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Jump to navigationJump to searchAdd link to wikipedia page on PAE (Physical Address Extensions)
yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox
yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox
Otherwise, you don't have a PAE kernel and the relevant command to install VMWare Tools is
Otherwise, you don't have a PAE kernel and the relevant command to install VMWare Tools is
yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-noxLink the start script to run level 7
yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-nox
Link the start script to run level 7
ln -s /etc/init.d/vmware-tools-services /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools-services
ln -s /etc/init.d/vmware-tools-services /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools-services
Start the service
Start the service
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools-services start
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools-services start
Everything should be ok now, just restart the machine. If you by any chance wish to use the vmxnet2 adapter instead of the lance, then shutdown the VM, delete the "Flexible"/"Lance" network adapter and add "vmxnet2" in its place. Start the VM. If all goes ok, you'll now have the improved vmxnet NIC.
Everything should be ok now, just restart the machine. If you by any chance wish to use the vmxnet2 adapter instead of the lance, then shutdown the VM, delete the "Flexible"/"Lance" network adapter and add "vmxnet2" in its place. Start the VM. If all goes ok, you'll now have the improved vmxnet NIC.
====SME Server 9 Alpha3 Guest on ESXi 5.1====
Install repo key
rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
create yum repo
<nowiki>db yum_repositories set vmware-tools repository \
Name 'VMWare Tools' \
BaseURL 'http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.1/rhel6/$basearch' \
EnableGroups no \
GPGCheck yes \
GPGKey http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub \
Visible no \
status disabled</nowiki>
Update yum.conf
expand-template /etc/yum.smerepos.d/sme-base.repo
check for PAE vs non-PAE kernel
uname -r
Install NON-PAE tools if "PAE" is not contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE || yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-nox
Install PAE tools if "PAE" is contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE && yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox
There was no action required to cause the vmware tools to start at boot. Verify tools are running with
/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
====SME Server 9 Guest on ESXi 5.5====
Install repo key
rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
create yum repo
<nowiki>db yum_repositories set vmware-tools repository \
Name 'VMWare Tools' \
BaseURL 'http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/$basearch' \
EnableGroups no \
GPGCheck yes \
GPGKey http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub \
Visible no \
status disabled</nowiki>
Update yum.conf
expand-template /etc/yum.smerepos.d/sme-base.repo
check for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension PAE vs non-PAE] kernel
uname -r
Install NON-PAE tools if "PAE" is not contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE || yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-nox
Install PAE tools if "PAE" is contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE && yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox
There was no action required to cause the vmware tools to start at boot. Verify tools are running with
/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
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