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VMware Server Administration Guide2 VMware, Inc. ! Run!Windows!and!Linux!operating!systems!and!applications!without!software!conflicts!because!virtual

VMware Server Administration Guide92 VMware, Inc. Identifying a Virtual Machine by Its UUIDEach!virtual!machine!is!automatically!assigned!a!universall

VMware, Inc. 93Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Hostmachine!and!begin!using!it!as!a!template!by!copying!the!virtual!machine!f

VMware Server Administration Guide94 VMware, Inc. Logging VMware Server Events on WindowsVMware!Server!sends!information!about!events!that!occur!in!th

VMware, Inc. 95Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host! eventlog.win.message=FALSE!—!this!setting!prevents!the!logging!of!all!d

VMware Server Administration Guide96 VMware, Inc. NOTE If!the!virtual!machine!has!a!Windows!guest!operating!system!installed!and!is!configured!to!use!

VMware, Inc. 97Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Hosthost,!and!back!up!the!host!and!all!virtual!machine!directories.!However,!

VMware Server Administration Guide98 VMware, Inc. information!about!permissions!and!VMware!Server,!see!“Understanding!Permissions!and!Virtual!Machines

VMware, Inc. 99Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostSetting the Session Length for the VMware Management InterfaceYour!manage

VMware Server Administration Guide100 VMware, Inc. To log on to the VMware Management Interface1Enter!the!URL.!The!Login!page!appears.!The!Login!page!

VMware, Inc. 101Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostUsing the Status MonitorThe!Status!Monitor!page!contains!a!high‐level! v

VMware, Inc. 3Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsUpgrade and Use GSX Virtual MachinesYou!can!upgrade!the!virtual!hardware!of!virtual!machin

VMware Server Administration Guide102 VMware, Inc. Activities!you!can!perform!include:! “Connecting!to!a!Virtual!Machine!with!the!VMware!Server!Consol

VMware, Inc. 103Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host! Suspend!after!Running!Script!–!Runs!the!associated!script!and!suspends

VMware Server Administration Guide104 VMware, Inc. !—!indicates!another!guest!operating!system,!such!as!MS‐DOS.!—!indicates!a!Sun!Solaris!operating!sy

VMware, Inc. 105Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host! The!value!in!the!RAM!column!indicates!the!average!amount!of!memory!the

VMware Server Administration Guide106 VMware, Inc. ! The!current!power!state!of!the!virtual!machine!—!whether!it!is!powered!on,!powered!off,!or!suspen

VMware, Inc. 107Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostChanging Configuration OptionsTo!change!any!standard!virtual!machine!con

VMware Server Administration Guide108 VMware, Inc. CAUTION You!should!not!add!or!change!any!options!in!your!configuration!file!unless!you!have!been!gi

VMware, Inc. 109Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostTo!change!an!option!in!the!configuration!file,!complete!the!following!st

VMware Server Administration Guide110 VMware, Inc. ! Controlling!the!virtual!machine!—!powering!it!on!or!off,!suspending!or!resuming!it.Viewing a Log

VMware, Inc. 111Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host!—!This!type!of!event!indicates!the!virtual!machine!generated!a!question

VMware Server Administration Guide4 VMware, Inc. To!access!the!VMware!Virtual!Machine!Importer!from!the!VMware!Server!Console,!choose!File!>!Import

VMware Server Administration Guide112 VMware, Inc. include!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!(.vmx),!log!file,!nvram!file,!suspended!state!file

VMware, Inc. 113Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host3Click!Security!Settings.!The!Security!Settings!page!appears.4To!secure!

