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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processor!and!memory!are!capacities!required!to!simultaneously!start!or!stop!multiple!
guest!operating!systems.
You!can!determine!the!global!order!in!which!virtual!machines!start!and!stop.
The!host!is!configured!to!start!and!stop!virtual!machines!automatically!by!default.!You!
can!customize!the!global!settings!and!virtual!machine‐specific!settings.
!To!customize!
these!settings!for!a!virtual!machine,!see!“Powering!Virtual!Machines!On!and!Off”.
The!system‐wide!virtual!machine!startup!and!shutdown!options!include:
! Start!Up!and!Shut!Down!Virtual!Machines!—!determines!whether!or!not!virtual!
machines!are!started!and!stopped!with!the!system.!If!enabled,!default!startup!and!
shutdown!policies!are!applied!to!all!virtual!machines!on!your!system!(where!no!
virtual!machines!are!powered!on!when!the!host!starts!and!all!virtual
!machines!are!
shut!down!when!the!host!shuts!down);!you!can!customize!each!virtual!machine’s!
startup!and!shutdown!policies.!
If!this!option!is!disabled,!you!cannot!set!startup!and!shutdown!policies!for!any!
virtual!machines!on!your!system.
! Continue!Starting!Virtual!Machines!After!—!sets!the!amount!of!time!VMware!
Server!waits!after!starting!one!virtual!machine!before!starting!another!virtual!
machine.!You!can!set!this!so!that!VMware!Server!does!not!wait!before!starting!the!
next!virtual!machine,!waits!a!certain!number!of!minutes!before!starting!or!starts
!
when!VMware!Tools!starts!in!the!current!virtual!machine.
! Attempt!to!Continue!Stopping!Virtual!Machines!After!—!sets!the!amount!of!time!
VMware!Server!waits!after!stopping!one!virtual!machine!before!stopping!another!
virtual!machine.!You!can!set!this!so!that!VMware!Server!does!not!wait!before!
stopping!each!virtual!machine!or!waits!a!certain!number!of!minutes!before!
stopping
!each!virtual!machine.
Enabling the System’s Configuration Settings
To!enable!the!system‐wide!configuration!settings!for!virtual!machines,!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.