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
Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths
The!path!names!for!all!files!associated!with!a!virtual!machine!created!under!VMware!
GSX!Server!3!are!relative,!meaning!the!path!to!the!each!file!is!relative!to!the!currently!
active!directory.!For!example,!if!you!are!in!the!virtual!machine’s!directory,!the!relative!
path!to!the!virtual!disk!file
!is!<machine name>.vmdk.
To!move!virtual!machines!created!in!a!VMware!product!other!than!VMware!GSX!
Server!3!higher,!or!VMware!Workstation!5.x,!see!“Moving!Older!Virtual!Machines”!on!
page 138.
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move
1Use!VMware!Server!to!connect!to!the!virtual!machine.!If!the!virtual!machine!has!
more!than!one!virtual!disk!and!if!the!virtual!disks!use!different!disk!modes,!you!
must!use!the!Configuration!Editor!(choose!Settings!>!Configuration!Editor)!to!
change!one!or!more!of!the!virtual!disks!so!they!
all!use!the!same!mode.
2Be!sure!the!guest!operating!system!is!completely!shut!down.!If!the!virtual!machine!
is!suspended!and!its!virtual!disks!are!in!persistent!or!nonpersistent!mode,!resume!
it,!then!shut!down!the!guest!operating!system.!
3If!your!virtual!machine!is!using! disks!in!undoable!mode,!it!
is!best!to!commit!or!
discard!the!changes!when!the!guest!operating!system!shuts!down.!If!you!cannot!
commit!or!discard!the!changes!to!your!disk,!read!“Considerations!for!Moving!
Disks!in!Undoable!Mode”!on!page 141.!
4Do!one!of!the!following:
! If!you!are!moving!the!virtual!machine!to!a!new!host!and!have!a!network!
connection!between!the!original!host!machine!and!the!new!host,!you!are!
finished!with!the!preparations!on!the!original!host.!If!you!do!not!have!a!
network!connection,!you!need!to!have!a!way!of!moving
!the!virtual!disk!
(.vmdk)!files!from!the!virtual!machine’s!directory!to!the!new!host.!You!could!
move!them!to!a!shared!network!directory,!for!example,!or!burn!them!to!
CD‐ROMs!or!DVD‐ROMs.!
Once!you!know!how!you!are!going!to!move!the!virtual!machine,!go!to!
“Moving!
a!Virtual!Machine!to!a!New!Host”.
! If!you!are!moving!this!virtual!machine!to!another!directory!on!the!same!host,!
you!are!ready!to!make!the!move.!Copy!all!the!files!in!the!virtual!machine’s!
original!directory!to!the!new!location.!If!you!stored!any!files!in!directories!
other!than!the!virtual!machine!directory,!be!sure!to
!move!them!into!a!directory!
of!the!same!name!and!same!position!relative!to!the!location!of!the!virtual!
machine.!