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
5In!the!console’s!Inventory!list,!select!the!virtual!machine!you!just!created,!then!
choose!VM!>!Settings.
6Be!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!configured!to!use!the!virtual!disk!files!you!moved!
from!the!original!host.!You!need!to!confirm!that!the!new!disk’s!settings!—!IDE!or!
SCSI!and!the
!filename!for!the!first!.vmdk!file!—!match!those!that!were!used!on!the!
original!host!machine.
The!device!listing!for!the!hard!drive!shows!whether!it!is!SCSI!or!IDE.!If!that!setting!
does!not!match!the!virtual!disk!you!are!moving,!select!the!hard!disk!and!click!
Remove.!
Then!click!Add!and!use!the!Add!Hardware!Wizard!to!add!an!IDE!or!SCSI!
disk!as!appropriate.!Be!sure!to!specify!IDE!or!SCSI!when!you!reach!the!Select!a!
Disk!Type!screen!in!the!wizard.
Be!sure!the!filename!and!path!for!the!virtual!disk!match!the!actual!filename!
and!
location!for!the!first!.vmdk!file!used!by!the!virtual!machine!you!are!moving.
Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode
Once!you!commit!or!discard!changes!made!to!an!older!virtual!disk!in!undoable!mode,!
you!can!move!your!disk!between!Linux!and!Windows!host!operating!systems.!You!can!
also!move!your!disk!to!different!locations!on!your!computer!and!to!other!computers!
with!the!same!host!operating!system.!
However,!if
!you!cannot!or!do!not!want!to!commit!or!discard!the!changes!made!to!your!
undoable!disk,!note!the!following:!
! You!can!always!move!a!disk!in!undoable!mode!between!host!operating!systems!of!
the!same!general!type!(for!example,!between!two!Microsoft!Windows!systems,!or!
between!two!Linux!systems).!Depending!upon!how!the!disk!was!first!set!up,!you!
may!have!to!place!the!disk!and!its!redo!log!in
!a!directory!that!has!a!path!name!
identical!to!that!of!the!current!directory.!
! You!might!be!able!to!move!the!disk!in!undoable!mode!between!Windows!and!
Linux!host!systems,!or!move!the!disk!to!a!different!directory!on!your!current!
system,!if!there!is!no!path!name!information!in!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!
file.
Follow!these!steps!to!check!the!configuration!and!see!
whether!or!not!you!can!move!
your!undoable!disk!without!committing!or!discarding!changes:!
1 Launch!a!VMware!GSX!Server!3!console.
If!you!are!moving!a!disk!in!undoable!mode!from!one!computer!to!another!
computer,!launch!a!VMware!GSX!Server!3!console!on!the!computer!that!currently!
has!the!disk.