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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The!ADDLOCAL!option!defaults!to!install!all!VMware!Server!components.!You!can!
customize!the!installation!using!a!combination!of!the!ADDLOCAL!and!REMOVE!options.!
You!can!add!or!remove!the!following!components:
! All,!which!includes!all!the!options!in!this!list.
! Network,!which!includes!the!bridged!networking!adapter!(vmnet0),!the!
host‐only!networking!adapter!(vmnet1)!and!the!NAT!networking!adapter!
(vmnet8).!It!also!includes!NAT!and!DHCP,!but!these!can!be!removed!from!the!
installation.
! NAT,!the!VMware!NAT!Service.
! DHCP,!the!VMware!DHCP!Service.
To!include!a!component,!use!it!with!the!ADDLOCAL!option.
To!exclude!a!component,!use!it!with!the!REMOVE!option.!You!always!install!the!
bridged!and!host‐only!network!adapters!as!part!of!the!Network!component.
For!example,!to!install!everything!but!the!VMware!NAT!and!DHCP
!services,!
specify!on!the!command!line:
ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=DHCP,NAT
NOTE The!DHCP!and!NAT!components!are!children!of!the!Network!component.!
Thus,!you!also!skip!installation!of!the!VMware!NAT!and!DHCP!services!
if!you!specify:!ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=Network
Installing VMware Server on a Linux Host
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!install!VMware!Server!on!your!Linux!host!
operating!system:
! “Basic!Installation”!on!page 37
! “Default!Directories”!on!page 39
! “Installation!Steps”!on!page 40
! “Installing!the!VMware!Management!Interface!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 44
! “Before!Installing!VMware!Management!Interface!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 43
! “Installing!an!X!Server”!on!page 45
! “Before!You!Install!on!a!SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!8!Host”!on!page 45
! “Before!You!Install!on!a!SUSE!Linux!Enterprise!Server!8!Host”!on!page 45