Professional VMwareServer

　　Developing software and testing within virtual machines provides you with countless advantages in terms of automation， stability， disaster recovery， and overall code quality. With this book as your guide， you get the tools you need to create a fleet of virtual machine images that you can use to build your own secure applications.Beginning with the basics of virtualization and its place within the development and testing environment， the book then delves into the APIs and provides a deep， example-rich reference to their function and purpose. VMware expert Eric Hammersley shares his vast experience in using VMware in the development process and shows you how you can streamline your own development with the new VMware Server.You'll learn to integrate VMware Server into your existing environment using CruiseControl.NET and Visual Studio（r） Team System as examples. Plus， you'll get a clear understanding of virtual hardware， networks， and the server console， and find out how to build base images. You'll discover the benefits of software development and testing within virtual machines and the advantages they have to offer. This will help you rapidly deploy new machines， set up multiple platforms on a single machine， and dramatically increase the utilization of your hardware.What you will learn from this book* Steps on how to install and configure VMware Server* Tips to follow when creating development base images* Methods on how to organize your image libraries and prepare them for use* Best practices for using VmCOM， VmPerl， and the Programming API* How to integrate VMware Server into your existing environment and automate its functionality* Ways to leverage VMware Server to provide banks of testing machines on demandWho this book is forThis book is for software developers， lead developers， and software testing engineers who want to integrate VMware Server into their existing systems in order to create and test applications on various platforms.Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers， developers， and IT professionals. Focused and relevant， they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples， practical solutions， and expert education in new technologies， all designed to help programmers do a better job.

　　Eric Hammersley （Bedford， IN） has more than 14 years experience in the trenches as an IT professional including 6 years serving as a technical consultant for the U.S. military.He currently serves as CIO for The SASSI Institute.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Source Code
Errata
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Chapter 1: VMware Server: A Brief Introduction
　What Is Virtualization?
　Terminology, Host vs Guest
　So What Is VMware Server?
　Life without VMware Server
Chapter 2: Installing Your VMware Server
　Host Hardware Requirements
　Host Operating System Requirements
　Remote Client Requirements
　Installing VMware Server
　Installing the VMware Server Management Interface on Linux
　Installing the Remote Client
　Troubleshooting the Install
Chapter 3: VMware Configuration Nuts and Bolts
　Getting to Know the Server Console
　Host Settings and Console Preferences
　Virtual Machine Settings
　Virtual Networking
　Virtual Machine Security
Chapter 4: Creating Your First Base Image
　What Is a Base Image?
　Creating Your First Virtual Machine
　Installing a Guest Operating System
Chapter 5: Where Does This Fit into Your Development Environment?
　Virtual Machines for Software Development
　Virtual Machines for Software Testing
　Virtual Machines for Post-Release Maintenance
　Creating Base Images for Your Development Environment
Chapter 6: Bringing It All Together
　Organizing Your Image Library
　Preparing Base Images for Use
　Recycling Your Testing Images
　Creating an ISO Image Library
Chapter 7: Introduction to the Scripting APIs
　What Can You Automate?
　Supported Platforms
　Programming API
　VmPerl vs VmCOM vs Vix
　The vmware-cmd Utility
　The vmrun Utility
　The VMware SDK
Chapter 8: Using VmCOM
　A Quick OOP Primer
　Windows Scripting Host
　Objects
　Enumerations
Chapter 9: Using VmPerl
　Cross-Platform Perl Scripts
　Modules
　Constants
Chapter 10: Using the Programming API
　Compiling Against Vix with Visual C++
　A Quick Vix Primer
　Functions
　Host Machine Operations
　Virtual Machine Operations
　Job Handle Operations
　Using Vix — A Few Brief Examples
Chapter 11: Integrating with Your Existing Environment
　Continuous Integration
　VMware Tools Scripting
　CruiseControlNET
　Visual Studio Team System
　VMware Server Integration under Linux — A Brief Look
Chapter 12: A Real-World Scenario
　Defining Your Environment
　Defining Your Goals
　Setting Up Your Development Images
　Setting Up Your Testing Images
　Configuring Build Integration
Appendix A: VmCOM Error Codes
Appendix B: VmPerl Error Codes
Appendix C: Vix Error Codes
Index