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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file!system,!you!can!change!it!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!(VM!>!Settings!>!
USB).!Enter!the! correct!path!in!the!Path!to!usbdevfs!field.
USB Device Control
Only!one!computer,!host!or!guest,!can!have!control!of!a!USB!device!at!any!one!time.!
Device Control on a Windows Host
When!you!connect!a!device!to!a!virtual!machine,!it!is!“unplugged”!from!the!host!or!
from!the!virtual!machine!that!previously!had!control!of!the!device.!When!you!
disconnect!a!device!from!a!virtual!machine,!it!is!“plugged!in”!to!the!host.
CAUTION You!need!to!take!a!special!step!to!disconnect!USB!network!and!storage!
devices!from!the!host.!There!is!a!system!tray!icon!called!Eject!Hardware!
on!Windows!2000!and!Safely!Remove!Hardware!on!Windows!Server!
2003.!Use!this!icon!to!disconnect!the!device!from!the!host!before!
connecting!it!to!a!virtual!machine.
When!you!connect!a!USB!network!or!storage!device!in!a!virtual!machine,!you!might!see!
a!message!on!your!host!that!says!the!device!can!be!removed!safely.!This!is!normal!
behavior,!and!you!can!simply!dismiss!the!dialog!box.!However,!do!not!remove!
the!
device!from!your!physical!computer.!VMware!Server!automatically!transfers!control!of!
the!device!to!the!virtual!machine.
Under!some!circumstances,!if!a!USB!storage!device!is!in!use!on!the!host!(for!example,!
one!or!more!files!stored!on!the!device!are!open!on!the!host),!an!error!appears!in!
the!
virtual!machine!when!you!try!to!connect!to!the!device.!You!must!let!the!host!complete!
its!operation!or!close!any!application!connected!to!the!device!on!the!host.!Reconnect!the!
device!in!the!virtual!machine.
Device Control on a Linux Host
On!Linux!hosts,!guest!operating!systems!can!use!devices!that!are!not!already!in!use!by!
the!host!—!that!is,!devices!that!are!not!claimed!by!a!host!operating!system!driver.
If!your!device!is!in!use!by!the!host!and!you!try!to!connect!it!to!the!guest!using!
the!VM!
>!Removable!Devices!menu,!a!dialog!box!appears,!informing!you!that!there!is!a!
problem!connecting!to!the!device.
To!disconnect!the!device!from!the!host,!you!must!unload!the!device!driver.!You!can!
unload!the!driver!manually!as!root!(su -)!using!the!rmmod!command.!If!the!driver!
was!
automatically!loaded!by!hotplug,!you!can!disable!it!in!the!hotplug!configuration!files!
in!the!/etc/hotplug!directory.!See!your!Linux!distribution’s!documentation!for!details!
on!editing!these!configuration!files.