VMware Server Administration Guide114 VMware, Inc. processor!and!memory!are!capacities!required!to!simultaneously!start!or!stop!multiple!guest!operati

VMware, Inc. 115Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host3Click!Virtual!Machine!Startup!and!Shutdown.!The!Virtual!Machine!Startup

VMware Server Administration Guide116 VMware, Inc. 6To!configure!when!VMware!Server!should!start!the!next!virtual!machine!after!a!virtual!machine!star

VMware, Inc. 117Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostEditing the Startup Sequence for Virtual MachinesTo!edit!the!startup!seq

VMware Server Administration Guide118 VMware, Inc. To!change!these!settings,!choose!Edit!>!Preferences.!The!Preferences!dialog!box!appears.Setting

VMware, Inc. 119Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostConfiguring VMware Server to Check for Software UpdatesYou!can!configure

VMware Server Administration Guide120 VMware, Inc. The!input!settings!you!can!specify!include:!! Grab!keyboard!and!mouse!input!on!mouse!click!—!VMware

VMware, Inc. 121Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostNOTE The!best!way!to!understand!the!cursor!options!is!to!play!with!them!

VMware, Inc. 5Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsInstalling VMware ToolsAfter!you!install!VMware!Server,!it!is!recommended!to!install!VMwar

VMware Server Administration Guide122 VMware, Inc. NOTE Because!Ctrl‐Alt!is!the!key!combination!that!tells!VMware!Server!to!release!(ungrab)!mouse!and

VMware, Inc. 123Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostSetting Global Preferences for VMware ServerThe!Host!Settings!dialog!box

VMware Server Administration Guide124 VMware, Inc. The!settings!on!the!Priority!tab!apply!to!all!virtual!machines!for!the!user!currently!logged!on!to!

VMware, Inc. 125Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostConfiguring Virtual Machines to Take and Revert to Snapshots You!can!con

VMware Server Administration Guide126 VMware, Inc. ! To!let!you!edit!the!virtual!network!configuration!of!an!existing!virtual!machine!from!the!Virtual

VMware, Inc. 127Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostCreating Network Labels from the VMware Server ConsoleTo!create!network!

VMware Server Administration Guide128 VMware, Inc. 3Click!Network!Connections.!The!Network!Connections!page!appears.NOTE If!the!Network!Connections!li

VMware, Inc. 129Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostNOTE You!may!not!need!to!create!a!helper!file!manually!if!your!browser!p

VMware Server Administration Guide130 VMware, Inc. Setting MIME Type for VMware Server Console Installed from the Management Interface Download1Open!a

VMware, Inc. 131Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostUsing VirtualCenter to Manage Virtual MachinesIf!you!are!using!VMware!Vi

VMware Server Administration Guide6 VMware, Inc. ! Minimum:!512MB! Maximum:!! 64GB!for!Windows!hosts!and!Linux!hosts!that!support!large!memory!or!are!

VMware Server Administration Guide132 VMware, Inc. the!virtual!machine!with!a!VMware!Server!Console,!and!later!connect!to!the!virtual!machine!from!a!V

VMware, Inc. 133 CHAPTER 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual MachinesThis!chapter!provides!information!on!how!to!move!your!virtual!machines!from!one!host!to

VMware Server Administration Guide134 VMware, Inc. NOTE These!instructions!assume!that!you!are!using!a!virtual!disk!—!stored!in!one!or!more!.vmdk!file

VMware, Inc. 135Chapter 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines! If!you!are!moving!this!virtual!machine!to!another!directory!on!this!host,!then!you!are!

VMware Server Administration Guide136 VMware, Inc. 4The!first!time!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine,!you!are!asked!to!keep!the!existing!UUID!or!create

VMware, Inc. 137Chapter 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual MachinesVirtual Machines Use Relative PathsThe!path!names!for!all!files!associated!with!a!virtual

VMware Server Administration Guide138 VMware, Inc. Launch!the!console!and!open!the!virtual!machine!you!just!moved.!Choose!File!>!Open,!then!browse!

VMware, Inc. 139Chapter 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual MachinesNOTE These!instructions!assume!that!you!are!using!a!virtual!disk!—!stored!in!a!set!of!.vm

VMware Server Administration Guide140 VMware, Inc. NOTE Do!not!move!a!suspended!virtual!machine!from!one!host!to!another.!4If!your!virtual!machine!is!

