VMware Player - 2.0 Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

VMware Player 2.0

Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide
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Contents

Preface 5

Getting!Started!with!VMware!Player 7

What!Is!VMware!Player? 7

Downloading!VMware!Player!and!Virtual!Machines 7
What!You!Can!Do!with!VMware!Player 8
Features!in!VMware!Player 8
What’s!New!in!VMware!Player!2.0 8
Host!System!Requirements!for!VMware!Player 9
Compatible!Virtual!Machines!and!System!Images 9
Virtual!SMP 9

Installing!and!Running!VMware!Player 10

Installing!VMware!Player 10
Configuring!the!Linux!Installation!with!vmware‐config.pl 11

Starting!VMware!Player 12
Closing!VMware!Player 12
Uninstalling!VMware!Player 13

Supported!Host!and!Guest!Operating!Systems!for!VMware!Player 13

Supported!Host!Operating!Systems 13

Supported!Guest!Operating!

Processor!Support!for!64‐Bit!Guest!Operating!Systems 17

Required!Configuration!Changes 11
Location!of!vmware‐config.pl 12

Windows!32‐Bit!Host!Operating!Systems 13
Windows!64‐Bit!Host!Operating!Systems 14
Linux!32‐Bit!Host!Operating!Systems 14
Linux!64‐Bit!Host!Operating!Systems 15

Systems 16
Windows!32‐Bit!Guest!Operating!Systems 16
Windows!64‐Bit!Operating!Systems 16
Linux!32‐Bit!Guest!Operating!Systems 16
Linux!64‐Bit!Guest!Operating!Systems 17
Novell!NetWare!32‐Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17
Novell!Open!Enterprise!Server!32‐Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17
FreeBSD!32‐Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17
FreeBSD!64‐Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17
Sun!Solaris!32‐
Sun!Solaris!64‐Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17

Bit!Guest!Operating!System 17

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Preface

This!preface!provides!information!about!the!VMware!Player!Getting!Started!Guide!and!links!to!VMware®!
technical!support!and!educational!resources.

This!preface!contains!the!following!topics:

! “A b o u t !This!Book”!on!page 5

! “Technical!Support!and!Education!Resources”!on!page 6

About This Book

This!manual,!the!VMware!Player!Getting!Started!Guide,!provides!information!about!installing!and!using!
VMware!Player!2.0.!Detailed!information!about!how!to!use!VMware!Player!features!is!in!the!online!help.

Intended Audience

This!book!is!intended!for!anyone!who!wants!to!install!or!use!VMware!Player!2.0.!VMware!Player!2.0!users!
include!anyone!who!wants!to!run!virtual!machines!or!virtual!appliances.!You!can!download!and!safely!run!
prebuilt!application!environments!provided!by!software!vendors!or!colleagues.

Document Feedback

If!you!have!comments!about!this!documentation,!submit!your!feedback!to:

[e-mail]

Conventions

Tab le!P‐2!illustrates!the!typographic!conventions!used!in!this!manual.!

Table P-1. Conventions Used in This Manual

Style Elements

Blue!(online!only) Cross‐references!and!email!addresses

Blue!boldface!(online!only) Links

Black!boldface User!interface!elements!such!as!button!names!and!menu!items

Monospace Commands,!filenames,!directories,!and!paths

Monospace bold User!input

Italic Document!titles,!glossary!terms,!and!occasional!emphasis

<!Name!>! Vari a b l e !and!parameter!names

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Technical Support and Education Resources

The!following!sections!describe!the!technical!support!resources!available!to!you.

Self-Service Support

Use!the!VMware!Technology!Network!(VMTN)!for!self‐help!tools!and!technical!information:

! Product!information!–!http://www.vmware.com/products/

! Tec h n o logy!information!–!http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/technology

! Documentation!–!http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs

! VMTN!Knowledge!Base!–!http://www.vmware.com/support/kb

! Discussion!forums!–!http://www.vmware.com/community

! User!groups!–!http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

For!more!information!about!the!VMware!Tec h n o logy!Network,!go!to!http://www.vmtn.net.

Online and Telephone Support

Use!online!support!to!submit!technical!support!requests,!view!your!product!and!contract!information,!and!
register!your!products.!Go!to!http://www.vmware.com/support.

Customers!with!appropriate!support!contracts!should!use!telephone!support!for!the!fastest!response!on!
priority!1!issues.!Go!to!http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.

Support Offerings

Find!out!how!VMware!support!offerings!can!help!meet!your!business!needs.!Go!to!

http://www.vmware.com/support/services.

