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)