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
Setting the Session Length for the VMware Management
Interface
Your!management!interface!sessions!times!out!after!60!minutes!of!idle!time.!
On!a!Windows!host,!this!setting!is!specified!by!the!variable!vmware_SESSION_LENGTH,!
stored!in!C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface\htdocs\init.pl.!
You!can!change!this!setting!to!any!number!of!minutes,!or!you!can!block!access!to!the!
management!interface!for!all!users!by
!setting!vmware_SESSION_LENGTH!to!0!minutes.!You!
can!have!persistent!sessions!that!never!time!out!by!setting!vmware_SESSION_LENGTH!to!
-1.!
On!a!Linux!host,!you!can!change!this!setting!by!running!the!management!interface!
configuration!program!vmware-config-mui.pl.!You!can!block!access!to!the!
management!interface!for!all!users!by!setting!
the!timeout!length!to!0!minutes.!You!can!
have!persistent!sessions!that!never!time!out!by!setting!the!timeout!length!to!-1.
Logging On to the VMware Management Interface
To!use!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!run!a!supported!browser!such!as!Internet!
Explorer!5.5!or!6.0.!VMware!highly!recommends!using!6.0,!Netscape!Navigator!7.0!or!
later,!or!Mozilla!1.x.
Before you log on to the VMware Management Interface
! You!must!know!the!host!name!or!IP!address!of!the!server!you!want!to!manage.!
! You!must!have!a!valid!user!name!and!password!on!that!server.
! You!can!connect!to!the!server!with!up!to!eight!management!interface!sessions!at!a!
time.!The!URL!to!connect!to!the!server!is!https://<hostname>:8333.
! If!you!are!connecting!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface!from!a!browser!on!the!
host!machine,!you!can!use!localhost!as!the!<hostname>.
! If!you!disabled!SSL!for!your!management!interface!sessions,!the!URL!to!connect!to!
the!server!is!http://<hostname>:8222.!
For!more!information,!see!“Securing!Your!Remote!Sessions”!on!page 90.!Users!are!
automatically!redirected!to!http://<hostname>:8222!if!they!use!
https://<hostname>:8333!to!connect!to!the!management!interface.
NOTE If!you!are!using!Netscape!Navigator!or!Mozilla,!check!the!advanced!
preferences!(Edit!>!Preferences!>!Advanced)!to!be!sure!JavaScript!and!style!
sheets!are!both!enabled.