VMware, Inc. 141Chapter 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines5In!the!console’s!Inventory!list,!select!the!virtual!machine!you!just!created,!then!choos

VMware, Inc. 7Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsWindows Host Operating System RequirementsYou!must!use!a!Microsoft!Windows!server!operatin

VMware Server Administration Guide142 VMware, Inc. 2Open!the!configuration!file!for!the!virtual!machine!that!uses!the!undoable!mode!disk!you!wish!to!m

VMware, Inc. 143Chapter 5 Moving and Sharing Virtual MachinesNew!Virtual!Machine!Wizard,!you!can!specify!a!location!for!the!virtual!machine!elsewhere!

VMware Server Administration Guide144 VMware, Inc.

VMware, Inc. 145 CHAPTER 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server HostThis!chapter!provides!suggestions!for!getting!the!best!performance!from!VMwar

VMware Server Administration Guide146 VMware, Inc. ! The!files!that!hold!a!virtual!disk! The!files!that!store!newly!saved!data!when!you!take!a!snapsho

VMware, Inc. 147Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host ! “General!VMware!Server!Options”!on!page 147! “VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!Hos

VMware Server Administration Guide148 VMware, Inc. Adjusting!the!reserved!memory!settings!may!also!help.!Choose!Host!>!Settings!>!Memory.!For!ad

VMware, Inc. 149Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host Disk OptionsThe!various!disk!options!(SCSI!versus!IDE)!and!types!(virtual!or!p

VMware Server Administration Guide150 VMware, Inc. Remote Disk AccessWhenever!possible,!do!not!use!disks!that!are!on!remote!machines!and!accessed!over

VMware, Inc. 151Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host VMware Server on a Windows HostThe!items!in!this!section!describe!performance!

VMware Server Administration Guide8 VMware, Inc. 64‐bit!host!computers!can!run!the!following!operating!systems!for!64‐bit!extended!systems:! Red!Hat!E

VMware Server Administration Guide152 VMware, Inc. To!add!counters!to!track!virtual!machine!performance,!use!the!Windows!Performance!console.!Complete

VMware, Inc. 153Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host 6Click!Add!to!add!the!counters!to!the!Performance!console.For!more!information

VMware Server Administration Guide154 VMware, Inc. VMware Server on a Linux HostNOTE The!items!in!this!section!describe!performance!of!VMware!Server!o

VMware, Inc. 155Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host By!adjusting!these!settings,!you!can!affect!both!virtual!machine!and!overall!s

VMware Server Administration Guide156 VMware, Inc. the!host!operating!system!cannot!use!this!memory!itself!or!allow!other!applications!to!use!it.Virtu

VMware, Inc. 157Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host To!change!this!setting,!choose!Host!>!Settings!>!Memory!and!choose!an!op

VMware Server Administration Guide158 VMware, Inc. ! Upgrade!to!a!2.4.x!series!kernel!that!allows!for!more!physical!memory.! Recompile!your!kernel!as!

VMware, Inc. 159Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host To!edit!lilo.conf,!open!the!file!in!a!text!editor.!In!the!kernel!section,!add!

VMware Server Administration Guide160 VMware, Inc.

VMware, Inc. 161 CHAPTER 7 Using High-Availability ConfigurationsThis!chapter!describes!using!high‐availability!configurations!with!VMware!Server!and

VMware, Inc. 9Chapter 1 Introduction and System Requirements! Red!Hat!Linux!7.2,!stock!2.4.7‐10!and!upgrades!2.4.9‐7,!2.4.9‐13,!2.4.9‐21,!and!2.4.9‐31

VMware Server Administration Guide162 VMware, Inc. NOTE This!feature!is!advanced.!Use!it!only!if!you!are!familiar!with!SCSI!in!general!and!the!SCSI!re

VMware, Inc. 163Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations operating!system!is!on!the!scsi0!bus,!you!should!set!up!disks!to!share!on!the!next!av

VMware Server Administration Guide164 VMware, Inc. For!example,!if!the!disk!scsi1:0.filename!is!defined!in!the!configuration!file!asscsi1:0.fileName =

VMware, Inc. 165Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations ! At!this!time,!if!one!virtual!machine!does!not!have!SCSI!reservation!enabled!for!its

