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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! To!let!you!edit!the!virtual!network!configuration!of!an!existing!virtual!machine!
from!the!VirtualCenter!client.
NOTE If!you!configure!virtual!machines!from!the!VirtualCenter!client,!you!
cannot!take!advantage!of!VMware!Server!features!like!snapshots.
If!the!adapter!has!no!label,!VirtualCenter!cannot!recognize!the!adapter.!If!a!virtual!
machine!is!configured!for!a!network!name!that!does!not!exist,!the!virtual!network!
adapter!is!disconnected!when!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine.
You!can!create!labels!for
!the!existing!default!virtual!network!adapters!—!like!VMnet0,!
the!default!bridged!network!adapter,!or!VMnet8,!the!default!NAT!adapter.!You!
configure!the!adapters!in!VMware!Server.!You!can!configure!each!adapter!with!
bridged,!host‐only,!NAT!or!custom!networking.!The!type!of!networking!configuration!
is!irrelevant!to!VirtualCenter.!VirtualCenter!
is!concerned!with!the!network!label!only.
NOTE To!create!and!manage!all!your!virtual!machines!from!the!VirtualCenter!client,!
you!should!assign!unique!labels!to!each!host‐only!adapter!on!a!VMware!
Server!host.!This!way,!you!can!easily!identify!on!which!host!each!host‐only!
network!resides.!However,!if!you!have!a!VMware!Server!host!where!all
!the!
virtual!machines!use!host‐only!networking,!you!could!decide!to!not!give!the!
host‐only!adapter!a!network!label.
For!information!on!configuring!new!virtual!network!adapters,!see!“A d d i n g !and!
Modifying!Virtual!Network!Adapters”.
For!more!information!on!managing!VMware!Server!virtual!machines!with!
VirtualCenter,!see!“Using!VirtualCenter!to!Manage!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 131.
After!your!virtual!network!adapters!are!configured!to!your!liking,!create
!labels!for!each!
adapter!so!VirtualCenter!can!correctly!manage!the!virtual!machines!on!the!host.!