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
34 VMware, Inc.
Otherwise,!click!Install.!The!installer!begins!copying!files!to!your!host.
If!the!installer!detects!that!the!CD‐ROM!autorun!feature!is!enabled,!it!displays!a!
dialog!box!that!gives!you!the!option!to!disable!this!feature.!Disabling!it!prevents!
undesirable!interactions!with!the!virtual!machines!you!install!on!this!system.
The!installer!creates!one!shortcut!on!your!desktop.!This!shortcut!gives!you!easy!
access!to!your!virtual!machines!from!the!desktop!of!your!host.
7Click!Finish.!The!VMware!Server!software!is!installed.
8If!you!see!a!prompt!that!suggests!you!reboot!your!server,!do!so!now!to!allow!
VMware!Server!to!
complete!the!installation!process.
Automating the Installation of VMware Server
Use!the!Microsoft!Windows!Installer!runtime!engine!to!install!the!software!silently!(in!
quiet!mode).!If!you!are!installing!VMware!Server!on!a!number!of!Windows!hosts,!you!
might!want!to!use!the!silent!installation!features.
The!server!on!which!you!are!installing!VMware!Server!must!have!Microsoft!Windows!
Installer!runtime!
engine!version!2.0!installed.!This!version!is!included!with!Windows!
Server!2003.!If!you!are!installing!on!a!Windows!2000!host!(or!are!installing!the!VMware!
Scripting!APIs!on!a!Windows!NT!4.0!client),!check!the!version!of!this!file:
%WINDIR%\system32\msiexec.exe
If!you!need!to!upgrade!the!engine,!run!instmsiw.exe,!which!is
!located!in!the!directory!
where!you!extract!the!installation!packages;!see!below.
For!more!information!on!using!the!Microsoft!Windows!Installer,!go!to!the!Microsoft!
Web!site!at!msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en‐us/msi/setup/
about_windows_installer.asp.