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
Cloning the First Cluster Node
Follow!these!steps!to!clone!the!first!cluster!node!for!use!in!creating!the!other!nodes!in!
the!cluster,!either!on!the!same!physical!server!or!on!other!machines!running!VMware!
Server:
1Run!sysprep.exe,!which!is!available!on!the!Windows!CD!in!the!file!
\support\tools\deploy.cab!or!from!the!Microsoft!Web!site.
!
The!sysprep.exe!utility!removes!the!security!ID!assigned!to!the!guest!operating!
system,!resets!the!machine!information,!and!resets!the!TCP/IP!network!
configuration.
2Shut!down!the!guest!operating!system!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.
3 Create!a!directory!nlb2!under!the!cluster!directory,!either!on!the!local!server!or!on!
different!
machines!running!VMware!Server.
4Copy!the!nlb1*.vmdk!files!into!this!directory.
5Use!the!VMware!Virtual!Disk!Manager!to!change!the!name!of!the!virtual!disk!to!
nlb<n>.vmdk!(where!<n>!is!the!Network!Load!Balancing!node!number).!At!a!
command!prompt,!type:
vmware-vdiskmanager -n nlb1.vmdk nlb<n>.vmdk
For!more!information!about!the!virtual!disk!manager,!see!“Using!VMware!
Virtual!
Disk!Manager”.
Repeat!step!3!through!step!5!for!each!additional!node!you!want!to!create,!either!on!the!
same!physical!server,!or!on!additional!machines!running!VMware!Server.!You!can!
configure!up!to!32!nodes!with!Network!Load!Balancing.
When!you!are!finished!making!clones!of!the!first!node,!
you!are!ready!to!create!
additional!nodes!from!the!clones.
Creating Additional Nodes in the Network Load Balancing Cluster
Follow!these!steps!for!each!of!the!additional!nodes!you!want!to!create!(up!to!32!nodes)!
in!the!Network!Load!Balancing!cluster:
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!
Machine”).!Choose!the!settings!you!want!(for!example,!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!
or!the!amount!of!memory),!except!you!should!specify
! Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!or!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise!Edition!
as!the!guest!operating!system.