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 Virtual Machines to Take and Revert to Snapshots
You!can!configure!your!virtual!machine!to!take!and!revert!to!snapshots!in!the!
background.!In!the!VMware!Server!Console!for!Windows!and!Linux!hosts,!go!to!the!
Host!>!Settings!>!Priority!tab!to!enable!this!option.!For!more!information,!go!to!
“Snapshot!Actions!as!Background!Activity”!in!the!VMware
!Server!Virtual!Machine!Guide.
Enabling SSL for VMware Server Console Connections
Select!the!Connections!tab!to!enable!SSL!for!console!connections!over!a!network.
To!enable!SSL!for!console!connections!from!the!console,!on!the!Connections!tab,!check!
the!Use!SSL!for!Console!communications!check!box.
For!more!information!about!SSL,!see!“Securing!Your!Remote!Sessions”!on!page 90.
Creating Network Labels
Beginning!with!the!RC1!release,!VMware!Server!supports!using!VMware!Virtual!
Center!to!manage!the!virtual!machines!on!your!VMware!Server!hosts.!To!use!
VirtualCenter!you!must!create!labels!for!each!virtual!network!adapter.!VirtualCenter!
uses!labels!to!identify!which!virtual!network!adapter!is!associated!with!which!physical!
network.
Each!virtual!
network!adapter!needs!a!label:
! To!avoid!confusion!in!a!multiple‐host,!multiple‐network!environment.!This!is!the!
typical!VirtualCenter!environment.!VirtualCenter!can!manage!virtual!machines!on!
multiple!VMware!Server!hosts.
! To!let!you!migrate!virtual!machines!between!VirtualCenter!hosts.!Virtual!machines!
can!be!migrated!from!hosts!on!the!same!network!only.!The!label!ensures!that!
VirtualCenter!knows!to!which!network!the!virtual!machine!is!connected.
! To!let!you!create!virtual!machines!from!the!VirtualCenter!client.