CHAPTER 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host
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Configuring the GSX Server Host
Configuring the GSX Server host involves:
• Securing Remote Connections with SSL on page 149
• Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual Machines on page 150
• Setting User Preferences for the VMware GSX Server Host on page 155
• Setting Global Preferences for VMware GSX Server on page 160
• Creating Network Labels on page 163
• Setting a MIME Type to Launch the VMware Virtual Machine Console on
page 166
Securing Remote Connections with SSL
VMware Management Interface sessions and VMware Virtual Machine Console
connections are secured with SSL. For more information about SSL, see Securing Your
Remote Sessions on page 121.
You can enable SSL for console connections from the console itself. For details, see
Enabling SSL for VMware Virtual Machine Console Connections on page 163.
To configure SSL from the management interface, complete the following steps.
1. Log on to the VMware Management Interface as the Administrator (GSX Server
for Windows hosts) or root user (GSX Server for Linux hosts).
2. On the Status Monitor page, click the Options tab. The Options page appears.
