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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NOTE If!the!virtual!machine!has!a!Windows!guest!operating!system!installed!and!is!
configured!to!use!the!BusLogic!SCSI!adapter,!you!must!use!the!VMware!
BusLogic!driver,!available!from!the!VMware!Web!site!at!
http://www.vmware.com/download.
Using a Backup Agent Running on the Host Operating System
Another!backup!method!uses!a!backup!agent!running!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!You!
back!up!a!virtual!machine!by!suspending!and!resuming!it!with!batch!files!containing!
vmware-cmd!commands.!Suspending!a!virtual!machine!puts!it!in!a!state!in!which!the!
host!backup!software!can!gain!exclusive!access!to!the
!virtual!machine!files!to!complete!
its!task.
To backup a virtual machine directory using a backup agent
1Add!the!following!line!to!your!suspend!batch!file:
vmware-cmd <path_to_config>\<config>.vmx suspend
2Once!the!virtual!machine!is!suspended,!you!can!safely!back!up!this!virtual!
machineʹs!directory!using!the!backup!agent!installed!on!the!VMware!Server!host.
3After!the!backup!job!completes,!run!a!resume!batch!
job!to!restart!the!virtual!
machine.!
The!batch!file!should!contain!the!following!line:
vmware-cmd <path_to_config>\<config>.vmx start
This!command!resumes!the!virtual!machine!into!an!active,!running!state.
! If!you!want!to!restore!a!virtual!machine!to!a!server!other!than!the!VMware!Server!
host!where!it!was!originally!located,!shut!down!the!virtual!machine.!Instead!of!
using!the!suspend!batch!file,!use!one!that!powers!off!the!virtual!machine.
vmware-cmd <path_to_config>\<config>.vmx stop
! The!suspend,!stop,!and!resume!commands!can!be!used!in!pre‐!and!post‐job!scripts!
that!are!normally!available!via!the!backup!software!being!used.!Backup!software!
such!as!Veritas!Backup!Exec!has!the!capability!to!run!pre‐!and!post‐batch!jobs!with!
scheduled!backups.
Backing Up the VMware Server Host
To!completely!back!up!your!entire!VMware!Server!environment!for!a!given!point!in!
time,!back!up!your!entire!VMware!Server!host.!Shut!down!all!virtual!machines!on!the!