Virtualization Essentials

Understanding Configuration Options

Now that you have a working VM, let’s take a closer look at what you’ve built. The first thing to observe is that the VM looks identical to the physical desktop, which is exactly what you want. If you select the Start icon, as in Figure 5.27, you’ll see exactly what you would expect to see in a fresh install of Windows 7 SP1. It is easy to tell that you are using a virtual machine by looking at the VMware Player application bar at the top of the VM window. However, most virtual machines are run on servers and are connected to by users who never see the physical or virtual servers with which they work.

FIGURE 5.27 A running Windows 7 VM

If you were to connect to this VM via the network using the Remote Desktop ...