BenutzerhandbuchInhaltsverzeichnisIntroduction and System Requirements9VMware GSX Server: Enterprise-Class Virtual Infrastructure for x86-Based Servers10Welcome to VMware GSX Server12Enterprise-Class Virtual Infrastructure for Intel-Based Servers13What’s New in Version 314Features in Version 3.214Critical Bugs Fixed in GSX Server 3.215Features in Version 3.115Critical Bugs Fixed in GSX Server 3.116Features in Version 317Before You Install the Release21If You Are Upgrading from an Earlier Version of GSX Server23Reinstall VMware Tools23Host System Requirements24Server Requirements24Remote Client Requirements30Virtual Machine Specifications32Supported Guest Operating Systems35Technical Support Resources37Self-Service Support37Online and Telephone Support37Support Offerings37Reporting Problems37Log Files39Installing VMware GSX Server43Selecting Your Host System43About the VMware Virtual Machine Console on the Server44Installing VMware GSX Server on a Windows Host45Basic Installation46Default Directories48Installing the GSX Server Software on a Windows Host48Installing VMware GSX Server on a Linux Host55Basic Installation56Default Directories58Installing the GSX Server Software on a Linux Host59Installing the VMware Management Interface on a Linux Host63Installing an X Server64Before You Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1 or Higher or SLES Host64Before You Install on a SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Host65Before You Install the VMware Management Interface on a Linux Host65Configuring Web Browsers for Use with GSX Server67Launching the VMware Virtual Machine Console from the Management Interface on an Encrypted Server67Connecting to the Management Interface on a Proxy Server68Launching Help in Netscape on a Linux System69Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console70Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Windows Host70Installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Linux Host73Installing the VMware Scripting APIs75Installing the VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs on a Windows Host75Installing the VmPerl Scripting API on a Linux Host78Uninstalling VMware GSX Server80Uninstalling GSX Server on a Windows Host80Uninstalling GSX Server on a Linux Host85Upgrading VMware GSX Server87Preparing for the Upgrade88Before You Install VMware GSX Server88When You Remove an Existing Version and Install the New Version90Upgrading on a Windows Host91Upgrading on a Linux Host92Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 2 under Version 393Creating Everything New from the Start93Using an Existing Virtual Machine without Upgrading the Virtual Hardware93Using an Existing Virtual Machine and Upgrading the Virtual Hardware94Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System94Using Virtual Machines Created with Version 1 under Version 3103Upgrading Virtual Hardware in the Guest Operating System103Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host107Remotely Managing Virtual Machines108Changing the Port Number for VMware Virtual Machine Console Connections109Downloading the VMware Virtual Machine Console111Securing Virtual Machines and the Host114Understanding Permissions and Virtual Machines114Authenticating Users and Running Virtual Machines on a GSX Server for Windows Host117Authenticating Users and Running Virtual Machines on a GSX Server for Linux Host119Checking Permissions in the VMware Management Interface121Securing Your Remote Sessions121Identifying a Virtual Machine by Its UUID123Specifying a UUID for a Virtual Machine124Logging GSX Server Events on Windows125Backing Up Virtual Machines and the GSX Server Host127Using a Backup Agent in the Virtual Machine127Using a Backup Agent Running on the Host Operating System127Backing Up the GSX Server Host128Considerations for Backing Up Virtual Machines128Using the VMware Management Interface129Setting the Session Length for the VMware Management Interface130Logging On to the VMware Management Interface131Using the Status Monitor132Configuring a Virtual Machine137The Apache Server and the VMware Management Interface147Logging Off of the VMware Management Interface147Deleting Virtual Machines148Deleting a Virtual Machine Using the VMware Virtual Machine Console148Deleting a Virtual Machine Using the VMware Management Interface148Configuring the GSX Server Host149Securing Remote Connections with SSL149Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual Machines150Setting User Preferences for the VMware GSX Server Host155Setting Global Preferences for VMware GSX Server160Creating Network Labels163Setting a MIME Type to Launch the VMware Virtual Machine Console166Using VirtualCenter to Manage GSX Server Virtual Machines169Creating Virtual Machines on a GSX Server Host from a VirtualCenter Client169Connecting to a GSX Server Virtual Machine from a VirtualCenter Client169Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines171Moving a VMware GSX Server 3 Virtual Machine172Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths172Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move172Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host173Moving a GSX Server 2 Virtual Machine175Virtual Machines Use Relative Paths175Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move175Moving a Virtual Machine to a New Host176Moving Older Virtual Machines178Virtual Machines May Use Relative or Absolute Paths178Preparing Your Virtual Machine for the Move179Preparing the New Host Machine179Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode180Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users183Performance Tuning and the VMware GSX Server Host185Configuring and Maintaining the Host Computer186Configuring GSX Server187General GSX Server Options187GSX Server on a Windows Host191GSX Server on a Linux Host193Understanding Memory Usage194Memory Use on the Host194Specifying How Much RAM is Used by All Running Virtual Machines195Memory Usage on Older Linux Hosts197High-Availability Configurations with VMware GSX Server199Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with Virtual Machines200SCSI Reservation Support200Enabling SCSI Reservation201Issues to Consider When Sharing Disks202Overview of Clustering with GSX Server204Applications That Can Use Clustering205Clustering Software205Creating a Cluster in a Box206Configuring Virtual Machines for Cluster in a Box207Creating a Two-Node Cluster with Microsoft Clustering Services on a Single GSX Server Computer207Using Network Load Balancing with GSX Server214Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters214Creating a Multinode Network Load Balancing Cluster215Creating Two-Node Clusters Using Novell Clustering Services219Creating the First Node's Base Virtual Machine219Creating the Second Node in the Cluster220Installing the Guest Operating System and VMware Tools220Adding the Shared Disks to Both Virtual Machines220Installing Novell Clustering Services on the Cluster Nodes222Clustering Using the iSCSI Protocol223Clustering Scenarios Using iSCSI223Creating and Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Virtual Machine224Configuring the iSCSI Target in the Cluster225Glossary227Index233Größe: 2,41 MBSeiten: 240Language: EnglishHandbuch öffnen
