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
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Chapter 4 Running Virtual Machines
Fitting the VMware Server Console Window to the Virtual
Machine
The!View!menu!gives!you!two!ways!to!adjust!the!size!of!the!VMware!Server!Console!
window!so!it!exactly!fits!the!virtual!machine’s!display.
Autofit!is!toggled!on!or!off!each!time!you!click!it.!When!Autofit!is!on,!the!VMware!
Server!Console!window!adjusts!automatically!to!fit!the!virtual!
machine’s!display.!
When!it!is!off,!you!can!adjust!the!VMware!Server!Console!window!to!a!size!of!your!
choice.!If!you!make!the!VMware!Server!Console!window!smaller!than!the!virtual!
machine’s!display,!scroll!bars!appear!so!you!can!move!to!the!part!of!the!virtual!
machine’s!display! that!you
!want!to!see.
If!Autofit!is!off,!you!can!choose!View!>!Fit!Window!Now!to!adjust!the!window!so!it!
fits!the!virtual!machine’s!display.
Fitting a Windows Guest OS Display to the Console Window
If!your!Windows!guest!operating!system!is!set!to!a!display!resolution!larger!or!smaller!
than!the!size!of!the!virtual!machine!window,!you!can!make!it!fit!exactly!by!choosing!
View!>!Fit!Guest!Now.
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.
NOTE When!you!use!the!Fit!Guest!Now!option!and!the!window!is!small,!your!guest!
operating!system’s!screen!resolution!might!be!set!to!something!smaller!than!
VGA!(640!x!480).!Some!installers!and!other!programs!do!not!run!at!resolutions!
smaller!than!640!x!480.!If!either!the!width!or!height
!is!smaller!than!the!
corresponding!dimension!required!for!VGA,!the!programs!refuse!to!run.!
Error!messages!can!include!such!phrases!as!“VGA!Required!To!Install”!or!
“You!must!have!VGA!to!install.”
There!are!two!ways!to!work!around!this!problem.
! If!your!host!computerʹs!screen!resolution!is!high!enough,!you!can!enlarge!the!
window,!and!choose!Fit!Guest!Now.
! If!your!host!computerʹs!screen!resolution!does!not!allow!you!to!enlarge!the!
window!enough,!do!not!use!Fit!Guest!Now.!Instead,!set!the! guest!operating!
systemʹs!screen!resolution!to!640!x!480!or!larger.