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
To install VMware Server silently on a Windows host
1Extract!the!individual!installation!packages.!Open!a!command!prompt!and!on!one!
line!type:
VMware-server-installer-1.0.0-<xxxx>.exe /a /s /v
"TARGETDIR=C:\temp\server /qn"
where!<xxxx>!is!a!series!of!numbers!representing!version!and!build!numbers.
2Run!the!silent!installation!on!the!extracted!installation!packages.!At!the!command!
prompt,!on!one!line,!type:
msiexec -i "C:\temp\server\VMware Server Standalone.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL
/qn
The!installation!command!can!be!customized!using
!standard!Microsoft!Windows!
Installer!installation!properties!as!well!as!any!of!the!following:
Property Name Description Default
DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Installs!VMware!Server!shortcuts!on!the!
desktop.!By!default,!shortcuts!are!installed!on!
the!desktop.
To!prevent!shortcuts!from!being!installed,!add!
the!following!in!Step!2:
DESKTOP_SHORTCUT = 0
1
DISABLE_AUTORUN Disables!CD!autorun!on!the!host.!By!default,!
autorun!is!disabled!during!the!installation.
To!enable!autorun,!add!the!following!in!Step!2:
DISABLE_AUTORUN = 0
1
REMOVE_LICENSE Uninstall!only:!Removes!all!stored!licenses!
when!you!uninstall!VMware!Server.!By!
default,!VMware!Server!keeps!the!licenses!on!
the!server.
To!remove!licenses,!add!the!following!in!Step!
2:
REMOVE_LICENSE = 1
Caution:!VMware!strongly!recommends!you!
keep!your!licenses,!in!case!you!reinstall!or!
upgrade!your!software.
0
SERIALNUMBER! Automatically!enters!the!serial
!number.
To!enter!the!serial!number,!add!the!following!
in!Step!2:
SERIALNUMBER=<serialNumber>
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