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
NOTE The!SCSI!bus!is!assigned!a!number!by!the!host!operating!system!after!all!IDE!
buses!have!been!assigned!numbers.!For!example,!if!you!have!2!IDE!buses,!they!
are!numbered!0!and!1.!The!first!SCSI!bus!is!assigned!bus!number!2.!In!the!
example!above,!you!use!2!for!X.
If!you!cannot!determine!the!SCSI!bus!number!on!your!own,!you!can!try!using!a!third‐!
party!tool!like!winobj!(which!you!can!download!for!free!from!www.sysinternals.com)!
to!determine!this!information.
The!device!target!ID!is!usually!set!by!some!jumpers!or
!switches!on!the!device.!Refer!to!
the!owner’s!manual!for!the!device!for!information!on!how!to!determine!the!target!ID.
Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System
Using!the!SCSI!Generic!driver!in!Linux,!VMware!Server!allows!your!guest!operating!
system!to!operate!generic!SCSI!devices!within!a!virtual!machine.!The!SCSI!Generic!
driver!sets!up!a!mapping!for!each!SCSI!device!in!/dev.!Each!entry!starts!with!sg!(for!the!
SCSI!Generic!driver)!followed!by!a!
letter.!For!example,!/dev/sga!is!the!first!generic!SCSI!
device.
Each!entry!corresponds!to!a!SCSI!device,!in!the!order!specified!in!/proc/scsi/scsi,!
from!the!lowest!device!ID!on!the!lowest!adapter!to!the!highest!device!ID!on!the!lowest!
adapter,!and!so!on!to!the!highest!device!ID!on!the
!highest!adapter.!Do!not!enter!
/dev/st0!or!/dev/scd0.
NOTE When!setting!up!a!generic!SCSI!device!in!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor,!
as!described!later!in!this!section,!you!specify!the!device!you!wish!to!install!in!
the!virtual!machine!by!typing!its!/dev/sg!entry!in!the!Connection!field.
Requirements
Generic!SCSI!requires!version!2.1.36!of!the!SCSI!Generic!(sg.o)!driver,!which!comes!
with!kernel!2.2.14!and!higher.!
Avoiding Concurrent Access to a Generic SCSI Device
Under!Linux,!some!devices!—!specifically!tape!drives,!disk!drives,!and!CD‐ROM!drives!
—!already!have!a!designated!/dev!entry!(traditionally,!st,!sd!and!scd,!respectively).!
When!the!SCSI!Generic!driver!is!installed,!Linux!also!identifies!these!devices!with!
corresponding!sg!entries!in!/dev!—!in!addition!to!their
!traditional!entries.!VMware!
Server!ensures!that!multiple!programs!are!not!using!the!same!/dev/sg!entry!at!the!same!
time!but!cannot!always!ensure!that!multiple!programs!are!not!using!the!/dev/sg!and!
the!traditional!/dev!entry!at!the!same!time.!It!is!important!that!you!do!not!attempt!to!