtual disk that has a snapshot and then write to the disk you can irreparably damage a snapshot or linked clone created from the virtual machine Prerequisites m Power off all virtual machines that use the virtual disk m Verify that the virtual disk vmdk files on the virtual disk are not compressed and do not have read only permissions m Ona Windows host verify that the volume is formatted with FAT 12 16 32 or NTFS Only FAT 12 16 32 and NTFS formatting is supported If the virtual disk has mixed partitions for example one partition is formatted with a Linux operating system and another partition is formatted with a Windows operating system you can map the Windows partition only m Verify that the virtual disk is unencrypted You cannot map or
158. networks are named VMnet0 VMnet1 VMnet2 and so on A few virtual switches are mapped to specific networks by default Table 13 1 Default Virtual Network Switches Network Type Switch Name Bridged VMnet0 NAT VMnet8 Host only VMnet1 Workstation Player creates virtual switches as needed up to 20 virtual switches on a Windows host system and up to 255 virtual switches on a Linux host system You can connect an unlimited number of virtual network devices to a virtual switch on a Windows host system and up to 32 virtual network devices to a virtual switch on a Linux host system Norte On Linux host systems the virtual switch names are in all lowercase letters for example vmnet0 VMware Inc 115 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Virtual Network Adapters When you use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual machine the wizard creates a virtual network adapter for the virtual machine The virtual network adapter appears in the guest operating system as an AMD PCNET PCI adapter or Intel Pro 1000 MT Server Adapter In Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 guest operating systems it is an Intel Pro 1000 MT Server Adapter Player 3 x and later virtual machines can have up to 10 virtual network adapters Virtual DHCP Server The virtual Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server provides IP addresses to virtual machines in configurations that are not bridged to an external network For exampl
159. ng system that will run inside the virtual machine You can specify an installer disc inserted in a physical drive an ISO image file or you can instruct the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a virtual machine that has a blank hard disk If you select an installer disc or an ISO image file and the operating system supports Easy Install the guest operating system installation is automated and VMware Tools is installed If the installer disc or ISO image file contains a product key number and is already set up to perform an unattended installation the only benefit of using Easy Install is the automatic installation of VMware Tools If you instruct the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a virtual machine that has a blank hard disk the wizard prompts you to specify an operating system and version and you must install the guest operating system manually after the virtual machine is created Workstation Player uses this information to set the appropriate default values name files associated with the virtual machine adjust performance settings and work around special behaviors and bugs in the guest operating system If the operating system you plan to install is not listed in the wizard select Other for both the operating system and version If you are installing an operating system that supports Easy Install but you do not want to use Easy Install you can instruct the wizard to create a virtual machine that has a blank disk and install the guest op
160. ng systems host supported 12 optical drives supported in host 13 OVA format virtual machines 39 OVF format virtual machines 39 P packet loss 139 parallel ports configuring 99 PDAs installing drivers 67 physical disks 144 power options configuring 125 printers changing settings 143 using host printers in a virtual machine 65 68 processors configuring 131 host requirements 11 supported in virtual machines 14 using a virtual machine that has more than eight 104 R RAM host requirements 12 removable devices 65 REMOVE property values 19 removing virtual machines 22 55 repairing VMware Tools installations 50 resetting a virtual machine 56 S SATA drives 13 screen colors setting for virtual machines 82 SCSI drives host requirements 13 serial ports changing the input speed 101 configuring 99 100 shared folders adding 71 changing 75 changing properties 75 configuring 73 VMware Inc disabling 76 mounting 74 supported guest operating systems 72 using 71 using permissions to restrict access 72 viewing in Windows 74 silent installation Windows host 18 smart cards disabling sharing 70 using in virtual machines 68 69 software updates automatic 27 configuring 26 configuring a proxy server 26 software update preferences configuring 43 Solaris guest operating system VMware Tools installation or upgrade tar installer 48 solid state drives 13 sound configuring 81 83 84 soun
161. nnected virtual network adapter to reconnect the virtual machine to the network Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Advanced Settings You can use the advanced virtual network adapter settings to limit the bandwidth and specify the acceptable packet loss percentage for incoming and outgoing data transfers To configure advanced virtual network adapter settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab select the virtual network adapter and click Advanced VMware Inc 139 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Table 15 6 Virtual Network Adapter Advanced Settings Setting Description Bandwidth and Kbps To limit incoming or outgoing data transfers to the data transfer rate for a specific network connection type select the network connection type from the Bandwidth drop down menu The value in the Kbps text box changes to the data transfer rate in kilobits per second of the network connection type that you select For example if you select Leased Line T1 1 544 Mbps the value in the Kbps text box changes to 1544 To limit incoming or outgoing data transfers to a specific data transfer rate select Custom and type the data transfer rate in kilobits per second in the Kbps text box The default bandwidth setting for both incoming and outgoing data transfers is Unlimited Packet Loss The acceptable packet loss percentage for incoming or outgoing data tra
162. nsfers The default setting is 0 0 MAC Address To assign a new MAC address to the network adapter either type a new address in this text box or click Generate to have Workstation Player generate a new address Configuring USB Controller Settings You can configure whether a USB controller supports isochronous USB and Bluetooth devices when to connect new USB devices to the host system and whether human interface devices HIDs appear in the Removable Devices menu To configure USB controller settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and click USB Controller Table 15 7 USB Controller Settings Setting Description USB Compatibility Selecting USB 2 0 or 3 0 enables support for isochronous USB devices including Web cams speakers and microphones Automatically connect new USB devices Connect new USB devices to the virtual machine If this setting is not selected new USB devices are connected only to the host system Show all USB input devices Human interface devices HIDs such as USB 1 1 and 2 0 mouse and keyboard devices appear in the Removable Devices menu Icons for HIDs appear in the status bar An HID that is connected to the guest operating system is not available to the host system The virtual machine must be powered off when you change this setting Share Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine Enable support for Bluetoot
163. nually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine on page 44 and Automate VMware Tools Installation for Multiple Windows Virtual Machines m For information about installing or upgrading VMware Tools in Linux virtual machines see Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine on page 45 m For information about installing or upgrading VMware Tools in Solaris virtual machines see Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine on page 48 m For information about installing or upgrading VMware Tools in NetWare virtual machines see Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine on page 47 m For information about installing or upgrading VMware Tools in FreeBSD virtual machines see Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine on page 49 Upgrading VMware Tools You can upgrade VMware Tools manually or you can configure virtual machines to check for and install newer versions of VMware Tools The guest operating system checks the version of VMware Tools when you power on a virtual machine The status bar of your virtual machine displays a message when a new version is available In Windows virtual machines you can set VMware Tools to notify you when an upgrade is available If this notification option is enabled the VMware Tools icon in the Windows taskbar includes a yellow caution icon when a VMware
164. o reclaim disk space Optical CD ROM and DVD IDE SATA and SCSI optical drives are supported CD ROM and DVD drives are supported ISO disk image files are supported Floppy Virtual machines can connect to disk drives on the host computer Floppy disk image files are also supported Solid State Drives If your host machine has a physical solid state drive SSD the host informs guest operating systems they are running on an SSD This allows the guest operating systems to optimize behavior How the virtual machines recognize SSD and use this information depends on the guest operating system and the disk type of the virtual disk SCSI SATA or IDE m On Windows 8 Windows 10 Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines all drive types can report their virtual disks as SSD drives m On Windows 7 virtual machines only IDE and SATA virtual disks can report their virtual disks as SSD SCSI virtual disks only report as SSD when used as a system drive in a virtual machine or as a mechanical drive when used as a data drive inside a virtual machine m On Mac virtual machines only SATA virtual disks are reported as SSD IDE and SCSI virtual disks are reported as mechanical drives Use the virtual machine operating system to verify your virtual machine is using SSD as its virtual disk Local Area Networking Requirements for Host Systems You can use any Ethernet controller that the host operating system sup
165. o virtual machines and specify whether the guest operating system uses the port in polled mode To configure serial port settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the serial port VMware Inc 141 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Table 15 10 Serial Port Settings Setting Connected Description Connect the port while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the port when you power on the virtual machine Use a physical serial port Select a host serial port Use output file Send output from the virtual serial port to a file on the host system Either locate an existing output file or navigate to the desired directory and type a filename for the file to create Use named pipe or Use socket named pipe Set up a direct connection between two virtual machines or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host system Windows hosts Use the default pipe name or enter another pipe name The pipe name must begin with pipe and must be the same on both the server and the client For example pipe namedpipe Yield CPU on poll The guest operating system uses the port in polled mode rather than interrupt mode It yields processor time if its only task is to poll the virtual serial port If the guest operating system uses the serial port in interrupt mod
