VMware workstation - no experience necessary
Get started from scratch with Vmware Workstation using this essential guide. Taking you from installation on Windows or Linux through to advanced virtual machine features, you’ll be setting up a test environment in no time. Create virtual machines on Linux and Windows hosts Create advanced test labs...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birmingham :
Packt Publishing
[2013]
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627826006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- VMware Workstation - No Experience Necessary
- Table of Contents
- VMware Workstation - No Experience Necessary
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
- Why Subscribe?
- Free Access for Packt account holders
- Instant Updates on New Packt Books
- Preface
- What this book covers
- What you need for this book
- Who this book is for
- Conventions
- Reader feedback
- Customer support
- Errata
- Piracy
- Questions
- 1. Installing VMware Workstation
- Configuring the host computer
- CPU and CPU cores
- Memory
- Disk space
- Getting VMware Workstation
- Purchasing VMware Workstation
- Setting up your VMware account
- Installing VMware Workstation on Windows
- Installing VMware Workstation on Linux
- Starting VMware Workstation for the first time
- Summary
- 2. Installing Virtual Machines
- Before you start
- Starting the installation
- RAM and CPU
- Networking
- Disk options
- Installing a Windows 8 virtual machine
- Installing a Linux virtual machine
- Summary
- 3. Working with Virtual Machines
- Performing common tasks
- Working with hardware
- Booting your virtual machine from a CD-ROM
- Modifying virtual hardware
- Working with shared folders
- Setting virtual machine options
- Automatic snapshots
- Time synchronization
- VNC connections
- Securing virtual machines
- Summary
- 4. VMware Workstation behind the Scenes
- Understanding VMware Workstation files
- VMware Workstation program files and services
- Program files on Windows hosts
- Program files on Linux hosts
- VMware services
- Working with VMware Workstation files
- VMware Workstation virtual machine definition files
- VMware Workstation disk files
- Configuring advanced storage
- Using devices as virtual machine disks.
- Mounting virtual disk files
- Managing VMware virtual disks
- Summary
- 5. Networking VMware Workstation
- Using different networking modes
- Using bridged networking
- Using NATted networking
- Using host-only networking
- Configuring virtual networks
- Setting bridged network properties
- Setting host-only network properties
- Setting NAT network properties
- Creating your own virtual network
- Using advanced network properties on virtual machines
- Setting advanced network properties on virtual machines
- Using multiple network cards within a virtual machine
- Summary
- 6. Accessing Virtual Machines Remotely
- Setting up shared machines with the VMware Web Service
- Shared virtual machines and user accounts
- Creating a Windows user account
- Creating a Linux user account
- Sharing a virtual machine
- Accessing a shared virtual machine
- Using VNC for remote virtual machine access
- Enabling VNC access on a virtual machine
- Connecting remotely to virtual machines using VNC
- Using TeamViewer for remote access through a firewall
- Installing the TeamViewer agent
- Using the TeamViewer client
- Accessing VMware Workstation from tablets and mobile devices
- Summary
- 7. Converting Virtual Machines
- Converting physical machines to VMware Workstation
- Virtualizing a physical Windows machine with VMware Converter
- Performing a physical-to-virtual conversion of computers running Linux
- Performing a V2V conversion and virtual machine import
- Importing raw image files into VMware Workstation
- Importing VMDK files into VMware Workstation
- Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
- Importing third-party virtual machines using VMware vCenter Converter
- Summary
- 8. Cloning and Snapshots
- Understanding when to apply which tools
- Working with snapshots
- Creating snapshots.
- Reverting a snapshot
- Using autoprotect snapshots
- Snapshots and powering off
- Working with the Snapshot Manager
- Creating clones
- Preparing virtual machines before cloning
- Using Sysprep on Windows to create a template
- Backups in a virtual environment
- Summary
- 9. Sharing Virtual Machines
- Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud
- Making virtual machines ready for vSphere
- Uploading virtual machines to vSphere
- Sharing virtual machines with VMware Player
- Preparing to move virtual machines to VMware Player
- Starting a copied virtual machine for the first time
- Using VMware appliances
- Making screen movies
- Summary
- Index.
