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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.plYou 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.plto 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]]
