Step by step to teach you to install VMware virtual machine

VMware Workstation virtual machine is an application running on a Windows or Linux computer, it can simulate a standard x86-based PC environment. This environment, like a real computer, has a chipset, CPU, memory, graphics card, sound card, network card, floppy drive, hard drive, optical drive, serial port, parallel port, USB controller, SCSI controller, etc. The window that provides this application is The display of the virtual machine.

In use, this virtual machine is not much different from the real physical host. It needs to partition, format, install the operating system, install the application and software. In short, everything is done with one. The real computer is the same.

Below, please follow our introduction, step by step, install a virtual machine that you can operate.

building a virtual machine

below by way of example, describes the methods and procedures using VMware Workstation to create virtual machines.

1. Run VMware Workstation 6. Click the “File→New→Virtual Machine” command to enter the Create Virtual Machine Wizard, or directly press the “Crtl+N” shortcut to enter the Create Virtual Machine Wizard.

2. Click the "Next" button in the pop-up welcome page.

3. Select the "Custom" radio button in the "Virtual machine configuration" option area. In

4. Choose the Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility page, select the format of the virtual machine hardware, may drop down list box Hardware compatibility between VMware Workstation 6, VMware Workstation 5 or VMware Workstation 4 three Make a selection. The Workstation 6 format is usually chosen because the new virtual machine hardware format supports more features. After selecting it, click the "Next" button.

5. In the Select a Guest Operating System dialog box, choose to create a virtual machine type and operating system to run, select here Windows 2000 Professional operating system, click the "Next" button.

6. In the Name the Virtual Machine dialog box, for the new virtual machine name and select its save path.

7. Select the number of CPU virtual machines Processors Options area, if you choose Two, the host needs to have two CPU or hyperthreading CPU.

8. In Memory for the Virtual Machine page, set the memory used by the virtual machine, usually, for Windows 98 and below the system, may be provided 64MB; for Windows 2000 /XP, a minimum may be provided 96MB; for Windows 2003, the minimum is 128MB; for Windows Vista virtual machine, the minimum is 512MB.

9. select the virtual machine network adapter in the Network Type page "network type"

select the first item, use the bridge card (VMnet0 virtual NICs), representing the current virtual machine and the host (finger The computer running the VMware Workstation software is on the same network.

Select the second item, use the NAT network card (VMnet8 virtual network card), which means that the virtual machine accesses the host and the network outside the host through the host. The computer in the network other than the host cannot access the virtual machine. .

Select the third item, only use the local network (VMnet1 virtual network card), which means that the virtual machine can only access the host and all virtual machines that use the VMnet1 virtual network card. A computer in a network other than the host cannot access the virtual machine or be accessed by the virtual machine.

Select the fourth, there is no network connection, shows that the virtual machine and the host without a network connection. In

10. Select I /O Adapter Type page, select the SCSI card virtual machine models, usually choose the default value.

11. In the Select a Disk page, select Create a new virtual disk (create a new virtual hard disk).

12. In the Select a Disk Type page, select Create a virtual hard drive interface mode, usually choose the default value.

13. Set the virtual disk size in the Specify Disk Capacity page, for general use, choose the default value.

14. Disk file option in the settings area Specify Disk File page of the virtual disk file name, usually choose the default values, then click the Done button.

Installing the operating system

Installing the operating system in the virtual machine is no different from installing it on a real computer, but installing the operating system in the virtual machine can be saved directly on the host. The installation CD image (or floppy disk image) is used as the virtual machine's CD drive (or floppy drive).

You can open the Windows 2000 virtual machine configuration file created in the previous section. In the Hardware tab of the Virtual Machine Settings page, select the CD-ROM item and select the Use ISO image radio button in the Connection option area. Then browse to select the Windows 2000 installation CD image file (ISO format). If you are using an installation CD, select Use physical drive and select the CD-ROM drive where the installation CD is located.

After selecting the CD-ROM drive, click the play button on the toolbar to power on the virtual machine, and click the mouse in the virtual machine work window to enter the virtual machine.

later installed in a virtual machine operating system, and installed on the host on the same, this is no longer introduced.

[Description] If you want to switch back to the host from the virtual machine window, you need to press the Ctrl+Alt hotkey.

Installing VMware Tools

After installing the operating system in the virtual machine, you need to install VMware Tools. VMware Tools is equivalent to the motherboard virtual machine chipset driver and graphics driver and mouse driver of VMware virtual machine. After installing VMware Tools, it can greatly improve the performance of the virtual machine, and can set the virtual machine resolution to any size, and can also be used. The mouse is directly switched from the virtual machine window to the host.

1. Select Install VMware Tools from the VM menu.

2. Follow the prompts to install, and finally restart the virtual machine can be.