VMware GSX-Server at SME 6.01-01


Author : Dietmar Berteld
Tested on SME Version 6.01-01 GPL
Updated : 2 May 2005
License : GPL


This Howto describes the way to use the VMware GSX-Server with SME 6.01-01 as HOST-OS.


1) Preparation

2) Server-Installation

The install-script will compile a stand alone version with the dev-tools. It should go by accepting the questions with default answers.
For experienced users it is be possible to set the location for the VM's in an ibay with setting it at /home/e-smith/files/ibays/vmware/files.
But this is also later configurable, when using the windows or linux-client.

3) Install the VMware Management Interface

Giving the default answers on the questions should be right and that's it.

4) Integration in the SME-Architecture

Thanks a lot to Duncan Thomas , who created a brilliant rpm for handling this with installing templates for services,
hosts.allow and xinetd.conf and deals with vmware-authd. Please install it from here with rpm -Uvh smeserver*.rpm

/sbin/e-smith/db configuration setprop vmware status enabled /
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event console-save /
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd.vmware /etc/rc7.d

After a reboot, the vmware-server should be available from a remote client.

6) Client-Installation

Have a lot of fun!

Rgds.
Dietmar


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