VMware Server Administration Guide166 VMware, Inc. For!example:! In!a!Web!server!cluster!where!the!Web! site!serves!static!content,!a!gateway!distribu

VMware, Inc. 167Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations file!servers,!and!mail!servers.!Under!Windows!Server!2003,!MSCS!provides!failover!sup

VMware Server Administration Guide168 VMware, Inc. Figure 7-1. A two-node cluster on a single physical machine.The!following!sections!describe!how!to

VMware, Inc. 169Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations ! The!remaining!default!virtual!machine!devices!(such!as!the!CD‐ROM!drive!and!the!flo

VMware Server Administration Guide170 VMware, Inc. Machine”).!Follow!the!Custom!path.!Choose!the!settings!you!want!(for!example,!the!size!of!the!virtu

VMware, Inc. 171Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations Installing the Guest Operating System in the First Virtual Machine (Node)For!informat

VMware Server Administration Guide10 VMware, Inc. ! X!server!is!required!to!run!the!VMware!Server!Console.The!VMware!Management!Interface!requires!one

VMware Server Administration Guide172 VMware, Inc. example,!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!or!the!amount!of!memory),!but!make!sure!you!specify:! Windows

VMware, Inc. 173Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations ! The!Windows!serial!number.! The!host!name!(SQL1).! The!IP!addresses!of!the!public!a

VMware Server Administration Guide174 VMware, Inc. 16 Check!the!Cluster!Service!component.17 Click!Next!and!follow!the!prompts!to!install!the!service.

VMware, Inc. 175Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations You!are!now!finished!configuring!the!cluster.Using Network Load Balancing with VMware

VMware Server Administration Guide176 VMware, Inc. To create the first node’s base virtual machine1Log!on!to!your!VMware!Server!host!as!the!user!who!w

VMware, Inc. 177Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations Cloning the First Cluster NodeFollow!these!steps!to!clone!the!first!cluster!node!for!

VMware Server Administration Guide178 VMware, Inc. ! nlb2!as!the!virtual!machine!name.NOTE For!each!additional!node,!use!the!name!of!that!node!instead

VMware, Inc. 179Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations 8Under!Components!checked!are!used!by!this!connection,!select!the!Network!Load!Balanc

VMware Server Administration Guide180 VMware, Inc. ! “Creating!the!First!Nodeʹs!Base!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 180! “Creating!the!Second!Node!in!the!Cl

VMware, Inc. 181Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations Creating the Second Node in the ClusterNext,!create!the!second!node!of!the!cluster!by

VMware, Inc. 11Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsHardware Requirements! Standard!x86‐based!computer .! 266MHz!or!faster!processor.!! 64MB!

VMware Server Administration Guide182 VMware, Inc. After!you!finish!creating!the!virtual!disks,!add!them!to!the!second!node!by!completing!the!followin

VMware, Inc. 183Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations 3Insert!the!driver!floppy!disk!in!the!hostʹs!floppy!drive.4Copy!the!drivers!to!the!c:

VMware Server Administration Guide184 VMware, Inc. NOTE You!can!use!any!clustering!software!in!these!cluster!nodes!that!is!supported!by!other!VMware!S

VMware, Inc. 185Chapter 7 Using High-Availability Configurations iSCSI!target!and!to!the!Internet.!You!could!optionally!configure!the!virtual!machine!

VMware Server Administration Guide186 VMware, Inc. If!you!are!using!a!virtual!machine!as!the!iSCSI!target,!configure!the!virtual!machine!the!same!way!

VMware, Inc. 187 Appendix: Mounting Virtual DisksVMware!Server!DiskMount!Utility!lets!you!mount!an!unused!virtual!disk!in!a!Microsoft!Windows!host!fi

VMware Server Administration Guide188 VMware, Inc. ! You!can!mount!a!virtual!disk!that!has!a!snapshot.!Any!changes!you!make!to!the!virtual!disk!while!

VMware, Inc. 189Appendix: Mounting Virtual Disks Examples Using the VMware DiskMount UtilityFollowing!are!some!examples!that!illustrate!how!to!use!the

VMware Server Administration Guide190 VMware, Inc.

