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
Virtual Networking
! Nine!virtual!Ethernet!switches!(three!configured!by!default!for!bridged,!host‐only!
and!NAT!networking).
! Virtual!networking!supports!most!Ethernet‐based!protocols,!including!TCP/IP,!
NetBEUI,!Microsoft!Networking,!Samba,!Novell!NetWare,!and!Network!File!
System.
! Built‐in!NAT!supports!client!software!using!TCP/IP,!FTP ,!DNS,!HTTP,!and!Telnet.
Virtual Sound Adapter
! Sound!output!and!input.
! Creative!Labs!Sound!Blaster!AudioPCI!emulation.!MIDI!input,!game!controllers,!
and!joysticks!are!not!supported.
Supported Guest Operating Systems
The!operating!systems!listed!here!have!been!tested!in!VMware!Server!virtual!machines!
and!are!officially!supported.!For!notes!on!installing!guest!operating!systems,!see!the!
VMware!Guest!Operating!System!Installation!Guide!which!is!available!from!the!VMware!
Web!site.
VMware!Server!supports!all!guest!operating!systems!supported!by!VMware!
Workstation!
5.5.!Operating!systems!that!are!not!listed!are!not!supported!for!use!in!a!
VMware!Server!virtual!machine.
Hardware Requirements for 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
VMware!Server!supports!virtual!machines!with!64‐bit!guest!operating!systems!only!on!
host!machines!that!have!one!of!the!following!64‐bit!processors.
! AMD!Athlon!64,!revision!D!or!later
! AMD!Opteron,!revision!E!or!later
! AMD!Turion!64,!revision!E!or!later
! AMD!Sempron,!64‐bit‐capable!revision!D!or!later!(experimental!support)!
! Intel!EM64T!VT‐capable!processors!(experimental!support)!
VMware!Server!performs!an!internal!check.!If!the!host!CPU!is!not!a!supported!64‐bit!
processor,!VMware!Server!displays!an!error!message!that!indicates!the!hardware!on!
your!host!machine!is!incompatible!with!64‐bit!guest!operating!systems.!You!can,!
however,!continue!to
!power!on!the!virtual!machine.!