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Configuring the ESX Server SNMP Agent __________________________ 129
Configuring SNMP Management Software ________________________131
Configuring SNMP Security ____________________________________ 132
Using SNMP with Guest Operating Systems _______________________132
VMware ESX Server SNMP Variables ______________________________ 132
Backing Up Virtual Machines _____________________________________ 140
Using Tape Drives with VMware ESX Server ________________________140
Backing Up from within a Virtual Machine _________________________140
Backing Up Virtual Machines from the Console Operating System ______141
Using Hardware or Software Disk Snapshots _______________________142
Using Network-based Replication Tools __________________________143
The VMware Guest Operating System Service ________________________144
Synchronizing the Time Between the Guest and Console Operating
Systems ___________________________________________________ 144
Shutting Down and Restarting a Virtual Machine ___________________145
Executing Commands When ESX Server Requests the Guest Service
to Halt or Reboot a Virtual Machine ______________________________146
Passing a String from the Console Operating System to the Guest
Operating System ___________________________________________147
Guest Operating Systems _____________________________________ 149
Guest Operating Systems ________________________________________ 150
Installing Guest Operating Systems ________________________________151
Windows 2000 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 152
Windows NT Installation Guidelines _____________________________ 153
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines __________________________154
Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2 Installation Guidelines ____________________156
Red Hat Linux 7.0 Installation Guidelines __________________________158
Red Hat Linux 6.2 Installation Guidelines __________________________160
SuSE Linux 7.3 Installation Guidelines ____________________________ 162
FreeBSD 4.5 Installation Guidelines ______________________________164
The VMware Guest Operating System Service ________________________167
Console Operating System and VMkernel ________________________ 169
Console Operating System and VMkernel ___________________________170
Characteristics of the VMware Console Operating System _______________171
Using DHCP for the Console Operating System _____________________ 171
Loading and Unloading the VMkernel ______________________________ 173
The VMkernel Loader _________________________________________173
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