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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Connecting to the VMware Management Interface When There Is No
Proxy Server
If!you!are!on!a!Windows!system!and!your!network!does!not!use!a!proxy!server,!you!
must!use!fully!qualified!domain!names!when!connecting!to!the!VMware!Management!
Interface!with!Internet!Explorer!6.0.
Launching Help in Netscape on a Linux System
To!use!VMware!Server!Help!on!a!Linux!system,!you!must!have!a!Web!browser!installed!
on!your!physical!computer.!VMware!Server!expects!to!find!the!Netscape!browser!in!
/usr/bin/netscape.!If!this!matches!the!configuration!of!your!host!computer,!you!do!not!
need!to!take!any!special!steps.!If!you!
are!using!a!different!browser!or!if!your!Netscape!
browser!is!in!a!different!location,!add!a!symbolic!link!to!it!from!/usr/bin:
ln -s <path to browser> /usr/bin/netscape
Installing the VMware Server Console
The!VMware!Server!Console!enables!you!to!view!and!control!VMware!Server!virtual!
machines!from!a!remote!client!or!on!the!server!host.!Multiple!users!can!use!the!VMware!
Server!Console!to!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!from!the!server!host!or!from!remote!
clients!at!the!same!time.!Use!the
!instructions!below!that!correspond!to!the!operating!
system!running!on!your!system.!
The!VMware!Server!Console!can!also!be!launched!from!the!VMware!Management!
Interface.!If!you!use!Netscape!or!Mozilla!as!your!browser,!you!must!configure!the!
MIME!type!for!the!VMware!Server!Console.!To!set!the!MIME!type,!
see!“Setting!MIME!
Type!to!Launch!the!VMware!Server!Console”!on!page 128.!Internet!Explorer!is!
automatically!configured!when!you!install!the!VMware!Server!Console!software.
CAUTION Do!not!install!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!a!client!installer!package!
onto!the!VMware!Server!host.!Do!not!download!and!install!the!VMware!
Server!Console!from!an!older!version!of!VMware!Server!or!VMware!ESX!
Server!onto!any!client.
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!install!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!Windows!
and!Linux!computers:
! “Installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 49
! “Installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 50