VMware, Inc. 191 GlossaryAdd!Hardware!WizardA!point‐and‐click!interface!for!adding!virtual!hardware!to!a!virtual!machine.!To!launch!the!Wizard,!power

You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation at:http://www.vmware.com/support/pubsThe VMware Web site also provides the latest product upd

VMware Server Administration Guide12 VMware, Inc. ! For!single‐processor!systems:!kernel!2.0.32!or!higher!in!the!2.0.x!series,!or!kernel!in!the!2.2.x,

VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide192 VMware, Inc. EULAThe!end!user!license!agreement.Existing!partitionA!partition!on!a!physical!disk!in!the!host!ma

VMware, Inc. 193Glossary Host!operating!systemAn!operating!system!that! runs!on!the!host!machine.!See!also!Guest!operating!system.!Independent!diskAn!

VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide194 VMware, Inc. Nonpersistent!modeA!mode!in!which!all!disk!writes!issued!by!software!running!inside!a!virtual!mach

VMware, Inc. 195Glossary Redo!log!The!file!that!stores!the!changes!made!to!a!disk!in!independent‐nonpersistent!mode.!The!redo‐log!file!is!deleted!when

VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide196 VMware, Inc. drives.!See!also!Shrink.!Virtual!diskA!virtual!disk!is!a!file!or!set!of!files!that!appears!as!a!ph

VMware, Inc. 197Glossary Virtual!Network!EditorA!point‐and‐click!editor!used!to!view!and!modify!the!networking!settings!for!the!virtual!networks!creat

VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide198 VMware, Inc. VMware!Server!ConsoleAn!interface!to!a!virtual!machine!that!provides!access!to!one!or!more!virtual

VMware, Inc. 199 IndexSymbols.vmdk 134, 136, 139AAdd Hardware Wizard 191Apache, and management interface 111AuthenticationLinux hosts 88Windows hosts

VMware Server Administration Guide200 VMware, Inc. Disksavailable in virtual machine 13existing partition 192physical 194virtual 196Display preference

VMware, Inc. 201Index VMware Workstation 25Internet Explorer 6.0, and management interface 46Inventoryand authentication on Linux hosts 89and private

VMware, Inc. 13Chapter 1 Introduction and System Requirements! Single!and!multiprocessor!per!virtual!machine!on!symmetric!multiprocessor!(SMP)!systems

VMware Server Administration Guide202 VMware, Inc. MS-DOS, supported guest operating systems 17NNATdefined 193enabling on Linux host 42Netscape, setti

VMware, Inc. 203Index Port numbersconsole 78management interface 99Preallocated disk, defined 194Preferencesdisplay 122hot keys 121input 119keyboard c

VMware Server Administration Guide204 VMware, Inc. enabling 112for consoles 91, 112, 125for the management interface 91management interface connection

VMware, Inc. 205Index user 86UUID 92VMID 106Virtual machine settings editor, defined 196Virtual Network Editor 197VMware Authorization Service 85defin

VMware Server Administration Guide206 VMware, Inc. installation 50launching from management interface 46launching from Netscape 128log 23remote manage

VMware Server Administration Guide14 VMware, Inc. Virtual PCI Slots! Six!virtual!PCI!slots,!to!be!divided!among!the!virtual!SCSI!controllers,!virtual!

VMware, Inc. 15Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsVirtual Networking! Nine!virtual!Ethernet!switches!(three!configured!by!default!for!bridg

VMware Server Administration Guide16 VMware, Inc. VMware!Server!provides!a!standalone!utility!that!performs!the!same!check!and!determines!whether!your

VMware, Inc. 17Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsUbuntu! Ubuntu!Linux!5.04!and!5.10! Ubuntu!Linux!6.06!(experimental!support)Hardware Requ

VMware Server Administration Guide18 VMware, Inc. ! Mandrake!Linux!10.1! Mandrake!Linux!9.2! Mandrake!Linux!9!stock!2.4.19! Mandrake!Linux!3.2!stock!2

VMware, Inc. 19Chapter 1 Introduction and System Requirements! SUSE!Linux!8.0!stock!2.4.18! SUSE!Linux!7.3!stock!2.4.10! Novell!Linux!Desktop!9,!inclu

VMware Server Administration Guide20 VMware, Inc. Technical Support ResourcesThe!following!sections!describe!various!technical!support!resources!avail

VMware, Inc. 21Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsReporting ProblemsIf!you!have!problems!while!running!VMware!Server,!report!them!to!the!VM

VMware, Inc. iii ContentsChapter!1!Introduction!and!System!Requirements!!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!1VMware!Server!Overview! .!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.

