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Preface

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WhatIsVMwarePlayer? 7 DownloadingVMwarePlayerandVirtualMachines 7 WhatYouCanDowithVMwarePlayer 8 FeaturesinVMwarePlayer 8 WhatsNewinVMwarePlayer2.0 8 HostSystemRequirementsforVMwarePlayer 9 CompatibleVirtualMachinesandSystemImages 9 VirtualSMP 9 InstallingandRunningVMwarePlayer 10 InstallingVMwarePlayer 10 ConfiguringtheLinuxInstallationwithvmwareconfig.pl 11 RequiredConfigurationChanges 11 Locationofvmwareconfig.pl 12 StartingVMwarePlayer 12 ClosingVMwarePlayer 12 UninstallingVMwarePlayer 13 SupportedHostandGuestOperatingSystemsforVMwarePlayer 13 SupportedHostOperatingSystems 13 Windows32BitHostOperatingSystems 13 Windows64BitHostOperatingSystems 14 Linux32BitHostOperatingSystems 14 Linux64BitHostOperatingSystems 15 SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 16 Windows32BitGuestOperatingSystems 16 Windows64BitOperatingSystems 16 Linux32BitGuestOperatingSystems 16 Linux64BitGuestOperatingSystems 17 NovellNetWare32BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 NovellOpenEnterpriseServer32BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 FreeBSD32BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 FreeBSD64BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 SunSolaris32BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 SunSolaris64BitGuestOperatingSystem 17 ProcessorSupportfor64BitGuestOperatingSystems 17

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Preface

ThisprefaceprovidesinformationabouttheVMwarePlayerGettingStartedGuideandlinkstoVMware technicalsupportandeducationalresources. Thisprefacecontainsthefollowingtopics:

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AboutThisBookonpage 5 TechnicalSupportandEducationResourcesonpage 6

About This Book

Thismanual,theVMwarePlayerGettingStartedGuide,providesinformationaboutinstallingandusing VMwarePlayer2.0.DetailedinformationabouthowtouseVMwarePlayerfeaturesisintheonlinehelp.

Intended Audience
ThisbookisintendedforanyonewhowantstoinstalloruseVMwarePlayer2.0.VMwarePlayer2.0users includeanyonewhowantstorunvirtualmachinesorvirtualappliances.Youcandownloadandsafelyrun prebuiltapplicationenvironmentsprovidedbysoftwarevendorsorcolleagues.

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Technical Support and Education Resources

Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.

Self-Service Support
UsetheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)forselfhelptoolsandtechnicalinformation:
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Productinformationhttp://www.vmware.com/products/ Technologyinformationhttp://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/technology Documentationhttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs VMTNKnowledgeBasehttp://www.vmware.com/support/kb Discussionforumshttp://www.vmware.com/community Usergroupshttp://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

FormoreinformationabouttheVMwareTechnologyNetwork,gotohttp://www.vmtn.net.

Online and Telephone Support

Useonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductandcontractinformation,and registeryourproducts.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support. Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthefastestresponseon priority1issues.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.

Support Offerings
FindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds.Goto http://www.vmware.com/support/services.

VMware Education Services

VMwarecoursesofferextensivehandsonlabs,casestudyexamples,andcoursematerialsdesignedtobeused asonthejobreferencetools.FormoreinformationaboutVMwareEducationServices,goto http://mylearn1.vmware.com/mgrreg/index.cfm.

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Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowingsections:
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WhatIsVMwarePlayer?onpage 7 InstallingandRunningVMwarePlayeronpage 10 SupportedHostandGuestOperatingSystemsforVMwarePlayeronpage 13

What Is VMware Player?

