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 get started with VMware Server on a Linux host
1Install!the!VMware!Server!software!(including!VMware!Management!Interface,!
the!VMware!Server!Console,!the!VmPerl!API,!and!the!Programming!API!on!the!
server.!
2Install!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!VMware!Scripting!APIs!on!Windows!or!
Linux!clients.
3Start!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!create!a!virtual!machine!using!the!New!
Virtual
!Machine!Wizard,!or!create!one!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!
See!“Creating!a!New!Virtual!Machine”.
4Power!on!the!virtual!machine!and!install!a!guest!operating!system!in!the!new!
virtual!machine.!You!need!the!installation!media!(CD‐ROM!or!floppy!disks)!for!
your!guest!operating!system.!See!“Installing!a!
Guest!Operating!System”.
5Install!the!VMware!Tools!package!in!your!virtual!machine!for!enhanced!
performance.!See!“Installing!VMware!Tools”.
6Install!software!in!your!virtual!machine.!
7Start!using!your!virtual!machine.
You!can!use!the!VMware!Server!Console,!VMware!Management!Interface,!and!
VMware!Scripting!APIs!to!manage!your!server!host!and!virtual!
machines.
Basic Installation
A!basic!installation!of!VMware!Server!uses!two!computers:!a!server,!hosting!a!number!
of!virtual!machines,!and!a!client!workstation.!The!client!communicates!with!the!virtual!
machines!on!the!server!over!a!TCP/IP!network!link.
In!more!complex!installations,!one!client!can!run!multiple!instances!of!VMware!Server!
Console,!with!
each!console!managing!multiple!virtual!machines!on!a!separate!server.!
And!consoles!on!multiple!clients!can!connect!to!virtual!machines!on!any!server.
Before!you!begin,!be!sure!you!have:
! A!server!and!host!operating!system!that!meet!the!system!requirements!for!running!
VMware!Server.!See!“Host!System!Requirements”!on!page 5.
! A!remote!management!client!and!operating!system!that!meet!the!system!
requirements!for!running!the!VMware!Server!remote!management!software.!See!
“Remote!Client!Requirements”!on!page 10.
! The!installation!CDs!or!disks!for!your!guest!operating!systems.!
! The!VMware!Server!installation!software,!which!is!in!the!files!you!downloaded.!