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
automatically!redirects!users!to!this!URL!if!they!use!the!insecure!URL!
(http://<hostname>:8222)!to!connect.!A!lock!icon!appears!in!the!status!bar!of!the!
browser!window.
If!you!disable!SSL,!users!are!automatically!redirected!to!http://<hostname>:8222!if!
they!use!https://<hostname>:8333!to!connect!to!the!management!interface.
NOTE If!SSL!is!disabled!and!then!enabled!again,!any!new!management!interface!
connections!to!the!non!secure!port!(8222)!are!not!redirected.
Using Your Own Security Certificates
You!can!use!your!own!security!certificate!when!you!enable!SSL.
On!a!Windows!host,!run!the!Microsoft!Management!Console!(mmc.exe)!and!select!your!
certificate.!When!you!upgrade!the!VMware!Management!Interface!on!a!VMware!Server!
for!Windows!host,!you!must!reassign!your!certificate!to!the!VMware!Management!
Interface.
On!a
!Linux!host,!the!VMware!Management!Interface!certificate!must!be!placed!in!
/etc/vmware-mui/ssl.!The!certificate!consists!of!two!files:!the!certificate!file!(mui.crt)!
and!the!private!key!file!(mui.key).!The!private!key!file!should!be!readable!only!by!the!
root!user.
When!you!upgrade!the!VMware!Management!Interface!on!
a!Linux!host,!the!certificate!
remains!in!place.!In!case!you!removed!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!the!
directory!is!not!removed!from!your!host.
Enabling and Disabling SSL for Remote Sessions
You!enable!and!disable!SSL!for!VMware!Server!Console!connections!in!the!console!or!
the!management!interface.!You!enable!SSL!for!VMware!Management!Interface!
connections!in!the!management!interface.!By!default,!SSL!is!enabled!for!all!remote!
connections.
The!certificates!used!in!these!secure!sessions!are!not!signed!by!a!trusted!
certificate!
authority.!Therefore!they!do!not!provide!authentication.To!use!encrypted!remote!
connections!externally,!consider!purchasing!a!certificate!from!a!trusted!certificate!
authority.
To!change!SSL!settings!for!console!and!management!interface!connections!from!the!
VMware!Management!Interface,!see!“Securing!Remote!Connections!with!SSL”!on!
page 112.
To!change!the!SSL!setting!for!console
!connections!from!the!VMware!Server!Console,!
see!“Enabling!SSL!for!VMware!Server!Console!Connections”!on!page 125.