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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To!change!these!settings,!choose!Edit!>!Preferences.!The!Preferences!dialog!box!
appears.
Setting Workspace Preferences
The!Workspace!tab!lets!you!determine!whether!any!virtual!machines!appear!in!the!
virtual!machine!display!each!time!you!open!a!console.!On!a!Windows!host,!you!can!
specify!whether!any!host!and!user!names!appear!in!the!console!Login!dialog!box!when!
you!connect.!
On!both!Windows!and!Linux!hosts,
!you!can!specify!how!often!VMware!Server!should!
check!for!software!updates.!The!default!is!Weekly.!From!the!Check!for!Updates!
drop‐down!list,!you!can!select!Daily,!Weekly,!or!Monthly.
If!you!select!the!Remember!opened!virtual!machines!between!sessions!check!box,!you!
see!a!tab!for!each
!opened!virtual!machine!in!the!virtual!machine!display!the!next!time!
you!open!a!console.!A!virtual!machine!is!considered!opened!if!both!of!the!following!
conditions!are!true:
! The!virtual!machine!was!left!open.
! The!virtual!machine!was!powered!on!and!off,!or!powered!on!and!suspended.
If!you!select!the!Remember!visited!hosts!between!sessions!check!box,!the!name!of!any!
VMware!Server!host!to!which!you!connected!in!a!previous!console!session!appears!in!
the!console’s!Login!dialog!box.!To!clear!the!list!
of!remembered!hosts,!click!Clear!Host!
List.
If!you!select!the!Remember!user!names!between!sessions!check!box,!any!user!names!
you!used!when!you!connected!during!previous!console!sessions!appear!in!the!console’s!
Login!dialog!box.!To!clear!the!list!of!remembered!user!names,!click!Clear!User!Names!
List.