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
Using VirtualCenter to Manage Virtual Machines
If!you!are!using!VMware!VirtualCenter!to!manage!your!VMware!Server!virtual!
machines,!you!must!take!certain!steps!before!you!can!create!virtual!machines!on!a!
VMware!Server!host!from!a!VirtualCenter!client.!In!addition,!you!need!to!be!aware!of!
certain!differences!when!you!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!from
!a!VirtualCenter!client.
For!information!about!using!VirtualCenter,!see!the!VirtualCenter!product!
documentation!at!http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vc_pubs.html.
Creating Virtual Machines from a VirtualCenter Client
Before!you!start!creating!virtual!machines!on!a!VMware!Server!host!from!a!
VirtualCenter!client,!complete!the!following!tasks:
1Confirm!VirtualCenter!and!VMware!Server!are!installed!and!operating!correctly.
2 Locate!the!VMware!Server!host!in!VirtualCenter,!and!supply!the!credentials!for!a!
user!account!on!the!VMware!Server!host!to!use!when
!running!virtual!machines.
3 Create!network!labels!for!your!network!adapters!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!
VirtualCenter!uses!labels!to!identify!which!virtual!network!adapter!is!associated!
with!which!physical!network.!For!information,!see!“Creating!Network!Labels”!on!
page 125.
4 Create!the!virtual!machines!from!a!VirtualCenter!client.
NOTE If!you!are!creating!a!Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!4!virtual!machine,!select!
Other!Linux!2.6.x!Kernel.
Connecting to a Virtual Machine from a VirtualCenter Client
In!general,!when!a!virtual!machine!on!a!VMware!Server!host!is!managed!by!
VirtualCenter,!it!retains!all!the!features!and!functionality!that!VMware!Server!provides.!
However,!when!you!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!from!a!VirtualCenter!client,!certain!
features!accessible!from!the!VMware!Server!Console!are!not!available!from!the
!console!
in!a!VirtualCenter!client.!
Even!though!some!features!might!be!unavailable!from!the!VirtualCenter!client,!these!
features!still!work!with!the!virtual!machine!when!connected!with!the!VMware!Server!
Console.!The!unavailable!options!include:
! Snapshots!are!unavailable!on!a!VirtualCenter!client.!Snapshots!are!not!available!
when!you!connect!to!a!VMware!Server!virtual!machine!from!a!VirtualCenter!client.!
If!you!take!a!snapshot!of!a!VMware!Server!virtual!machine!when!you!connect!to!