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, Inc. 65
Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server
Creating Everything New from the Start
Create!a!new!virtual!machine!and!install!a!guest!operating!system!in!the!virtual!
machine!as!described!in!“Creating!a!New!Virtual!Machine!with!the!Virtual!Machine!
Wizard”.!Creating!new!virtual!machines!is!the!easiest!way!to!ensure!the!best!possible!
virtual!machine!performance.
Using a Legacy Virtual Machine Without Upgrading Virtual
Hardware
A!legacy!virtual!machine!is!a!virtual!machine!created!in!VMware!GSX!Server!3!that!can!
run!on!both!VMware!GSX!Server!3!and!VMware!Server.
Upgrade!VMware!Tools!to!the!new!version,!following!the!instructions!in!“Installing!
VMware!Tools”.!You!do!not!need!to!remove!the!older!version!of!VMware
!Tools!before!
installing!the!new!version.
A!legacy!virtual!machine!set!up!in!this!way!should!run!without!problems.!However,!
you!do!not!have!the!benefits!of!certain!new!features,!including!better!performance,!
improved!networking,!and!Virtual!SMP.!Also,!the!VMware!Server!Console!interface!
changes!to!accommodate!older!virtual!machine!features.
!For!more!information,!see!
“Connecting!to!VMware!GSX!Server!and!Older!Virtual!Machines”.
Upgrading the Virtual Hardware on a Legacy Virtual Machine
If!you!use!an!existing!virtual!machine!and!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware,!you!gain!
access!to!new!features,!including:
! Two‐way!Virtual!SMP!(experimental)
! Support!for!64‐bit!guest!operating!systems
! The!ability!to!take!and!revert!to!snapshots!in!the!background
NOTE You!cannot!reverse!the!process!of!upgrading!the!virtual!hardware.!Virtual!
Machines!upgraded!to!VMware!Server!are!incompatible!with!VMware!GSX!
Server.!You!must!upgrade!all!virtual!machines!created!under!VMware!GSX!
Server!2!to!use!with!VMware!Server.!It!is!recommended!that!you!make!backup!
copies!of!your!virtual!disks!before!beginning!the!upgrade.
Start!by!using!an!existing!configuration!file!(.vmx)!and!virtual!disk!(.vmdk!or!.dsk).!
Upgrade!VMware!Tools!to!the!new!version!by!following!the!instructions!in!“Installing!
VMware!Tools”.!You!do!not!need!to!remove!the!older!version!of!VMware!Tools!before!
installing!the!new!version.