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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Activities!you!can!perform!include:
! “Connecting!to!a!Virtual!Machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Console”!on!page 103
! “Monitoring!the!Virtual!Machine’s!Heartbeat”!on!page 104
! “Viewing!Information!about!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 104
! “Downloading!the!VMware!Server!Console”!on!page 81!(Login!and!Status!
Monitor!pages)
Using the Virtual Machine Menu
Click!the!arrow!to!the!right!of!the!terminal!icon!()!to!display!a!menu!of!options!for!
that!virtual!machine.!The!menu!includes!the!following!commands,!most!of!which!can!
be!performed!using!the!buttons!and!other!visual!elements!of!the!management!interface.!
Depending!on!your!permissions!and!the!state
!of!the!virtual!machine,!some!options!
might!not!be!available.!
! Attach!Console!–!Launches!the!VMware!Server!Console,!which!connects!to!this!
virtual!machine.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking! .!You!need!to!log!on!
to!the!host.!For!more!information,!see!“Connecting!to!a!Virtual!Machine!from!a!
Windows!Host!or!Client”!and!“Connecting!to!a!Virtual
!Machine!from!a!Linux!Host!
or!Client”.
NOTE Netscape!and!Mozilla!users!must!define!a!MIME!type!before!installing!
the!VMware!Server!Console.!Internet!Explorer!is!automatically!
configured!when!the!VMware!Server!Console!is!installed.!For!
information,!see!“Setting!MIME!Type!to!Launch!the!VMware!Server!
Console”!on!page 128.
! Properties!–!Opens!the!Virtual!Machine!Overview!page!for!this!virtual!machine!in!
a!new!browser!window.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking!the!virtual!
machine!name!link!in!the!Display!Name!column.
! Configure!Options!–!Opens!the!Options!page,!where!you!can!edit!a!virtual!
machine’s!configuration,!such!as!the!guest!operating!system!type,!display!name,!
the!location!of!the!suspended!state!file!and!the!startup!and!shutdown!options.!
With!the!exception!of!the!display!name,!you!can!edit!these!options!only!when
!the!
virtual!machine!is!powered!off.
! Shut!Down!Guest !–!Runs!the!script!associated!with!this!power!state!change,!shuts!
down!the!guest!operating!system,!and!powers!off!the!virtual!machine.!Selecting!
this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking!!in!the!power!state!pop‐up!menu.