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
To upgrade a virtual machine with multiple virtual disks in multiple modes
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!any!
undoable!mode!disks!when!prompted.!
4Open!the!Configuration!Editor!and!change!all!disks!to!persistent!mode.!
5After!you!upgrade!to!VMware
!Server,!you!can!use!the!snapshot!feature!to!preserve!
the!state!of!a!virtual!machine!and!return!to!that!state!at!a!later!time.
If!you!need!to!preserve!special!functionality!that!requires!disks!in!multiple!modes,!
review!the!information!at!http://vmware.com/!
support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=976!before!you!upgrade.!
Back Up Virtual Machines
As!a!precaution,!back!up!all!the!files!in!your!virtual!machine!directories—including!the!
.vmdk!or!.dsk,!.vmx!or!.cfg!and!nvram!files—for!any!existing!virtual!machines!you!plan!
to!migrate!to!the!new!version!of!VMware!Server.
You!have!a!choice!with!virtual!machines!that!you!created!under!VMware!GSX
!Server!
3!or!updated!to!use!the!VMware!GSX!Server!3!virtual!hardware:
! You!can!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware!of!these!virtual!machines!for!full!
compatibility!with!VMware!Server.!In!that!case,!the!virtual!machines!can!no!longer!
be!used!under!VMware!GSX!Server!3.x.!
! You!can!choose!not!to!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware.!In!that!case,!you!can!run!the!
virtual!machines!under!both!VMware!GSX!Server!3!and!VMware!Server,!but!you!
do!not!have!the!benefits!of!the!new!virtual!hardware!provided!by!VMware!Server.!
Other!new!features!are!also!not!available.!
To
!use!virtual!machines!created!under!VMware!GSX!Server!2,!you!must!upgrade!the!
virtual!hardware.!After!you!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware!of!machines!created!under!
VMware!GSX!Server!2,!they!are!no!longer!compatible!with!VMware!GSX!Server!2.!
Take Note of Custom Network Configurations
If!you!customized!any!virtual!network!settings!or!created!a!custom!network,!you!must!
take!note!of!these!settings!before!you!uninstall!the!previous!version!of!VMware!Server.!
Custom!network!settings!cannot!be!preserved!across!product!upgrades!and!must!be!
configured!again!after!you!install!the!new!version.