VMware Workstation - 4.5 Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction and System Requirements __________________________ 11

Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical Professional _______ 12

What’s New in Version 4 _________________________________________ 14

New in Version 4.5.2 __________________________________________ 14 New in Version 4.5 ___________________________________________ 14

New in Version 4.0 ___________________________________________ 15 Host System Requirements _______________________________________ 18 Virtual Machine Specifications_____________________________________ 21 Supported Guest Operating Systems _______________________________ 24 Technical Support Resources______________________________________ 26

Documentation on the Web____________________________________ 26

VMware Knowledge Base ______________________________________ 26

VMware User Community______________________________________ 26

Reporting Problems __________________________________________ 26

Installing VMware Workstation __________________________________ 29

Selecting Your Host System_______________________________________ 30

Upgrading from Previous Versions _______________________________ 30 Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host ___________________ 31

Installing the VMware Workstation Software _______________________ 31

Installing VMware Workstation Silently____________________________ 35

Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host ______________ 37 Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host ______________________ 38

Before Installing on a Linux Host_________________________________ 38

Installing the VMware Workstation Software _______________________ 39

Configuring Your Web Browser__________________________________ 41

Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host _________________ 41

Upgrading VMware Workstation ________________________________ 43

Preparing for the Upgrade________________________________________ 44

Before You Install VMware Workstation 4 __________________________ 44

When You Remove Version 2 or 3 and Install Version 4 _______________ 45 Upgrading on a Windows Host ____________________________________ 47

Upgrading from an Earlier Release of Version 4 _____________________ 47

Upgrading from Version 2 or 3 to Version 4 ________________________ 47

Upgrading on a Linux Host _______________________________________ 50 Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 3 under Version 4 ___________ 51

Create Everything New from the Start ____________________________ 51 Use an Existing Configuration File and Virtual Disk___________________ 51 Use an Existing Virtual Machine and Upgrade the Virtual Hardware______ 52 Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________ 53 Upgrading the Virtual Hardware in an Existing Virtual Machine _________ 61

Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version 4 ___________ 62

Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________ 62

Creating a New Virtual Machine _________________________________ 67

Setting Up a New Virtual Machine__________________________________ 69

What’s in a Virtual Machine? ____________________________________ 69

Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine ___________________________ 70 Installing a Guest Operating System and VMware Tools _________________ 80 Installing Windows XP as a Guest Operating System____________________ 81 Installing VMware Tools__________________________________________ 83

VMware Tools for Windows Guests _______________________________ 83

VMware Tools for Linux Guests __________________________________ 87

VMware Tools for FreeBSD Guests________________________________ 89

Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine ________________ 91 VMware Tools Configuration Options _______________________________ 92

Using the System Console to Configure VMware Tools in a NetWare Guest

Operating System____________________________________________ 94

Running VMware Workstation __________________________________ 97

Overview of the VMware Workstation Window________________________ 99 Starting a Virtual Machine _______________________________________ 105

Starting a Virtual Machine on a Windows Host_____________________ 105

Starting a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host ________________________ 106 Checking the Status of VMware Tools ______________________________ 108 Controlling the Display _________________________________________ 109

Using Full Screen Mode ______________________________________ 109

Using Quick Switch Mode_____________________________________ 109

Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors __________________________ 110

Fitting the VMware Workstation Window to the Virtual Machine _______ 110

Fitting a Windows Guest Operating System’s Display to the VMware

Workstation Window ________________________________________ 111

Simplifying the Screen Display _________________________________ 111

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Installing New Software ________________________________________ 113 Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text_________________________________ 114 Using Shared Folders___________________________________________ 115 Using Drag and Drop___________________________________________ 118 Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines ________________________ 119 Taking and Reverting to a Snapshot _______________________________ 120 Shutting Down a Virtual Machine _________________________________ 121 Removing a Virtual Machine _____________________________________ 122 Using Devices in a Virtual Machine ________________________________ 123

Adding, Configuring and Removing Devices in a Virtual Machine ______ 123

Connecting and Disconnecting Removable Devices ________________ 123 Creating a Screen Shot of a Virtual Machine _________________________ 125 Checking for Product Updates____________________________________ 126 Setting Preferences for VMware Workstation_________________________ 127 Command Reference___________________________________________ 131

Startup Options on a Linux Host________________________________ 131

Startup Options on a Windows Host ____________________________ 131

Keyboard Shortcuts _________________________________________ 132

Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines ___________________________ 135

