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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Default Directories
By!default,!the!VMware!Server!components!are!installed!into!the!following!directories:!
! The!server!components!and!the!VMware!Server!Console!are!installed!in!
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server.
! The!VMware!Management!Interface!components!are!installed!in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface.
! The!VmCOM!API!components!are!installed!in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmCOM Scripting API.
! The!VmPerl!API!components!are!installed!in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API.
! The!Programming!API!components!are!installed!in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VIX.
You!can!change!the!directory!that!contains!all!the!components,!but!make!note!of!the!
new!paths!you!intend!to!use.!The!instructions!make!use!of!the!default!paths.
Installation Steps
You!cannot!install!VMware!Server!on!a!computer!that!already!has!any!of!the!following!
VMware!applications!installed:!VMware!Workstation,!VMware!Player,!VMware!ACE,!
VMware!GSX!Server.!You!cannot!have!multiple!versions!of!VMware!Server!installed!
on!the!same!host.!If!you!plan!to!install!VMware!Server!on!a!host!machine
!that!is!already!
running!any!of!these!VMware!products,!you!must!first!uninstall!that!product.!On!a!
Microsoft!Windows!host,!use!the!Add/Remove!Programs!control!panel.!
If!you!are!migrating!from!VMware!GSX!Server,!see!“Migrating!from!GSX!Server!to!
VMware!Server”!on!page 59.!
CAUTION Do!not!use!a!Microsoft!Windows!Terminal!Services!session!to!install!the!
server!software!on!a!host.
To!automate!the!installation!of!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!host,!see!“Automating!
the!Installation!of!VMware!Server”!on!page 34.