Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
If you upgrade the guest operating system that is installed in a virtual machine, or if you specify the wrong
operating system version when you create the virtual machine, you must change the guest operating system
type that is configured for the virtual machine.
When you change the operating system type, the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file changes. The
guest operating system itself does not change. To upgrade the guest operating system, obtain the
appropriate software from the operating system vendor.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Options tab, select General.
3 Select the new operating system and version.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
By default, the working directory and the virtual machine directory are the same. You might want to change
the working directory to improve performance. For example, to create a paging file on a fast disk that has a
lot of disk space but leave the virtual disk and configuration file on a different disk, you can change the
working directory so that it is located on the fast disk.
The working directory is where Player stores suspended state (.vmss), snapshot (.vmsn), virtual machine
paging (.vmem), and redo log files for a virtual machine.
Changing the working directory does not change the directory where the virtual machine configuration
(.vmx) file or the log files are stored.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Options tab, select General.
3 Type or browse to the location of the new working directory.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
The virtual machine directory is where Player stores virtual machine files, including the virtual machine
configuration (.vmx) file. By default, the virtual machine directory and the working directory are the same.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 In the host file system, rename the directory where the .vmx file is stored.
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