VMware ESX Server 2.0Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion ForumsIn this section, we discuss any considerations in using devices with ESX Server. In order for the guest operating system to see and control the media changer directly, you must be sure that the SCSI ID in the target raw device's configuration file matches with the SCSI ID that ESX Server sees for that device. You can check the SCSI ID seen by ESX Server, by viewing the output of the various files /proc/vmware/scsi/vmhba<x>/<y>:<z>, where <x> is the HBA ID assigned by ESX Server, <y> is the SCSI target ID, and <z> is the SCSI LUN ID. For more information on adding a tape device to a virtual machine, see Adding a Tape Drive to a Virtual Machine.
The /etc/vmware/vmware-device.map file contains a list of devices supported by ESX Server. This release includes support for a local version of this file, Modify the vmware-device.map.local to select different device drivers. This file is not modified during an ESX Server upgrade, preserving your customizations. The vmware-device.map.local is read when the VMkernel is loaded:
The default security setting for ESX Server is that users must have read (r) and execute (x) access permissions to connect a remote console to a virtual machine. However, if you want to allow access to users with only read permissions, you can do so with the following global configuration setting: authd.policy.allowRCForRead = "TRUE" Add the preceding line to the /etc/vmware/config file. This setting allows users with only read permissions to connect to a virtual machine through the remote console. Note: This configuration setting affects all virtual machines on an ESX Server machine. You cannot change this setting for individual virtual machines.
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