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
iSCSI!target!and!to!the!Internet.!You!could!optionally!configure!the!virtual!machine!
with!three!virtual!network!adapters!—!the!first!to!communicate!with!other!iSCSI!
initiator!nodes,!the!second!to!connect!to!the!iSCSI!target,!and!the!third!to!the!Internet.
For!the!virtual!network!adapter!that!communicates!with!the!
other!cluster!nodes,!you!
should!configure!it!to!use!bridged!networking!if!the!cluster!nodes!are!located!on!
different!VMware!Server!hosts.!If!the!nodes!are!on!the!same!host,!you!can!also!use!
host‐only!networking.
To create an iSCSI initiator virtual machine
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!bridged
!networking!for!the!
virtual!machine.
3Open!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.!Choose!VM!>!Settings.
4Add!a!second!virtual!network!adapter.!For!more!information,!see!“A d di n g !and!
Modifying!Virtual!Network!Adapters”.!Again,!make!sure!you!specify!bridged!
networking!for!the!adapter.
If!you!choose,!you!can!add!a!third!virtual!network
!adapter!to!the!virtual!machine.
5 Select!the!virtual!network!adapter!you!intend!to!use!to!communicate!with!the!
iSCSI!target.!Under!Adapter!type,!select!vmxnet.
6Click!OK!to!save!your!settings!and!close!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.
7Power!on!the!virtual!machine!and!install!the!guest!operating!system!and!VMware
!
Tools.!See!“Installing!VMware!Tools”.
8Install!the!iSCSI!initiator!software.
You!are!finished!creating!the!iSCSI!initiator!virtual!machine.!Repeat!these!steps!for!
each!iSCSI!initiator,!or!else!use!sysprep.exe!to!clone!the!first!node.!Then!create!the!
iSCSI!target!virtual!machine.!
Configuring the iSCSI Target in the Cluster
The!configuration!of!the!iSCSI!target!node!of!the!cluster!depends!on!whether!you!are!
using!a!virtual!machine!or!a!host!for!the!target.
If!you!are!using!a!host,!you!need!to!install!the!iSCSI!target!software!on!the!host.!After!
the!iSCSI!initiator!virtual!machines!are!configured!and!
the!iSCSI! initiator!software!
installed,!the!virtual!machines!can!access!the!target.