Normally when you want to transfer files from computer to computer, you copy them over the network to a shared folder. VMware has taken this concept and has come up with its own way to share folders. Before we show you how to do this, you must make sure you have VMware Tools loaded or the feature will not be available. Read on to see how to use this feature.

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One of the great features of VMware is its ability to set up advanced networking with virtual machines. With proper technique, you can access virtual machines from your local area network as well as configure routing between multiple virtual machines. Let’s start by defining VMware Workstation networking terminology.

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VMware released a free player that allows you to run virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, Server, and ESX Server as well as Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. You can download the free VMware Player and a pre-built browser appliance loaded with Ubuntu and Firefox.

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Have you ever been running virtual machines concurrently and felt one of them was causing a problem to your host system? You might just want to do some performance testing or see how much utilization a specific virtual machine is creating.

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The virtual machines in VMware Workstation use physical memory to run. Learn how to manage them in this post by choosing the appropriate settings.

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In order to get the best performance from your virtual machines, you should disconnect the CD-ROM device. In this tip, Steven S. Warren will show you how.

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When running VMware Workstation, you can be in one of two modes: normal or debugging. Running a virtual machine in debugging mode is slower than in normal mode but is helpful with troubleshooting problems.

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Performance tuning and optimizing are very important if you want to keep your virtual machines running at their peak capacity. Here is a quick tip to keep your virtual machines running at peak performance.

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There is a perception that a virtual machine is free and doesn't cost any money beyond the purchase of licenses. You couldn't be more wrong. Just as server sprawl hit the data center, vm sprawl is becoming a real nightmare for some IT departments.

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VM sprawl is becoming a real problem in the data center of today. If you do not get a handle on it, virtual machines can become quite costly.

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