VMware Education Services

VMware!courses!offer!extensive!hands‐on!labs,!case!study!examples,!and!course!materials!designed!to!be!used!
as!on‐the‐job!reference!tools.!For!more!information!about!VMware!Education!Services,!go!to!

http://mylearn1.vmware.com/mgrreg/index.cfm.

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This!document!contains!the!following!sections:

! “What!Is!VMware!Player?”!on!page 7

! “Installing!and!Running!VMware!Player”!on!page 10

! “Supported!Host!and!Guest!Operating!Systems!for!VMware!Player”!on!page 13

What Is VMware Player?

VMware!Player!is!a!free!desktop!application!that!lets!you!run!virtual!machines!on!a!Windows!or!Linux!PC.!
VMware!Player!is!the!only!product!on!the!market!that!lets!you!run!virtual!machines!without!investing!in!
virtualization!software,!making!it!easier!than!ever!to!take!advantage!of!the!security,!flexibility,
of!virtual!machines.!VMware!Player!lets!you!use!host!machine!devices,!such!as!CD!and!DVD!drives,!from!the!
virtual!machine.!

VMware!Player!provides!an!intuitive!user!interface!for!running!preconfigured!virtual!machines!created!with!
VMware!Worksta tion,!ESX!Server,!VMware!Server,!and!GSX!Server.!On!Windows!host!machines,!
Player!also!opens!and!runs!Microsoft!Virtual!PC!and!Virtual!Server!virtual!machines!and!Symantec!Backup!
Exec!System!Recovery!(formerly!LiveState!Recovery)!system!images.!VMware!Player!makes!VMware!virtual!
machines!accessible!to!colleagues,!partners,!customers,!and!clients,!whether!or!not!they!have!purchased!
VMware!products.!Anyone!who!downloads!VMw are!Player

!can!open!and!run!compatible!virtual!machines.

!and!portability!

VMware!

NOTE!!!Use!of!VMware!Player!is!subject!to!the!VMware!Player!end!user!license!terms.!VMware!provides!no!
support!for!VMware!Player.!For!self‐help!resources,!see!the!VMware!Player!FAQ!at!

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/faqs.html.!You!can!also!participate!in!the!VMware!Player!

Discussion!Forum!on!the!VMware!Technology!Network!(VMTN)!Web!site,

http://www.vmware.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=123.!The!forum!enables!VMTN!members!to!

exchange!information,!questions,!and!comments!regarding!VMware!products,!services,!and!product!support!
issues.

!at!

Downloading VMware Player and Virtual Machines

You!can!download!VMware!Player!from!the!VMware!Web!site!at!http://www.vmware.com/download/player/.

You!can!download!virtual!appliances!to!use!with!VMware!Player!from!the!Virtual!Appliance!Marketplace!at!

http://vam.vmware.com.!

For!information!on!installing!VMware!Player,!see!“Installing!and!Running!VMware!Player”!on!page 10.

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What You Can Do with VMware Player

With!VMware!Player,!you!can:

! Use!and!evaluate!prebuilt!applications!–!Download!and!safely!run!prebuilt!application!environments!in!

virtual!machines!that!are!available!from!the!Virtual!Appliance!Marketplace!at!http://vam.vmware.com.!
The!Virtual!Appliance!Marketplace!includes!virtual!machines!from!leading!software!vendors,!including!
Oracle,!Red!Hat,!Novell,!BEA,!SpikeSource,!IBM,!and!MySQL,!as!well!as!
preconfigured!with!popular!open!source!software.!!

! Transform!software!distribution!–!Simplify!software!distribution!by!shipping!preconfigured!software!in!

virtual!machines.!End!users!can!experience!the!benefits!of!your!products!immediately,!without!setup!
hassles.!VMware!Player!is!ideal!for!shipping!evaluation!copies!or!beta!software.!You!can!package!
complex,!sophisticated!applications,!complete!with!a!full!working!environment,!in
can!be!used!by!anyone!who!downloads!VMware!Player.

! Collaborate!with!colleagues!–!VMware!Player!makes!it!easy!for!support,!development,!and!QA!to!share!

customer!scenarios!in!virtual!machines.

Features in VMware Player

VMware!Player!is!a!free!desktop!application!for!running!virtual!machines.!VMware!Player!does!not!include!
features!found!in!other!VMware!products,!such!as!the!ability!to!create!virtual!machines.!

VMware!Player!provides!the!following!features:

virtual!machines!that!are!

!a!virtual!machine!that!

! You!can!connect,!disconnect,!and!use!configured!host!devices,!including!USB!devices,!in!the!virtual!

machine.

