VMware Workstation - 3.2 Instruction Manual
User’s Manual
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VMware Workstation
Version 3.2
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Table of Contents
Introduction and System Requirements __________________________ 11
Welcome to VMware Workstation __________________________________ 12
Virtualizing Your Computing Resources ___________________________ 13
Host System Requirements ________________________________________14
Virtual Machine Specifications _____________________________________ 18
Supported Guest Operating Systems ________________________________21
What’s New in Version 3 __________________________________________23
New in Version 3.2 ____________________________________________23
New in Versions 3.0 and 3.1 _____________________________________23
Technical Support Resources ______________________________________26
The VMware Web Site _________________________________________26
VMware Newsgroups __________________________________________ 26
Reporting Problems ___________________________________________26
Installing VMware Workstation _________________________________ 29
Installing and Uninstalling VMware Workstation 3.2 _____________________ 30
Selecting Your Host System _____________________________________ 30
Installing VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Windows Host __________________ 31
Installing the VMware Workstation Software ________________________31
Uninstalling VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Windows Host _____________ 35
Installing VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Linux Host _____________________36
Installing the VMware Workstation Software ________________________36
Before You Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 8.0 Host Operating
System _____________________________________________________39
Uninstalling VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Linux Host _________________41
Upgrading VMware Workstation ________________________________ 43
Upgrading from VMware Workstation 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 ___________________ 44
Preparing for the Upgrade ________________________________________45
Before You Install VMware Workstation 3.2 _________________________ 45
When You Remove Version 2.0 and Install Version 3.2 _________________ 46
Upgrading on a Windows Host ____________________________________47
Upgrading from Version 2.0, 3.0 or 3.1 to 3.2 ________________________47
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Upgrading on a Linux Host ________________________________________53
Upgrading from VMware Workstation 1.x or VMware Express _____________ 58
Creating a New Virtual Machine _________________________________ 59
Preparing to Run a Virtual Machine _________________________________60
Setting up a New Virtual Machine on a Windows Host __________________ 61
What’s in a Virtual Machine on a Windows Host? ____________________61
Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine on a Windows Host ____________62
Setting up a New Virtual Machine on a Linux Host ______________________ 69
What’s in a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host? ________________________69
Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine on a Linux Host _______________70
Installing a Guest Operating System and VMware Tools __________________81
Installing Windows Me as a Guest Operating System ____________________ 82
Installing VMware Tools __________________________________________84
VMware Tools for Windows Guests _______________________________84
VMware Tools for Linux Guests __________________________________ 88
VMware Tools for FreeBSD Guests ________________________________89
Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine ________________ 91
VMware Tools Configuration Options ________________________________ 92
Running VMware Workstation __________________________________ 95
A Quick Guide to Running VMware Workstation _______________________ 96
Overview of the VMware Workstation Window ______________________97
Starting a Virtual Machine on a Windows Host ______________________ 98
Starting a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host ________________________ 101
Checking the Status of VMware Tools ____________________________ 101
Using Full Screen Mode _______________________________________ 102
Installing New Software Inside the Virtual Machine __________________ 102
Cutting, Copying and Pasting __________________________________ 103
Sharing Files Between Guest and Host Operating Systems ____________103
Deciding How Your Virtual Machine Stores Data ____________________ 108
Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines ______________________109
Resuming Virtual Machines Repeatedly from the Same Point __________111
Shutting Down a Virtual Machine _______________________________ 115
Adding, Configuring and Removing Devices in a Virtual Machine ______ 115
Connecting and Disconnecting Removable Devices _________________ 116
Fitting the VMware Workstation Window to the Virtual Machine _______117
Creating a Screen Shot of a Virtual Machine _______________________117
Setting General Preferences for VMware Workstation ________________118
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Command Reference _________________________________________ 123
Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines ___________________________ 125
Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines ______________________________ 126
Moving a Virtual Machine ________________________________________ 127
Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths ______________________________127
Preparing your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 127
Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine __________________ 128
Moving an Older Virtual Machine __________________________________ 130
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 130
Preparing the New Host Machine _______________________________ 131
Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode _________________ 132
Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users ___________________________134
Installing Guest Operating Systems _____________________________ 135
Choosing and Installing Guest Operating Systems _____________________136
Supported and Unsupported Guest Operating Systems ________________ 138
Supported Guest Operating Systems ____________________________ 138
Unsupported Guest Operating Systems __________________________ 139
