VMWare Workstation Installation

Starting Vmware Workstation Go to the start menu and start the VMware Workstation program. *Note: The following instructions are written starting at the point after the download and/or installation of VMware Workstation (or MS Virtual PC). If you have any questions regarding the download or installation see your instructor.

Creating a new virtual machine. Select “New Virtual Machine” on the Home page.

Selecting the Configuration Method For this installation, we will stay with the default of “Typical” configuration. The “Custom” configuration should be done by more advanced users or with the guidance of your instructor. Click Next.

Selecting the boot image Select “Installer disc image file (iso)” Click Browse

Selecting the boot image Find the iso image for the installation and Click Next

Choosing the Operating System Select “Linux” for guest operating system and using the drop down arrow, choose version “Red Hat Linux”. Click Next.

Naming the Virtual Machine In this step you need to give your virtual machine a descriptive name and select a location for it. It’s good practice to include the OS version in the name and create a folder with the same name just for that particular virtual machine. Click Next.

How big should the VM be? Although the size of your VM can be proportional to the size of the hard drive that it is on, we will make ours 8 GB so that we may put it on a DL DVD in the future. Do not select the “Allocate all disk space now” check box. This is used if you want to dedicate the entire Disk size to the VM immediately. Click Next.

Creating the VM Check the settings to make sure they are correct and then click Finish.

Installing on the VM Drive The first time the new VM boots it will be from the disk (ISO). You will need to install it permanently on the VM.

Login Log into the VM.

Installing on the VM Drive Double click the icon on the desktop; “Install to Hard Drive”.

Installing on the VM Drive Follow the prompts and answer any questions. Click Next

Time Zone For PST, selecting America/Los Angeles will do. Click Next

Root Password Enter a password for root. Click Next

Initializing the drive You will need to initialize the drive; click Yes.

Partitioning the drive For this installation we will just stick with the default settings for the disk partitioning. Click Next

Partitioning the drive Select “Write changes to disk” at the prompt.

Installation Complete (almost) Click close and reboot (reset).

Permanent Installation Now you will complete the final steps for the permanent installation. Click Forward

Permanent Installation Follow the prompts and answer the questions. Click Forward.

Create a user Create a user, such as admin. Click Forward.

Date and Time Check the settings for the date and time, adjust them if necessary. Click Forward

Sharing the hardware profile There is no need to do this, especially since we are running the system in a virtual environment. Click Forward.

Login Log into the VM and click “Install Tools”.

Extract VMware Tools Double click on the VMware Tools icon on the desktop. Right click on the.gz package and extract to the desktop.

Installing VMware Tools You should now see the distrib package on the desktop.

Installing VMware Tools Open a Terminal

Installing VMware Tools Type the following commands. $ su – [enter root password] # cd /home/admin/desktop # cd vmware-tools-distrib #./vmware-install.pl You will need to answer questions when prompted. Just accept the defaults.

Installation Complete Your Fedora 10 VM should be ready to go now.