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== Fedora 14 ==
tags: vmware server virtual machine virtualization
This information was taken from [http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-on-a-fedora-14-desktop-kernel-2.6.35 HowToForge], checked and slightly modified.
#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 <nowiki>http://codebin.cotescu.com/vmware/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh</nowiki>
*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.
./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:
chmod 755 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
vim /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
You can of course use another editor, but he should display line numbers.
Around line 2702, replace
<pre>[...]
if (-e $answer . '/linux/utsrelease.h') <nowiki>{</nowiki>
$uts_headers .<nowiki>=</nowiki> "#include <linux/utsrelease.h>\n";
<nowiki>}</nowiki>
[...]</pre>
with
<pre>[...]
if (-e $answer . '/generated/utsrelease.h') <nowiki>{</nowiki>
$uts_headers .<nowiki>=</nowiki> "#include <./generated/utsrelease.h> \n";
<nowiki>}</nowiki>
[...]</pre>
*Now run the configuration script:
/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 received at the beginning.
*After successful installation, 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.
Any questions feel free to hit me up in the IRC
Greg aka rampage537-->[[Category:Virtualization]]
