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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
8Specify!the!directory!where!you!want!to!install!the!VmPerl!API!library!files.!The!
default!is!/usr/lib/vmware-api.
This!directory!includes!the!sample!scripts!for!the!VmPerl!API.!The!SampleScripts!
directory!contains!example!scripts!that!demonstrate!use!of!the!VmPerl!API.!You!
can!customize!these!scripts!for!your!organization.
9Specify!the!directory!
where!you!want!to!install!the!VmPerl!API!documentation!
files.!These!files!consist!of!the!README,!end!user!license!agreement!and!copyright!
information.!The!default!is!/usr/share/doc/vmware-api.
10 When!you!finish,!log!off!of!the!root!account.
exit
Uninstalling VMware Server
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!remove!the!VMware!Server!components!from!
your!system:
! “Uninstalling!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 55
! “Uninstalling!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 57
Uninstalling VMware Server on a Windows Host
To!uninstall!VMware!Server,!complete!the!following!steps.!These!steps!remove!all!the!
components!you!installed!with!the!VMware!Server!master!installer,!including!the!
VMware!Management!Interface!and!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs.
To!uninstall!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!a!Windows!client,!see!“Uninstalling!the!
VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Windows!
Host”!on!page 57.
To!remove!specific!VMware!Server!components!(for!example,!the!scripting!APIs!or!the!
VMware!Management!Interface),!see!“Removing!VMware!Components!on!a!Windows!
Host”!on!page 56.
If!you!chose!the!custom!installation!path,!any!components!you!installed!at!that!time!are!
removed!when!you!use!the!master!installer!to
!uninstall!VMware!Server.
To uninstall VMware Server on a Windows host
1On!a!Windows!Server!2003!host,!choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!Add!or!
Remove!Programs.!Select!the!VMware!Server,!and!click!Remove.!
On!a!Windows!2000!host,!choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!Add/Remove!
Programs.!Select!the!VMware!Server,!and!click!
Remove.!
2After!the!master!installer!launches,!click!Next.