Hello:
I have been goggling and looking around this forum. So far, I have not yet found a best practice for this topic
I have:
I want:
I would like to know the best means to configure, prepare and deploy WS9 on a laptop
I hope that the people in this forum can shed some light
on this deployment.
As a new user of WS9 ,I would appreciate hearing of best
practice before I just dive in.
Cheers
Walter
VMware Workstation runs as an application (as well as a service if you want) on any supported host OS. Please take a look at VMware Compatibility Guide: Guest/Host Search for supported host operating system to see which is also best supported for your laptop. Virtual machines are consist of a couple of files which are stored on your native file system (i.e. NTFS) and it's only within the guest where different file systems come into play. Regarding partitioning, it actually depends on what else you want to install so make sure the OS partition size is sufficient. Personally I would go with 2 partitions, one for the OS and applications and one for the VMs.
André
NetManOne wrote: As a new user of WS9 ,I would appreciate hearing of best
practice before I just dive in.
The best practice and advice is to start by RT*M! Have a look at: Using VMware Workstation (pdf)
Walk through all of the menus and dialog boxes so as to see what commands are available and whatever you don't readily understand then lookup it up in the Help file or manual. An important chapter is 5 "Configuring Network Connections"!
Also I agree with André on two partitions vs. three and without knowing everything you're going to install OS and Application wise I can't comment on the actual size for the OS partition however my base install was 50 GB and is now at 70 GB and I'd want my OS partition to be at least 200 GB on a 1TB Drive. YMMV
Thank you. i will check the link
if i create three partitions as listed, should #2 be NTFS for windows and should i then leave #3 free for WS9 to create as a VMFS?
cheers
The VMFS file system is only used by ESXi. As mentioned before you only need the native file system for the installed host OS, which is NTFS for Windows.
André
OK
thank you
NetManOne wrote: if i create three partitions as listed, should #2 be NTFS for windows and should i then leave #3 free for WS9 to create as a VMFS?
VMware Workstation does not create or directly use VMware VMFS.
Virtual Machines created by VMware Workstation are basically nothing more then any of the other files that reside on the Host's Filesystem created by any given application! Have a look at Virtual Machine Files on page 38 of Using VMware Workstation (pdf).
thank you for the link
i am reading it now
Well reading will help, but you are over thinking this whole thing.
Just install it taking all the defaults. Don't partion anything.
Then go in and install something small for practice. Maybe a spare license of windows xp or 2000 just to learn.
You can delete them after the fact and even uninstall vmware and reinstall if you want.
Don't make a big deal out of it, it's just software.