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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-n <sourcediskname>
<targetdiskname>
Renames!the!virtual!disk!specified!by!<sourcediskname>.!You!
must!specify!the!name!of!the!target!virtual!disk!
(<targetdiskname>).!By!providing!directory!paths,!you!can!
rename!the!disk!and!place!it!in!a!different!directory!or!place!
the!disk!with!the!same!name!in!a!different!directory.
Before!you!rename
!the!virtual!disk!or!change!the!directory!in!
which!it!is!located,!you!should!remove!the!virtual!disk!from!
any!virtual!machine!that!contains!the!disk.!Choose!VM!>!
Settings!>!<virtualdisk>,!then!click!Remove.!If!this!virtual!
machine!has!a!snapshot!or!a!redo! log!stored!in!a!
different!
directory,!remove!the!snapshot!or!commit!the!redo!log.!
Otherwise,!you!may!not!be!able!to!power!on!the!virtual!
machine.
After!you!rename!or!relocate!the!virtual!disk,!add!it!back!to!
any!virtual!machines!that!use!it.!Choose!VM!>!Settings,!click!
Add,!then!follow!the!Wizard!
to!add!this!existing!virtual!disk.
-d <diskname> Defragments!the!specified!virtual!disk.!You!can!defragment!
only!growable!virtual!disks.!You!cannot!defragment!
preallocated!virtual!disks.
-p <mountpoint> Prepares!a!virtual!disk!for!shrinking.!If!the!virtual!disk!is!
partitioned!into!volumes,!each!volume!must!be!prepared!
separately.! The!volume!must!be!mounted!by!VMware
!
DiskMount!at!<mountpoint>.!After!you!prepare!the!volume,!
unmount!it!with!VMware!DiskMount.!Continue! mounting!
each!volume!of!the!virtual!disk!and!preparing!it!for!shrinking!
until!you!complete!this!process!for!all!the!volumes!of!the!
virtual!disk.
You!can!mount!only!one!volume!of!a!virtual!disk!at!
a!time!
with!VMware!DiskMount.!You!can!prepare!volumes!of!
virtual!disks!for!shrinking!on!only!on!Windows!hosts.
-k <diskname> Shrinks!the!specified!virtual!disk.!You!can!shrink!only!
growable!virtual!disks.!You!can!shrink!virtual!disks!only!on!
Windows!hosts.
You!cannot!shrink!a!virtual!disk!if!the!virtual!machine!has!
a!
snapshot.!To!keep!the!virtual!disk!in!its!current!state,!remove!
the!snapshot.!To!discard!changes!made!since!you!took!the!
snapshot,!revert!to!the!snapshot.
-a
[ide|buslogic|lsilogi
c]
Specifies!the!disk!adapter!type.!You!must!specify!an!adapter!
type!when!creating!a!new!virtual!disk.!Choose!one!of!the!
following!types:
! ide!—!for!an!IDE!adapter.
! buslogic!—!for!a!BusLogic!SCSI!adapter.
! lsilogic!—!for!an!LSI!Logic!SCSI!adapter.
Table 6-1.
Options/Parameters Description