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
Redo!log!
The!file!that!stores!the!changes!made!to!a!disk!in!independent‐nonpersistent!mode.!
The!redo‐log!file!is!deleted!when!you!power!off!or!reset!the!virtual!machine!
without!writing!any!changes!to!the!disk.
Resume
Return!a!virtual!machine!to!operation!from!its!suspended!state.!When!you!resume
!
a!suspended!virtual!machine,!all!applications!are!in!the!same!state!they!were!when!
the!virtual!machine!was!suspended.
See!also!Suspend.
Shrink
Reduce!the!amount!of!file!system!space!a!virtual!disk!occupies!in!order!to!reclaim!
unused!space!in!a!virtual!disk.!If!there!is!empty!space!in!the!disk,
!shrinking!
reduces!the!amount!of!space!the!virtual!disk!occupies!on!the!host!drive.!You!
cannot!shrink!preallocated!virtual!disks!or!physical!disks.
Snapshot
A!way!to!preserve!the!state!of!a!virtual!machine!—!the!state!of!the!data!on!all!the!
virtual!machine’s!disks!and!the!virtual!machine’s!power!
state!(whether!the!virtual!
machine!was!powered!on,!powered!off!or!suspended).!You!can!take!a!snapshot!of!
a!virtual!machine!at!any!time!and!revert!to!that!snapshot!at!any!time.!The!virtual!
machine!can!be!powered!on,!powered!off!or!suspended.!
Supported!partition
A!virtual!disk!partition!that!VMware!
Tools!can!prepare!for!shrinking,!such!as!one!
of!the!drives!that!comprise!the!virtual!hard!disk.!You!can!choose!to!not!prepare!
certain!partitions!for!shrinking.
See!also!Shrink.!
Suspend
Save!the!current!state!of!a!running!virtual!machine.!To!return!a!suspended!virtual!
machine!to!operation,!use!the!resume!feature.
See!also!Resume.
Unsupported!partition
A!virtual!disk!partition!that!VMware!Tools!cannot!prepare!for!shrinking.!
Unsupported!partitions!include!read‐only!drive!partitions,!partitions!on!remote!
devices!and!partitions!on!removable!devices!such!as!floppy!drives!or!CD‐ROM!