• Introduction
  • About This Version of VMware Workstation Help
  • New Features of This Release
  • Command Reference for VMware Workstation for Linux
  • Configuration Editor
  • Configuration Editor Options
  • Creating a New Virtual Machine with the Configuration Editor
  • Configuring a virtual machine
  • Configuring the automation properties of a virtual machine
  • Running a virtual machine with debugging information
  • Selecting a display name for the virtual machine
  • Problems with your graphical display
  • Selecting a guest operating system
  • Choosing a log directory
  • Configuring the memory allocated to a virtual machine
  • Configuring the known state of a virtual machine
  • Configuring a virtual disk
  • Configuring VMware Workstation on a host machine
  • Disabling memory checks for virtual machines
  • Determining when input will be grabbed
  • Setting the maximum memory allocation for virtual machines
  • Setting the key combination used for Hot-Key sequences
  • Enabling devices to work with virtual machines
  • Automatically connecting a device when the virtual machine powers on
  • Enabling a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM from a virtual machine
  • Changing the connection for a virtual CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
  • Disabling a CD-ROM from a virtual machine
  • Issues with CD-ROM or DVD-ROM devices and virtual machines
  • Problems reading CD-ROM drives on Linux host operating systems
  • Enabling a removable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM device from a virtual machine
  • Removing a virtual CD-ROM or DVD-ROM from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a floppy drive from a virtual machine
  • Changing the connection for a floppy drive from a virtual machine
  • Generic SCSI Devices
  • Enabling a generic SCSI device (such as a scanner) from a Linux-based virtual machine
  • Enabling a modem on the host from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a mouse from a virtual machine
  • Adding a Network/Ethernet Adapter to a virtual machine
  • Removing a Host-Only Network/Ethernet Adapter from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a parallel port device from a virtual machine
  • Changing the connection for a parallel port device from a virtual machine
  • Workstation support for parallel port devices
  • Enabling a parallel port device on a guest operating system
  • Enabling a PCMCIA card from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a plain disk from a virtual machine
  • Usage, structure, and geometry of plain disks
  • Enabling a printer from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a raw disk from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a scanner from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a SCSI device from a virtual machine
  • VMware’s SCSI implementation
  • Using SCSI versus IDE
  • Configuring SCSI in the BIOS
  • Configuring SCSI in the guest operating system
  • Enabling a serial port device from a virtual machine
  • Changing the connection for a serial port device from a virtual machine
  • Configuring the COM1 serial port in a Windows 2000 guest operating system
  • Enabling a serial port device on a guest operating system
  • Enabling sound from a virtual machine
  • Changing the connection for sound from a virtual machine
  • Issues with enabling sound from a virtual machine
  • Enabling a USB device from a virtual machine
  • Workstation support for USB devices
  • Enabling video in a virtual machine with Linux
  • Changing video resolutions in a virtual machine with Linux
  • Enabling video in a virtual machine with Windows 2000
  • Enabling video in a virtual machine with Windows 95
  • Enabling video in a virtual machine with Windows 98
  • Enabling a virtual hard disk from a virtual machine
  • Accessing a virtual hard disk outside of Workstation
  • Consolidating multiple virtual drives into one
  • Disk modes for virtual disks
  • Adding a virtual disk to a virtual machine
  • Adding a virtual disk that uses a physical disk
  • Adding an existing virtual disk to a virtual machine
  • Enabling a Zip drive from a virtual machine
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Glossary
  • Grabbing keyboard and mouse input from virtual machines
  • Installing a guest operating system into a virtual machine
  • Installing Corel Linux OS 1.1, 1.2 into a virtual machine
  • Installing DOS or Windows 3.x into a virtual machine
  • Windows XP into a virtual machine
  • Installing FreeBSD into a virtual machine
  • Installing Mandrake Linux 8.0 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Novell NetWare 4.x into a virtual machine
  • Installing Novell NetWare 5 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Novell ZeNWorks into a virtual machine
  • Installing Caldera OpenLinux 2.x into a virtual machine
  • Installing a guest operating system onto a raw disk partition
  • Installing Red hat Linux into a virtual machine
  • Installing Red hat Linux 6.x into a virtual machine
