GuestOS Guide

Guest Operating System Installation Guide
May 12, 2011
Note: The contents of the Guest Operating System Installation Guide have changed. The new version of this guide contains information and instructions applicable only to installing guest operating systems. For guest operating system support data, see the new Guest/Host OS VMware Compatibility Guide. For VMware Tools information, see the applicable product documentation on the VMware Documentation Web site http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/. For known issues, see the VMware Knowledge Base located at http://kb.vmware.com/. The deprecated Guest Operating System Installation Guide, the new version of the Guest Operating System Installation Guide, and the new Guest/Host OS VMware Compatibility Guide are all located at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=software.
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InstallingGuestOperatingSystems
LatestUpdates 11 OperatingSystemsThattheOperatingSystemVendorNoLongerSupports 12 GeneralGuidelinesforSupportedGuests 13 DeterminingMemorySettingsforaVirtualMachine 13 RunningaGuestOperatingSystem 13 64BitLinuxGuestsandExecuteDisableFunctionality 13 VMwareTools 13 GeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProducts 13 TypicalInstallation 13 ISOInstallation 14 PXEInstallation 14 Windows7 14 WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment 15 VMwareToolsSupportinWindowsPreinstallationEnvironment 15 WindowsRecoveryEnvironment 15 VMwareToolsinWindowsRecoveryEnvironment 15 WindowsServer2008R2 16 WindowsServer2008 16 WindowsVista 16 MissingMultimediaAudioControllerinaWindowsVistaGuest 17 ScreenResolutioninaWindowsVistaGuest 17 WindowsServer2003 17 MissingMultimediaAudioControllerinaWindowsServer2003Guest 18 WindowsXP 18 Windows2000 19 VMwareToolsinaWindows2000Guest 19 WindowsNT4.0 19 EnableDMATransferSupport 20 InstallNetworkDriverintheWindowsNT4.0GuestOS 20 VMwareToolsinaWindowsNT4.0Guest 21 WindowsMe 21 Windows98 21 EnableNetworkingAfterInstallingWindows98 22 Windows95 22 EnableDMATransfers 23 EnableNetworkingAfterWindows95InstallationinaVirtualMachine 24 TroubleshootingWindows95InstallationsinaVirtualMachine 24 MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1x 24 InstallMSDOS6.22 24 InstallWindows3.1x 25 PostInstallationConsiderationsforMSDOS6.22andWindows3.1x 26 LoadDOSIDLE.exeUtility 26 VMwareToolsinaMSDOS6.22andWindows3.1xGuest 26 AsianuxServer3.0 26 VMwareToolsinaAsianuxServer3.0Guest 27
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CentOS5 27 VMwareTools 28 CentOS4 28 VMwareToolsinaCentOS4Guest 28 Debian5 28 Debian4 29 eComStation1.0 29 VMwareToolsinaeComStation1.0 30 IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2 30 CreateBootDisks 31 VMwareToolsinaIBMOS/2Wrap4.5.2 31 IBMOS/2Warp4.0 31 CreateBootDisks 32 VMwareToolsinaIBMOS/2Wrap4.0 32 MacOSXServer10.5andMacOSXServer10.6 32 MandrivaCorporate4 33 MandrivaLinux2009 33 MandrivaLinux2008 34 MandrivaLinux2007 35 MandrivaLinux2006 35 MandrakeLinux10 36 MandrakeLinux9.x 37 MandrakeLinux8.x 38 SetUpaSymbolicLinktoXFree86 40 NovellLinuxDesktop9 40 OracleEnterpriseLinux5andOracleEnterpriseLinux6 40 VMwareToolsinanOracleEnterpriseLinux5andOracleEnterpriseLinux6Guest OracleEnterpriseLinux4 41 VMwareToolsinanOracleEnterpriseLinux4Guest 42 RedHatEnterpriseLinux6 42 VMwareToolsinaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6Guest 42 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5 42 VMwareToolsinaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5Guest 43 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4 43 VMwareToolsinaRedHatEnterpriseLinux4Guest 44 RedHatEnterpriseLinux3 44 VMwareToolsinaRedHatEnterpriseLinux3Guest 45 RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1 45 VMwareToolsinaRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1Guest 46 RedHatLinux9.0 46 VMwareToolsinaRedHatLinux9.0Guest 47 RedHatLinux8.0 47 VMwareToolsinaRedHatLinux8.0Guest 48 RedHatLinux7 48 VMwareToolsinaRedHatLinux7Guest 49 RedHatLinux6.2 49 SunJavaDesktopSystem2 50 SCOOpenServer5.0 51 InstallMaintenancePack5 52 VMwareToolsinaSCOOpenServer5.0Guest 52 SCOUnixWare7 52 InstallingSCOUnixWareMaintenancePacks 53 InstallingandConfiguringSMP 53 VMwareToolsinanSCOUnixWare7Guest 53
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SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11 53 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 54 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9 54 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8 55 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7 55 openSUSELinux11.x 55 VMwareToolsinanopenSUSELinux11.xGuest 56 openSUSELinux10.x 56 SUSELinux10.x 57 SUSELinux9.x 57 RunSaX2ConfigurationUtility 58 SUSELinux8.x 58 RunSaX2ConfigurationUtility 59 SUSELinux7.3 59 VMwareToolsinaSUSELinux7.3Guest 59 Turbolinux11 59 Turbolinux10 60 Turbolinux8 60 Turbolinux7.0 61 VMwareToolsinaTurbolinux7.0Guest 61 Ubuntu10.04andUbuntu10.10 61 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu10.04andUbuntu10.10Guest 62 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 62 Ubuntu9.10 62 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu9.10Guest 63 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 63 Ubuntu9.04 63 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu9.04Guest 63 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 64 Ubuntu8.10 64 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu8.10Guest 64 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 64 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 65 Ubuntu8.04LTS 65 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu8.04LTSGuest 65 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 65 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 66 UbuntuLinux7.10 66 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu7.10Guest 66 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 66 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 67 UbuntuLinux7.04 67 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu7.04Guest 67 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 67 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 68 UbuntuLinux6.10 68 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu6.10Guest 68 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 68 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 69 UbuntuLinux6.06 69 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu6.06Guest 69 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 69 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 70 UbuntuLinux5.10 70
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VMwareToolsinanUbuntu5.10Guest 70 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuServerEdition 70 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 71 VMwareToolsand64bitVersionofUbuntuLinux5.10 71 UbuntuLinux5.04 71 VMwareToolsinanUbuntu5.04Guest 71 EnableRootinaVirtualMachineRunningUbuntuDesktopEdition 72 FreeBSD8 72 KnownLimitationforFreeBSD8 72 FreeBSD7.x 72 VMwareToolsinaFreeBSD7.xGuest 73 FreeBSD6.x 73 FreeBSD5.x 73 FreeBSD4.x 74 InstallationInstructionsforFreeBSD4.11,4.10,and4.9 74 InstallationInstructionsforFreeBSD4.3,4.2,4.1,and4.0 74 SettheDiskGeometryManually 75 NetWare6.5Server 75 VMwareToolsinaNetWare6.6ServerGuest 77 NetWare6.0Server 77 VMwareToolsinaNetWare6.0ServerGuest 78 NetWare5.1Server 78 VMwareToolsinaNetWare5.1ServerGuest 80 NetWare4.2Server 80 VMwareToolsinaNetWare4.2ServerGuest 82 Solaris10OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 82 VMwareToolsinaSolaris10Guest 82 Solaris9OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 83 ConfiguretheXServer 83 VMwareToolsinaSolaris9Guest 84 Solaris8OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 84 ConfiguretheXServer 85 AddingaSCSIDriver 85 CreatinganITUDriverDiskUsingSolaris 85 DetecttheSCSIHardDrive 86 VMwareToolsinaSolaris8Guest 86
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TheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideprovidesusersofVMwareESXServer,VMwareACE,VMware Workstation,andVMwareFusioninformationaboutinstallingguestoperatingsystemsinVMwarevirtual machines.
Revision History
Thisguideisrevisedwitheachnewlysupportedguestoperatingsystemthatrequiresinstallationinstructions. Table 1. Revision History
Revision 20110512 Description

