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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The!settings!on!the!Priority!tab!apply!to!all!virtual!machines!for!the!user!currently!
logged!on!to!the!host!computer.!The!priority!settings!do!not!affect!priority!settings!
made!by!any!other!user!on!the!computer.
This!setting!is!not!available!on!a!Linux!host.
To!set!priority!preferences,!in!the
!Host!Settings!dialog!box,!click!the!Priority!tab.
The!priority!settings!here!are!used!by!all!virtual!machines!unless!a!virtual!machine!
configuration!overrides!the!global!setting!with!a!local!setting.!To!change!the!local!
setting!for!a!particular!virtual!machine,!and!override!the!global!settings,!open!the!
virtual!machine!you
!want!to!adjust,!choose!VM!>!Settings,!click!the!Options!tab,!select!
Advanced,!then!use!the!drop‐down!lists!under!Process!priorities!to!make!the!setting!
you!want!for!that!virtual!machine.
There!are!three!possible!process!scheduling!priorities:!low,!normal!and!high.!The!
typical!process!on!the!host!runs
!at!normal!priority.!If!you!set!the!priority!of!the!virtual!
machine!to!low,!that!virtual!machine!has!lower!priority!than!other!processes!on!the!
host.!If!you!set!the!priority!of!the!virtual!machine!to!normal,!that!virtual!machine!
contends!with!all!the!processes!on!the!host.!If!you!
set!the!virtual!machine!priority!to!
high,!that!virtual!machine!gets!priority!over!other!processes!on!the!host.!
VMware!Server!gives!you!the!option!to!automatically!change!the!process!scheduling!
priority!that!applies!when!the!virtual!machine!grabs!and!ungrabs!keyboard!and!mouse!
input.!For!more!information!on!grabbing!and!ungrabbing
!input,!see!“Changing!Your!
Input!Settings”!on!page 119.
The!four!possible!process!priorities!are
! high!‐!normal:!When!input!is!grabbed,!VMware!Server!gets!priority!over!other!
processes!on!the!host.!When!input!is!not!grabbed,!VMware!Server!contends!with!
all!the!processes!on!the!host.!
! high!‐!low:!When!input!is!grabbed,!VMware!Server!gets!priority!over!other!
processes!on!the!host.!When!input!is!not!grabbed,!VMware!Server!has!lower!
priority!than!other!processes!on!the!host.!
! normal!‐!normal:!When!input!is!grabbed,!VMware!Server!contends!with!all!the!
processes!on!the!host.!When!input!is!not!grabbed,!VMware!Server!contends!with!
all!the!processes!on!the!host.!
! normal!‐!low:!When!input!is!grabbed,!VMware!Server!contends!with!all!the!
processes!on!the!host.!When!input!is!not!grabbed,!VMware!Server!has!lower!
priority!than!other!processes!on!the!host.!
VMware!Server!defaults!to!process!priority!normal!‐!normal.