Thanks alot for this info.
a)
In fact the answer is in the official description
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/302
hidden in the "floated text":
>How to start:
>You do not need to get into the shell of the server, but if
>you want to, the root password is voiponcd.
b)
Btw,
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/302
claims:
>The easy way is to direct a browser to the IP address of
>this appliance e.g.
>like
http://192.168.121.120/admin. If you go just to
>http://192.168.121.120
If you login, you can check the preconfigured IP address by "ifconfig".
So the preconfigured IP is, with my edition downloaded today,
http://192.168.48.128,
not the "example" mentioned in the instructions.
Sincerely
Rolf