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=== Maintainer ===
=== Maintainer ===
Sme Developers
Sme Developers
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=30838.msg162804#msg162804
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=30838.msg162804#msg162804
===VMware Server===
===VMware Server 1.x and 2.x===
====Installation====
====Installation====
Obtain a license key from the VMWare website (you need this during installation in vmware-config.pl) ([http://www.vmware.com/freedownload/login.php?product=server20 VMWare Server 2 Website]).
Get shell access (with Putty, Gnome-terminal or similar ssh-client) and log in as root.
Decide which VMWare Server version you want and do one of the following. Note unless you have a specific need you should use VMWare Server 2.
Issue the following command:
* Download the VMWare-server 1.x RPM from the VMWare website to your machine ([http://register.vmware.com/content/download.html VMWare Server 1 Website])
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.9-156507.i386.rpm
* VMware Server 2.x can't be downloaded directly from VMware servers, so get it to your server in some other way. Obtain the correct version for your architecture (32bit or 64bit) ([http://www.vmware.com/freedownload/login.php?product=server20 VMWare Server 2 Website])
=====SME7=====
Issue the following command to install VMware together with the contrib:
yum install /path/to/VMWare-server.rpm smeserver-vmware-server --enablerepo=smecontribs
yum install /path/to/VMware-server.rpm smeserver-vmware-server --enablerepo=smedev
The above should also install xinetd for dependency.
The above should also install xinetd for dependency.
=====SME8=====
The contrib introduces a dependency that cannot be resolved. This dependency is not necessary for sme8.
yum install xinetd
For SME8 32bit:
yum localinstall <path-to--rpm-file>/VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.rpm
For SME8 64bit:
yum localinstall <path-to--rpm-file>/VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.rpm
configure vmware:
vmware-config.pl
and set vmware to autostart and reboot:
ln -s ../init.d/vmware /etc/rc7.d/S19vmware
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
Watch the console for a correct start of vmware services. Features like maintenance from external networks, vmware configuration db commands described in the contrib [[vmware]] do not work. Use
/etc/init.d/vmware start|stop|restart
to manage the vmware services. If you do not want vmware server to autostart, remove the symbolic link .
====Updating====
====Updating====
Updating is similar to installation. You will need to download the latest rpm for example:
Updating is similar to installation. You will need to download the latest rpm for example:
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.7-108231.i386.rpm
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.9-156507.i386.rpm
Issue the following command:
Issue the following command:
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
=== VMWare Management UI ===
=== Management UI for VMWare Server 1.x ===
====Installation====
====Installation====
VMware Server Web-based management interface. It's optional, you can also use VMware Console from a client computer.
VMware Server Web-based management interface. It's optional, you can also use VMware Console from a client computer.
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-1.0.6-91891.tar.gz
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-1.0.9-156507.tar.gz
tar -xzvf VMware-mui-1.0.6-91891.tar.gz
tar -xzvf VMware-mui-1.0.9-156507.tar.gz
cd vmware-mui-distrib/
cd vmware-mui-distrib/
=== Usage ===
=== Usage ===
==== Console ====
==== Management Console for VMware Server 1.x ====
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) installed.
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) installed.
Run Console on your client and connect to your_server and start to play...
Run Console on your client and connect to your_server and start to play...
====Management UI====
====Management UI for 1.x ====
Open a web browser and go to https://your_server:8333/vmware/en/
Open a web browser and go to https://your_server:8333/vmware/en/
Log in as root and you will find VMware Management interface.
Log in as root and you will find VMware Management interface.
====Management UI for 2.x ====
Open a web browser and go to http://ip.of.your.server:8308/ui/# or https://ip.of.your.server:8333/ui/#
Log in as the user you specified during configuration, and you will find VMware Management interface.
=== Uninstallation ===
=== Uninstallation ===
=== Additional information ===
=== Additional information ===
More information about vmware can be found on the vmware website http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
More information about vmware can be found on the vmware website http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
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.
=== Bugs ===
=== Bugs ===
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}and select the smeserver-vmware-server component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-vmware-server|title=this link}}.
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}and select the smeserver-vmware-server component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-vmware-server|title=this link}}.
==== 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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