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!virtual!machine!with!a!VMware!Server!Console,!and!later!connect!to!the!virtual!
machine!from!a!VirtualCenter!client,!the!snapshot!still!exists.!
You!cannot!update,!remove,!or!revert!to!the!current!snapshot,!or!take!a!new!
snapshot!when!you!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!from!a!VirtualCenter!client.!
When!you
!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!with!a!console,!you!can!interact!with!the!
snapshot!again.
! Virtual!machines!created!from!a!VirtualCenter!client!run!as!a!specific!user!
account.!A!virtual!machine!created!from!a!VirtualCenter!client!cannot!be!
configured!to!run!as!the!user!that!powers!it!on.!You!supply!the!user!account!
information!when!you!add!the!VMware!Server!host!to!VirtualCenter.
! Virtual!machines!created!from!a!VirtualCenter!client!are!not!private.!To!make!the!
virtual!machine!available!only!to!the!VirtualCenter!user!account,!connect!to!the!
virtual!machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!change!the!setting!there.!For!
information,!see!“Only!You!Can!See!Virtual!Machines!You!Create”!on!page 84.
! You!cannot!specify!a!name!for!virtual!disk!files!when!you!create!a!virtual!
machine!from!a!VirtualCenter!client.!The!virtual!disk!files!use!the!virtual!machine!
name!as!the!basis!for!the!filenames.!You!can!use!the!VMware!Server!Console!to!
create!more!virtual!disks!with!filenames!that!do!
not!reflect!the!virtual!machine!
name.
! Virtual!machines!can!use!only!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!on!the!VMware!Server!
host.!To!use!the!client!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!on!a!remote!system,!connect!to!the!
virtual!machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Console.
! You!cannot!browse!a!remote!file!system!when!connected!to!the!virtual!machine!
from!a!VirtualCenter!client.!You!need!to!know!the!path!to!a!file!—!such!as!an!ISO!
image!—!and!must!enter!it!manually.