1
0
I just installed vmplayer 3.0.0 build-197124 on Vista Home Premium. the following processes are always running after rebooting - vmware-usbarbitrator ,vmnat, vmnetdhcp. Is this normal ? Do i have to kill them everytime to save RAM or they should be kept running for vmplayer to working normally if I want to run a virtual machine later.
iceman
Posted 2009-11-10T21:11:45.777
Reputation: 2 232
5
Those "programs" are services and they are set to auto-start. You can change to Manual their Start settings in Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, so they will keep out of your way unless needed.
The article Commandline-guide to virtual network settings and more describes the VMware utility vnetlib.exe, included in VMplayer and all VMware products, that can totally control VMware components.
To start these services use a .bat file containing:
cd "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player"
vnetlib.exe -- start nat
vnetlib.exe -- start dhcp
vnetlib.exe -- start authd
To later stop them, use the above with "stop" instead of "start".
harrymc
Posted 2009-11-10T21:11:45.777
Reputation: 306 093
2
These are services required on the host side to provide hardware and network capability to your VMs. If you are concerned about the idle RAM in use when your VM is not, it is probably safe to manually stop them and restart them before loading your VM. YMMV, of course.
JMD
Posted 2009-11-10T21:11:45.777
Reputation: 4 427
Not bad. For extra credit, we can parameterize the start/stop and use one .bat for both operations. +1 – JMD – 2009-11-10T21:36:52.340
yep parametrize the start/stop using %1 and works great from the command line. – iceman – 2009-11-21T13:56:24.080