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
10 VMware, Inc.
! X!server!is!required!to!run!the!VMware!Server!Console.
The!VMware!Management!Interface!requires!one!of!these!browsers:!
! Firefox!1.x
! Mozilla!1.x
! Netscape!Navigator!7.0
NOTE As!new!browser!versions!are!released,!VMware!tests!the!VMware!
Management!Interface!for!stability!and!reliability!with!these!versions.!
VMware!makes!every!effort!to!add!support!for!new!browser!versions!in!a!
timely!manner,!but!until!a!browser!is!added!to!the!above!list,!its!use!with!the!
product!is!not!supported.
Running VMware Server on Some SUSE Linux Hosts
Keep!in!mind!the!following!when!you!run!VMware!Server!on!these!SUSE!Linux!hosts.
! SLES!8!—!Install!gcc!on!your!SLES!8!host!before!installing!VMware!Server.
! SLES!7!—To!upgrade!the!kernel,!deselect!any!Samba!components!when!you!apply!
the!update!patch!because!the!patch!incorrectly!updates!Samba!on!your!host.!
Running!the!update!with!the!Samba!packages!selected!can!result!in!serious!issues!
on!your!host!such!as!system!hangs!or!segmentation!faults.
VmPerl and VmCOM APIs
The!VmPerl!API!includes!the!vmware-cmd!utility.!The!VmCOM!API!works!only!on!
Windows!Server!2003,!Windows!XP,!Windows!2000,!and!Windows!NT!clients.!For!
more!information,!go!to!the!VMware!Web!site!at!
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
Programming API
VMware!Server!includes!support!for!the!Programming!API!(previously!called!C!API).!
For!more!information,!go!to!the!VMware!Web!Site!at!
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/server_pubs
Remote Client Requirements
The!remote!client!is!a!Microsoft!Windows!or!Linux!system!from!which!you!launch!the!
VMware!Server!Console!or!use!VMware!Scripting!APIs!to!remotely!manage!virtual!
machines!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!You!access!the!VMware!Management!Interface!
to!manage!virtual!machines!on!the!host!using!a!Web!browser.!