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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For!example,!if!the!disk!scsi1:0.filename!is!defined!in!the!configuration!file!as
scsi1:0.fileName = "/<path_to_config>/vmSCSI.vmdk"
the!reservation!lock!file!for!this!disk!has!the!default!name!
/<path_to_config>/vmSCSI.vmdk.RESLCK
You!can!provide!your!own!lock!filename.!Add!a!definition!for!scsi1:0.reslckname!to!
the!configuration!file.!For!example,!if!you!add
scsi1:0.reslckname = "/tmp/scsi1-0.reslock"
to!the!configuration!file,!this!name!overrides
!the!default!lock!filename.!
CAUTION Use!the!same!lock!filename!(for!example,!"/tmp/scsi1-0.reslock")!for!
each!virtual!machine!in!the!cluster.!You!must!also!use!the!same!SCSI!
target!for!each!virtual!machine!when!you!define!scsi1:0.reslckname.!
However,!the!SCSI!bus!(scsi1!in!this!case)!does!not!need!to!be!the!same.
After!SCSI!reservation!is!enabled!for!a!disk!—!that!is,!the!scsi<x>.sharedBus =
"virtual"!and!disk.locking =!"false"!settings!are!added!to!the!configuration!file!for!
each!virtual!machine!wanting!to!share!this!disk!—!you!need
!to!point!each!virtual!
machine!to!this!disk.
To!add!a!virtual!disk!to!a!virtual!machine,!see!“A d d in g !Virtual!Disks!to!a!Virtual!
Machine”.
Issues to Consider When Sharing Disks
! Do!not!try!to!share!a!disk!among!multiple!running!virtual!machines!that!are!not!
collocated!on!the!same!host.!The!disk!file!itself!can!be!located!remotely,!but!the!
virtual!machines!must!be!running!together!on!the!same!VMware!Server!host.!If!
you!try!to!share!a!disk!among!virtual
!machines!located!on!different!hosts,!data!
could!be!corrupted!or!lost.
! Do!not!share!a!disk!on!SCSI!bus!0.!This!bus!is!usually!used!for!the!boot!disk.!If!you!
share!the!boot!disk,!you!run!the!risk!of!corrupting!it,!as!the!boot!program!is!not!
aware!that!the!disk!is!being!shared!and!can!write!to!the!disk!regardless
!of!whether!
or!not!it!is!being!shared.!It!is!far!more!secure!to!use!SCSI!reservation!on!a!data!disk!
located!on!a!different!bus.
! If!only!one!running!virtual!machine!is!using!a!given!disk,!and!it!is!running!
applications!that!do!not!use!SCSI!reservation,!the!disk’s!performance!might!be!
degraded!slightly.