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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! “Creating!the!First!Nodeʹs!Base!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 180
! “Creating!the!Second!Node!in!the!Cluster”!on!page 181
! “Installing!the!Guest! Operating!System!and!VMware!Tools”!on!page 181
! “A d d i n g !the!Shared!Disks!to!Both!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 181
! “Installing!Novell!Clustering!Services!on!the!Cluster!Nodes”!on!page 182
Creating the First Node's Base Virtual Machine
The!following!steps!describe!how!to!create!the!base!virtual!machine!that!serves!as!the!
first!node!in!the!cluster,!as!well!as!how!to!create!the!two!preallocated!virtual!disks!that!
are!shared!among!the!virtual!machines!in!the!cluster.!You!can!install!Novell!NetWare!
6.0!or!6.5!in!a
!virtual!machine!using!the!standard!NetWare!6.0!or!6.5!CD‐ROM.!VMware!
recommends!you!install!NetWare!6.0!on!a!host!with!at!least!384MB!of!memory;!
NetWare!6.5!must!be!installed!on!a!host!with!at!least!512MB!of!memory.
Creating and Configuring the NetWare Virtual Machine
NOTE The!virtual!disks!used!to!store!the!operating!system!and!clustering!software!
for!each!virtual!machine!(node)!in!the!cluster!do!not!have!to!be!preallocated!
virtual!disks.
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),!but!make!sure!you!specify:
! Netware!6!as!the!guest!operating!system.
! Cluster1!as!the!virtual!machine!name.
! The!virtual!machine!directory!as!D:\Netware6\Cluster1!(on!a!Windows!host)!
or!/home/Netware/Cluster1!(on!a!Linux!host).
! Bridged!networking!for!the!virtual!machine.
You!are!finished!creating!the!virtual!machine!for!the!first!node!in!your!cluster.!The!
next!step!is!to!create!the!second!node!in!your!cluster.!Then,!for!each!node,!install!
the!guest!operating!system!and!VMware!Tools.!