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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Basic Installation
On!a!Windows!host,!install!VMware!Server!from!a!master!installer.!The!master!installer!
is!a!convenient!way!to!install!all!the!components!of!VMware!Server—the!server!
software,!the!VMware!Management!Interface!and!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs—or!you!
can!pick!and!choose!which!components!to!install.!In!addition,!the!VMware!Server
!
Console!is!always!installed.!All!components!are!installed!in!their!own!directories!under!
one!master!directory.
A!basic!installation!of!VMware!Server!uses!two!computers:!a!server!hosting!a!number!
of!virtual!machines!and!a!client!workstation.!The!client!communicates!with!the!virtual!
machines!on!the!server!over!a!TCP/IP!network
!link.
In!more!complex!installations,!one!client!can!run!multiple!VMware!Server!Consoles,!
with!each!console!managing!multiple!virtual!machines!on!a!separate!server.
Before!you!begin,!be!sure!you!have:
! Server!and!host!operating!system!that!meet!the!system!requirements!for!running!
VMware!Server.!See!“Host!System!Requirements”!on!page 5.
! Remote!management!client!and!operating!system!that!meet!the!system!
requirements!for!running!the!VMware!Server!remote!management!software.!See!
“Remote!Client!Requirements”!on!page 10.
! VMware!Server!installation!software!that!you!downloaded.!
! VMware!Server!serial!number.!The!serial!number!is!included!in!the!email!message!
you!received!from!VMware!or!from!the!reseller!from!whom!you!purchased!
VMware!Server.!
! Installation!CDs!or!disks!for!your!guest!operating!systems.!
! Internet!Information!Services!(IIS)!is!installed!and!configured!properly!(necessary!
to!use!the!VMware!Management!Interface).!
Installation on the Server
A!complete!installation!on!the!VMware!Server!host!includes:
! VMware!Server!package!for!the!server,!which!includes!the!tools!needed!to!create!
and!configure!virtual!machines!and!the!VMware!Server!Console!to!view!and!
control!virtual!machines.
! VMware!Management!Interface!package,!a!Web!server!for!managing!virtual!
machines!and!the!host!from!a!browser.!For!more!information,!see!“Managing!
Virtual!Machines!and!the!VMware!Server Host”!on!page 77.