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
! VmCOM!API!package,!a!scripting!tool!that!uses!COM!to!manage!virtual!machines!
remotely.!For!more!information,!go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
! VmP erl!API!package,!a!scripting!tool!that!uses!Perl! to!manage!virtual!machines!
remotely.!For!more!information,!go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
! Programming!API!package.!For!more!information,!go!to
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
You!can!choose!a!custom!installation!path!where!you!install!only!the!packages!you!
need.!In!most!cases,!you!work!directly!at!the!server!when!you!install!the!server!
software.!You!can!manage!and!run!virtual!machines!from!the!server!or!from
!any!client.
Installation on a Client Workstation
In!addition!to!a!Web!browser,! you!can!install!the!following!packages!on!a!client:!
! VMware!Server!Console.
! VmP erl!and!VmCOM!APIs!(the!VmCOM!API!and!the!Programming!API!can!be!
installed!only!on!a!Windows!client).
The!packages!are!available!from!the!VMware!Server!installer!(on!Windows!hosts!only)!
and!on!the!VMware!Web!site.!The!VMware!Server!Console!is!available!in!the!VMware!
Management!Interface.!If!you!
are!installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Linux!
client,!see!“Installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 50.
The!VMware!Server!Console!can!run!on!a!remote!client!and!on!the!server!itself.!The!
VMware!Server!Console!is!available!in!client!packages!for!Windows!(Windows!2000,!
Windows!
XP,!and!Windows!Server!2003)!and!Linux.!
Typically,!you!run!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!browser!on!a!client.!The!browser!
allows!access!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!The!VMware!Management!
Interface!and!VMware!Server!Console!let!you:!
! Monitor!the!operation!of!virtual!machines.
! Start,!stop,!reset,!suspend,!and!resume!virtual!machines.
Essentially,!the!VMware!Server!Console!allows!you!to!manage!virtual!machines!locally!
and!remotely,!while!the!VMware!Management!Interface!allows!you!to!remotely!
manage!the!server!host!and!all!the!virtual!machines!on!the!host.
The!VmPerl!API,!the!VmCOM!API,!and!the!Programming
!API!can!connect!to!Linux!
and!Windows!hosts.!However,!the!VmCOM!API!can!run!only!on!a!Windows!host!or!
client.!You!can!use!the!APIs!to!create!scripts!to!automate!management!of!virtual!
machines!and!the!server!host.!