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
VMware Server Console Log File
The!VMware!Server!Console!keeps!a!log.!If!you!encounter!problems!with!the!VMware!
Server!Console!on!a!remote!client,!submit!a!support!request!and!this!log!file.
On!a!Windows!host,!the!log!is!called!vmware-<username>-<PID>.log!and!is!stored!in!the!
user’s!TEMP!directory;!by!default,!this!directory!is!C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp
.!The!path!to!this!file!appears!in!the!About!
dialog!box.!In!the!VMware!Server!Console,!choose!Help!>!About!VMware!Server,!and!
look!under!Additional!information.
On!a!Linux!host,!the!log!is!called!ui-<PID>.log!and!is!stored!in!the!user’s!TEMP!
directory;!by!default,!this!directory!is!
/tmp/vmware-<username>.!The!path!to!this!file!
appears!in!the!terminal!when!you!start!the!VMware!Server!Console.
VMware Management Interface Log File
The!VMware!Management!Interface!keeps!a!log.
On!a!Windows!host,!the!log!is!called!mui.log!and!is!stored!by!default!in!C:\Program
Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface.!
On!a!Linux!host,!the!log!is!called!error_log!and!is!stored!by!default!in!
/var/log/vmware-mui.
VMware Authorization Service Log File
You!can!manually!enable!logging!for!the!VMware!Authorization!Service,!known!as!
vmware-authd!on!Linux!hosts.
To enable logging for VMware Authorization Service
1In!a!text!editor,!open!the!following!file:
! On!a!Windows!host!–!edit config.ini!located!in!C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Server
! On!a!Linux!host!–!edit!/etc/vmware/config
2Add!the!following!lines!to!the!file:!
vmauthd.logEnabled = TRUE
log.vmauthdFileName = "vmauthd.log"
A!file!is!created!called!vmauthd.log.!On!a!Windows!host,!this!file!appears!by!
default!in!C:\Windows\system32!or!C:\WINNT\system32;!on!a!Linux!host,!this!file!
appears!by!default!in!/var/log/vmware.
3 Save!and!close!the!configuration!file.
!
The!log!is!enabled!on!a!Linux!host.