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 When!you!update!the!virtual!hardware!for!a!Windows!XP!Professional!or!
Windows!Server!2003!virtual!machine,!the!Microsoft!product!activation!
feature!might!require!you!to!reactivate!the!guest!operating!system.
Upgrading Virtual Hardware
Upgrading!a!virtual!machine’s!virtual!hardware!gives!it!access!to!new!features!in!
VMware!Server.!VMware!Server!supports!upgrading!virtual!machines!created!with!
VMware!GSX!Server!2!and!above!and!Workstation!3!and!4.!VMware!Server!does!not!
support!upgrading!the !hardware!of!virtual!machines!created!with!VMware!GSX!Server!
1.x.
!Before!you!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware,!however,!consider!the!following:
! The!virtual!hardware!upgrade!is!irreversible!–!The!process!of!upgrading!the!
virtual!hardware!is!irreversible!and!makes!the!disks!attached!to!this!virtual!
machine!incompatible!with!VMware!GSX!Server.!You!should!make!backup!copies!
of!your!virtual!disks!before!starting!the!upgrade.
! VMware!Server!updates!the!CMOS!–!If!you!are!using!a!virtual!machine!created!
with!VMware!GSX!Server!3,!the!first!time!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine!with!
VMware!Server,!the!CMOS!is!updated.!As!a!result,!your!guest!operating!system!
might!detect!hardware!changes!and!install!new!drivers!for
!the!new!hardware!even!
if!you!do!not!choose!to!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware.!
! An!error!might!appear!when!upgrading!from!a!physical!disk!–!If!you!are!
upgrading!a!virtual!machine!that!runs!from!a!physical!disk,!rather!than!a!virtual!
disk,!you!might!see!the!following!error!message!while!VMware!Server!is!
upgrading!the!virtual!hardware:!“Unable to upgrade <drivename>. One of the
supplied parameters is invalid.”!You!can!safely!click!OK!
to!continue!the!
upgrade!process.
To upgrade the virtual machine’s hardware
1Shut!down!the!guest!operating!system!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.
2Upgrade!the!host!running!GSX!2!or!3!to!VMware!Server.
3 Choose!VM!>!Upgrade!Virtual!Machine.
A!dialog!box!appears!with!a!warning!that!the!upgrade!process!cannot!be!reversed.
4Click!Yes!to!continue,!and
!follow!the!on‐screen!directions.
5Power!on!the!virtual!machine!in!VMware!Server.
6Upgrade!VMware!Tools!to!the!new!version.