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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Shrinking a Virtual Disk
To!shrink!a!virtual!disk,!it!must!be!located!on!a!Microsoft!Windows!host.!Before!you!
can!shrink!the!virtual!disk,!make!sure!you!prepare!all!the!volumes!of!the!virtual!disk!
for!shrinking.!Then!use!the!following:
vmware-vdiskmanager -k myDisk.vmdk
Remember,!you!cannot!shrink!a!virtual!disk!if!you!preallocated!all!the!disk!
space!when!
you!created!the!virtual!disk.!You!cannot!shrink!a!physical!(raw)!disk.
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.
Installing an Operating System onto a Physical Partition
In!some!situations,!you!might!want!to!install!a!guest!operating!system!directly!on!a!
physical!disk!or!partition—also!known!as!a!raw!disk—even!if!you!do!not!need!to!boot!
that!disk!on!the!host,!outside!of!the!virtual!machine.!
You!can!use!either!an!unused!partition!or!a!completely
!unused!disk!on!the!host!as!a!disk!
in!the!virtual!machine.!However,!it!is!important!to!be!aware!that!an!operating!system!
installed!in!this!setting!probably!cannot!boot!outside!of!the!virtual!machine,!even!
though!the!data!is!available!to!the!host.!
CAUTION You!cannot!use!a!physical!disk!that!is!stored!on!a!SAN.!You!must!use!a!
disk!or!a!partition!on!the!VMware!Server!host.!Physical!disks!are!an!
advanced!feature!and!should!be!configured!only!by!advanced!users.
VMware!Server!uses!description!files!to!control!access!to!each!physical!disk!on!the!
system.!These!description!files!contain!access!privilege!information!that!controls!a!
virtual!machine’s!access!to!certain!partitions!on!the!disks.!This!mechanism!prevents!
users!from!accidentally!running!
the!host!operating!system!again!as!a!guest!or!running!
a!guest!operating!system!that!the!virtual!machine!is!not!configured!to!use.!The!
description!file!also!prevents!accidental!writes!to!physical!disk!partitions!from!badly!
behaved!operating!systems!or!applications.!
Use!the!New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard!to!configure!a!virtual
!machine!to!use!existing!
physical!disk!partitions.!The!Wizard!guides!you!though!creating!a!new!virtual!
machine,!including!configuring!the!physical!disk!description!files.!Rerun!the!Wizard!to!
create!a!separate!configuration!for!each!guest!operating!system!installed!on!a!raw!
partition.!