166. on the host VMware Tools Update Options The virtual machine VMware Tools update options override the Workstation Player preferences for automatically updating VMware Tools on Linux and Windows guest operating systems To configure VMware Tools updates for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select VMware Tools Note Automatic updates are not supported for versions of VMware Tools included in virtual machines created with older versions of VMware products such as Workstation 5 5 and earlier or VMware Server 1 x Table 14 2 VMware Tools Update Options Option Description Update manually do nothing You must update VMware Tools manually A message appears on the status bar of the guest operating system when a new version of VMware Tools is available Update automatically VMware Tools is updated automatically when a new version is available The status bar indicates when an update is in progress Use application default currently update Use the default VMware Tools update behavior automatically To install a VMware Tools update use the same procedure that you used for installing VMware Tools the first time Time Synchronization If you turn on the VMware Tools time synchronization feature VMware Tools checks once every minute to determine whether the clocks on the guest and host operating systems still match If not the clock on the guest o
167. onfiguring Video and Sound on page 81 Moving Virtual Machines on page 84 Delete a Virtual Machine on page 87 View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine on page 87 Using the VIX API on page 87 Install New Software in a Virtual Machine on page 88 Change the Name of a Virtual Machine When you run a virtual machine its name appears in the title bar Workstation Player uses the original name of the virtual machine to name the directory where the virtual machine files are stored Changing the name of a virtual machine does not change the name of the virtual machine directory or rename the virtual machine files on the host system Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select General 3 Type the new name 4 Click OK to save your changes What to do next When you restart the virtual machine the new name appears in the library VMware Inc 79 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine If you upgrade the guest operating system that is installed in a virtual machine or if you specify the wrong operating system version when you create the virtual machine you must change the guest operating system type that is configured for the virtual machine When you change the operating system type the virtual machine configuration vmx file changes The guest
168. online VMware Compatibility Guide which is available on the VMware Web site m See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for information about the guest operating system you plan to install m Ifyou are installing the guest operating system from an installer disc insert the installer disc in the CD ROM drive in the host system VMware Inc 35 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows m Ifyou are installing the guest operating system from an ISO image file verify that the ISO image file is in a directory that is accessible to the host system Procedure 1 Select Player gt File gt New Virtual Machine 2 Select the source of the guest operating system Option Description Use a physical disc Select the physical drive where you inserted the installation disc Use an ISO image Type or browse to the location of the ISO image file Install the guest operating system Create a virtual machine that has a blank disk You must install the guest later operating system manually after the virtual machine is created 3 Specify information about the guest operating system Option Description You are using Easy Install Type the Easy Install information for the guest operating system You are not using Easy Install Select the guest operating system type and version If the guest operating system is not listed select Other 4 Type a virtual machine name and type or browse to the directory for the virtual ma
169. ons for another virtual machine to have a yellow border On Windows hosts click Choose color to use the color chooser Enable applications menu The virtual machine Start or Applications menu appears on the host system desktop When you can access the virtual machine Start or Applications menu from the host machine desktop you can start applications in the virtual machine that are not open in Unity mode If you do not enable this setting you must exit Unity mode to display the virtual machine Start or Applications menu in the console view Configuring Autologon for a Virtual Machine You can configure the Autologon feature for virtual machines that have a Windows 2000 or later guest operating system To use Autologon the virtual machine must be powered on you must have an existing user account on the local machine and the latest version of VMware Tools must be installed To configure Autologon for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select Autologon When you enable Autologon you must type your login credentials If you type an incorrect or expired password you must type your login credentials when you power on the virtual machine To change your login credentials select Change User Note When you enable Autologon or change your login credentials Autologon settings are saved immediately If you click Cancel in the Virtual Machine Settings dialog box th
170. ons on virtual devices such as hard disks CD DVD drives floppy drives and network adapters You can click or right click on a removable device icon to connect or disconnect the device or edit its settings Use the About VMware Player window to access information about your installation of Workstation Player including license key information Click Player gt Help gt About VMware Workstation 12 Player m Ifyou have an individual license for Workstation Player the key is displayed in the License Information section in the Type field It is labeled Individual and is followed by your license key m Ifyou have a version of Workstation Player licensed for multiple users the Type field displays Volume and your license key is not displayed VMware Inc Chapter 3 Installing and Using Workstation Player m If you did not enter a license for Workstation Player the Type field displays Not applicable and a license key is not displayed m If you have an evaluation license key for Workstation Player the Type field displays Not applicable The date the evaluation license key expires is also displayed Norte The evaluation key does not activate Horizon FLEX features Transferring Files and Text You can use the drag and drop and copy and paste features shared folders and mapped drives to transfer text and files between the host system and virtual machines Using the Drag and Drop Feature You can use the drag and drop featur
171. oot and enter vmware uninstal11 tools p1 in a terminal window Mac OS X Server Use the Uninstall VMware Tools application found in Library Application Support VMware Tools 50 VMware Inc Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools What to do next Reinstall VMware Tools VMware Inc 51 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 52 VMware Inc Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines in Workstation Player You can use Workstation Player to start and stop virtual machines on the host system When you start a virtual machine the guest operating system starts and you can interact with the virtual machine You can power off reset and suspend virtual machines This chapter includes the following topics Start a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 53 Start an Encrypted Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 54 Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player on page 54 Power Off a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 54 Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Workstation Player on page 55 Use Ctrl Alt Delete to Shut Down a Guest on page 55 Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 55 Reset a Virtual Machine in Workstation Player on page 56 Enable Autologon in a Windows Virtual Machine on page 56 Set Workstation Player Preferences for Virtual Machine Closing Behavior on page 57 Start
172. operating system is called the host operating system To run Workstation Player the host system and the host operating system must meet specific hardware and software requirements Processor Requirements for Host Systems You must install Workstation Player on a host system that meets certain processor requirements Supported Processors The host system must have a 64 bit x86 CPU with 1 3 GHz or faster core speed Multiprocessor systems are supported When you install Workstation Player the installer performs checks to make sure the host system has a supported processor You cannot install Workstation Player if the host system does not meet the processor requirements Processor Requirements for 64 Bit Guest Operating Systems The operating system that runs inside a virtual machine is called the guest operating system To run 64 bit guest operating systems the host system must have one of the following processors m An AMD CPU that has segment limit support in long mode m An Intel CPU that has VT x support If you have an Intel CPU that has VT x support you must verify that VT x support is enabled in the host system BIOS The BIOS settings that must be enabled for VT x support vary depending on the system vendor See the VMware knowledge base article at http kb vmware com kb 1003944 for information about how to determine if VT x support is enabled VMware Inc 11 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 12 When you install
173. or the virtual machine to use Enable Echo Cancellation Enable echo cancellation for the sound card Configuring Parallel Port Settings You can configure when a parallel port is connected to a virtual machine and whether to send output to a physical port or to a file on the host system To configure parallel port settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the parallel port Table 15 9 Parallel Port Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the port while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the port when you power on the virtual machine If the guest operating system cannot access the parallel port device when you power on the virtual machine deselect this setting You can use the Removable Devices menu to enable access to the parallel port after the virtual machine is powered on Use a physical parallel port Select a host parallel port for the virtual machine to use Use output file Send output from the virtual parallel port to a file on the host system Either locate an existing output file or browse to a directory and type a filename to create a new output file Configuring Serial Port Settings You can configure when a serial port is connected to a virtual machine You can also configure whether to send output to a physical port or to a file on the host system set up a direct connection between tw
