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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! You!can!mount!a!virtual!disk!that!has!a!snapshot.!Any!changes!you!make!to!the!
virtual!disk!while!it!is!mounted!are!discarded!when!you!revert!to!the!snapshot.
! You!cannot!mount!a!virtual!disk!if!any!of!its!.vmdk!files!are!compressed!or!have!
read‐only!permissions.!Change!these!attributes!before!mounting!the!virtual!disk.
! You!cannot!mount!a!virtual!disk!that!is!currently!being!used!by!a!running!or!
suspended!virtual!machine.!Only!disks!that!are!in!a!powered!off!virtual!machine!
can!be!mounted.
Statement of Support
The!VMware!DiskMount!Utility!is!provided!without!support!services!from!VMware!
under!the!terms!in!the!VMware!Server!license!agreement.
Installing the VMware DiskMount
The!VMware!Server!installer!includes!the!VMware!DiskMount!utility.!After!the!utility!
is!installed,!run!it!on!a!Windows!host!machine.!A!VMware!virtualization!product!s!such!
as!VMware!Server!does!not!need!to!be!installed!on!the!host.
Running the VMware DiskMount Utility
To!run!the!VMware!DiskMount!Utility,!open!a!command!prompt!on!a!Windows!2000,!
Windows!XP!or!Windows!Server!2003!host,!then!change!to!the!directory!where!you!
installed!the!software.
The!command!syntax!is:
vmware-mount [options] [drive letter:] [\\path\to\virtual disk]
The!options!you!can!use!include:
Table A-1.
Option Definition
/v:N Mounts!volume!N!of!a!virtual!disk.!N!defaults!to!1.
/p Displays!the!partitions!(volumes)!on!the!virtual!disk.
/d Deletes!the!mapping!to!a!virtual!disk!drive!volume.
/f Forcibly!deletes!the!mapping!to!a!virtual!disk!drive!volume.!Use!
this!option!when!a!technical!error!or!a!correctable!condition!
such
!as!open!file!handles!prevents!VMware!Server!from!
unmounting!the!drive.
/? Displays!vmware-mount!usage!information.