Installation Notes for Particular Guest Operating Systems _______________141
Windows .NET Server Installation Guidelines _______________________ 142
Windows XP Installation Guidelines ______________________________144
Windows 2000 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 147
Windows NT Installation Guidelines _____________________________ 149
Windows Me Installation Guidelines _____________________________152
Windows 98 Installation Guidelines ______________________________ 153
Windows 95 Installation Guidelines ______________________________ 156
DOS and Windows 3.x Installation Notes __________________________161
Caldera OpenLinux 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 Installation Guidelines ____________163
Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 and Earlier Installation Guidelines _____________165
Corel Linux OS 1.1, 1.2 Installation Guidelines ______________________ 167
Corel Linux OS 1.0 Installation Guidelines _________________________ 169
Mandrake Linux 8.2 Installation Guidelines ________________________ 171
Mandrake Linux 8.0 and 8.1 Installation Guidelines __________________ 173
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines __________________________175
Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2 Installation Guidelines ____________________ 178
Red Hat Linux 7.0 Installation Guidelines __________________________181
Red Hat Linux 6.x Installation Guidelines __________________________ 183
Red Hat Linux 5.x Installation Guidelines __________________________ 185
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SuSE Linux 8.0 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 187
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Installation Guidelines ________________ 189
SuSE Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines ____________________________190
SuSE Linux 7.2 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 192
SuSE Linux 7.1 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 194
SuSE Linux 7.0 Installation Guidelines ____________________________196
Turbolinux 7.0 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 198
Turbolinux 6.0 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 200
FreeBSD as a Guest Operating System ____________________________ 202
NetWare 6.0 Server Installation Guidelines ________________________209
Using Disks _________________________________________________ 213
Using Disks in a Virtual Machine ___________________________________214
Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine ____________________216
Disk Types: Virtual and Raw ____________________________________216
Disk Modes: Persistent, Undoable and Nonpersistent ________________218
File Locations _______________________________________________221
Updating Filenames for Virtual Disks Created with Earlier VMware
Products ___________________________________________________ 224
Defragmenting and Shrinking Virtual Disks ________________________ 225
Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine ________________________________226
Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine _________________________ 226
Adding Raw Disks to a Virtual Machine ___________________________ 229
Adding DVD or CD-ROM Drives to a Virtual Machine ________________ 233
Adding Floppy Drives to a Virtual Machine ________________________ 234
Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File ______________235
Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine ________ 237
Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with VMware
Workstation ________________________________________________240
Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines ___________________ 247
Adding Uniprocessor Support to Windows NT 4.0 MPS Installations _____ 251
Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows .NET Server Virtual
Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation on Computers
with ACPI __________________________________________________ 252
Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating
System Booted from a Raw Disk ________________________________255
SVGA Video Driver Setup for Use with a Windows 98 Guest Operating
System Booted from a Raw Disk ________________________________257
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Disk Partition Hiding for Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems ______________259
Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server
Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks ____________________________________ 259
Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with VMware
Workstation for Linux _________________________________________ 260
Installing an Operating System onto a Raw Partition from a Virtual Machine _ 265
Configuring a Windows Host ___________________________________ 266
Configuring a Linux Host ______________________________________ 268
Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts ________ 271
Improving Performance _______________________________________ 271
Networking _________________________________________________ 273
Configuring Your Virtual Network __________________________________274
Components of the Virtual Network ________________________________ 276
Common Networking Configurations ______________________________ 278
Bridged Networking _________________________________________ 278
Network Address Translation (NAT) ______________________________279
Host-Only Networking ________________________________________280
Custom Networking Configurations ________________________________ 282
Changing the Networking Configuration ____________________________ 285
Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters ___________________285
Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host _________287
Disabling and Removing NAT and Host-Only Adapters _______________289
Advanced Networking Topics ____________________________________293
Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network or NAT Configuration ___293
Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network _________________ 297
Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine ___________________298
Controlling Routing Information for a Host-Only Network on a Linux Host 299
Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host _____300
Using Samba for File Sharing on a Linux Host ______________________ 301
Configuring a Virtual Machine to Switch Network Adapters on a
Windows NT Host ___________________________________________ 309
Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host _______311
Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks _____________________ 312
Routing between Two Host-Only Networks _______________________316
Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host __321
Understanding NAT ____________________________________________ 323
Using NAT in VMware Workstation ______________________________323
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The Host Computer and the NAT Network ________________________ 323
DHCP on the NAT Network ____________________________________ 324
DNS on the NAT Network _____________________________________ 324
External Access from the NAT Network ___________________________ 324
Advanced NAT Configuration __________________________________325
Considerations for Using NAT __________________________________328
Using NAT with NetLogon (Windows Hosts and Virtual Machines Only) __328
Sample Windows vmnetnat.conf File ____________________________ 330
Video and Sound ____________________________________________ 333
Configuring Video and Sound in VMware Workstation 3.2 _______________334
Setting Screen Colors in a Virtual Machine ___________________________335
Changing Screen Colors on the Host _____________________________335
Changing Screen Colors in the Guest ____________________________335
Changing XFree86 Video Resolutions on a Linux Host __________________ 337
Configuration _______________________________________________337
Possible Issues ______________________________________________337
Configuring Sound in VMware Workstation __________________________ 339
Setting Up a Virtual Sound Card on a Windows Host ________________ 339
Setting Up a Virtual Sound Card on a Linux Host ____________________ 340
Setting Up Sound in the Guest Operating System ___________________ 340
Improving Sound Performance _________________________________343
Connecting Devices __________________________________________ 345
Using Devices with a Virtual Machine _______________________________ 346
Using Parallel Ports _____________________________________________ 348
Unidirectional Ports __________________________________________348
Bidirectional Ports ___________________________________________ 348
Default Configuration ________________________________________ 349
Installation in Guest Operating Systems __________________________ 349
Troubleshooting ____________________________________________ 350
Configuring a Bidirectional Parallel Port on a Linux Host ______________351
Devices You Can Use on a Bidirectional Parallel Port _________________ 354
Using Serial Ports ______________________________________________ 355
Using a Serial Port on the Host Computer _________________________355
Using a File on the Host Computer ______________________________ 357
Connecting an Application on the Host to a Virtual Machine __________ 358
Connecting Two Virtual Machines _______________________________ 359
Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users __________________ 362
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Usage Scenarios: Debugging Over a Virtual Serial Port _______________ 363
Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host ________________________________366
Quick Answers ______________________________________________ 366
The Longer Story ____________________________________________ 366
V-Scan Code Table ___________________________________________ 369
Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine _____________________________375
Notes on USB Support in Version 3.2 _____________________________375
Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller ________________________375
Connecting USB Devices ______________________________________ 376
Using USB with a Windows Host ________________________________376
Using USB with a Linux Host ___________________________________377
Who Has Control Over a USB Device? ____________________________ 377
Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine _________________378
Human Interface Devices ______________________________________ 378
Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device _______________________________ 379
Generic SCSI on a Windows Host Operating System _________________379
Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System ____________________ 381
Performance Tuning _________________________________________ 385
Adjusting Virtual Machines for Best Performance ______________________ 386
Configuring VMware Workstation __________________________________ 387
General VMware Workstation Options ____________________________ 387
VMware Workstation on a Windows Host _________________________ 390
VMware Workstation on a Linux Host ____________________________ 391
Memory Usage Notes ___________________________________________ 392
Virtual Machine Memory Size __________________________________392
Reserved Memory ___________________________________________393
Using More than 1GB of Memory on a Linux Host ___________________ 394
Improving Performance for Guest Operating Systems __________________ 396
Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System Performance Tips 396
Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server Guest Operating
System Performance Tips ______________________________________ 398
Linux Guest Operating System Performance Tips ___________________ 400
Special-Purpose Configuration Options _________________________ 401
Using Special-Purpose Configurations ______________________________ 402
Locking Out Interface Features ____________________________________ 403
Removing a Forgotten Password ________________________________403
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Restricting the User Interface _____________________________________ 405
Using Repeatable Resume with a Restricted User Interface ____________405
Glossary ____________________________________________________ 409
Glossary _____________________________________________________ 410
Index ______________________________________________________ 415
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Introduction and System Requirements
Introduction and System Requirements
Welcome to VMware Workstation
This section contains the following:
• Host System Requirements on page 14
• Virtual Machine Specifications on page 18
• Supported Guest Operating Systems on page 21
• What’s New in Version 3 on page 23
• Technical Support Resources on page 26
Thank you for choosing VMware™ Workstation, the software that increases the
productivity of developers and other technical professionals by letting them run
multiple operating systems in secure, transportable, high-performance virtual
computers.
