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
install!the!first!time.!Select!Custom!and!click!Next.!The!Custom!Setup!screen!
appears.
In!the!Custom!Setup!screen,!choose!the!components!to!install.!Click!the!arrow!to!
the!left!of!the!component!you!do!not!want!to!install!and!select!the!appropriate!
option!from!the!menu.
If!you!need!to!
determine!how!much!free!space!is!on!your!host,!click!Space.!This!is!
useful!if!you!are!choosing!a!custom!installation!due!to!limited!disk!space!on!your!
host.
If!you!want!to!install!all!the!VMware!Server!components!in!a!directory!other!than!
the!default,!click!Browse!and!select!the
!directory.!If!the!directory!does!not!exist,!the!
installer!creates!it!for!you.!
CAUTION VMware!Server!must!be!installed!on!a!local!drive,!not!a!network!
drive.
Windows!and!the!Microsoft!Installer!limit!the!length!of!a!path!to!a!folder!to!255!
characters!for!a!path!to!a!folder!on!a!local!drive,!and!240!characters!for!a!path!to!a!
folder!on!a!mapped!or!shared!drive.!If!the!path!to!the!VMware!Server!program!
folder!exceeds!this!limit,!an!error!message!appears.!You!must!select!or!enter!a!
shorter!path.
When!you!are!ready!to!continue,!click!Next.
6To!change!any!settings!or!information!you!provided,!click!Back!until!you!reach!the!
screen!containing!the!information!you!want!to!change.!