174. ormation To configure a keyboard mapping for a remote X server you add the appropriate property to the virtual machine configuration vmx file or to vmware config Prerequisites m Verify that the remote X server is an XFree86 server running on a PC m Power off the virtual machine and exit Workstation Player Note If the keyboard does not work correctly on an XFree86 server running locally report the problem to VMware technical support Procedure m If you use an XFree86 based server that Workstation Player does not recognize as an XFree86 server add the xkeymap usekeycodeMap property and set it to TRUE This property tells Workstation Player to always use key code mapping regardless of server type For example xkeymap usekeycodeMap TRUE m If Workstation Player does not recognize the remote server as an XFree86 server add the xkeymap usekeycodeMapIfXFree86 property and set it to TRUE This property tells Workstation Player to use key code mapping if you are using an XFree86 server even if it is remote For example usekeycodeMapIfXFree86 TRUE Understanding X Key Codes and Keysyms Pressing a key on a PC keyboard generates a PC scan code based roughly on the position of the key For example the Z key on a German keyboard generates the same code as the Y key on an English keyboard because they are in the same position on the keyboard Most keys have one byte scan codes but some keys have two byte scan co
175. ortant m Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Advanced Settings on page 139 You can use the advanced virtual network adapter settings to limit the bandwidth and specify the acceptable packet loss percentage for incoming and outgoing data transfers Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Device Status Settings Device status settings control when a virtual network adapter is connected to a virtual machine To configure virtual network adapter device status settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the virtual network adapter Table 15 5 Device Status Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the virtual network adapter while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the virtual network adapter when you power on the virtual machine VMware Inc 137 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configuring Bridged Networking When you configure bridged networking the virtual machine uses physical network adapters on the host system to connect a network If the host system is on a network bridged networking is often the easiest way to give a virtual machine access to that network With bridged networking the virtual machine appears as an additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as the host system The virtual machine can transparently use the services available on the network including file servers pr
176. ost the lock files prevent the second user from powering on the virtual machine When a virtual machine powers off it removes the locking subdirectories and the lock files If the virtual machine cannot remove these locking controls one or more stale lock files might remain For example if the host system fails before the virtual machine removes its locking controls stale lock files remain When the virtual machine restarts it scans any locking subdirectories for stale lock files and when possible removes them A lock file is considered stale if the lock file was created on the same host system that is now running the virtual machine and the process that created the lock is no longer running If either of these conditions is not true a dialog box warns you that the virtual machine cannot be powered on You can delete the locking directories and their lock files manually Locks also protect physical disk partitions Because the host operating system is not aware of this locking convention it does not recognize the lock For this reason you should install the physical disk for a virtual machine on the same physical disk as the host operating system Moving a Virtual Hard Disk to a New Location A key advantage of virtual hard disks is their portability Because the virtual hard disks are stored as files on the host system or a remote computer you can move them easily to a new location on the same computer or to a different computer For e
177. ost system You can read from or write to files on the mapped virtual disk on the host system Disconnect a Virtual Disk from the Host System To use a virtual disk from a virtual machine after it has been mapped or mounted on the host system you must disconnect it from the host system On Windows hosts you must use Workstation Player to disconnect the drive from the host system The mapped drive letter does not appear in the list of network drives when you use the Windows Disconnect Network Drive command Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Hard Disk click Utilities and select Disconnect You can now power on any virtual machine that uses this disk VMware Inc 77 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 78 VMware Inc Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines You can change virtual machine options configure video and sound card settings and move virtual machines to another host system or to a different location on the same host system This chapter includes the following topics Change the Name of a Virtual Machine on page 79 Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine on page 80 Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine on page 80 Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine on page 80 Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine on page 81 C
178. ovide built in disk management tools that can resize partitions Third party disk management tools are also available such as Symantec Norton PartitionMagic EASEUS Partition Master Acronis Disk Director and the open source tool GParted When you expand the size of a virtual hard disk the sizes of partitions and file systems are not affected VMware Inc 133 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 134 To expand a virtual hard disk for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings select the virtual hard disk and select Expand from the Utilities menu Nore As an alternative to expanding a virtual hard disk you can add a new virtual hard disk to the virtual machine Compacting Virtual Hard Disks Compacting a virtual hard disk reclaims unused space in the disk If a disk has empty space this process reduces the amount of space the virtual hard disk occupies on the host drive You must power off a virtual machine before you compact its virtual hard disk You cannot compact a virtual hard disk if disk space is preallocated or if the virtual hard disk is mapped or mounted To compact a virtual hard disk for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk and select Compact from the Utilities menu Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System Instead of using shared folders or copying data betwee
179. ows 18 3 Optional To activate Workstation Player features start Workstation Player and enter your license key a Double click the Workstation Player icon or select Start gt All Programs VMware Player to start Workstation Player b Select Enter a license key to allow commercial use c Type your license key and click Continue Run an Unattended Workstation Player Installation on a Windows Host You can use the unattended installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer MSI to install Workstation Player on Windows host systems without having to respond to wizard prompts This feature is convenient in a large enterprise Prerequisites m Verify that the host system meets the host system requirements m Obtain the Workstation Player software and license key m Verify that the host computer has version 2 0 or later of the MSI runtime engine This version of the installer is available in versions of Windows beginning with Windows XP and is available from Microsoft For more information see the Microsoft Web site m Familiarize yourself with the installation properties See Installation Properties on page 19 Procedure 1 Login to the host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the local Administrators group If you log in to the host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the local Administrators group 2 Extract the administrative installation image from the se
180. perating system is synchronized to match the clock on the host Native time synchronization software such as Network Time Protocol NTP for Linux and the Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows Time Service Win32Time for Windows is typically more accurate than VMware Tools periodic time synchronization and is therefore preferred Configuring Unity Mode for a Virtual Machine 126 In virtual machines that have Windows XP or later guest operating systems you can switch to Unity mode to display applications directly on the host system desktop Open applications in Unity mode appear on the taskbar in the same way as open host system applications To configure Unity mode settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select Unity Table 14 3 Unity Mode Options Setting Description Show borders Set a window border that identifies the application as belonging to the virtual machine rather than to the host computer Show badges Display a logo in the title bar VMware Inc Chapter 14 Configuring Virtual Machine Option Settings Table 14 3 Unity Mode Options Continued Setting Description Use a custom color in window borders Use a custom color in window borders to help distinguish between the application windows that belong to various virtual machines For example you can set the applications for one virtual machine to have a blue border and set the applicati
181. perties 19 installing 17 installing VMware Tools FreeBSD tar installer 49 Linux tar installer 45 Microsoft Windows 44 NetWare tar installer 47 process overview 41 Solaris tar installer 48 installing Workstation Player unattended installation on Windows host 18 Windows host 17 intended audience 9 K key code mappings configuring 108 key mappings changing 108 keyboard features configuring 105 keysyms defined 107 mapping 108 L LAN segments 139 license key 23 Linux guest VMware Tools installation or upgrade tar installer 45 local area networking host requirements 13 lock files 98 M managing virtual machines 79 mapped drives 76 134 maximum virtual disk size 34 memory host requirements 12 virtual machine allocation 14 memory allocation changing 81 memory settings 131 message log viewing 87 Microsoft Windows guest operating system VMware Tools installation or upgrade 44 monitor settings 143 monitors using multiple 63 moving a virtual machines 84 moving virtual machines considerations 85 multiple monitors 63 multiple monitors for one virtual machine 63 N naming virtual machines 124 NAT configuring 118 138 NetWare guest operating system VMware Tools installation or upgrade tar installer 47 network type of a virtual machine finding 120 networking components understanding 115 networking configurations changing 120 common 116 New Virtual Machine wizard 31 35 O operati
