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 7 Networking
Configuration 3 — Connect to Two Host-Only Interfaces
1 Create!the!virtual!machine!or!use!an!existing!virtual!machine.
2 Launch!VMware!Server!and!open!the!virtual!machine.!
3Edit!the!configuration!using!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!(VM!>!Settings).
Select!the!first!network!adapter!in!the!list!of!devices,!select!Custom,!and!choose!
VMnet1!(Host‐only)!(on!a!Windows!
host)!or!/dev/vmnet1!(on!a!Linux!host)!from!
the!drop‐down!list!on!the!right.!Select!the!second!network!adapter!in!the!list!of!
devices,!select!Custom,!then!choose!VMnet!2!(Host‐only)!(on!a!Windows!host)!or!
/dev/vmnet2!(on!a!Linux!host)!from!the!drop‐down!list!on!the!
right.
If!you!need!to!add!one!or!more!network!adapters,!click!Add,!and!use!the!Add!
Hardware!Wizard!to!add!an!adapter.
At!this!point!you!can!power!on!the!virtual!machine!and!install!your!guest!operating!
system.!In!configurations!1!and!2!you!see!one!AMD!PCNet!Family!Adapter.!
In!
configuration!3!you!see!two!AMD!PCNet!Family!Adapters!within!the!guest.!Configure!
the!Ethernet!adapters!as!you!would!physical!adapters!on!a!physical!computer,!giving!
each!adapter!an!IP!address!on!the!appropriate!VMnet!subnet.!
On!Windows!hosts,!you!can!open!a!command!prompt!and!run!ipconfig /all!to!see
!
what!IP!addresses!each!host‐only!network!is!using.!
On!Linux!hosts,!you!can!open!a!terminal!and!run!ifconfig!to!see!what!IP!addresses!
each!host‐only!network!is!using.!
Routing Between Two Host-Only Networks
If!you!are!setting!up!a!complex!test!network!using!virtual!machines,!you!might!want!to!
have!two!independent!host‐only!networks!with!a!router!between!them.
There!are!two!basic!approaches.!In!one,!the!router!software!runs!on!the!host!computer.!
In!the!other,!the!router!software!runs!in!its!
own!virtual!machine.!In!both!cases,!you!need!
two!host‐only!interfaces.
The!examples!described!here!outline!the!simplest!case,!with!one!virtual!machine!on!
each!of!the!host‐only!networks.!For!more!complex!configurations,!you!can!add!more!
virtual!machines!and!host‐only!networks!as!appropriate.
Setting Up the First Host-Only Interface
On!Windows!hosts,!the!first!host‐only!network!is!set!up!when!you!install!VMware!
Server.!