VMware Workstation Player: A Beginner's Guide: Your first steps into virtualization

This book teaches you how to work with VMware Workstation Player, a free virtualization application from a company called VMware. The book is written for people with some experience in the world of computers and computer networking. Prior experience with virtualization technologies is not required.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
You will first find out what virtualization is and what features VMware Workstation Player has to offer. You will learn how to install Player on Windows and Linux, how to install a guest operating system in a VM, how to start, stop, or suspend a VM. You will later learn some cool features that Player brings, such as Drag-and-Drop and Copy features, how to transfer files between two VMs using shared folders, manage virtual disks… We will wrap up by explaining different types of networking configuration available in Player.

TOPICS COVERED

what virtualization is and what features VMware Workstation Player has to offer

how to install Player on Windows and Linux

how to install a guest operating system in a VM

how to start, stop, or suspend a VM

the Drag-and-Drop and Copy features

how to transfer file between two VMs using shared folders

adding virtual devices to VMs

manage virtual disks

different types of networking configuration available in Player

managing virtual networks