- Industry: Software
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VMware, Inc. provides virtualization infrastructure software solutions and related support and services for worldwide market.
A storage mechanism that speeds access to files stored on a disk by caching frequently accessed data. The maximum disk cache for 32-bit operating systems is 512MB; for 64-bit operating systems, the maximum is 1TB. All platforms use file system caches for improved performance.
Industry:Software
A complete copy of the original virtual machine, including all associated virtual disks. See also linked clone.
Industry:Software
A display mode in which the virtual machine’s display fills the entire screen. (The user has no access to the VMware Workstation user interface.) The user cannot create, reconfigure, or start virtual machines. A system administrator performs those functions. See also quick switch mode.
Industry:Software
A process that backs up all files that make up the entire virtual machine. These files include disk images, .vmx files, and so on.
Industry:Software
To restore a snapshot of the active virtual machine. See also revert to snapshot.
Industry:Software
A set of users who are assigned a common set of privileges. A group can contain other groups. See also service console.
Industry:Software
A type of virtual disk in which the disk space is not preallocated to its full size. The disk files begin small and increase as data is written to the disk. See also preallocated disk.
Industry:Software
An operating system that runs inside a virtual machine. See also host operating system.
Industry:Software
An unauthenticated user who can log in to a system with a temporary user name and password. A guest user has restricted access to files and folders and has a set of restricted permissions.
Industry:Software
