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
Table 6-1.
Options/Parameters Description
<diskname> Is!the!name!of!the!virtual!disk!file.!The!virtual!disk!file!must!
have!a!.vmdk!extension.
You!can!specify!a!path!to!where!you!want!to!locate!the!disk.!If!
you!mapped!network!shares!on!your!host,!you!can!create!the!
virtual!disk!there!by!providing!the!correct!path!information
!
with!the!disk!filename.
-c Creates!the!virtual!disk.!You!must!use!the!-a,!-s!and!-t!
options,!and!you!must!specify!the!name!of!the!virtual!disk!
(<diskname>).
-r <sourcediskname>
<targetdiskname>
Converts!the!virtual!disk!specified!by<sourcediskname>,!
creating!a!new!virtual!disk!as!a!result.!You!must!use!the!-t!
option!to!specify!the!disk!type!to!which!the!virtual!disk!is!
converted!and!you!must!specify!the!name!of!the!target!virtual!
disk!(<targetdiskname>).!
After!the!conversion!is!completed!and!you!have!tested!the!
converted!virtual!disk!to!make!sure!it!works!as!expected,!you!
can!delete!the!original
!virtual!disk!file.
To!have!the!virtual!machine!recognize!the!converted!virtual!
disk,!use!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!to!remove!the!
existing!virtual!disk!from!the!virtual!machine.!Add!the!
converted!disk!to!the!virtual!machine.!For!information!on!
adding!virtual!disks!to!a!virtual!machine,!see!“Ad d i n g !Virtual!
Disks
!to!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 132.
-x <n>[GB|MB]
<diskname>
Expands!the!virtual!disk!to!the!specified!capacity.!You!must!
specify!the!new,!larger!size!of!the!virtual!disk!in!Gigabytes!or!
Megabytes.!You!cannot!change!the!size!of!a!physical!(raw)!
disk.
Caution:!Before!running!the!virtual!disk!manager!utility, !you!
should!back!
up!your!virtual!disk!files.
Note:!If!the!virtual!disk!is!partitioned,!you!must!use!a!
third‐party!utility!in!the!virtual!machine!to!expand!the!size!of!
the!partitions.!For!more!information,!see!VMware!knowledge!
base!article!1647!at!
www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_fa
qid=1647.
If!you!have!a!virtual!machine!with!a!snapshot!
or!a!redo‐log!
file!stored!in!a!different!directory,!do!not!use!the!virtual!disk!
manager!to!expand!the!virtual!disk!until!you!remove!the!
snapshot!or!commit!the!redo‐log!file.!Otherwise,!you!might!
not!be!able!to!power!on!the!virtual!machine.