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 2 Installing VMware Server
This!chapter!describes!how!to!install!VMware!Server!on!your!Linux!or!Windows!host!
system!and!covers!the!following!topics:
! “Selecting!Your!Host!System”!on!page 25
! “A b o u t !the! VMware!Server!Console!on!the!Server”!on!page 26
! “Installing!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Host”!on!page 26
! “Installing!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 36
! “Configuring!Web!Browsers!for!Use!with!VMware!Server”!on!page 46
! “Installing!the!VMware!Server!Console”!on!page 48
! “Installing!the!VMware!APIs”!on!page 51
! “Uninstalling!VMware!Server”!on!page 55
Selecting Your Host System
VMware!Server!is!available!for!both!Windows!and!Linux!host!computers.!Go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/!to!download!the!software.!You!receive!the!
serial!numbers!in!an!email!message!from!VMware.!The!message!includes!one!serial!
number!for!use!on!Windows!hosts!and!another!serial!number!for!use!on!Linux!hosts.!
Enter!the
!serial!number!that!is!appropriate!for!your!host!operating!system.!To!
download!the!software!again!or!request!additional!serial!numbers,!go!to!
http://www.vmware.com/download/server!and!log!on!to!receive!another!serial!
number.!
To!install!on!a!supported!Windows!host!computer,!see!“Installing!VMware!Server!on!a!
Windows!Host”!on!page 26.!To!
install!on!a!Linux!host!computer,!see!“Installing!
VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!Host”!on!page 36.
To!review!the!list!of!supported!host!operating!systems!on!which!you!can!install!
VMware!Server,!see!“Host!System!Requirements”!on!page 5.
Installing on a Computer with a Different VMware Product
You!cannot!install!VMware!Server!on!a!computer!with!VMware!Workstation,!VMware!
Player,!VMware!ACE,!or!VMware!GSX!Server!installed.!If!you!have!one!of!these!
products!installed!on!the!computer!where!you!plan!to!install!VMware!Server,!remove!
the!existing!product,!and!then!install!VMware!Server.!On!a!Windows!host,
!use!the!