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 migrate to VMware Server on a Windows host
1Uninstall!VMware!GSX!Server!on!your!system.!
NOTE The!uninstaller!might!offer!to!remove!licenses!from!your!registry.!Do!not!
remove!the!licenses.
2If!you!are!prompted,!reboot!your!computer.
3Install!the!latest!version.
4If!you!are!prompted,!reboot!your!computer.
Removing Versions 2 or 3
To!uninstall!versions!2!or!3,!use!the!VMware!GSX!Server!master!installer.!You!must!
keep!your!existing!license!in!the!Windows!registry.
After!you!reboot,!follow!the!instructions!in!“Installing!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!
Host”!on!page 26.
Removing Version 1
To!uninstall!VMware!GSX!Server!1,!use!Add/Remove!Programs!in!the!Windows!
Control!Panel.!Be!sure!to!uninstall!VMware!GSX!Server,!the!VMware!Management!
Interface,!and!the!Remote!Console.
After!you!remove!the!three!packages,!reboot!your!host!and!follow!the!instructions!in!
“Installing!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!
page 26.
NOTE If!you!have!VMware!Workstation!(or!any!other!VMware!product)!installed!on!
your!host!system,!you!must!remove!it!before!you!install!VMware!Server.!See!
the!VMware!Workstation!product!documentation!for!information!on!how!to!
remove!Workstation.
Migrating to VMware Server on a Linux Host
To!migrate!from!VMware!GSX!Server!to!VMware!Server,!you!must!have!the!full!
VMware!Server!product.!You!must!uninstall!VMware!GSX!Server!before!installing!
VMware!Server.!