Install VMware Server on CentOS 5.0
Version 1.0 Author: Falko Timme Last edited 05/08/2007
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This tutorial provides step by step how to install VMware Server on a CentOS 5.0. With VMware Server you can create and run operating systems (virtual machines) such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc on the basis of a host operating system. This has the advantage that it can run multiple operating systems on the same hardware which saves a lot of money, and you can move virtual machines from one VMware server to another (or a system that has the VMware Player which is also free).
Also, with VMware Server you can let your old Windows desktop (previously converted into a VMware virtual machine with VMware Converter, as described in this tutorial: http://www.howtoforge.com/vmware_converter_windows_linux) run CentOS under his desk. This can be useful if you depend on some applications that exist for Windows only, or if you want to switch to Linux slowly.
I mean, first, that this is not the only way to establish a system of this type. There are many ways to accomplish this goal, but this is the way I take. The tutorial does not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
1 Find out the version of your kernel
Before going to install additional software, is a good idea to know the kernel version because in chapter 2 is to install kernel-package devel needed by VMware Server. There are multiple kernel-devel packages available and to select the right one you need to know version of your kernel.
For more information about your kernel version, open a terminal (Applications> Accessories> Terminal):
then become root by running:
its
Run uname-r
The output should look like this:
[root @ localhost Desktop] # uname-r 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
means we have the version 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 of kernel installed.
2 Installation of required packages
Before installing VMware Server, you must install some prerequisites. To install you need to use Applications> Add / Remove Software :
Enter the Root password:
The Package Manager opens. Go to the Browse tab and select:
- Development> Libraries (Development Libraries)
- Development> Development Tools (Development Tools)
Then go to the search tab and search xinetd. Select the package to install xinetd:
Do the same for the kernel-devel. Please be sure to choose kernel-devel package that matches your current kernel (so if kernel is 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5, select the kernel-devel - 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5.i686).
Click Apply.
then the package manager, resolving all dependencies, download the packages, maybe ask him to accept some unknown software keys (please accept), and finally, install the packages.
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VMware Server VMware Server To download, go to http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ and click Download Now:
Accept the license agreement by clicking Yes:
Then download the VMware Server for Linux. tar.gz file (not the rpm file!) on your desktop (eg to / home / edward / Desktop):
to get the serial number you need to run VMware Server, go to http://register.vmware.com/content/registration.html. Fill in your personal data. After you receive a page with a serial number for VMware Server. Write it down or print it:
To install VMware Server, open a terminal (Applications> Accessories> Terminal) and become root:
its
Then go to where you saved the VMware Server. tar.gz, for example, / home / edward / Desktop (edward replace with your own username!):
cd / home / edward / Desktop
Unpack the VMware Server. tar.gz and run the installer: tar xvfz
VMware-server-*. tar.gz cd vmware-server
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distrib. / vmware-install.pl
The installer will ask lots of questions. You can always accept the defaults by simply pressing enter. When asked
in the directory want to keep your virtual machine files? [/ var / lib / VMware / Virtual Machines] can accept the default or specify a different location DepEd where you have more free disk space, such as / home / edward / virtual_machines, but this depends on you and is not necessary.
At the end of the installation, you are prompted to enter a serial number:
Please enter your 20-character serial number.
Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or 'Enter' to cancel:
Enter your serial number for VMware Server.
After successful installation, can delete the VMware Server download and installation directory: cd ..
/
rm-f VMware-server * rm-fr
vmware-server-distrib /
hours is under VMware Server Applications > System Tools:
When starting, select Local host
can then create virtual machines (or import your virtual Windows machine that you created with VMware Converter):
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