VMware Server Administration Guide22 VMware, Inc. If!you!do!not!run!the!script!as!root,!the!script!displays!messages!indicating!that!it!cannot!collect

VMware, Inc. 23Chapter 1 Introduction and System RequirementsVMware Server Console Log FileThe!VMware!Server!Console!keeps!a!log.!If!you!encounter!pro

VMware Server Administration Guide24 VMware, Inc. 4On!a!Windows!host,!choose!Start!>!Administrative!Tools!>!Services.5Right‐click!VMware!Authori

VMware, Inc. 25 CHAPTER 2 Installing VMware ServerThis!chapter!describes!how!to!install!VMware!Server!on!your!Linux!or!Windows!host!system!and!covers

VMware Server Administration Guide26 VMware, Inc. Add/Remove!Programs!control!panel.!On!a!Linux!host,!see!your!product!manual!for!the!commands!needed!

VMware, Inc. 27Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server! “Basic!Installation”!on!page 28! “Default!Directories”!on!page 30! “Installation!Steps”!on!page 30T

VMware Server Administration Guide28 VMware, Inc. Basic InstallationOn!a!Windows!host,!install!VMware!Server!from!a!master!installer.!The!master!insta

VMware, Inc. 29Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server! VmCOM!API!package,!a!scripting!tool!that!uses!COM!to!manage!virtual!machines!remotely.!For!more!inf

VMware Server Administration Guide30 VMware, Inc. Default DirectoriesBy!default,!the!VMware!Server!components!are!installed!into!the!following!directo

VMware, Inc. 31Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerTo install VMware Server on a Windows host1Log!on!to!your!Microsoft!Windows!host!as!the!Administrator

VMware Server Administration Guideiv VMware, Inc. Chapter!2!Installing!VMware!Server!!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!25Se

VMware Server Administration Guide32 VMware, Inc. 5 Choose!to!perform!a!complete!or!a!custom!installation.! A!complete!installation!installs!VMware!Se

VMware, Inc. 33Chapter 2 Installing VMware Serverinstall!the!first!time.!Select!Custom!and!click!Next.!The!Custom!Setup!screen!appears.In!the!Custom!S

VMware Server Administration Guide34 VMware, Inc. Otherwise,!click!Install.!The!installer!begins!copying!files!to!your!host.If!the!installer!detects!t

VMware, Inc. 35Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerTo install VMware Server silently on a Windows host1Extract!the!individual!installation!packages.!Ope

VMware Server Administration Guide36 VMware, Inc. The!ADDLOCAL!option!defaults!to!install!all!VMware!Server!components.!You!can!customize!the!installa

VMware, Inc. 37Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerTo get started with VMware Server on a Linux host1Install!the!VMware!Server!software!(including!VMwar

VMware Server Administration Guide38 VMware, Inc. ! Your!VMware!Server!serial!number.!The!serial!number!is!included!in!the!email!message!you!received!

VMware, Inc. 39Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerVMware-server-console-<xxxx>.i386.rpm, and!the!tar!archive!is!called!VMware-server-console-<

VMware Server Administration Guide40 VMware, Inc. /usr/bin! The!VMware!Management!Interface!components!are!installed!in!/usr/lib/vmware-mui! The!VMwar

VMware, Inc. 41Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerTo install VMware Server on a Linux host1Log!on!to!your!Linux!host!with!the!user!name!you!plan!to!use

VMware, Inc. vContents Using!a!Legacy!Virtual!Machine!Without!Upgrading!Virtual!Hardware!.!.!.!.! 65Upgrading!the!Virtual!Hardware!on!a!Legacy!Virtual

