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
bRun!the!installer.
cd vmware-server-console-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
cAccept!the!EULA!and!answer!the!questions!specifying!default!directories!for!
the!binary!files,!library!files,!manual!files,!and!documentation!files.
dIf!the!Do you accept!prompt!doesnʹt!appear,!press!Q!to!continue.
5Run!the!configuration!program!vmware-config-console.pl.
NOTE If!you!use!the!RPM!installer,!you!must!run!this!program!separately!from!
the!command!line.!If!you!install!from!the!tar!archive,!the!installer!offers!
to!launch!the!configuration!program!for!you.!Answer!Yes!when!you!see!
the!prompt.
You!see!the!following!prompt:!What port do you want the remote console to
use to connect to server. [902]
6If!you!specified!a!different!port!number!when!you!installed!the!server!software,!
enter!that!port!number!here.!Otherwise,!keep!the!default!of!902.
7When!you!finish,!log!off!of!the!root!account.
exit
Installing the VMware APIs
VMware!Server!supports!VMware’s!scripting!APIs!which!include!the!VmPerl!API!and!
the!VmCOM!API,!and!the!Programming!API.!You!can!use!these!APIs!to!manage!the!
VMware!Server!host!and!virtual!machines!locally!and!remotely.
The!Programming!API!can!be!installed!on!a!Windows!or!Linux!host.!For!information!
on!
the!Programming!API!and!how!to!install!it,!see!the!API!programming!and!reference!
documents.
For!more!information!on!the!VMware!APIs,!go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer.
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!install!the!scripting!APIs!on!Windows!and!
Linux!hosts.
! “Installing!VmPerl!and!VmCOM!APIs!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 52
! “Installing!VmPerl!API!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 54