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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Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
! eventlog.win.message=FALSE!—!this!setting!prevents!the!logging!of!all!dialog!
box!and!message!events!that!appear!in!VMware!Server.
! eventlog.win.register=FALSE!—!this!setting!prevents!the!logging!of!power!
state!change!events!and!logging!of!when!a!virtual!machine!is!added!to!or!
removed!from!the!inventory.
To!modify!what!gets!logged!for!a!virtual!machine,!add!either!or!both!of!the!options!
to!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!(.vmx)!file.!
To!modify!what!gets!logged!for!all!virtual!machines!on!a!host,!add!either!or!both!
of!the!options!to!the!VMware Server!config.ini!file,!located!by!default!in!
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
Server.
Backing Up Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
This!section!discusses!methods!for!backing!up!your!virtual!machines!and!the!VMware!
Server!host.!It!includes:
! “Using!a!Backup!Agent!in!the!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 95
! “Using!a!Backup!Agent!Running!on!the!Host!Operating!System”!on!page 96
! “Backing!Up!the!VMware!Server!Host”!on!page 96
! “Considerations!for!Backing!Up!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 97
Using a Backup Agent in the Virtual Machine
The!best!way!to!back!up!virtual!machines!that!require!constant!uptime!(24!hours!a!day,!
seven!days!a!week)!is!to!load!a!backup!agent!in!each!virtual!machine.!This!agent!should!
connect!directly!through!your!network!to!your!backup!servers.!This!method!allows!you!
to!completely!back!up!individual
!files!on!your!virtual!machines!and!recover!files!
individually.
Supported Backup Configurations
VMware!has!tested!the!following!backup!software!in!virtual!machines!using!the!Dell!
PowerVault!120T!tape!drive/changer:
! BrightStor!ARCserve!Backup!version!9.0!(build!1868)
! Veritas!Backup!Exec!9,!Service!Pack!1
The!tape!drive!must!be!configured!as!a!generic!SCSI!device.!To!add!the!drive!to!a!virtual!
machine,!see!“A d d i n g !a!Generic!SCSI!Device!to!a!Virtual!Machine”.!