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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Linux!kernels!in!the!2.6.x!series!also! use!a!special!arbitrator!that!allows!access!to!the!
parallel!port!hardware.!If!the!parallel!port!is!in!use!by!the!host,!the!guest!cannot!use!it.!
If!a!virtual!machine!is!using!the!parallel!port,!the!host!and!any!users!accessing!the!host
!
are!not!given!access!to!the!device.!VMware!Server!puts!a!lock!on!the!device,!and!this!
lock!restricts!access!so!only!the!virtual!machine!can!use!the!port.!
Choose!VM!>!Removable!Devices!to!disconnect!the!parallel!port!from!the!virtual!
machine!and!reconnect!it.
Parallel Ports and Linux 2.4.x Kernels
Be!sure!that!PC!Style!Hardware!(CONFIG_PARPORT_PC)!is!loaded!as!a!module,!as!
mentioned!at!the!beginning!of!“Using!Parallel!Ports”!on!page 211.!If!you!are!using!a!
2.4.x!kernel,!the!modules!that!provide!parallel!port!functionality!are!parport,!
parport_pc!and!ppdev.!
To!verify!these!modules!are!installed!and
!running!on!your!system,!run!the!lsmod!
command!as!the!root!user.!These!three!modules!should!be!included!in!the!listing!of!
running!modules.!You!can!also!look!at!the!/proc/modules!file!for!the!same!list.
To!load!the!proper!modules,!run!this!command:
insmod –k <modulename>
If!none!of!the!listed!parallel!port!
modules!is!running,!use!this!command:
insmod –k parport_pc
This!command!inserts!the!three!modules!needed!for!a!parallel!port.
If!you!continue!to!experience!problems,!it!is!possible!that!the!lp!module!is!running.!If!
it!is,!the!virtual!machine!cannot!use!the!parallel!port!correctly.!To!remove!the!lp!
module,!run!this!command
!as!the!root!user:
rmmod lp
You!should!also!ensure!that!the!line!referring!to!the!lp!module!in!the!
/etc/modules.conf!or!/etc/conf.modules!file!is!removed!or!commented!out!by!
inserting!a!hash!character!(#)!at!the!beginning!of!the!line.!The!name!of!the!configuration!
file!depends!on!the!Linux!distribution
!you!are!using.!When!you!reboot!the!host!after!
removing!this!line,!the!configuration!file!no!longer!starts!the!lp!module.
To!ensure!that!the!proper!modules!for!the!parallel!port!are!loaded!at!boot!time,!add!this!
line!to!the!/etc/modules.conf!or!/etc/conf.modules!file:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Linux!kernels!in!the!2.4.x!series!
also!use!a!special!arbitrator!that!allows!access!to!the!
parallel!port!hardware.!If!the!parallel!port!is!in!use!by!the!host,!the!guest!cannot!use!it.!