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
Editing the Startup Sequence for Virtual Machines
To!edit!the!startup!sequence!for!virtual!machines,!click!Edit!under!Startup!Sequence.!
The!Virtual!Machine!Startup!Sequence!configuration!page!appears!and!displays!the!
virtual!machines!on!your!system.
To!specify!the!startup!order!for!the!virtual!machines!on!the!host,!select!the!check!box!
next!to!one!or!more!machines.!
Once!you!select!a!virtual!machine,!navigation!arrows!
highlight,!allowing!you!to!move!machines!between!the!three!lists.!Virtual!machines!can!
be!set!to!one!of!the!following!options:
! Other!—!lists!the!virtual!machines!that!are!configured!to!use!the!default!start!and!
stop!policies!when!the!system!starts!up!and!shuts!down.
! Specified!Order!—!lists!the!virtual!machines!in!the!order!in!which!they!are!
configured!to!start.!The!order!in!which!the!virtual!machines!stop!is!the!reverse!of!
the!order!in!which!they!start,!so!the!last!virtual!machine!to!start!when!the!system!
starts!up!is!the!first!to
!stop!when!the!system!shuts!down.!To!specify!the!startup!
order,!select!machines!and!use!the!arrows!to!move!them!up!or!down!within!the!list.
! Any!Order!—!lists!the!virtual!machines!that!are!configured!to!start!and!stop!in!any!
order.!Move!virtual!machines!to!this!category!if!you!want!them!to!start!and!stop!
with!the!system,!but!you!do!not!want!to!set!the!order!for!them.!The!virtual!
machines!in!this!category
!do!not!start!or!stop!until!all!the!virtual!machines!listed!
in!the!Specified!Order!list!have!started!or!stopped.
Disabling the System’s Configuration Settings
To!disable!the!system‐wide!configuration!settings,!complete!the!following!steps.
1On!the!Virtual!Machine!Startup!and!Shutdown!page,!under!System!
Configuration,!click!Edit.!The!System!Startup!and!Shutdown!Defaults!page!
appears.
2Clear!the!Start!Up!and!Shut!Down!Virtual!Machines!check!box,!then!click!OK.
3Click!Close!Window!to!return
!to!the!management!interface’s!Options!page.
Setting User Preferences for the VMware Server Host
The!Preferences!dialog!box!allows!you!to!change!a!number!of!settings!that!apply!to!all!
virtual!machines!running!in!a!console.!These!settings!apply!to!the!user!currently!logged!
on!to!the!host!computer.!The!settings!do!not!affect!settings!made!by!any!other!user!
when!that!user!is!logged
!on!to!the!host.!These!settings!can!be!changed!by!regular!users,!
as!well!as!root!and!Administrator!users.