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 8 Configuring Devices
To!prepare!the!target!virtual!machine,!follow!the!steps!in!“Connecting!an!Application!
on!the!Host!to!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 220.!Make!sure!you!configure!the!virtual!
machine’s!virtual!serial!port!as!follows:
! Select!This!end!is!the!server
! Click!Advanced,!then!under!I/O!Mode,!select!the!Yield!CPU!on!poll!check!box,!as!
the!kernel!in!the!target!virtual!machine!uses!the!virtual!serial!port!in!polled!mode,!
not!interrupt!mode
To!prepare!the!host,!make!sure!you!have!a!recent!version!of!Debugging!Tools!for!
Windows!—!
one!that!supports!debugging!over!a!pipe.!You!need!version!4.0.18.0!or!
higher.
When!you!are!ready!to!begin,!complete!the!following!steps:
1Power!on!the!virtual!machine.
2Check!to!make!sure!the!serial!port!is!connected.!Choose!VM!>!Removable!
Devices.!On!that!menu,!serial<n>!should!be!reported!as!\\.\pipe\<namedpipe>!(on
!
Windows!hosts)!or!/tmp/<socket>!(on!Linux!hosts).!If!the!serial!port!is!not!
connected,!choose!the!virtual!serial!port,!then!Connect.
3On!the!host,!open!a!Command!Prompt!window!and!do!one!of!the!following:
! If!you!are!using!WinDbg,!type!the!following:
windbg -k com:port=\\.\pipe\<namedpipe>,pipe
! If!you!are!using!KD,!type!the!following:
kd -k com:port=\\.\pipe\<namedpipe>,pipe
Then!press!Enter!to!start!debugging.
Debugging an Application in a Virtual Machine from another Virtual
Machine
In!this!situation,!you!have!kernel!code!to!debug!in!a!virtual!machine!(called!the!target!
virtual!machine)!and!are!running!Debugging!Tools!for!Windows!(WinDbg)!or!Kernel!
Debugger!(KD)!in!another!virtual!machine!(called!the!debugger!virtual!machine)!on!the!
same!host.!
This!setup!is!useful!if!you
!are!running!VMware!Server!on!a!Linux!host.!The!debugger!
virtual!machine!must!be!running!Debugging!Tools!for!Windows!(WinDbg)!or!Kernel!
Debugger!(KD)!in!a!Windows!guest!operating!system.
To!prepare!the!target!virtual!machine,!follow!the!steps!for!the!server!virtual!machine!in!
“Connecting!Two! Virtual!Machines”
!on!page 221.!Make!sure!when!you!configure!the!
target!virtual!machine’s!virtual!serial!port!that!you!select!the!Yield!CPU!on!poll!check!