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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
• The VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs (the VmCOM API can be installed only on
a Windows client); for more information, go to
www.vmware.com/support/
developer .
These packages are available in the VMware Management Interface. If you are
installing the VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Windows client, see
Installing the
VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Windows Host on page 70 .
VMware Virtual Machine Consoles can run on clients and on the server itself. Console
packages are available for Windows (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003) and Linux.
Typically, you run the console and browser on a client. The browser allows access to
the VMware Management Interface. The management interface and console let you
• Monitor the operation of virtual machines.
• Start, stop, reset, suspend and resume virtual machines.
• Create and delete virtual machines.
• Configure host and virtual machine settings.
Essentially, the console allows you to manage virtual machines locally and remotely,
while the management interface allows you to remotely manage the server host and
all the virtual machines on the host.
The VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs can connect to Linux and Windows hosts.
However, the VmCOM API can run only on a Windows client. You can use the APIs to
create scripts to automate management of virtual machines and the host.
Default Directories
By default, the GSX Server components are installed into the following directories:
• The server components are installed in
/usr/bin
• The VMware Management Interface components are installed in
/usr/lib/vmware-mui
• The VMware Virtual Machine Console components are installed in
/usr/bin
• The Apache server components are installed in
/usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin
(so they do not conflict with existing Apache software on your server)
• The VmPerl API executable files are installed in