I am trying to run a VM on VMWare Workstation in sort of 'background' mode, basically I want to start it without a console and connect to it via ssh only. Is it possible?
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VMware Workstation and VMware Player both require the VMware application to be open and running, preventing you from logging out. The application / VM window itself can always be minimized. There are application settings to configure performance of the VM when running in background mode (i.e. not the current application focus). If you're looking for running a VM completely in the background (almost like a service), consider the free VMware Server for Windows: |
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Yes it is possible. You can do this with the "vmrun" command using the "nogui" option: The VM will then come up without starting the Workstation GUI and you can ssh to it. If your host os is Windows change the path to: |
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You can start the VM in workstation and then you simply close the tab that it's open on. Workstation will ask you if you want to power off, suspend, or background that virtual machine. |
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