Monthly Archives: February 2013

Virtual Network Adaptor Types

Virtual Network Adaptor Types The following network adapters might be available to the VM depending on the virtual hardware version and guest operating system.   Vlance — An emulated version of the AMD 79C970 PCnet32 LANCE NIC, an older 10 Mbps NIC with drivers available in most 32-bit guest operating systems except Windows Vista and… Read More »

What is Vmware Tools?

What is Vmware Tools? With the VMware Tools SVGA driver installed, Workstation supports significantly faster graphics performance. The VMware Tools package provides support required for shared folders and for drag and drop operations. Other tools in the package support synchronization of time in the guest operating system with time on the host, automatic grabbing and… Read More »

Default Partitions in ESX ?

Default Partitions in ESX ?       When you install ESX 4 you should choose Advanced for the installation type so you can delete the default partitioning shown in the following screen shot:     Default Partition while Installation of ESX 4.1       After deleting / changing the default you can then… Read More »