Specifications

Administration Guide
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Using!Hardware!or!Software!Disk!Snapshots 153
Using!Network‐Based!Replication!Tools 154
4 Using!the!VMware!Remote!Console 155
Using!the!Remote!Console 155
Starting!the!Remote!Console 156
Running!a!Virtual!Machine!Using!the!Remote!Console 157
Special!Power!Options!for!Virtual!Machines 157
Options!for!Powering!Off!a!Virtual!Machine 158
Options!for!Suspending!a!Virtual!Machine 158
Option!for!Resuming!a!Virtual!Machine 159
Options!for!Resetting!a!Virtual!Machine 159
VMware!Tools!Settings 159
Setting!Options!with!VMware!Tools 159
Connecting!Devices!with!VMware!Tools 161
Choosing!Scripts!for!VMware!Tools!to!Run!During!Power!State!
Changes 162
Shrinking!Virtual!Disks!with!VMware!Tools 163
Viewing!Information!About!VMware!Tools 164
Installing!New!Software!Inside!the!Virtual!Machine 164
Cutting,!Copying,!and!Pasting 165
Suspending!and!Resuming!Virtual!Machines 165
Shutting!Down!a!Virtual!Machine 166
5 Using!the!VMware!Service!Console 167
Characteristics!of!the!VMware!Service!Console 167
Using!DHCP!for!the!Service!Console 168
Managing!the!Service!Console 168
Connecting!to!the!Service!Console 168
Commands!Specific!to!ESX!Server 169
Identifying!Network!Cards 169
Managing!a!VMware!ESX!Server!File!System 169
Automatically!Mounting!VMFS!Volumes 170
Loading!VMkernel!Device!Modules 170
Common!Linux!Commands!Used!on!the!Service!Console 170
Manipulating!Files 170
Finding!and!
Viewing!Files 172
Managing!the!Computer!and!Its!Users 173
Setting!File!Permissions!and!Ownership 175