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
New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard,!you!can!specify!a!location!for!the!virtual!machine!
elsewhere!on!your!system!or!on!the!network.
! On!Linux!hosts,!permissions!for!the!virtual!machine!files!—!especially!the!
configuration!file!(.vmx)!and!virtual!disks!(.vmdk)!—!should!be!set!for!other!users!
according!to!how!you!want!them!to!use!the!virtual!machine.!For!instance,!if!you!
want!users!to!run!a!virtual!machine!but
!not!be!able!to!modify!its!configuration,!do!
not!make!the!configuration!file!writable.!
! If!your!virtual!machine!was!created!under!VMware!GSX!Server!or!another!
VMware!product!(such!as!VMware!Workstation!5.x)!and!uses!independent!disks!
in!nonpersistent!mode,!consider!changing!the!location!of!the!redo‐log!file,!since!by!
default!it!is!placed!in!your!TEMP!directory,!to!which!other!users!might!not
!have!
access.!To!change!the!location!of!the!redo‐log!file,!take!the!following!steps.
aWith!the!virtual!machine!powered!off,!open!the!virtual!machine!settings!
editor.!Choose!VM!>!Settings.
bClick!the!Options!tab.
cClick!Browse!and!select!a!directory!that!is!shared!with!other!users.
dClick!OK!to!save!the
!change!and!close!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.
! The!virtual!machine!must!be!located!in!a!directory!with!permissions!set!so!that!it!
is!accessible!to!all!users!of!the!virtual!machine.
! The!virtual!machine!must!not!be!private.!For!more!information,!see!“Only!You!Can!
See!Virtual!Machines!You!Create”!on!page 84.