Moving a VMware Workstation 4 Virtual Machine _____________________ 137

Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths _____________________________ 137

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 137

Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine__________________ 138 Moving a VMware Workstation 3.1 or 3.2 Virtual Machine_______________ 139

Virtual Machines May Have Relative or Absolute Paths_______________ 139

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 139

Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host Machine__________________ 140 Moving an Older Virtual Machine _________________________________ 142

Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move ______________________ 142

Preparing the New Host Machine_______________________________ 143

Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode ________________ 144 Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users __________________________ 146

Using Disks _________________________________________________ 147

Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine ___________________ 149

Disk Types: Virtual and Physical_________________________________ 149

File Locations ______________________________________________ 151

Updating Filenames for Virtual Disks Created with Earlier VMware Products __ 153 Defragmenting and Shrinking Virtual Disks _______________________ 154

Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine ________________________________ 156

Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine _________________________ 156 Adding Raw Disks to a Virtual Machine___________________________ 157 Adding DVD or CD Drives to a Virtual Machine ____________________ 161 Adding Floppy Drives to a Virtual Machine________________________ 162 Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File _____________ 163

Using VMware Virtual Disk Manager _______________________________ 165

Running the VMware Virtual Disk Manager Utility __________________ 166 Shrinking Virtual Disks with VMware Virtual Disk Manager____________ 168 Examples Using the VMware Virtual Disk Manager__________________ 169

Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine _______ 172

Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with VMware Workstation________________________________________________ 174 Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines___________________ 180 Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Virtual Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation ________________ 183 Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk ________________________________ 184 Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for Use with a Windows 98 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk _______________________ 185 Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks ___________________________________ 187 Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with VMware Workstation on a Linux Host___________________________________ 187

Installing an Operating System onto a Raw Partition from a Virtual Machine 193

Configuring a Windows Host __________________________________ 193 Configuring a Linux Host _____________________________________ 196

Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts _______ 198

Improving Performance ______________________________________ 198

Preserving the State of a Virtual Machine ________________________ 199

Using Suspend and Resume _____________________________________ 200 Using the Snapshot ____________________________________________ 201

What Is Captured by the Snapshot? _____________________________ 201 Settings for the Snapshot _____________________________________ 202

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Removing the Snapshot ______________________________________ 203

Ways of Using the Snapshot ___________________________________ 203

The Snapshot and Legacy Disk Modes ___________________________ 204

The Snapshot and Repeatable Resume __________________________ 204

The Snapshot and Legacy Virtual Machines _______________________ 204

The Snapshot and the Virtual Machine’s Hard Disks _________________ 205

The Snapshot and Other Activity in the Virtual Machine _____________ 205

Configuring a Virtual Network _________________________________ 207

Components of the Virtual Network _______________________________ 210 Common Networking Configurations ______________________________ 212

Bridged Networking _________________________________________ 212

Network Address Translation (NAT) _____________________________ 213

Host-Only Networking _______________________________________ 214 Custom Networking Configurations _______________________________ 216 Changing the Networking Configuration ___________________________ 219

Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters___________________ 219

Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host ________ 220

Enabling, Disabling, Adding and Removing Host Virtual Adapters______ 224 Advanced Networking Topics ____________________________________ 228

Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network or NAT Configuration __ 228

Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network ________________ 230

Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine _____ 232

Controlling Routing Information for a Host-Only Network on a Linux Host 234

Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host_____ 234

Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host_______ 236

Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks _____________________ 236

Routing between Two Host-Only Networks _______________________ 239

Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host__ 243 Understanding NAT ___________________________________________ 244

Using NAT _________________________________________________ 244

The Host Computer and the NAT Network ________________________ 244

DHCP on the NAT Network ____________________________________ 245

DNS on the NAT Network _____________________________________ 245

External Access from the NAT Network___________________________ 245

Advanced NAT Configuration __________________________________ 247

Custom NAT and DHCP Configuration on a Windows Host ___________ 251

Considerations for Using NAT __________________________________ 252

Using NAT with NetLogon ____________________________________ 252 Sample Linux vmnetnat.conf File _______________________________ 254

Using Samba on a Linux Host ____________________________________ 257

Using Samba for File Sharing on a Linux Host______________________ 257

Configuring Video and Sound _________________________________ 265

Setting Screen Color Depth in a Virtual Machine______________________ 266

Changing Screen Color Depth on the Host _______________________ 266

Changing Screen Color Depth in the Virtual Machine _______________ 266 Using Full Screen Mode on a Linux Host ___________________________ 268 Configuring Sound ____________________________________________ 269

