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
Shrinking Virtual Disks with VMware Virtual Disk Manager
You!can!use!the!virtual!disk!manager!to!prepare!and!shrink!virtual!disks!only!on!a!
Microsoft!Windows!host.!The!VMware!virtual!disk!manager!is!not!supported!on!Linux!
hosts.!You!cannot!use!the!virtual!disk!manager!to!shrink!physical!disks.!Shrinking!a!
virtual!disk!does!not!reduce!the!maximum!capacity
!of!the!virtual!disk.!For!more!
information!about!shrinking,!see!“Defragmenting!and!Shrinking!Virtual!Disks”!on!
page 125.
CAUTION 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!after!you!took!the!snapshot,!revert!to!the!snapshot.
You!must!prepare!each!volume!of!the!virtual!disk!for!shrinking!before!you!can!shrink!
the!disk.!To!prepare!a!volume!for!shrinking,!you!must!first!mount!it.!To!mount!the!
volume,!use!the!VMware!DiskMount!Utility,!available!with!VMware!
Server.!For!more!
information,!see!“Appendix:!Mounting!Virtual!Disks”!in!the!VMware!Server!
Administration!Guide.!
-s <n>[GB|MB] Specifies!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk.!Specify!whether!the!size!
<n>!is!in!gigabytes!or!megabytes.!You!must!specify!the!size!of!
a!virtual!disk!when!you!create !it.!
Even!though!you!must!specify!the!size!of!a!virtual!disk!when!
you!expand!it,!you!do!not!use!the!
-s!option!at!that!time.
-t [0|1|2|3] You!must!specify!the!type!of!virtual!disk!when!you!create!a!
new!one!or!reconfigure!an!existing!one.!Specify!one!of!the!
following!disk!types:
0!—!to!create!a!single,!growable!virtual!disk.
1!—!to!create!a!growable!virtual!disk!split!into!2GB!files.
2!—!to!create!a!preallocated!virtual!disk!contained!in!a!single!
virtual!disk!file.
3!—!to!create!a!preallocated!virtual!disk!split!into!2GB!files.
-q Disables!virtual!disk!manager!logging.!
If!you!keep!logging!enabled,!messages!generated!by!the!
virtual!disk!manager!are!stored!in!a!log!file.!The!
name!and!
location!of!the!log!file!appear!in!the!terminal!after!the!virtual!
disk!manager!command!is!run.
Table 6-1.
Options/Parameters Description