Virtual machine with VMware player

• Ubuntu 16.04_64 LTS x86 as guest OS
• Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB as host OS
• VMware® player 12.5.8 Build 7098237

• Download the latest Version of VMware Player on https://www.vmware.com/
• Download an image of Ubuntu Version 16.04

• Launch VMware Player and press 'Create a New Virtual Machine', then select the .iso of Ubuntu 16.04
• After setting Username and password, select an installation folder for your VM

• Specify the maximum disk size for your VM. VMware Player recommends 20GB, we recommend more.
• Before you finish the setup, press 'Customize Hardware' to allocate a custom amount of memory and processor cores to the Virtual Machine

• Press finish to install the OS

Benefits:

• No configuration necessary
• Guest is member in the network

Drawback:

• Guest is registered in the network as a 'normal' host

The IP address of the virtual machine must be registered as the server IP in the target.

Benefits:

• Guest is not reachable from the network
• Guest can access network via NAT

Drawback:

• Configuration very complicated

When copying virtual machines, chances are that a new Ethernet device with a new MAC address is created. If the Ethernet device gets a new name (eth2 …), you have to add auto to the name of the interface in the file etc/network/interfaces (e.g., auto eth2). Then the service networking must be restarted (sudo service networking restart). Alternatively, you can edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and assign the MAC to the eth0 device.

You have to register on VMare to download Vmware player. The VM images are created with the version 3.0.0.

You can find the actual Downloads here.

You can open the Image with the dialog File > Open a Virtual Machine… after starting the Vmware Player. You have to choose the Vmware vmx file in the directory in which the virtual maschine is extracted.

For starting the vm click on the button Play virtual machine. The ubuntu linux system is then starting in the actual window.

The Logindatas for the VM are:

• user: tq
• Password: password

The corresponding Cross-Toolchain and frequently used programs for the module are installed on the vm.

The machine contains the actual toolchain for the corresponding platform.

The VM already contains a TFTP and a NFS server.

As integrated depelopment environment Eclipse indigo has been installed with the C development tool. A starter in the top bar starts eclipse with the right environment variables.