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 2 Creating a New Virtual Machine
Installing a Guest Operating System
A!new!virtual!machine!is!like!a!physical!computer!with!a!blank!hard!disk.!Before!you!
can!use!it,!you!need!to!partition!and!format!the!virtual!disk!and!install!an!operating!
system.!The!operating!system’s!installation!program!can!handle!the!partitioning!and!
formatting!steps!for!you.
Installing!a!guest!operating!
system!inside!your!VMware!Server!virtual!machine!is!
essentially!the!same!as!installing!it!on!a!physical!computer.!The!basic!steps!for!a!typical!
operating!system!are:
1 Launch!the!VMware!Server!Console.
2Insert!the!installation!CD‐ROM!or!floppy!disk!for!your!guest!operating!system.
NOTE If!you!plan!to!use!a!PXE!server!to!install!the!guest!operating!system!over!
a!network!connection,!you!don’t!need!the!operating!system!installation!
media.!When!you!power!on!the!virtual!machine!in!the!next!step,!the!
virtual!machine!detects!the!PXE!server,!if!one!is!available!on!the!network.
!
For!more!information,!see!“Using!PXE!with!Virtual!Machines”!on!
page 100.
In!some!host!configurations,!the!virtual!machine!is!not!able!to!boot!from!the!
installation!CD‐ROM.!You!can!work!around!that!problem!by!creating!an!ISO!
image!file!from!the!installation!CD‐ROM.!Use!the!virtual!machine!settings!editor!
(VM!>!Settings)!to!connect!the!virtual!machine’s!CD‐
ROM!drive!to!the!ISO!image!
file,!then!power!on!the!virtual!machine.
3Power!on!your!virtual!machine!by!clicking!the!Power!On!button.
4Follow!the!instructions!provided!by!the!operating!system!vendor.
For!a!brief!illustration!of!installing!a!Windows!Server!2003!guest!operating!system,!see!
“Example:!Installing!Windows!Server!2003!
as!a!Guest!OS”!on!page 37.!The!example!
describes!the!process!on!a!Windows!host.!The!steps!are!the!same!on!a!Linux!host.
For!information!on!installing!other!guest!operating!systems,!see!the!VMware!Guest!
Operating!System!Installation!Guide,!available!from!the!VMware!Web!site!at!
www.vmware.com/support/guestnotes/doc/index.html.
Example: Installing Windows Server 2003 as a Guest OS
You!can!install!Windows!Server!2003!Standard!Edition,!Enterprise!Edition,!or!Web!
Edition!in!a!virtual!machine!using!the!corresponding!Windows!Server!2003!
distribution!CD.!