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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synchronizing! the!time!in!the!guest!operating!system!with!the!time!in!the!host!
operating!system.!The!service!starts!automatically!when!the!guest!operating!system!
boots.!For!more!information,!see!“A b ou t !the!VMware!Tools!Service”!on!page 68.
With!the!VMware!SVGA!driver!installed,!VMware!Server!supports!up!to!32‐bit!
displays!
and!high!display!resolution,!with!significantly!faster!overall!graphics!
performance.!If!you!run!a!guest!operating!system!without!VMware!Tools,!the!graphics!
environment!within!the!virtual!machine!is!limited!to!VGA!mode!graphics!(640x480,!16!
color)!and!display!performance!might!be!unsatisfactory.
The!VMware!virtual!SCSI!driver!is!a!BusLogic!driver.!
Some!recent!guest!operating!
systems!contain!LSI!Logic!drivers!and!can!take!advantage!of!the!virtual!LSI!Logic!
adapter!for!better!device!performance.
The!vmxnet!networking!driver!improves!network!performance.!This!driver!is!
automatically!installed!when!you!install!VMware!Tools.!
The!VMware!mouse!driver!improves!mouse!performance!in!some!guest!operating!
systems.!You!must!use!the!VMware!mouse!driver!with!third‐party!tools!like!
Microsoft’s!Terminal!Services.
In!a!Windows!guest,!you!can!access!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel!through!the!
Windows!Control!Panel!(choose!Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!VMware!Tools)!or!
through!the!VMware!Tools!icon,!which!appears
!by!default!in!the!system!tray.!
In!a!Linux!or!FreeBSD!guest!operating!system,!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel!is!called!
vmware-toolbox.!You!can!launch!it!manually!as!a!background!process!from!a!by!typing:
vmware-toolbox &
NOTE Always!run!vmware-toolbox!in!the!guest!operating!system!to!ensure!you!have!
access!to!all!VMware!Tools!features,!such!as!copy!and!paste!and!mouse!
ungrab!for!operating!systems!for!which!X!display!driver!is!not!available.
In!a!NetWare!5.1!or!higher!guest!operating!system,!access!the!VMware!Tools!control!
panel!by!choosing!Novell!>!Settings!>!VMware!Tools!for!NetWare.!
In!a!NetWare!4.2!guest!operating!system,!use!VMware!Tools!commands!in!the!system!
console.!The!VMware!Tools!program!is!called!vmwtool.!For!information!about!using!
this!command,!see!“Configuring!VMware!Tools!for!NetWare!Guests!in!the!System!
Console”!on!page 66.
With!some!window!managers,!you!can!place!the!command!to!start!VMware!Tools!in!a!
startup!configuration!so!VMware!Tools!starts!automatically!when!
you!start!your!
graphical!environment.!Consult!your!window!manager’s!documentation!for!details.