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http://itgeek.squarespace.com/journal/2006/11/7/howto-vmware-server-101-on-ubuntu-server-610.html Step 1 - Installing Ubuntu Server Go to http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download and download the ISO file for server version 6.10 (Edgy). Now it's up to you; either you install on a computer or you can play it safe (like I did at first) and install Ubuntu Server in a virtual machine! But remember that you cannot start a virtual machine inside a virtual machine... you'll be able to play with the console and the Web management interface that's it. So burn your ISO and start the installation (base install, no need for LAMP)
Step 2 - Configuration of Ubuntu Server $ sudo -s Step 3 - Installation of VMware Server 1.0.1 # cd /tmp From now on, the VMware install script will ask a bunch of question but all you have to do basically is to accept the default answer provided... Also, the installation script will ask for a licence code that you can get on the VMware website
Step 4 - Ready to Go! If you've made it this far, congratulation! You're ready to fire up the VMware Server Console, connect to your new server and create some virtual machines. Download the console here: Windows Client
Optional Step A - Web Interface Management With the Web Management Console, you can monitor and configure your VMware Server from a Web Browser without having to install anything, # rm -f /bin/sh Disabling call to vmware_exec : # nano -w /etc/init.d/httpd.vmware case "$1" in You can now open your Web Browser and type your server's IP address (or
name) in the URL field at port 8222 like: You will be redirected to https://10.0.0.1:8333 and you'll be prompted to accept the VMware server's certificate...
Monitor and Configure your Server
A little Reminder - Moving virtual machines When I moved some virtual machines from my VMware Workstation setup to the server, the console was totally black when I launched them. The virtual machines were fully functionnal but I wasn't able to see anything inside the VMware Server Console. This is related to the file permission in linux. The .vmx file need r-x and the .vmdk need rw-
GET A INTEL QUAD NIC FOR HALF-PRICE! On a VMware ESX Server, there is a recommendation about using the following scheme for ethernet ports. Interesting fact: you don't need to provide a valid IP address to your bridged vmnet adapter once your eth0 has one. eth0 -› Access to your host (Remote Consoles & Web Management) Of course, the free VMware Server does not support VMotion but you can apply a similar concept to your setup. There is a whole family of Intel Pro/1000 Server Adapter (MT, GT, PT) and you can expect to pay 200$ USD for a dual port and 500$ USD for a quad port. The interesting part about the Intel nic is that you already have a kernel driver for them so they should work right out of the box. Of course you can add multiple single, dual, quad adapter to your system if you wish. One last thing to mention, if you plan to migrate to ESX Server, check out the compatibility list and you'll notice that only Intel and Broadcom nic seems to be officially supported. So here is my configuration:
# The loopback network interface # The primary network interface auto eth1 auto eth2 etc... /etc/init.d/networking restart Now you'll have to fire up the VMware config script to bridge your virtual adapter (vmnet) to your physical ports but leave vmnet1 and vmnet8 as they are /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Update on Friday, November 16, 2007 at 21:54 by Patrick Laforte For newer distro, it is now handled in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules Patrick Laforte | 5 Comments | 4 References | Share Article References (4) I haven't tried yet but I have issues with reboot as well. Not the same
as you described but similar
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