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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Change!the!port!number!902!in!this!case!to!the!desired!number.
If!your!host!is!configured!to!use!inetd,!look!for!the!following!line!in!/etc/inetd.conf:
902 … vmware-authd
Change!the!port!number!902!in!this!case!to!the!desired!number.!All!clients!connecting!
to!virtual!machines!on!this!host!must!use!this
!port!number.
To!change!the!port!number!used!by!the!VMware!Server!Console!installed!on!a!Linux!
host!or!client,!add!the!following!line!to!either!/etc/vmware-server-console/config!or!
/usr/lib/vmware-server-console/config:
authd.client.port = <portNumber>
where!<portNumber>!is!the!port!number!that!all!clients!on!this!machine!connecting!to!
virtual!machines!on!the!VMware!Server!host!must
!use.!The!VMware!Server!host!must!
have!this!port!number!set!to!the!authd.port!variable!in!its!config.ini!file!(Windows!
host)!or!vmware-authd!file!(Linux!host).!
NOTE If!the!port!numbers!specified!in!these!files!are!different,!the!port!number!
specified!in!/etc/vmware-server-console/config!takes!precedence.
To!change!the!port!number!for!a!specific!user!who!is!using!the!VMware!Server!Console!
installed!on!a!Linux!host,!add!the!following!line!to!~/.vmware/preferences:
authd.client.port = <portNumber>
where!<portNumber>!is!the!port!number!to!use!only!when!this!user!is!logged!on!and!
using!a!VMware!
Server!Console!to!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!on!the!VMware!Server!
host.!
The!VMware!Server!host!must!have!this!port!number!set!to!the!authd.port!variable!in!
its!config.ini!file!(Windows!host)!or!vmware-authd!file!(Linux!host).!
When!this!user!is!logged!on,!the!port!number!specified!in!~/.vmware/preferences!
supersedes
!the!port!number!specified!in!/etc/vmware-server-console/config!or!
/usr/lib/vmware-server-console/config.
Substituting a Port Number with the VMware Scripting APIs
With!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs,!you!can!supply!a!different!port!number!when!you!
create!a!new!virtual!machine!object.!This!port!number!must!match!the!port!number!set!
on!the!VMware!Server!host,!which!is!set!by!the!authd.port!variable!in!the!config.ini!
file!(Windows!host)!or!vmware-authd!file!(Linux
!host).