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 2 Installing VMware Server
! “Basic!Installation”!on!page 28
! “Default!Directories”!on!page 30
! “Installation!Steps”!on!page 30
To get started with VMware Server on a Windows host
1Install!the!VMware!Server!software!(including!VMware!Management!Interface,!
the!VmCOM!API,!the!VmPerl!API,!the!Programming!API,!and!the!VMware!Server!
Console)!on!the!server.!
2Install!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!VMware!Scripting!APIs!on!Windows!or!
Linux!clients.
3Start!the!VMware!Server!Console.
You!are!prompted!
to!enter!your!serial!number!either!during!the!installation!
process!or!the!first!time!you!start!the!VMware!Server!Console.!
4Enter!the!serial!number!only!once.
NOTE You!receive!the!serial!numbers!in!an!email!message!from!VMware.!The!
message!includes!one!serial!number!to!use!on!a!Windows!host!and!another!
serial!number!to!use!on!a!Linux!host.!Enter!the!serial!number!that!is!
appropriate!for!your!host!operating!system.!To!download!the!software!again!
or
!request!additional!serial!numbers,!go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/.
5 Create!a!virtual!machine!using!the!New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard.!See!“Creating!a!
New!Virtual!Machine”.
6Power!on!the!virtual!machine!and!install!a!guest!operating!system.!You!need!the!
installation!media!(CD‐ROM!or!floppy!disks)!for!your!guest!operating!system.!See!
“Installing!a!Guest!Operating!System”.
7Install!
the!VMware!Tools!package!in!your!virtual!machine!for!enhanced!
performance.!See!“Installing!VMware!Tools”.
8Install!software!in!your!virtual!machine.!
9Start!using!your!virtual!machine.!Use!the!VMware!Server!Console,!VMware!
Management!Interface,!and!VMware!Scripting!APIs!to!manage!your!server!host!
and!virtual!machines.