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
Using USB with a Windows Host
When!a!particular!USB!device!is!connected!to!a!virtual!machine!for!the!first!time,!the!
host!detects!it!as!a!new!device!named!VMware!USB!Device!and!installs!the!appropriate!
VMware!driver.
On!a!Windows!Server!2003!host,!User!confirmation!is!required!in!the!Found!New!
Hardware!Wizard.!Select!the!
default!action!—!Install!the!software!automatically.!Once!
the!software!is!installed,!the!guest!operating!system!detects!the!USB!device!and!
searches!for!a!suitable!driver.!
When!you!are!synchronizing!a!PDA,!such!as!a!Palm!handheld!or!Handspring!Visor,!to!
a!virtual!machine!for!the!first!time,!the!total!
time!required!to!load!the!VMware!USB!
device!driver!in!the!host!and!the!PDA!driver!in!the!guest!might!exceed!the!device’s!
connection!timeout!value.!This!causes!the!device!to!disconnect!itself!from!the!computer!
before!the!guest!can!synchronize!with!it.!If!this!occurs,!let!the!guest!finish!installing
!the!
PDA!driver,!dismiss!any!connection!error!warnings,!then!try!synchronizing!the!PDA!
again.!The!second!attempt!should!succeed.
Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host
To!use!VMware!Server!on!a!Windows!2000!host!that!has!USB!2.0!ports,!you!must!use!
the!Microsoft!USB!2.0!drivers!for!the!USB!controller!in!the!host!operating!system.!If!
your!host!operating!system!is!using!a!third‐party!driver!—!a!driver!supplied!by!your!
motherboard!vendor,!for
!example!—!you!must!replace!it.
Take!the!following!steps!to!check!the!provider!of!your!driver:
1Go!to!the!Device!Manager.!Right‐click!My!Computer,!choose!Properties,!click!the!
Hardware!tab,!then!click!Device!Manager.
2 Expand!the!listing!for!Universal!Serial!Bus!controllers.
3Right‐click!the!listing!for!the!controller
!and!choose!Properties.
4Click!the!Driver!tab.!If!the!driver!provider!shown!on!that!page!is!Microsoft,!you!
have!the!correct!driver!already.
If!the!driver!provider!is!not!Microsoft,!download!the!latest!USB!driver!for!your!host!
operating!system!from!the!Microsoft!Web!site!and!follow!the!Microsoft!instructions!to
!
install!it.!Details!are!available!in!Microsoft!knowledge!base!article!319973.
Using USB with a Linux Host
On!Linux!hosts,!VMware!Server!uses!the!USB!device!file!system!to!connect!to!USB!
devices.!In!most!Linux!systems!that!support!USB,!the!USB!device!file!system!is!at!
/proc/bus/usb.!If!your!host!operating!system!uses!a!different!path!to!the!USB!device!