! You!can!set!preferences,!such!as!how!devices!are!displayed!in!VMware!Player.

! You!can!change!the!amount!of!memory!allocated!to!the!virtual!machine.

! You!can!drag!and!drop!files!between!a!Linux!or!Windows!host!and!a!Linux,!Windows,!or!Solaris!guest.!

(Linux!hosts!and!Linux!and!Solaris!guests!must!be!running!X!Windows.)!You !can!use!this!feature!if!the!
person!who!created!the!virtual!machine!you!are!running!also!installed!VMware!Tool s

! You!can!copy!and!paste!text!between!a!Windows!or!Linux!host!and!a!Windows,!Linux,!or!Solaris!guest.!

!in!it.

You!can!use!this!feature!if!the!person!who!created!the!virtual!machine!you!are!running!also!installed!
VMware!Tools!in!it.

! You!can!copy!and!paste!files!between!a!Windows!or!Linux!host!and!a!Windows,!Linux,!or!Solaris!guest.!

You!can!use!this!feature!if!the!person!who!created!the!virtual!machine!you!are!running!also!installed!
VMware!Tools!in!it.

For!instructions!on!using!these!features,!see!the!online!help!

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OTE!!!Each!instance!of!VMware!Player!can!run!only!one!virtual!machine!at!a!time.!

provided!in!VMware!Player.

What’s New in VMware Player 2.0

VMware!Player!2.0!includes!the!following!new!features:

! Windows!Vista!support!—!Yo u !can!use!Windows!Vista!as!a!host!or!guest!operating!system.

! USB!2.0!support!–!Yo u !can!use!peripherals!that!require!high‐speed!performance,!such!as!MP3!players!and!

fast!storage!devices,!in!your!virtual!machines.

! Shared!folders!—!If!the!virtual!machine!has!shared!folders!enabled,!you!can!use!this!feature!to!move!files!

between!the!host!and!guest!operating!systems.!The!virtual!machine!must!be!preconfigured!with!shared!
folders!enabled,!and!with!the!path!specified!to!the!designated!shared!folder!on!the!host.!As!a

!security!
precaution,!shared!folders!are!disabled!by!default!in!VMware!Player.!When!you!open!a!virtual!machine!
with!shared!folders!in!VMware!Player,!a!notification!message!states!that!shared!folders!have!been!
disabled,!and!tells!you!how!to!re‐enable!them.

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! Appliance!view!–!Virtual!machine!appliances!can!now!be!preconfigured!to!display!an!appliance!view .!A!

virtual!appliance!is!a!pre‐installed!and!preconfigured!application!and!operating!system!environment!that!
runs!on!any!standard!x86!desktop!or!server!in!a!virtual!machine—for!example,!a!Web!server!application!
with!a!browser‐based

!console.!The!appliance!view!gives!you!a!brief!description!of!the!type!of!server!or!
appliance!and!provides!a!link!that!opens!the!browser!on!the!guest!operating!system!and!connects!to!the!
correct!port!for!the!server!console.!If!a!virtual!machine!is!configured!with!an!appliance!view,!VMware!
Player!defaults!to!the!appliance!view.!Yo u !can!also!use!the!traditional!console!view!if!you!prefer.

! Wel c o m e!page!—!The!Welcome!page!gives!you!the!option!of!browsing!to!a!virtual!machine!file,!opening!

a!recently!used!virtual!machine,!or!downloading!a!virtual!appliance!from!the!Virtual!Appliance!
Marketplace.!It!also!displays!information!about!a!featured!virtual!appliance,!which!you!can!download.

! Experimental!support!for!Virtual!SMP™!—!You !can!use!VMware!Player!to!power!on!a!virtual!machine!

that!has!more!than!one!virtual!processor!assigned.

Host System Requirements for VMware Player

The!minimum!host!system!requirements!for!installing!and!using!VMware!Player!are:

! Standard!x86‐compatible!or!x86‐64‐compatible!PC

! Processor!speed!–!733MHz!or!faster!

! Memory!–!512!MB!minimum!(2GB!recommended).!You !must!have!enough!memory!to!run!the!host!

operating!system,!the!virtual!machine,!and!applications!on!the!host!and!guest!operating!systems.!

! Hard!disk!–!At!least!1GB!free!disk!space!is!recommended!for!each!guest!operating!system.!

For!installation,!VMware!Player!requires!approximately!200MB!(Linux)!or!250MB!(Windows)!free!disk!
space.!You!can!delete!the!installer!after!installation!is!complete!to!reclaim!disk!space.

