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 3 Migrating from GSX Server to
VMware Server
This!chapter!describes!how!to!migrate!from!VMware!GSX!Server!to!VMware!Server!on!
your!Linux!or!Microsoft!Windows!host!system.!It!also!describes!how!to!use!virtual!
machines!created!with!VMware!GSX!Server!and!Workstation!5.x.!This!chapter!covers!
the!following!topics:!
! “Preparing!for!the!Migration”!on!page 59
! “Migrating!to!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 62
! “Migrating!to!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 63
! “Using!Virtual!Machines!Created!with!VMware!GSX!Server”!on!page 64
! “Using!Virtual!Machines!Created!with!Workstation!5.x”!on!page 75
Preparing for the Migration
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!prepare!for!the!migration!from!VMware!GSX!
Server!to!VMware!Server:
! “Before!You!Install!VMware!Server”!on!page 59
! “When!You!Remove!a!VMware!Product!and!Install!VMware!Server”!on!page 62
Before You Install VMware Server
Before!you!install!or!remove!any!VMware!product!from!a!host!computer,!review!the!
information!in!the!following!sections!to!ensure!the!best!possible!migration!experience.!
Shut Down and Power Off All Virtual Machines
If!you!plan!to!use!virtual!machines!created!under!VMware!GSX!Server,!VMware!
Workstation!5.x,!VMware!Player,!or!VMware!ACE,!be!sure!they!have!been!shut!down!
completely!before!you!uninstall!the!product!you!used!to!create!them.!
If!a!virtual!machine!is!suspended,!resume!it!in!the !current!VMware!product,
!shut!down!
the!guest!operating!system,!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.!