VMwarePlayerisafreedesktopapplicationthatletsyourunvirtualmachinesonaWindowsorLinuxPC. VMwarePlayeristheonlyproductonthemarketthatletsyourunvirtualmachineswithoutinvestingin virtualizationsoftware,makingiteasierthanevertotakeadvantageofthesecurity,flexibility,andportability ofvirtualmachines.VMwarePlayerletsyouusehostmachinedevices,suchasCDandDVDdrives,fromthe virtualmachine. VMwarePlayerprovidesanintuitiveuserinterfaceforrunningpreconfiguredvirtualmachinescreatedwith VMwareWorkstation,ESXServer,VMwareServer,andGSXServer.OnWindowshostmachines,VMware PlayeralsoopensandrunsMicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServervirtualmachinesandSymantecBackup ExecSystemRecovery(formerlyLiveStateRecovery)systemimages.VMwarePlayermakesVMwarevirtual machinesaccessibletocolleagues,partners,customers,andclients,whetherornottheyhavepurchased VMwareproducts.AnyonewhodownloadsVMwarePlayercanopenandruncompatiblevirtualmachines. NOTEUseofVMwarePlayerissubjecttotheVMwarePlayerenduserlicenseterms.VMwareprovidesno supportforVMwarePlayer.Forselfhelpresources,seetheVMwarePlayerFAQat http://www.vmware.com/products/player/faqs.html.YoucanalsoparticipateintheVMwarePlayer DiscussionForumontheVMwareTechnologyNetwork(VMTN)Website,at http://www.vmware.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=123.TheforumenablesVMTNmembersto exchangeinformation,questions,andcommentsregardingVMwareproducts,services,andproductsupport issues.

Downloading VMware Player and Virtual Machines

YoucandownloadVMwarePlayerfromtheVMwareWebsiteathttp://www.vmware.com/download/player/. YoucandownloadvirtualappliancestousewithVMwarePlayerfromtheVirtualApplianceMarketplaceat http://vam.vmware.com. ForinformationoninstallingVMwarePlayer,seeInstallingandRunningVMwarePlayeronpage 10.

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What You Can Do with VMware Player

WithVMwarePlayer,youcan:
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UseandevaluateprebuiltapplicationsDownloadandsafelyrunprebuiltapplicationenvironmentsin virtualmachinesthatareavailablefromtheVirtualApplianceMarketplaceathttp://vam.vmware.com. TheVirtualApplianceMarketplaceincludesvirtualmachinesfromleadingsoftwarevendors,including Oracle,RedHat,Novell,BEA,SpikeSource,IBM,andMySQL,aswellasvirtualmachinesthatare preconfiguredwithpopularopensourcesoftware. TransformsoftwaredistributionSimplifysoftwaredistributionbyshippingpreconfiguredsoftwarein virtualmachines.Enduserscanexperiencethebenefitsofyourproductsimmediately,withoutsetup hassles.VMwarePlayerisidealforshippingevaluationcopiesorbetasoftware.Youcanpackage complex,sophisticatedapplications,completewithafullworkingenvironment,inavirtualmachinethat canbeusedbyanyonewhodownloadsVMwarePlayer. CollaboratewithcolleaguesVMwarePlayermakesiteasyforsupport,development,andQAtoshare customerscenariosinvirtualmachines.

Features in VMware Player

VMwarePlayerisafreedesktopapplicationforrunningvirtualmachines.VMwarePlayerdoesnotinclude featuresfoundinotherVMwareproducts,suchastheabilitytocreatevirtualmachines. VMwarePlayerprovidesthefollowingfeatures:
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Youcanconnect,disconnect,anduseconfiguredhostdevices,includingUSBdevices,inthevirtual machine. Youcansetpreferences,suchashowdevicesaredisplayedinVMwarePlayer. Youcanchangetheamountofmemoryallocatedtothevirtualmachine. YoucandraganddropfilesbetweenaLinuxorWindowshostandaLinux,Windows,orSolarisguest. (LinuxhostsandLinuxandSolarisguestsmustberunningXWindows.)Youcanusethisfeatureifthe personwhocreatedthevirtualmachineyouarerunningalsoinstalledVMwareToolsinit. YoucancopyandpastetextbetweenaWindowsorLinuxhostandaWindows,Linux,orSolarisguest. Youcanusethisfeatureifthepersonwhocreatedthevirtualmachineyouarerunningalsoinstalled VMwareToolsinit. YoucancopyandpastefilesbetweenaWindowsorLinuxhostandaWindows,Linux,orSolarisguest. Youcanusethisfeatureifthepersonwhocreatedthevirtualmachineyouarerunningalsoinstalled VMwareToolsinit.

