You will need to identify your virtual machine details, such as a virtual machine name, instance name, and service account. The following table is a sample form that you can use as a reference:
Item |
Description |
---|---|
Virtual machine name |
|
Virtual machine computer name |
|
Domain |
|
Virtual machine computer administrator account |
UserName:
Password: |
SQL Server instances |
Default:
Named: |
SQL Server service account |
UserName:
Password: |
SQL Server agent account |
UserName:
Password: |
Additional domain accounts |
|
You need to log in to the VM when it's ready:
For logging in to the VM navigate to Player | Send Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Additional VMWare shortcuts can be found at http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_learning_keyboard_shortcuts.html.