VMware Workstation - no experience necessary [electronic resource] : get started with VMware Workstation to create virtual machines and a virtual testing platform / Sander van Vugt.

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This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to creating and managing virtual machines using VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation: No Experience Necessary is for developers as well as system administrators who want to efficiently set up a test environment .You should have basic networking knowledge, and prior experience with Virtual Machines and VMware Player would be beneficial.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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; Chapter 2:Installing Virtual Machines; Before you start; Starting the installation; RAM and CPU; Networking; Disk options.

Installing a Windows 8 virtual machineInstalling a Linux virtual machine; Summary; Chapter 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; Chapter 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 servicesWorking 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; Chapter 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 networkUsing advanced network properties on virtual machines; Setting advanced network properties on virtual machines; Using multiple network cards within a virtual machine; Summary; Chapter 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 VNCUsing TeamViewer for remote access through a firewall; Installing TeamViewer agent; Using the TeamViewer client; Accessing VMware Workstation from tablets and mobile devices; Summary; Chapter 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 V2V conversion and virtual machine import; Importing raw image files into VMware Workstation.

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