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Forinstructionsonusingthesefeatures,seetheonlinehelpprovidedinVMwarePlayer. NOTEEachinstanceofVMwarePlayercanrunonlyonevirtualmachineatatime.

Whats New in VMware Player 2.0

VMwarePlayer2.0includesthefollowingnewfeatures:
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WindowsVistasupportYoucanuseWindowsVistaasahostorguestoperatingsystem. USB2.0supportYoucanuseperipheralsthatrequirehighspeedperformance,suchasMP3playersand faststoragedevices,inyourvirtualmachines. SharedfoldersIfthevirtualmachinehassharedfoldersenabled,youcanusethisfeaturetomovefiles betweenthehostandguestoperatingsystems.Thevirtualmachinemustbepreconfiguredwithshared foldersenabled,andwiththepathspecifiedtothedesignatedsharedfolderonthehost.Asasecurity precaution,sharedfoldersaredisabledbydefaultinVMwarePlayer.Whenyouopenavirtualmachine withsharedfoldersinVMwarePlayer,anotificationmessagestatesthatsharedfoldershavebeen disabled,andtellsyouhowtoreenablethem.

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ApplianceviewVirtualmachineappliancescannowbepreconfiguredtodisplayanapplianceview.A virtualapplianceisapreinstalledandpreconfiguredapplicationandoperatingsystemenvironmentthat runsonanystandardx86desktoporserverinavirtualmachineforexample,aWebserverapplication withabrowserbasedconsole.Theapplianceviewgivesyouabriefdescriptionofthetypeofserveror applianceandprovidesalinkthatopensthebrowserontheguestoperatingsystemandconnectstothe correctportfortheserverconsole.Ifavirtualmachineisconfiguredwithanapplianceview,VMware Playerdefaultstotheapplianceview.Youcanalsousethetraditionalconsoleviewifyouprefer. WelcomepageTheWelcomepagegivesyoutheoptionofbrowsingtoavirtualmachinefile,opening arecentlyusedvirtualmachine,ordownloadingavirtualappliancefromtheVirtualAppliance Marketplace.Italsodisplaysinformationaboutafeaturedvirtualappliance,whichyoucandownload. ExperimentalsupportforVirtualSMPYoucanuseVMwarePlayertopoweronavirtualmachine thathasmorethanonevirtualprocessorassigned.

Host System Requirements for VMware Player

TheminimumhostsystemrequirementsforinstallingandusingVMwarePlayerare:
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Standardx86compatibleorx8664compatiblePC Processorspeed733MHzorfaster Memory512MBminimum(2GBrecommended).Youmusthaveenoughmemorytorunthehost operatingsystem,thevirtualmachine,andapplicationsonthehostandguestoperatingsystems. HarddiskAtleast1GBfreediskspaceisrecommendedforeachguestoperatingsystem. Forinstallation,VMwarePlayerrequiresapproximately200MB(Linux)or250MB(Windows)freedisk space.Youcandeletetheinstallerafterinstallationiscompletetoreclaimdiskspace.

SeeSupportedHostandGuestOperatingSystemsforVMwarePlayeronpage 13foradditionalinformation aboutsupportedhostandguestoperatingsystems.

Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images

ThefollowingvirtualmachinesandsystemimagesarecompatiblewithVMwarePlayer:
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VMwareVirtualMachinesVMwarePlayerrunsvirtualmachinescreatedwithVMwareWorkstation 4 andhigher,GSX Server 3.x,VMwareServer,andESX Server 2.xandhigher.Workstation 4virtual machinesruninlegacymode.VirtualmachinescreatedinversionsearlierthanWorkstation 4mustbe upgradedusinganotherVMwareproductbeforeyoucanruntheminVMwarePlayer. MicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServerVirtualMachinesOnWindowshosts,VMwarePlayercanrun MicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServervirtualmachines.WhenyouopenaVirtualPCvirtualmachine inVMwarePlayer,VMwarePlayerautomaticallycreatesaVMwarecompatibleconfigurationfile(witha .vmxextension),andpreservestheoriginalVirtualPCconfigurationfile(witha.vmcextension).Youcan savetheVMwarecompatiblevirtualmachine. SymantecBackupExecSystemRecoverySystemImagesOnWindowshosts,VMwarePlayercanrun systemimagescreatedwithSymantecBackupExecSystemRecovery(formerlySymantecLiveState Recovery).WhenyouopenaBackupExecSystemRecoverysystemimageinVMwarePlayer,VMware PlayerautomaticallycreatesaVMwarecompatibleconfigurationfile(witha.vmxextension),and preservestheoriginalBackupExecSystemRecoverysystemimagefile(witha.sv2iextension).Youcan savetheVMwarecompatiblevirtualmachine.

Virtual SMP
VirtualSMPsupportinVMwarePlayerisexperimental.Withthisfeature,youcanuseVMwarePlayertorun avirtualmachinethathasmorethanonevirtualprocessorassigned.

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Installing and Running VMware Player

Thefollowingsectionsgiveinstructionsforinstalling,configuring,andstartingVMwarePlayer. FordetailedinstructionsonusingVMwarePlayerfeatures,seetheonlinehelpprovidedinVMwarePlayer. ToviewtheonlinehelponLinux,choosePlayer>Help.ToviewtheonlinehelponWindows,choose VMware Player>Help.

Installing VMware Player

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallVMwarePlayeronWindowsandLinux.IfyoudonothaveaproductCD, downloadVMwarePlayerfromhttp://www.vmware.com/download/player/. ThestepsbelowdescribeaninstallationfromaproductCD.Ifyoudownloadedthesoftware,followthe installationprocedure,butinstallfromthedirectorywhereyousavedtheinstallerfile(ratherthanthe WindowsorLinuxdirectoryontheCD). To install VMware Player on a Windows host 1 IfyouareinstallingVMwarePlayerfromaCDandautorunisenabled,followtheinstructionsdisplayed whenyouinserttheCDinyourCDROMdrive. IfyouareinstallingVMwarePlayerfromaCDandautorunisnotenabled,doubleclickthe VMware-player-<xxxx-xxxx>.exeinstallerfileintheWindowsdirectoryoftheCD.(Inthefilename, <xxxx-xxxx>isaseriesofnumbersrepresentingtheversionandbuildnumbers.) 2 3 4 5 OntheWelcomepage,clickNext. OntheDestinationFolderpage,optionallychooseanalternatelocationforVMwarePlayerfiles,andclick Next. Optionally,deselectanyshortcutsontheConfigurationShortcutspage,andclickNext. ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation. VMwarePlayerandanyshortcutsyouselectedareinstalledonyourhostmachine. 6 ClickFinish.

To install VMware Player on a Linux host 1 2 LogontoyourLinuxhostwiththeusernameyouplantousewhenrunningVMwarePlayer. Inaterminalwindow,becomerootsoyoucanperformtheinitialinstallationsteps:

su -

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MounttheVMwarePlayerCDROM. ChangetotheLinuxdirectoryontheCD. TousetheRPMinstaller,skiptoStep 6.Tousethetarinstaller,followthesesteps: a Ifyouhaveaprevioustarinstallation,deletetheVMwarePlayerdistributiondirectorybefore installingfromatarfileagain.Thedefaultlocationofthisdirectoryis:

/tmp/vmware-player-distrib

NOTEYoucanskipthestepsforcopyingandunpackingthearchiveandinstalldirectlyfromthe vmware-player-distribdirectoryontheCD. b Copythetararchivetoatemporarydirectoryonyourharddrive,forexample,/tmp:

cp VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gz /tmp

VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gzistheinstallationfile.(Inthefilename,<xxxx-xxxx>isaseriesofnumbers representingtheversionandbuildnumbers.)

