Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Administration Guide
- Contents
- Introduction and System Requirements
- VMware Server Overview
- Features of VMware Server
- Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
- Two-Way Virtual SMP (Experimental Support)
- Connect to VMware GSX Virtual Machines and Hosts
- Upgrade and Use GSX Virtual Machines
- Move Existing Virtual Machines
- Compatible with VMware Workstation 5.x Virtual Machines
- Configure Virtual Hardware Devices to be Automatically Detected
- Take and Revert to Snapshots in the Background
- Support for VMware Virtual Machine Importer
- Support for VirtualCenter
- APIs Included with VMware Server
- Before You Install the Release
- Host System Requirements
- Virtual Machine Specifications
- Virtual Processor
- Virtual Chipset
- Virtual BIOS
- Virtual Memory
- Virtual Graphics
- Virtual IDE Drives
- Virtual SCSI Devices
- Virtual PCI Slots
- Virtual Floppy Drives
- Virtual Serial (COM) Ports
- Virtual Parallel (LPT) Ports
- Virtual USB ports
- Virtual Keyboard
- Virtual Mouse and Drawing Tablets
- Virtual Ethernet Card
- Virtual Networking
- Virtual Sound Adapter
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Technical Support Resources
- Installing VMware Server
- Selecting Your Host System
- About the VMware Server Console on the Server
- Installing VMware Server on a Windows Host
- Installing VMware Server on a Linux Host
- Configuring Web Browsers for Use with VMware Server
- Installing the VMware Server Console
- Installing the VMware APIs
- Uninstalling VMware Server
- Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server
- Preparing for the Migration
- Before You Install VMware Server
- Shut Down and Power Off All Virtual Machines
- Make Sure All Disks Are in the Same Mode
- Upgrading Virtual Machines with Disks in Undoable Mode
- Upgrading Virtual Machines with Multiple Virtual Disks
- Back Up Virtual Machines
- Take Note of Custom Network Configurations
- Remove Existing VMware Products
- Make the Virtual Machine Accessible to Its Users
- When You Remove a VMware Product and Install VMware Server
- Before You Install VMware Server
- Migrating to VMware Server on a Windows Host
- Migrating to VMware Server on a Linux Host
- Using Virtual Machines Created with VMware GSX Server
- Using Virtual Machines Created with Workstation 5.x
- Preparing for the Migration
- Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
- Remotely Managing Virtual Machines
- Securing Virtual Machines and the Host
- Identifying a Virtual Machine by Its UUID
- Logging VMware Server Events on Windows
- Backing Up Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
- Using the VMware Management Interface
- Setting the Session Length for the VMware Management Interface
- Logging On to the VMware Management Interface
- Using the Status Monitor
- Viewing Summary Information About the VMware Server Host System
- Viewing Summary Information About Virtual Machines on the Host
- Using the Virtual Machine Menu
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Server Console
- Monitoring the Virtual Machine’s Heartbeat
- Viewing Information about a Virtual Machine
- Using Common Controls
- Configuring a Virtual Machine
- The Apache Server and the VMware Management Interface
- Logging Off the VMware Management Interface
- Deleting Virtual Machines
- Configuring the VMware Server Host
- Using VirtualCenter to Manage Virtual Machines
- Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines
- Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host
- Using High-Availability Configurations
- Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with Virtual Machines
- Overview of Clustering with VMware Server
- Creating a Cluster in a Box
- Using Network Load Balancing with VMware Server
- Creating Two-Node Clusters Using Novell Clustering Services
- Clustering Using the iSCSI Protocol
- Mounting Virtual Disks
- Glossary
- Index
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Identifying a Virtual Machine by Its UUID
Each!virtual!machine!is!automatically!assigned!a!universally!unique!identifier!(UUID),!
which!is!stored!in!the!SMBIOS!system!information!descriptor.!The!UUID!can!be!
accessed!by!standard!SMBIOS!scanning!software,!for!example!SiSoftware!Sandra!or!the!
IBM!utility!smbios2,!and!used!for!system!management!in!the!same!way!you!use!
the!
UUID!of!a!physical!computer.
The!UUID!is!a!128‐bit!integer.!The!16!bytes!of!this!value!are!separated!by!spaces,!except!
for!a!dash!between!the!eighth!and!ninth!hexadecimal!pairs.!So!a!sample!UUID!looks!
like!this:
00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77-88 99 aa bb cc dd ee ff
The!UUID!is!based!on!the!physical!computer’s!identifier!and!the
!path!to!the!virtual!
machine’s!configuration!file.!This!UUID!is!generated!when!you!power!on!or!reset!the!
virtual!machine.!As!long!as!you!do!not!move!or!copy!the!virtual!machine!to!another!
location,!the!UUID!remains!constant.
If!you!move!or!copy!the!virtual!machine,!you!have!the!choice
!of!creating!a!new!UUID!
the!first!time!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine.!This!new!UUID!is!based!on!the!
physical!computer’s!identifier!and!path!to!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!in!its!
new!location.
When!you!power!on!a!virtual!machine!that!was!moved!or!copied!to!a!new
!location,!a!
message!appears.
If!you!moved!this!virtual!machine,!you!can!choose!to!keep!the!UUID.!Select!Keep,!then!
click!OK!to!continue!powering!on!the!virtual!machine.
If!you!copied!this!virtual!machine!to!a!new!location,!you!should!create!a!new!UUID,!
since!the!copy!of!the!virtual
!machine!is!using!the!same!UUID!as!the!original!virtual!
machine.!Select!Create,!then!click!OK!to!continue!powering!on!the!virtual!machine.
If!the!original!virtual!machine!is!being!used!as!a!template!for!more!virtual!machines,!
you!can!choose!to!create!a!new!UUID!the!first!time!you!
power!on!each!copy.!After!you!
configure!the!virtual!machine!and!are!ready!to!make!it!a!template,!move!it!to!a!new!
location!and!power!it!on.!When!the!message!appears!after!you!power!on,!select!Always!
Create,!then!click!OK!to!continue!powering!on!the!virtual!machine.!The!
virtual!
machine!is!set!up!to!create!a!new!UUID!every!time!it!is!moved.!Power!off!the!virtual!