AddedinstructionstoloadtheDOSIDLE.exeCPUidleutility. UpdatedRedHatEnterpriseLinux4installationprerequisiteinformation. CorrectedinstallationinstructionsforOracleEnterpriseLinux6. RemoveddeprecatedinformationreferringtoVMwareGSXServerandVMwareServer. AddedknowledgebasearticleinformationtoinstallBootCampdriversonWindows7, WindowsVista,andWindowsXP. AddedinstallationinstructionsforOracleEnterpriseLinux6. AddedinstallationinstructionsforMacOSXServer10.6. UpdatedtheESXinstallationprerequisiteforOracleEnterpriseLinux5. AddedPVSCSIdriverinformationforWindows732bitand64bitinstallation. RemovedminimumvirtualmachinediskrequirementsforWindowsServer2008R2, WindowsServer2008,andWindowsVistainstallation. UpdatedtheinstallationprerequisitesandaddedVMwareToolsinstructionsforRedHat EnterpriseLinux6. Removedminimumdiskrequirementsfor32bitand64bitWindows7installation. AddedSolaris10update9systemrequirementsforVMwareServerorESXServer. AddedknowninstallationlimitationforFreeBSD8. AddedinstallationinstructionsreferencelinkfromtheFreeBSDsite. AddedinstallationinstructionsforRedHatEnterpriseLinux6. UpdatedtheinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinux8.x. AddedinstallationinstructionsforUbuntu10.10. AddedinstallationinstructionsforUbuntu10.04. AddedinstallationinstructionsforTurbolinux11. Removedincorrectstatementabout64bitSolaris10guestssupportonlyforthee1000 networkadapterdriver. AddedinformationaboutFreeBSD8. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinux8.x. Addedinstructionsforoperatingsystemsthattheoperatingsystemvendornolonger supports.
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AddedinformationaboutrecommendedmemorysizeforWindows95. Addedinformationaboutkernelpanicerrorwheninstalling64bitRedHatEnterprise LinuxAS4.0,4.1,and4.2onahostwithAMDNPTprocessor. RemovedincorrectinstructionsforenablingrootonanUbuntuDesktop9.10virtual machine. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforDesktopandServerreleasesforLinuxguests, includingMandrivaCorporate4,SUSELinuxEnterprise11,SUSELinuxEnterprise10, Turbolinux10,andTurbolinux8. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforMandrake9.xand8.x. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforRedHatLinux7.x. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforFreeBSD7.x,6.x,5.x,and4.x. ModifiedharddriverequirementsforaWindows2008r2virtualmachine. Addedinformationaboutsupportforthee1000NICdriverforWindowsXPonESX4.0 Update 1. AddedinstructionsforeComStation1.0. AddedinstructionsforMandriva2009. RevisedguestselectionsforcreatingvirtualmachinesonSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9withOES1andOES2support. RevisedVMwareToolssupportforSolaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms.
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RevisedinstallationinstructionsforMSDOS2.66andMSDOS3.1x. ModifiedinstalinstructionsforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10and9tousetheGRUB BootLoaderinsteadofLILO. MademinoreditstoinformationforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10. ReorganizedtheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidetoincludeinformationonly pertinenttoinstallingsupportedguestoperatingsystems.Tofindtheinformationand supportdatathatwasremovedfromthisguidechecktheselocations:

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GuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuide(Deprecated)forinformationthatwas publishedintheguidepriortoJuly16,2009. OnlineGuest/HostOSVMwareCompatibilityGuideforsupportedguestoperating systemdetailsandgeneralinformation. KnowledgeBaseforknownissuesandproblemsthataffectedtheoperationofa guest. ProductdocumentationforVMwareToolsinstructionsandinformation.
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InstallingGuestOperatingSystems
Installing Guest Operating Systems
TheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideincludesinstallationinstructionsforinstallingsupportedguest operatingsystemsonthefollowingVMwareproducts:

