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 7 Using High-Availability Configurations
! The!remaining!default!virtual!machine!devices!(such!as!the!CD‐ROM!drive!and!the!
floppy!disk!drive).
In!addition!to!the!above!devices,!the!following!are!required!for!shared!storage:
! A!secondary!virtual!SCSI!host!adapter .
! One!or!more!preallocated!virtual!disks!that!are!shared,!attached!to!the!secondary!
SCSI!host!adapter.
Note!the!following!about!virtual!PCI!slots!in!the!virtual!machines:
! Each!virtual!machine!by!default!has!six!PCI!slots!available.
! This!configuration! (two!network!adapters!and!two!SCSI!host!bus!adapters)!uses!
four!of!these!slots.
! One!more!PCI!slot!is!available!for!a!third!network!adapter!if!needed.!(The!sixth!slot!
is!used!by!the!virtual!display!adapter.)
! If!the!virtual!machine’s!boot!partition!is!on!an!IDE!virtual!disk,!the!partition!
occupies!one!of!the!PCI!slots.
Creating a Two-Node Cluster with Microsoft Clustering Services
This!procedure!creates!a!two‐node!cluster!using!Microsoft! Clustering!Services!on!a!
single!VMware!Server!computer!using!the!following:
! SQL1!=!host!name!of!node!1!of!the!cluster
! SQL2!=!host!name!of!node!2!of!the!cluster
! SQLCLUSTER!=!public!host!name!of!the!cluster
Creating the First Node’s Base Virtual Machine
The!following!steps!describe!how!to!create!the!base!virtual!machine!that!serves!as!the!
first!node!in!the!cluster!(and!as!a!template!for!the!additional!node),!and!how!to!create!
the!two!preallocated!virtual!disks!that!are!shared!among!the!virtual!machines!in!the!
cluster.
NOTE The!virtual!disks!used!to!store!the!operating!system!and!clustering!software!
for!each!virtual!machine!(node)!in!the!cluster!do!not!have!to!be!preallocated!
virtual!disks.
1Log!on!to!your!VMware!Server!host!as!the!user!who!will!own!the!virtual!machine.
2 Launch!a!VMware!Server!Console!and!create!a!new!virtual!machine!(for!
information!on!creating!a!new!virtual!machine,!see!“Creating!a!New!Virtual!