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
! Suspend!after!Running!Script!–!Runs!the!associated!script!and!suspends!a!
running!virtual!machine.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking!!in!the!
power!state!pop‐up!menu.!
! Power!On/Resume!and!Run!Script!–!Powers!on!a!stopped!virtual!machine!or!
resumes!a!suspended!virtual!machine,!and!runs!the!script!associated!with!this!
power!state!change.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking!!in!the!power!
state!pop‐up!menu.!
! Restart!Guest!–!Gracefully!restarts!the!guest!operating!system!and!the!virtual!
machine.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!clicking!!in!the!power!state!pop‐up!
menu.!
! Power!Off!–!Powers!off!the!virtual!machine!immediately!without!running!a!script!
or!shutting!down!the!guest!operating!system.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!
turning!off!the!power!to!a!physical!computer.!
! Suspend!–!Suspends!a!powered!on!virtual!machine!without!running!a!script.
! Power!On/Resume!–!Powers!on!a!stopped!virtual!machine!or!resumes!a!
suspended!virtual!machine!without!running!a!script.!
! Reset!–!Resets!the!virtual!machine!immediately!without!running!a!script!or!
stopping!the!guest!operating!system.!Selecting!this!option!is!the!same!as!pressing!
the!reset!button!on!a!physical!computer.
Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Server Console
To!view!a!particular!virtual!machine’s!desktop,!attach!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!
connect!to!the!virtual!machine.!Click!the!terminal!icon!()!in!the!row!for!the!virtual!
machine!to!which!you!want!to!connect!with!the!console.!For!information!on!connecting!
with!the!console,!see!“Connecting!to!a!Virtual
!Machine!from!a!Windows!Host!or!
Client”!and!“Connecting!to!a!Virtual!Machine!from!a!Linux!Host!or!Client”.
The!terminal!icon!appears!slightly!different,!depending!upon!the!guest!operating!
system!selected!for!the!virtual!machine!when!it!was!created.!This!visual!cue!helps!to!
identify!the!virtual!machine!(for!
example,!the!display!name!might!not!indicate!the!
guest!operating!system).!The!variations!in!the!terminal!icon!are!shown!here.
!—!indicates!a!Windows!guest!operating!system.
!—!indicates!a!Linux!guest!operating!system.
!—!indicates!a!FreeBSD!guest!operating!system.
!—!indicates!a!NetWare!guest!operating!system.