182. physical disk drives virtual hard disks can become fragmented Defragmenting disks rearranges files programs and unused space on the virtual disk so that programs run faster and files open more quickly Defragmenting does not reclaim unused space on a virtual disk There must be adequate free working space on the host system to defragment a virtual hard disk If the disk is contained in a single file for example you need free space equal to the size of the disk file Other virtual hard disk configurations require less free space You cannot defragment a virtual hard disk while it is mapped or mounted To defragment a virtual hard disk for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab select the virtual hard disk and select Defragment from the Utilities menu Note Defragmenting a virtual hard disk can take several minutes Expanding Virtual Hard Disks Expanding a virtual hard disk adds storage space to the virtual machine When you expand a virtual hard disk the added space is not immediately available to the virtual machine To make the added space available you must use a disk management tool to increase the size of the existing partition on the virtual hard disk to match the expanded size The disk management tool that you use depends on the virtual machine guest operating system Many operating systems including Windows Vista Windows 7 and some versions of Linux pr
183. ports Non Ethernet networks are supported by using built in network address translation NAT or by using a combination of host only networking and routing software on the host operating system VMware Inc 13 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Virtual Machine Features and Specifications 14 Workstation Player virtual machines support specific devices and provide certain features Supported Guest Operating Systems A guest operating system can be Windows Linux and other commonly used operating systems To see a list of the supported guest operating systems search the online VMware Compatibility Guide on the VMware Web site Workstation Player is not listed but the information for Workstation Pro is applicable to Workstation Player Operating systems that are not listed are not supported for use in a virtual machine See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for information on installing the most common guest operating systems Virtual Machine Processor Support Virtual machines support certain processor features m The same as the processor on the host computer m One virtual processor on a host system that has one or more logical processors m Up to eight virtual processors eight way virtual symmetric multiprocessing or Virtual SMP on a host system that has at least two logical processors Note Workstation Player considers multiprocessor hosts that have two or more physical CPUs single
184. r select Auto detect to allow Workstation Player to detect a drive to use Use ISO image file Specify or select an ISO image file for the virtual machine to use To disable or enable access to a CD ROM or DVD drive while a virtual machine is running select the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices gt CD DVD and select Disconnect or Connect Changing Virtual Device Node and Legacy Emulation Settings You can use the advanced settings to change the virtual device node and legacy emulation settings for a CD ROM or DVD drive You must power off the virtual machine before you change these settings To configure virtual device and legacy emulation settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab select the drive and click Advanced Use the settings to select which SCSI IDE or SATA device identifier to use for the drive For example if you select SCSI 0 2 the guest operating system detects the drive as ID 2 on controller 0 You can select the IDE SCSI or SATA node options regardless of the physical device type For example if the physical drive is an IDE device you can select a SCSI node In this case the virtual machine detects the drive as a SCSI device If you select the Legacy emulation setting the virtual hardware works as it did in an earlier release of Workstation Player By default Workstation Player attempts to make the advanced featu
185. re 1 2 Click the Hardware tab 3 Select the hardware setting to modify VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices 4 Click Help for information about how to modify the hardware setting You must power off a virtual machine before you change certain hardware settings VMware Inc 113 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 114 VMware Inc Configuring Network Connections Workstation Player provides bridged networking network address translation NAT and host only networking to configure a virtual machine for virtual networking The software that you need for all networking configurations is installed on the host system when you install Workstation Player This chapter includes the following topics m Understanding Virtual Networking Components on page 115 m Understanding Common Networking Configurations on page 116 m Configuring Bridged Networking on page 117 m Configuring Network Address Translation on page 118 m Configuring Host Only Networking on page 119 m Changing a Networking Configuration on page 120 Understanding Virtual Networking Components The virtual networking components in Workstation Player include virtual switches virtual network adapters the virtual DHCP server and the NAT device Virtual Switches Like a physical switch a virtual switch connects networking components together Virtual switches which are also referred to as virtual
186. re Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine For FreeBSD virtual machines you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line Before you upgrade VMware Tools consider the environment that the virtual machine runs in and weigh the benefits of different upgrade strategies For example you can install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine s guest operating system and improve virtual machine management or you can continue using the existing version to provide more flexibility and avoid downtime in your environment Prerequisites m Power on the virtual machine m Verify that the guest operating system is running m Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system Procedure 1 On the host from the Workstation Player menu bar select Player gt Manage gt Install VMware Tools If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed the menu item is Update VMware Tools 2 In the virtual machine log in to the guest operating system as root and open a terminal window 3 If the distribution does not automatically mount CD ROMs mount the VMware Tools virtual CD ROM image For example type mount cdrom 4 Change to a working directory for example tmp cd tmp 5 Untar the VMware Tools tar file tar zxpf cdrom vmware freebsd tools tar gz 6 Ifthe distribution does not use automounting unmount the VMware Tools virtu
187. res of your drive available but sometimes this setting might cause the drive to not work with the virtual machine Selecting the Legacy emulation setting reverts Workstation Player to the previous emulation mode for the drive Legacy emulation is helpful for troubleshooting purposes Configuring Floppy Drive Settings You can configure when a floppy drive is connected to a virtual machine whether to use a specific drive or allow Workstation Player to detect a drive and whether to use an disk drive image file instead of a physical drive To configure floppy drive settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the floppy drive 136 VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings Table 15 4 Floppy Drive Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the drive or floppy image file while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the floppy drive when you power on the virtual machine Use a physical drive Select a specific floppy drive or select Auto detect to allow Workstation Player to detect a drive to use Use a floppy image file Create or browse to a floppy image img or flp file Select Read only to prevent changes from being made to the file To disable or enable access to a floppy drive while a virtual machine is running select the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices g
188. resolution for the guest A user is likely to find it easier to increase the resolution manually than to deal with a display that exceeds the user s physical screen size Using the Virtual Machine UUID Each virtual machine has a universal unique identifier UUID The UUID is generated when you initially power on the virtual machine You can use the UUID of a virtual machine for system management in the same way that you use the UUID of a physical computer The UUID is stored in the SMBIOS system information descriptor and you can access it by using standard SMBIOS scanning software including SiSoftware Sandra or IBM smbios2 If you do not move or copy the virtual machine to another location the UUID remains constant When you power on a virtual machine that was moved or copied to a new location you are prompted to specify whether you moved or copied the virtual machine If you indicate that you copied the virtual machine the virtual machine receives a new UUID Suspending and resuming a virtual machine does not trigger the process that generates a UUID The UUID in use at the time the virtual machine was suspended remains in use when the virtual machine is resumed even if it was copied or moved You are not prompted to specify whether you moved or copied the virtual machine until the next time you reboot the virtual machine VMware Inc Chapter 11 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines Configure a Virtual Machine to Keep the
189. ring Configure Host Only Networking for an Existing Virtual Machine You can configure host only networking for an existing virtual machine You can connect a virtual network adapter to the default host only network VMnet1 or to a custom host only network If a virtual machine has two virtual network adapters you can connect it to two host only networks To configure host only networking for a new virtual machine select Customize Hardware when you run the New Virtual Machine wizard Prerequisites To connect the virtual machine to two host only networks add a second virtual network adapter to the virtual machine See Add a Virtual Network Adapter to a Virtual Machine on page 120 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select a virtual network adapter VMware Inc 119 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 3 Select the host only network Option Action Use the default host only network Select Host only A private network shared with the host VMnet1 Use a custom host only network Select Custom and select the custom host only network from the drop down menu 4 To connect the virtual machine to a second host only network select another virtual network adapter and select the second host only network 5 Click OK to save your changes What to do next Assign IP addresses to the virtual network adapters To see the IP
