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Is it possible to run multiple VMware guests Using Free VMware Player?

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I have a couple of premade Win2k3 VMs that I need to use for some application testing that need to be run at the same time on the same machine. I'm running 13.04 Desktop and do this often with VirtualBox, whereby I run multiple instances at the same time.

I assumed that I could do the same with VMWare Player (I have version 6), but quickly noticed that by default it only allows me to run one instance.

Is there a way to run multiple guests at the same time from Player? I do have an eSXI server that I normally might use, but I need to be portable and it would be preferable to just have these run at the same time...

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answered 3 Years ago heathree · Accepted Answer

Unlike VirtualBox, by default with VMware Player if one tries to launch a second instance (e.g. another machine that you want to run at the same time), the original running machine comes into focus and one doesn't get to the 'library" list. One never is able to get back to interface in 'home' state where you can choose the machine while a machine is running. After some experimentation, I did discover that one can do an ALT+F2 and type in "vmplayer" and get to the machine picker mode... from there, one can indeed run another machine... I think I just need to create launchers specific to my machines....