VMware Server Administration Guide42 VMware, Inc. installer!offers!to!launch!the!configuration!program!for!you.!Answer!Yes!when!you!see!the!prompt.Use

VMware, Inc. 43Chapter 2 Installing VMware Serverlocation!is!on!a!large!enough!file!system!to!contain!the!files,!as!the!virtual!disk!files!for!each!vi

VMware Server Administration Guide44 VMware, Inc. Installing the VMware Management Interface on a Linux HostThe!steps!below!describe!an!installation!o

VMware, Inc. 45Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server10 Specify!the!number!of!minutes!before!a!session!times!out.!The!default!session!length!is!60!minutes

VMware Server Administration Guide46 VMware, Inc. Configuring Web Browsers for Use with VMware ServerTo!run!the!VMware!Management!Interface!in!Interne

VMware, Inc. 47Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server3Scroll!down!to!the!Security!section,!and!deselect!the!Do!not!save!encrypted!pages!to!disk!check!box.

VMware Server Administration Guide48 VMware, Inc. Connecting to the VMware Management Interface When There Is No Proxy ServerIf!you!are!on!a!Windows!s

VMware, Inc. 49Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerInstalling the VMware Server Console on a Windows HostOn!the!VMware!Server!for!Windows!host,!the!VMwa

VMware Server Administration Guide50 VMware, Inc. Installing the VMware Server Console on a Linux HostThis!section!describes!an!installation!of!the!VM

VMware, Inc. 51Chapter 2 Installing VMware ServerbRun!the!installer.cd vmware-server-console-distrib./vmware-install.pl cAccept!the!EULA!and!answer!th

VMware Server Administration Guidevi VMware, Inc. Creating!Network!Labels!!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.

VMware Server Administration Guide52 VMware, Inc. Installing VmPerl and VmCOM APIs on a Windows HostOn!either!a!Windows!server!host!or!a!Windows!remot

VMware, Inc. 53Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server4 Choose!the!directory!in!which!to!install!the!scripting!API.!To!install!it!in!a!directory!other!than

VMware Server Administration Guide54 VMware, Inc. Microsoft!Visual!Basic!6!project!that!uses!the!VmCOM!API.!The!SampleScripts!directory!contains!VBScr

VMware, Inc. 55Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server8Specify!the!directory!where!you!want!to!install!the!VmPerl!API!library!files.!The!default!is!/usr/li

VMware Server Administration Guide56 VMware, Inc. 3 Select!Remove,!and!click!Next.4When!you!are!ready!to!begin!removing!VMware!Server,!click!Remove.Du

VMware, Inc. 57Chapter 2 Installing VMware Server6After!the!component!is!removed,!click!Finish.Uninstalling the VMware Server Console on a Windows Hos

VMware Server Administration Guide58 VMware, Inc. ! If!you!used!the!tar!installer!to!install!VMware!Server,!remove!the!software!from!your!system!by!ru

VMware, Inc. 59 CHAPTER 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerThis!chapter!describes!how!to!migrate!from!VMware!GSX!Server!to!VMware!Server!on!

VMware Server Administration Guide60 VMware, Inc. NOTE If!you!attempt!to!resume!a!virtual!machine!that!was!suspended!under!a!different!VMware!product,

VMware, Inc. 61Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerTo upgrade a virtual machine with multiple virtual disks in multiple modes1Resume!o

VMware, Inc. viiContents Chapter!7!Using!High‐Availability!Configurations!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!161Using!SCSI!Reservation!to!Share!SCSI!Disks!with

VMware Server Administration Guide62 VMware, Inc. Remove Existing VMware ProductsIf!you!have!VMware!GSX!Server,!VMware!Workstation,!VMware!Player,!or!

VMware, Inc. 63Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerTo migrate to VMware Server on a Windows host1Uninstall!VMware!GSX!Server!on!your!s

VMware Server Administration Guide64 VMware, Inc. To uninstall VMware GSX Server on a Linux host1Open!a!terminal!and!log!on!as!the!root!user.!2If!you!

