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 Virtual Machine Guide
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Nonpersistent!mode
A!mode!in!which!all!disk!writes!issued!by!software!running!inside!a!virtual!
machine!with!a!disk!in!nonpersistent!mode!appear!to!be!written!to!disk!but!are!in!
fact!discarded!after!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!off.!If!you!configure!a!virtual!
disk!or!physical!disk!as!
an!independent!disk!in!nonpersistent!mode,!the!disk!is!not!
modified!by!VMware!Server.!
See!also!Independent!disk,!Persistent!mode
Persistent!mode
A!mode!in!which!all!disk!writes!issued!by!software!running!inside!a!virtual!
machine!are!immediately!and!permanently!written!to!the!virtual!disk.!If!you!
configure!a!virtual!disk
!or!physical!disk!as!an!independent!disk!in!persistent!mode,!
the!disk!behaves!like!a!conventional!disk!drive!on!a!physical!computer.!
See!also!Independent!disk,!Nonpersistent!mode
Physical!disk
A!hard!disk!in!a!virtual!machine!that!is!mapped!to!a!physical!disk!drive!or!
partition!on!the!host!machine.!
A!virtual!machine’s!disk!can!be!stored!as!a!file!on!
the!host!file!system!or!on!a!local!hard! disk.!When!a!virtual!machine!is!configured!
to!use!a!physical!disk,!VMware!Server!directly!accesses!the!local!disk!or!partition!
as!a!raw!device!(not!as!a!file!on!a
!file!system).!
See!also!Virtual!disk.
Preallocated!disk
A!type!of!virtual!disk!where!all!disk!space!for!the!virtual!machine!is!allocated!at!
the!time!the!disk!is!created.!This!is!the!default!type!of!virtual!disk!created!by!
VMware!Server.
Quick!switch!mode
A!display!mode!in!which!the!virtual!
machine’s!display!fills!most!of!the!screen.!In!
this!mode,!tabs!at!the!top!of!the!screen!allow!you!to!switch!quickly!from!one!
running!virtual!machine!to!another.
See!also!Full!screen!mode.
Raw!disk
See!physical!disk.