Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Virtual Machine 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
- 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
- Creating a New Virtual Machine
- Using VMware Tools
- About VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- To install VMware Tools in a Windows Guest Operating System
- Additional Steps When Migrating from Old Versions of Windows
- To migrate from Windows NT guest operating systems
- To migrate from Windows Me guest operating systems
- To migrate from Windows 98 guest operating systems
- To migrate from Windows 95 guest operating systems
- Automating the Installation of VMware Tools in a Windows Guest
- Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Installing VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Executing Scripts When the Virtual Machine’s Power State Changes
- Configuring VMware Tools
- Configuring VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Configuring VMware Tools in a Linux, FreeBSD, or Solaris Virtual Machine
- Configuring VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Configuring VMware Tools in a NetWare 6.5, 6.0, or NetWare 5.1 Guest
- Viewing Information About VMware Tools
- Connecting Devices with VMware Tools
- Shrinking Virtual Disks with VMware Tools
- Setting Options with VMware Tools
- Configuring VMware Tools for NetWare Guests in the System Console
- Summary of VMware Tools Commands for a NetWare Guest
- About the VMware Tools Service
- Running Virtual Machines
- Overview of the VMware Server Console Window
- Connecting to Virtual Machines and VMware Server Hosts
- Changing the Power State of a Virtual Machine
- Controlling the Virtual Machine Display
- Running Virtual Machines from DVDs or CD-ROM Discs
- Using PXE with Virtual Machines
- Installing Software in a Virtual Machine
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
- Using Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Command Reference
- Preserving the State of a Virtual Machine
- Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines
- Taking Snapshots
- Using Disks in a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Hard Disk Storage in a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Optical and Floppy Drives
- Adding Drives to a Virtual Machine
- Using VMware Virtual Disk Manager
- Installing an Operating System onto a Physical Partition
- Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts
- Networking
- Components of the Virtual Network
- Common Networking Configurations
- Custom Networking Configurations
- Changing the Networking Configuration
- Advanced Networking Topics
- Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network or NAT Configuration
- Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network
- Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address of a Virtual Machine
- Controlling Routing for a Host-Only Network on a Linux Host
- Issues with Host-Only Networking on a Linux Host
- Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface on a Linux Host
- Configuring Bridged Networking When Using Teamed Network Interface Cards
- Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks
- To set up the second host-only interface on a Windows host
- To set up the second host-only interface on a Linux host
- Configuring the Virtual Machines
- Configuration 1 - Connect to the Default Host-Only Interface
- Configuration 2 - Connect to the Newly Created Host-Only Interface
- Configuration 3 - Connect to Two Host-Only Interfaces
- Routing Between Two Host-Only Networks
- Setting Up the First Host-Only Interface
- To set up the second host-only interface on a Windows host
- To set up the second host-only interface on a Linux host
- Setting Up the Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machine 1 - Connected to the Default Host-Only Interface
- Virtual Machine 2 - Connected to the Newly Created Host-Only Interface
- Virtual Machine 3 - Connected to Both Host-Only Interfaces
- Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode on a Linux Host
- Understanding NAT
- Using Samba for File Sharing on a Linux Host
- Sample smb.conf for Host-Only Networking
- Sample smb.conf for Bridged Networking
- Adding User Names and Passwords to the VMware Server Samba Password File
- If You Are Already Running Samba
- Using a Samba Server for Both Bridged and Host-Only Networks
- Using VMware Server’s Samba with an Existing Installation
- Sample smb.conf for Running Two Samba Servers at the Same Time
- Configuring Devices
- Using Parallel Ports
- Using Serial Ports
- Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host
- Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine
- Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device
- Using Two-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (Experimental)
- Video and Sound
- Performance Tuning for Virtual Machines
- Glossary
- Index
VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide
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To!view!the!VMware!Server!menus!and!toolbar!while!you!are!using!quick!switch!mode,!
move!the!mouse!pointer!to!the!top!of!the!screen.
To!resize!a!Windows!guest!operating!system’s!display!so!it!fills!as!much!of!the!screen!
as!possible!in!quick!switch!mode,!choose!View!>!Fit!
Guest!Now.!The!Fit!Guest!Now!
option!works!only!if!you!have!the!current!version!of!VMware!Tools!installed!in!the!
guest!operating!system!and!you!disabled!Autofit.
NOTE When!you!choose!Fit!Guest!Now,!VMware!Server!adjusts!the!display!settings!
of!your!Windows!guest!operating!system!as!needed.!If!you!subsequently!run!
the!virtual!machine!in!window!mode,!you!might!want!to!change!the!display!
settings!back!to!their!previous!values.
To!get!out!of!quick!switch!mode,!move!the!mouse!pointer!to!the!top!of!the!screen!to!
activate!the!menu,!then!choose!View!>!Quick!Switch.
Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors
If!your!host!has!a!standard!multiple!monitor!display,!you!can!run!separate!sets!of!
virtual!machines!on!each!of!the!monitors.!To!use!two !monitors,!launch!two!instances!of!
the!VMware!Server!Console.!Start!one!or!more!virtual!machines!in!each!console!
window!and!drag!each!console!window!to!the
!monitor!on!which!you!want!to!use!it.!For!
the!largest!possible!screen!display,!use!quick!switch!mode!(View!>!Quick!Switch).
To!switch!mouse!and!keyboard!input!from!the!virtual!machine!on!the!first!screen!to!the!
virtual!machine!on!the!second!screen,!move!the!mouse!pointer!from!one
!to!the!other.!
You!do!not!need!to!take!any!special!steps!if!VMware!Tools!is!running!in!both!guest!
operating!systems!and!if!you!are!using!the!default!settings!for!grabbing!input.!If!you!
have!changed!the!defaults,!you!might!need!to!press!Ctrl‐Alt!to!release!the!mouse!
pointer!from!the!first!virtual!machine!Move!the!mouse!pointer!to!the!second!virtual!
machine!and!click!it!so!it!grabs!control!of!mouse!and!keyboard!input.
NOTE Multiple!monitor!support!is!experimental!in!this!release!of!VMware!Server.!It!
does!not!work!properly!with!some!third‐party!desktop!management!software!
or!display!drivers.
If!you!switch!to!full!screen!mode,!VMware!Server!always!uses!the!primary!display.!To!
use!multiple!monitors,!you!must!use!either!the!normal!(windowed)!mode!or!quick!
switch!mode.