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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! To!install!the!console!on!a!Windows!system,!see!“Installing!the!VMware!
Server!Console!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 49.
! To!install!the!console!on!a!Linux!system,!see!“Installing!the!VMware!Server!
Console!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 50.
Customizing the Download Menu
You!can!customize!the!download!menu!on!the!Login!page!to!suit!your!users’!needs.!For!
example,!if!your!site!uses!the!VMware!Scripting!APIs,!you!can!add!the!API!installers!to!
the!download!menu.!Client!packages!containing!the!VMware!Server!Console!and!the!
VMware!Scripting!APIs!are!available!in!the
!packages!you!downloaded!from!the!
VMware!Web!site.!The!client!packages!are:
! VMware-server-win32-client-<xxxx>.zip!
! VMware-server-linux-client-<xxxx>.zip!
You!can!expand!these!archives!and!place!the!API!installer!files!in!a!readily!available!
area.!Then!modify!the!download!menu!on!the!Login!page!to!point!to!them.
You!can!add!more!files!to!the!download!menu,!hide!items!already!listed!and!even!hide!
the!link!or!the!menu!
itself.!Click!Help!on!the!Login!page!and!follow!the!instructions!
there.
On!a!Windows!host!with!the !VMware!Management!Interface!installed,!you!can!find!the!
installers!for!the!console!and!scripting!APIs!in!C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
Management Interface\htdocs\vmware\bin.!This!folder!contains:
! VMware-server-console-<xxxx>.exe!–!The!installer!for!the!VMware!Server!
Console!to!run!on!Windows!clients.
! VMware-server-console-<xxxx>.i386.rpm!–!The!RPM!installer!for!the!VMware!
Server!Console!to!run!on!Linux!clients.
! VMware-server-console-<xxxx>.tar.gz!–!The!tar!installer!for!the!VMware!Server!
Console!to!run!on!Linux!clients.
! VMware-VmCOMAPI-<xxxx>.exe!–!The!installer!for!the!VmCOM!API!for!Windows!
hosts!only.
! VMware-VmPERLAPI-<xxxx>.exe!–!The!installer!for!the!VmPerl!API!for!Windows!
hosts.
Securing Virtual Machines and the Host
This!section!describes!how!you!can!set!permissions!and!implement!security!features!for!
your!virtual!machines!and!the!server!host.!It!includes!the!following!topics: