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
A!related!issue!sometimes!affects!devices!that!rely!on!automatic!connection!(as!PDAs!
often!do).
If!you!have!successfully!used!autoconnection!to!connect!the!device!to!your!virtual!
machine,!and!later!experience!problems!with!the!connection!to!the!device,!complete!the!
following!steps:
1Disconnect!and!reconnect!the!device.!You!can!either!unplug
!it!physically,!and!plug!
it!back!in,!or!use!the!VM!>!Removable!Devices!menu!to!disconnect!it!and!
reconnect!it.
2If!you!see!a!dialog!box!warning!that!the!device!is!in!use,!disable!it!in!the!hotplug!
configuration!files!in!the!/etc/hotplug!directory.
USB Devices
USB!devices,!such!as!the!keyboard!and!mouse,!are!not!handled!through!the!virtual!
machine’s!USB!controller.!Instead,!they!appear!in!the!virtual!machine!as!a!standard!
PS/2!keyboard!and!mouse,!even!though!they!are!plugged!into!USB!ports!on!the!host.
Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine
Before!unplugging!a!USB!device!or!using!the!Removable!Devices!submenu!to!
disconnect!it! from!a!virtual!machine,!be!sure!it!is!in!a!safe!state.!
You!should!follow!the!procedures!the!device!manufacturer!specifies!for!unplugging!
the!device!from!a!physical!computer.!This!is!true!whether!you!are!physically!
unplugging
!it,!moving!it!from!host!to!virtual!machine,!moving!it!between!virtual!
machines,!or!moving!it!from!virtual!machine!to!host.!
This!is!particularly!important!with!data!storage!devices!(a!Zip!drive,!for!example).!If!
you!move!a!data!storage!device!too!soon!after!saving!a!file!and!the!operating!
system!
has!not!actually!written!the!data!to!the!disk,!you!can!lose!data.
Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!use!generic!SCSI!devices!in!a!virtual!machine:
! “Device!Support!in!Guest!Operating!Systems”!on!page 238
! “A d d i n g !a!Generic!SCSI!Device!to!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 239
! “Generic!SCSI!on!a!Windows!Host!Operating!System”!on!page 240
! “Generic!SCSI!on!a!Linux!Host!Operating!System”!on!page 243
Generic!SCSI!lets!a!virtual!machine!run!any!SCSI!device!that!is!supported!by!the!guest!
operating!system!in!the!virtual!machine.!Generic!SCSI!gives!the!guest!operating!system!