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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the!virtual!machine,!while!the!default!script!executed!when!you!resume!a!virtual!
machine!renews!the!IP!address!of!the!virtual!machine!(this!affects!only!virtual!
machines!configured!to!use!DHCP).!On!a!Linux!host,!the!default!script!executed!when!
you!suspend!a!virtual!machine!stops!networking!for!the!virtual!machine,
!while!the!
default!script!executed!when!you!resume!a!virtual!machine!starts!networking!for!the!
virtual!machine.
In!addition,!you!can!create!your!own!scripts.!The!scripts!you!can!run!must!be!batch!files!
for!Windows!hosts,!but!can!be!any!executable!format!(such!as!shell!or!Perl!scripts)!for!
Linux
!hosts.!You!should!have!a!thorough!familiarity!with!these!types!of!scripts!before!
you!modify!the!default!scripts! or!create!your!own.
If!you!create!your!own!scripts,!you!must!associate!each!script!with!its!particular!power!
operation.!For!more!information,!see!“Choosing!Scripts!for!VMware!Tools!to! Run!
During!Power
!State!Changes”!on!page 58!for!Windows!guests!and!“Choosing!Scripts!
for!VMware!Tools!to!Run!During!Power! State!Changes”!on!page 61!for!Linux!guests.
For!scripts!and!their!associated!power!operations!to!work,!the!following!conditions!
must!be!met:
! The!VMware!Tools!service!must!be!running!in!the!virtual!machine.!
! The!version!of!VMware!Tools!must!be!updated!to!the!current!version.!If!you!are!
using!a!virtual!machine!created!with!another!VMware!product,!such!as!VMware!
GSX!Server!3,!update!VMware!Tools!to!the!version!included!in!this!release.
! Depending!on!the!operation!the!script!performs,!the!virtual!machine!must!have!a!
virtual!network!adapter!connected,!or!the!power!operation!fails.
CAUTION When!you!reinstall!VMware!Tools!after!you!upgrade!the!VMware!Server!
software,!any!changes!you!made!to!the!default!scripts!are!overwritten.!
Any!scripts!you!created!on!your!own!remain!untouched,!but!do!not!
benefit!from!any!underlying!changes!that!enhance!the!default!scripts.
Configuring VMware Tools
The!following!sections!describe!how!to!configure!VMware!Tools!in!a!virtual!machine:
! “Configuring!VMware!Tools!in!a!Windows!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 57
! “Configuring!VMware!Tools!in!a!Linux,!FreeBSD,!or!Solaris!Virtual!Machine”!on!
page 60
! “Configuring!VMware!Tools!in!a!NetWare!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 64