VMwareESXi/ESX3.5andlater VMwareWorkstation4.0andlater VMwareFusion1.0andlater VMwareACE1.0andlater
IfyouareusingVMwareWorkstation3.x,VMwareESX Server 1.xoranearlierVMwareproduct,seethe usersmanualthatcamewithyourproductforinstallationinstructionsfortheguestoperatingsystems supportedbythatproduct. Operatingsystemsthatarenotincludedinthisguidearenotsupported. SeeGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13forinformationthatmightapply totheguestyouareinstallingandseeLatestUpdatesonpage 11forthemostrecentchangestothisguide.
Latest Updates
FindthelatestversionoftheguideontheVMwareWebsiteat:http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.Check thedateonthecoverpagetodetermineifyourcopyoftheguideiscurrent.Thesearethechangesorupdates madetotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidesinceitwaslastpublished.
AddedinstructionstoloadtheDOSIDLE.exeCPUidleutility.SeePostInstallationConsiderationsfor MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1xonpage 26. UpdatedRedHatEnterpriseLinux4installationprerequisiteinformation.SeeRedHatEnterpriseLinux 4onpage 43. CorrectedinstallationinstructionsforOracleEnterpriseLinux6.SeeOracleEnterpriseLinux5and OracleEnterpriseLinux6onpage 40. RemoveddeprecatedinformationreferringtoVMwareGSXServerandVMwareServer. AddedknowledgebasearticleinformationtoinstallBootCampdriversonWindows7,WindowsVista, andWindowsXP.SeeWindows7onpage 14,WindowsVistaonpage 16,andWindowsXPon page 18. AddedinstallationinstructionsforOracleEnterpriseLinux6.SeeOracleEnterpriseLinux5andOracle EnterpriseLinux6onpage 40. AddedinstallationinstructionsforMacOSXServer10.6.SeeMacOSXServer10.5andMacOSXServer 10.6onpage 32. UpdatedtheESXinstallationprerequisiteforOracleEnterpriseLinux5.SeeOracleEnterpriseLinux5 andOracleEnterpriseLinux6onpage 40.
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AddedPVSCSIdriverinformationforWindows732bitand64bitinstallation.SeeWindows7on page 14. RemovedminimumvirtualmachinediskrequirementsforWindowsServer2008R2,WindowsServer 2008,andWindowsVistainstallation.SeeWindowsServer2008R2onpage 16,WindowsServer2008 onpage 16,andWindowsVistaonpage 16. UpdatedtheinstallationprerequisitesandaddedVMwareToolsinstructionsfor Linux6.SeeRedHatEnterpriseLinux6onpage 42. Removedminimumvirtualmachinediskrequirementsfor32bitand64bitWindows7installation.See Windows7onpage 14. AddedSolaris10update9systemrequirementsforVMwareServerorESXServer.SeeSolaris10 OperatingSystemx86PlatformEditiononpage 82. AddedknowninstallationlimitationforFreeBSD8.SeeFreeBSD8onpage 72. AddedinstallationinstructionsreferencelinkfromtheFreeBSDsite.SeeFreeBSD7.xonpage 72, FreeBSD6.xonpage 73,FreeBSD5.xonpage 73,andFreeBSD4.xonpage 74. AddedinstallationinstructionsforRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.SeeRedHatEnterpriseLinux6on page 42. UpdatedtheinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinux8.x.SeeSUSELinux8.xonpage 58. AddedinstallationinstructionsforUbuntu10.10.SeeUbuntu10.04andUbuntu10.10onpage 61. AddedinstallationinstructionsforUbuntu10.04.SeeUbuntu10.04andUbuntu10.10onpage 61. AddedinstallationinstructionsforTurboLinux11.SeeTurbolinux11onpage 59. Removedincorrectstatementabout64bitSolaris10guestssupportonlyforthee1000networkadapter driver.SeeSolaris10OperatingSystemx86PlatformEditiononpage 82. AddedinstallationinstructionsforFreeBSD8.SeeFreeBSD8onpage 72. AddedinformationaboutrecommendedmemorysizeforWindows95.SeeWindows95onpage 22. Addedinformationaboutkernelpanicerrorwheninstalling64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS4.0,4.1, and4.2onahostwithanAMDNPTprocessor.SeeRedHatEnterpriseLinux4onpage 43. RemovedincorrectinstructionsforenablingrootonanUbuntuDesktop9.10virtualmachine.See Ubuntu9.10onpage 62. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforDesktopandServerreleasesforLinuxguests,including MandrivaCorporate4onpage 33,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11onpage 53andSUSELinux EnterpriseServer10onpage 54,Turbolinux10onpage 60andTurbolinux8onpage 60. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforMandrake9.xand8.x.StartwithMandrakeLinux9.xon page 37. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforRedHatLinux7.x.SeeRedHatLinux7onpage 48. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinux10.x,9.x,8.x.StartwithSUSELinuxEnterprise Server10onpage 54. CondensedinstallationinstructionsforFreeBSD7.x,6.x,5.x,and4.x.StartwithFreeBSD7.xonpage 72.
Operating Systems That the Operating System Vendor No Longer Supports

