How to Create and Use Virtual Machines in VMware Workstation 12 with Screenshots
Virtual Machine
Vitual Machine is concept of creates a virtual computer system with virtual computer hardwares. That means that hardwares are not pysically present but it creates virtually. That virtual machine runs like a process with window on your base operating system. The OS which have the vmware workstation is called Base OS. You can install and run the new operating system in the virtual machine environment which simple called as Guest OS. The guest os run just as it would on a real,physical machine.
Why we want to create Virtual Machine
If you want to work with two or more different/same type of operating system simultaneously then you must have the more than one computers. In this case the virtual machine concept is used. you can create virtual system in your real system and work with different operating system. for example you can use windows, Mac OSX and Linux simultaneously. The software developers are develop the software for more than one operating system environment or they develop software for cross platform so they can easily test their software using virtual machine.
Virtual Machine Softwares
There are many virtual machine software is available in the market as open source or closed source (paid). That are follows
Virtual Box
It is available in windows, Linux and Mac OS X Platform. This is the very popular software because it's open source and completely free.
VMware Player
Vmware is the leading company in the virtual machine software market. VMware company has released different type of version like VMware Player, VMware Workstation and much more for windows platform.
VMware Fusion
It is the paid software developed especially for the Mac OS X platform and Mac OS X has another one software that is Parallel Desktop.
Here i will give you the tutorial for How to create a new virtual machine and install Guest operating system. This tutorial is also have how to allocate the resource for virtual machine environment and work with them. Here i am using the VMware Workstation Pro 12 in the windows platform.
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation is a test-and-development environment.It enables users to set up Virtual Machines on a single physical machine and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. VMware Workstation is a hyper visor that run 64 bit architecture computers.VMware workstation is developed and sold by VMware,Inc.,a division of EMC Corporation.
Features
VMware,the leader of Visualization technology has released major version. The major new features of VMware Workstation are New Guest Operating System Support,Extended hardware support for Virtual Machines,Expiring Virtual Machines and Table Sensors.
VMware Workstation is the paid softwares you can also use VMware player which is completely free. If you have 32 bit operating system the VMware Workstation 10 is the final version. VMware workstation 11 & 12 is only for 64 bit OS Not for 32 Bit. You can download the latest version of VMware player and VMware Workstation by clicking the below download button.
System Requirements :
1. 64-bit x86 Intel Core™ Solo Processor or equivalent, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Dual Core Processor or equivalent
2. 1.3GHz speed or faster processor
3. 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM and above recommended
4. an Intel processor with the Intel VT and the Intel 64 extensions, or
5. an AMD processor with the AMD-V and the AMD64 extensions
2. 1.3GHz speed or faster processor
3. 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM and above recommended
4. an Intel processor with the Intel VT and the Intel 64 extensions, or
5. an AMD processor with the AMD-V and the AMD64 extensions
Make Sure intel VT (Visualization Technology) for intel processor and AMD-V Technology for AMD processor are enabled before start working. These Features can be enable through your System BIOS settings.
Create a New Virtual Machine
Run VMware Workstation Pro with administrator privilege
Click the Create New Virtual Machine button on home screen or goto file -> New Virtual Machines.
select the Typical Check box that was recommended one if you want to edit the setting then you can go for custom that is advanced finally click Next to continue
Select Source
You can install the new os with any of one media like CD/DVD Disks or any other Removable devices such as pen drives, hard disks etc. If you want to install os from external media drives then you must click first check box.If you have the iso image of your os you can go for second option. Here i am having the iso image for fedora 23 64bit OS so i will click "Installer disk image file"
click Browse button the new window will be open then select your iso image in the corresponding directory location and then click open button at the bottom of window
Finally click next to Go next step.
Virtual Machine Name and Location
Give your virtual machine name like 'Fedora 23 x86_64'. you can give it as your choice but this name is must be unique. you can not create more than one virtual machines using same name.
Then select location where your all virtual machines files are store like installed os, softwares etc. The default directory location will appear in the text box if you want store in different location you can change location by click browse button. Finally click next button.
Allocating Resources
Allocate the total hard disk size for you virtual machine that space will gain from you physical hard disk. Then Select 'Store virtual disk as single file or multiple file'
If you plan to move your virtual machine one computer to another computer the multiple file store method is very suitable but performance may reduced. If you want a more performance and does not bother for shift virtual machine then you can go for single file store method. Here i will select single file method and click next.
If you want to customize your hardware like allocate RAM memory, allocate how many processor and cores are used in virtual machine, then click 'Customize Hardware' button else just click finish button to create the virtual machine
Customize Hardware
You can customize your hardware at anytime ie you can customize it after creating the virtual machine. In the customize hardware window you can see the more options such as memory and processor
Memory - If you have the 6gb or more physical ram memory, the recommended size is 2GB to 3GB or else just allocate 1GB.
Processor - If you work with latest technology processor then you can allocate one processor and 2 or more cores for your virtual machines.
CD/DVD - Here you can connect you internal/external CD/DVD drives and also connect iso image of your OS.
Network Adapter - You can enable/disable network adapter that was connected to your physical internet connection. It worked based on NAT ( Network Address Translation) Technology. It create the network bridge and can communicate between base OS & Guest OS.
Sound Card - you can connect your external speakers.
Printer - If you use a print with you computer you can add it here
Monitor - If you have any external monitors such as LED TV, then you can use it here.
Apart form the above settings you can add new settings by clicking the Add button at the bottom of the windows. After Complete the hardware customization just click close button.
Play Virtual Machine
After finishing the above steps you can see your created virtual machine appear in the left window
For run virtual machine just click that machine and click "Power on this Virtual Machine" button at right side. you can power up this with another way just click virtual machine which you want to power up and right click go to power-> startup guest.
Poweroff
Just right click on the virtual machine and power. here you can see the all power off options like shutdown, suspend and restart.
Poweroff
Just right click on the virtual machine and power. here you can see the all power off options like shutdown, suspend and restart.
Edit and Remove Virtual Machine
For Editing and add/remove resources form one virtual machine just right click that machine and click settings.
For Remove virtual machine from your vmware workstation just right click and select Remove it will ask for your conformation.
Note : After Delete the virtual machine file will not delete that are present in the saved location. You can reuse that. It you want to delete those files too just go to your saved location and delete that files.
Conclusion :
I hope today you will learn the lot of things about virtual machines. Vmware Workstation Pro is the powerful tool and also vmware is the leading company in the virtual machine software market so i use the vmware workstation. If you are the open source lover you can use virtual box or if you are the Mac OS X user you can use the VMware fusion and parallel Desktop. Major settings are same in the all virtual machine software. so you can easily understand and work with other vm softwares also.
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