Specifications

CHAPTER 1 Introduction and System Requirements

Automatically Install GSX Server on Windows Hosts and VMware Tools in

Windows Guests

We’ve improved the installers for Windows hosts and for VMware Tools in Windows

guest operating systems. GSX Server for Windows hosts and VMware Tools for

Windows guests use the Microsoft Windows Installer runtime engine, which allows

you to automate the installation of GSX Server on a Windows host and VMware Tools

in a Windows virtual machine. For information, see Automating the Installation of GSX

Server in the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide and Automating the Installation

of VMware Tools in a Windows Guest on page 69.

With the Microsoft Windows Installer runtime engine, you can pick and choose the

features you want to install.

Automatically Start and Stop Virtual Machines When the Host Starts and Stops

You can configure virtual machines to automatically power on when the GSX Server

host starts or automatically power off when the GSX Server host shuts down. For more

information, see Powering Virtual Machines On and Off When the Host Starts and

Shuts Down on page 122.

Connect to Older Virtual Machines and Older GSX Server Hosts

You can connect to older GSX Server hosts with consoles and run virtual machines

from older versions of VMware products. For information, see Connecting to Older

GSX Server and ESX Server Systems and Older Virtual Machines on page 113.

Improved VMware Management Interface

Managing virtual machines and the GSX Server host from a Web browser just got

better. You can configure more host and virtual machine features, including virtual

machine hardware, configuration options and SSL connections. For more information,

see Using the VMware Management Interface in the VMware GSX Server Administration

Guide.

Log GSX Server Events on Windows Hosts

GSX Server sends information about certain events that occur in the application on

Windows hosts to the Windows Event Viewer. For details, see Logging GSX Server

Events on Windows in the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide.

Improved Virtual Disk and Networking Performance

Experience 10 to 20% improvement in virtual disk and networking performance.

Monitor Virtual Machine Performance on Windows Hosts

Use GSX Server specific counters with the Windows Performance console (PerfMon)

to monitor the performance of running virtual machines on Windows hosts. For