Changes

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.

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:

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:

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:

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: