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
VMware Server Administration Guide
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To!access!the!VMware!Virtual!Machine!Importer!from!the!VMware!Server!Console,!
choose!File!>!Import!or!File!>!Open.!The!Wizard!to!import!a!virtual!machine!or!system!
image!opens.!You!can!access!the!VMware!Virtual!Machine!Importer!only!from!a!
Windows!host!machine.
For!more!detailed!information!about!how
!to!use!the!VMware!Virtual!Machine!
Importer,!see!the!VMware!Virtual!Machine!Importer!User’s!Manual.!
Support for VirtualCenter
VMware!Server!includes!support!for!using!VirtualCenter!version!1.4!to!manage!virtual!
machines!running!on!VMware!Server.
APIs Included with VMware Server
VMware!Server!supports!the!VMware!scripting!APIs,!which!include!the!VmPerl!API!
and!the!VmCOM!API,!and!the!Programming!API.!All!of!the!APIs!are!installed!on!a!
Windows!host!when!you!perform!a!complete!installation!using!the!VMware!Server!
Windows!Installer.!The!Programming!API!and!VmPerl!API!are!installed!when
!you!
install!the!VMware!Server!software.!You!can!also!install!any!of!the!APIs!on!a!client!
machine.
Before You Install the Release
Before!you!install!this!release,!take!the!following!steps!to!ensure!the!best!possible!
experience!with!VMware!Server.
If!you!plan!to!install!VMware!Server!on!a!host!machine!that!is!already!running!any!
other!VMware!product,!you!must!first!uninstall!that!product.!On!a!Microsoft!Windows!
host,!use!the!Add/Remove!
Programs!control!panel.!On!a!Linux!host,!see!your!product!
manual!for!the!commands!needed!to!uninstall!the!product.!
On!a!Windows!host,!the!uninstaller!asks!whether!you!want!to!keep!licenses!in!your!
registry.!Do!not!remove!the!licenses.!If!you!re‐install!the!VMware!product!that!you!
uninstalled,!you
!do!not!need!to!enter!the!serial!number!again.
On!a!Linux!host,!the!license!remains!in!place.!You!do!not!need!to!take!any!special!
action.
VMware!Server!lets!you!connect!to!hosts!running!VMware!GSX!Server!3.!You!can!either!
use!virtual!machines!created!using!VMware!GSX!Server!3!
in!legacy!mode!or!upgrade!
the!virtual!hardware!of!legacy!virtual!machines.!To!use!virtual!machines!created!using!
VMware!GSX!Server!2,!you!must!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware.!For!more!information,!
see!“Migrating!to!VMware!Server”!on!page 55.