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 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual
Machines
This!chapter!provides!information!on!how!to!move!your!virtual!machines!from!one!
host!to!another,!or!elsewhere!on!the!same!host,!plus!recommendations!on!how!to!share!
virtual!machines!with!other!users.!
This!chapter!also!includes!information!on!how!to!move!a!virtual!machine!running!
under!VMware!GSX!Server!3
!and!VMware!Workstation!5.x!to!a!host!running!VMware!
Server!and!covers!the!following!topics:
! “Moving!a!VMware!Server!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 133
! “Moving!VMware!GSX!Server!3!Virtual!Machine!to!a!New!Host”!on!page 136
! “Moving!Older!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 138
! “Sharing!Virtual!Machines!with!Other!Users”!on!page 142
NOTE When!you!move!a!virtual!machine!to!a!new!host!computer!or!to!a!different!
directory!on!the!same!host!computer!—!or!when!you!rename!a!directory!in!the!
path!to!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!—!VMware!Server!generates!a!
different!MAC!address!for!each!virtual!Ethernet!adapter!(unless
!you!specified!
the!MAC!address!manually).!For!additional!information,!see!“Maintaining!
and!Changing!the!MAC!Address!of!a!Virtual!Machine”.
For!information!about!moving!virtual!machines!between!VMware!products,!see!the!
VMware!Virtual!Machine!Mobility!Planning!Guide!on!the!VMware!Web!site.!
Moving a VMware Server Virtual Machine
This!section!describes!how!to!move!a!virtual!machine!created!under!VMware!Server!to!
another!host!running!VMware!Server!or!to!a!different!location!on!the!same!host.!The!
process!is!not!difficult,!and!in!most!cases!you!can!even!move!your!virtual!machine!from!
a!Windows!host!to!a!Linux
!host!—!or!vice!versa.