See!“Supported!Host!and!Guest!Operating!Systems!for!

VMware!Player”!on!page 13!for!additional!information!

about!supported!host!and!guest!operating!systems.

Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images

The!following!virtual!machines!and!system!images!are!compatible!with!VMware!Player:

! VMware!Virtual!Machines!–!VMware!Player!runs!virtual!machines!created!with!VMware!Workstat ion 4!

and!higher,!GSX Server 3.x,!VMware!Server,!and!ESX Server 2.x!and!higher.!Workstatio n 4!virtual!
machines!run!in!legacy!mode.!Virtual!machines!created!in!versions!earlier!than!Wor k statio n 4!must!be!
upgraded!using!another!VMware!product!before!you!can!run!them!in!VMware

! Microsoft!Virtual!PC!and!Virtual!Server!Virtual!Machines!–!On!Windows!hosts,!VMware!Player!can!run!

Microsoft!Virtual!PC!and!Virtual!Server!virtual!machines.!When!you!open!a!Virtual!PC!virtual!machine!
in!VMware!Player,!VMware!Player!automatically!creates!a!VMware‐compatible!configuration!file!(with!a!

.vmx!extension),!and!preserves!the

!original!Virtual!PC!configuration!file!(with!a!.vmc!extension).!You!can!

save!the!VMware‐compatible!virtual!machine.!

! Symantec!Backup!Exec!System!Recovery!System!Images!–!On!Windows!hosts,!VMware!Player!can!run!

system!images!created!with!Symantec!Backup!Exec!System!Recovery!(formerly!Symantec!LiveState!
Recovery).!When!you!open!a!Backup!Exec!System!Recovery!system!image!in!VMware!Player,!VMware!
Player!automatically!creates!a!VMware‐compatible!configuration!file!(with
preserves!the!original!Backup!Exec!System!Recovery!system!image!file!(with!a!.sv2i!extension).!You !can!
save!the!VMware‐compatible!virtual!machine.

!Player.!

!a!.vmx!extension),!and!

Virtual SMP

Virtual!SMP!support!in!VMware!Player!is!experimental.!With!this!feature,!you!can!use!VMware!Player!to!run!
a!virtual!machine!that!has!more!than!one!virtual!processor!assigned.

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Installing and Running VMware Player

The!following!sections!give!instructions!for!installing,!configuring,!and!starting!VMware!Player.!

For!detailed!instructions!on!using!VMware!Player!features,!see!the!online!help!provided!in!VMware!Player.!
To!view!the!online!help!on!Linux,!choose!Player>Help.!To!view!the!online!help!on!Windows,!choose!
VMware Player>Help.

Installing VMware Player

This!section!describes!how!to!install!VMware!Player!on!Windows!and!Linux.!If!you!do!not!have!a!product!CD,!
download!VMware!Player!from!http://www.vmware.com/download/player/.

The!steps!below!describe!an!installation!from!a!product!CD.!If!you!downloaded!the!software,!follow!the!
installation!procedure,!but!install!from!the!directory!where!you
Windows!or!Linux!directory!on!the!CD).

To install VMware Player on a Windows host

1If!you!are!installing!VMware!Player!from!a!CD!and!autorun!is!enabled,!follow!the!instructions!displayed!

when!you!insert!the!CD!in!your!CD‐ROM!drive.

!saved!the!installer!file!(rather!than!the!

If!you!are!installing!VMware!Player!from!a!CD!

and!autorun!is!not!enabled,!double‐click!the!

VMware-player-<xxxx-xxxx>.exe!installer!file!in!the!Windows!directory!of!the!CD.!(In!the!filename,!
<xxxx-xxxx>!is!a!series!of!numbers!representing!the!version!and!build!numbers.)

2On!the!Wel come!page,!click!Next.

3On!the!Destination!Folder!page,!optionally!choose!an!alternate!location!for!VMware!

Player!files,!and!click!

Next.

4Optionally,!deselect!any!shortcuts!on!the!Configuration!Shortcuts!page,!and!click!Next.

5Click!Install!to!begin!the!installation.

VMware!Player!and!any!shortcuts!you!selected!are!installed!on!your!host!machine.

6Click!Finish.

To install VMware Player on a Linux host

1Log!on!to!your!Linux!host!with!the!user!name!you!plan!to!

use!when!running!VMware!Player.!

2In!a!terminal!window,!become!root!so!you!can!perform!the!initial!installation!steps:!

su -

3Mount!the!VMware!Player!CD‐ROM.

