Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
Guest operating system — An operating system that runs inside a virtual
machine.
See also Host operating system.
Headless — A program or application that runs in the background without any
interface connected to it. A running virtual machine that has no consoles connected
to it is running headless.
Host-only networking — A type of network connection between a virtual
machine and the host. Under host-only networking, a virtual machine is connected to
the host on a private network, which normally is not visible outside the host. Multiple
virtual machines configured with host-only networking on the same host are on the
same network.
See also Bridged networking, Custom networking and Network address translation.
Host computer — The physical computer on which the GSX Server software is
installed. It hosts the GSX Server virtual machines.
Host operating system — An operating system that runs on the host machine.
See also Guest operating system.
Independent disk — Independent disks are not affected by snapshots.
Inventory — A list in the left panel of the console window that shows the names of
virtual machines that a user has added to the list. The Inventory makes it easy to
launch a virtual machine or to connect to the virtual machine’s configuration file in
order to make changes in the virtual machine settings.
Network address translation (NAT) — A type of network connection that allows
you to connect your virtual machines to an external network when you have only one
IP network address, and that address is used by the host computer. If you use NAT,
your virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network.
Instead, a separate private network is set up on the host computer. Your virtual
machine gets an address on that network from the VMware virtual DHCP server. The
VMware NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and
the external network. It identifies incoming data packets intended for each virtual
machine and sends them to the correct destination.
See also Bridged networking, Custom networking and Host-only networking.
New Virtual Machine Wizard — A point-and-click interface for convenient, easy
creation of a virtual machine configuration. To launch it, choose File > New Virtual
Machine. It prompts you for information, suggesting default values in most cases. It
creates files that define the virtual machine, including a virtual machine configuration