190. rmation collected by the VMware User Experience Improvement Program is handled in accordance with VMware Privacy Policy Norte The User Improvement Program is not Spyware Spyware collects information or acts on your computer without your full knowledge or consent Opting Out of the Program You can join or end participation in the VMware User Experience Improvement Program at any time by changing Workstation Player preference settings See Sending System Data and Usage Statistics to VMware on page 27 for more information VMware Inc 29 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 30 VMware Inc Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player You use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create virtual machines The New Virtual Machine wizard guides you through the steps for setting up a new virtual machine helping you set options and parameters To start the New Virtual Machine wizard select Player gt File gt New Virtual Machine or click Create a New Virtual Machine on the welcome page This chapter includes the following topics m Understanding Virtual Machines on page 31 m Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine on page 31 m Create a Virtual Machine on page 35 m Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System on page 36 m Install a Guest Operating System Manually on page 37 m Importing Virtual Machines on page 38 Understanding Virtual Machines A virtual ma
191. sable 4 Click OK to save your changes Disable Folder Sharing for a Virtual Machine You can disable folder sharing for a specific virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Shared Folders 3 Select Disabled to disable folder sharing 4 Click OK to save your changes Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System 76 Instead of using shared folders or copying data between a virtual machine and the host system you can map a virtual disk to the host system In this case you map a virtual disk in the host file system as a separate mapped drive Using a mapped drive lets you connect to the virtual disk without going into a virtual machine Map or Mount a Virtual Disk to a Drive on the Host System When you map a virtual disk and its associated volume to a drive on the host system you can connect to the virtual disk without opening a virtual machine After you map the virtual disk to a drive on the host system you cannot power on any virtual machine that uses the disk until you disconnect the disk from the host system IMPORTANT If you mount a virtual disk that has a snapshot and then write to the disk you can irreparably damage a snapshot or linked clone created from the virtual machine Prerequisites m Power off all virtual machines that use the virtual disk m Verify that the virtual disk vmdk files on the virtual d
192. ser Experience Improvement Program To participate in or opt out of the program select or deselect the Help improve VMware Player check box When you participate in the program Workstation Player sends anonymous system data and usage statistics to VMware Workstation Player creates log files for the collected data and stores the data on the host computer VMware Inc 27 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 28 Table 4 4 User Experience Improvement Program Log Files Host Operating Filename System Log File Location Description playerUploadedData Windows Users user AppData Local VMware The most recent data uploaded Log Server 2008 to the VMware server R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 playerUploadedData Linux vmware The most recent data uploaded Log to the VMware server Note The data collection process does not affect the performance of your computer Participating in the User Experience Improvement Program When you participate in the VMware User Experience Improvement Program your computer sends anonymous information to VMware Participation in the program is voluntary and you can opt out at any time Types of Data Collected The data collected by the VMware User Experience Improvement Program might include product data product usage information product performance information and system configuration information Product data typically includes information such as the product name
193. splayed as having read and execute permission for everyone and other files are shown as fully writable by everyone If you use a Linux guest operating system to create files for which you want to restrict permissions use the mount program with the following options in the guest operating system m uid m gid m fmask m dmask m ro read only m rw read write rwis the default If you are using a virtual machine that was created with the Windows version of Workstation Player or a previous release of the Linux version of Workstation Player you can change the owner permissions only 72 VMware Inc Chapter 10 Setting Up Shared Folders for a Virtual Machine Enable a Shared Folder for a Virtual Machine You can enable folder sharing for a specific virtual machine To set up a folder for sharing between virtual machines you must configure each virtual machine to use the same directory on the host system or network share Prerequisites m Verify that the virtual machines use a guest operating system that supports shared folders See Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders on page 72 m Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system m Verify that permission settings on the host system allow access to files in the shared folders For example if you are running Workstation Player as a user named User the virtual machine can read and write files in the shared folder onl
194. st operating system installation If you did not provide all of the Easy Install information in the New Virtual Machine wizard you might be prompted for a product key username or password Also if the guest operating system installation consists of multiple discs or ISO image files the installer might prompt you for the next disk VMware Inc Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Machines in Workstation Player Procedure If the installer prompts you for a product key username or password click in the virtual machine window and type the required information Mouse and keyboard input are captured by the virtual machine If you are using physical discs and the installer prompts you for the next disk use the CD ROM or DVD drive on the host system If you are using multiple ISO image files and the installer prompts you for the next disk select the next ISO image file Option Description Windows host Click Change Disk and browse to the next ISO image file Linux host a Select Virtual Machine gt Removable Devices gt CD DVD gt Settings and browse to the next ISO image file b Select Connected c Click Save Install a Guest Operating System Manually Installing a guest operating system in a virtual machine is similar to installing an operating system on a physical computer If you do not use Easy Install when you create a virtual machine in the New Virtual Machine wizard you must install the guest operating system manually
195. station Player When you start Workstation Player the Workstation Player window opens You might have a desktop shortcut a quick launch shortcut or a combination of these options in addition to a Start menu item Procedure Select Start gt Programs gt VMware Player Use the Workstation Player Window You interact with Workstation Player and virtual machines through the Workstation Player window The best way to learn how to use Workstation Player is to use it The Workstation Player window is designed to be intuitive and easy to use 20 Procedure Use the icons on the Home tab to create a new virtual machine open an existing virtual machine download a virtual appliance or view the Workstation Player help system Select a powered off virtual machine in the library see the summary view The summary view shows a summary of configuration information and the virtual machine state You can start the virtual machine and edit virtual machine settings from the summary view Select a powered off virtual machine in the library and click Play virtual machine to start the virtual machine and see the console view The console view is like the monitor display of a physical computer Select a virtual machine in the library and use the Virtual Machine menu on the menu bar to perform all virtual machine operations for the selected virtual machine When a virtual machine is powered on use the icons on the status bar to perform acti
196. t VMware player x x x xXxxxxx exe s v qn REMOVE ALL Installation Properties When you perform an unattended installation of Workstation Player you can customize the installation by specifying installation properties in the installation command To specify an installation property in the installation command use the format property value A value of 1 means true and a value of 0 means false Table 3 1 Installation Properties Property Description Default Value AUTHD_PORT Specifies which port the VMware Authorization Service 902 communicates through AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE Enables automatic upgrades for Workstation Player or 1 Workstation Player when a new build becomes available DATACOLLECTION Sends user experience information to VMware 1 DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Adds a shortcut on the desktop when Workstation Player is 1 installed ENABLE_VIRTUAL_PRINTING Enables support for ThinPrint virtual printing on the Windows 0 host after installing EULAS_AGREED Allows you to silently accept the product EULAs Set to 1 to 0 complete the installation or upgrade INSTALLDIR Install Workstation Player in a directory that is different from C Program Files the default Workstation Player location 86 VMware VMwar e Player KEEP_LICENSE Specifies whether to keep or remove license keys when 1 Workstation Player is installed KEEP_SETTINGFILES Specifies whether to keep or remove settings files when 1 Wor
197. t Floppy and select Disconnect or Connect Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Settings You can configure when a virtual network adapter is connected to a virtual machine and the type of network connection that the adapter provides To configure virtual network adapter settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the virtual network adapter m Configuring Virtual Network Adapter Device Status Settings on page 137 Device status settings control when a virtual network adapter is connected to a virtual machine m Configuring Bridged Networking on page 138 When you configure bridged networking the virtual machine uses physical network adapters on the host system to connect a network m Configuring Network Address Translation on page 138 When you configure Network Address Translation NAT the virtual machine shares the IP address and MAC address of the host system m Configuring Host Only Networking on page 139 When you configure host only networking Workstation Player creates a virtual private network VPN connection between the virtual machine and the host system m Configuring LAN Segments on page 139 When you select a LAN segment the virtual machine uses a private network that can be shared with other virtual machines LAN segments are useful for multitier testing network performance analysis and situations where virtual machine isolation are imp
198. t you must change the color depth before you start the X server or you must restart the X server after making the changes For best performance use the same number of colors in the host and guest operating systems Using Accelerated 3D Graphics You must perform certain preparation tasks on the host system and on virtual machines to use accelerated 3D graphics Support for applications that use DirectX 9 accelerated graphics applies only to Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 guests on hosts running Windows 7 or later or Linux OpenGL applications run in software emulation mode Support for applications that use DirectX 10 accelerated graphics applies only to Windows 10 Prepare the Host System to Use 3D Accelerated Graphics You must perform certain preparation tasks on the Windows or Linux host system to use 3D accelerated graphics in a virtual machine Prerequisites m Verify that the host has a video card that supports DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 and the latest DirectX Runtime required for the DirectX version being used The VMware guest operating system OpenGL driver for Windows and Linux supports the OpenGL 3 3 core profile only The OpenGL3 3 compatibility profile is not supported 82 VMware Inc Chapter 11 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines Procedure 1 Upgrade the video drivers on the host system to the latest versions ATI Graphics drivers are available from the AMD Web site NVIDIA drivers are available fro