Foroperatingsystemslistedinthisguidethattheoperatingsystemvendornolongersupports,VMware might,atitssolediscretion,providesupportandfixestoVMwareproductstoaddressproblemsthatare exposedbyrunningsuchoperatingsystemsonaVMwarevirtualmachine.VMwareisnotresponsiblefor resolvingproblemswithorprovidingsupportorfixestotheoperatingsystemitself.
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General Guidelines for Supported Guests

Configurations,support,andhardwareinfluencehowyouinstallasupportedguestoperatingsystem.
Determining Memory Settings for a Virtual Machine

Whenyouconfigurethememorysettingsforavirtualmachine,youshouldconsultthedocumentationforthe guestoperatingsystemyouplantoruninthatvirtualmachine.TheuserinterfaceofyourVMwareproduct providesgeneralguidelinesfortheamountofmemoryrequired.Iftheinterfaceandtheoperatingsystem documentationdonotagree,youshouldrelyontheoperatingsystemdocumentation.
Running a Guest Operating System

Forinformationaboutrunningaguestoperatingsystemandusingitsfeatures,seethedocumentation providedbytheoperatingsystemvendor.
64-Bit Linux Guests and Execute Disable Functionality

Whenrunninga64bitLinuxguestoperatingsystemonEM64Thardware,makesurethatyouhaveExecute DisablefunctionalityenabledinthehostBIOS.ThisfunctionalityhelpstoensurethattheLinuxguest operatingsystemrunswithoutinterruption.
VMware Tools
VMwareToolsmustbeinstalledinmostguestoperatingsystems.ForanoverviewofVMwareToolsandfor alistofthemanualsthatcontaininstallationinstructionsforVMwareTools,seeknowledgebasearticle340at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/340.
General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products

