Share the virtual machine created in VMWare Player

Hi all

I created a virtual machine Ubuntu based using VMWare Player. The goal of this virtual machine is so it can be used for demonstrations on our societies SaaS based appliction. So basically the image works fine now, I have a few questions:

1. what format should I send them the virtual machine? (i.e. can I just compress the virtual machine directory)

2. If open the image in VMWare Player if he invites asking them 'have you copied"/"Moved"the virtual machine? Can I avoid this?

3. it will work on their equipment?

Any help appreciated.

See you soon

I can help you with your questions;

1. what format should I send them the virtual machine? (i.e. can I just compress the virtual machine directory)

Zipper the VM directory should work correctly, it will just extract somewhere on their machine to run it.

2. If open the image in VMWare Player it will ask asking them

"You copied" / "Moved" the virtual machine? Can I avoid

This?

To the best of my knowledge, you can't avoid it, and they should probably answer "copied" in the situation you describe.

3. it will work on their equipment?

It's a pretty loaded question.  Obviously, it must be run the Intel instruction set and have a Player version available for their OS.  I ran with success of virtual machines on a laptop Centrino 1.6 GHz single core, but startup performance left a little to be desired.  I think that a minimum of 1 GB of memory for a host running XP or Linux, probably at least 2 GB for one of the more recent Windows operating systems.  More memory would be better, but it will probably work with what I suggested.  Of course, player must be installed on these hosts.  Then make sure that the parameter memory your VM is as small as you can reasonably do.

I have provided virtual machines by providing copies of the record, and they worked very well.  In my case, I created my VMs on my Mac with Fusion, but then run it with Fusion or player.

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