199. t installations and certain information such as error messages is collected only when it is generated VMware uses a universal unique identifier UUID to identify information from different machines When the Data Is Transmitted to VMware Data is typically collected on your system and transmitted to VMware when you start Workstation Player If your computer does not have access to the Internet the information is collected and sent to VMware the next time you start Workstation Player Data might also be sent to VMware at other times such as during a check for software updates Data is encrypted and transmitted over a secure SSL connection so that it cannot be read by other Internet users VMware Inc Chapter 4 Changing Workstation Player Preference Settings Workstation Player stores all of the information that it sends to VMware on your system in clear text The files are located in the same directory as your log files and are named productnameUp1oadedData log Privacy Protection VMware does not collect any personal data such as your name address telephone number or mail address Your product license key and MAC address are not sent to VMware and VMware does not store your IP address with the data that it receives from you VMware limits access to your data and uses industry standard controls to protect your information including physical access controls Internet firewalls intrusion detection and network monitoring The info
200. t the IP address and other details manually in the guest operating system Users who boot multiple operating systems often assign the same address to all systems because they assume that only one operating system will be running at a time If the host system is set up to boot multiple operating systems and you run one or more operating systems in virtual machines you must configure each operating system to have a unique network address VMware Inc 117 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Configure Bridged Networking for an Existing Virtual Machine You can configure bridged networking for an existing virtual machine To configure bridged networking for a new virtual machine select Customize Hardware when you run the New Virtual Machine wizard Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Network Adapter 3 Select Bridged Connected directly to the physical network 4 Ifyou use the virtual machine on a laptop or other mobile device select Replicate physical network connection state This setting causes the IP address to be renewed when you move from one wired or wireless network to another 5 Click OK to save your changes Configuring Network Address Translation When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a NAT network VMnet8 is set up for you When you use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a typical
201. te network from the virtual DHCP server The virtual machine and the host system share a single network identity that is not visible on the external network When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a NAT network VMnet8 is set up for you When you use the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual machine and select the typical configuration type the wizard configures the virtual machine to use the default NAT network You can have only one NAT network 116 VMware Inc Chapter 13 Configuring Network Connections Host Only Networking Host only networking creates a network that is completely contained within the host computer Host only networking provides a network connection between the virtual machine and the host system by using a virtual network adapter that is visible on the host operating system When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a host only network VMnet1 is set up for you Configuring Bridged Networking When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a bridged network VMnet0 is set up for you Bridged networking connects a virtual machine to a network by using the network adapter on the host system If the host system is on a network bridged networking is often the easiest way to give the virtual machine access to that network With bridged networking the virtual network adapter in the virtual machine connects to a physical n
202. ter to a Virtual Machine You can print from a virtual machine to any printer available to the host computer without having to install additional drivers in the virtual machine The Workstation Player printer feature uses ThinPrint technology to replicate the host system printer mapping in the virtual machine When you enable the virtual machine printer Workstation Player configures a virtual serial port to communicate with the host printers Prerequisites Support for virtual printers is disabled by default To enable virtual printer support see Configuring Virtual Printers on Windows Hosts on page 26 Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Add 3 Inthe Add Hardware wizard select Printer and Finish The default device setting is to connect the virtual machine printer when the virtual machine is powered on What to do next In a Print window when you attempt to select a printer in Windows 7 virtual machines you might see only the default printer even though other printers are available To see the other printers right click the default printer and point to Printer properties Using Smart Cards in Virtual Machines Virtual machines can connect to smart card readers that interface to serial ports parallel ports USB ports PCMCIA slots and PCI slots A virtual machine considers a smart card reader to be a type of USB device A smart card is a p
203. the limitations of moving a virtual machine to a new host See Limitations of Moving a Virtual Machine to a Different Host on page 85 m Ifyou configured the working directory to reside in a different location on the host system move files from the working directory into the virtual machine directory and change the working directory to this location m Verify that virtual machine devices and any associated files point to locations that you can access from the new location m Verify that all virtual machine files are stored in the virtual machine directory Some files might reside outside of the virtual machine directory Procedure 1 Shut down the guest operating system and power off the virtual machine 2 Copy the virtual machine files to the new location 3 Verify that you copied all of the virtual machine files to the new location 4 Open the virtual machine in Workstation Player Option Description If you moved the virtual machine to Remove the virtual machine from the library select File gt Open a Virtual a different location on the same Machine and browse to the vmx file in its new location host system If you moved the virtual machine to Start Workstation Player on the new host system select File gt Open a a different host system Virtual Machine and browse to the vmx file 5 When you are certain that the virtual machine in the new location works correctly delete the virtual machine files from the original location
204. the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine 80 The virtual machine directory is where Workstation Player stores virtual machine files including the virtual machine configuration vmx file By default the virtual machine directory and the working directory are the same Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine VMware Inc Chapter 11 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines Procedure 1 In the host file system rename the directory where the vmx file is stored 2 Select File gt Open a Virtual Machine 3 Browse to the new location of the vmx file and click Open Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine You can adjust the amount of memory that is allocated to a virtual machine On 64 bit hosts the maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 32GB On 32 bit hosts the maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 8GB The total amount of memory that you can assign to all virtual machines running on a single host system is limited only by the amount of RAM on the host system Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab select Memory The Memory panel includes information to help you select the appropriate amount of memory for the virtual machine The high end of the range is determined by the amount of memory that is allocated to all running virtual machines
205. the virtual machine to a Token Ring or other non Ethernet network On Windows host systems you can use host only networking in combination with the Internet connection sharing feature in Windows With this combination the virtual machine can use the dial up networking adapter on the host system or another connection to the Internet See the Windows documentation for more information on Internet connection sharing Configuring LAN Segments When you select a LAN segment the virtual machine uses a private network that can be shared with other virtual machines LAN segments are useful for multitier testing network performance analysis and situations where virtual machine isolation are important If you add an existing virtual machine to a LAN segment the virtual machine might be configured to expect an IP address from a DHCP server Unlike host only and NAT networking Workstation Player does not provide a DHCP server for LAN segments You must manually configure IP addressing for virtual machines on a LAN segment You can either configure a DHCP server on the LAN segment to allocate IP addresses or you can configure a fixed IP address for each virtual machine on the LAN segment You can click LAN Segments to create new LAN segments or delete and rename existing LAN segments Deleting a LAN segment disconnects all virtual network adapters that are configured for that LAN segment When you delete a LAN segment you must manually configure its disco
206. ting system Procedure 1 On the host from the Workstation Player menu bar select Player gt Manage gt Install VMware Tools If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed the menu item is Update VMware Tools 2 Inthe virtual machine log in to the guest operating system as root and open a terminal window 3 If the Solaris volume manager does not mount the CD ROM under cdrom vmwaretool1s restart the volume manager etc init d volmgt stop etc init d volmgt start 4 Change to a working directory for example tmp cd tmp 5 Extract VMware Tools gunzip c cdrom vmwaretools vmware solaris tools tar gz tar xf 6 Run the installer and configure VMware Tools cd vmware tools distrib vmware install p1 Usually the vmware config tools p1 configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running 7 Follow the prompts to accept the default values if appropriate for your configuration 8 Follow the instructions at the end of the script Depending on the features you use these instructions can include restarting the X session restarting networking logging in again and starting the VMware User process You can alternatively reboot the guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks What to do next If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine upgrade the virtual hardware 48 VMware Inc Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools Manually Install or Upgrade VMwa
