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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To!edit!NAT!settings!for!a!virtual!network,!choose!it!from!the!drop‐down!menu,!then!
click!Edit.!The!NAT!Settings!dialog!box!appears.
You!can!change!any!of!the!following!NAT!settings:
! Port!forwarding!lets!you!send!incoming!TCP!or!UDP!requests!to!a!specific!virtual!
machine!on!the!virtual!network!served!by!the!NAT!device.!To!set!up!and!configure!
forwarded!ports,!click!Port!forwarding.!A!dialog!box!appears.!
To!add!a!new!port!for!either!TCP!or!UDP,!click!Add.
!If!a!port!is!already!listed,!you!
can!change!its!settings.!Select!its!name!in!the!list,!and!click!Properties.!Or!click!
Remove!to!remove!the!sel ected!port.!
When!you!click!Add,!another!dialog!box!appears.!In!the!Host!port!field,!type!the!
number!of!the!incoming!TCP!or!
UDP!port.!For!example,!incoming!HTTP!requests!
are!usually!on!port!80.!In!the!first!Forwarding!IP!address!field,!type!the!IP!address!
of!the!virtual!machine!to!which!you!want!to!forward!the!incoming!requests.!In!the!
second!field!on!that!line,!type!the!port!number!you!want!to!use
!for!those!requests!
on!that!virtual!machine.!You!can!enter!the!standard!port,!such!as!80!for!HTTP,!or!
a!nonstandard!port!if!software!running!in!the!virtual!machine!is!configured!to!
accept!requests!on!a!nonstandard!port.!The!Description!field!is!optional.!You!
might!use!it!to!identify!the!
service!being!forwarded!(for!example,!HTTP).!When!
you!have!made!these!settings,!click!OK.!
! You!can!specify!DNS!servers!to!be!used!by!the!virtual!NAT!device.!To!do!so,!click!
DNS.!A!dialog!box!appears.!You!can!change!the!Policy!for!using!multiple!DNS!
servers!if!you!prefer!to!use!Rotate!or!Burst!instead!of!the!default!setting!of!Order.!
To!add!a
!DNS!server!to!the!list,!click!Add.!Another!dialog!box!appears.!Enter!the!
DNS!serverʹs!IP!address!in!the!IP!address!field.!The!Description!field!is!optional.!
When!you!have!made!the!desired!settings,!click!OK.To! change!the!settings!for!a!
server!already!in!the!list,!select!its!
entry!in!the!DNS!dialog!box,!and!click!
Properties.!To!delete!an!entry,!select!the!entry,!and!click!Remove.!When!you!have!
made!the!desired!changes,!click!OK.!
! You!can!change!the!IP!address!for!the!NAT!device!in!the!Gateway!IP!address!field.!
To!change!the!Netmask,!click!the!…!button!on!the!Host!Virtual!Network!Mapping!
tab!of!the!Virtual!Network!Editor!and!choose!Subnet.