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
NOTE If!you!have!full!permissions!on!a!configuration!file!but!do!not!have!execute!
permission!to!the!directory!in!which!the!configuration!file!resides!or!any!of!its!
parent!directories,!then!you!cannot!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!with!a!
VMware!Server!Console!or!a!VMware!Scripting!API.!Furthermore,!you!cannot
!
see!the!virtual!machine!in!the!VMware!Management!Interface!or!in!the!
VMware!Server!Console.!Nor!can!you!delete!any!files!in!the!virtual!machine’s!
directory.
Virtual!machines!and!their!resources,!such!as!virtual!disks,!physical!disks,!devices!and!
snapshot!files,!should!be!located!in!areas!accessible!to!their!users.
If!a!vmware!process!is!not!running!for!this!configuration!file,!vmware-authd!checks!to!see!
if!this!virtual!machine!is!in!the!inventory.!If!the!virtual!machine
!is!in!the!inventory,!
vmware-authd!becomes!the!owner!of!the!configuration!file!(not!necessarily!the!user!that!
is!currently!authenticated)!and!starts!the!console!with!this!configuration!file!as!an!
argument!(for!example,!vmware /<path_to_config>/<configfile>.vmx).
The!vmware-authd!process!exits!as!soon!as!a!connection!is!established!to!a!vmware!
process!and!
at!least!one!user!has!connected.!Each!vmware!process!shuts!down!
automatically!after!the!last!user!disconnects.
Default Permissions
When!you!create!a!virtual!machine!with!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!host,!its!
configuration!file!is!assigned!the!following!default!permissions,!based!on!the!user!
accessing!it:!
! Read,!execute!and!write!(7)!–!For!the!user!who!created!the!configuration!file!(the!
owner).
! Read!and!execute!(5)!–!For!the!primary!group!to!which!the!owner!belongs.
! Read!(4)!–!For!users!other!than!the!owner!or!a!member!of!the!ownerʹs!group.
When!you!first!install!the!VMware!Server!software!and!run!the!configuration!program!
vmware-config.pl,!you!can!set!these!permissions!for!any!existing!virtual!machine!
configuration!files.
If!you!plan!to!use!a!virtual!machine!
and!its!configuration!file!you!created!in!other!
VMware!products!with!VMware!Server,!you!must!open!the!configuration!file!(choose!
File!>!Open)!to!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!from!the!VMware!Server!Console!or!the!
VMware!Management!Interface.!Then!set!the!default!permissions!as!above.