4 Change!to!the!Linux!directory!on!the!CD.

5To!use!the!RPM!installer,!skip!to!Step 6.!To!use!the!tar!installer,!follow!these!steps:

aIf!you!have!a!previous!tar!installation,!delete!the!VMware!Player!distribution!directory!before!

installing!from!a!tar!file!again.!The!default

!location!of!this!directory!is:

/tmp/vmware-player-distrib

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OTE!!!You!can!skip!the!steps!for!copying!and!unpacking!the!archive!and!install!directly!from!the!

vmware-player-distrib!directory!on!the!CD.

bCopy!the!tar!archive!to!a!temporary!directory!on!your!hard!drive,!for!example,!/tmp:

cp VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gz /tmp

VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gz!is!the!installation!file.!(In!the!filename,!<xxxx-xxxx>!is!a!series!of!numbers!

representing!the!version!and!build!numbers.)

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c Change!to!the!directory!to!which!you!copied!the!file:

cd /tmp

dUnpack!the!archive:

tar zxpf VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gz

e Change!to!the!installation!directory:

cd vmware-player-distrib

fRun!the!installation!program:

./vmware-install.pl

gPress!return!to!accept!the!default!values!at!the!prompts.!

hPress!return!(Yes)!when!prompted!to!run!vmware-config.pl.

iSkip!to!Step 7.

6To!use!the!RPM!installer:

aRun!RPM!specifying!the!installation!file:

rpm -Uhv VMware-<xxxx>.rpm

VMware-<xxxx>.rpm!is!the!installation!file.!(In!the!filename,!<xxxx-xxxx>!is!a!series!of!numbers!

representing!the!version!and!build!numbers.)

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bRun!the!configuration!program!from!the!command!line:

vmware-config.pl

7At!the!vmware-config.pl!prompts,!accept!the!default!values.!

NOTE!!!If!you!do!not!enable!host‐only!networking!when!you!install!VMware!Player,!you!cannot!allow!a!
virtual!machine!to!use!both!bridged!and!host‐only!networking.!

The!configuration!program!displays!a!message!saying!the!configuration!completed!successfully.!If!you!do!
not!see!the!configuration!completion!message,!run!the!configuration!program!again.

8When!you!are!done,!exit!from!the!root!account.!Type:

exit

Configuring the Linux Installation with vmware-config.pl

Use!vmware-config.pl!to!configure!your!Linux!installation!of!VMware!Player.!

NOTE!!!If!you!install!from!the!tar!archive,!the!installer!starts!the!configuration!program!for!you!unless!you!
specify!No!at!the!prompt!to!run!vmware-config.pl.!

If!you!use!the!RPM!installer,!you!must!run!the!configuration!program!from!the!command!line.!

Required Configuration Changes

Configuration!with!vmware-config.pl!is!required!in!the!following!circumstances:

! When!you!install!VMware!Player!the!first!time.

! When!you!upgrade!your!version!of!VMware!Player.

! When!you!upgrade!your!host!operating!system!kernel.!(It!is!not!necessary!to!reinstall!VMware!Player!after!

you!upgrade!your!kernel.)

! To!reconfigure!the!networking!options!for!VMware!Player,!for!example,!to!add!or!remove!host‐only!

networking.

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Location of vmware-config.pl

The!installer!places!vmware-config.pl!in!/usr/bin. If /usr/bin!is!not!in!your!default!path,!run!the!
program!with!the!following!command:

/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

Starting VMware Player

This!section!describes!how!to!start!VMware!Player.

To start VMware Player and run a virtual machine

1To!open!VMware!Player:

! Choose!VMware!Player!from!the!Start>Programs!menu!in!Windows!or!from!the!corresponding!

program!menu!in!a!Linux!X!windows!session.

! On!Windows,!type!vmplayer!from!the!Start>Run!command!menu.!Yo u !can! also!type!

<path>\vmplayer.exe!in!the!command!interpreter,!where!<path>!is!the!appropriate!path!on!your!

system!to!the!VMware!Player!executable!file.

! From!the!Linux!command!line,!type!<path>/vmplayer,!where!<path>!is!the!appropriate!path!on!

your!system!to!the!VMware!Player!executable!file.!If!you!want!to!run!VMware!Player!in!the!
background,!type!<path>/vmplayer &.

After!you!accept!the!end!user!license!agreement!(EULA),!the!Welcome!page!appears.!

2Browse!for!the!

configuration!file!of!the!virtual!machine!that!you!want!to!play.!

