Difference between revisions of "VMware Tools"
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===Installation=== | ===Installation=== | ||
Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step! | Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step! | ||
| − | ====SME Server 8 | + | ====SME Server 8 and 7.4 Guests on VMWare Server 2==== |
Log into SME as user root on the local console. | Log into SME as user root on the local console. | ||
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom | mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom | ||
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{{Note box| After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl}} | {{Note box| After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl}} | ||
| − | ====SME Server 7.3 and 7.4 on ESXi==== | + | ====SME Server 7.3 and 7.4 Guests on ESXi 3.5==== |
Log into SME as user root on the local console. | Log into SME as user root on the local console. | ||
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom | mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom | ||
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reboot | reboot | ||
{{Note box| After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl}} | {{Note box| After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl}} | ||
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| + | ====SME Server 7.4 Guest on ESXi 4.0==== | ||
| + | Download the required packages | ||
| + | wget <nowiki>http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm</nowiki> | ||
| + | wget <nowiki>http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm</nowiki> | ||
| + | wget <nowiki>http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-tools-nox-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm</nowiki> | ||
| + | Install the packages and dependencies | ||
| + | /usr/bin/yum localinstall \ | ||
| + | vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm \ | ||
| + | vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm \ | ||
| + | vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm | ||
| + | Link the start script to run level 7 | ||
| + | ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools | ||
| + | Start the service | ||
| + | service vmware-tools start | ||
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[[Category:Howto]] | [[Category:Howto]] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 30 September 2009
Purpose
This document describes the installation of the VMware Tools on a SME guest running on a VMware Server or an ESX Server.
Mount the installation CDROM image
ESX
Start the Virtual Infrastructure Client. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Right click in the SME VM and select 'Install/Upgrade VMware Tools'.
VMware Server
Start the VMware Server Console. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Select the SME VM, then select menu 'VM'=>'Install VMware Tools...'.
Installation
Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step!
SME Server 8 and 7.4 Guests on VMWare Server 2
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm vmware-config-tools.pl ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools reboot
SME Server 7.3 and 7.4 Guests on ESXi 3.5
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
Edit the file /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools and delete the following 2 lines:
939: vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_stop_vmxnet 940: exitcode=$(($exitcode + $?))
Edit the file /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl and search for the following line
$gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 4, 9)) {
and change it to
$gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 6, 9)) {
On ESXi 3.5.0 Build-123629 it is line #3565, on ESXi 3.5.0 Build-10271 it is line #3545.
Run the configuration script
vmware-config-tools.pl
and link the start script to run level 7
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools reboot
SME Server 7.4 Guest on ESXi 4.0
Download the required packages
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0/rhel4/i686/vmware-tools-nox-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm
Install the packages and dependencies
/usr/bin/yum localinstall \ vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm \ vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm \ vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.0-164009.165940.el4.i686.rpm
Link the start script to run level 7
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
Start the service
service vmware-tools start
