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Installing Guest Operating Systems
Guest operating system installation instructions assume you are using a remote
console on a management workstation with a network connection to the server that
hosts your virtual machine. If you are installing the guest operating system from CD-
ROM discs or floppy disks, you need access to the server so you can insert the media
into the appropriate drives.
If you prefer to install over a network, you need ISO image files of installation CD-
ROMs and floppy image files of any floppy disks needed for the installation. The
installation instructions in this section assume you are installing from physical media.
If you are using image files, you should connect the virtual machine’s CD-ROM or
floppy drives to the appropriate image files before you begin installing the guest
operating system.
For an overview of the guest operating system installation process, see Installing a
Guest Operating System and VMware Tools on page 70.
The following sections describe specific guest operating systems:
• Windows 2000 Installation Guidelines on page 152
• Windows NT Installation Guidelines on page 153
• Red Hat Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines on page 154
• Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2 Installation Guidelines on page 156
• Red Hat Linux 7.0 Installation Guidelines on page 158
• Red Hat Linux 6.2 Installation Guidelines on page 160
• SuSE Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines on page 162
• FreeBSD 4.5 Installation Guidelines on page 164
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