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
Do!not!remove!the!older!version!of!VMware!Tools!before!installing!the!new!
version.
When!you!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware!on!a!virtual!machine!created!using!VMware!
GSX!Server!2,!you!might!then!need!to!take!several!steps!to!be!sure!that!the!new!virtual!
hardware!is!recognized!properly!by!the!
guest!operating!system.!If!your!guest!operating!
system!is!listed!below,!the!instructions!for!that!guest!operating!system!provide!
examples!of!the!steps!you!might!need!to!take!to!perform!these!updates.!
These!instructions!do!not!apply!to!a!virtual!machine!created!using!VMware!GSX!Server!
3.
Windows 2000 Guest
The!following!steps!provide!examples!of!what!you!might!see!as!your!guest!operating!
system!recognizes!the!new!virtual!hardware.!The!specific!steps!may!vary!depending!on!
the!configuration!of!the!virtual!machine.
To ensure the virtual hardware is recognized by a Windows 2000 guest
1Power!on!the!virtual!machine!and!let!it!update!the!CMOS.
Windows!automatically!installs!the!software!for!any!devices
!it!detects.!
2Install!the!new!version!of!VMware!Tools.!
3Shut!down!the!Windows!guest!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.
4 Choose!VM!>!Upgrade!Virtual!Hardware.!
A!message!cautions!you!that!the!operation!is!irreversible!and!recommends!that!
you!back!up!the!virtual!disks!before!proceeding.!
5To!continue,!click!Yes.
A!message!describes!what!is!about!to!happen.!
6Click!OK!to!continue.
7Power!on!the!virtual!machine.
Windows!detects!the!PCI! SVGA!adapter,!then!it!detects!the!VMware!SVGA!II!
adapter.!
8Click!Yes!to!continue!the!installation.
A!message!asks!you!to!insert!a!disk.!
9 Navigate!to:C:\Program Files\VMware\drivers!to!install!the!VMware!SVGA
!II!
adapter.!