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 6 Using Disks in a Virtual Machine
information!about!running!virtual!machines!from!DVD‐ROM!or!CD‐ROM,!see!
“Running!Virtual!Machines!from!DVDs!or!CD‐ROM!Discs”!on!page 98.
A!key!advantage!of!virtual!disks!is!their!portability.!Because!the!virtual!disks!are!stored!
as!files!on!the!host!machine!or!a!remote!computer,!you!can!move!
them!easily!to!a!new!
location!on!the!same!computer!or!to!a!different!computer.!You!can!also!use!VMware!
Server!on!a!Windows!host!to!create!virtual!disks!and!move!them!to!a!Linux!computer!
and!use!them!under!VMware!Server!for!Linux!—!or!vice!versa.!For!information!about
!
moving!virtual!disks,!see!“Moving!and!Sharing!Virtual!Machines”!in!VMware!Server!
Administration!Guide.
Physical (Raw) Disk
A!physical!disk!directly!accesses!an!existing!local!disk!or!partition!Use!physical!disks!
for!VMware!Server!to!run!one!or!more!guest!operating!systems!from!existing!disk!
partitions.!You!can!set!up!physical!disks!on!both!IDE!and!SCSI!devices.!However,!
booting!from!an!operating!system!already!set!up!on
!an!existing!SCSI!disk!or!partition!
is!not!supported.
The!most!common!use!of!a!physical!disk!is!to!convert!a!dual‐boot!or!multiple‐boot!
machine!so!one!or!more!of!the!existing!operating!systems!can!be!run!inside!a!virtual!
machine.
CAUTION You!can!set!up!physical!disks!on!both!IDE!and!SCSI!devices.You!cannot!
use!a!physical!disk!that!is!stored!on!a!SAN.!You!must!use!a!disk!or!a!
partition!on!the!VMware!Server!host.
If!you!run!an!operating!system!natively!on!the!host!computer,!and!switch!to!running!it!
inside!a!virtual!machine,!the!change!is!like!pulling!the!hard!drive!out!of!one!computer!
and!installing!it!in!a!second!computer!with!a!different!motherboard!and!other!
hardware.!You!need!to!prepare!carefully!for!such!a!switch.!The!specific!steps!you!need!
to!take!depend!on!the!operating!system!you!want!to!use!inside!the!virtual!machine.!
You!can!create!a!new!virtual!machine!that!uses!a!physical!disk!instead!of!a!virtual!disk.!
For!details,!see!“Installing
!an!Operating!System!onto!a!Physical!Partition”!on!page 146.!
In!most!cases,!however,!it!is!better!to!use!a!virtual!disk.
Only!advanced!users!should!attempt!physical!disk!configurations.
Independent Disks
Independent!disks!add!a!layer!of!control!and!complexity!to!your!virtual!disks.!You!
configure!virtual!disks!in!independent!mode!for!certain!special!purpose!configurations.!