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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2Open!the!configuration!file!for!the!virtual!machine!that!uses!the!undoable!mode!
disk!you!wish!to!move.!
In!the!console!window,!select!File!>!Open!and!choose!the!configuration!file!of!the!
virtual!machine!with!the!disk!you!want!to!move.!
3Open!the!Configuration!Editor.!Choose!Settings!>!Configuration!Editor
.
4Examine!the!entry!for!your!virtual!disk!to!see!whether!it!includes!a!full!path!to!the!
first!virtual!disk!file.!For!example,!on!a!Windows!host,!you!might!see!a!disk!file!
listing!like!this:!
My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000\Windows 2000.vmdk
Entries!for!SCSI!disks!are!similar.!
If!your!disk!file!information!resembles!the!example!
above!(with!a!full!path!to!the!
first!disk!file)!and!you!have!not!committed!or!discarded!changes!to!the!undoable!
disk,!the!following!rules!apply:!
! You!can!move!the!disk!to!another!computer!of!the!same!type!only!(Windows!
to!Windows!or!Linux!to!Linux).!You!cannot!move!the!disk!to!a!computer!of!a!
different!type!(Windows!to!Linux!or!vice!versa).!
! You!must!place!the!virtual!machine’s!other!files!(including!.vmx!and!.REDO!on!
Windows,!and!.vmx!or!.cfg!and!.REDO!on!Linux)!in!the!same!relative!location!
on!the!new!computer.!In!other!words,!if!the!virtual!machine’s!files!reside!in!My
Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000\ on!the!original!host!
computer,!you!must!place!them
!in!that!same!location!on!the!new!host!
computer.!
! You!cannot!move!the!disk!to!another!directory!on!the!current!system.!
If!your!disk!file!information!does!not!contain!a!path,!it!looks!like!this:!
Windows 2000.vmdk
If!your!disk!entry!resembles!the!one!above!(just!a!filename!with!a!.vmdk!extension),!
you!can!move!the! disk!and!redo!log!anywhere!you
!wish.!
Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users
If!you!intend!to!have!other!users!access!your!virtual!machines,!you!should!consider!the!
following!points:
! On!Windows!hosts,!the!virtual!machine!files!should!be!in!a!location!on!a!system!
that!is!accessible!to!those!users.!When!you!configure!the!virtual!machine!in!the!