Install TeamForge on VMware Player

The VMware installation is ideal for small number of TeamForge user installations due to its detailed installation process. You have to download the CollabNet TeamForge installer for VMware Player and unzip it on the machine that will host your TeamForge site.

Installing the VMware Player

1. Before you start TeamForge installation, install the VMware Player.
   • Download the VMware Player for Windows (64bit) from vmware.com.
   • Double-click the VMware-player.exe file and follow the instructions.
2. Start the VMware Player.
   • Click Start > Programs > VMware > VMware Player.
   Note: You don't have to update the VMware Player when you start the VMware Player for the first time.

Downloading the TeamForge 8.2 installer for VMware Player

3. Contact the CollabNet Support and download the TeamForge installer zip file.
4. Unzip the TeamForge-8.2.0.0-182-VMware.zip file.

Installing the TeamForge 8.2 on VMware Player

5. Click Open a Virtual Machine.
6. Browse and select the TeamForge-82.ova file from where you unzipped the TeamForge-8.2.0.0-182-VMware.zip file earlier.
7. Click Import. Once successfully imported, you can see a new virtual machine named "TeamForge-82" on the VM host list.
8. Click Edit Virtual machine Settings and set the following parameters.
   1. Set the No. of Processors.
   2. Set the Memory to 4 GB. You may increase the memory for better performance.
   3. Set the MAC ID of the network adapter.
   4. Click Save.
9. Select the TeamForge-82 virtual machine and click Play Virtual Machine. It may take a few minutes to start the TeamForge-82 virtual machine depending on your computer's processing speed.