Overview Basic functions Features Installation: Windows host and Linux host.

Basic Functions VMware Workstation works by creating fully isolated, secure virtual machines that encapsulate an operating system and its applications. 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, and is the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

Features Supporting Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required. Running multi-tier applications, application updates, and operating system patches on a single PC. Accelerating help desk resolution of end-user problems with a library of pre-configured virtual machines.

Features Reducing hardware costs by 50-60%. Reducing costly configuration and set-up time by 25-55%. Supporting 32- and 64-bit host & guest operating systems. Supporting wireless networking capabilities for Linux hosts. Including VMware Player.

Installation: Windows Host Host O.S.: Windows 2000, 2003, and XP. Guest O.S.: Red Hat and SuSe. Check hardware and software requirements at streq_ws.html streq_ws.html Log on to your Microsoft Windows host as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the Windows Administrators group. If you are installing from a CD, from the Start menu, choose Run and enter D:\setup.exe ( D: is CD-ROM drive).

Installation: Windows Host If you are installing from a downloaded file, click Start menu -> Run, browse to the directory where you saved the downloaded installer file and run the installer. Click Next to dismiss the Welcome dialog box.

Installation: Windows Host Select the Yes, I accept the terms in the license agreement option, then click Next.

Installation: Windows Host Choose the directory in which to install VMware Workstation: don’t install on a network drive. Then click Next.

Installation: Windows Host Select the shortcuts that you want the installer to create: Desktop, Start menu, and Quick Launch toolbar. Then click Next.

Installation: Windows Host Click Install. The installer begins copying files to your computer.

Installation: Windows Host Enter your name, company name and serial number, then click Next: Your serial number is on the registration card in your package.

Click Finish. The VMware Workstation software is installed.

Installation: Linux Host Host O.S: Red Hat and SuSe. Guest O.S.: Check hardware and software requirements at streq_ws.html streq_ws.html Log on to your Linux host with the user name you plan to use when running VMware Workstation. Open the shell interface. If you install from a CD-ROM disc: place the CD-ROM into its drive and change the current directory to CD- ROM drive.

Installation: Linux Host If you install from a downloaded installer, change the current directory to the directory containing the installer. Use Tar command: 1. Copy the tar archive to a temporary directory on your hard drive, for example: cp VMware-.tar.gz /tmp 2. Change to the temp directory: cd /tmp 3. Unpack the archive: tar zxpf VMware-.tar.gz 4. Change to the directory you want to install the software: cd VMware-distrib

Installation: Linux Host 5. Run the installation program :./vmware-install.pl 6. Accept the default directories for the binary files, library files, manual files, documentation files and init script. 7. Answer Yes when prompted to run vmware-config.pl. Use RPM command: 1. Run RPM specifying the installation file. For example: rpm -Uhv VMware-.rpm 2. Run the configuration program from the command line: vmware-config.pl

Installation: Linux Host Press Enter to read the end user license agreement (EULA). You may skip it by pressing the space bar several times. If the Do you accept prompt doesn't appear, press Q to get to the next prompt. Accept the default settings for remaining prompts. The configuration program displays a message saying the configuration completed successfully.

Installation: Linux Host Exit from the root account: exit

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