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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/dev/hda!(IDE!physical!disk)!and!/dev/sdb!(SCSI!physical!disk)!belong!to!group!ID!
disk.!If!this!is!the!case,!you!can!add!VMware!Server!users!to!the!disk!group.!
Another!option!is!to!change!the!owner!of!the!device.!Think!carefully!about!security!
issues!when!you!explore!different!options!here.!
VMware!recommends!granting!VMware!Server!users!access!to!all!/dev/hd[abcd]!
raw!devices!that !contain!operating!systems!or!boot!managers!rather!than!to!rely!on!
VMware!Server’s!physical!disk!configuration!files!to!guard!access.!This!provides!
boot!managers!access!to!configuration!and!other!files!they!might!need!to!boot!the!
operating!systems.
!For!example,!LILO!needs!to!read!/boot!on!a!Linux!partition!to!
boot!a!non‐Linux!operating!system!that!might!be!on!another!drive.!
4Start!the!New!Virtual!Machine!Wizard!(File!>!New!>!Virtual!Machine)!and!select!
Custom.
5When!you!reach!the!Select!a!Disk!step,!select!Use!
a!physical!disk.
6If!the!physical!disk!you!plan!to!use!already!has!multiple!partitions,!certain!
operating!systems!(DOS,!Windows!95,!Windows!98)!must!be!installed!on!the!first!
primary!partition.
CAUTION Corruption!is!possible!if!you!allow!the!virtual!machine!to!modify!a!
partition!that!is!simultaneously!mounted!under!the!Linux!host!
operating!system.!
Because!the!virtual!machine!and!guest!operating!system!access!an!
existing!partition!while!the!host!continues!to!run!Linux,!it!is!critical!
that!the!virtual!machine!not!be
!allowed!to!modify!any!partition!
mounted!by!the!host!or!in!use!by!another!virtual!machine.
To!safeguard!against!this!problem,!be!sure!the!partition!you!use!for!the!virtual!
machine!is!not!mounted!under!the!Linux!host.!
7At!this!point!you!are!ready!to!begin!installing!the!guest!operating!system!on!the!
physical!disk!you!
configured!for!the!virtual!machine.!For!more!details,!read!the!
installation!notes!for!various!guest!operating!systems!in!the!VMware!Guest!
Operating!System!Installation!Guide,!available!from!the!VMware!Web!site.
Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on
Multiprocessor Hosts
Some!users!have!experienced!slower!than!expected!disk!input!and!output!performance!
when!running!Windows!NT!guest!operating!systems.!Users!might!experience!the!
problem!in!VMware!Server!virtual!machines!using!IDE!virtual!disks!on!multiprocessor!