  • Installing Red hat Linux 7.0 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Red hat Linux 7.1 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Solaris 7 into a virtual machine
  • Installing SuSE Linux into a virtual machine
  • Installing SuSE Linux 6.3, 6.4 into a virtual machine
  • Installing SuSE Linux 7.0 into a virtual machine
  • Installing SuSE Linux 7.1 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Windows 2000 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Windows 95 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Windows 98 into a virtual machine
  • Installing Windows Me into a virtual machine
  • Installing Windows NT into a virtual machine
  • Using Hot-Key sequences with virtual machines
  • VMware Workstation help contents
  • Installing applications in a virtual machine
  • Keyboard Issues
  • Lock files used by virtual machines
  • Memory Use: Host Operating System and Virtual Machines
  • Migrating a virtual machine
  • Finding the VMware build number
  • Migrating a virtual machine to another PC
  • Migrating a virtual machine to an upgraded version of Workstation
  • Uninstalling VMware Workstation
  • Upgrading to Workstation 3.0
  • Upgrading VMware Workstation
  • Moving files with virtual machines
  • Common networking configurations
  • Assigning an IP address to a virtual machine
  • Setting up bridged networking
  • Setting up bridged networking on the guest operating system
  • Setting up a second bridged network interface on a Linux host
  • Switching Network/Ethernet Adapters in a Virtual Machine
  • Changing network access for a virtual machine
  • Custom networking configurations
  • Setting up host-only networking
  • Avoiding IP packet leakage with host-only networking
  • Issues with host-only networking on a Linux host
  • Controlling routing information for a host-only network on a Linux host
  • Using Samba for file sharing on a host-only network
  • Setting up host-only networking on the guest operating system
  • Setting up two separate host-only networks
  • Setting up IP Masquerading
  • Creating the firewall.rh file on Red hat Linux 6.1
  • Creating the fw.config file on Red hat Linux 6.1
  • Changing the MAC address of a virtual machine
  • Setting up Network Address Translation
  • Connecting to an external network using a proxy server
  • Connecting to a wireless network
  • Components of a virtual network
  • How Workstation networking appears on a guest operating system
  • How Workstation networking appears on the host machine
  • Promiscuous mode and virtual Ethernet Adapters in a guest operating system
  • Creating a new virtual machine
  • New Virtual Machine/Configuration Wizard
  • Configuring the CD-ROM
  • Selecting a Directory for the Virtual Machine
  • Setting the Size of the Disk
  • Selecting a Disk Type
  • Configuring the Floppy Drive
  • Selecting a Guest Operating System
  • Configuring network access for the virtual machine
  • Setting up hardware profiles
  • Setting up virtual machines on a dual-boot SCSI system
  • Setting up virtual machines on a disk partition
  • Assigning access rights to disk partitions
  • Hiding read only disk partitions
  • Setting up virtual machines on a dual-boot system
  • Setting up virtual machines on a virtual disk
  • Improving performance
  • Improving performance of a Linux guest operating system
  • Improving performance of a Windows 2000 guest operating system
  • Improving performance of a Windows 95 or 98 guest operating system
  • Improving performance for a Linux host
  • VMware Products and Screen Savers
  • Problems with a serial number
  • Sharing a virtual machine
  • Sizing the virtual machine window
  • Finding the best resolution for full screen mode
  • Starting a virtual machine
  • Starting Workstation
  • Changing the state of a virtual machine
  • Powering on a virtual machine
  • Powering off a virtual machine
  • Resetting the state of a virtual machine
  • Resuming a virtual machine
  • Saving the state of a virtual machine
  • Suspending a virtual machine
  • Technical Support Resources
  • Switching between virtual machines and the host
  • System Requirements
  • User Permissions on Linux
  • Common functions of the virtual machine
  • Using VMware Tools
  • Installing VMware Tools
  • Installing VMware Tools for FreeBSD
  • Installing VMware Tools for Linux
  • Installing VMware Tools for Windows
  • Setting preferences for VMware Tools
  • Copying and Pasting
  • Shrinking a Virtual Disk
  • Defragmenting a Virtual Disk
  • Configuration Wizard Help
  • Configuration Wizard Help (CD-ROM)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Confirmation)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Disks)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Disk Partitions)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Disk Types)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Floppy Settings)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Network Settings)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Guest Operating System Selection)
  • Configuration Wizard Help (Configuration File Pathnames)