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
! “Using!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!Drive!on!a!Client”!on!page 130
4Click!OK!to!save!your!changes!and!close!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor.
Choosing a Device Node for the DVD/CD-ROM Drive
Like!a!virtual!disk,!the!virtual!machine’s!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!can!be!associated!with!a!
specific!SCSI!or!IDE!device!node.
The!type!of!device!does!not!have!to!match!the!type!of!device!on!the!host,!so!if!your!
VMware!Server!host!has!an!IDE!CD‐ROM!drive,!you!can!
still!configure!your!virtual!
machine!with!a!SCSI!CD‐ROM!drive.
If!you!want!to!do!more!than!read!data!from!the!drive!—!for!example,!burn!CD‐ROMs!
—!you!should!match!the!bus!types.!So!if!your!host!has!an!IDE!CD‐ROM!drive,!
configure!the!virtual!CD‐ROM!
drive!on!an!IDE!device!node.
However,!if!you!want!to!boot!from!a!virtual!CD‐ROM!drive,!you!must!configure!the!
drive!as!an!IDE!device.
Using Legacy Emulation for DVD/CD-ROM Drives
The!virtual!machine!settings!editor!provides!a!Legacy!emulation!option!for!
DVD/CD‐ROM!drives!attached!to!the!virtual!machine.
On!Windows!hosts,!this!option!is!deselected!by!default.
On!Linux!hosts!with!IDE!drives,!the!default!setting!for!this!option!depends!on!whether!
the!ide-scsi!module!is!loaded!in!your!kernel.!The
!ide-scsi!module!must!be!loaded!—!
or!you!must!be!using!a!physical!SCSI!drive!—to!connect!to!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!in!
raw!mode.!
If!you!encounter!problems!using!your!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive,!try!selecting!Legacy!
emulation.
In!legacy!emulation!mode,!you!can!read!from!data!discs!in!the!
DVD/CD‐ROM!drive,!
but!some!other!functions!are!not!available.!For!example,!you!cannot!read!from!
multisession!discs!if!your!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!is!configured!for!legacy!mode.!You!
cannot!burn!CD‐ROMs!either.
When!Legacy!emulation!is!deselected,!the!guest!operating!system!communicates!
directly!with!the!drive.!This!direct!communication!
enables!capabilities!that!are!not!
possible!in!legacy!emulation!mode,!such!as!using!CD!and!DVD!writers!to!burn!discs,!
reading!multisession!CDs,!performing!digital!audio!extraction,!and!viewing!video.
However,!in!some!cases,!the!DVD/CD‐ROM!drive!might!not!work!correctly!when!the!
guest!operating!system!is!communicating!directly!with!
the!drive.!In!addition,!certain!