207. tion Player for Windows Table 15 1 Processor Settings Setting Number of cores per processor Description Select the number of cores per processor Workstation Player supports up to 16 way virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing SMP for guest operating systems running on multiprocessor host machines You can assign processors and cores per processor to a virtual machine on any host machine that has at least two logical processors Preferred mode Select the preferred execution mode for the virtualization engine You usually do not need to change virtualization engine settings Automatic Workstation Player chooses the execution mode based on the guest operating system and the host CPU Binary Workstation Player uses a mix of directly translation executing guest code and binary translation to run the guest operating system Guest memory mapping is performed by using shadow page tables Intel VT x or Workstation Player uses hardware extensions to AMD V run and isolate guest code Guest memory mapping is performed by using shadow page tables Intel VT x EPT Workstation Player uses hardware extensions to or AMD V RVI run and isolate guest code Guest memory mapping is performed by using hardware paging Disable acceleration for binary translation In rare instances you might find that Workstation Player appears to freeze when you install or run software inside a virtual machine This problem typically occurs early in the e
208. to the host system m Start the virtual machine Procedure m To connect the smart card reader to the virtual machine select the virtual machine and select Player gt Removable Devices gt Shared lt smart_card_reader_model gt gt Connect If the smart card reader is a USB device two items appear for it in the menu Both items use the model name of the reader but one item name begins with Virtual m To disconnect the smart card reader from the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices gt Shared lt smart_card_reader_model gt gt Disconnect m To remove the smart card from the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices gt Shared lt smart_card_reader_model gt gt Remove Smart Card The smart card is removed from the virtual machine but it remains connected on the host system If the smart card is physically removed from the smart card reader this option is disabled m To insert the smart card to the virtual machine select Player gt Removable Devices gt Shared VMware Inc lt smart_card_reader_model gt gt Insert Smart Card If the smart card is physically inserted in the smart card reader the smart card is also inserted in the virtual machine 69 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 70 Disable Smart Card Sharing By default you can share a smart card between virtual machines or between the host system and one or more virtual machines You might want to disable smart card sharin
209. to two floppy drives to a virtual machine Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Hardware tab click Add 3 Inthe Add Hardware wizard select Floppy Drive 4 Select the floppy media type Option Description Use a physical floppy drive The virtual machine uses a physical floppy drive Use a floppy image The drive connects to an floppy image flp file Create a blank floppy image The drive connects to a blank floppy image flp file that you create 5 If you selected the physical floppy drive media type select a specific floppy drive or select Auto detect to allow Workstation Player to auto detect the drive to use 6 If you selected the floppy image or blank floppy image media type type the name or browse to the location of a floppy image f1p file 7 To connect the drive or floppy image file to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on select Connect at power on VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices 8 Click Finish to add the drive to the virtual machine 9 Click OK to save your changes Configure Legacy Emulation Mode for a DVD or CD ROM Drive Use legacy emulation mode to work around direct communication problems between a guest operating system and a DVD or CD ROM drive In legacy emulation mode you can read only from data discs in the DVD or CD ROM drive
210. tual machine must be powered off when you change this setting Nore For specific Windows guest operating systems you might need to perform additional configuration steps to use a generic SCSI device VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware Settings Configuring Printer Settings You can configure when a printer is connected to a virtual machine To configure printer settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select Printer Table 15 12 Printer Settings Setting Description Connected Connect the printer while the virtual machine is running Connect at power on Connect the printer when you power on the virtual machine Configuring Display Settings You can specify monitor resolution settings configure multiple monitors and select accelerated graphics capabilities for a virtual machine To configure display settings for a virtual machine select the virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select Display Table 15 13 Display Settings Setting Description Accelerate 3D graphics Select this setting if you run applications that use DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 accelerated graphics Accelerated graphics capabilities apply to Windows XP or later guests on hosts running Windows or Linux The virtual machine must be a Player 3 x or later virtual machine and must h
211. tup file The setup filename is similar to VMware pLayer xxxx xxxx exe where xxxx xxxx is the version and build number For example if you enter setup exe the flag displays a windows message box with the command line usage for the installer 3 Enter the installation command on one line Some examples are VMware player x x x xxxxxx exe s pass v qn REBOOT ReallySuppress EULAS_AGREED 1 INSTALLDIR path_to_program_directory ADDLOCAL ALL SERIALNUMBER xxxXxX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX VMware pLayer x x x Xxxxxx exe s v qn EULAS_AGREED 1 SERIALNUMBER XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX VMware player x x x xxxxxx exe s v qn EULAS_AGREED 1 SERIALNUMBER XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX You can use the optional INSTALLDIR property to specify a file path for the installation that is different from the default location Norte The double quotes around the file path are important All the MSI arguments are passed with the v option The outer quotes group the MSI arguments and the double quotes put a quote in that argument VMware Inc Chapter 3 Installing and Using Workstation Player You can use the optional REMOVE property to skip the installation of certain features See REMOVE Property Values on page 19 You can also run an unattended Workstation Player uninstallation on a Windows host The following example uninstalls Workstation Player and removes the license from the hos
212. ture has certain requirements and restrictions m You must install VMware Tools in a virtual machine to use the copy and paste feature m The copy and paste feature works with Linux and Windows hosts and Linux Windows and Solaris 10 guests only m The copy and paste feature requires Linux hosts and guests to run X Windows and Solaris 10 guests to run an Xorg X server and JDS Gnome m Copying and pasting email attachments is restricted to images or files smaller than 4 MB m Copying and pasting plain text and formatted text including the formatting is restricted to amounts less than 4MB m Copying and pasting text is restricted to text in languages that can be represented by Unicode characters m Workstation Player uses the PNG format to encode images that are copied and pasted Copying and pasting images is restricted to images smaller than 4 MB after conversion to PNG format m You cannot copy and paste files between virtual machines Download a Virtual Appliance in Workstation Player You can download a virtual appliance in Workstation Player A virtual appliance is a prebuilt preconfigured and ready to run software application that is packaged with the operating system in a virtual machine Procedure Select Player gt File gt Download a Virtual Appliance A Web browser opens to the Virtual Appliance Marketplace page on the VMware Web site You can browse to and download virtual appliances from this page Remove a V
213. uest operating system type and version and the location of the directory where virtual machine files are stored To configure general option settings for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select General m Changing a Virtual Machine Name on page 124 You can change the name of a virtual machine Changing the name of the virtual machine does not change the name of this directory nor does it rename the virtual machine files on the host Workstation Player uses the original name of the virtual machine to create the directory where virtual machine files are stored m Changing the Guest Operating System on page 124 You can change the guest operating system or operating system version for a virtual machine You might want to change the guest operating system for a virtual machine when you upgrade the guest operating system or if you specified the wrong operating system version when you created the virtual machine m Changing the Virtual Machine Working Directory on page 124 You can change the working directory for a virtual machine The working directory is where Workstation Player stores suspended state vmss snapshot vmsn and virtual machine paging vmem files By default the working directory is where the virtual machine files are stored VMware Inc 123 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows m Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtu
214. ull Screen is removed Report Battery Information in the Guest If you run a virtual machine on a laptop in full screen mode configure the option to report battery information in the guest so that you can determine when the battery is running low Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Power 3 Select Report battery information to guest 4 Click OK to save your changes Use Unity Mode You can switch virtual machines that have Windows XP or later guest operating systems to Unity mode to display applications directly on the host system desktop In Unity mode virtual machine applications appear on the host system desktop you can use the virtual machine Start or Applications menu from the host system and the virtual machine console view is hidden Items for open virtual machine applications appear on the host system taskbar in the same way as open host applications On host system and virtual machine applications that are displayed in Unity mode you can use keyboard shortcuts to copy cut and paste images plain text formatted text and email attachments between applications You can also drag and drop and copy and paste files between the host system and the guest operating system If you save a file or attempt to open a file from an application in Unity mode the file system you see is the file
