1. VIRTUAL MACHINE – VMWARE

2. VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) What is a VM? – A virtual machine (VM) is a software implementation of a computing environment in which an operating system (OS) or program can be installed and run. What is host OS? – A host operating system (OS) is the original OS installed on a computer. What is guest OS? – A guest OS is an operating system that is installed in a virtual machine or disk partition in addition to the host or main OS. ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 2

3. VIRTUAL MACHINE SOFTWARE VMware: – VMware vSphere: ESX vs. ESXi – VMware Server – VMware Workstation – VMware Player Microsoft: – Virtual PC – Hyper V Citrix Xen Hypervisor ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 3

4. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 4

5. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 5

6. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 6

7. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 7

8. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 8

9. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 9

10. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 10

11. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 11

12. VMWARE WORKSTATION ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 12

13. VMWARE SNAPSHOT A snapshot preserves the state and data of a virtual machine at a specific point in time. – The state includes the virtual machine’s power state (for example, powered-on, powered-off, suspended). – The data includes all of the files that make up the virtual machine. This includes disks, memory, and other devices, such as virtual network interface cards. ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 13