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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6To!configure!when!VMware!Server!should!start!the!next!virtual!machine!after!a!
virtual!machine!starts,!do!one!or!both!of!the!following:
! To!specify!a!period!of!time!before!the!next!virtual!machine!starts,!in!the!
Continue!Starting!Virtual!Machines!After!list,!either!choose!the!number!of!
minutes!to!wait!or!indicate!that!VMware!Server!should!not!wait!before!
starting!the!next!virtual!machine.!If!you!select!Other,!specify!the!number!of!
minutes!to!wait!in!the!prompt!that!appears.!It!is!a!good!idea!to!set!a!delay!
between!starting!virtual!machines,!as!a!delay!avoids!placing!an!undue!burden!
on!the!host!processors!and!memory.
! To!specify!that!VMware!Tools!should!start!in!a!virtual!machine!before!the!next!
virtual!machine!starts,!check!when!VMware!Tools!starts.!If!VMware!Tools!
does!not!start!in!the!virtual!machine!before!the!time!specified!in!the!Continue!
Starting!Virtual!Machines!After!list!elapses,!VMware!Server!starts!the!next!
virtual!machine.
7To!configure!when!VMware!Server!should!stop!the!next!virtual!machine!after!a!
virtual!machine!stops,!in!the!Attempt!to!Continue!Stopping!Other!Virtual!
Machines!After!list,!either!choose!the!number!of!minutes!to!wait!or!indicate!that!
VMware!Server!should!not!wait!before!starting!the!next!virtual!machine.!
If!you!
select!Other,!specify!the!number!of!minutes!to!wait!in!the!prompt!that!appears.!It!
is!a!good!idea!to!set!a!delay!between!stopping!virtual!machines,!as!a!delay!avoids!
placing!an!undue!burden!on!the!host!processors!and!memory.
8Click!OK!to!save!your!settings.
9Click!Close!
Window!to!return!to!the!management!interface’s!Options!page.
Specifying the Order in Which Virtual Machines Start
Once!you!set!whether!or!not!virtual!machines!should!start!and!stop!with!the!system,!
you!can!set!the!order!in!which!the!virtual!machines!start!and!stop.!Setting!the!sequence!
allows!you!to!specify!the!position!of!a!given!virtual!machine!in!the!system‐wide!startup!
and!shutdown!sequence.!If
!a!sequence!is!set!for!a!virtual!machine,!the!virtual!machine!
starts!and!stops!in!of!the!following!orders:
! Specified!Order!—!lists!the!virtual!machines!in!the!order!in!which!they!are!
configured!to!start!and!stop.
! Any!Order!—!lists!the!virtual!machines!specified!to!start!and!stop!in!any!order.
You!cannot!specify!the!startup!order!for!a!virtual!machine!if!it!is!configured!to!run!as!
the!user!who!powers!it!on.!The!virtual!machine!must!be!configured!to!run!as!the!local!
system!account!
or!as!a!specific!user.