You!can!also!select!a!recently!used!virtual!machine!or!download!a!virtual!appliance!from!the!Virtual!
Appliance!Marketplace.

You!can!use!the!field!Files!of!type!to!filter!the!files!that!are!displayed!when!you!browse.!

VMware!Player!can!

open!.vmx!VMware!configuration!files.!On!Windows,!VMware!Player!can!also!open!

.vmc!Microsoft!Virtual!PC!and!Virtual!Server!files!and!.sv2i!Symantec!Backup!Exec!System!Recovery!
system!images.

3Enter!or!select!a!virtual!machine!configuration!file,!and!click!Open.

VMware!Player!opens!the!virtual!machine!and!powers!it!on.

You!can

!also!open!a!virtual!machine!by!right‐clicking!its!configuration!file!to!display!a!context!menu!from!

which!you!can!open!the!virtual!machine!in!VMware!Player.

Closing VMware Player

This!section!describes!how!to!close!VMware!Player.

To close VMware Player

Tak e!one!of!the!following!actions:

! Shut!down!the!guest!operating!system!in!the!virtual!machine.!

VMware!Player!closes!after!the!guest!operating!system!shuts!down.

! In!VMware!Player,!choose!VMware!Player>Exit!(Windows)!or!Player>Quit!(Linux).!

VMware!Player!either!suspends!or!powers!off!the!virtual!machine,!depending!on!the!preference!you!have!
set!for!exit!behavior!in!Player>Preferences.

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Uninstalling VMware Player

The!following!sections!give!instructions!for!uninstalling!VMware!Player!on!Windows!and!Linux!hosts.

To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows host other than Vista

1In!the!Control!Panel,!open!Add/Remove!Programs.

2 Select!the!entry!for!VMware!Player!and!click!Remove.

3Follow!the!on‐screen!instructions.

To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Vista host

1Go!to!Start>Control!Panel>Programs>Programs and Features>!Uninstall!a!program.!

2 Select!VMware!Player!and!click!Uninstall.

To uninstall an RPM installation of VMware Player on a Linux host

If!

you!used!the!RPM!installer!to!install!VMware!Player,!remove!the!software!from!your!system!by!entering:

rpm -e VMware<xxxx-xxxx>

In!this!command,!<xxxx-xxxx>!is!a!series!of!numbers!representing!the!version!and!build.!If!you!have!VMware!
Player!properly!installed,!you!can!find!the!VMware!Player!build!number!by!entering:

rpm -qa | grep VM

To uninstall a tar installation of VMware Player on a Lin ux host

If!you!used!the!tar!installer!to!install!VMware!Player,!remove!the!software!from!your!system!by!entering:

vmware-uninstall.pl

Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player

The!terms!“host”!and!“guest”!describe!your!physical!and!virtual!machines:

! The!physical!computer!on!which!you!install!the!VMware!Player!software!is!called!the!host!machine,!and!

its!operating!system!is!called!the!host!operating!system.

! The!operating!system!running!inside!a!virtual!machine!is!called!a!guest!operating!system.

Supported Host Operating Systems

VMware!Player!is!available!for!both!Windows!and!Linux!host!operating!systems.!

Windows 32-Bit Host Operating Systems

VMware!Player!supports!the!following!Windows!32‐bit!host!operating!systems:!

! Windows!Vista!Enterprise!Edition

Windows!Vista!Business!Edition
Windows!Vista!Home!Basic!and!Premium!Editions
Windows!Vista!Ultimate!Edition

! Windows!Server!2003!Standard!Edition,!SP1

Windows!Server!2003!Web!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!Small!Business!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!R2
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)

! Windows!XP!Home!Edition,!SP1,!SP2

Windows!XP!Professional,!SP1,!SP2
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)

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! Windows!2000!Server!SP3,!SP4

Windows!2000!Professional,!SP3,!SP4!
Windows!2000!Advanced!Server,!SP3,!SP4

A!Web !browser!is!required!for!the!Help!system.

Windows 64-Bit Host Operating Systems

VMware!Player!supports!the!following!Windows!64‐bit!host!operating!systems:!

! Windows!Vista!Enterprise!Edition

Windows!Vista!Business!Edition
Windows!Vista!Home!Basic!and!Premium!Editions
Windows!Vista!Ultimate!Edition

! Windows!Server!2003!x64!Edition!SP1

Windows!Server!2003!x64!Edition!R2

! Windows!XP!Professional!x64!Edition

A!Web !browser!is!required!for!the!Help!system.

