VMware Workstation 10 Physical Machine Virtualization: Setup

What if some program cannot start on the architecture that your computer offers? Virtual machines help with this . Therefore, the article will consider what they are, as well as how to make yourself such a computer using one very useful program.

Virtual machines

If you have Linux, and you need Windows, then you do not have to reinstall the system. Even if the opposite is true, you need an outdated version of the OS or just with a different architecture, all these requests can be satisfied using virtual machines. They create a software environment that emulates the behavior of the necessary equipment, so that you can run whatever you want. Now let's talk about virtualization of a physical VMware machine. What is it? What opportunities does it give and how can I customize it for myself?

VMware Workstation 10 Virtual Machine Features

This program is one of the most popular when there is such a need. Moreover, you can create not one but several virtual operating systems at the same time. The main thing is that physical iron could pull them. Initially, let's discuss the requirements that are put forward on a computer so that VMware Workstation 10 can work efficiently and seamlessly. You can download the licensed version, where there is a 30-day trial period and try what and how. Converting a physical machine into a virtual VMware is carried out in a convenient way, and if desired, you can safely exit this program.

System requirements

Converting a physical machine into a virtual VMware is certainly useful, but only, can you do it at home? Let's check. Almost any computer released since the middle of the last decade will be able to work with this software. With laptops a little more complicated, but theoretically, most of their peers will also be able to pull this application. You need to be the owner of:

1. Machines with a clock frequency of 1.3 GHz.
2. Minimum 2 GB of RAM (4 recommended).
3. Intel Core ™ Solo x86, AMD Athlon ™ 64 FX processors or their equivalents.

These are the minimum requirements. You also need to make sure that there is 10GB of free space on the hard drive on which you want to install the software.

Workstation 10 Management Menu Parsing

Virtualization of a physical VMware 10 machine is done using it. Let's look at the menu. It looks very modern and has 2 main points and 3 auxiliary. All will be considered:

1. Create a new virtual machine. Most importantly, here, in addition to the indicated purpose, it should only be mentioned that here system parameters and various trifles are adjusted.
2. Open virtual machine. Here you can work with previously created shells, as well as import / export your best practices.
3. Connect to a remote server. Your virtual machine can work not only on the computer where it was created, but also on equipment that is at a considerable distance.
4. Virtualization of a physical machine. With this, you can quickly transfer a personal computer to the created environment.

Install Windows on a Workstation 10 virtual machine

Now we will consider how to install the selected operating system using the example of Windows. An important advantage of this program is that it is intuitive, and if you want to do something of your own, you can implement it without problems. You can select two installation modes:

1. Selective.
2. Normal.

If you do not have much time or these lines are read by an inexperienced computer user, it would be better to choose the second mode. Custom provides many different options, and if you don’t want to delve into the nuances, you can skip it. To examine the main settings mode, the article will consider the normal mode. You will be asked for a key, a personalized name and password (optional) for the future administrator profile. Enter the data and proceed. Your program will ask you to indicate where it will be necessary to install a new virtual machine. If there are plans to install a large amount of software, then you need to make sure that there is enough space on the real physical disk. Usually leave about 20-40 GB.

Editing Parameters

You can quickly go through the Settings menu, but if you want to customize the technique, use the option to adjust the default values. And where can I edit it? Find the button “Configure equipment” and at your service change:

1. RAM (RAM) that will be allocated to the virtual machine.
2. The number of processors used.
3. Ability to use CD / DVD ROM.
4. Sound card settings.
5. Network adapter operation.
6. USB controller
7. Display.
8. A printer.

When the desired settings are selected, click on the “Finish” button and wait until the desired operating system is installed for you. You can still work with the settings of the webcam or other additional interfaces, but we will leave this to the possibility of our own study of the program. It should be noted that installing the operating system is a rather lengthy task and can take several tens of minutes. The process of creating a shell will not differ from the actual changes of this kind to the computer. Using a computer at this time is not recommended, but if you have enough resources, you can sit on the Internet.

Let’s now consider what we were offered in terms of setting up the operating system after the virtual machine was created.

Program features

The virtual machine desktop is a clean field with almost no program icons. Speaking about computer settings already in the operating system itself, in this case we can say that this process is no different from the usual range of work in physical devices. You can also set the desired parameters, perform various actions with system parameters and many different actions. A very important advantage is that you can experiment with the software without worrying about the health of the computer. If you take some actions with sad consequences, the maximum that you have to do is create a new virtual machine and again spend several tens of minutes installing it and a certain amount of time for adjusting the parameters to the required values. This is advantageous if work is provided for people who must have significant restrictions on working capacity, for example, for schoolchildren or for information technology workers, if you need to test something. But what if there is virtualization of the physical VMware machine, no password for it? To do this, restart EXS Server and, if possible, enter it.

Features of working with this software

It should be understood that although it provides the possibility of simulating the parameters of other architectures, the peculiarity of any application is that it does not always work as it should. Therefore, if problems arise (which is very, very unlikely), try to work with the parameters of the virtual machine, or improve the provided characteristics (for example, RAM). True, you have to wait until everything is configured and reinstalled again, but it's worth it.

Conclusion

This software product offers great opportunities for programming or working with educational applications that are not multi-platform. The main thing is to use such good time for the right purposes for your own good. Finally, I would like to recall that the program provides you with a very wide range of different operating systems that can be simulated. The main thing is to be able to withstand the equipment that you have at your disposal. And summing up the final result, I express the hope that virtualization of the physical VMware Workstation machine will greatly facilitate the work and will make it possible to experiment with other shells.