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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include!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!(.vmx),!log!file,!nvram!file,!suspended!
state!file!and!snapshot!file.
Any!virtual!disks!that!are!associated!with!another!virtual!machine!on!the!host!are!not!
deleted.!The!directory!containing!these!files!is!not!deleted.
You!delete!virtual!machines!from!the!VMware!Server!Console!only.
!The!VMware!
Management!Interface!on!VMware!Server!does!not!support!deleting!virtual!machines.!
For!more!information,!see!“Deleting!a!Virtual!Machine!Using!the!VMware!Server!
Console”!on!page 112.
Deleting a Virtual Machine Using the VMware Server Console
To!use!the!console!to!delete!a!virtual!machine,!make!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!
powered!off.!Select!the!virtual!machine!using!either!the!tab!at!the!top!of!the!console!or!
from!the!inventory!list!and!choose!VM!>!Delete!from!Disk.!You!are!prompted!to!
confirm!your!action.!
Click!Yes!to!delete!the!virtual!machine.
Configuring the VMware Server Host
Configuring!the!VMware!Server!host!involves:
! “Securing!Remote!Connections!with!SSL”!on!page 112
! “Configuring!Startup!and!Shutdown!Options!for!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 113
! “Setting!User!Preferences!for!the!VMware!Server!Host”!on!page 117
! “Setting!Global!Preferences!for!VMware!Server”!on!page 123
! “Setting!MIME!Type!to!Launch!the!VMware!Server!Console”!on!page 128
Securing Remote Connections with SSL
VMware!Management!Interface!sessions!and!VMware!Server!Console!connections!are!
secured!with!SSL.!For!more!information!about!SSL,!see!“Securing!Your!Remote!
Sessions”!on!page 90.
You!can!enable!SSL!for!console!connections!from!the!console!itself.!For!details,!see!
“Enabling!SSL!for!VMware!Server!Console!Connections”!on!page 125.
To!configure!SSL!from
!the!management!interface,!complete!the!following!steps.
1Log!on!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface!as!the!Administrator!(VMware!
Server!for!Windows!hosts)!or!root!user!(VMware!Server!for!Linux!hosts).
2On!the!Status!Monitor!page,!click!the!Options!tab.!The!Options!page!appears.