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Changetothedirectorytowhichyoucopiedthefile:
cd /tmp

Unpackthearchive:
tar zxpf VMware-<xxxx>.tar.gz

Changetotheinstallationdirectory:
cd vmware-player-distrib

Runtheinstallationprogram:
./vmware-install.pl

g h i 6

Pressreturntoacceptthedefaultvaluesattheprompts. Pressreturn(Yes)whenpromptedtorunvmware-config.pl. SkiptoStep 7.

TousetheRPMinstaller: a RunRPMspecifyingtheinstallationfile:
rpm -Uhv VMware-<xxxx>.rpm

VMware-<xxxx>.rpmistheinstallationfile.(Inthefilename,<xxxx-xxxx>isaseriesofnumbers representingtheversionandbuildnumbers.) b Runtheconfigurationprogramfromthecommandline:

vmware-config.pl

Atthevmware-config.plprompts,acceptthedefaultvalues. NOTEIfyoudonotenablehostonlynetworkingwhenyouinstallVMwarePlayer,youcannotallowa virtualmachinetousebothbridgedandhostonlynetworking. Theconfigurationprogramdisplaysamessagesayingtheconfigurationcompletedsuccessfully.Ifyoudo notseetheconfigurationcompletionmessage,runtheconfigurationprogramagain.

Whenyouaredone,exitfromtherootaccount.Type:
exit

Configuring the Linux Installation with vmware-config.pl

Usevmware-config.pltoconfigureyourLinuxinstallationofVMwarePlayer. NOTEIfyouinstallfromthetararchive,theinstallerstartstheconfigurationprogramforyouunlessyou specifyNoattheprompttorunvmware-config.pl. IfyouusetheRPMinstaller,youmustruntheconfigurationprogramfromthecommandline.

Required Configuration Changes

Configurationwithvmware-config.plisrequiredinthefollowingcircumstances:
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WhenyouinstallVMwarePlayerthefirsttime. WhenyouupgradeyourversionofVMwarePlayer. Whenyouupgradeyourhostoperatingsystemkernel.(ItisnotnecessarytoreinstallVMwarePlayerafter youupgradeyourkernel.) ToreconfigurethenetworkingoptionsforVMwarePlayer,forexample,toaddorremovehostonly networking.

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Location of vmware-config.pl
Theinstallerplacesvmware-config.plin/usr/bin. If /usr/binisnotinyourdefaultpath,runthe programwiththefollowingcommand:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

Starting VMware Player

ThissectiondescribeshowtostartVMwarePlayer. To start VMware Player and run a virtual machine 1 ToopenVMwarePlayer:
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ChooseVMwarePlayerfromtheStart>ProgramsmenuinWindowsorfromthecorresponding programmenuinaLinuxXwindowssession. OnWindows,typevmplayerfromtheStart>Runcommandmenu.Youcanalsotype <path>\vmplayer.exeinthecommandinterpreter,where<path>istheappropriatepathonyour systemtotheVMwarePlayerexecutablefile. FromtheLinuxcommandline,type<path>/vmplayer,where<path>istheappropriatepathon yoursystemtotheVMwarePlayerexecutablefile.IfyouwanttorunVMwarePlayerinthe background,type<path>/vmplayer &.

