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
Using NAT
The!NAT!device!is!connected!to!the!VMnet8!virtual!switch.!Virtual!machines!connected!
to!the!NAT!network!also!use!the!VMnet8!virtual!switch.
The!NAT!device!waits!for!packets!coming!from!virtual!machines!on!the!VMnet8!virtual!
network.!When!a!packet!arrives,!the!NAT!device!translates!the!address!of!the!virtual!
machine!to!that!of!the!host!before!forwarding!the!packet!to!the!external!network.!When!
data!arrives!from!the!external!network!for!the!virtual!machine!on!the!private!network,!
the!NAT!device!receives!the!data,!replaces!the!network!address!with!that!of!the!virtual!
machine!and!forwards!the!data!to!the
!virtual!machine!on!the!virtual!network.!This!
translation!occurs!automatically!and!requires!minimal!configuration!on!the!guest!and!
the!host.
The Host Computer and the NAT Network
The!host!computer!has!a!host!virtual!adapter!on!the!NAT!network!(identical!to!the!host!
virtual!adapter!on!the!host‐only!network).!This!adapter!allows!the!host!and!the!virtual!
machines!to!communicate!with!each!other!for!such!purposes!as!file!sharing.!The!NAT!
never!forwards!traffic!from!the!host
!virtual!adapter.
DHCP on the NAT Network
In!order!to!make!networking!configuration!easy,!a!DHCP!server!is!automatically!
installed!when!you!install!VMware!Server.!Virtual!machines!running!on!the!network!
with!the!NAT!device!can!dynamically!obtain!their!IP!addresses!by!sending!out!DHCP!
requests.!The!DHCP!server!on!the!NAT!network,!which!is!also!used!in
!host‐only!
networking!configurations,!dynamically!allocates!IP!addresses!in!the!range!of!
<net>.128!through!<net>.254,!where!<net>!is!the!network!number!assigned!to!your!NAT!
network.!VMware!Server!always!uses!a!Class!C!address!for!NAT!networks.!IP!
addresses!<net>.3!through!<net>.127!can!be!used!for!static!IP!addresses.!IP!
address!
<net>.1!is!reserved!for!the!host!adapter;!<net>.2!is!reserved!for!the!NAT!device.
In!addition!to!the!IP!address,!the!DHCP!server!on!the!NAT!network!also!sends!out!
additional!configuration!information!that!enables!the!virtual!machine!to!operate!
automatically.!This!information!includes!the!default!gateway!and!the!DNS!
server.!In!
the!DHCP!response,!the!NAT!device!instructs!the!virtual!machine!to!use!the!IP!address!
<net>.2!as!the!default!gateway!and!DNS!server.!This!causes!all!IP!packets!destined!for!
the!external!network!and!DNS!requests!to!be!forwarded!to!the!NAT!device.
DNS on the NAT Network
The!NAT!device!acts!as!a!DNS!server!for!the!virtual!machines!on!the!NAT!network.!
Actually,!the!NAT!device!is!a!DNS!proxy!and!merely!forwards!DNS!requests!from!the!