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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12 Enter!the!location!C:\Windows,!then!click!OK.
Windows!asks!for!the!file!wsock.vxd.!
13 Enter!the!location!C:\Windows\System,!then!click!OK.
14 When!you!finish!installing!the!AMD!Family!Ethernet!Adapter,!restart!Windows!
98.
Plug!and!Play!detects!multiple!devices!and!restarts!Windows!98.
15 After!the
!virtual!machine!restarts,!install!the!new!version!of!VMware!Tools.!For!
details,!see!“Installing!VMware!Tools”.
16 Shut!down!the!Windows!guest!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine.
17 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.!
18 To!continue,!click!Yes.
A!message!describes!what!is!about!to!happen.
19 Click!OK!to!continue.
20 Power!on!the!virtual!machine.!
When!Windows!boots,!it!detects!the!PCI!SVGA! adapter.!Later,!it!detects!the!
VMware!SVGA!II!adapter!and!installs!the!driver.!
Windows!detects!PCI!Multimedia!Audio!and!offers
!to!install!a!driver!for!it.!
21 Click!Cancel.
Windows!detects!an!AMD!PCNET!Family!Ethernet!adapter.
22 Click!Next.!
23 Select!Search!for!the!best!driver!and!click!Next.
24 Select!Specify!a!location,!and!enter!C:\Windows\System.!Click!Next.
25 Select!The!updated!driver!(Recommended)!AMD!PCNET!Family!Ethernet!
Adapter!(PCI‐ISA).!Click
!Next.
Windows!finds!the!.inf!file!for!the!adapter.
26 Click!Next.!
Windows!asks!for!the!file!dhcpsvc.dll.!