VMware Workstation 7 manuals

Vmware Workstation 7 User Manual (512 pages)

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Table of contents

Workstation User’s Manual

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2 VMware, Inc

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4 VMware, Inc

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Machine 133

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13 ConfiguringTeams 271

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Contents

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12 VMware, Inc

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16 ConnectingDevices 331

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14 VMware, Inc

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VMware, Inc. 15

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20 DeployingACEPackages 435

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21 PocketACE 457

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Glossary 489

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Index 495

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18 VMware, Inc

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About This Book

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Online and Telephone Support

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Support Offerings

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VMware Professional Services

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Introduction and System

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Requirements

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Overview of This Manual

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Host System Requirements

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Disk Drives

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Local Area Networking

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Host Operating System

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Linux Host Operating Systems

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Processor

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Chip Set

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Graphics

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IDE Drives

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SCSI Devices

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Ethernet Card

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Virtual Networking

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Installing and Upgrading

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VMware Workstation

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Install Workstation Silently

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Preparing for an Upgrade

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Windows Vista or Windows 7

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Windows Vista

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Learning Workstation

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/usr/bin/vmware &

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Home Page and Views

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Summary View button

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Console View

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Appliance View

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Toolbar Buttons

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View the Sidebar

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Favorites List in the Sidebar

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Check for Product Updates

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Hardware Tab

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Options Tab

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General

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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Running the Support Script

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Creating and Upgrading a

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Number of Processors

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Memory Allocation

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Network Connection Type

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I/O Adapter Types

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Disk Types

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Disk Capacity

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Upgrading

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Installing and Using

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VMware Tools

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VMware Tools Service

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VMware Device Drivers

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VMware User Process

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Installing VMware Tools

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Session Manager

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VMware Tools Update Process

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Uninstall VMware Tools

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Options Tab Settings

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Configuration File

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Devices Tab Settings

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Scripts Tab Settings

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Shrink Tab Settings

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About Tab

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Table 5-3. vmwtool Commands

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Machine

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String in a Startup Command

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Creating a Virtual Machine

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Another Virtual Machine

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Supported Source Machines

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Physical Machine Source

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Dual-Boot System Source

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ESX Virtual Machine Source

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Supported Volume Types

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Disk Space Allocation

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Full or Linked Clones

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Supported Destinations

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Network Adapters

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Conversion Impact on Settings

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Getting Started with Virtual

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Machines

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Starting a Virtual Machine

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Virtual Machine Location

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Shut Down a Virtual Machine

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Download Components

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Pausing a Virtual Machine

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Encrypting a Virtual Machine

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Restrictions on Encryption

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Encrypt a Virtual Machine

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VMware, Inc. 157

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Delete a Virtual Machine

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Enter and Exit Unity Mode

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Use Full Screen Mode

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Use Quick Switch Mode

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Use Exclusive Mode

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Configuring Video and Sound

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Support for Direct3D Graphics

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Configuring Sound

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Transferring Files and Text

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Between the Host and

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Using Shared Folders

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Set Up Shared Folders

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Viewing a Shared Folder

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Performance Improvements

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Folder Mounting

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Using a Mapped Drive

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Preserving the State of a

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Virtual Machine

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Using Snapshots

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Snapshots in a Process Tree

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Snapshot Relationships

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Snapshot Conflicts

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Snapshot Manager Overview

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Take a Snapshot

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Revert at Power Off

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Using AutoProtect Snapshots

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Cloning, Moving, and

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Sharing Virtual Machines

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Cloning a Virtual Machine

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Types of Clones

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Creating Clones

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Moving a Virtual Machine

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Processors

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Moving Linked Clones

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VMware, Inc. 229

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Web Server

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Start and Exit VMware Player

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Using Disks and Disk Drives

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Portability

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Disk Size and Files

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Lock Files

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IDE and SCSI Disk Types

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Physical Disks

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Defragment Virtual Disks

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Compact a Virtual Disk

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Expand a Virtual Disk

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 Forafloppydrive:

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Legacy Virtual Disks

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Recording and Replaying

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Virtual Machine Activity

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Create a Recording

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Replay a Recording

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Browse a Recording

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Delete a Recording

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Disable Periodic Screenshots

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Configuring Teams

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Managing Teams

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Chapter 13 Configuring Teams

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Rename a Team

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Power Off or Close a Team

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Delete a Team

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Power On a Team

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Suspend or Resume a Team

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Working with Team Networks

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Create a Team LAN Segment

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Configure LAN Segments

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Delete a LAN Segment

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Configuring a Virtual

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DHCP Server

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Network Adapter

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Bridged Networking

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Set Up Bridged Networking

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Setting Up NAT

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Set Up Host-Only Networking

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Add Virtual Network Adapters

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Adapters

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Switches

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/usr/bin/vmware-netcfg

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Advanced Virtual

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Networking

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Configuration

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Addresses

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Range Address Use Example

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Avoiding MAC Address Changes

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Workstation

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DHCP and DDNS

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Set Up Using Configuration 3

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Using NAT

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DHCP on the NAT Network

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DNS on the NAT Network

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Advanced NAT Configuration

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Considerations for Using NAT

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Using NAT with NetLogon

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Sample Linux nat.conf File

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Using Samba with Workstation

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/etc/samba/smb.conf

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Connecting Devices

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Chapter 16 Connecting Devices

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Using Serial Ports

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Configuring Keyboard Features

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Hot Keys for Virtual Machines

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V-Scan Code Table

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Connecting USB Devices

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Connect a USB Device Manually

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Disable Smart Card Sharing

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Virtual Processors

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Special-Purpose

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Configuration Options for

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Windows Hosts

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Virtual Key Codes

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Computer

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Virtual Machine Hot Key

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Host Operating System Hot Key

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Guest ACPI S1 Sleep

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Learning the Basics of

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VMware ACE

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Key Features of VMware ACE

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VMware ACE Terminology

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Administrative Workstation

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Setting and Using Policies

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Benefits of Using Policies

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Activation Settings

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Authentication Settings

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Set Activation Limit

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Setting Expiration Policies

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Add or Edit a Network Zone

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 Toaddarule,clickAdd.

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Change NAT Settings

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Setting USB Device Policies

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Runtime Preferences Settings

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Exit Behavior Settings

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Pocket ACE Cache Settings

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Setting Snapshot Policies

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Setting Kiosk Mode Policies

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Instances

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Examples of Policy Scripts

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Hosts Only

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Shortcut Key Values

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Sample Skin File

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Deploying ACE Packages

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Encryption Settings

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Package Lifetime Settings

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Set Up a Remote Domain Join

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Custom EULA Settings

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ACE Resources Directory

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Settings

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Creating a Package

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Use the New Package Wizard

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Deploy Packages

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Pocket ACE

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Use Cases for Pocket ACE

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Portable Device Requirements

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Create a Pocket ACE Package

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Chapter 21 Pocket ACE

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Run the Pocket ACE Instance

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Installing ACE Packages

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 VMware-Player-i386.bundle

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 VMware-Player-x86_64.bundle

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./vmware-install.pl

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Start and Use an ACE Instance

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Install an ACE Client License

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Quit VMware Player

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Troubleshooting Tools

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Password Prompts

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Respond to Hot Fix Requests

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Troubleshooting Setup Issues

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Appendix: Workstation

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Command-Line Reference

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Me\Windows Me.vmx"

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Glossary

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G GotoSnapshot

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H–K host‐onlynetworking

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L–M LANsegment

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N–O nonpersistentmode

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P parent

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Q quickswitchmode

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R rawdisk

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S sharedfolder

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T–U team

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V–X virtualdisk

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Numerics

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