Afteryouaccepttheenduserlicenseagreement(EULA),theWelcomepageappears. 2 Browsefortheconfigurationfileofthevirtualmachinethatyouwanttoplay. YoucanalsoselectarecentlyusedvirtualmachineordownloadavirtualappliancefromtheVirtual ApplianceMarketplace. YoucanusethefieldFilesoftypetofilterthefilesthataredisplayedwhenyoubrowse. VMwarePlayercanopen.vmxVMwareconfigurationfiles.OnWindows,VMwarePlayercanalsoopen .vmcMicrosoftVirtualPCandVirtualServerfilesand.sv2iSymantecBackupExecSystemRecovery systemimages. 3 Enterorselectavirtualmachineconfigurationfile,andclickOpen. VMwarePlayeropensthevirtualmachineandpowersiton. Youcanalsoopenavirtualmachinebyrightclickingitsconfigurationfiletodisplayacontextmenufrom whichyoucanopenthevirtualmachineinVMwarePlayer.

Closing VMware Player

ThissectiondescribeshowtocloseVMwarePlayer. To close VMware Player Takeoneofthefollowingactions:
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Shutdowntheguestoperatingsysteminthevirtualmachine. VMwarePlayerclosesaftertheguestoperatingsystemshutsdown.

InVMwarePlayer,chooseVMwarePlayer>Exit(Windows)orPlayer>Quit(Linux). VMwarePlayereithersuspendsorpowersoffthevirtualmachine,dependingonthepreferenceyouhave setforexitbehaviorinPlayer>Preferences.

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Uninstalling VMware Player

ThefollowingsectionsgiveinstructionsforuninstallingVMwarePlayeronWindowsandLinuxhosts. To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows host other than Vista 1 2 3 IntheControlPanel,openAdd/RemovePrograms. SelecttheentryforVMwarePlayerandclickRemove. Followtheonscreeninstructions.

To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Vista host 1 2 GotoStart>ControlPanel>Programs>Programs and Features>Uninstallaprogram. SelectVMwarePlayerandclickUninstall.

To uninstall an RPM installation of VMware Player on a Linux host IfyouusedtheRPMinstallertoinstallVMwarePlayer,removethesoftwarefromyoursystembyentering:

rpm -e VMware<xxxx-xxxx>

Inthiscommand,<xxxx-xxxx>isaseriesofnumbersrepresentingtheversionandbuild.IfyouhaveVMware Playerproperlyinstalled,youcanfindtheVMwarePlayerbuildnumberbyentering:
rpm -qa | grep VM

To uninstall a tar installation of VMware Player on a Linux host IfyouusedthetarinstallertoinstallVMwarePlayer,removethesoftwarefromyoursystembyentering:

vmware-uninstall.pl

Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player

Thetermshostandguestdescribeyourphysicalandvirtualmachines:
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ThephysicalcomputeronwhichyouinstalltheVMwarePlayersoftwareiscalledthehostmachine,and itsoperatingsystemiscalledthehostoperatingsystem. Theoperatingsystemrunninginsideavirtualmachineiscalledaguestoperatingsystem.

Supported Host Operating Systems

VMwarePlayerisavailableforbothWindowsandLinuxhostoperatingsystems.

Windows 32-Bit Host Operating Systems

VMwarePlayersupportsthefollowingWindows32bithostoperatingsystems:
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WindowsVistaEnterpriseEdition WindowsVistaBusinessEdition WindowsVistaHomeBasicandPremiumEditions WindowsVistaUltimateEdition WindowsServer2003StandardEdition,SP1 WindowsServer2003WebEdition,SP1 WindowsServer2003SmallBusinessEdition,SP1 WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEdition,SP1 WindowsServer2003R2 (Listedversionsarealsosupportedwithnoservicepack.) WindowsXPHomeEdition,SP1,SP2 WindowsXPProfessional,SP1,SP2 (Listedversionsarealsosupportedwithnoservicepack.)

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Windows2000ServerSP3,SP4 Windows2000Professional,SP3,SP4 Windows2000AdvancedServer,SP3,SP4

AWebbrowserisrequiredfortheHelpsystem.

