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
Configuring VMware Server to Check for Software Updates
You!can!configure!VMware!Server!to!check!whether!updates!for!the!product!are!
available.!If!you!configure!VMware!Server!to!check!for!updates,!and!an!update!is!
available,!the!console!displays!a!message!when!you!launch!it.!You!can!check!manually!
at!any!time!by!choosing!Help!>!Check!for!Updates
!on!the!Web.!
Choose!Edit!>!Preferences!>!Workspace.!Select!the!interval!in!the!Check!for!software!
updates!drop‐down!list.
You!can!set!the!interval!to!never,!daily,!weekly,!or!monthly.!
On!a!Linux!host!only,!you!can!also!check!for!software!updates!at!anytime!by!clicking!
Check!Now
.
If!you!are!running!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!host!behind!a!proxy!server,!make!
sure!your!browser!is!configured!to!connect!to!the!Internet!through!your!proxy!server.
If!you!are!running!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!host!behind!a!proxy!server,!make!sure!
you!configure!http_proxy!with!the!name
!of!the!proxy!server!and!the!port!number!the!
proxy!server!uses.
Changing Your Input Settings
The!Input!tab!lets!you!adjust!the!way!that!the!virtual!machine!captures!control!of!the!
keyboard!and!mouse.
NOTE The!Grab!when!cursor!enters!window!option!allows!you!to!move!the!mouse!
pointer!back!into!the!virtual!machine!window!easily!if!you!have!been!working!
in!the!virtual!machine!and!temporarily!moved!the!mouse!pointer!outside!the!
virtual!machine!window.!The!mouse!pointer!is!grabbed!only!when!VMware!
Server!has
!focus!(is!the!active!application).!If!you!release!the!mouse!pointer!by!
pressing!a!hot‐key!combination!—!the!default!is!Ctrl‐Alt!—!you!must!click!
inside!the!virtual!machine!window!to!make!VMware!Server!grab!the!mouse!
pointer!again.