Installing Sound Drivers in Windows 9x and Windows NT Guest

Operating Systems __________________________________________ 269

Connecting Devices __________________________________________ 271

Using Parallel Ports ____________________________________________ 273

Parallel Ports _______________________________________________ 273

Installation in Guest Operating Systems __________________________ 273

Configuring a Parallel Port on a Linux Host________________________ 274

Special Notes for the Iomega Zip Drive __________________________ 276 Using Serial Ports______________________________________________ 277

Using a Serial Port on the Host Computer ________________________ 277

Using a File on the Host Computer______________________________ 278

Connecting an Application on the Host to a Virtual Machine _________ 279

Connecting Two Virtual Machines ______________________________ 281

Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users _________________ 285

Examples: Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port ____________________ 286 Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host _______________________________ 289

Quick Answers _____________________________________________ 289

The Longer Story ___________________________________________ 289

V-Scan Code Table __________________________________________ 292 Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine ____________________________ 297

Notes on USB Support in Version 4______________________________ 297

Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller________________________ 297

Connecting USB Devices _____________________________________ 297

Using USB with a Windows Host________________________________ 298

Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host_________________ 298

Installing USB Devices as a Non-Administrator_____________________ 299

Using USB with a Linux Host___________________________________ 299

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Who Has Control over a USB Device? ____________________________ 299 Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine _________________ 301 Human Interface Devices _____________________________________ 301

Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device ______________________________ 302

Generic SCSI on a Windows Host Operating System ________________ 302 Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System ___________________ 304

Performance Tuning __________________________________________ 307

Configuring and Maintaining the Host Computer_____________________ 309 Configuring VMware Workstation _________________________________ 310

General VMware Workstation Options ___________________________ 310 VMware Workstation on a Windows Host_________________________ 313

VMware Workstation on a Linux Host____________________________ 314 Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance ___________________________ 315 Memory Usage Notes __________________________________________ 317

Virtual Machine Memory Size __________________________________ 317

Memory Use on the Host _____________________________________ 318

Using More Than 1GB of Memory on a Linux Host __________________ 320 Improving Performance for Guest Operating Systems _________________ 322

Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System Performance Tips 322

Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Guest

Operating System Performance Tips ____________________________ 324

Linux Guest Operating System Performance Tips___________________ 326

Special-Purpose Configuration Options _________________________ 327

Locking Out Interface Features ___________________________________ 329

Removing a Forgotten Password _______________________________ 329 Restricting the User Interface ____________________________________ 331

Automatically Returning to a Snapshot with a Restricted User Interface _ 332 Using Full Screen Switch Mode ___________________________________ 334

Creating a Virtual Machine for Use in Full Screen Switch Mode ________ 334

Moving a Virtual Machine to the User’s Computer __________________ 334

Setting Configuration Options on the User’s Computer______________ 335

Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines on the User’s Computer_______ 338

Glossary ____________________________________________________ 341

Index ______________________________________________________ 345

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction and System Requirements

This section contains the following:

• What’s New in Version 4 on page 14

• Host System Requirements on page 18

• Virtual Machine Specifications on page 21

• Supported Guest Operating Systems on page 24

• Technical Support Resources on page 26

Thank you for choosing VMware® Workstation, the powerful virtual machine software for enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems and their applications simultaneously on a single PC.

If you’re new to VMware Workstation, this is the place to start.

If you’re a veteran user of VMware products, take a few minutes to see what’s new in version 4 and check out the notes on upgrading your installation.

The first chapters of this manual — through Running VMware Workstation on page 97 — introduce you to some of the things you can do with VMware Workstation and guide you through the key steps for installing the software and putting it to work.

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Later chapters provide in-depth reference material for getting the most out of the sophisticated features of VMware Workstation.

Powerful Virtual Machine Software for the Technical Professional

VMware Workstation is powerful virtual machine software for system administrators and developers who want to revolutionize software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. Shipping for over five years and winner of over a dozen major product awards, VMware Workstation enables software developers to develop and test the most complex networked server-class applications running on Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® or Novell® NetWare® — all on a single desktop.

Essential features such as Windows, Linux and NetWare support, virtual networking, live snapshots, drag-and-drop, shared folders and PXE support make VMware Workstation a powerful, indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system administrators.