If you’re new to VMware Workstation, this chapter is the place to start. It introduces
you to some of the things you can do with VMware Workstation and guides you
through installing the software and putting it to work.
If you’re a veteran user of VMware products, take a few minutes to see what’s new in
version 3 and check out the notes on upgrading your installation.
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Virtualizing Your Computing Resources
VMware products provide a virtualization layer that turns your physical computers
into a pool of logical computing resources. You can then dynamically allocate those
resources to any operating system or application in the way that best meets your
needs. You’ll be able to spend more time delivering tangible value to your business
and less time installing operating systems, rebooting or reconfiguring hardware.
Run the operating systems you need — all at once
With VMware virtualization technology, you can set up completely independent
installations of operating systems on a single machine. Multiple instances of
Microsoft® Windows® or Linux® can run side by side in virtual machines that you
create with the VMware Workstation software. Each virtual machine is equivalent to a
PC with a unique network address and a full complement of hardware devices. You
install and run a complete, unmodified operating system and application software,
just as you would on a physical PC.
Host and Guest
•The physical computer
on which you install
the VMware
Workstation software
is called the host
computer, and its
operating system is
called the host
operating system.
• The operating system
running inside a virtual
machine is called a
guest operating
system.
• For definitions of these
and other special
terms, see the glossary
at the end of this
manual.
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Host System Requirements
What do you need to get the most out of VMware Workstation? Take the following list
of requirements as a starting point. Remember that the virtual machines running
under VMware Workstation are like physical computers in many ways — and, like
physical computers, they generally perform better if they have faster processors and
more memory.
PC Hardware
•Standard PC
• 400MHz or faster processor (recommended; 266MHz minimum) that supports
the Pentium® instruction set
Compatible processors include
Intel: Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4
AMD™: K6-2, K6-III, Athlon™, Athlon MP, Athlon XP, Duron™
• Multiprocessor systems supported
Memory
• Enough memory to run the host operating system, plus memory required for
each guest operating system and for applications on the host and guest
• Recommended: 256MB; minimum: 128MB
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Display
• Greater than 256-color (8-bit) display adapter required
• Linux hosts must have a video adapter supported by the XFree86 server to run
guest operating systems in full-screen mode
Disk Drives
• 100MB (for Windows hosts), 20MB (for Linux hosts) free space required for basic
installation
• At least 1GB free disk space recommended for each guest operating system and
the application software used with it; using 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
• IDE or SCSI hard drives, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives supported
• Guest operating systems can reside on physical disk partitions or in virtual disk
files
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Local Area Networking (Optional)
• Any Ethernet controller supported by the host operating system
• Non-Ethernet networks supported using built-in network address translation
(NAT) or using host-only networking plus routing software on the host operating
system
Windows Host Operating Systems
• Windows .NET Web Server beta 3, Windows .NET Standard Server beta 3 and
Windows .NET Enterprise Server beta 3 (experimental)
• Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition; Service Pack 1
• Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced
Server; Service Pack 2; Service Pack 3
• Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0; Service Pack 3 or
higher
Caution: Do not install VMware Workstation on a Windows NT Server 4.0 system
that is configured as a primary or backup domain controller.
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher required for help system
Linux Host Operating Systems
Supported distributions and kernels are listed below. VMware Workstation may not
run on systems that do not meet these requirements.
Note: 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 our product is not
supported. Look for newer prebuilt modules in the Download area of our Web site. Go
to www.vmware.com/download/.
• Mandrake™ Linux 8.2 — stock 2.4.18-6mdk
• Mandrake Linux 8.1 — stock 2.4.8-26mdk, upgrade 2.4.8-34mdk
• Mandrake Linux 8.0 — stock 2.4.3-20mdk
• 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
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• Red Hat Linux 6.2 — upgrade 2.2.15-2.5.0, Dell specific 2.2.14-6.1.1 (Red Hat Linux
6.2 does not support Pentium 4 CPUs)
Caution: VMware does not support running VMware Workstation on the stock
2.2.14-5.0 kernel.
• SuSE™ Linux 8.0 — stock 2.4.18
• SuSE™ Linux Enterprise Server 7 — stock 2.4.7
• SuSE Linux 7.3 — stock 2.4.10
Note: If you are installing VMware Workstation on a SuSE 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 SMP
host, you need to install the non-PAE-enabled kernel on the host before you
begin installing VMware Workstation. For more information, see Before You
Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 8.0 Host Operating System on page 39.