Windows 64-Bit Host Operating Systems

VMwarePlayersupportsthefollowingWindows64bithostoperatingsystems:
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WindowsVistaEnterpriseEdition WindowsVistaBusinessEdition WindowsVistaHomeBasicandPremiumEditions WindowsVistaUltimateEdition WindowsServer2003x64EditionSP1 WindowsServer2003x64EditionR2 WindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition

AWebbrowserisrequiredfortheHelpsystem.

Linux 32-Bit Host Operating Systems

Supporteddistributionsandkernelsarelistedbelow.VMwarePlayermightnotrunonsystemsthatdonot meettheserequirements.
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MandrivaLinux2006and2007 MandrivaCorporateDesktop4.0 MandrivaCorporateServer4.0 MandrakeLinux10.1 MandrakeLinux9.0stock2.4.19 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWS4.5(Beta,formerlycalled4.0Update5) RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS4.0,updates1,2,3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxES4.0,updates1,2,3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWS4.0,updates1,2,3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS3.0,updates1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxES3.0,updates1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWS3.0,updates1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1stock2.4.9e3 RedHatLinux9.0stock2.4.208,upgrade2.4.2020.9 RedHatLinux8.0stock2.4.18 RedHatLinux7.3stock2.4.18 RedHatLinux7.2stock2.4.710,upgrade2.4.97,upgrade2.4.913,upgrade2.4.921,upgrade2.4.931 RedHatLinux7.1stock2.4.22,upgrade2.4.312 RedHatLinux7.0stock2.2.1622,upgrade2.2.1714

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9SP4(Beta) SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,9SP1,9SP2,9SP3 (Listedversionsarealsosupportedwithnoservicepack.) SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8,stock2.4.19 SUSELinux10.1 SUSELinux10 SUSELinux9.3

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SUSELinux9.2,SP1) SUSELinux9.1stock2.6.452 SUSELinux9.0stock2.4.2199 SUSELinux8.2stock2.4.20

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UbuntuLinux6.10 UbuntuLinux6.06 UbuntuLinux5.10 UbuntuLinux5.04

AWebbrowserisrequiredfortheHelpsystem.

Linux 64-Bit Host Operating Systems

Supporteddistributionsandkernelsarelistedbelow.VMwarePlayermightnotrunonsystemsthatdonot meettheserequirements.
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MandrivaLinux2006and2007 MandrivaCorporateDesktop4.0 MandrivaCorporateServer4.0 Important:On64bitMandrivahosts,some32bitcompatibilitylibrariesarerequired.Specifically,32bit glibcandX11arerequired.

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5(Beta,formerlycalled4.0Update5) RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS4.0,updates3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxES4.0,updates3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWS4.0,updates3,4 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS3.0,stock2.4.21,updates2.4.2115,6,7,8 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxES3.0,stock2.4.21,updates2.4.2115,6,7,8 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWS3.0,stock2.4.21,updates2.4.2115,6,7,8

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9SP4(Beta) SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,SP1,SP2,SP3 (Listedversionsarealsosupportedwithnoservicepack.) SUSELinux10.1 SUSELinux10 SUSELinux9.3 SUSELinux9.2,SP1 SUSELinux9.1stock2.6.452

UbuntuLinux6.10 UbuntuLinux6.06 UbuntuLinux5.10 UbuntuLinux5.04 Important:On64bitUbuntu6.xhosts,some32bitcompatibilitylibrariesarerequired.Specifically,32bit glibcandX11arerequired.

AWebbrowserisrequiredfortheHelpsystem. NOTEAsnewerLinuxkernelsanddistributionsarereleased,VMwaremodifiesandtestsitsproductsfor stabilityandreliabilityonthosehostplatforms.Wemakeeveryefforttoaddsupportfornewkernelsand distributionsinatimelymanner,butuntilakernelordistributionisaddedtothelistbelow,itsusewith VMwareproductsisnotsupported.LookfornewerprebuiltmodulesinthedownloadareaoftheVMware Website.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/download/.

