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 4 Managing Virtual Machines and
the VMware Server Host
This!chapter!describes!how!to!manage!your!virtual!machines!and!the!VMware!Server!
host!and!covers!the!following!topics:
! “Remotely!Managing!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 77
! “Securing!Virtual!Machines!and!the!Host”!on!page 82
! “Identifying!a!Virtual!Machine!by!Its!UUID”!on!page 92
! “Logging!VMware!Server!Events!on!Windows”!on!page 94
! “Backing!Up!Virtual!Machines!and!the!VMware!Server!Host”!on!page 95
! “Using!the!VMw are!Management!Interface”!on!page 97
! “Deleting!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 111
! “Configuring!the!VMware !Server!Host”!on!page 112
! “Using!VirtualCenter!to!Manage!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 131
Remotely Managing Virtual Machines
VMware!Server!allows!you!to!manage!your!virtual!machines!remotely.!Any!machine!
that!can!connect!to!your!VMware!Server!host!over!an!IP!network!can!interact!with!
virtual!machines!running!on!it.
Remote!management!has!many!components!and!levels.!For!a!high‐level!view!of!your!
VMware!Server!host,!use!the!
VMware!Management!Interface,!a!Web‐based!tool!for!
managing!your!virtual!machines!and!the!server!host.!For!more!information,!see!“Using!
the!VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 97.!
To!interact!with!a!virtual!machine!directly!from!a!remote!location—!for!example,!to!
maintain!a!database!stored!in!a!virtual!machine—use!the!VMware
!Server!Console.!The!
VMware!Server!Console!displays!your!virtual!machine!in!a!window!where!you!interact!
with!the!virtual!machine!as!you!would!interact!with!a!physical!computer.
For!an!automated!way!to!remotely!manage!virtual!machines!and!the!VMware!Server!
host,!use!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs.!If!you!are!connecting
!to!a!VMware!Server!host!