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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If!you!do!not!run!the!script!as!root,!the!script!displays!messages!indicating!that!it!
cannot!collect!some!information.!This!is!normal.!If!the!VMware!support!team!
needs!that!information,!a!support!representative!may!ask!you!to!run!the!script!
again!as!root.
The!script!creates!a!compressed.tgz!file!in
!the!current!directory.!
3Include!the!output!file!with!your!support!request.!
Log Files
The!following!log!files!are!generated!by!VMware!Server!and!are!collected!by!the!
support!script!as!needed.!Because!the!VMware!Server!Console!does!not!include!a!
support!script,!you!need!to!submit!a!support!request!at!
http://www.vmware.com/requestsupport!for!any!issues!you!encounter!on!a!client!and!
include!the!VMware!Server
!Console’s!log!file!or!its!installation!log!files.
Virtual Machine Log File
If!a!virtual!machine!exits!abnormally!or!crashes,!run!the!support!script!or!save!the!log!
file!before!you!launch!that!virtual!machine!again.
On!a!Windows!host,!the!vmware.log!file!is!in!the!same!directory!as!the!configuration!file!
(.vmx)!of!the!virtual!machine.!The!path!to!the!log!
file!of!the!active!virtual!machine!is!
located!under!Virtual!Machine!>!Settings!>!Options!>!Advanced.
On!a!Linux!host,!the!<vmname>.log!file!is!in!the!same!directory!as!the!configuration!file!
(.vmx)!of!the!virtual!machine.!
Also!save!any!core!files!(core!or!vmware-core).
Virtual Machine Event Log File
The!virtual!machine’s!event!log,!some!of!which!can!be!viewed!in!the!VMware!
Management!Interface,!is!stored!as!a!file!on!the!host.!This!file!can!also!be!useful!in!the!
event!a!virtual!machine!crashes.!
Each!virtual!machine!on!the!host!includes!an!event!log!file!called!
event-<path_to_configuration_file>.vmx.log.
On
!a!Windows!host,!the!log!is!stored!in!C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
Server\vmserverdRoot\eventlog.!
On!a!Linux!host,!the!log!is!stored!in!/var/log/vmware.!