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Starting a Virtual Machine

1. Start the remote console by typing vmware-console and pressing Enter in a terminal window. Alternately, you may start the remote console from the VMware Management Interface.
2. A dialog box asks for the information needed to connect you to the virtual machine. Enter the host name (or IP address), your user name and your password. Click Connect.
3. When the connection is made, a dialog box displays the paths to the configuration files of virtual machines registered on the server. Select the virtual machine you want to connect to, then click OK.

   When a new virtual machine is created, the information collected is saved to a configuration file called <virtual_machine>.cfg. The configuration file is stored in the directory that was selected when the virtual machine was created. To access the same virtual machine in the future, navigate to this directory and select the configuration file.

4. Click the Power On button or choose Power > Power On to start the virtual machine.

   When the virtual machine powers on, the BIOS is loaded and starts running. The VMware logo and the normal BIOS messages appear. Then the guest operating system that is installed in the virtual machine is started.

5. Click anywhere inside the virtual machine window to give the virtual machine control of your mouse and keyboard.
6. If you need to log on to a network, type in your name and password just as you would on a physical computer.

You can also run a virtual machine by typing the following command at a shell prompt when running an X server:
vmware <name-of-configuration-file>

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