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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Glossary
Host!operating!system
An!operating!system!that! runs!on!the!host!machine.!
See!also!Guest!operating!system.!
Independent!disk
An!independent!disk!is!a!type!of!virtual!disk!that!is!not!affected!by!snapshots.!
Independent!disks!can!be!configured!in!persistent!and!nonpersistent!modes.
See!also!Nonpersistent!mode,!Persistent!mode.
Inventory
A!list!
in!the!left!panel!of!the!console!window!that!shows!the!names!of!virtual!
machines!that!a!user!has!added !to!the!list.!The!inventory!makes!it!easy!to!launch!a!
virtual!machine!or!to!connect!to!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!in!order!to!
make!changes!in!the!virtual!machine
!settings.
Legacy!virtual!machine
A!virtual!machine!created!under!VMware!GSX!Server!or!VMware!Workstation!3!
or!4.!See!also!Current!virtual!machine.
Network!address!translation!(NAT)
A!type!of!network!connection!that!allows!you!to!connect!your!virtual!machines!to!
an!external!network!when!you!have!only!one!IP!network!address,!
and!that!address!
is!used!by!the!host!computer.!If!you!use!NAT,!your!virtual!machine!does!not!have!
its!own!IP!address!on!the!external!network.!Instead,!a!separate!private!network!is!
set!up!on!the!host!computer.!Your!virtual!machine!gets!an!address!on!that!network!
from!the!VMware
!virtual!DHCP!server.!The!VMware!NAT!device!passes!network!
data!between!one!or!more!virtual!machines!and!the!external!network.!It!identifies!
incoming!data!packets!intended!for!each!virtual!machine!and!sends!them!to!the!
correct!destination.
See!also!Bridged!networking,!Custom!networking!and!Host‐only!networking.!
New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard
A!point‐and‐click!interface!for!convenient,!easy!creation!of!a!virtual!machine!
configuration.!To!launch!the!Wizard,!choose!File!>!New!Virtual!Machine.!It!
prompts!you!for!information,!suggesting!default!values!in!most!cases.!It!creates!
files!that!define!the!virtual!machine,!including!a!virtual!machine!configuration!file!
and!
(optionally)!a!virtual!disk!or!physical!disk!file.!
See!also!Virtual!machine!settings!editor.!