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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After!you!are!authenticated,!the!console!starts!or!the!management!interface’s!Status!
Monitor!page!appears.!Access!to!a!virtual!machine!is!based!on!your!permissions.!See!
“Understanding!Permissions!and!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 83.
Each!virtual!machine!runs!as!one!of!the!following!three!user!accounts:
! The!user!who!powers!on!the!virtual!machine!–!The!virtual!machine!runs!as!the!
account!of!the!user!who!powered!on!the!virtual!machine!until!the!virtual!machine!
is!powered!off.!Other!users!can!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!but!it!still!runs!as!
the!user!who!powered!on!the
!virtual!machine.
! The!local!system!account!–!The!virtual!machine!runs!as!the!local!system!account.!
You!can!enable!this!option!only!if!you!are!logged!on!to! the!host!operating!system!
as!an!Administrator.
! A!specific!user!account!–!The!virtual!machine!runs!as!the!user!account!specified!
in!the!New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard!or!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.!This!
account!must!be!able!to!access!the!VMware!Server!host.
The!user!account!is!specified!when!you!create!the!virtual!machine!and!you!can!
change!
it!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.
Understanding Permissions and User Accounts
If!the!virtual!machine!is!configured!to!run!as!the!user!who!powers!it!on,!the!user!must!
have!Read!and!Write!permissions!to!the!virtual!machine!files,!such!as!the!configuration!
file,!virtual!disk!files,!and!snapshot!files.!You!must!have!an!administrator!account!to!
access!devices!like!physical!disks,
!USB!controllers,!and!generic!SCSI!devices.
An!easy!way!to!allow!this!user!to!access!a!virtual!machine!is!to!set!the!permissions!for!
the!directory!containing!the!virtual!machine!files!and!let!the!user!inherit!the!rights!for!
that!directory.
If!another!user!connects!to!this!virtual!machine!while!it!
is!running,!that!user!only!needs!
permissions!for!the!configuration!file.
For!virtual!machines!configured!to!run!as!a!specific!user!account!or!run!as!the!local!
system!user,!any!user!connecting!to!the!virtual!machine!needs!permissions!only!for!the!
configuration!file.
An!easy!way!to!allow!these!users!to!access
!the!virtual!machine!is!to!grant!Read!and!
Write!permissions!to!all!the!files!in!the!virtual!machine’s!directory!except!for!the!
configuration!file.!Grant!Read!&!Execute!permission!to!the!configuration!file!and!
disallow!the!inheritance!of!permissions!on!the!file.