Vmware
Vmware-server for SME Server
Maintainer
Sme Developers
Description
VMware Server installs on any existing server hardware and partitions a physical server into multiple virtual machines by abstracting processor, memory, storage and networking resources, giving you greater hardware utilization and flexibility. Streamline software development and testing and simplify server provisioning as you utilize the ability to "build once, deploy many times."
Installation
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=37605.0
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=30838.msg162804#msg162804
The requirement for GCC is an optional maybe. Depending on your kernel at the time you may find the the included modules load and run perfectly (it will give you a message to this effect).
Also, be aware that a yum update that includes a new kernel may cause a failure of VMware-server. In this case, you will have to re-run vmware-config.pl and rebuild the modules.
It may be easier to just use vmware player or workstation on your client PC.
Installing VMware
The following commands are not yet fully tested, please correct (edit).. /Per
Go to VMware web site and get a free serial number for VMware Server, linux version.
Get shell access (with Putty or similar ssh-client) and log in as root.
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.i386.rpm
wget http://www.snetram.nl/wp-content/uploads/temp/smeserver-vmware-server-0.0.1-4.el4.sme.noarch.rpm
Enabling repos help resolve dependencys. GCC seems to be used in compiling custom APIs, probably not necessary for standard use.
yum -y --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates install gcc
yum -y --enablerepo=base --enablerepo=updates localinstall \ smeserver-vmware-server-0.0.1-4.el4.sme.noarch.rpm \ VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.i386.rpm
vmware-config.pl
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
Installing MUI
VMware Server Web-based management interface
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz
tar -xzvf VMware-mui-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz
cd vmware-mui-distrib/
./vmware-install.pl
Remote access
The VMware Server will only be accessible from the local network. If you want to be able to access the VMware Server from internet, run these commands:
To allow MUI access from anywhere:
config set httpd.vmware service TCPPorts 8222,8333 access public status enabled ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware /etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware restart signal-event remoteaccess-update
To allow console access from anywhere:
config set vmware service access public status enabled TCPPort 902 signal-event remoteaccess-update
Usage
MUI
Open a web browser and go to https://your_server:8333/vmware/en/
Log in as root and you will find VMware Management interface.
Console
Download and install the VMware console from the VMware web site, or the MUI webpage, on a client machine or use the existing console if you already have VMware server or workstation installed.
Run Console on your client and connect to your_server and start to play...
Uninstallation
yum remove VMware-server gcc
Check installed versions
yum info installed gcc smeserver-vmware-server VMware-server
Additional information
More information about vmware can be found on the vmware website http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
VMware download site: http://register.vmware.com/content/download.html
If some setting went wrong during installation, just rerun
vmware-config.pl
NB. VMware-server benefits from a lot of ram.
Bugs
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-vmware-server component or use this link .
Known problems
Virtual machines created in a Windows host probably need further customization to work fully under SMEserver (Linux) host.
