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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Your!user!name!appears!in!the!VMware!Management!Interface!and!in!the!Connected!
Users!dialog!box,! which!you!access!in!the!VMware!Server!Console!by!choosing!VM!>!
Connected!Users.
To!interact!with!a!virtual!machine,!you!must!have!Read!&!Execute!permission!for!the!
virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!on!a
!Windows!host,!or!read!and!execute!(r!and!x)!
permissions!on!a!Linux!host.!
Configuring a Virtual Machine
Configuring!a!virtual!machine!lets!you!add!and!remove!virtual!hardware!to!and!from!
the!virtual!machine.
To!configure!a!virtual!machine,!you!must!have!Read!and!Write!permissions!for!the!
virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!and!virtual!machine!resources!(such!as!a!physical!
disk!or!certain!devices)!on!a!Windows!host,!
or!read!and!write!(r!and!w)!permissions!on!
a!Linux!host.
Administering Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
An!administrator!or!root!user!can!configure!the!VMware!Server!host!and!any!virtual!
machines!on!the!host.!For!example,!you!can!enable!SSL!for!client!connections!or!change!
the!amount!of!host!memory!allocated!for!all!virtual!machines.
To!administer!a!virtual!machine!on!a!Windows!host,!your!user!account!
must!be!a!
member!of!the!host’s!Administrators!group.!On!a!Linux!host,!you!should!have!root!
access!to!the!directories!containing!virtual!machine!files.!
Alternatively,!your!user!account!can!have!Read!&!Execute!and!Write!permissions!on!a!
Windows!host,!or!read,!write,!and!execute!(r,!w,!and!x
)!permissions!on!a!Linux!host!to!
a!particular!virtual!machine.
If You Have No Permissions
If!you!have!no!permissions!for!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file,!you!cannot!
connect!to!the!virtual!machine!at!all.!On!a!Windows!host,!if!a!permission!is!both!
allowed!and!denied,!the!denial!takes!precedence.!If!permissions!are!neither!allowed!
nor!denied,!you!are!considered!to!have!no!permissions.
Only You Can See Virtual Machines You Create
When!you!create!a!new!virtual!machine,!the!virtual!machine!by!default!is!private;!other!
users!cannot!see!or!use!the!virtual!machine.!For!all!users!to!be!able!to!use!the!virtual!
machine,!follow!the!custom!path!when!you!create!the!virtual!machine.!You!can!also!
change!the!private!setting
!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.