Running VMware Player : Understanding Status Indicators

Understanding Status Indicators
VMware Player has indicators to keep you aware of your virtual machine’s status.
The activity indicator shows that your virtual machine is running. It is represented by the VMware logo of three interlocking squares.
On Windows, this indicator appears in the lower-right corner of the VMware Player window in windowed mode, but is not visible in full screen mode.
On Linux, this indicator appears in the top of your window in both windowed and full screen mode.
While your virtual machine is running, the activity indicator is animated.
For certain ACEs, the status icon tray (on Windows host systems only) is at the lower-right corner of the VMware Player window or immediately left of the activity indicator on the toolbar. The status icon tray might display one or both of the following:
The network access indicator is a shield-shaped icon. If your ACE uses network access features, this icon appears. Hold your mouse pointer over the icon to see whether some or all of the network traffic is being blocked.
Click the network access status icon to open the ACE Information dialog box, which displays a detailed summary of your ACE’s network access status.
If the ACE has a host network access policy:
On Windows, the host access icon appears in the system tray of your computer’s Windows operating system. The icon features a VMware logo connected to a network cable. Hold your mouse pointer over the icon for a brief description of host access status. Click the icon to open the VMware ACE Host Network Access Info dialog box, which displays a summary of the host network access status.
On Linux, you can use the following commands to set the log level and to see the current zone and log level.
Usage:
vmnet-detect [-d]
-d <PID file> : daemon mode
-l <log level> : set the log level
-g : get the current zone and log level
Valid log levels are mute, terse, normal, and verbose.
Sample output from a -g command:
Current zone: Default Zone
Not blocking network traffic
Current log level: verbose
Sample output from a -l command:
Log level set to normal.
Viewing Messages, Notifications, and the Information Dialog Box for ACEs
For ACEs, VMware Player displays pop-up notifications about changes in network access settings and other status information. Those notification messages appear in the lower-right corner of the Player window when you start the ACE. You can close the messages by clicking the X in the upper-right corner of the message box.
You can view messages that have been displayed for this ACE by selecting Player > Troubleshooting > Message Log. The Message Log dialog box allows you to open and view the past messages and to remove any or all messages from the log.
You can view information about the ACE’s network access settings and other settings, such as the expiration date for the ACE, in the ACE Information dialog box. To access this dialog box, choose Player > Troubleshoot > ACE Information.