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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NOTE You!can!use!any!clustering!software!in!these!cluster!nodes!that!is!supported!
by!other!VMware!Server!clustering!strategies.!For!more!information,!see!
“Clustering!Software”!on!page 166.
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!set!up!clustering!using!the!iSCSI!protocol.
! “Clustering!Scenarios!Using!iSCSI”!on!page 184
! “Creating!and!Configuring!the!iSCSI!Initiator!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 184
! “Configuring!the!iSCSI!Target!in!the!Cluster”!on!page 185
Clustering Scenarios Using iSCSI
You!can!employ!the!following!scenarios!to!cluster!virtual!machines!with!the!iSCSI!
protocol:
! “Using!a!Virtual!Machine!as!the!iSCSI!Target”
! “Using!a!Host!as!the!iSCSI!Target”
Using a Virtual Machine as the iSCSI Target
You!can!use!a!virtual!machine!as!the!iSCSI!target.!The!setup!involves!at!least!three!
virtual!machines.!Two!virtual!machines!are!the!cluster!nodes!that!act!as!iSCSI!initiators,!
so!you!must!install!the!iSCSI!initiator!software!in!these!virtual!machines.!The!third!
virtual!machine!acts!as!the!iSCSI!target.
!The!iSCSI!target!virtual!machine!must!be!
running!for!clustering!to!work!successfully.
Using a Host as the iSCSI Target
You!can!use!a!host!on!your!network!as!the!iSCSI!target.!Each!cluster!node!(virtual!
machine)!acts!as!an!iSCSI!initiator,!so!you!must!install!the!iSCSI!initiator!software!in!
each!virtual!machine.!Then!you!install!the!iSCSI!target!software!on!the!target!host.
Creating and Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Virtual Machine
The!iSCSI!initiator!virtual!machine!is!created!in!the!same!manner!as!a!regular!virtual!
machine.!Unlike!other!clustering! methods,!you!do!not!modify!the!virtual!machine’s!
configuration!file!(.vmx)!manually!in!order!to!enable!clustering.
The!virtual!disk!used!to!store!the!guest!operating!system!and!clustering!software!for!
each!virtual!machine!(node)!in!the!cluster!does!not!have!to!be!a!preallocated!virtual!disk!
or!a!SCSI!virtual!disk.
You!should!configure!the!virtual!machine!with!at!least!two!virtual!network!adapters!—!
one!to!communicate!with!other!iSCSI!initiator!nodes!and!the!other!to!connect!to!the!