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Additional info about 2.x and adjustments
The above should also install xinetd for dependency.
The above should also install xinetd for dependency.
====Updating====
====Updating====
yum remove gcc}}
yum remove gcc}}
Clean up after the installation:
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
If some setting went wrong during installation, just rerun
If some setting went wrong during installation, just rerun
vmware-config.pl
vmware-config.pl
NB. VMware-server benefits from a lot of ram.
NB. VMware-server benefits from a lot of ram.
==== Known problems ====
==== Known problems ====
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.
Virtual machines created in a Windows host probably need further customization to work fully under SMEserver (Linux) host.
Virtual machines created in a Windows host probably need further customization to work fully under SMEserver (Linux) host.
Installing VMware Server 2 without the contrib smeserver-vmware-server will likely result in failure to start VMware after a reboot.
<br />If that is your case you probably have to reinstall the whole server before attempting to install VMware again.
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[[Category: Contrib]]
[[Category: Contrib]]
