Computer Science & Information Systems

Cloud computing – Lab Sheet

Module 2.3

Objective:
While transferring files from one computer to the other, we copy them over the network to a
shared folder. VMware has taken this concept and has come up with its own way to share
folders. This lab exercise explains how to create a shared folder in VMWare Workstation.

a. Steps to be performed
b. Configure VM Settings
c. Add Share Folder Wizard
d. View the Shared Folder

1) Steps to be performed:

Add Share View the

Configure
Folder Shared
VM Settings
Wizard Folder

1
 2) Configure the VM Settings

Step 1 VM Settings
Click on VM to create a shared folder. Then click on Settings on any valid virtual machine. It is
also possible to create a shared folder while a virtual machine is running.

Click VM menu and go

to Settings

2
 Step 2 Adding Shared Folder Option
Click the Options tab and highlight Shared folders.

In the Shared Folders box, click Add.

Click on Options Tab

Select Shared Folders

Option

Click Add

3
 Step 3 “Welcome to Add Share Folder Wizard”
“Welcome to the Add Shared Folder Wizard” appears.

Once the Wizard appears, click on Next to continue to the other step.

This Wizard guides you through the steps of adding a new-shared folder to the virtual machine.

Click Next

4
 3) Add Share Folder Wizard

Step 1 Creating the Folder Path

Here a new dialog box appears.

Click on Browse and select the Folder from the host to be shared.

Click on Browse and

select the folder from
host to be shared

5
 Step 2 Naming the folder
Here provide a name for the shared folder and click on Next to continue.

Provide Share Folder

Name

Click Next

6
 Step 3 Specifying Shared Folder Attributes
Here you need to specify the shared folder attributes.

Select the option that says enable either this share or the option for read-only attribute.

Specify the option based on your requirement and click on Finish.

Specify Folder Attributes based

on the requirement

Click Finish

7
 Step 4 Sharing the folder
After clicking Finish, a new window opens.

There are lists of folders that can be chosen to share from the Folders Tab window.

Select the folder that has to be shared in the guest virtual machine and click on Ok.

Select the folder

to share

Click OK

8
 4) View the Shared Folder
To view the shared folder on the guest operating system, click on Start.

Then click Run and type “\\vmware-host\Shared Folders “

Now click on OK.

To view shared folder on the

guest OS, click on Start > Run >
Type
Click OK
“\\vmware-host\Shared Folders”

9
Summary:
We have successfully learnt how to create a shared folder in the VMWare Workstation.

10