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
Changing the User Account
You!can!change!the!user!account!for!a!virtual!machine!by!choosing!VM!>!Settings!>!
Options!>!Startup/Shutdown!and!changing!the!user!account!information!there.
If!the!virtual!machine!is!configured!to!run!as!the!user!account!who!powers!it!on,!you!
need!to!make!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!
in!a!location!that!is!accessible!to!that!user.!If!
you!need!to!locate!the!virtual!machines!in!a!different!area,!or!on!another!system!on!the!
network,!make!sure!the!user!has!access!to!the!virtual!machine!resources!(such!as!virtual!
disks,!physical!disks,!devices!and!snapshot!files).
To!change!
the!location!where!virtual!machines!are!created,!see!“Specifying!Where!
Virtual!Machines!Are!Created”!on!page 123.
Permissions and Virtual Machine Devices
To!configure!a!virtual!machine!to!use!a!physical!disk!or!generic!SCSI!device,!the!user!
must!be!a!member!of!the!Administrators!group.
Configuring Permissions to Access a Virtual Machine
The!system!administrator!(that!is,!the!administrator!responsible!for!setting!up!the!host!
running!VMware!Server,!not!necessarily!the!Windows!Administrator!login)!can!set!the!
access!permissions!on!the!configuration!file!using!the!following!procedure.!In!general,!
VMware!Server!users!should!have!Read!permission!to!virtual!machine!configuration!
files;!you!can
!add!any!specific!users!that!should!have!Read!&!Execute!and!Write!
permissions.!
To configure permissions to access a virtual machine
1 Locate!the!configuration!file!on!the!host!system.!Right‐click!the!configuration!file!
and!select!Properties.!
The!Properties!dialog!box!appears.
2Click!the!Security!tab.!
NOTE If!the!virtual!machine!is!stored!on!a!Windows!XP!client!system!and!is!
configured!to!use!Workgroup!mode,!the!Security!tab!is!hidden!by!default.!
To!show!the!tab,!on!the!Windows!XP!system,!choose!Start!>!Control!
Panel!>!Folder!Options,!click!Advanced,!and!clear!the!Simple!File
!
Sharing!check!box.
3In!the!Properties!dialog!box,!select!each!user!or!group!and!select!the!appropriate!
permission,!typically!Read.!