Run the operating systems and applications you need — all on a single desktop

With over five years of proven success and millions of users, VMware Workstation improves efficiency, reduces costs and increases flexibility and responsiveness. Installing VMware Workstation on the desktop is the first step to transforming your IT

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infrastructure into virtual infrastructure. VMware Workstation is used in the enterprise to

• Streamline software development and testing operations

• Accelerate application deployments

• Ensure application compatibility and perform operating system migrations

VMware Workstation enables multiple operating systems and their applications to run concurrently on a single physical machine. These operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines that coexist on a single piece of hardware. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks and I/O devices. A virtual machines is the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

With VMware Workstation you can

• Build complex networks — and develop, test and deploy new applications — all on a single computer

• Leverage the portability of virtual machines so you can easily share development environments and prepackaged configurations — complete with operating system and applications — without risk

• Add or change operating systems without repartitioning disks or rebooting

• Run new operating systems and legacy applications on one computer

Since its launch in 1999, VMware Workstation has revolutionized the way software and IT infrastructure are developed and has become the de facto standard for IT professionals and developers worldwide. When you deploy VMware Workstation in your environment you will

• Shorten development cycles

• Reduce problem resolution time

• Increase productivity

• Accelerate time to market

• Improve project quality

If your business is looking to simplify and accelerate development, testing and deployment of software and IT infrastructure, VMware Workstation is essential.

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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What’s New in Version 4

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 4 extend its capabilities and make it easier to use.

• New in Version 4.5.2 on page 14

• New in Version 4.5 on page 14

• New in Version 4.0 on page 15

New in Version 4.5.2

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.5.2:

VMware Virtual Disk Manager

You can create, manage and modify virtual disk files from the command line or within scripts with the VMware Virtual Disk Manager utility. For more information, see Using

VMware Virtual Disk Manager on page 165.

Experimental Support for 64-bit Host Operating Systems

This means you can install this release of VMware Workstation on a 64-bit host computer that uses an AMD64 Opteron, Athlon 64 or Intel IA-32e CPU. Virtual machines you create on these hosts have 32-bit CPUs and can run 32-bit guest operating systems.

Experimental Support for Solaris Guest Operating Systems

This means you may install the x86 platform edition of Solaris 9 and of Solaris 10 beta as guest operating systems in this release of VMware Workstation. VMware Tools is not available for Solaris. If you want to run the guest operating system’s X server, you may do so in 16 colors.

Support for SUSE LINUX 9.1 Guests

This means you may run SUSE LINUX 9.1 as a guest operating system in this release of VMware Workstation.

Enhanced VPN Support over NAT

VMware Workstation now supports PPTP over NAT.

New in Version 4.5

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.5:

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Increased Memory Size for Virtual Machines

This means you can create individual virtual machines with up to 3,600MB of memory and use up to 4GB of memory for all running virtual machines.

Experimental Support for Longhorn

This means you can install and run beta versions of the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn. Because Longhorn is still in the beta stage of development, you should expect it to install and run more slowly than other guest operating systems.

Improved Support for Guests Using Linux Kernels in the 2.6 Series

This means better performance for virtual machines running manually installed 2.6 kernels and also for virtual machines using some of the later releases of Red Hat Linux 9, which incorporate some components from the 2.6 kernel.

Support for PXE

This means that if you use a preboot execution environment (commonly known as PXE) to boot and install operating systems into new virtual machines, you can do so without any add-on software.

Tip of the Day

A pop-up tip introduces you to a key feature of VMware Workstation each time you launch the program. You can turn the tips off if you prefer not to see them.

USB Device Installation for Nonadministrators

Any user on a Windows host can connect USB devices for use in a virtual machine. You no longer need administrative privileges on the host to connect a USB device to a virtual machine. See Installing USB Devices as a Non-Administrator on page 299 for details.

Automatic Check for Product Updates

VMware Workstation now checks automatically to see if updates for the product are available. You can adjust the interval between the automatic checks or turn off automatic checking. See Checking for Product Updates on page 126 for details.

New Operating System Support

Get the freedom to choose the operating systems and applications that work best for you. VMware Workstation 4.5 adds support for Novell NetWare 5.1, 6 and 6.5; and SUSE™ LINUX 9.0.

New in Version 4.0

Here are highlights of some key features added in VMware Workstation 4.0:

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Snapshots

You can take a snapshot of your virtual machine’s state, a point-in-time copy of the running system state, saved to disk. You can revert to that snapshot at any time — making it easier to do repetitive testing and debugging. You can also configure a virtual machine so it reverts to the snapshot each time you power it off. See Tak ing

and Reverting to a Snapshot on page 120 for details.