Linux 32-Bit Host Operating Systems

Supported!distributions!and!kernels!are!listed!below.!VMware!Player!might!not!run!on!systems!that!do!not!
meet!these!requirements.

! Mandriva!Linux!2006!and!2007!

Mandriva!Corporate!Desktop!4.0
Mandriva!Corporate!Server!4.0
Mandrake!Linux!10.1
Mandrake!Linux!9.0!—!stock!2.4.19

! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!5.0!

Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!WS!4.5!(Beta,!formerly!called!4.0!Update!5)
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!AS!4.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!ES!4.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!WS!4.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4

Red!Hat!Enterprise

!Linux!AS!3.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4,!5,!6,!7,!8
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!ES!3.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4,!5,!6,!7,!8
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!WS!3.0,!updates!1,!2,!3,!4,!5,!6,!7,!8

Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!2.1!—!stock!2.4.9‐e3

Red!Hat!Linux!9.0!—!stock!2.4.20‐8,!upgrade!2.4.20‐20.9
Red!Hat!Linux!8.0!—!stock!2.4.18
Red!Hat!Linux!7.3!—!stock!2.4.18
Red!Hat!Linux!7.2!—!stock!2.4.7‐10,!upgrade!2.4.9‐7,!upgrade!2.4.9‐13,!upgrade!2.4.9‐21,!upgrade!2.4.9‐31
Red!Hat!Linux!7.1!—!stock!2.4.2‐2,!upgrade

!2.4.3‐12

Red!Hat!Linux!7.0!—!stock!2.2.16‐22,!upgrade!2.2.17‐14

! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!10

SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!9!SP4!(Beta)
SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!9,!9!SP1,!9!SP2,!9!SP3
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)
SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!8,!stock!2.4.19

SUSE!Linux!10.1
SUSE!Linux!10!
SUSE!Linux!9.3

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SUSE!Linux!9.2,!SP1)
SUSE!Linux!9.1!—!stock!2.6.4‐52
SUSE!Linux!9.0!—!stock!2.4.21‐99
SUSE!Linux!8.2!—!stock!2.4.20

! Ubuntu!Linux!6.10!

Ubuntu!Linux!6.06
Ubuntu!Linux!5.10
Ubuntu!Linux!5.04

A!Web !browser!is!required!for!the!Help!system.

Linux 64-Bit Host Operating Systems

Supported!distributions!and!kernels!are!listed!below.!VMware!Player!might!not!run!on!systems!that!do!not!
meet!these!requirements.

! Mandriva!Linux!2006!and!2007

Mandriva!Corporate!Desktop!4.0
Mandriva!Corporate!Server!4.0

Important:!On!64‐bit!Mandriva!hosts,!some!32‐bit!compatibility!libraries!are!required.!Specifically,!32‐bit!
glibc!and!X11!are!required.

! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!5.0

Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!4.5!(Beta,!formerly!called!4.0!Update!5)
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!AS!4.0,!updates!3,!4
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!ES!4.0,!updates!3,!4
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!WS!4.0,!updates!3,!4

Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!AS!3.0,!stock!2.4.21,!updates!2.4.21‐

15,!6,!7,!8
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!ES!3.0,!stock!2.4.21,!updates!2.4.21‐15,!6,!7,!8
Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!WS!3.0,!stock!2.4.21,!updates!2.4.21‐15,!6,!7,!8

! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!10

SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!9!SP4!(Beta)
SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!9,!SP1,!SP2,!SP3
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)

SUSE!Linux!10.1
SUSE!Linux!10
SUSE!Linux!9.3!
SUSE!Linux!9.2,!SP1
SUSE!Linux!9.1!—!stock!2.6.4‐52

! Ubuntu!Linux!6.10

Ubuntu!Linux!6.06
Ubuntu!Linux!5.10
Ubuntu!Linux!5.04

Important:!On!64‐bit!Ubuntu!6.x!hosts,!some!32‐bit!compatibility!libraries!are!required.!Specifically,!32‐bit!
glibc!and!X11!are!required.

A!Web !browser!is!required!for!the!Help!system.

N

OTE!!!As!newer!Linux!kernels!and!distributions!are!released,!VMware!modifies!and!tests!its!products!for!

stability!and!reliability!on!those!host!platforms.!We!make!every!effort!to!add!support!for!new!kernels!and!
distributions!in!a!timely!manner,!but!until!a!kernel!or!distribution!is!added!to!the!list!below,!

its!use!with!
VMware!products!is!not!supported.!Look!for!newer!prebuilt!modules!in!the!download!area!of!the!VMware!
Web !site.!Go!to!http://www.vmware.com/download/.!

