Workstation User’s Manual
150 VMware, Inc.
To start a virtual machine by using VM streaming
1Openacommandpromptorterminalwindow.
2Usetheplatform‐specificcommandwiththeURLofthevirtualmachine:
OnWindowshosts,usevmware.exe http://<path_to_vm>.vmx.
OnLinuxhosts,usevmware http://<path_to_vm>.vmx.
HTTPSisalsosupported.
3WhenatabforthevirtualmachineopensintheWorkstationwindow,choose
VM >Power>PowerOn.
Virtualdiskdataisfetchedondemandsothatyoucanbeginusingthevirtual
machinebeforethedownloadcompletes.
Thestatusbarindicatesth
eprogressofthedownload.Po
inttotheicononthe
statusbarforVMstreamingandatooltipindicateswhetherstreamingisactiveand
providestheURLoftheWebserver.
4 (Optional)Tosavethevirtualmachinesothatyoucanuseitwhenyoudonothave
accesstotheWe
bserver,chooseVM>SaveforOfflineUse.
Usingthissettingalsoallowsyoutopausedownloadingbypoweringoffthe
virtualmachinebeforestreamingisfinished.Youcanrestartlaterbypoweringon
thevirtualmachine.ItalsoallowsyoutousetheFile>Opencommandtoope
nthe
virt
ualmachineafteryoucloseit.
Whenyoupoweroffastreamedvirtualmachine,youarepromptedtosaveordiscard
changes.Ifyoudiscardchanges,thedirectorythatwascreatedonyourlocalmachine
andallthevirtualmachinedataaredeleted.
Virtual Machine Location
Bydefault,virtualmachinefilesarestoredinthevirtualmachine’sworkingdirectory:
OnWindowshosts,WorkstationstoresvirtualmachinesintheMy Documents
folderoftheuserwhoisloggedinatthetimethevirtualmachineiscreated.
OnWindowsServer2003andWindowsXP,thedefaultfolderis:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Virtual
Machines\<guestOSname>
OnWindowsVistaandWindows7,thedefaultfolderis:
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Virtual Machines\<guestOSname>
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