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VMware Workstation #vmware #virtual #virtualisation
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VM_Guests.md
  • VMWare documentation
  • Mounting shared folders in Linux
    • Mounts all shares to /home/user1/shares
      mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /home/user1/shares
    • Mounts the share named foo to /tmp/foo
      mount -t vmhgfs .host:/foo /tmp/foo
    • Mounts the subdirectory bar within the share foo to /var/lib/bar
      mount -t vmhgfs .host:/foo/bar /var/lib/bar
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VMX_Options.md
  • Useful additions to .vmx file
    • VMX file parameters
    • To enable a nic to enter promiscuous mode
      ethernet%d.noPromisc = "FALSE"
    • To stop vm guest from sleeping (Windows desktop / Linux desktop etc)
      suspend.disabled = "TRUE"
    • Enable EFI firmware compatibility
      `firmware = "efi"
    • Force BIOS setup
      `bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE"
    • Delay bootup
      bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" where xxxx is in millisecs (10E-03 secs)
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