Installingaguestoperatingsysteminavirtualmachineisessentiallythesameasinstallingitonaphysical computer. Beforeinstallingaguestoperatingsystem,createavirtualmachineandensurethatitsdevicesaresetup correctly.Forexample,installnetworkingsoftwarewhenyouinstalltheguestoperatingsystem,andconfigure andenabletheEthernetadapterforthevirtualmachine. ThetoolorinterfaceyouusedtoconfigurethevirtualmachinedependsontheVMwareproductyouare running. Anewvirtualmachineislikeaphysicalcomputerwithablankharddisk.Beforeyoucanuseit,youmust partitionandformatthevirtualdiskandinstallanoperatingsystem.Theoperatingsysteminstallation programmighthandlethepartitioningandformattingstepsforyou. NOTEYoushoulddisablescreensaversthatmightberunningonthehostsystembeforeyouinstalltheguest operatingsystem.
Typical Installation
Thebasicstepstoinstallatypicaloperatingsystem: 1 2 3 StartyourVMwareproductandconnecttothevirtualmachine. InserttheinstallationCDROMordiscoftheguestoperatingsystemintotheCDROMordiscdrive connectedtothevirtualmachine. TurnonyourvirtualmachinebyclickingPowerOn.
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Followtheinstructionsprovidedbytheoperatingsystemvendor. Aswithphysicalcomputers,operatingsystemsrequireseparatelicensesforeachvirtualmachinethatyou run. SomeMicrosoftWindowsOEMdiscsincludedwithnewcomputersarecustomizedforthosecomputers andincludedevicedriversandotherutilitiesspecifictothehardwaresystem.Evenifyoucaninstallthat Windowsoperatingsystemonyourphysicalcomputer,youmightnotbeabletoinstallitinavirtual machine.YoumightneedtopurchaseanewcopyofWindowstoinstallinavirtualmachine.
InstallVMwareTools.
ISO Installation
RatherthanbootingfromaphysicalCDROM,youcancreateanISOimagefilefromtheinstallationCDROM. YoucanstoretheISOfileonthehostmachineoronanetworkdriveaccessiblefromthehostmachine.Usethe configurationtoolforyourVMwareproducttoconnectthevirtualmachineCDdrivetotheISOimagefile, andturnonthevirtualmachine. UsinganISOimagefileisconvenienttoinstallthesameoperatingsysteminmultiplevirtualmachines.Itcan alsohelpyouavoidaprobleminhostconfigurations,inwhichthevirtualmachinecannotbootfromthe installationCDROM.
PXE Installation
IfyouplantouseaPXEservertoinstalltheguestoperatingsystemoverthenetwork,youdonotneedtheoperating systeminstallationmedia.Whenyouturnonthevirtualmachine,thevirtualmachinedetectsthePXEserver. PXEbootingissupportedforguestoperatingsystemsthatarelistedintheVMwareGuestOperatingSystem CompatibilitylistandwhoseoperatingsystemvendorsupportsPXEbootingoftheoperatingsystem.
Windows 7
InstallWindows7inavirtualmachineusingthecorrespondingWindows7distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralGuidelinesforSupportedGuestsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.1GBormoreofRAMfor32bitguestsand2GBormoreofRAMfor64bitguests.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheWindows7CDorDVDintheCDROMdrive. TurnonthevirtualmachinetobegininstallingWindows7. (Optional)IfyouareusingVMwareParavirtualasthedefaultSCSIcontroller,youcaninstallWindows7 32bitusingpvscsi-windows2003.flpdriverandWindows764bitusingpvscsi-windows2008.flp driver. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools. (Optional)OnVMwareFusion,installBootCampdriverssothattheguestoperatingsystemcanaccess hardwaredevicesonthephysicalmachine. Windows732bitsupportsonlyBootCamp3driversandWindows764bitrequiresBootCampdrivers tobeinstalledindividually. Refertoknowledgebasearticle1012885athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012885formoreinformation.
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Windows Preinstallation Environment

Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine.Duringvirtualmachinecreation,selectWindowsVistafor theguestoperatingsystem.AWindowsPEselectionisnotavailable. DownloadandinstallWindowsAIK1.1(WAIK1.1)software(buildfromWindowsServer2008kernel) fromtheMicrosoftWebsite: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94BB6E34D890493281A55B50C657DE0 8&displaylang=en
CreateaWindowsPE2.1ISOimage.
To Create a Windows PE 2.1 ISO Image 1 2 SelectStart>AllPrograms>MicrosoftWindowsAIK>WindowsPEToolsCommandPrompttoopen theWindowsPEToolsCommandPrompt. TypeoneofthefollowingcommandstocreateaWindowsPEbuildenvironmentforanx86oramd64 machineinthewinpe-x86folder.

