Vmware Workstation User’s Manual 5.0 Ws5
User Manual: vmware Workstation - 5.0 - User’s Manual Free User Guide for VMware Workstation Software, Manual
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- Introduction and System Requirements
- Product Overview
- What’s New in Version 5
- Multiple Snapshots
- Teams
- Clones
- Improved Performance for Virtual Machines Running Concurrently
- Improved Networking Performance
- Improved Suspend/Resume and Snapshot Operations
- New Host Operating System Support
- New Guest Operating System Support
- Improved 64-bit Host Support
- Isochronous USB support
- Command Line Interface
- Movie Record and Playback
- Improved Linux User Interface
- Easier Upgrades and VMware Tools Installation Improvements
- Support for NX bit
- Experimental Support for Direct3D
- Experimental Support for Guest ACPI S1 Sleep
- VMware Virtual Machine Importer
- Host System Requirements
- Virtual Machine Specifications
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Technical Support Resources
- Where to Go Next
- Installing VMware Workstation
- Upgrading VMware Workstation
- Learning VMware Workstation Basics
- Creating a New Virtual Machine
- Running VMware Workstation
- Starting a Virtual Machine
- Checking the Status of VMware Tools
- Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines
- Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
- Resetting a Virtual Machine
- Taking and Reverting to a Snapshot
- Cloning a Virtual Machine
- Deleting a Virtual Machine
- Using Virtual Machine Teams
- Controlling the Display
- Installing New Software
- Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
- Using Shared Folders
- Using Drag and Drop
- Using Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Creating a Screen Shot or a Movie of a Virtual Machine
- Where to Go Next
- Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines
- Using Disks
- Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine
- Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine
- Using VMware Virtual Disk Manager
- Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine
- Using the Same Operating System in a Virtual Machine and on the Host Computer
- Before You Begin
- Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with VMware Workstation
- Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines
- Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Virtual Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation
- Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
- Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for Use with a Windows 98 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
- Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks
- Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with VMware Workstation on a Linux Host
- Known Issues and Background Information on Using SCSI Raw Disks
- Installing an Operating System onto a Physical Partition from a Virtual Machine
- Legacy Virtual Disks
- Preserving the State of a Virtual Machine
- Cloning a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Teams
- Configuring a Virtual Network
- Network Basics
- Components of the Virtual Network
- Common Networking Configurations
- Custom Networking Configurations
- Changing the Networking Configuration
- Advanced Networking Topics
- Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-only Network or NAT Configuration
- Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network
- Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine
- Controlling Routing Information for a Host-only Network on a Linux Host
- Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host
- Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host
- Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks
- Routing between Two Host-Only Networks
- Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host
- Understanding NAT
- Using Samba with Workstation
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Connecting Devices
- Using Parallel Ports
- Using Serial Ports
- Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host
- Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Notes on USB Support in Version 5
- Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller
- Connecting USB Devices
- Using USB with a Windows Host
- Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host
- Using USB with a Linux Host
- What Has Control over a USB Device?
- Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine
- Human Interface Devices
- Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device
- Performance Tuning
- Special-Purpose Configuration Options
- Glossary
- Index