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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4The!first!time!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine,!you!are!asked!to!keep!the!existing!
UUID!or!create!a!new!one.
If!you!are!using!the!UUID!for!management!purposes,!you!should!select!Keep,!then!
click!OK!to!continue!powering!on!the!virtual!machine.!For!more!information!about!
the!UUID,
!see!“Identifying!a!Virtual!Machine!by!Its!UUID”!on!page 92.
Moving VMware GSX Server 3 Virtual Machine to a New
Host
If!you!want!to!move!the!location!of!a!virtual!machine!created!with!VMware!GSX!Server!
3,!it!is!recommended!to!upgrade!it!for!full!compatibility!with!VMware!Server!before!
moving!it.!To!do!so,!run!the!virtual!machine!under!VMware!Server!and!use!VM!>!
Upgrade!Virtual!Hardware.!If!
you!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware,!you!can!then!follow!
the!instructions!in!“Moving!a!VMware!Server!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 133.
If!you!upgrade!the!virtual!machine,!you!can!no!longer!run!it!under!VMware!GSX!Server!
3.!If!you!need!to!run!the!virtual!machine!under!both!VMware!GSX!Server!3!
and!
VMware!Server,!do!not!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware.!You!can!use!a!VMware!Server!
Console!to!connect!a!VMware!GSX!3!Server!host,!but!you!cannot!use!a!VMware!GSX!
Server!Virtual!Machine!Console!to!connect!to!a!host!running!VMware!Server.
NOTE These!instructions!assume!that!you!are!using!a!virtual!disk!stored!in!one!or!
more!.vmdk!files!on!your!host!computer.!It’s!always!safest!to!make!backup!
copies!of!all!the!files!in!your!virtual!machine’s!directory!before!you!start!a!
process!like!this.!
The!following!sections!explain!how!to!prepare!and!move!the!VMware!GSX!Server!2!or!
3!to!a!new!host,!and!cover!the!topics:
! “Virtual!Machines!Use!Relative!Paths”!on!page 137
! “Preparing!Your!Virtual!Machine!for!the!Move”!on!page 137
! “Moving!a!Virtual!Machine!to!a!New!Host”!on!page 138