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
for!shrinking.!This!allows!for!the!maximum!shrink!possible.!Wiping!takes!place!in!the!
guest!operating!system.
The!shrink!process!itself!is!the!second!step,!and!it!takes!place!outside!the!virtual!
machine.!VMware!Server!reduces!the!size!of!the!disk!based!on!the!disk!space!reclaimed!
by!the!wipe!process.!
This!step!occurs!after!the!wipe!finishes!preparing!the!disk!for!
shrinking.
When!a!virtual!machine!is!powered!on,!you!shrink!its!virtual!disks!from!the!VMware!
Tools!control!panel.!You!cannot!shrink!virtual!disks!if!a!snapshot!exists.!To!remove!an!
existing!snapshot,!choose!Snapshot!>!Remove!Snapshot.
In!a!
Linux!or!FreeBSD!guest!operating!system,!to!prepare!virtual!disks!for!shrinking,!
you!should!run!VMware!Tools!as!the!root!user.!This!way,!you!ensure!the!whole!virtual!
disk!is!shrunk.!If!you!shrink!disks!as!a!non‐root!user,!you!cannot!wipe!the!parts!of!the!
virtual!disk!that!require
!root‐level!permissions.
1To!launch!the!control!panel!in!a!Windows!guest,!double‐click!the!VMware!Tools!
icon!in!the!system!tray!or!choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel,!and!double‐click!
VMware!Tools.
To!launch!the!control!panel!in!a!Linux!or!FreeBSD!guest,!become!root!(su -),!
and!
run!vmware-toolbox.
2Click!the!Shrink!tab.
3 Select!the!virtual!disks!you!want!to!shrink,!then!click!Prepare!to!Shrink.
NOTE If!you!deselect!some!of!the!partitions!to!prepare!to!shrink,!the!entire!disk!
is!still!shrunk.!However,!those!partitions!are!not!prepared!for!shrinking,!
and!the!shrink!process!does!not!reduce!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!as!much!
as!it!could!otherwise.
4When!VMware!Tools!finishes!preparing!the!selected!disk!partitions,!you!are!
prompted!to!begin!shrinking!the!disks.
Shrinking!disks!can!take!considerable!time.
In!some!configurations,!it!is!not!possible!to!shrink!virtual!disks.!The!Shrink!tab!
displays!information!explaining!why!you!cannot!shrink!your!virtual!disks.!For!
example,!you!cannot!shrink!a!virtual!disk!if:
! You!preallocated!disk!space!when!you!created!the!disk,!which!is!the!default!option!
for!both!typical!and!custom!virtual!machine!creation!paths.
! The!virtual!machine!has!a!snapshot.
! The!virtual!machine!contains!physical!(raw)!disks.