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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! nlb2!as!the!virtual!machine!name.
NOTE For!each!additional!node,!use!the!name!of!that!node!instead!of!nlb2.
! The!virtual!machine!directory!as!d:\VMware\cluster\nlb2!(on!a!Windows!
host)!or!/home/cluster/nlb2!(on!a!Linux!host).
! To!use!an!existing!virtual!disk.!Click!Browse!and!select!nlb2.vmdk.
! Bridged!networking!for!the!virtual!machine.
3 Connect!to!this!virtual!machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!choose!VM!
>!Settings.
4Add!a!second!networking!device,!binding!it!to!another!physical!NIC!or!to!the!
host‐only!network.!For!information,!see!“A d d i n g !and!Modifying!Virtual!Network!
Adapters”.
5In!the!console,!verify!
that!both!virtual!machines!are!powered!off.
After!you!have!finished!creating!the!additional!nodes,!you!are!ready!to!configure!the!
cluster.
Configuring the Network Load Balancing Cluster
You!can!cluster!up!to!32!nodes!using!Network!Load!Balancing.
To configure the cluster for each node that joins the cluster
1 Connect!to!the!first!node!virtual!machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Console.
2Power!on!the!virtual!machine.
3Follow!the!Windows!mini‐setup!prompts!to!enter!the!following:
! The!Windows!serial!number
! The!host!name
! IP!addresses!for!that!host
4At!the!end!of!the!process,!Windows!reboots.
5Log!on!to!the!virtual!machine!as!the!Administrator!user.
6Open!Network!and!Dial‐up!Connections.
7Right‐click!the!local!area!connection!on!which!you!want!to!install!Network!Load!
Balancing!and!choose!Properties.
The!Local!Area!Connection!Properties!
dialog!box!appears.