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Tutorial: Exchanging Files Between Windows and VMware

Prepare for Hands-On 2 with Ivana by downloading files in VMware or Linux. Tutorial for transferring files between Windows and VMware, suitable for VMware player version 2.0 and above. Step-by-step instructions provided.

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Tutorial: Exchanging Files Between Windows and VMware

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  1. In preparation for today’s Hands On 2by Ivana

  2. You need to download a file either : • from your VMware session if you use it • Or from your Linux session

  3. For those who work with VMware player, you can : • Either download the file directly from a terminal opening a web browser • Or download the file under Windows and transfer it to your VMware terminal this is a tutorial to show you how to exchange files between Windows and VMware Works only for the last version of VMware player ! (version > 2.0)

  4. Directly from the VMware terminal : Open a web browser (in VMware : Applications->Internet->Firefox) Download HandsOn2.tgz from http://geant4.in2p3.fr/2007/prog/IvanaHrivnacova/web/HandsOn2.htm or from the tutorial program web page

  5. Save this file in mytestdir

  6. If you have downloaded the file under Windows, in order to transfer it to VMware, you need to do as follows …

  7. How to setup VMware in order to exchange files – once for good • Under your VMware session, Actions->Log out->Shut down • Make sure your VMware Player application is closed • Open the downloaded installation *.vmx file with WordPad for example • Check the path of the exchange directory (“C:\”) and its linux name (“echanges”) and modify it as you want (in the shared folder section) • Save this file as a text file • Open the VMware player application • Go to the VMware Player menu, select Shared Folders…, you should see the name of your directory appear, select Always enabled then OK • Start your Linux machine • Under your linux session, your exchange directory is located at /mnt/hgfs/share

  8. VMware/Linux /mnt/hgfs/share C:\ Windows

  9. File exchange procedure summarized here : http://geant4.in2p3.fr/cenbg/vmware.html

  10. A USB key will be circulated if you encounter difficulties in getting the file…

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