Specifications

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Before You Install the VMware Management Interface
on a Linux Host ______________________________________________60
Configuring Web Browsers for Use with GSX Server _____________________61
Launching the VMware Virtual Machine Console
from the Management Interface on an Encrypted Server ______________61
Connecting to the Management Interface on a Proxy Server ___________62
Launching Help in Netscape on a Linux System _____________________63
Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console ________________________64
Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console
on a Windows Host ___________________________________________64
Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Linux Host _________67
Installing the VMware Scripting APIs ________________________________69
Installing the VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs
on a Windows Host ___________________________________________69
Installing the VmPerl API on a Linux Host __________________________72
Uninstalling VMware GSX Server ___________________________________73
Uninstalling GSX Server on a Windows Host ________________________73
Uninstalling GSX Server on a Linux Host ___________________________78
Upgrading VMware GSX Server _________________________________ 79
Preparing for the Upgrade ________________________________________80
Before You Install VMware GSX Server _____________________________80
When You Remove an Existing Version and Install the New Version ______82
Upgrading on a Windows Host ____________________________________83
Upgrading on a Linux Host ________________________________________84
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version 3 ___________85
Creating Everything New from the Start ___________________________85
Using an Existing Virtual Machine without Upgrading
the Virtual Hardware __________________________________________85
Using an Existing Virtual Machine and Upgrading
the Virtual Hardware __________________________________________85
Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________86
Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 1 under Version 3 ___________95
Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System ___________95
Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host _______ 99
Remotely Managing Virtual Machines ______________________________101
Changing the Port Number for VMware Virtual Machine Console
Connections _______________________________________________101