• SuSE Linux 7.2 — stock 2.4.4
• SuSE Linux 7.1 — stock 2.2.18, stock 2.4.0
• SuSE Linux 7.0 — stock 2.2.16
• Turbolinux 7.0
• Turbolinux 6.0
• Caldera® OpenLinux™ 2.4 — stock 2.2.14
• Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 — stock 2.2.10
• Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 — stock 2.2.5
VMware Workstation may run on other Linux distributions; attempting to do so is
recommended for expert Linux users only.
Other Linux host operating system requirements:
• Linux kernel 2.2.14-5.0 is not supported
• Standard Linux installation with glibc version 2 or higher
• Version 2.1.36 of the SCSI Generic (sg.o) driver required to use generic SCSI
devices in virtual machines
• VMware Workstation requires an X server
• XFree86-3.3.3.1 or higher release
• XFree86 version 3.3.4 or higher server recommended
If you are using a recent Linux distribution, it should include an appropriate X
server by default. To find out what XFree86 server is running on your computer,
as root, run X -version.
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Hosts Using PAE Options Not Supported
Host operating systems that use the Physical Address Extension (PAE) processor
options cannot be used to run VMware Workstation 3.2. This issue affects Linux hosts
if PAE is enabled in the kernel. It affects Windows hosts if booted with the /PAE
option.
If you are installing VMware Workstation on a SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 SMP host, you
must install the non-PAE-enabled kernel before you can install the VMware software.
Please complete the steps in Before You Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 8.0 Host
Operating System on page 39.
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Virtual Machine Specifications
Each virtual machine created with VMware Workstation 3.2 provides a platform that
includes the following devices that your guest operating system can see.
Processor
• Intel Pentium II or later, depending on host processor
• Intel MMX if available on host processor
• Single processor per virtual machine on symmetric multiprocessor systems
Chip Set
• Intel 440BX-based motherboard with NS338 SIO chip
BIOS
• PhoenixBIOS™ 4.0 Release 6
Memory
• Up to 1GB, depending on host memory
• Maximum of 1GB total available for all virtual machines
Graphics
• VGA and SVGA support
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IDE Drives
• Up to four devices — disks, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM (DVD drives can be used to
read data DVD-ROM discs; DVD video is not supported)
• Hard disks can be virtual disks or physical disks
• IDE virtual disks up to 128GB
• CD-ROM can be a physical device or an ISO image file
SCSI Devices
• Up to seven devices
• SCSI virtual disks up to 256GB
• Hard disks can be virtual disks or physical disks
• Generic SCSI support allows devices to be used without need for drivers in the
host OS
Works with scanners, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, tape drives and other SCSI devices
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• Mylex® (BusLogic) BT-958 compatible host bus adapter (requires add-on driver
from VMware for Windows XP and Windows .NET Server)
Floppy Drives
• Up to two 1.44MB floppy devices
• Physical drives or floppy image files
Serial (COM) Ports
• Up to four serial (COM) ports
• Output to serial ports, Windows or Linux files, or named pipes
Parallel (LPT) Ports
• Up to two bidirectional parallel (LPT) ports
• Output to parallel ports or host operating system files
USB ports
• Two-port USB 1.1 controller
• Supports devices including USB printers, scanners, PDAs, hard disk drives,
memory card readers and still digital cameras
Keyboard
• 104-key Windows 95/98 enhanced
Mouse and Drawing Tablets
• PS/2 mouse
• Serial tablets supported
Ethernet Card
• Up to three virtual Ethernet cards
• AMD PCnet-PCI II compatible
Sound
• Sound output and input
• Creative Labs Sound Blaster® 16, PCM sound compatible (MIDI sound, game
controllers and joysticks not supported.)
Virtual Networking and File Sharing
• Nine virtual Ethernet switches (three reserved for bridged, host-only and NAT
networking)
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• Virtual Ethernet support includes TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Microsoft Networking, Samba,
Novell® NetWare® and Network File System
• Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, HTTP and Telnet
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Supported Guest Operating Systems
The operating systems listed here have been tested in VMware Workstation 3.2 virtual
machines and are officially supported. For notes on installing the most common guest
operating systems, see Installing Guest Operating Systems on page 135.
