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I am trying to run a VM on VMWare Workstation in sort of 'background' mode, basically I want to start it without a console and connect to it via ssh only. Is it possible?

From within VMware Player (before starting the VM), I go to Virtual Machine Settings, Hardware tab. I click Add and add a new hard disk. The wizard steps are "Add Hard Disk", "Use A Physical Disk", …

Compact the disks from within VMware Player. Since the empty blocks are zeroed, VMware can remove those blocks from the VMDK and reclaim space on the host. Defragment the host system to reorder …

Jan 18, 2022 · I'm trying to PXE boot a vm made by VMware Workstation on my local machine. On a separate subnet I have the PXE server and DHCP server. I do not want to use a TFTP server or use …

Feb 18, 2015 · Open a Command Prompt and go to: C:\Program Files\VMWare\VMWare Server or C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation Run this command to expand the virtual disk: …

To clarify Iain's comment, tag this with vmware-player, vmware-workstation, or vmware-server since they are all product from VMware, and your answer may depend on which one you are using.

Dec 14, 2010 · VMWare is a company not a product, presumably you mean a client-based product such as VMWare Server or Workstation? if so can you update your question? Probably the most fool-proof …

ESX (i) is what is called a "type 1 hypervisor": a dedicated virtualization operating system running directly on the host hardware, with full access and control to hardware resources; …

Jul 17, 2009 · 0 Have you tried to disable or disconnect the physical cdrom drive through the vmware player configuration? I am unfamiliar with the player but with the workstation version of vmware I …