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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Add/Remove!Programs!control!panel.!On!a!Linux!host,!see!your!product!manual!for!
the!commands!needed!to!uninstall!the!product.!You!can!connect!to!hosts!running!
VMware!GSX!Server!3.!
Upgrading to VMware Server
You!can!upgrade!virtual!machines!created!using!VMware!GSX!Server!2!and!3.!For!more!
information!about!upgrading!a!host!from!VMware!GSX!Server!to!VMware!Server,!see!
“Migrating!from!GSX!Server!to!VMware!Server”!on!page 59.
About the VMware Server Console on the Server
VMware!Server!uses!the!VMware!Server!Console!to!manage!virtual!machines!on!any!
VMware!Server!host!directly!from!the!host!or!remotely!from!a!client!workstation!or!
another!host.
Multiple!consoles!can!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!at!the!same!time,!giving!multiple!
authorized!users!concurrent!access!to!the!virtual!machine.!
Similarly,!multiple!users!can!
connect!to!the!virtual!machine!with!VMware!Scripting!APIs!and!the!VMware!
Management!Interface.!You!can!run!virtual!machines!in!full!screen!mode!from!any!
console.
When!you!install!the!VMware!Server!software,!the!VMware!Server!Console!is!installed!
automatically.!You!should!install!the! VMware!Server!Console!
on!any!client!
workstation!from!which!you!want!to!access!virtual!machines.!This!allows!for!remote!
management!of!virtual!machines.!
NOTE Do!not!mix!components!of!VMware!Server!and!VMware!ESX!Server.!You!
cannot!use!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!VMware!ESX!Server!to!connect!
to!a!VMware!Server!host,!or!vice!versa.!You!can,!however,!use!the!VMware!
Server!Console!to!connect!to!VMware!GSX!Server!3!hosts.!To!open!virtual
!
machines!created!on!VMware!GSX!Server!2,!you!must!first!uninstall!VMware!
GSX!Server!2!and!then!install!VMware!Server.
To!install!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!client,!see!“Installing!the!VMware!Server!
Console”!on!page 48.!You!can!download!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!the!VMware!
Management!Interface!for!convenient!installation!on!a!remote!client.!For!more!
information,!see!“Downloading!the!VMware!
Server!Console”!on!page 81.
Installing VMware Server on a Windows Host
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!install!VMware!Server!on!your!Windows!host!
operating!system: