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
If!you!specify!0!as!the!port!number,!the!console!connects!with!the!port!number!specified!
by!authd.client.port!instead.!If!authd.client.port!is!not!specified,!the!console!
connects!with!the!default!port!902.
For!more!information!about!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs,!visit!the!VMware!Web!site!at!
www.vmware.com/support/developer.
Downloading the VMware Server Console
You!can!download!installation!packages!for!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!the!
VMware!Management!Interface.!Packages!are!available!for!Linux!and!Windows!hosts;!
download!the!package!appropriate!to!the!host!machine!on!which!the!VMware!Server!
Console!is!to!be!installed.!
Downloading!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!installing!it!allows!you
!to!quickly!
manage!virtual!machines!from!the!management!interface.
Downloading!the!installer!from!the!Status!Monitor!page!allows!you!to!access!the!
console!you!need!without!logging!off!of!the!management!interface.
CAUTION Do!not!install!the!VMware!Server!Console!from!the!client!installer!
package!onto!a!host!where!VMware!Server!is!installed.!Do!not!download!
and!install!a!console!from!VMware!GSX!Server!or!VMware!ESX!Server!
onto!any!client.
To download and install a VMware Server Console package from the Login or
Status Monitor page
1 Connect!to!the!VMware!Server!host!with!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!
For!information!on!connecting!to!the!management!interface,!see!“Logging!On!to!
the!VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 99.
2On!the!Status!Monitor!page,!download!the!installer!by!clicking!the!link!for!the!
package!appropriate!to!the!operating
!system!on!which!the!VMware!Server!
Console!is!to!be!installed.
3On!the!Login!page,!select!the!installer!appropriate!to!the!operating!system!of!the!
computer!where!you!are!installing!the!VMware!Server!Console,!and!click!
Download.
If!you!are!installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Linux!host,!you!can
!further!
choose!between!tar!and!RPM!installation!packages.
4Run!the!installation!package.