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
NOTE These!instructions!assume!that!you!are!using!a!virtual!disk!—!stored!in!a!set!
of!.vmdk!or!.dsk!files!on!your!host!computer.!
It!is!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!further!describe!moving!older!virtual!machines:
! “Virtual!Machines!May!Use!Relative!or!Absolute!Paths”!on!page 139
! “Preparing!Your!Virtual!Machine!for!the!Move”!on!page 139
! “Preparing!the!New!Host!Machine”!on!page 140
! “Considerations!for!Moving!Disks!in!Undoable!Mode”!on!page 141
Virtual Machines May Use Relative or Absolute Paths
In!VMware!Server!1,!the!path!names!for!all!files!associated!with!a!virtual!machine!were!
absolute,!or!fully!qualified,!meaning!the!complete!route!to!the!files!on!the!host!was!
stored.!For!example,!the!absolute!path!to!a!virtual!disk!file!might!be!C:\Documents and
Settings\<user name>\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\<machine name>\<machine
name>.vmdk.
With!VMware!GSX!Server!2!
and!higher,!path!names!to!files!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.
Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move
1Open!the!virtual!machine!using!the!VMware!product!with!which!you!created!it.!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!you!know!whether!the!virtual!disk!is!set!up!as!an!IDE!disk!or!a!SCSI!disk.!
You!can!check!this!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.!
Also,!note!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!you!are!moving.!You!need!
this!information!
when!you!prepare!the!new!host!machine,!as!described!in!the!next!section.
3Be!sure!the!guest!operating!system!is!completely!shut!down.!If!the!virtual!machine!
is!suspended,!resume!it!using!the!VMware!product!with!which!you!created!the!
virtual!machine,!then!shut!down!the!guest!operating!system.!