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 4 Running Virtual Machines
Figure 4-5. When VMware Tools is running in a Windows virtual machine, the VMware
Tools icon appears in the system tray unless you disable the icon.
If!the!VMware!Tools!icon!is!not!displayed!in!the!system!tray,!use!the!VMware!Tools!
control!panel!in!the!guest!operating!system!(Start!>!Settings!>!Control!Panel!>!VMware!
Tools)!to!change!settings!for!VMware!Tools.!You!can!also!reactivate!the!system!tray!
icon.!On
!the!Options!tab,!check!Show!VMware!Tools!in!the!taskbar.
In!a!Linux!or!FreeBSD!virtual!machine,!boot!the!guest!operating!system,!start!X,!and!
launch!your!graphical!environment.!Launch!the!VMware!Tools!background!
application!with!this!command:
vmware-toolbox &
You!can!run!VMware!Tools!as!root!or!as!a!normal!user.!
To!shrink!virtual!disks,!you!
must!run!VMware!Tools!as!root!(su -).!To!test!and!edit!scripts,!you!must!run!VMware!
Tools!as!the!root!user.
In!a!NetWare!5.1!or!higher!guest!operating!system,!you!access!the!VMware!Tools!
control!panel!by!choosing!Novell!>!Settings!>!VMware!Tools!
for!NetWare.!
With!some!window!managers,!you!can!place!the!command!to!start!VMware!Tools!
automatically!when!you!start!your!graphical!environment.!Consult!your!window!
manager’s!documentation!for!details.!For!more!information,!see!“Starting!VMware!
Tools!Automatically”!on!page 53.
A Reminder About Installing VMware Tools
An!alert!appears!in!the!status!bar!—!at!the!lower!left!corner!of!the! VMware!Server!
window!—!when!your!virtual!machine!is!not!running!the!version!of!VMware!Tools!that!
matches!your!version!of!VMware!Server.
To!launch!the!VMware!Tools!installer,!choose!VM!>!Install!VMware!Tools.
NOTE Your!guest!operating!system!must!be!completely!installed!and!running!when!
you!install!VMware!Tools.
For!details,!see!“Installing!VMware!Tools”!on!page 41.
Creating a Screen Shot of a Virtual Machine
You!can!capture!a!screen!shot!of!a!virtual!machine!using!VM!>!Capture!Screen.!You!
can!save!this!image!as!a!bitmap!(.bmp)!file!on!a!Windows!host!or!as!a!portable!network!
graphics!(.png)!file!on!a!Linux!host.