215. understanding 31 virtual networks configuring 115 virtual appliances 22 54 virtual disk bus type 34 controller type 34 maximum size 34 optimize behavior 13 virtual disk capacity 34 virtual hard disks adding 94 96 compacting 96 configuring 93 defragmenting 97 expanding 96 growing and allocating storage space 94 moving 98 147 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows 148 removing 98 XxX setting up as IDE or SCSI 94 X server and keyboard mapping 107 virtual machine directory changing 80 x key codes defined 107 virtual machine files specifying in the New Virtual eke elie 33 xFree86 and keyboard mapping 107 virtual machine options 123 virtual machines directory 33 virtual network adapter changing 121 virtual network adapters adding 120 configuring 137 connection settings 137 virtual printing 26 virtual symmetric multiprocessing configuring 104 VIX API 87 VMnet virtual network 115 virtual switch 115 VMware Tools configuring updates for virtual machines 126 installing 44 updating on a specific virtual machine 44 using 41 VMwere Tools installation FreeBSD tar installer 49 Linux tar installer 45 Microsoft Windows 44 NetWare tar installer 47 process 41 Solaris tar installer 48 VMware Tools upgrade FreeBSD tar installer 49 Linux tar installer 45 Microsoft Windows 44 NetWare tar installer 47 process 42 Solaris tar installer 48 vmware user starting manually 50 Ww
216. virtual machine the wizard configures the virtual machine to use the default NAT network With NAT a virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network Instead a separate private network is set up on the host system In the default configuration virtual machines get an address on this private network from the virtual DHCP server Figure 13 2 NAT Configuration V network adapter virtual machine DHCP server QOS RRR OR virtual network switch VMnet8 device The virtual machine and the host system share a single network identity that is not visible on the external network NAT works by translating the IP addresses of virtual machines in the private network to the IP address of the host system When a virtual machine sends a request to access a network resource it appears to the network resource as if the request is coming from the host system The host system has a virtual network adapter on the NAT network This adapter enables the host system and virtual machines to communicate with each other The NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network identifies incoming data packets intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination 118 VMware Inc Chapter 13 Configuring Network Connections Configuring Host Only Networking When you install Workstation Player on a Windows or Linux host system a host only networ
217. virtual machine to install the PDA driver 3 If connection warning messages appear dismiss them 4 Ifthe PDA disconnects from the host system before the virtual machine can synchronize with it synchronize the PDA with the host system again The total time required to load the VMware USB device driver in the host system and install the PDA driver in the virtual machine might exceed the device connection timeout value A second synchronization attempt usually succeeds Troubleshooting USB Device Control Sharing Only the host system or the virtual machine can have control of a particular USB device at any one time Device control operates differently depending on whether the host system is a Linux or a Windows computer When you connect a device to a virtual machine it is disconnected from the host system or from the virtual machine that previously had control of the device When you disconnect a device from a virtual machine it is returned to the host system Under some circumstances if a USB storage device is in use on the host system for example one or more files stored on the device are open on the host an error appears in the virtual machine when you try to connect to the device You must let the host system complete its operation or close any application connected to the device on the host system and connect to the device in the virtual machine again VMware Inc 67 Using VMware Workstation Player for Windows Add a Host Prin
218. ware and upgrade the guest operating system The virtual machine must be powered off when you change these settings Changing the Virtual Machine Working Directory You can change the working directory for a virtual machine The working directory is where Workstation Player stores suspended state vmss snapshot vmsn and virtual machine paging vmem files By default the working directory is where the virtual machine files are stored To specify a new working directory for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Options tab and select General You might want to change the working directory in the following situations m To organize all of your snapshots in a separate directory you can create a directory in another location If you plan to take many snapshots and use a large amount of disk space place the working directory on a disk with a lot of space m To run a virtual machine that is stored on a network share or iPod which might slow performance you can change the working directory to your local hard disk Then you can take a snapshot power on the virtual machine use it and discard the snapshot when you are finished The virtual machine then reverts to its original state m To create a paging file on a fast disk with a lot of disk space but leave the virtual disk and configuration file on a different disk you can change the working directory so that it is located on the
219. xample you can use Workstation Player on a Windows host system to create virtual hard disks move the disks to a Linux computer and use the disks with Workstation Player on a Linux host system 98 VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Configuring Virtual Ports You can add virtual parallel LPT ports and virtual serial COM ports to a virtual machine A Workstation Player virtual machine can use up to three parallel ports and up to four virtual serial ports m Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine on page 99 You can attach up to three bidirectional parallel LPT ports to a virtual machine Virtual parallel ports can output to parallel ports or to files on the host system m Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports on page 100 A parallel port on the host system does not have an Extended Control Register ECR m Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine on page 100 You can add up to four serial COM ports to a virtual machine Virtual serial ports can output to physical serial ports files or named pipes m Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection on page 101 You can increase the speed of a serial connection over a pipe to a virtual machine Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine You can attach up to three bidirectional parallel LPT ports to a virtual machine Virtual parallel ports can output to parallel ports or to files on the host system Parallel ports are used for
220. xecution of the program In many cases you can prevent the problem by temporarily disabling acceleration in the virtual machine After the program passes the point at which the problems occur deselect this setting Virtualize Intel VT x EPT or AMD V RVI Workstation Player forces the virtual machine execution mode to VT x EPT or AMD RVI Physical Address Extension PAE mode must be enabled to use virtualized AMD V RVI If the execution mode is not supported by the host system virtualized VT x EPT or AMD RVI is not available If you migrate the virtual machine to another VMware product virtualized VT x EPT or AMD V RVI might not be available Virtualize CPU performance counters Turn on this feature if you plan to use performance monitoring applications such as VTune or OProfile to optimize or debug software that runs inside the virtual machine This feature is available only if the virtual machine compatibility is Workstation 9 or later Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks You can configure virtual hard disk node and mode settings You can also use command in the Utilities menu to perform common disk maintenance tasks such as defragmenting compacting and expanding a disk To perform actions on a virtual hard disk for a selected virtual machine select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings click the Hardware tab and select the virtual hard disk 132 VMware Inc Chapter 15 Configuring
221. xxx is the version and build numbers 3 Select Modify Change 4 Select Enhanced Keyboard Utility 5 Follow the prompts to finish the installation What to do next Enable the enhanced virtual keyboard feature for the virtual machine See Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine on page 105 Use Ctrl Alt in a Key Combination Because Ctrl Alt tells Workstation Player to release mouse and keyboard input hot key combinations that include Ctrl Alt are not passed to the guest operating system You must use the Space key if the key combination includes Ctrl Alt Procedure 1 Press Ctrl Alt spacebar 2 Release the spacebar without releasing Ctrl and Alt 3 Press the third key of the key combination to send to the guest operating system 106 VMware Inc Chapter 12 Configuring and Managing Devices Configure Keyboard Mapping for a Remote X Server Although the keyboard works correctly with a local X server it might not work correctly when you run the same virtual machine with a remote X server For local X servers Workstation Player maps X key codes to PC scan codes to correctly identify a key Because it cannot tell whether a remote X server is running on a PC or on some other kind of computer Workstation Player uses this key code map only for local X servers You can set a property to tell Workstation Player to use key code mapping See Understanding X Key Codes and Keysyms on page 107 for more inf
222. y if User has permission to read and write them Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine and select Player gt Manage gt Virtual Machine Settings 2 On the Options tab select Shared Folders 3 Select a folder sharing option Option Description Always enabled Keep folder sharing enabled even when the virtual machine is shut down suspended or powered off Enabled until next power off or Enable folder sharing temporarily until you power off suspend or shut suspend down the virtual machine If you restart the virtual machine shared folders remain enabled This setting is available only when the virtual machine is powered on 4 Optional To map a drive to the Shared Folders directory select Map as a network drive in Windows guests This directory contains all of the shared folders that you enable Workstation Player selects the drive letter 5 Click Add to add a shared folder On Windows hosts the Add Shared Folder wizard starts 6 Type the path on the host system to the directory to share If you specify a directory on a network share such as D share Workstation Player always attempts to use that path If the directory is later connected to the host on a different drive letter Workstation Player cannot locate the shared folder 7 Specify the name of the shared folder as it should appear inside the virtual machine Characters that the guest operating system considers illegal in a share name appear differently whe

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