Hands-On Virtual Computing, Chapter 3 (Second Edition)

NAT switch

A VMware Workstation network adapter setting that includes the host computer, and any other virtual machine running on the host that are configured to use NAT. When using this setting, the host computer acts as a NAT router allowing the guest VM to access outside networks, such as the Internet.

UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)

A code that is used by the VMware Workstation hypervisor to identify the virtual machine and assign it a physical (MAC) address.

host-only switch

A VMware Workstation network adapter setting that connects the virtual machine to a virtual switch that contains only the host computer and any other virtual machines that are also connected to it.

Easy Install

A VMware Workstation feature that will automatically install the guest OS when the VM is initially created.

bridged switch

A VMware Workstation network adapter setting that allows the guest OS to connect to the host computer NIC to the local network. The virtual machine will appear as another device attached to the physical network.

bridged network

A network that uses a bridged switch to allow virtual machines to communicate directly through the host computer's network adapter to the physical network.

switch

A networking device that uses ports to connect multiple NICs to the same network segment. Network packets are passed to a switch port based upon the physical destination MAC address.

virtual switch

A software-based switch that exists in the hypervisor and is used to connect virtual machines to an internal network as well as provide an optional pathway to the physical network.

Full clone

A virtual machine with an exact copy of the original virtual machine's disk files.

OVF (Open Virtualization Format)

An industry standard way to import and export virtual machines between different hypervisor systems.