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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NOTE Do!not!move!a!suspended!virtual!machine!from!one!host!to!another.!
4If!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.!
5If!you!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!DVDs.!
NOTE If!your!disks!are!using!undoable!mode!and!you!have!not!committed!or!
discarded!your!changes,!you!must!also!move!the!redo‐log!(.REDO)!file!to!
the!new!host!computer.!
Preparing the New Host Machine
1Make!sure!VMware!Server!is!installed!and!working!correctly!on!the!new!host.
2Start!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!run!the!New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard.!Select!
the!appropriate!guest!operating!system!for!the!virtual!machine!you!are!moving.
Choose!a!virtual!disk!for!your!hard!drive!and!use!a!drive!type!(IDE
!or!SCSI)!that!
matches!the!type!of!the!virtual!disk!you!plan!to!move.!
Select!all!appropriate!network,!floppy!and!CD‐ROM!settings.!Do!not!make!any!
changes!with!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!at!this!point.!
Save!your!settings!and!close!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.!
3In!the!directory!
just!created!for!the!new!virtual!machine,!delete!the!brand!new!
.vmdk!files!that!were!just!created.!
4 Locate!the!virtual!disk!files!you!are!moving!and!copy!them!into!the!new!virtual!
machine!directory.!Set!permissions!on!the!directory!so!that!it!is!accessible!to!all!
users!of!the!virtual!machine.
NOTE If!your!virtual!machine!is!using!disks!in!undoable!mode!and!you!did!not!
commit!or!discard!your!changes!before!the!move,!you!must!also!move!the!
redo‐log!(.REDO)!file!to!the!new!host!computer.!