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
Virtual!Network!Editor
A!point‐and‐click!editor!used!to!view!and!modify!the!networking!settings!for!the!
virtual!networks!created!by!VMware!Server.!You!launch!by!choosing!Host!>!
Virtual!Network!Settings.!
Virtual!SMP
Symmetric!multiprocessing!enables!you!to!assign!two!virtual!processors!to!a!
virtual!machine!on!any!host!
machine!that!has!at!least!two!logical!processors.
VMware!Authorization!Service
The!service!VMware!Server!employs!to!authenticate!users.!For!both!Microsoft!
Windows!and!Linux!hosts,!this!process!is!called!vmware-authd.
VMware!Management!Interface
A!browser‐based!tool!that!allows!you!to!control!(start,!suspend,!resume,!reset!and!
stop),!configure!and!monitor!
virtual!machines!and!the!server!on!which!they!run.!
VMware!Registration!Service
The!service!VMware!Server!employs!for!managing!connections!to!virtual!
machines!and!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!This!process!is!known!as!
vmware-serverd!on!Linux!hosts!and!vmware-serverdwin32!on!Microsoft!Windows!
hosts.
VMware!Tools
A!suite!of!utilities!and!drivers!that!
enhances!the!performance!and!functionality!of!
your!guest!operating!system.!Key!features!of!VMware!Tools!include!some!or!all!of!
the!following,!depending!on!your!guest!operating!system:!an!SVGA!driver,!a!
mouse!driver,!the!VMware!Tools!service,!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel,!and!
support!for!such!features!as!the!ability
!to!shrink!virtual!disks,!time!
synchronization!with!the!host,!VMware!Tools!scripts!and!the!ability!to!connect!and!
disconnect!devices!while!the!virtual!machine!is!running.
VMware!Tools!service
One!of!the!components!installed!with!VMware!Tools!that!performs!various!duties!
in!the!guest!operating!system,!like!executing!commands!in!the!
virtual!machine,!
gracefully!shutting!down!and!resetting!a!virtual!machine,!sending!a!heartbeat!to!
VMware!Server,!synchronizing!the!time!of!the!guest!operating!system!with!the!
host!operating!system!and!passing!strings!from!the!host!operating!system!to!the!
guest!operating!system.!