Other operating systems designed for Intel-based PCs may work, as well. For a current
list of supported guest operating systems, see the support section of the VMware
Web site, www.vmware.com/support/.
Microsoft Windows
• Windows .NET Web Server beta 3, Windows .NET Standard Server beta 3 and
Windows .NET Enterprise Server beta 3 (experimental)
• Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition; Service Pack 1
• Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced
Server; Service Pack 2; Service Pack 3
• Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0; Service Pack 3 or
higher
• Windows Me
• Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE
• Windows 95 (all OSR releases)
• Windows for Workgroups
• Windows 3.1
Microsoft MS-DOS
• MS-DOS 6
Linux
• Mandrake Linux 8.0, 8.1and 8.2
• Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3
• SuSE Linux 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, SLES 7 and 8.0
• Turbolinux 6.0 and 7.0
• Caldera OpenLinux 2.x
Novell NetWare
• NetWare 6.0 (experimental)
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FreeBSD
• FreeBSD 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6
Note: If you use SCSI virtual disks larger than 2GB with FreeBSD 3.x or 4.x (up to
and including 4.3), there are known problems, and the guest operating system
does not boot. To work around this issue, see Setting the Disk Geometry for a
FreeBSD SCSI Virtual Disk on page 202.
Guests Using PAE Options Not Supported
Guest operating systems that use the Physical Address Extension (PAE) processor
options are not supported under VMware Workstation 3.2. This issue affects Linux
guest operating systems if PAE is enabled in the kernel. It affects Windows guest
operating systems if booted with the /PAE option.
Note: At this time, we are providing experimental support for NetWare 6, which is a
PAE- en a b le d ke r ne l .
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What’s New in Version 3
Whether you’re a long-time power user of VMware Workstation or a beginning user
who is just learning what you can do with virtual machines, the new features in
VMware Workstation 3 extend its capabilities and make it easier to use. Here are some
highlights of the many new and improved features in this release.
New in Version 3.2
Designed for Microsoft Windows Certification
VMware Workstation 3.2 for Windows has earned Microsoft's Designed for Windows
certification. This certification assures users that VMware Workstation has full
functionality on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP hosts and is designed
to take advantage of new Windows XP features.
New Administrative Lockout Feature
You can require a password for access to several key administrative features —
creating new virtual machines, editing virtual machine configurations and editing
network settings.
Additional Host and Guest Operating System Support
You can use the latest Microsoft and Linux operating systems, including:
• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Service Pack 1 beta
• Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 3
• New Linux distributions, including Red Hat Linux 7.3, SuSE Linux 8.0 and
Turbolinux 6.0 and 7.0
New in Versions 3.0 and 3.1
Improved Host and Guest Operating System Support
You can use recent Microsoft and Linux operating systems, including:
• Microsoft® Windows® .NET Web Server beta 3 (experimental)
• Microsoft Windows .NET Standard Server beta 3 (experimental)
• Microsoft Windows .NET Enterprise Server beta 3 (experimental)
• New Linux distributions, including Mandrake Linux 8.2, Red Hat Linux 7.2 and
SuSE Linux 7.3
• FreeBSD 4.5 (guest operating system only)
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• Netware 6.0 guest operating system experimental support (without VMware
Tools)
Note: For the most current list of supported host and guest operating systems, visit
the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/suppor t/ws3/doc/.
Improved NAT Performance and Functionality
• Faster network address translation networking
• Support for NetLogon, allowing you to log on to a Windows domain from a
virtual machine so you can access file shares on physical computers in the
domain
• Support for UDP and TCP port forwarding to connect to virtual machines
New Repeatable Resume Feature
Resume a virtual machine from a specific point at which you suspended it, over and
over. This is useful for a classroom or QA environment, where you want to start your
guest operating system with applications already running and system settings
tailored to your needs; or, in the event of a catastrophic failure, to restart from the
same point, instead of rebooting the virtual machine.
Experimental Support for Remote Desktop
Connect to your Windows host remotely through Windows Terminal Services and
Windows XP Remote Desktop and launch virtual machines.
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Full Japanese Localization on Windows Hosts
VMware Workstation for Windows hosts contains a localized graphical user interface,
installer, VMware Tools, messaging and in-product Help in Japanese.
Use of Microsoft Windows Installer
On VMware Workstation for Windows hosts, take advantage of the Windows Installer
to customize your Workstation installations.
