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A type of network connection between a virtual machine and the rest of the world. Under bridged networking, a virtual machine appears as an additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as the host.
See also Host-only networking.

See Virtual machine configuration file.

A display mode in which the virtual machine's display fills the entire screen.

An operating system that runs inside a virtual machine.
See also Host operating system.

The physical computer on which the VMware ACE software is installed. It hosts the VMware ACE virtual machines.

A type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host. Under host-only networking, a virtual machine is connected to the host on a private network, which normally is not visible outside the host. Multiple virtual machines configured with host-only networking on the same host are on the same network.
See also Bridged networking, Custom networking and Network address translation.

An operating system that runs on the host machine.
See also Guest operating system.

An installable file that resets a user's password, renews an expired virtual machine or allows a cop-protected virtual machine to run from a new location.

A type of network connection that allows you to connect your virtual machines to an external network when you have only one IP network address, and that address is used by the host computer. If you use NAT, your virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network. Instead, a separate private network is set up on the host computer. Your virtual machine gets an address on that network from the VMware virtual DHCP server. The VMware NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network. It identifies incoming data packets intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination.

A set of controls, governed by policies, that ensure only up-to-date virtual machines have access to an organization's network and allow administrators to specify which machines or subnets a virtual machine may access.

A point-and-click interface for convenient, easy creation of a virtual machine configuration. To launch it, choose File > New Virtual Machine. It prompts you for information, suggesting default values in most cases. It creates files that define the virtual machine.
See also Virtual machine settings editor.

An installable bundle for distribution to end users. The package may include one virtual machine and an application used to run virtual machines.

A policy controls the capabilities of a virtual machine. Policies are set in the policy editor.

A set of components for creating packages. You create and manage projects in the VMware ACE Manager. You may include some or all of the components of a project when you create a package.

Return a virtual machine to operation from its suspended state. When you resume a suspended virtual machine, all applications are in the same state they were when the virtual machine was suspended.
See also Suspend.

A shared folder is a folder on the host computer — or on a network drive accessible from the host computer — that can be used by both the host computer and one or more virtual machines. It provides a simple way of sharing files between host and guest or among virtual machines. In a Windows virtual machine, shared folders appear in My Network Places (Network Neighborhood in a Windows NT virtual machine) under VMware Shared Folders. In a Linux virtual machine, shared folders appear under a specified mount point.

A snapshot preserves the virtual machine just as it was when you took the snapshot — the state of the data on all the virtual machine's disks and whether the virtual machine was powered on, powered off or suspended. VMware ACE Manager lets you take a snapshot of a virtual machine at any time and revert to that snapshot at any time. You can take a snapshot when a virtual machine is powered on, powered off or suspended.

Save the current state of a running virtual machine. To return a suspended virtual machine to operation, use the resume feature.
See also Resume.

A virtual disk is a file or set of files, usually on the host file system, that appears as a physical disk drive to a guest operating system. These files can be on the host machine or on a remote file system. When you configure a virtual machine with a virtual disk, you can install a new operating system into the disk file without the need to repartition a physical disk or reboot the host.

A virtualized x86 PC environment in which a guest operating system and associated application software can run.

The specification of what virtual devices (disks, memory size, etc.) are present in a virtual machine and how they are mapped to host files and devices.

A file containing a virtual machine configuration. It is created by the New Virtual Machine Wizard. It is used by VMware ACE applications to identify and run a specific virtual machine.

A point-and-click editor used to view and modify the settings of a virtual machine. You can launch it from the VM menu.
See also New Virtual Machine Wizard.

A point-and-click editor used to view and modify the networking settings for the virtual networks created by VMware ACE. You can launch it from the Edit menu.

A simple application that allows an end user to run a virtual machine. The end user installs this client software by installing a package that includes the client.

The program used by the administrator to create and update projects, virtual machines and packages.

A suite of utilities and drivers that enhances the performance and functionality of your guest operating system. Key features of VMware Tools include some or all of the following, depending on your guest operating system: an SVGA driver, a mouse driver, the VMware Tools control panel, and support for such features as shared folders, shrinking virtual disks, time synchronization with the host, VMware Tools scripts, and connecting and disconnecting devices while the virtual machine is running.