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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Remove Existing VMware Products
If!you!have!VMware!GSX!Server,!VMware!Workstation,!VMware!Player,!or!VMware!
ACE!installed!on!your!host!system,!you!must!remove!it!before!you!install!VMware!
Server.!Also,!see!“When!You!Remove!a!VMware!Product!and!Install!VMware!Server”!
on!page 62.
NOTE You!can!run!a!virtual!machine!created!with!VMware!Workstation!5.x!on!a!
VMware!Server!host,!but!you!cannot!connect!remotely!from!a!VMware!Server!
host!to!a!host!running!any!version!of!VMware!Workstation.
Make the Virtual Machine Accessible to Its Users
If!the!virtual!machine!is!located!on!a!different!host!or!in!a!different!directory!on!the!
VMware!Server!host,!set!permissions!on!the!directory!to!make!it!accessible!to!all!users!
of!the!virtual!machine.!For!more!information!on!permissions,!see!“Securing!Virtual!
Machines!and!the!Host”!on!page 82.
When You Remove a VMware Product and Install VMware Server
There!is!a!key!precaution!you!should!take!when!you!remove!a!VMware!product!and!
install!VMware!Server.
Leave the Existing License in Place
The!installation!steps!for!your!host!requires!that!you!run!an!uninstaller!to!remove!a!
previous!version!of!the!VMware!product!from!your!machine.!
On!a!Windows!host,!the!uninstaller!asks!whether!you!want!to!keep!licenses!on!your!
system.!Do!not!remove!the!licenses!if!you!plan!to!use!the
!old!VMware!product!again.!
You!can!safely!keep!licenses!for!multiple!versions!of!VMware!products!on!your!system!
at!the!same!time.
On!a!Linux!host,!the!license!remains!in!place.!You!do!not!need!to!take!any!special!
action.!
Migrating to VMware Server on a Windows Host
In!most!cases,!migrating!to!VMware!Server!from!VMware!GSX!Server!is!a!four‐step!
process.