Specifications

Administration Guide
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Unregistering!a!Virtual!Machine 93
Deleting!a!Virtual!Machine 93
Configuring!VMware!ESX!Server 93
Using!Common!Controls 93
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine 94
Editing!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Configuration 95
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!CPU!Usage 96
Understanding!Performance!Values 96
Understanding!Resource!Values 97
Modifying!CPU!Values 97
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Memory!Usage 97
Understanding!Performance!Values 98
Understanding!Resource!Values 98
Modifying!Memory!Values 99
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s
!Disk!Usage 99
Understanding!Performance!Values 100
Understanding!Resources!Values 100
Modifying!Disk!Values 100
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Networking!Settings 100
Enabling!Traffic!Shaping 101
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Hardware 102
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Floppy!Drive 103
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!DVD‐ROM!or!CD‐ROM!Drive 104
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Memory!and!Virtual!Processors 105
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Virtual!Network!
Adapters 107
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!SCSI!Controllers 109
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Virtual!Disks 109
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Display!Settings 111
Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Generic!SCSI!Device 111
Adding!a!Virtual!Disk!to!a!Virtual!Machine 112
Adding!a!Virtual!Network!Adapter!to!a!Virtual!Machine 115
Adding!a!Virtual!DVD/CD‐ROM!Drive!to!a!Virtual!Machine 117
Adding!a
!Virtual!Floppy!Drive!to!a!Virtual!Machine 118
Adding!a!Generic!SCSI!Device!to!a!Virtual!Machine 120
Adding!a!Tape!Drive!to!a!Virtual!Machine 121
Removing!Hardware!from!a!Virtual!Machine 122
Setting!Standard!Virtual!Machine!Configuration!Options 122
Setting!Startup!and!Shutdown!Options!for!a!Virtual!Machine 123
Setting!Startup!and!Shutdown!Options 124