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
host,!and!back!up!the!host!and!all!virtual!machine!directories.!However,!restoring!a!
virtual!machine!directory!from!such!a!backup!returns!you!to!that!point!in!time;!you!
cannot!restore!individual!files!in!the!virtual!machine.
Considerations for Backing Up Virtual Machines
A!virtual!machine!directory!should!not!be!backed!up!on!the!VMware!Server!host!if!the!
virtual!machine!is!powered!on.!You!should!either!suspend!or!shut!down!the!virtual!
machine!before!backing!up!its!directory.!
If!the!virtual!machine!is!running!when!you!try!to!back!it!up,!the!virtual
!machine!can!
hang!and!be!unreachable.
Open!file!agents!loaded!on!the!VMware!Server!host!do!not!always!work!reliably!when!
you!back!up!open!virtual!disks!that!are!gigabytes!in!size.
Before!implementing!a!backup!method,!test!and!document!the!method!in!advance!to!
ensure!a!successful!backup.
For!more!information
!on!scripting!and!using!the!vmware-cmd!file,!read!Appendix!A!of!
the!VMware!Scripting!API!User’s!Manual,!available!on!the!VMware!Web!site!at!
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
Using the VMware Management Interface
VMware!Server!provides!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!a!Web‐based!
management!tool!that!allows!you!to:!
! Monitor!the!state!of!virtual!machines!and!the!VMware!Server!host!on!which!they!
are!running.!
! Control!(power!on,!suspend,!resume,!reset!and!power!off)!the!virtual!machines!on!
that!host.!
! Connect!the!VMware!Server!Console!to!a!given!virtual!machine,!for!hands‐on!
management.
! View!details!about!each!virtual!machine,!including!system!summary,!hardware!
information,!any!connected!users!and!a!log!of!recent!events.
! Secure!console!and!management!interface!sessions!with!SSL!(administrator!and!
root!users!only).
! Answer!questions!and!acknowledge!messages!posed!by!the!virtual!machine.
To!manage!a!virtual!machine!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!a!user!must!
have!at!least!read!permission!for!that!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file.!For!more!