Other New Features
• New serial port implementation.
Note: The new serial port implementation deprecates the use of TTY-type
virtual serial ports in a virtual machine.
• Improved disk performance on Windows 95 and Windows 98 through direct
memory access (DMA).
• Simpler migration of virtual machines, which now recognize relative paths.
• Improved cursor performance.
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• Easy menu access to modify bridged networking settings for a Windows host;
choose Manage Virtual Networks on the Settings menu. This menu item
replaces the Settings button in the Configuration Editor on the panel for a virtual
machine’s network adapter.
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Technical Support Resources
The VMware Web Site
The latest technical support and troubleshooting notes are available on the VMware
Web site at www.vmware.com/support/.
VMware Newsgroups
The VMware newsgroups are primarily forums for users to help each other. You are
encouraged to read and post issues, work-arounds and fixes. While VMware personnel
may read and post to the newsgroups, they are not a channel for official support. The
VMware NNTP news server is at news.vmware.com.
The following groups are devoted to discussions about VMware Workstation.
vmware.for-windowsnt.configuration
vmware.for-windowsnt.general
vmware.for-windowsnt.experimental
vmware.for-linux.configuration
vmware.for-linux.general
vmware.for-linux.experimental
The following groups are for discussions about guest operating systems.
vmware.guest.windows95
vmware.guest.windows98
vmware.guest.windowsnt
vmware.guest.windows2000
vmware.guest.windowsXP
vmware.guest.linux
vmware.guest.netware
vmware.guest.misc
You can discuss .NET Server issues in the vmware.guest.windowsXP forum.
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Reporting Problems
If you have problems while running VMware Workstation, please report them to the
VMware support team.
These guidelines describe the information we need from you to diagnose problems.
• If a virtual machine exits abnormally or crashes, please save the log file before
you launch another virtual machine. The key log file to save is the VMware log
file for the affected virtual machine — on a Windows host, the vmware.log
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file in the same directory as the configuration file (.vmx) of the virtual machine
that had problems; on a Linux host, the <vmname>.log or vmware.log file
in the same directory as the configuration file (.cfg) of the virtual machine that
had problems. Also save any core files (core or vmware-core). Provide these
to VMware along with any other information that might help us to reproduce
the problem.
If you are reporting a problem you encountered while installing VMware
Workstation, it is also helpful to have your installation log file.
On a Windows host, the file is VMInst.log. It is saved in your temp folder. On
a Windows NT host, the default location is C:\temp. On a Windows 2000,
Windows XP or Windows .NET Server host, the default location is
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local
Settings\Temp. The Local Settings folder is hidden by default. To see
its contents, open My Computer, go to Tools > Folder Options, click the View tab
and select Show Hidden Files and Folders.
Be sure to register your serial number. You may then report your problems by
submitting a support request at www.vmware.com/requestsupport.
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Installing VMware Workstation
Installing VMware Workstation
Installing and Uninstalling VMware
Workstation 3.2
The following sections describe how to install VMware Workstation on your Linux or
Windows host system:
• Selecting Your Host System
• Installing VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Windows Host on page 31
• Installing the VMware Workstation Software on page 31
• Uninstalling VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Windows Host on page 35
• Installing VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Linux Host on page 36
• Installing the VMware Workstation Software on page 36
• Before You Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 8.0 Host Operating System on
page 39
• Uninstalling VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Linux Host on page 41
Selecting Your Host System
VMware Workstation is available for both Windows and Linux host computers. The
installation files for both host platforms are included on the same CD-ROM.
Your serial number allows you to use VMware Workstation only on the host operating
system for which you licensed the software. If you have a serial number for a Windows
host, you cannot run the software on a Linux host, and vice versa.
To use VMware Workstation on a different host operating system — for example, to
use it on a Linux host if you have licensed the software for a Windows host —
purchase a license on the VMware Web site. You may also get an evaluation license at
no charge for a 30-day evaluation of the software. For more information, see
www.vmware.com/download/.
To install on a supported Windows host computer, see Installing VMware Workstation
3.2 on a Windows Host on page 31. To install on a Linux host computer, see Installing
VMware Workstation 3.2 on a Linux Host on page 36.
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Upgrading from Previous Versions
If you are upgrading from a previous version of VMware Workstation, read Upgrading
VMware Workstation on page 43 before you begin.
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