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The objective of this chapter is to provide information on installing VMware Server 2.0 on the Microsoft Windows Server family of operating systems. For information on installing on Linux systems, refer to the chapter entitled [[Installing VMware Server 2.0 on Linux Systems]].
== Downloading VMware Server 2.0 for Windows ==
VMware Server 2.0 for Windows may be downloaded free of charge from the VMware web site located at ([http://www.vmware.com www.vmware.com]). The download process involves locating VMware Server 2.0 from the products page and submitting a moderately detailed form. Once the form has been submitted and the subsequent license agreement agreed to, the VMware Server 2.0 download page is presented.
VMware, Inc. provide provides the VMware Server software distribution in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions so it will be important to identify the CPU architecture of the host computer before downloading the software.
Also displayed on the download page will be serial numbers for both Linux and Windows installations. These will be required to unlock the VMware Server software during the installation process so be sure to make a careful note of them before dismissing the browser window.
== Installing VMware Server 2.0 on Windows using the Wizard ==
The downloaded Windows installation file will have a name similar to ''VMware-server-2.x.x-xxxxxx.exe'' where the 'x' characters represent the current VMware Server 2.0 release and build numbers. Installation may be performed either using a graphical wizard or by issuing commands at a command prompt. The disadvantage of the wizard approach is that it does not provide the ability to control which networking options features are configured, instead installing them all (bridge, NAT and Host Only) by default. For more control over the installation of networking options, or to create an automated installation procedure, use the command prompt installation approach covered in the next section of this chapter.
To initiate the wizard based installation process, navigate to the location of the downloaded installer either using Windows Explorer or at the command prompt and execute the file. After a short delay while the installer unpacks the files necessary to proceed, the ''Installation Wizard for VMware Server'' welcome screen will appear. On this screen, click ''Next'', read and accept the license agreement and click ''Next'' once again. On the ''Destination Folder'' screen either accept the default location into which VMware Server is to be installed (typically ''\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\'') or use the ''Change'' button to specify an alternate location. The next screen contains the server configuration settings as illustrated in the following figure:
As illustrated above, this screen is preconfigured with the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the local server and also the default ports for accessing the VMware Infrastructure Web interface using a web browser. Unless there is a need to change these settings (perhaps because the ports are used by another application or firewall settings mandate use of different ports) leave these settings at their default values. Also present on this screen is a setting to control whether enable the option for virtual machines are to be started or stopped automatically when the Windows system starts up and shuts down.
Once the server settings are complete, click ''Next''' to proceed to the ''Configure Shortcuts'' screen. Options are available to place shortcuts to VMware on the desktop, start menu and quick launch bar. On the next screen, click ''Install'' to initiate the installation process. This process may take some time depending on the speed and current work load of the server on which the installation is taking place. Once the installation is complete, the ''Registration Information'' page will appear. on On this page, enter the user name, company information and the serial number provided when the VMware Software was initially downloaded:
== Performing a Command Prompt VMware Server Installation ==
The preceding section of this chapter described the VMware Server 2.0 installation process using the graphical wizard. As previously mentioned, the wizard installs all networking options by default. For greater control over this aspect of the installation , it is necessary to resort to installation installing VMware Server from the command prompt. Before proceeding with the steps in this section, however, it is important to note that the installation process will perform an automatic and unprompted restart of the operating system once the installation is complete. For this reason, it is important to save all work and exit any running applications before beginning a command line based VMware Server installation.
The first step of this process is to unpack the installation image to a temporary location (for example ''C:\tmp\vmware'') . This is achieved using the following commandline:
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VMware-server-2.x.x-xxxxxx.exe /a /s /v TARGETDIR="C:\tmp\vmware" /qn
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Once the installation files have been extracted the installation can be performed using the Windows '''msiexec''' tool using the following . The syntaxfor this command is as follows:
msiexec /i "''TempPath''\VMware Server.msi" [INSTALLDIR="''InstallPath''"] ADDLOCAL=ALL [REMOVE=''feature'', ''feature''] [''property''="''value''"] /qn
The optional ''property="value"'' directives allow options such as the serial number and whether a desktop shortcut should be created to be passed through to the installer. For example, the following command passes through the serial number and requests a desktop shortcut for access to the VI Web Access interface:
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msiexec /i "c:\tmp\vmware\VMware Server.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL SERIALNUMBER="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" /qn
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Of particular importance is the optional ''REMOVE='' directive which is used to define which networking features are to be omitted during the installation process. Options available include ''Network'', ''DHCP'' and ''NAT''. If the virtual machines are to have no network access the ''REMOVE=Network'' directive should be specified. Similarly, to install VMware Server without the NAT support, but with host only and bridge support, the following command would need to be executed when installing VMware Server:
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msiexec /i "c:\tmp\vmware\VMware Server.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=NAT /qn
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This form of installation is also referred to as ''silent installation''. Do not be alarmed, therefore, if nothing appears to be happening once the command is executed. The installation is performed in the background without any user interaction. Once the installation is complete, the installer will automatically restart the computer, at which point VMware Server will be ready for use.
== Accessing the VMware Infrastructure Web Access Interface ==
To access the VMware Infrastructure Web Access interface, either use one of the shortcuts configured during the installation process, or manually launch a browser and enter either ''http://hostname:8222'' or ''https://hostname:8333'' (where ''hostname'' is the name of the system running VMware Server). VI Web Access will load into the browser window and prompt for a user name and password. Enter an administrative username and password and click ''Log In'') to display a screen similar to the one shown in the following figure:
[[Image:vmware_2_web_access_windows.jpg|The VMware Infrastructure Web Access Interface on Windows]]
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