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
VMware, Inc. 93
Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
machine!and!begin!using!it!as!a!template!by!copying!the!virtual!machine!files!to!other!
locations.
If!you!intend!to!move!the!virtual!machine!numerous!times,!and!want!to!keep!the!same!
UUID!each!time!the!virtual!machine!moves,!then!select!Always!Keep!and!click!OK!to!
continue!powering!on!
the!virtual!machine.
NOTE If!you!want!to!change!the!Always!Keep!or!Always!Create!setting,!power!off!
the!virtual!machine!and!edit!its!configuration!file!(.vmx).!Delete!the!line!that!
contains!
uuid.action = "create"
or
uuid.action = "keep"
Suspending!and!resuming!a!virtual!machine!does!not!trigger!the!process!that!generates!
a!UUID.!Thus,!the!UUID!in!use!at!the!time!the!virtual!machine!was!suspended!remains!
in!use!when!the!virtual!machine!is!resumed,!even!if!it!has!been!copied!or!moved.!
However,!the!next!time!
the!virtual!machine!is!rebooted,!the!message!appears,!so!you!
can!choose!to!create!a!new!UUID!or!keep!the!existing!one.
Specifying a UUID for a Virtual Machine
In!some!circumstances!you!might!want!to!assign!a!specific!UUID!to!the!virtual!
machine.!
To specify a UUID for a virtual machine
1 Override!the!automatically!generated!UUID!value.!
2Power!off!the!virtual!machine!and!edit!its!configuration!file!(.vmx)!to!set!the!value!
of!the!UUID!parameter.!
3Use!a!text!editor!to!edit!the!configuration!file.!The
!format!for!the!line!is:
uuid.bios = <uuidvalue>
The!UUID!value!must!be!surrounded!by!quotation!marks.!A!sample!configuration!
line!looks!like:
uuid.bios = "00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77-88 99 aa bb cc dd ee ff"
4After!adding!this!line!to!the!configuration!file,!power!on!the!virtual!machine.!
The!new!UUID!is!used!when!the!virtual!machine!boots.