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Chapter 7 Getting Started with Virtual Machines
Use Multiple Monitors for Multiple Virtual Machines
Ifyourhosthasamultiple‐monitordisplay,youcanrunadifferentvirtualmachineon
eachmonitor.
Beforeyoubegin,makesuretheguestoperatingsystemhasVMwareToolsinstalled.
See“InstallingVMwareTools”onpage 104.
To use multiple monitors for multiple virtual machines
1ToopenmultipleWorkstationwindows,chooseFile>New>Window.
OnLinuxhosts,althoughyo
ucanhavemultipleWorkstationwindows,the
windowsoperateinasingleWorkstationprocess,whichsavesmemoryandallows
preferencesandFavoriteslistitemstobeshared.
2 (Optional)OnLinuxhosts,torunseparateWorkstationprocessesindifferent
Xservers,startthesecondinstanceofWorkstationwiththe-Wflag.
Inaterminalwindow
,enterthefollowingcommand:
vmware -W &
3StartoneormorevirtualmachinesineachWorkstationwindow.
Ifyouhaveavirtualmachinerunninginonewindowandyouwanttorunthat
virtualmachineinanotherWorkstationwindow,closethevirtualmachineinthe
firstwindowbeforeyouattempttoopenitinanother.
4DrageachWorkstationwindowtothemo
nitoronwhichyouwa
nttouseit.
5Toswitchmouseandkeyboardinputfromthevirtualmachineonthefirstmonitor
tothevirtualmachineonthesecondmonitor,movethemousepointerfromone
screentotheotherandclickinsidethesecondmonitor.
Fitting the Workstation Console to the Virtual Machine Display
TheAutofitandFitcommandsintheViewmenuallowyoutomatchtheWorkstation
consolewiththeguestoperatingsystemdisplaysize.
WithbothAutofitcommandstoggledoff,Workstationdoesnotautomaticallymatch
windowsizesasyouwork.ScrollbarsappearintheconsolewhentheWorkstation
consoleissmallerthanthegu
estoperatingsy
stemdisplay.Ablackborderappearsin
theconsolewhentheconsoleislargerthantheguestoperatingsystemdisplay.
TheAutofitandFitcommandsaredescribedinTable 7‐1.
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