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
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16 Check!the!Cluster!Service!component.
17 Click!Next!and!follow!the!prompts!to!install!the!service.
18 As!you!configure!the!cluster!service,!choose!Form!a!New!Cluster.
19 Specify!SQLCLUSTER!as!the!cluster!name.
20 Specify!the!cluster!service!account!created!in!step!12.
21 Specify!that!both!shared!disks!should!be!managed!by!the!cluster!
service.
22 Indicate!the!shared!disk!(Q:)!to!be!the!quorum!disk.
23 Specify!which!network!adapter!is!public!and!which!is!private.
24 Specify!the!cluster!IP!address.!This!is!the!address!that!represents!the!cluster.!It!
must!be!on!the!same!network!as!the!physical!Ethernet!device.
25 Stop!the!cluster!service!on!the
!local!node!(node!1)!so!that!the!second!virtual!
machine!(node!2)!can!access!the!shared!disks.
! From!Cluster!Manager,!right‐click!the!node!name.
! Select!Stop!Cluster!Service.
You!are!finished!installing!Microsoft!Clustering!Services!on!the!first!node.!The!steps!to!
install!the!software!on!the!second!node!are!similar.
1Start!the!node!2!virtual!machine.
2Repeat!step!2!and!step!3!in!the!procedure!for!the!first!node.
3Start!the!Disk!Management!tool!and!
assign!the!first!shared!disk!to!Q:!(quorum)!and!
the!second!disk!to!R:!(data).
4Start!dcpromo.exe!and!add!this!virtual!machine!as!a!domain!controller!in!the!same!
domain!created!in!step!8!for!the!first!node,!or!add!it!to!an!existing!domain.
NOTE The!setup!in!node!2!must!match!the!setup!in!node!1,!which!you!specified!
in!step!8!for!node!1.
5In!the!node!1!virtual!machine,!start!the!cluster!service.
! From!Cluster!Manager,!right‐click!the!node!name.
! Select!Start!Cluster!Service.
6In!the!node!2!virtual!machine,!repeat!step!14!through!step!24!in!“To!install!
Microsoft!Clustering!Services!on!the!Cluster!Nodes”!on!page 172,!with!one!
exception:!in!step!18,!select!Join!a!Cluster.