VMware Workstation 3.2

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The following sections provide information on configuring your virtual machine's hard disk storage so it best meets your needs:

• Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine
  • Disk Types: Virtual and Raw
  • Disk Modes: Persistent, Undoable and Nonpersistent
  • File Locations
  • Updating Filenames for Virtual Disks Created with Earlier VMware Products
  • Defragmenting and Shrinking Virtual Disks
• Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine
  • Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine
  • Adding Raw Disks to a Virtual Machine
  • Adding DVD or CD-ROM Drives to a Virtual Machine
  • Adding Floppy Drives to a Virtual Machine
• Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine
  • Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems to Run with VMware Workstation
  • Setting Up Hardware Profiles in Virtual Machines
  • Adding Uniprocessor Support to Windows NT 4.0 MPS Installations
  • Running a Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows .NET Server Virtual Machine from an Existing Multiple-Boot Installation on Computers with ACPI
  • Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for a Windows 95 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
  • SVGA Video Driver Setup for Use with a Windows 98 Guest Operating System Booted from a Raw Disk
  • Disk Partition Hiding for Dual- or Multiple-Boot Systems
  • Do Not Use Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server Dynamic Disks as Raw Disks
  • Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI Systems to Run with VMware Workstation for Linux
• Installing an Operating System onto a Raw Partition from a Virtual Machine
  • Configuring a Windows Host
  • Configuring a Linux Host
• Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts