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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Chapter 1 Introduction and System Requirements
! Single!and!multiprocessor!per!virtual!machine!on!symmetric!multiprocessor!
(SMP)!systems.!
Virtual Chipset
! Intel!440BX‐based!motherboard!with!NS338!SIO!chip!and!82093AA!IOAPIC!
Virtual BIOS
! PhoenixBIOS!4.0!Release!6!with!VESA!BIOS
! DMI/SMBIOS‐compliant!for!system!management!agent!support!
Virtual Memory
! Up!to!3600MB!of!memory!per!virtual!machine,!depending!upon!the!host!system’s!
configuration,!the!types!of!applications!running!on!the!host,!and!the!amount!of!
memory!on!the!host.
Virtual Graphics
! VGA!and!SVGA!support!
Virtual IDE Drives
! Up!to!four!devices:!disks,!CD‐ROM!or!DVD!(DVD!drives!can!be!used!to!read!data!
DVD!discs).!DVD!video!is!not!supported.
! Hard!disks!can!be!virtual!disks!or!physical!disks.
! IDE!virtual!disks!up!to!950GB.
! CD‐ROM!can!be!a!physical!device!or!an!ISO!image!file.
Virtual SCSI Devices
! Up!to!60!devices!on!up!to!four!virtual!SCSI!controllers.
! SCSI!virtual!disks!up!to!950GB.
! Hard!disks!can!be!virtual!disks!or!physical!disks.
! Generic!SCSI!support!allows!scanners,!CD‐ROM,!DVD‐ROM,!tape!drives,!and!
other!SCSI!devices!to!be!used!without!requiring!drivers!in!the!host!operating!
system.
! Mylex!(BusLogic)!BT‐958!compatible!host!bus!adapter.
! LSI!Logic!Ultra160!LSI53C10xx!SCSI!controller.