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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NOTE Because!Ctrl‐Alt!is!the!key!combination!that!tells!VMware!Server!to!release!
(ungrab)!mouse!and!keyboard!input,!combinations!that!include!Ctrl‐Alt!are!
not!passed!to!the!guest!operating!system.!If!you!need!to!use!such!a!
combination!—!for!example,!Ctrl‐Alt‐<Fkey>!to!switch!between!Linux!
workspaces!in
!a!virtual!machine!—!press!Ctrl‐Alt‐Space,!release!Space!
without!releasing!Ctrl!and!Alt,!then!press!the!third!key!of!the!key!combination!
you!want!to!send!to!the!guest.!
You!can!also!construct!your!own!custom!hot‐key!combination.!Select!Custom,!then!
select!the!combination!of!Ctrl,!Alt!and!Shift!keys.!You!specify!whether!each!key!is:
! Down!—!where!you!must!press!the!key!down!as!part!of!the!key!combination.
! Up!—!where!you!must!leave!the!key!unpressed!as!part!of!the!key!combination.
! Either—!where!it!does!not!matter!if!you!press!the!key.
Setting Display Preferences
On!both!Linux!and!Windows!hosts,!the!Display!tab!lets!you!adjust!the!way!in!which!
the!console!and!the!host!display!accommodate!a!different!guest!operating!system!
resolution.
Use!Autofit!preferences! to!control!how!the!console!window!behaves!when!Autofit!is!
active.!Check!the!Autofit!window!box!to!have!VMware!
Server!change!the!console!
window!size!to!match!the!guest!operating!system!resolution.!This!is!the!same!as!
choosing!View!>!Autofit!Window.!Check!the!Autofit!guest!box!to!have!VMware!
Server!change!the!guest!operating!system!display!resolution!to!match!the!console!
window!size.!This!is!the!same!as!
choosing!View!>!Autofit!Guest.
On!Linux!hosts!only,!the!Display!tab!also!lets!you!configure!the!display!settings!of!the!
host!and!guest!when!you!enter!full‐screen!mode.