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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Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine
Virtual!disks!are!stored!as!files!on!the!host!computer!or!on!a!network!file!server.!It!does!
not!matter!whether!the!disk!that!holds!the!files!is!IDE!or!SCSI.!A!virtual!IDE!drive!can!
be!stored!on!an!IDE!drive!or!on!a!SCSI!drive.!So!can!a!virtual
!SCSI!drive.
Use!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!to!add!a!new!virtual!disk!to!your!virtual!
machine.!The!virtual!machine!should!be!powered!off!before!you!begin.!If!it!is!not,!shut!
down!the!guest!operating!system!normally,!and!click!Power!Off!on!the!VMware!Server!
Console!toolbar.
NOTE If!you!have!a!Windows!NT!4.0!guest!with!a!SCSI!virtual!disk,!you!cannot!add!
both!an!additional!SCSI!disk!and!an!IDE!disk!to!the!configuration.
To add a new virtual disk from the VMware Server Console
1Open!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!(VM!>!Settings)!and!click!Add.!The!Add!
Hardware!Wizard!guides!you!through!the!steps!to!create!your!virtual!disk.!Click!
Next!to!start!configuring!the!virtual!disk.
2Click!Hard!Disk,!and!click!Next.
3 Select!Create!a!new!virtual!disk,!and!click!Next
.
4 Choose!the!type!of!virtual!disk.!The!Wizard!recommends!whether!to!use!SCSI!or!
IDE,!based!on!the!guest!operating!system!installed!in!the!virtual!machine.
5Set!the!capacity!for!the!new!virtual!disk.!
You!can!set!a!size!between!0.1GB!(100MB)!and!950GB!for!a!SCSI!virtual!disk!or!
950GB
!for!an!IDE!virtual!disk.!The!default!is!8GB.
By!default,!Allocate!all!disk!space!now!is!checked.
Allocating!all!the!space!at!the!time!you!create!the!virtual!disk!gives!somewhat!
better!performance,!but!it!requires!as!much!disk!space!as!the!size!you!specify!for!
the!virtual!disk.
A!preallocated
!virtual!disk!is!useful!for!clustering!virtual!machines.!For!more!
information!about!clustering,!see!“Using!High‐Availability!Configurations”!in!the!
VMware!Server!Administration!Guide.
If!you!deselect!this!option,!the!virtual!disk’s!files!start!small!and!grow!as!needed,!
but!they!can!never!grow!larger!than!the!size!you!set!
here.!
You!can!also!specify!whether!the!virtual!disk!is!created!as!one!large!file!or!split!into!
a!set!of!2GB!files.!To!split!the!disk,!select!Split!disk!into!2GB!files.!You!should!split!