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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Several!of!the!switches!and!the!networks!associated!with!them!are,!by!default,!used!for!
special!named!configurations.!The!bridged!network!normally!uses!VMnet0.!The!
host‐only!network!uses!VMnet1!by !default.!The!NAT!network!uses!VMnet8!by!default.!
The!other!available!networks!are!named!VMnet2,!VMnet3,!VMnet4,!and!so!on.
You!connect!a!virtual!machine!to!a!switch!by!selecting!the!virtual!network!adapter!to!
connect!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor,!and!configuring!it!to!use!the!virtual!
network.
Bridge – The!bridge!lets!you!connect!your!virtual!machine!to!the!LAN!used!by!your!
host!computer.!It!connects!the!virtual!network
!adapter!in!your!virtual!machine!to!the!
physical!Ethernet!adapter!in!your!host!computer.!
The!bridge!is!installed!during!VMware!Server!installation!(on!a!Linux!host,!you!must!
choose!to!make!bridged!networking!available!to!your!virtual!machines).!It!is!set!up!
when!you!create!a!new!virtual!machine!using!
bridged!networking.
You!can!set!up!additional!virtual!bridges!to!use!in!custom!configurations!that!require!
connections!to!more!than!one!physical!Ethernet!adapter!on!the!host!computer.!
Host virtual adapter – The!host!virtual!adapter!is!a!virtual!Ethernet!adapter!that!
appears!to!your!host!operating!system!as!a!VMware!virtual!Ethernet!adapter!on
!a!
Windows!host!and!as!a!host‐only!interface!on!a!Linux!host.!It!allows!you!to!
communicate!between!your!host!computer!and!the!virtual!machines!on!that!host!
computer.!The!host!virtual!adapter!is!used!in!host‐only!and!NAT!configurations.
The!host!virtual!adapter!is!not!connected!to!any
!external!network!unless!you!set!up!
special!software!on!the!host!computer!—!a!proxy!server,!for!example!—!to!connect!the!
host‐only!adapter!to!the!physical!network!adapter.
The!software!that!creates!the!host!virtual!adapter!is!installed!when!you!install!VMware!
Server!(on!a!Linux!host,!you!must
!choose!to!make!host‐only!networking!available!to!
your!virtual!machines).!A!host!virtual!adapter!is!created!when!you!boot!the!host!
computer.
You!can!set!up!additional!host!virtual!adapters!as!needed.
NAT device – The!NAT!(network!address!translation)!device!allows!you!to!connect!
your!virtual!machines!to!an!external!network!when
!you!have!only!one!IP!network!
address!on!the!physical!network,! and!that!address!is!used!by!the!host!computer.!You!
can,!for!example,!use!NAT!to!connect!your!virtual!machines!to!the!Internet!through!a!
dial‐up!connection!on!the!host!computer!or!through!the!host!computer’s!Ethernet!
adapter!
or!wireless!Ethernet!adapter.!NAT!is!also!useful!when!you!need!to!connect!to!
a!non‐Ethernet!network,!such!as!Token!Ring!or!ATM.
The!NAT!device!is!set!up!automatically!when!you!install!VMware!Server.!(On!a!Linux!
host,!you!must!choose!to!make!NAT!available!to!your!virtual!machines.)