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Supported Guest Operating Systems

VMware!is!continually!adding!support!for!new!guest!operating!systems!and!new!versions!and!updates!of!
currently!supported!operating!systems.!This!sections!provides!a!simplified!list!of!guest!operating!systems!
supported!for!virtual!machines!running!in!VMware!Player.!For!the!most!recent!list!of!supported!guest!
operating!systems,!including!detailed!information
and!updates!supported,!see!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide,!available!from!

http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

This!guide!also!provides!notes!on!installing!the!most!common!guest!operating!systems.!VMware!Player!is!not!
listed!in!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide,!but
is!applicable!to!VMware!Player!2.0.

Operating!systems!that!are!not!listed!are!not!supported!for!use!in!a!VMware!Player!virtual!machine.!

Windows 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems

! Windows!Vista!(3‐D!effects!not!yet!supported)

! Windows!Server!2003,!Small!Business!Server!2003

Windows!Server!2003!Web!Edition

! Windows!XP!Professional!and!Home!Edition

! Windows!2000!Professional!

Windows!2000!Server!
Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!

!about!the!specific!operating!system!versions,!service!packs,!

!the!information!for!VMware!Workstation!6.0!

! Windows!NT!Workstation!and!Server!4.0

Windows!NT!4.0!Ter minal!Server!Edition

! Windows!Me

! Windows!98!

! Windows!95

! Windows!for!Wor kgroup s

! Windows!3.1!

Windows 64-Bit Operating Systems

! Windows!Vista!x64!Edition!(3‐D!effects!not!yet!supported)

! Windows!Server!2003!x64!Edition!

! Windows!XP!Professional!x64!

Linux 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems

! Mandriva!Linux!2006!and!2007

! Mandrake!Linux

! Red!Hat!Linux

! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!Advanced!Server,!Enterprise!Server,!and!Wo rkstat i on

! SUSE!Linux

! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!

! Tur b o l inux!Server,!Enterprise!Server,!Wor kstatio n ,!Desktop

! Novell!Linux!Desktop

! Sun!Java!Desktop!System!(JDS)

! Ubuntu!Linux

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Linux 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

! Mandriva!Linux!2006!and!2007

! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!Advanced!Server,!Enterprise!Server,!and!Wo rkstat i on

! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!

! SUSE!Linux

! Ubuntu!Linux!

Novell NetWare 32-Bit Guest Operating System

See!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!for!version! details!about!this!operating!system,!at!

http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

Novell Open Enterprise Server 32-Bit Guest Operating System

See!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!for!version! details!about!this!operating!system,!at!

http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

FreeBSD 32-Bit Guest Operating System

If!you!use!SCSI!virtual!disks!larger!than!2GB!with!FreeBSD!4.0–4.3,!there!are!known!problems,!and!the!guest!
operating!system!does!not!boot.!To !work!around!this!issue,!see!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!
Guide,!at!http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

FreeBSD 64-Bit Guest Operating System

See!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!for!version! details!about!this!operating!system,!at!

http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

Sun Solaris 32-Bit Guest Operating System

See!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!for!version! details!about!supported!x86!platform!
operating!systems,!at!http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

Sun Solaris 64-Bit Guest Operating System

See!the!VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!for!version! details!about!supported!x86!platform!
operating!systems,!at!http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.!

Processor Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

VMware!Player!supports!virtual!machines!with!64‐bit!guest!operating!systems,!running!on!host!machines!
with!the!following!processors:

! AMD!Athlon!64,!revision!D!or!later

! AMD!Opteron,!revision!E!or!later

! AMD!Tur ion!64,!revision!E!or!later

! AMD!Sempron,!64‐bit‐capable!revision!D!or!later!

! Intel!EM64T!VT‐capable!processors!

VMware!Player!supports!virtual!machines!with!64‐bit!guest!operating!systems!only!on!host!machines!that!
have!one!of!the!supported!64‐bit!processors.!When!you!power!on!a!virtual!machine!with!a!64‐bit!guest!
operating!system,!VMware!Player!performs!an!internal!check.!If!the

!host!CPU!is!not!a!supported!64‐bit!

processor,!you!cannot!power!on!the!virtual!machine.!

VMware!also!provides!a!standalone!utility!that!you!can!use!without!VMware!Player!to!perform!the!same!check!
and!determine!whether!your!CPU!is!supported!for!VMware!Player!virtual!machines!with!64‐bit!guest!

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operating!systems.!You!can!download!the!64‐bit!processor!check!utility!from!

http://www.vmware.com/download.!

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