7 articles tagged "vmware server"

Linux VMWare Server 2: Start / Stop VMs From a Shell Prompt

You can easily start / stop / pause or take a snapshot from a shell prompt under a Linux / Windows host using vmrun command. This is useful if you do not want to run web interface for starting and/or stopping VMs.
How To Open VMware Server Remote Console with Firefox 3.0.1
Explains how to activate / open VMware Server Remote Console plugin with Firefox 3.0.1 under Linux.
VMWare: List all running Virtual Machines [ VMs ] / VPS From a Shell Prompt

You can easily list all running Virtual machines from a Linux shell prompt without accessing GUI. This is useful to scripts or to get status for any VM.
How to: Upgrade VMWARE Server under Linux
Build 56528 is a release build of VMware Server 1.0.4. It is a maintenance bug fix release to address security issues. Upgrading VMWare server is a piece of cake under Redhat Enterprise Linux / CentOS Linux version 5.0.
Please note that following instructions are tested on RHEL 4.5, 5.0 and CentOS Linux 5.0 only. You can [...]
Installing VMWARE server on CentOS 5 or Red hat enterprise Linux 64 bit version
VMware virtualization software is an excllent choice for x86-compatible computers. They have both commercial and free version. I received few email regarding VMWARE on 64 bit Linux. Installing VMWARE server on CentOS 5 or Red hat enterprise Linux 64 bit version is a tricky business. In this small howto I will explain [...]
Start and stop VMWARE VPS / virtual machine guest operating system from command line
Vmware server comes with the nifty vmware-cmd utility. It allows an administrator to perform various operations on a virtual machine from Linux command line / shell prompt such as:
=> Stop / Start VM
=> Get VM status
=> Setup variables
=> Powerdown VM and much more
Task: Lists the virtual machines on the local server
You can list [...]
Connect VMWARE Server using Webbased Management Interface at 8333 port
The VMware Server Web-based management interface is installed on your VMware Server system to enable control from a Web browser.
You can download this package from VMWare site itself and install the same. Activities you can perform includes:
=> Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Server Console
=> Using the Virtual Machine Menu
=> Changing the [...]