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
VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide
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! “Changing!Screen!Color!Depth!on!the!Host”!on!page 248
! “Changing!Screen!Color!Depth!in!the!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 248
Changing Screen Color Depth on the Host
To!change!the!color!settings!on!your!host!operating!system,!first!shut!down!all!guest!
operating!systems,!power!off!the!virtual!machines,!and!close!the!console.
Follow!standard!procedures!for!changing!the!color!settings!on!your!host!operating!
system,!and!restart!the!console!and!the!virtual!machines.
Changing Screen Color Depth in the Virtual Machine
If!you!choose!to!change!the!color!settings!in!the!guest!operating!system,!the!approach!
you!use!depends!on!the!combination!of!host!and!guest!you!are!using.
Follow!the!normal!process!for!changing!screen!colors!in!your!guest!operating!system.!
In!a!Windows!guest,!the!Display!Properties!control!panel!offers!
only!those!settings!that!
are!supported.
In!a!Linux!or!FreeBSD!guest,!you!must!either!change!the!color!depth!before!you!start!
the!X!server!or!restart!the!X!server!after!you!make!the!changes.
Using Full Screen Mode on a Linux Host
When!you!switch!a!virtual!machine!into!full!screen!mode,!VMware!Server!changes!the!
full!screen!display!resolution!to!better!match!the!resolution!set!in!the!guest!operating!
system.!On!a!Linux!host,!VMware!Server!uses!the!XF86VidMode!to!match!the!host!
resolution!to!the!one!requested!by!the!guest!running
!in!the!virtual!machine.
In!a!few!cases,!VMware!Server!may!not!find!the!best!resolution.
When!VMware!Server!switches!into!full!screen!mode,!it!can!choose!only!those!
resolutions!that!are!already!configured!on!your!host.
If!a!virtual!machine!runs!at!a!resolution!that!does!not!match!a!mode!listed
!in!the!X!
server!configuration,!then!for!full!screen!mode!VMware!Server!chooses!the!closest!
larger!mode!(and!uses!black!borders)!or!else!simply!does!not!offer!full!screen!mode!at!
all.
It!is!possible!to !have!bad!modes!configured!in!the!XF86Config!file!on!your!host.!If!your!
host’s!X
!server!configuration!was!automatically!generated,!or!if!you!never!tested!all!
modes!with!your!current!monitor!and!video!card,!it!is!possible!that!some!enabled!
modes!do!not!work!with!your!monitor.!However,!the!mode‐switching!code!in!VMware!
Server!has!no!way!of!knowing!this!and!a!virtual!machine!
that!tries!to!use!a!resolution!
with!a!bad!mode!line!can!cause!your!monitor!to!fail!to!display!correctly.!