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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Machine”).!Follow!the!Custom!path.!Choose!the!settings!you!want!(for!example,!
the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!or!the!amount!of!memory),!but!make!sure!you!specify
! Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!or!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise!Edition!
as!the!guest!operating!system.
! SQL1!as!the!virtual!machine!name.
! The!virtual!machine!directory!as!d:\cluster\SQL1!(on!a!Windows!host)!or!
/home/cluster/SQL1!(on!a!Linux!host).
! Bridged!networking!for!the!virtual!machine.
! SQL1!as!the!disk!filename.
3Open!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.!Choose!VM!>!Settings.
4Add!a!new!network!adapter!that!uses!either!another!external!adapter!or!the!
VMnet1!host‐only!adapter.!(For!complete!isolation!from!the!host,!you!can!also!use!
any!unused!virtual!Ethernet!switch,!typically!VMnet2!through!VMnet7.)!
For!
information,!see!“A d d i ng !and!Modifying!Virtual!Network!Adapters”.
This!adapter!is!used!as!the!virtual!private!Ethernet!connection!for!heartbeat!
monitoring.
5Add!the!two!virtual!disks!that!are!to!be!shared:
! A!shared!data!disk!(call!it!data.vmdk,!for!example)
! A!shared!quorum!disk!(call!it!quorum.vmdk,!for!example)!to!store!transactions!
before!they!are!committed!to!the!data!disk!
For!information,!see!“A d d i ng !Virtual!Disks!to!a!Virtual!Machine”.
6Click!OK!to!save!your!changes!and!close!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.
7Using!a!text!editor,!manually!edit!the!configuration
!file!
d:\cluster\SQL1\SQL1.vmx!(on!a!Windows!host)!or!/home/cluster/SQL1/SQL1.vmx!
(on!a!Linux!host).
8Add!the!following!lines!to!the!configuration!file:
scsi1.sharedBus = virtual
disk.locking = "false"
This!enables!SCSI!reservation,!which!is!described!in!more!detail!in!the!section!
“Using!SCSI!Reservation!to!Share!SCSI!Disks!with!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 161.
You!are!finished!creating!the!virtual!
machine!for!the!first!node!in!your!cluster.!The!next!
step!is!to!install!a!guest!operating!system!in!the!virtual!machine.