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== Fedora 14 ==
This information was taken from [http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-on-a-fedora-14-desktop-kernel-2.6.35 How to install VMware Server 2HowToForge], checked and slightly modified.
*First, go to the [http://www.vmware.com/products/server VMware server page] , click on ''download''.
*Create your VMware account or login using an existing account.
*Check your mail, activate the account and store your license keys.
*Now, choose the right download for either 32bit or 64bit: Choose the ''.gz'', '''not''' the ''.rpm'' file, using ''Manual Download''.
Now we need to install some needed packages, open a terminal and enter:
# su -
# yum -y install kernel-devel-`uname -r` xinetd gcc gcc-c++ perl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed wget vim-enhanced
# exit
VMware server 2.02 does not work with kernel 2.6.35 out of the box, so we need a small script:
# wget --no-check-certificate http://codebin.cotescu.com/vmware/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
Look at your download directory. You should find these files:
# -rw-r--r-- 1 user group 8696 Dec 16 16:46 raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 506047036 Dec 16 16:31 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
Now, unpack the file we got from the script:
# tar xvfz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz
A new directory has been created:
# ls -l
# drwxrwxr-x 2 user group 4096 Nov 14 22:24 raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66
# -rw-r--r-- 1 user group 8696 Dec 16 16:46 raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 506047036 Dec 16 16:31 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
Move the downloaded VMware server in the new directory:
# mv VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66/
# cd raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66
# ls -l
Your directory should now look like this:
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 1321 Nov 14 22:24 LICENSE
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 1980 Nov 14 22:24 README
# -rwxrwxr-x 1 user group 702 Nov 14 22:24 start-VMware-console.sh
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 1111 Nov 14 22:24 vmware-config.patch
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 506047036 Dec 16 16:31 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
# -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 13618 Nov 14 22:24 vmware-server-2.0.2-203138-update.patch
# -rwxrwxr-x 1 user group 11095 Nov 14 22:24 vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
To install VMware server, we need the script vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh.
To execute it, root rights are required.
# sudo ./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
The installer will ask a lot of questions which can be answered by defaults by hitting ''Enter''.
At the question
# What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
the installer will get stuck. Close it with ''Ctrl-C''.
The VMware configfile must be edited to continue:
# sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
# sudo vim /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
You can of course use another editor, but he should isplla line numbers.
Around line 2702, replace
[...]
if (-e $answer . '/linux/utsrelease.h') {
$uts_headers .= "#include <linux/utsrelease.h>\n";
}
[...]
with
[...]
if (-e $answer . '/generated/utsrelease.h') {
$uts_headers .= "#include <./generated/utsrelease.h> \n";
}
[...]
Now run the configuration script:
# sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
to finish the installation.
Only two questions need specific answers, answer the default values with''Enter'' for the others again:
# The current administrative user for VMware Server is ''. Would you like to specify a different administrator?
Answer ''yes'' and enter ''root'' as the administrator.
For the question:
# In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files? [/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines]
you may enter a directory of your choice if you wish.
Next, you will be prompted for the serial number you recieved at the beginning.
After successful installatio, the install directory can be deleted.
Open your browser.
You can access the management interface over HTTPS (https://<IP ADDRESS>:8333) or HTTP (http://<IP ADDRESS>:8222); the management interface can be accessed locally and also remotely.
Use your HDA IP for remote access, and 127.0.0.1 for local access.
As login name, enter ''root'' and as password your root password.
That should be it.
== Fedora 10 ==
Begin enjoying the benefits of server virtualization for free. VMware Server is a hosted virtualization platform that installs like an application on any existing server hardware and partitions a physical server into multiple virtual machines.
