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, Inc. 101
Chapter 4 Running Virtual Machines
When!a!virtual!machine!boots!and!there!is!no!guest!operating!system!installed,!it!
proceeds!to!boot!from!devices!(hard!disk,!CD‐ROM!drive,!floppy!drive,!and!network!
adapter)!in!the!order!in!which!they!occur!in!the!boot!sequence!specified!in!the!virtual!
machine’s!BIOS.!If!you!plan!to!use
!PXE!with!a!virtual!machine,!it!is!a!good!idea!to!put!
the!network!adapter!at!the!top!of!the!boot!order.!When!the!virtual!machine!first!boots,!
press!F2!to!enter!the!virtual!machine’s!BIOS!and!change!the!boot!order!there.
As!the!virtual!machine!boots!from!the!network!adapter,
!it!tries!to!connect!to!a!DHCP!
server.!The!DHCP!server!provides!the!virtual!machine!with!an!IP!address!and!a!list!of!
any!PXE!servers!available!on!the!network.!After!the!virtual!machine!connects!to!a!PXE!
server,!it!can!connect!to!a!bootable!disk!image!(such!as!an!
operating!system!image!or!a!
Ghost!or!Altiris!disk!image)!and!start!installing!a!guest!operating!system.!
VMware!has!tested!and!supports!the! following!PXE!configurations!with!VMware!
Server:
! Remote!installation!of!a!Windows!Server!2003!guest!operating!system!from!a!
server!running!Windows!Server!2003!Automated!Deployment!Services
! Remote!installation!of!a!Windows!2000!guest!operating!system!from!a!server!
running!Windows!2000!Server/Advanced!Server!Remote!Installation!Services
! Remote!installation!of!a!Linux!guest!operating!system!from!a!Red!Hat!Enterprise!
Linux!3.0!AS!PXE!boot!server
! Remote!installation!of!a!supported!guest!operating!system!from!a!Ghost!image!
using!Windows!2000!and!Ghost!RIS!Boot!package
! Remote!installation!of!a!supported!guest!operating!system!from!an!Altiris!image!
using!a!Windows!2000!Altiris!server
! Network!booting!a!Linux!virtual!machine!by!connecting!with!the!Linux!Diskless!
option!to!a!Red!Hat!Enterprise!Linux!3.0!AS!server
Installing Software in a Virtual Machine
Installing!software!in!a!virtual!machine!is!just!like!installing!it!on!a!physical!computer.!
For!example,!to!install!software!in!a!Windows!virtual!machine,!complete!the!following!
steps:
1Be!sure!you!have!started!the!virtual!machine!and,!if!necessary,!logged!on.!In!the!
VMware!Server!Console!window,!check!VM!>!
Removable!Devices!to!be!sure!the!
virtual!machine!has!access!to!the!CD‐ROM!drive!and,!if!needed,!the!floppy!drive.!
2Insert!the!installation!CD‐ROM!or!floppy!disk!into!the!proper!drive!on!the!
VMware!Server!host.!If!you!are!installing!from!a!CD‐ROM,!the!installation!
program!might!start
!automatically.!