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
4Mount!the!VMware!Tools!CD‐ROM!image.!In!the!system!console,!type
cd mount vmwtools
5Start!installing!VMware!Tools.!In!the!system!console,!type
vmwtools:\setup
When!the!installation!finishes,!the!message!VMware Tools for NetWare are now
running!appears!in!the!Console!Screen.
6Bring!the!guest!operating!system!down.!In!the!system!console,!type
down
7Restart!the!guest!operating!system.!In!the
!system!console,!type
restart server
After!you!install!VMware!Tools,!make!sure!the!VMware!Tools!virtual!CD‐ROM!image!
(netware.iso)!is!not!attached!to!the!virtual!machine.!If!it!is,!disconnect!it.!Right‐click!the!
CD‐ROM!icon!in!the!status!bar!of!the!console!window!and!select!Disconnect.
Executing Scripts When the Virtual Machine’s Power
State Changes
You!can!run!scripts!in!the!guest!operating!system!when!you!power!on,!power!off,!
suspend,!or!resume!the!virtual!machine.!
Scripts!can!help!automate!guest!operating!system!operations!when!you!change!the!
virtual!machine’s!power!state.
You!perform!these!power!operations!from!the!toolbar!buttons!and!menus!in!the!
VMware!
Server!Console!and!the!VMware!Management!Interface.
On!Microsoft!Windows!hosts!only,!you!can!configure!scripts!to!run!when!you!use!the!
power!buttons!on!the!toolbar!by!choosing!VM!>!Settings!>!Options!>!Power!and!
checking!the!appropriate!options!under!Run!VMware!Tools!scripts.
NOTE The!commands!on!the!Power!menu!take!precedence!over!how!the!toolbar!
power!buttons!are!configured.
Scripts!can!be!executed!only!when!the!VMware!Tools!service!is!running.!The!service!is!
a!part!of!VMware!Tools,!so!VMware!Tools!must!be!running!in!the!guest!for!scripts!to!
run.!The!service!starts!by!default!when!you!start!the!guest!operating!system.!For!more!
information!about!the!VMware!Tools!service,!see!“A b o u t!the!VMware!Tools!Service”!
on!page 68.
Default!scripts!are!included!in!VMware!Tools.!On!a!Microsoft!Windows!host,!the!
default!script!executed!when!you!suspend!a!virtual!machine!releases!the!IP!address!of!