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New page: ===Purpose=== This document describes the installation of the VMware Tools on a SME guest running on a VMware Server or an ESX Server. ===Mount the installation CDROM image=== ====ESX====...
===Purpose===
This document describes the installation of the VMware Tools on a SME guest running on a VMware Server or an ESX Server.
===Mount the installation CDROM image===
====ESX====
Start the Virtual Infrastructure Client. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Right click in the SME VM and select 'Install/Upgrade VMware Tools'.
====VMware Server ====
Start the VMware Server Console. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Select the SME VM, then select menu 'VM'=>'Install VMware Tools...'.
===Installation===
Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step!
====SME Server 8 ====
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
vmware-config-tools.pl
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
reboot
====SME Server 7.3 ====
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
Edit the file '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools' and delete the following 2 lines:
'''939:''' vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_stop_vmxnet
'''940:''' exitcode=$(($exitcode + $?))
Edit the file '/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl' and change this line from
'''3543:''' $gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 4, 9)) {
to
'''3543:''' $gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 6, 9)) {
vmware-config-tools.pl
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
reboot
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[[Category:Howto]]
This document describes the installation of the VMware Tools on a SME guest running on a VMware Server or an ESX Server.
===Mount the installation CDROM image===
====ESX====
Start the Virtual Infrastructure Client. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Right click in the SME VM and select 'Install/Upgrade VMware Tools'.
====VMware Server ====
Start the VMware Server Console. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.
Select the SME VM, then select menu 'VM'=>'Install VMware Tools...'.
===Installation===
Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step!
====SME Server 8 ====
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
vmware-config-tools.pl
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
reboot
====SME Server 7.3 ====
Log into SME as user root on the local console.
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
Edit the file '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools' and delete the following 2 lines:
'''939:''' vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_stop_vmxnet
'''940:''' exitcode=$(($exitcode + $?))
Edit the file '/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl' and change this line from
'''3543:''' $gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 4, 9)) {
to
'''3543:''' $gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 6, 9)) {
vmware-config-tools.pl
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
reboot
----
[[Category:Howto]]