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The SMEserver versions SME8.0 beta 5 and later will be based on CentOS version 5.4 (earlier SME8 betas were CentOS 5.3).
The SMEserver versions SME8.0 beta 5 and later will be based on CentOS version 5.4 (earlier SME8 betas were CentOS 5.3).
There is a known issue with the current version of VMware server (2.0,2) not to run as stable as it did on earlier CentOS versions and a workaround is required.
There is a known issue with the current version of VMware server (2.0.2) not to run as stable as it did on earlier CentOS versions and a workaround is required.
If you plan to run VMware server 2.x on SME8.0 beta 5, you need to setup a workaround after the SME server installation. The following steps try to outline, which steps exactly are required on SME server. More links to the full background information are provided at the end of this document.
If you plan to run VMware server 2.x on SME8.0 beta 5, you need to setup a workaround after the SME server installation. The following steps try to outline, which steps exactly are required on SME server. More links to the full background information are provided at the end of this document.
mv lib64/libc-2.5.so /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libc.so.6/libc.so.6
mv lib64/libc-2.5.so /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libc.so.6/libc.so.6
Now we need to edit the vmware script with an editor of your choice, eg. 'vi' or 'pico':
Now we need to edit the vmware script with an editor of your choice, eg. 'vi' or 'nano':
nano -w /usr/sbin/vmware-hostd
nano -w /usr/sbin/vmware-hostd
and add the following line just before the last line in this file:
and add the following line just before the last line in this file:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libc.so.6:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libc.so.6:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
After this change has been save, restart the server and VMware server should work from now on.
After this change has been saved, restart the server and VMware server should work from now on.
Here are links for more background information:
Here are links for more background information:
