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
Setting Global Preferences for VMware Server
The!Host!Settings!dialog!box!allows!you!to!change!a!number!of!settings!that!apply!to!
VMware!Server.
To!change!these!settings,!choose!Host!>!Settings.!You!must!be!either!the!root!or!
Administrator!user!to!change!these!settings.
Specifying Where Virtual Machines Are Created
Use!the!General!tab!to!specify!the!default!location!where!all!virtual!machines!on!this!
host!are!created.
The!directory!VMware!Server!uses!by!default!is!displayed!under!Default!location!for!
virtual!machines.!To!set!a!different!directory,!type!in!the!path!or!click!Browse!to!
navigate!to!the!directory!you
!want!to!use.!VMware!Server!creates!a!directory!for!each!
new!virtual!machine!under!the!directory!you!specify!here.
On!a!Windows!host,!the!default!folder!where!new!virtual!machines!are!stored!is!
<installdrive>:\Virtual Machines.
On!a!Linux!host,!the!default!location!where!new!virtual!machines!are!stored!is!
/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines.
Reserving Host Memory for Virtual Machines
Select!the!Memory!tab!to!adjust!the!amount!of!memory!reserved!for!all!running!virtual!
machines.
The!settings!on!the!Memory!tab!applies!no!matter!what!virtual!machine!is!running!or!
who!is!logged!on!to!the!host!computer.!
For!more!information!about!memory!and!virtual!machines,!see!“Understanding!
Memory!Usage”!
on!page 154!and!“Allocating!Memory!to!a!Virtual!Machine”.
Adjusting Priorities for Virtual Machine Processes (Windows Hosts Only)
VMware!Server!for!Windows!gives!you!the!option!to!set!the!priority!that!the!Windows!
process!scheduler!gives!to!your!virtual!machines!when!mouse!and!keyboard!input!are!
going!to!a!particular!virtual!machine!and!when!input!is!not!going!to!that!virtual!
machine.!
You!can!adjust!these!settings!to!improve
!overall!system!performance!based!on!the!
relative!priority!of!work!you!are!doing!in!various!virtual!machines!and!on!the!host!
computer.