Drag and Drop

You can drag and drop files and folders in both directions between Windows hosts and Windows guests. See Using Drag and Drop on page 118 for details.

Shared Folders

Shared folders give you an easy way to share files between the host and one or more guests. See Using Shared Folders on page 115 for details.

Full Debug Support

Programmers now have the full functionality of native program debugging within a virtual machine with support for both user- and kernel-level debuggers. For more information on configuring virtual machines for a debugging session, see Examples:

Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port on page 286.

Improved Sound and Video

Listen to music in a virtual machine with the high fidelity provided by the new sound device, which emulates the popular Creative Labs Sound Blaster® AudioPCI. Get upgraded high performance graphics that let you display streaming video without skipping a beat.

New Operating System Support.

VMware Workstation 4.0 provides support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003; Red Hat™ Linux 8.0 and 9.0, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2.1; SuSE Linux 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and Enterprise Server 8; and Mandrake™ Linux 9.0.

New User Interface

The Linux user interface is updated throughout, and includes a completely revamped virtual machine settings editor. Windows hosts have an updated Favorites list. And on both hosts, you can run multiple virtual machines in the same window and tab from one to another using the new quick switch mode. See Running VMware Workstation

on page 97 for details.

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Network Settings (Windows Host)

The Virtual Network Editor for Windows hosts now provides a graphical interface you can use to change the configuration of the DHCP servers running on your virtual networks. It also lets you configure the NAT device and the host virtual adapters. See

Changing the Networking Configuration on page 219 for details.

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Host System Requirements

What do you need to get the most out of VMware Workstation 4? 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

• 500MHz or faster compatible x86 processor (recommended; 400MHz minimum)

Compatible processors include

• Intel®: Celeron®, Pentium® II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M (including computers with Centrino™ mobile technology), Xeon™ (including “Prestonia”)

• AMD™: Athlon™, Athlon MP, Athlon XP, Duron™, Opteron™

For additional information, including notes on processors that are not compatible, see the VMware knowledge base atwww.vmware.com/support/kb/

enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=967.

• Multiprocessor systems supported

• Experimental support for AMD64 Opteron, Athlon 64 or Intel IA-32e CPU

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; see your guest operating system and application documentation for their memory requirements

• 256MB recommended, 128MB minimum

Display

• 16-bit display adapter recommended; greater than 8-bit display adapter required

• Linux hosts must have an X server that meets the X11R6 specification (such as

XFree86) and a video adapter supported by that 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

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• At least 1GB free disk space recommended for each guest operating system and the application software used with it; if you use 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

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 a combination of host-only networking plus routing software on the host operating system

Windows Host Operating Systems

• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

• Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2 (listed versions also supported with no service pack)

• Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or 4, Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3 or 4, Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3 or 4 (listed versions also supported with no service pack)

• Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a, Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

Caution: Do not install VMware Workstation on a Windows NT 4.0 Server system that is configured as a primary or backup domain controller.

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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 products is not supported. Look for newer prebuilt modules in the download area of our Web site. Go towww.vmware.com/download/.

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• Mandrake Linux 9.0 — stock 2.4.19

• Mandrake Linux 8.2 — stock 2.4.18-6mdk

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 — stock 2.4.21, update 2.4.21-15.EL

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 — stock 2.4.9-e3

• Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 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 9.1 — stock 2.6.4-52

• SUSE LINUX 9.0 — stock 2.4.21-99

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 — stock 2.4.19

• SuSE Linux 8.2 — stock 2.4.20

• SuSE Linux 8.1 — stock 2.4.19

• SuSE Linux 8.0 — stock 2.4.18

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 — stock 2.4.7 and patch 2

• SuSE Linux 7.3 — stock 2.4.10

Platforms not listed above are not supported.

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Virtual Machine Specifications

Each virtual machine created with VMware Workstation 4 provides a platform that includes the following devices that your guest operating system can see.

Processor

• Same processor as that on host computer

Note: A 64-bit processor runs in 32-bit legacy mode inside the virtual machine.

