Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 2
VMware Workstation Installation........................................................................................................... 2
1.1 What is VMware Workstation? ..................................................................................................... 2
1.2 What is Hypervisor? ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Installation Prerequisites .............................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Installation Step by Step ............................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Create a Virtual Machine .............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Virtual Network Connection ......................................................................................................... 9

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 CHAPTER 1
VMware Workstation Installation
This Chapter covers the following:
• Define a VMware Workstation
• Install a VMware Workstation
• Create a Virtual Machine
• Virtual Network Connection

1.1 What is VMware Workstation?

VMware Workstation is a hosted hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows and
Linux operating systems (an x86 version of earlier releases was available); it enables users to
set up virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine, and use them simultaneously
along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system,
including versions of Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD, MS-DOS, etc. VMware Workstation
is developed and sold by VMware, Inc., a division of Dell Technologies since 1999.
VMware Workstation supports bridging existing host network adapters and sharing
physical disk drives and USB devices with a virtual machine. An ISO image file is mounted as
a virtual optical disc drive, and this virtual drive is implemented as .vmdk file extension in PC
folder. In addition, VMware Workstation can save the state of a virtual machine (a "snapshot")
at any instant and restore the snapshots on this virtual machine. These virtual machines in such
a folder can be simultaneously powered on and power off that is useful for testing of complex
client-server environments.

1.2 What is Hypervisor?

A hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor, is a process that creates and
runs virtual machines (VMs). A hypervisor allows one host computer to support multiple guest
VMs by virtually sharing its resources, like memory and processing.
Generally, there are two types of hypervisors.
(1) Type 1 hypervisors, called “bare metal,” run directly on the host’s hardware. Examples of
Type 1 hypervisors are VMware ESXi, Hyper V, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
(RHEV), Xen Server and Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM).
(2) Type 2 hypervisors, called “hosted,” run as a software layer on an operating system, like
other computer programs. Examples of Type 2 hypervisor are VMware Workstation,
Oracle Virtual Box, Windows Virtual PC and Parallels Desktop.

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 Type 1 Hypervisor Type 2 Hypervisor

VM 1 VM 2 VM 3 VM 1 VM 2 VM 3

Hypervisor Hypervisor

Host OS

Hardware Hardware

Bare Metal Hypervisor Hosted Architecture Hypervisor

1.3 Installation Prerequisites

The following table shows the minimum requirements for VMware Workstation Pro.
The actual requirements are depending on the system configuration, the installed applications
and features.

Description Minimal System Requirements

CPU architecture x64 bit
CPU clock rate 1.3GHz or faster core speed
RAM 2GB minimum (4 GB and above is recommend)
Disk space 1.5 GB minimum
Operation System Windows and Linux

Link for downloading the software is https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-

pro/workstation-pro-evaluation.html. Good thing is that there is no signup process and the
software is only around 512 MB. The software for windows version is VMware-workstation-
full-15.5.6-16341506.exe.

1.3 Installation Step by Step

1. Run VMware-workstation-full-15.5.6-16341506.exe.
2. When User Access Control (UAC) dialog box is appeared, click Yes to continue.

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 3. Now VMware Workstation setup wizard dialog box will be seen. Click Next to
continue. Then check I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and press
Next to continue.

4. Please select the folder to install the application. There is no harm in leaving the defaults
as it is. Leave as default settings and click Next. And then click Next.

5. Next step is to select the place that the shortcut icons to be placed on the system to
launch the application. Please select both the options, desktop and start menu and click
Next. Now the begin installation dialog box is seen. Click Install to start the installation
process.

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 6. Below screenshot shows Installation in progress. Wait for this to complete. At the end,
the installation complete dialog box will be seen. Click finish.

7. After the installation completes, VMware Workstation icon should be seen on the
desktop. Double click on it to launch the application. If the dialog box asking for license
key is seen, click on trial or enter the license key. Click on Finish.

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1.4 Create a Virtual Machine
The VMware Workstation provides two methods of installation: typical and custom.
Typical installation method is a simple method rather than custom installation method and it is
designed for small or uncomplicated environments. However, the custom method is designed
for large or complex environments. The custom method can set advanced options such as Data
store, Network Adapter Type and Disk provisioning.

In this session, a Virtual Machine will execute as a Windows Server 2016 by using
typical installation method. The operation system for Virtual Machine is “Windows server
2016 ISO disc image”. The virtual machine will be installed by the following steps on the
VMware Workstation Pro that has been installed in the previous session.

1. Click Create a New Virtual Machine. Select Typical and click Next.

2. Select Installer disc image file (.iso), click Browse, and select the ISO file for
installation. Click Next.

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3. In this step, please skip to fill the windows product key. Type the administrator name
for Windows server and password. Click Next to continue and click Yes when VMware
workstation warning box is appeared.

4. Select the Guest Operating System as Microsoft Windows and click Next.

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 5. Enter the virtual machine name and let the default storage location. Click Next.

6. Specify the Disk Capacity and click Next.

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7. If you want to modify any of the settings, such as memory (RAM), CPU, or hard disk size,
click Customize Settings and specify the non-default values. Uncheck in Power on this
virtual machine after creation box. Click Finish to save the virtual machine.

1.5 Virtual Network Connection

Virtual machine can communicate with each other on the host as well as other physical
machines on the physical network. To be connected, virtual machines need two virtual things:
virtual NICs (vNICs) and virtual switches/bridges.

There are three types of Virtual Machine Networks (VMnet):

(1) Bridged - VMs directly connect to the external network
(2) NAT -Sharing host’s IP address with VMs
(3) Host-only - VMs internally connect in a private network

(1) Bridged Network Connection

Bridged networking connects a virtual machine to a network using the host computer's
Ethernet adapter. In this mode, the host's NIC is a bridge to the VMs. VMs obtain IP addressing
information from a DHCP server on the physical network. When connected using bridged
connection mode, a VM appears to other nodes as just another computer on the network.
(2) NAT (Network Address Translation) Connection
NAT gives a virtual machine access to network resources using the host computer's IP
address. In this mode, VMs rely on the host to act as a NAT device. With the NAT mode, a
virtual DHCP server is responsible for assigning IP addressing information to these VMs and
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a private network is formed. Other machines on the physical network are getting IP addressing
information from the physical DHCP server and "an external network" is formed. The host is
sitting between these two networks and translates the IP address from a VM to the IP address
of the host. It also listens for returning traffic so that it can deliver it to the VM. The external
physical network sees traffic from VMs as if it comes from the host itself.
(3) Host-only Network Connection
Host-only networking provides a network connection between the virtual machine and
the host computer, using a virtual NIC that is visible to the host operating system. In this mode,
VMs on the host can talk with each other and with their host, but they cannot communicate
with any other computers beyond. This connection mode is useful when an isolated private
virtual network is set up.
In this session, virtual machine is connected to external network So, bridged network
connection is used.

Figure 1 Bridged Networking Configuration

To change virtual machine network settings, go to virtual machine settings and choose
virtual network adapter.

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 Choose Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network virtual machine
connect to physical network. And click the check box of Replicate physical network
connection state.

Summary
In this chapter, you have learned how to install a VMware Workstation on Windows
Operating System and how to create a virtual machine using typical installation method.
Moreover, you have learned how to set up a virtual network in a VMWare Workstation. In the
next chapter, you'll learn about the overview of windows server 2016 Operating System and
Installation of Windows OS.

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