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
The!virtual!disk!must!be!an!independent!disk!in!nonpersistent!mode,!since!any!changes!
you!make!in!the!virtual!machine!cannot!be!written!to!the!DVD!or!CD‐ROM.!The!redo!
log!for!the!virtual!machine!must!be!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!For!more!information!
about!independent!disks,!see!“Independent
!Disks”!on!page 121.
NOTE If!you!take!a!snapshot!of!the!virtual!machine!and!you!want!to!save!the!changes!
made!to!the!virtual!disk!after!the!snapshot!was!taken,!you!must!copy!the!
virtual!disk!to!the!VMware!Server!host’s!hard!drive,!then!update!the!snapshot.!
In!addition,!if!you!copy!the!disk!file
!to!a!Windows!host,!you!need!to!make!the!
disk!file!writable.
Before!you!run!a!virtual!machine!with!a!virtual!disk!stored!on!DVD!or!CD‐ROM,!you!
should!consider!whether!you!may!need!to!modify!the!virtual!machine’s!BIOS!at!some!
point.!In!this!case,!the!virtual!machine’s!BIOS,!which!is!stored!in!a!file!called!nvram,!
must
!be!located!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!Or,!you!can!add!a!setting!to!the!virtual!
machine’s!configuration!file!that!allows!for!the!nvram!file!to!be!on!the!DVD/CD‐ROM,!
where!it!cannot!be!modified.
NOTE The!performance!of!the!virtual!machine!accessing!a!virtual!disk!stored!on!a!
DVD!or!CD‐ROM!depends!on!the!speed!of!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive.!Keep!in!
mind!that!a!virtual!machine!on!a!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!runs!slower!than!it!
would!if!it!were!running!on!your!host’s!hard!disk.
To!run!a!virtual!machine!with!a!virtual!disk!stored!on!DVD!or!CD‐ROM,!complete!the!
following!steps.
1 Create!a!virtual!machine!and!install!the!guest!operating!system!and!any!
applications!you!need!within!it.
2Make!sure!the!virtual!machine!is!
powered!off.!Burn!the!virtual!disk!(.vmdk)!files!
onto!a!DVD!or!CD‐ROM.!Place!the!DVD!or!CD‐ROM!into!the!VMware!Server!
host’s!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive.
3 Choose!VM!>!Settings!to!open!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!for!this!virtual!
machine.!On!the!Hardware!tab,!select!Virtual!Disk!
and!browse!to!the!virtual!disk!
file!on!the!DVD/CD‐ROM.!
4Click!Advanced.!Under!Mode,!check!Independent!and!set!the!disk!mode!to!
Nonpersistent.!Click!OK!to!save!these!settings.
5On!the!Options!tab,!select!General.!Under!Working!directory,!browse!to!and!select!
a!location!for!the!redo!log
!on!the!VMware!Server!host.
6Click!OK!to!save!your!changes.!The!virtual!machine!settings!editor!closes.