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
8Under!Components!checked!are!used!by!this!connection,!select!the!Network!
Load!Balancing!check!box.
9Click!Properties.
10 On!the!Cluster!Parameters!tab,!configure!cluster!operations!using!these!
parameters:
! Primary!IP!Address:!This!is!the!address!for!the!cluster!as!a!whole.!Clients!use!
this!address!to!access!the!cluster.
! Subnet!Mask:!This!is!the!subnet!mask!of!the!network!to!which!the!above!
address!belongs.
! Multicast:!Select!this!option,!even!if!your!virtual!machine!was!configured!
with!a!single!network!adapter.
NOTE All!members!of!the!cluster!must!be!configured!for!multicasting.
Refer!to!Network!Load!Balancing!online!Help!for!the!remaining!options.
11 When!you!finish!with!the!cluster!parameters,!click!OK!to!return!to!the!Local!Area!
Connection!Properties!dialog!box.
12 Click!OK!to!return!to!the!Local!Area!Connection!Status!dialog!box.
13 Right
‐click!the!local!area!connection!on!which!Network!Load!Balancing!is!to!be!
installed,!and!select!Properties.
14 Click!Internet!Protocol!(TCP/IP),!and!click!Properties.
15 Set!up!TCP/IP!for!Network!Load!Balancing.!
For!more!information!and!links!to!procedures!for!setting!up!TCP/IP!for!Network!
Load!Balancing!on!single!and!multiple
!network!adapters,!see!Related!Topics!in!the!
Network!Load!Balancing!online!Help.
NOTE You!must!add!the!cluster’s!primary!IP!address!to!the!list!of!IP!addresses!
bound!to!the!adapter.
Repeat!these!steps!on!each!host!to!be!used!in!your!Network!Load!Balancing!cluster.
Creating Two-Node Clusters Using Novell Clustering
Services
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!create!a!two‐node!cluster!using!Novell!
Clustering!Services!on!a!single!VMware!Server!system: