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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NOTE If!you!attempt!to!resume!a!virtual!machine!that!was!suspended!under!a!
different!VMware!product,!a!message!appears,!giving!you!the!choice!of!
discarding!or!keeping!the!file!that!stores!the!suspended!state.!To!recover!the!
suspended!state,!you!must!click!Preserve!and!resume!the!virtual!machine!
under!the!correct
!VMware!product.!If!you!click!Discard,!you!can!power!on!
normally,!but!the!suspended!state!is!lost.
Make Sure All Disks Are in the Same Mode
If!you!have!an!existing!virtual!machine!with!one!or!more!virtual!disks,!and!all!the!disks!
use!persistent!mode,!no!special!steps!are!required!to!upgrade.
If!you!have!an!existing!virtual!machine!with!one!or!more!virtual!disks,!and!all!the!disks!
use!nonpersistent!mode,!you!must!take!a!
few!special!steps!when!you!upgrade!VMware!
Tools.!For!details,!see!
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=975.!
Upgrading Virtual Machines with Disks in Undoable Mode
If!you!plan!to!use!an!existing!virtual!machine!that!has!disks!in!undoable!mode,!commit!
or!discard!any!changes!to!the!virtual!disks!before!you!uninstall!the!product!you!used!
to!create!them.!
NOTE VMware!Server!does!not!support!undoable!disks.
To upgrade a virtual machine with disks in undoable mode
1Resume!or!power!on!the!virtual!machine!in!the!earlier!product.
2Shut!down!the!guest!operating!system.!
3Power!off!the!virtual!machine!and!either!commit!or!discard!changes!to!the!disk!in!
undoable!mode!when!prompted.!
If!the!disks!are!in!persistent!or!nonpersistent!mode,!be!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!
completely!shut!down.!If!it!is!suspended,!resume!it,!shut!down!the!guest!operating!
system!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.
Upgrading Virtual Machines with Multiple Virtual Disks
If!you!have!an!existing!virtual!machine!that!has!multiple!virtual!disks!and!the!disks!are!
in!multiple!modes,!the!simplest!approach!to!upgrading!is!to!convert!all!the!disks!to!
persistent!mode.