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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VMware Server on a Linux Host
NOTE The!items!in!this!section!describe!performance!of!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!
host.!For!tips!on!configuring!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!host,!see!
“VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 151.
Using Full Screen Mode
Full!screen!mode!is!faster!than!window!mode.!If!you!do!not!need!to!have!your!virtual!
machine!and!your!host!sharing!the!screen,!try!switching!to!full!screen!mode.
NOTE You!see!the!most!noticeable!improvement!using!full!screen!mode!when!the!
guest!is!in!VGA!mode.!VGA!mode!is!any!mode!in!which!the!screen!is!in!text!
mode!(DOS,!for!example,!or!Linux!virtual!terminals),!or!16‐color!640!x!480!
graphics!mode!(for!example,!the!Windows!95!or
!Windows!98!clouds!boot!
screen,!or!any!guest!operating!system!that!is!running!without!the!SVGA!
driver!provided!by!VMware!Tools).!
On!a!Linux!host,!full!screen!VGA!mode!uses!the!underlying!video!card!directly,!so!
graphics!performance!is!quite!close!to!that!of!the!host.!By!contrast,!window!mode!VGA!
requires!more!computer!resources!to!emulate!than!window!mode!SVGA.!As!a!result,!if!
you!need
!to!run!for!an!extended!period!of!time!in!VGA!mode!(for!example,!when!you!
are!installing!an!operating!system!using!a!graphical!installer)!you!should!see!a!
significant!performance!boost!if!you!run!in!full!screen!mode.
Swap Space and /tmp
The!amount!of!swap!space!on!your!host!and!the!size!of!your!/tmp!directory!affect!
performance.!Your!/tmp!directory!should!be!equivalent!to!1.5!times!the!amount!of!
memory!on!the!host.!For!example,!if!your!VMware!Server!host!has!1GB!of!memory,!
make!sure!the!host’s!/tmp!directory!is
!at!least!1.5GB!in!size.
For!more!information!on!configuring!swap!space!and!the!/tmp!directory,!read!VMware!
knowledge!base!article!844!at!
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=844.
Understanding Memory Usage
VMware!Server!allows!you!to!set!the!memory!size!of!each!virtual!machine!and!the!
amount!of!the!host!computer’s!memory!that!can!be!used!for!virtual!machines.!A!third!
control!governs!the!extent!to!which!you!want!to!allow!the!host!operating!system’s!
memory!manager!to!swap!virtual!machines!out
!of!physical!RAM.