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Supported Guest Operating Systems

VMwareiscontinuallyaddingsupportfornewguestoperatingsystemsandnewversionsandupdatesof currentlysupportedoperatingsystems.Thissectionsprovidesasimplifiedlistofguestoperatingsystems supportedforvirtualmachinesrunninginVMwarePlayer.Forthemostrecentlistofsupportedguest operatingsystems,includingdetailedinformationaboutthespecificoperatingsystemversions,servicepacks, andupdatessupported,seetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuide,availablefrom http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/. Thisguidealsoprovidesnotesoninstallingthemostcommonguestoperatingsystems.VMwarePlayerisnot listedintheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuide,buttheinformationforVMwareWorkstation6.0 isapplicabletoVMwarePlayer2.0. OperatingsystemsthatarenotlistedarenotsupportedforuseinaVMwarePlayervirtualmachine.

Windows 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems

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WindowsVista(3Deffectsnotyetsupported) WindowsServer2003,SmallBusinessServer2003 WindowsServer2003WebEdition WindowsXPProfessionalandHomeEdition Windows2000Professional Windows2000Server Windows2000AdvancedServer WindowsNTWorkstationandServer4.0 WindowsNT4.0TerminalServerEdition WindowsMe Windows98 Windows95 WindowsforWorkgroups Windows3.1

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Windows 64-Bit Operating Systems

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WindowsVistax64Edition(3Deffectsnotyetsupported) WindowsServer2003x64Edition WindowsXPProfessionalx64

Linux 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems

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MandrivaLinux2006and2007 MandrakeLinux RedHatLinux RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAdvancedServer,EnterpriseServer,andWorkstation SUSELinux SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer TurbolinuxServer,EnterpriseServer,Workstation,Desktop NovellLinuxDesktop SunJavaDesktopSystem(JDS) UbuntuLinux

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Linux 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

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MandrivaLinux2006and2007 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAdvancedServer,EnterpriseServer,andWorkstation SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer SUSELinux UbuntuLinux

Novell NetWare 32-Bit Guest Operating System

SeetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideforversiondetailsaboutthisoperatingsystem,at http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

Novell Open Enterprise Server 32-Bit Guest Operating System

SeetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideforversiondetailsaboutthisoperatingsystem,at http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

FreeBSD 32-Bit Guest Operating System

IfyouuseSCSIvirtualdiskslargerthan2GBwithFreeBSD4.04.3,thereareknownproblems,andtheguest operatingsystemdoesnotboot.Toworkaroundthisissue,seetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallation Guide,athttp://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

FreeBSD 64-Bit Guest Operating System

SeetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideforversiondetailsaboutthisoperatingsystem,at http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

Sun Solaris 32-Bit Guest Operating System

SeetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideforversiondetailsaboutsupportedx86platform operatingsystems,athttp://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

Sun Solaris 64-Bit Guest Operating System

SeetheVMwareGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideforversiondetailsaboutsupportedx86platform operatingsystems,athttp://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/.

Processor Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

VMwarePlayersupportsvirtualmachineswith64bitguestoperatingsystems,runningonhostmachines withthefollowingprocessors:
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AMDAthlon64,revisionDorlater AMDOpteron,revisionEorlater AMDTurion64,revisionEorlater AMDSempron,64bitcapablerevisionDorlater IntelEM64TVTcapableprocessors

VMwarePlayersupportsvirtualmachineswith64bitguestoperatingsystemsonlyonhostmachinesthat haveoneofthesupported64bitprocessors.Whenyoupoweronavirtualmachinewitha64bitguest operatingsystem,VMwarePlayerperformsaninternalcheck.IfthehostCPUisnotasupported64bit processor,youcannotpoweronthevirtualmachine. VMwarealsoprovidesastandaloneutilitythatyoucanusewithoutVMwarePlayertoperformthesamecheck anddeterminewhetheryourCPUissupportedforVMwarePlayervirtualmachineswith64bitguest

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operatingsystems.Youcandownloadthe64bitprocessorcheckutilityfrom http://www.vmware.com/download.

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