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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3 Select!Remove,!and!click!Next.
4When!you!are!ready!to!begin!removing!VMware!Server,!click!Remove.
During!the!uninstallation,!you!are!asked!whether!you!want!to!keep!your!VMware!
licenses!in!the!Windows!registry.!VMware!strongly!recommends!you!keep!your!
licenses,!in!case!you!reinstall!or!upgrade!your!software.
5To!keep
!the!licenses!in!the!registry,!click!Yes.!
During!the!uninstallation,!you!are!asked!whether!you!want!to!keep!any!login!
information!for!any!virtual!machines!configured!to!run!as!specific!user!accounts.!
If!you!choose!to!delete!the!login!information,!and!reinstall!VMware!Server,!any!
virtual!machines!configured!to!run
!as!specific!users!will!run!as!the!user!that!
powers!on!those!virtual!machines.! After!you!decide!whether!to!keep!the!login!
information,!the!uninstallation!continues.
6After!all!the!components!are!removed,!click!Finish.
7If!you!see!a!prompt!that!suggests!you!reboot!your!server,!do!so!now!to!allow!
VMware
!Server!to!complete!the!uninstallation!correctly.
Removing VMware Components on a Windows Host
With!the!master!installer,!you!can!choose!to!remove!specific!components!from!your!
VMware!Server!installation.!For!example,!if!you!decide!to!not!use!the!VmPerl!API,!you!
can!remove!only!that!component.!
NOTE Do!not!use!this!method!to!remove!VMware!Server.!Use!it!to!remove!only!the!
VMware!Scripting!APIs!or!the!VMware!Management!Interface.
To remove VMware components on a Windows host
1On!a!Windows!Server!2003!host,!choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!Add!or!
Remove!Programs.!Select!the!VMware!Server!Installer!and!click!Change.!
On!a!Windows!2000!host,!choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!Add/Remove!
Programs.!
Select!the!VMware!Server!Installer!and!click!Change.!
2After!the!master!installer!launches,!click!Next.!The!Program!Maintenance!screen!
appears.
3 Select!Modify,!and!click!Next.!The!Custom!Setup!screen!appears.
4Click!the!arrow!to!open!the!menu!next!to!the!component!you!want!to!remove,!
select!This!feature!will!not
!be!installed,!and!click!Next.
5When!you!are!ready!to!begin!removing!the!component,!click!Install.