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
NOTE You!may!not!need!to!create!a!helper!file!manually!if!your!browser!prompts!
you!to!associate!VMware!Server!with!the!file!type.
Setting MIME Type for the VMware Server Console
1Open!a!text!editor!and!do!one!of!the!following.
! On!a!Windows!host,!write!a!short!batch!file!called!vmwareserver-helper.bat.!
The!batch!file!must!contain!the!following!line:
"<path_to_vmwareserver>" -o "%1"
where!the!default!<path_to_vmwareserver>!is!
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware.exe
! On!a!Linux!host,!write!a!short!shell!script!called!vmware-vms-helper.sh.!The!
shell!script!must!contain!the!following!two!lines:
#!/bin/sh
"<path_to_vmware-vms>" -o $1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
where!the!default!<path_to_vmware-vms>!is!/usr/bin/vmware.!
2 Save!the!file!in!a!location!of!your!choice.
NOTE On!a!Linux!host,!change!to!the!directory!where!you!saved!the!file!and!
give!yourself!permission!to!execute!the!file.
chmod +x vmware-server-helper.sh
3Use!the!browser!to!connect!to!the!server!you!want!to!manage.!
4Click!the!terminal!icon!()!for!the!virtual!machine!you!want!to!view!in!a!console.!
5A!dialog!box!asks!what!you!want!to!do!with!the!file.!Click!Advanced.
6In!the!New!Type!dialog!box,!in!the!Description!of!type!field,!type!VMware Server.
7In!the!File!extension!field,!type!xvm.
8In!the!MIME!type!field,!type!application/x-vmware-server-console.
9In!the!Application!to!use!field,!type!the!path!to!vmwareserver-helper.bat!or!
vmware-server-helper.sh.
10 Click!OK!twice.!Your!browser!is!now!set!to!launch!the!
console!when!you!click!the!
terminal!icon!in!the!future.!