• Single processor per virtual machine on symmetric multiprocessor systems

Chip Set

• Intel 440BX-based motherboard with NS338 SIO chip and 82093AA IOAPIC

BIOS

• PhoenixBIOS™ 4.0 Release 6 with VESA BIOS

Memory

• Up to 3600MB, depending on host memory

• Maximum of 4GB total available for all virtual machines

Graphics

• VGA and SVGA support

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 operating system

Works with scanners, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, tape drives and other SCSI devices

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• LSI Logic® LSI53C1030 Ultra320 SCSI I/O controller

• Mylex® (BusLogic) BT-958 compatible host bus adapter (requires add-on driver

from VMware for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)

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 UHCI 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

• Emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster AudioPCI (MIDI input, game controllers

and joysticks not supported)

Virtual Networking

• Nine virtual Ethernet switches (three configured by default for bridged, hostonly and NAT networking)

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• Virtual networking supports most Ethernet-based protocols, including 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 4 virtual machines and are officially supported. For notes on installing the most common guest operating systems, see the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide, available from the VMware Web site or from the Help menu.

Operating systems that are not listed are not supported for use in a VMware Workstation virtual machine. For the most recent list of supported guest operating systems, see the support section of the VMware Web site, www.vmware.com/support/.

Microsoft Windows

• Windows, code-named Longhorn, beta (experimental)

• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition,

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

• Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2 (listed versions also supported with no service pack)

• Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 1, 2, 3 or 4; Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 1, 2, 3 or 4; Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3 or 4 (listed versions also supported with no service pack)

• Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a, Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

• Windows Me

• Windows 98 (including all Customer Service Packs) and Windows 98 SE

• Windows 95 (including Service Pack 1 and all OSR releases)

• Windows for Workgroups 3.11

• Windows 3.1

Microsoft MS-DOS

• MS-DOS 6.x

Linux

• Mandrake Linux 8.2, 9.0

• Red Hat Linux 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3.0

• Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1

• SuSE Linux 7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1

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• SLES 7, 7 patch 2, 8

• Turbolinux Server 7.0, Enterprise Server 8, Workstation 8

Novell NetWare

• NetWare 5.1, 6, 6.5

FreeBSD

• FreeBSD 4.0–4.6.2, 4.8, 5.0

Note: 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, available from the VMware Web site or from the Help menu.

Solaris

• Solaris x86 Platform Edition 9 (experimental), 10 beta (experimental)

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Technical Support Resources

Documentation on the Web

Full documentation for VMware Workstation, including the latest updates to the manual, can be found on the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/support/.

VMware Knowledge Base

You can find troubleshooting notes and tips for advanced users in the knowledge base on the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/kb.

VMware User Community

Community Discussion Forums

The VMware Community is a set of moderated discussion forums hosted on the VMware Web site and is open to all VMware users. In the forums, you can share your experiences in using VMware products, raise technical questions or issues and benefit from the expertise and advice of other VMware users.

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.

For more information on the forums and newsgroups, see www.vmware.com/support/

newsgroups.htm.

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 run the support script to collect the appropriate log files and system information. Follow the steps below that apply to your host computer.

Windows Host

1. Open a command prompt.

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2. Change to the VMware Workstation program directory.

C: cd \Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation

If you did not install the program in the default directory, use the appropriate drive letter and substitute the appropriate path in the cd command above.

3. Run the support script.

cscript vm-support.vbs

4. After the script runs, it displays the name of the directory where it has stored its output. Use a file compression utility such as WinZip or PKZIP to zip that directory and include the zip file with your support request.

Linux Host

1. Open a terminal.

2. Run the support script as the user who is running the virtual machine.

vm-support

If you are not running the script as root, the script displays messages indicating that it cannot collect some information. This is normal. If the VMware support team needs that information, a support representative will ask you to run the script again as root.

3. The script creates a compressed .tgz file in the current directory. Include that output file with your support request.

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 Server 2003 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 atwww.vmware.com/requestsupport.

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Installing VMware Workstation

The following sections describe how to install VMware Workstation on your Linux or Windows host system:

• Selecting Your Host System on page 30

• Upgrading from Previous Versions on page 30

• Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host on page 31

• Installing the VMware Workstation Software on page 31

• Installing VMware Workstation Silently on page 35

• Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Windows Host on page 37

• Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host on page 38

• Before Installing on a Linux Host on page 38

• Installing the VMware Workstation Software on page 39

• Configuring Your Web Browser on page 41

• Uninstalling VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host on page 41

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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, seewww.vmware.com/download/.

To install on a supported Windows host computer, see Installing VMware Workstation

4 on a Windows Host on page 31. To install on a Linux host computer, see Installing VMware Workstation 4 on a Linux Host on page 38.

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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