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
Reporting Problems
If!you!have!problems!while!running!VMware!Server,!report!them!to!the!VMware!
support!team.!You!must!register!your!serial!number!and!then!you!can!report!your!
problems!by!submitting!a!support!request!at!
http://www.vmware.com/requestsupport.
This!section!describes!the!information!needed!to!diagnose!and!report!problems.!This!
information!largely!comes!from
!log!files.!The!required!log!files!depend!upon!the!
problem!you!encounter.!
You!can!simplify!the!process!of!collecting!the!needed!information!by!running!the!
support!script!to!collect!the!appropriate!log!files!and!system!information.!Follow!the!
steps!that!apply!to!your!host!computer.
NOTE The!support!script!runs!only!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!If!you!encounter!
problems!on!a!remote!client,!you!must!supply!the!log!files!manually.!The!
required!log!files!depend!on!the!problem!encountered!on!the!client.!You!
should!include!the!VMware!Server!Console!log!file!and!the!installation!log!
files.!
To run the support script on a Windows host
1Open!a!command!prompt.
2 Change!to!the!VMware!Server!program!directory.
C:
cd \Program Files\VMware\VMware Server
If!you!did!not!install!the!program!in!the!default!directory,!use!the!appropriate!
drive!letter!and!substitute!the!appropriate!path!in!the!cd!command!above.
3Run!the!support!script.
cscript vm-support.vbs
After!the!script!runs,!it!displays!the!name!of
!the!directory!where!it!has!stored!its!
output.!
4Use!a!file!compression!utility!such!as!WinZip!or!PKZIP!to!zip!that!directory,!and!
include!the!zip!file!with!your!support!request.!
To run the support script on a Linux host
1Open!a!terminal.
2Run!the!support!script!as!the!user!who!is!running!the!virtual!machine!or!as!root.
vm-support