VMware Lab Manager 4.0, User Manual

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Chapter 8 Working with Virtual Machines
To swap CDs in a virtual machine
1 From the virtual machine console page, move the pointer over the virtual machine name and select
Swap CD .
2 Select an ISO file from the Lab Manager media library and click OK .
Eject a CD
After inserting a CD to a virtual machine, you can eject the CD.
To eject a CD from a virtual machine
From the virtual machine console page, move the pointer over the virtual machine name and select Eject CD .
Insert and Swap a Floppy Disk
From the virtual machine console page, you can access floppy disk images from the Lab Manager media
library to use in a virtual machine guest operating system.Insert a floppy disk to install operating systems,
applications, drivers, and so on in a virtual machine guest operating system.
To insert a floppy disk into a virtual machine
1 From the virtual machine console page, move the pointer over the virtual machine name and select
Insert Floppy .
2 Select a floppy file from the media library and click OK .
After inserting a floppy disk to a virtual machine, you can eject the floppy disk and insert another with the
Swap Floppy command.
To swap floppy disks in a virtual machine
1 From the virtual machine console page, move the pointer over the virtual machine name and select Swap
Floppy .
2 Select a floppy file from the media library and click OK .
Eject a Floppy Disk
After you finish using a floppy disk you can eject it.
To eject a floppy disk from a virtual machine
From the virtual machine console page, move the pointer over the virtual machine name and select
Eject Floppy .
Create a Remote Desktop Connection File
You can create a Remote Desktop Connection file to connect to a virtual machine from your desktop.
The virtual machine must be running a Windows guest operating system and have customization enabled.
Before you create a Remote Desktop Connection file, enable Remote Desktop in the virtual machine guest
operating system.
To create a Remote Desktop Connection file
On the virtual machine console page, click Remote Desktop and save the Remote Desktop Connection file.