Index

A

• advanced network properties
  • setting, on virtual machines / Setting advanced network properties on virtual machines
• advanced storage
  • configuring / Configuring advanced storage
• automatic snapshots
  • enabling / Automatic snapshots
• autoprotect snapshots
  • about / Using autoprotect snapshots
  • enabling / Using autoprotect snapshots

B

• backups, in virtual environment / Backups in a virtual environment
• bridged networking
  • using / Using bridged networking
  • properties, setting / Setting bridged network properties
  • about / Making virtual machines ready for vSphere

C

• CD-ROM
  • virtual machine, booting from / Booting your virtual machine from a CD-ROM
• clone
  • about / Understanding when to apply which tools
• clones
  • creating / Creating clones
• cloud
  • virtual machines, uploading to / Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud
• config.ini file / Making screen movies
• configuration, host computer / Configuring the host computer
  • CPU and CPU cores / CPU and CPU cores
  • memory / Memory
  • disk space / Disk space

D

• devices
  • using, as virtual machine disks / Using devices as virtual machine disks
• disk file formats
  • importing, into VMware Workstation / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• disk options / Disk options

E

• Enhanced Keyboard Utility / Installing VMware Workstation on Windows

F

• full clone
  • about / Understanding when to apply which tools

H

• HDD
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• host-only networking
  • using / Using host-only networking
  • properties, setting / Setting host-only network properties
  • about / Making virtual machines ready for vSphere
• host computer
  • configuring / Configuring the host computer

I

• installation, Linux virtual machine / Installing a Linux virtual machine
• installation, TeamViewer agent / Installing the TeamViewer agent
• installation, virtual machines
  • starting / Starting the installation
  • virtual CPU, selecting / RAM and CPU
  • RAM, selecting / RAM and CPU
  • networking options / Networking
  • disk options / Disk options
• installation, VMware Tools / Installing a Linux virtual machine
• installation, VMware Workstation
  • on Windows / Installing VMware Workstation on Windows
  • on Linux / Installing VMware Workstation on Linux
• installation, Windows 8 virtual machine / Installing a Windows 8 virtual machine

K

• Knoppix
  • URL / Performing a physical-to-virtual conversion of computers running Linux

L

• linked clone
  • about / Understanding when to apply which tools
• Linux
  • VMware Workstation, installing on / Installing VMware Workstation on Linux
• Linux cgroups / CPU and CPU cores
• Linux virtual machine
  • installing / Installing a Linux virtual machine
• LSI Logic controller
  • about / Disk options

M

• multiple network cards
  • using, within virtual machine / Using multiple network cards within a virtual machine

N

• NATted networking
  • using / Using NATted networking
  • properties, setting / Setting NAT network properties
  • about / Making virtual machines ready for vSphere
• network address translation (NAT) / Networking
• networking modes
  • using / Using different networking modes
  • bridged networking / Using bridged networking
  • NATted networking / Using NATted networking
  • host-only networking / Using host-only networking
• networking options / Networking
• New Virtual Machine Wizard / Starting the installation

O

• OVF
  • disk file formats, importing into VMware Workstation / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF

P

• physical-to-virtual conversion
  • performing / Performing a physical-to-virtual conversion of computers running Linux
• physical machines
  • converting, to VMware Workstation / Converting physical machines to VMware Workstation
• physical Windows machine
  • virtualizing, with VMware Converter / Virtualizing a physical Windows machine with VMware Converter

Q

• QCOW
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• QED
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF

R

• RAM
  • selecting / RAM and CPU
• raw image files
  • importing, into VMware Workstation / Importing raw image files into VMware Workstation
• remote connection
  • establishing, VNC used / Connecting remotely to virtual machines using VNC
• remote virtual machine access
  • VNC, using for / Using VNC for remote virtual machine access

S

• screen movies
  • creating / Making screen movies
• SCSI controller
  • about / Disk options
• shared folders
  • working with / Working with shared folders
• shared machines
  • setting up, with VMware Web Service / Setting up shared machines with the VMware Web Service
• shared virtual machine
  • accessing / Accessing a shared virtual machine
• snapshot
  • about / Understanding when to apply which tools
  • creating / Creating snapshots
  • reverting / Reverting a snapshot
• Snapshot Manager
  • about / Working with the Snapshot Manager
  • working with / Working with the Snapshot Manager
• snapshots
  • working with / Working with snapshots
  • options / Snapshots and powering off
• Sysprep
  • about / Preparing virtual machines before cloning
  • used, for creating template / Using Sysprep on Windows to create a template

T

• tasks
  • performing / Performing common tasks
• TeamViewer
  • used, for remote access / Using TeamViewer for remote access through a firewall
  • about / Using TeamViewer for remote access through a firewall
  • URL / Using TeamViewer for remote access through a firewall
• TeamViewer agent
  • installing / Installing the TeamViewer agent
• TeamViewer client
  • using / Using the TeamViewer client
• template
  • creating, Sysprep used / Using Sysprep on Windows to create a template
• third-party virtual machines
  • importing, VMware vCenter Converter used / Importing third-party virtual machines using VMware vCenter Converter
• TightVNC Viewer / Connecting remotely to virtual machines using VNC
• time synchronization
  • about / Time synchronization

