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 3 Using VMware Tools
Installation!files!for!VMware!Tools!for!all!supported!Windows,!Linux,!NetWare,!and!
FreeBSD!guest!operating!systems!are!built!into!VMware!Server.!
NOTE VMware!Server!provides!experimental!VMware!Tools!support!for!both!the!
32‐bit!and!64‐bit!versions!of!Sun!Solaris!10!as!guest!operating!systems.!The!
32‐bit!version!of!VMware!Tools!runs!in!compatibility!mode!on!virtual!
machines!running!64‐bit!Solaris!10.!In!addition,!the!version!of!VMware!Tools!
included
!in!this!release!does!not!include!X!drivers!for!64‐bit!versions!of!Solaris!
10.!
Installing VMware Tools
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!install!VMware!Tools:
! “Installing!VMware!Tools!in!a!Windows!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 41
! “Automating!the!Installation!of!VMware!Tools!in!a!Windows!Guest”!on!page 48
! “A d d i t i o n a l !Steps!When!Migrating!from!Old!Versions!of!Windows”!on!page 45
! “Installing!VMware!Tools!in!a!Linux!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 50
! “Installing!VMware!Tools!in!a!NetWare!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 53
The!installers!for!VMware!Tools!for!Windows,!Linux,!FreeBSD,!Solaris,!and!NetWare!
guest!operating!systems!are!built!into!VMware!Server!as!ISO!image!files.!(An!ISO!
image!file!looks!like!a!CD‐ROM!to!your!guest!operating!system!and!even!appears!
as!a!
CD‐ROM!in!Windows!Explorer.!You!do!not!use!an!actual!CD‐ROM!to!install!VMware!
Tools,!and!you!do!not!need!to!download!the!CD‐ROM!image!or!burn!a!physical!
CD‐ROM!of!this!image!file.)!
When!you!install!VMware!Tools,!VMware!Server!temporarily!connects!the!virtual
!
machine’s!first!virtual!CD‐ROM!drive!to!the!ISO!image!file!that!contains!the!VMware!
Tools!installer!for!your!guest!operating!system,!and!begins!the!installation!process.!(To!
cancel!the!installer,!choose!VM!>!Cancel!VMware!Tools!Install!to!return!your!virtual!
machine’s!CD‐ROM!drive!to!its!original!configuration.)
Installing VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
VMware!Tools!for!Windows!guest!operating!systems!supports!all!Windows!guest!
operating!systems.
The!detailed!steps!for!installing!VMware!Tools!depend!on!the!version!of!Windows!you!
are!running.!The!steps!that!follow!show!how!to!install!VMware!Tools!in!a!Windows!
Server!2003!guest.!Some!steps!that!are!automated!in!
current!versions!of!Windows!must!
be!performed!manually!in!Windows!9x!and!Windows!NT.