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
VMware Server Administration Guide
148 VMware, Inc.
Adjusting!the!reserved!memory!settings!may!also!help.!Choose!Host!>!Settings!>!
Memory.!
For!additional!information,!see!“Understanding!Memory!Usage”!on!page 154.!
Debugging Mode
You!can!configure!each!virtual!machine!to!run!in!one!of!two!modes!—!normal!mode!
and!a!mode!that!provides!extra!debugging!information.!The!debugging!mode!is!slower!
than!normal!mode.
For!normal!use,!make!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!not!running!in!debugging!mode.!
Choose!VM!>!Settings!>!
Options!and!select!Advanced.!Under!Settings,!make!sure!the!
Run!with!debugging!information!check!box!is!cleared.
CD-ROM Drive Polling
Some!operating!systems!—!including!Windows!NT!and!Windows!98!—!poll!the!
CD‐ROM!drive!every!second!or!so!to!see!whether!a!disc!is!present.!(Doing!this!allows!
them!to!run!autorun!programs.)!This!polling!can!cause!VMware!Server!to!connect!to!
the!host!CD‐ROM!drive,!which!can
!make!the!CD‐ROM!drive!spin!up!while!the!virtual!
machine!appears!to!pause.
If!you!have!a!CD‐ROM!drive!that!takes!especially!long!to!spin!up,!there!are!two!ways!
you!can!eliminate!these!pauses.!
! You!can!disable!the!polling!inside!your!guest!operating!system.!The!method!varies!
by!operating!system.!For!recent!Microsoft!Windows!operating!systems,!the!easiest!
way!is!to!use!TweakUI!from!the!PowerToys!utilities.
For!information!on!finding!TweakUI!and!installing!it!in!your!guest!operating!
system,!go!to!http://www.microsoft.com!and!search!
for!TweakUI.!Specific!
instructions!depend!on!your!operating!system.
! Another!approach!is!to!configure!your!virtual!CD‐ROM!drive!to!be!disconnected!
when!the!virtual!machine!starts.!The!drive!appears!in!the!virtual!machine,!but!it!
always!appears!to!contain!no!disc!(and!VMware!Server!does!not!connect!to!your!
host!CD‐ROM!drive).!
To!make!this!change,!go!to
!VM!>!Settings.!Select!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!item!in!the!
Device!list.!Then!clear!the!Connect!at!Power!On!check!box.
When!you!want!to!use!a!CD‐ROM!in!the!virtual!machine,!go!to!the!VM!>!
Removable!Devices!menu!and!connect!the!CD‐ROM!drive.!