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
To!install!VMware!Tools!silently!in!a!Windows!guest,!make!sure!the!virtual!machine’s!
CD‐ROM!drive!is!connected!to!the!VMware!Tools!ISO!image!(windows.iso,!located!in!
the!directory!where!you!installed!VMware!Server)!and!configured!to!connect!when!you!
power!on!the!virtual!machine.!Run!the!silent!installation
!on!the!extracted!installation!
packages.!At!the!command!prompt,!on!one!line,!type:
msiexec -i "D:\VMware Tools.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL /qn
The!installation!command!can!be!customized!using!standard!Microsoft!Windows!
Installer!installation!options.
The!ADDLOCAL!option!defaults!to!install!all!VMware!Tools!components.!You!can!
customize!the!installation!using!a!combination!of!the!ADDLOCAL!and!REMOVE!options.!For!
information!about!the!features!of!VMware!Tools,!see!“A b o u t !VMware!Tools”!on!
page 39.!You!can!include!or!exclude!the!following!features:
! Toolbox!—!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel!and!its!utilities.!Excluding!this!feature!
prevents!you!from!using!VMware!Tools!in!the!guest!operating!system,!and!is!not!
recommended.
! Drivers!—!this!includes!the!SVGA,!Mouse,!BusLogic,!and!vmxnet!drivers.
! SVGA!—!the!VMware!SVGA!driver.!Excluding!this!feature!limits!the!display!
capabilities!of!your!virtual!machine.
! Mouse!—!the!VMware!mouse!driver.!Excluding!this!feature!decreases!mouse!
performance!in!your!virtual!machine.
! Buslogic!—!the!VMware!BusLogic!driver.!Excluding!this!feature!prevents!you!
from!using!this!driver!in!your!virtual!machine.!If!your!virtual!machine!is!
configured!to!use!the!LSI!Logic!driver,!then!you!may!want!to!remove!this!
feature.
! VMXNet!—!the!VMware!vmxnet!networking!driver.!Excluding!this!feature!
prevents!you!from!using!this!driver!in!your!virtual!machine.
! MemCtl!—!the!VMware!memory!control!driver.!This!feature!is!recommended!
if!you!plan!on!using!this!virtual!machine!with!VMware!ESX!Server.!Excluding!
this!feature!hinders!the!memory!management!capabilities!of!the!virtual!
machine!running!on!an!VMware!ESX!Server!system.
To!include!a!feature,!use!it! with! the!ADDLOCAL!
option.
To!exclude!a!feature,!use!it!with!the!REMOVE!option.
For!example,!to!install!everything!but!the!shared!folders!driver,!type!the!following!on!
the!command!line:
msiexec -i "D:\VMware Tools.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=Hgfs /qn