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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Disk Types: Virtual and Physical
In!the!most!common!configurations,!VMware!Server!creates!virtual!hard!disks,!which!
are!made!up!of!files!that!are!typically!stored!on!your!host!computer’s!hard!disk.!In!some!
circumstances,!you!might!need!to!give!your!virtual!machine!direct!access!to!a!physical!
hard!drive!on!your!host!computer!—!using
!the!disk!type!referred!to!as!a!physical!disk.
Virtual Disk
A!virtual!disk!is!a!file!or!set!of!files!that!appears!as!a!physical!disk!drive!to!a!guest!
operating!system.!The!files!can!be !on!the!host!machine!or!on!a!remote!computer.!When!
you!configure!a!virtual!machine!with!a!virtual!disk,!you!can!install!a!new!operating
!
system!onto!the!virtual!disk!without!repartitioning!a!physical!disk!or!rebooting!the!
host.
IDE!virtual!disks!can!be!as!large!as!950GB.!SCSI!virtual!disks!can!be!as!large!as!950GB.!
Depending!on!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!and!the!host!operating!system,!VMware!
Server!creates!one!or!more
!files!to!hold!each!virtual!disk.
By!default,!the!virtual!disk!is!configured!so!all!the!disk!space!is!allocated!at!the!time!the!
virtual!disk!is!created.!This!type!of!virtual!disk!is!known!as!a!preallocated!disk.!A!
preallocated!disk!provides!enhanced!performance!and!is!useful!if!you!
are!running!
performance‐sensitive!applications!in!the!virtual!machine.!A!virtual!disk!that!is!not!
preallocated!is!known!as!a!growable!disk.!A!growable!virtual!disk’s!files!start!out!small!
and!grow!to!their!maximum!size!as!needed.!The!main!advantage!of!this!approach!is!the!
smaller!file!size.!Smaller!
files!require!less!storage!space!and!are!easier!to!move!if!you!
want!to!move!the!virtual!machine!to!a!new!location.!You!can!shrink!this!type!of!virtual!
disk.!However,!it!takes!longer!to!write!data!to!a!disk!configured!in!this!way.
Virtual!disks!can!be!set!up!as!
IDE!disks!for!any!guest!operating!system.!They!can!be!set!
up!as!SCSI!disks!for!any!guest!operating!system!that!has!a!driver!for!the!BusLogic!SCSI!
adapter!used!in!a!VMware!Server!virtual!machine.!
NOTE To!use!SCSI!disks!in!a!Windows!XP!or!Windows!Server!2003!virtual!machine,!
you!need!a!special!SCSI!driver!available!from!the!download!section!of!the!
VMware!Web!site!at!www.vmware.com/download.!Follow!the!instructions!
on!the!Web!site!to!use!the!driver!with!a!fresh!installation!of!Windows!XP!
or!
Windows!Server!2003.!
A!virtual!disk!of!either!type!can!be!stored!on!either!type!of!physical!hard!disk.!That!is,!
the!files!that!make!up!an!IDE!virtual!disk!can!be!stored!on!either!an!IDE!hard!disk!or!a!
SCSI!hard!disk.!So!can!the!files!that!make!up
!a!SCSI!virtual!disk.!They!can!also!be!stored!
on!other!types!of!fast‐access!storage!media,!such!as!DVDs!or!CD‐ROM!discs.!For!