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 Administration Guide
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VMware!Server!provides!a!standalone!utility!that!performs!the!same!check!and!
determines!whether!your!CPU!is!supported!for!VMware!Server!virtual!machines!with!
64‐bit!guest!operating!systems.!You!can!download!the!64‐bit!processor!check!utility!
from!the!VMware!Web!site!at!http://www.vmware.com/download.
Microsoft Windows 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
! Microsoft!Windows!Vista!(experimental!support)
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!and!Web!Editions,!R2
! Microsoft!Windows!Server!Enterprise!2003!Enterprise,!Standard,!and!Web!
Editions,!SP1!
! Microsoft!Windows!XP!Professional!
Linux 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
! Mandriva!Linux!2006
! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!3.0,!including!stock!2.4.21,!update!2.4.21‐15,!and
updates!6,!and!7
! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!3.0,!update!8!(experimental!support)
! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!4.0,!including!update!3
! Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!4.0,!update!4!(experimenetal!support)
! SUSE!Linux!9.1!stock!2.6.4‐52
! SUSE!Linux!9.2,!including!SP1
! SUSE!Linux!9.3
! SUSE!Linux!10
! SUSE!Linux!10.1
! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!9,!including!SP1,!SP2,!and!SP3
! SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!10!(experimental!support)
FreeBSD
! FreeBSD!5.3!and!5.4
! FreeBSD!6.0
Sun Solaris
! Solaris!10,!including!update!1!and!update!2!(experimental!support)