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VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual
Viewing Messages, Notifications, and the ACE Information
Dialog Box
VMware Player displays pop‐up notifications about changes in network access settings and other status information. Those notification messages appear in the lower‐right corner of the Player window when you start up the ACE. You can close the messages by clicking the X in the upper‐right corner of the message box.
You can view messages that have been displayed for this ACE by selecting Player > Troubleshooting > Message Log. The Message Log dialog box allows you to open and view the past messages and to remove any or all messages from the log.
You can view information about the ACE’s network access settings and other settings, such as expiration date for the ACE, in the ACE Information dialog box. To access this dialog box, choose Player > Troubleshoot > ACE Information.
Controlling Devices Attached to VMware Player
Your administrator might have configured VMware Player to give the ACE access to some of the devices attached to your host computer, such as the floppy disk drive, the CD or DVD drive and the Ethernet adapter. Depending on the preferences you set (see “Setting VMware Player Preferences” on page 230), those devices might appear in the toolbar or on the Devices menu.
To disconnect and reconnect the devices shown on the toolbar, click a device’s icon to toggle it off and on. A device with a depressed icon is connected. If the device appears level with the toolbar, it is disconnected.
To disconnect and reconnect the devices from the Devices menu, click the name of a device to toggle it off and on. A check mark next to the name of a device indicates that it is connected. If there is no check mark, the device is disconnected.
Only one machine—either the host computer or the ACE —can use disk drives and USB devices at any one time. If your ACE is configured to use the device, and if you want to use that device directly on your host computer, you must first be sure it is disconnected from the ACE. The Ethernet adapter can be shared by the host computer and the ACE.
Setting VMware Player Preferences
You can set preferences that control the behavior of VMware Player. The options available to you depend on choices made by your system administrator. To change the preferences, choose Player > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
If your system administrator has made them available, you can set the preferences described below.
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