V

• .vmdk extension
  • about / Disk options
• V2V conversion
  • performing / Performing a V2V conversion and virtual machine import
• VDI
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• VHD
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• virtual CPU
  • selecting / RAM and CPU
• virtual disk files
  • monitoring / Mounting virtual disk files
• virtual environment
  • backups / Backups in a virtual environment
• virtual hardware
  • working with / Working with hardware
  • modifying / Modifying virtual hardware
• virtual machine
  • booting, from CD-ROM / Booting your virtual machine from a CD-ROM
  • securing / Securing virtual machines
  • multiple network cards, using within / Using multiple network cards within a virtual machine
  • sharing / Sharing a virtual machine
  • VNC access, enabling on / Enabling VNC access on a virtual machine
• virtual machine disks
  • device, using as / Using devices as virtual machine disks
• virtual machine options
  • setting / Setting virtual machine options
  • automatic snapshots / Automatic snapshots
  • time synchronization / Time synchronization
  • VNC Connections / VNC connections
• virtual machines
  • pre installation / Before you start
  • installation, starting / Starting the installation
  • advanced network properties, setting on / Setting advanced network properties on virtual machines
  • preparing, before cloning / Preparing virtual machines before cloning
  • uploading, to vSphere / Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud, Uploading virtual machines to vSphere
  • uploading, to cloud / Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud
  • sharing, with VMware Player / Sharing virtual machines with VMware Player
  • moving, to VMware Player / Preparing to move virtual machines to VMware Player
  • starting / Starting a copied virtual machine for the first time
• virtual network
  • creating / Creating your own virtual network
• Virtual Network Editor / Configuring virtual networks
• virtual networks
  • configuring / Configuring virtual networks
• virtual switch
  • about / Making virtual machines ready for vSphere
• VIX Application Programming Interface / Installing VMware Workstation on Windows
• VMDK
  • about / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• VMDK files
  • importing, into VMware Workstation / Importing VMDK files into VMware Workstation
• vmnetconfig
  • about / Program files on Windows hosts
• vmplayer
  • about / Program files on Windows hosts
• vmware
  • about / Program files on Windows hosts
• vmware-hostd command / Program files on Linux hosts
• VMware-hostd service
  • about / VMware services
• vmware-mount command / Program files on Linux hosts
• vmware-networks / Program files on Linux hosts
• vmware-usbarbitrator command / Program files on Linux hosts
• vmware-vdiskmanaager command / Program files on Linux hosts
• VMware account
  • setting up / Setting up your VMware account
• VMware appliances
  • using / Using VMware appliances
• VMware Authorization Service
  • about / VMware services
• VMware Converter
  • physical Windows machine, virtualizing with / Virtualizing a physical Windows machine with VMware Converter
• VMware ESX / Starting the installation
• VMware NAT Service
  • about / VMware services
• VMware Player
  • about / Sharing virtual machines with VMware Player
  • virtual machines, sharing with / Sharing virtual machines with VMware Player
  • virtual machines, moving to / Preparing to move virtual machines to VMware Player
• VMware services
  • about / VMware services
  • VMware-hostd service / VMware services
  • VMware Authorization Service / VMware services
  • VMware NAT Service / VMware services
  • VMware USB Arbitration Service / VMware services
  • VMware VMnet DHCP Service / VMware services
• VMware shared virtual machines
  • about / Shared virtual machines and user accounts
  • Windows user account, creating / Creating a Windows user account
  • Linux user account, creating / Creating a Linux user account
• VMware Tools
  • installing / Installing a Linux virtual machine
• VMware USB Arbitration Service
  • about / VMware services
• VMware vCenter Converter
  • used, for importing third-party virtual machines / Importing third-party virtual machines using VMware vCenter Converter
• VMware virtual disks
  • managing / Managing VMware virtual disks
• VMware VMnet DHCP Service
  • about / VMware services
• VMware Web Service
  • used, for setting up shared machines / Setting up shared machines with the VMware Web Service
• VMware Workstation
  • obtaining / Getting VMware Workstation
  • purchasing / Purchasing VMware Workstation
  • downloading / Setting up your VMware account
  • installing, on Windows / Installing VMware Workstation on Windows
  • installing, on Linux / Installing VMware Workstation on Linux
  • starting / Starting VMware Workstation for the first time
  • about / Before you start, Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud
  • accessing, from tablets / Accessing VMware Workstation from tablets and mobile devices
  • accessing, from mobile devices / Accessing VMware Workstation from tablets and mobile devices
  • physical machines, converting to / Converting physical machines to VMware Workstation
  • raw image files, importing into / Importing raw image files into VMware Workstation
  • VMDK files, importing into / Importing VMDK files into VMware Workstation
  • disk file formats, importing into / Importing other disk file formats into VMware Workstation using OVF
• VMware Workstation disk files
  • about / VMware Workstation disk files
• VMware Workstation files
  • about / Understanding VMware Workstation files
  • on Windows hosts / Program files on Windows hosts
  • on Linux hosts / Program files on Linux hosts
  • working with / Working with VMware Workstation files
  • virtual machine definition files / VMware Workstation virtual machine definition files
  • VMware Workstation disk files / VMware Workstation disk files
• VMware Workstation program files, on Linux hosts
  • about / Program files on Linux hosts
• VMware Workstation program files, on Windows hosts
  • about / Program files on Windows hosts
• VMware Workstation virtual machine definition files
  • about / VMware Workstation virtual machine definition files
• VNC
  • using, for remote virtual machine access / Using VNC for remote virtual machine access
  • remote connection, establishing / Connecting remotely to virtual machines using VNC
• VNC access
  • enabling, on virtual machine / Enabling VNC access on a virtual machine
• VNC Connections
  • about / VNC connections
• VNC Viewer
  • URL / Connecting remotely to virtual machines using VNC
• vSphere
  • virtual machines, uploading to / Uploading virtual machines to vSphere and the cloud, Uploading virtual machines to vSphere

W

• Windows
  • VMware Workstation, installing on / Installing VMware Workstation on Windows
  • Sysprep, used for creating templates / Using Sysprep on Windows to create a template
• Windows 8 virtual machine
  • installing / Installing a Windows 8 virtual machine