VMware, Inc. 65Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerCreating Everything New from the StartCreate!a!new!virtual!machine!and!install!a!gu

VMware Server Administration Guide66 VMware, Inc. NOTE When!you!update!the!virtual!hardware!for!a!Windows!XP!Professional!or!Windows!Server!2003!virtu

VMware, Inc. 67Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerDo!not!remove!the!older!version!of!VMware!Tools!before!installing!the!new!version.W

VMware Server Administration Guide68 VMware, Inc. 10 If!you!have!serial!ports!configured!in!the!virtual!machine,!go!to!the!Windows!Device!Manager!and!

VMware, Inc. 69Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware ServerTo ensure the virtual hardware is recognized by a Windows XP guest1Power!on!the!vir

VMware Server Administration Guide70 VMware, Inc. Plug!and!Play!detects!an!Intel!82443!BX!Pentium!II!Processor!to!PCI!bridge.!3 Select!Automatic!searc

VMware, Inc. 71Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server16 Restart!the!virtual!machine.Windows!detects!the!COM!ports!and!installs!them!prop

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VMware Server Administration Guide72 VMware, Inc. Windows!asks!for!the!file!ndishlp.sys.!12 Enter!the!location!C:\Windows,!then!click!OK.Windows!asks!

VMware, Inc. 73Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server27 Enter!the!location!C:\Windows\System,!and!click!OK.Windows!asks!for!the!file!ine

VMware Server Administration Guide74 VMware, Inc. 4Click!OK!to!dismiss!these!messages.!You!do!not!need!to!install!these!drivers.5Click!Finish.6Install

VMware, Inc. 75Chapter 3 Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server4 Choose!VM!>!Upgrade!Virtual!Hardware.!A!message!cautions!you!that!the!operatio

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VMware, Inc. 77 CHAPTER 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostThis!chapter!describes!how!to!manage!your!virtual!machines!and!the!VMwa

VMware Server Administration Guide78 VMware, Inc. from!a!Windows!remote!machine,!you!can!use!the!VmCOM,!the!VmPerl!API,!and!the!Programming!API.!If!yo

VMware, Inc. 79Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostDepending!upon!your!site’s!needs!or!configuration,!for!example!if!you!hav

VMware Server Administration Guide80 VMware, Inc. Change!the!port!number!902!in!this!case!to!the!desired!number.If!your!host!is!configured!to!use!inet

VMware, Inc. 81Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostIf!you!specify!0!as!the!port!number,!the!console!connects!with!the!port!n

VMware, Inc. 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction and System RequirementsThis!chapter!introduces!you!to!VMware!Server!and!covers!the!following!topics:! “VMware!S

VMware Server Administration Guide82 VMware, Inc. ! To!install!the!console!on!a!Windows!system,!see!“Installing!the!VMware!Server!Console!on!a!Windows

VMware, Inc. 83Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host! “Understanding!Permissions!and!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 83! “Authentic

VMware Server Administration Guide84 VMware, Inc. Your!user!name!appears!in!the!VMware!Management!Interface!and!in!the!Connected!Users!dialog!box,! wh

VMware, Inc. 85Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostWhen!a!virtual!machine!is!private,!it!appears!in!the!inventory!of!the!con

VMware Server Administration Guide86 VMware, Inc. After!you!are!authenticated,!the!console!starts!or!the!management!interface’s!Status!Monitor!page!ap

VMware, Inc. 87Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostChanging the User AccountYou!can!change!the!user!account!for!a!virtual!ma

VMware Server Administration Guide88 VMware, Inc. If!you!want!to!limit!access!to!the!virtual!machine,!clear!the!Allow!inheritable!permissions!from!par

VMware, Inc. 89Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server HostNOTE If!you!have!full!permissions!on!a!configuration!file!but!do!not!have

VMware Server Administration Guide90 VMware, Inc. Creating Virtual Machines on NFS SharesIf!the!virtual!machine!is!located!on!an!NFS!share,!make!sure!

VMware, Inc. 91Chapter 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Hostautomatically!redirects!users!to!this!URL!if!they!use!the!insecure!URL!(h