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 1 Introduction and System Requirements
Windows Host Operating System Requirements
You!must!use!a!Microsoft!Windows!server!operating!system.!To!use!the!VMware!
Management!Interface,!Internet!Information!Server!(IIS)!5.0!or!6.0!must!be!installed.
NOTE Operating!systems!and!service!packs!that!are!not!listed!are!not!supported!for!
use!as!a!host!operating!system!for!VMware!Server.
64‐bit!host!computers!can!run!the!following!operating!systems!for!64‐bit!extended!
systems:
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!and!Web!Editions,!R2
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!and!Web!Editions,!Service!
Pack! 1
32‐bit!host!computers!can!run!the!following!operating!systems:
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!and!Web!Editions,!R2
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!Web,!and!Small!Business!
Editions,!including!Service!Pack!1
! Microsoft!Windows!2000!Advanced!Server,!Service!Pack!3!and!Service!Pack!4
! Microsoft!Windows!2000!Server,!Service!Pack!3!and!Service!Pack!4
VmPerl!API!requires!Perl!5.005x!or!higher.
VMware!Management!Interface!requires!one!of!these!browsers:!
! Internet!Explorer!5.5!or!6.0!(6.0!highly!recommended)
! Firefox!1.x
! Mozilla!1.x
! Netscape!Navigator!7.0
NOTE VMware!tests!the!VMware!Management!Interface!for!stability!and!reliability!
with!new!browser!versions.!VMware!makes!every!effort!to!add!support!for!
new!browser!versions!in!a!timely!manner,!but!until!a!browser!is!added!to!the!
above!list,!its!use!with!the!product!is!not!supported.
Linux Host Operating System Requirements
Supported!distributions!and!kernels!are!listed!in!this!section.!VMware!Server!might!not!
run!on!systems!that!do!not!meet!these!requirements.!Platforms!that!are!not!listed!are!
not!supported.