Platform 32bit 64bit Command copype x86 C:\Winpe-x86 copype amd64 C:\Winpe-amd64
CreateaWindowsPE2.1bootableISOimagebyenteringthefollowingcommand:
oscdimg -n -h -bc:\winpe-x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe-x86\iso c:\winpe-x86\winpe-x86.iso
Installation Steps 1 BootthevirtualmachinefromaWindowsPE2.1ISOimage. Afterthebootprocesscompletes,acommandpromptappears. 2 UseWindowsPEtoprepareyourvirtualmachinetoinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.
VMware Tools Support in Windows Preinstallation Environment

VMwareToolsdoesnotsupportWindowsPreinstallationEnvironment.
Windows Recovery Environment

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. ForinstructionsspecifictotheWindowsRecoveryEnvironment,seetheaccompanyingoperatingsystem documentation.
VMware Tools in Windows Recovery Environment

ThereisnoversionofVMwareToolsthatsupportsWindowsRecoveryEnvironment.
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Windows Server 2008 R2

YoucaninstalltheWindowsServer2008R2inavirtualmachineusingtheWindowsServer2008R2 distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.512MBormoreofRAM. Hostcomputer.512MBormoreofRAM.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsServer2008R2CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2008R2. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Windows Server 2008

YoucaninstalltheWindowsServer2008inavirtualmachineusingtheWindowsServer2008distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.512MBormoreofRAM. Hostcomputer.512MBormoreofRAM.
ConsiderthesesupportandconfigurationissuesforWindowsServer2008:
IfanInternetconnectionisnotavailablewhileinstallinga32bitWindowsServer2008guest,thedriver forthemultimediaaudiocontrollerwillnotbeinstalled.TheWindowsDeviceManagerwillindicatethat thedriverforthemultimediaaudiocontrollerismissing.Toinstalltherequireddriver,configurean Internetconnection,andrunWindowsUpdateontheWindowsServer2008virtualmachine. ESXsupportstheServerCoreroleavailableintheStandard,Datacenter,andEnterpriseeditionsof Windows2008Server.VMwareToolsstillapply,unlessServerCoredisablespartsoftheoperatingsystem thatarespecificallysupportedbyVMwareTools.SeetheMicrosoftDeveloperNetworkWebsiteformore informationaboutServerCore:http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms723891(VS.85).aspx
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsServer2008CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2008. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Windows Vista
YoucaninstallWindowsVistainavirtualmachineusingthecorrespondingWindowsVistadistributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

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Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheWindowsVistaCDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsVista. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools. (Optional)OnVMwareFusion,installBootCampdriverssothattheguestoperatingsystemcanaccess hardwaredevicesonthephysicalmachine. Refertoknowledgebasearticle1012885athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012885formoreinformation. Afterinstallation, considerthefollowingsupportandconfigurationissuesforaWindowsVistaguest.
Missing Multimedia Audio Controller in a Windows Vista Guest

IfanInternetconnectionisnotavailablewhileinstallinga32bitWindowsVistaguest,thedriverforthe multimediaaudiocontrollerisnotinstalled.TheWindowsDeviceManagerindicatesthatthedriverforthe multimediaaudiocontrollerismissing.Toinstalltherequireddriver,configureanInternetconnection,and runWindowsUpdateontheWindowsVistavirtualmachine.
Screen Resolution in a Windows Vista Guest

AfterinstallingVMwareToolsonaWindowsVistaServicePack(SP1)virtualmachine,thescreenresolution doesnotchangeto1024by768pixelsautomatically.SeeVMwareKnowledgeBasearticle1004780at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004780forinformationonmodifyingthescreenresolutionmanually.
Windows Server 2003

YoucaninstallWindowsServer2003inavirtualmachineusingthecorrespondingWindowsServer2003 distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. IfyouareusingthevirtualLSILogicSCSIadapter,WindowsServer2003installstheSCSIdriverwhenyou installtheguestoperatingsystem.IfyouareusingthevirtualBusLogicSCSIadapter,youneedaspecial SCSIdriveravailablefromthedownloadsectionoftheVMwareWebsiteatwww.vmware.com/download. FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetousethedriverwithafreshinstallationofWindowsServer2003. IfyouhaveavirtualmachinewithaSCSIvirtualdiskandanearlierWindowsguestoperatingsystemand wanttoupgradeittoWindowsServer2003,installthenewSCSIdriverbeforeupgradingtheoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheWindowsServer2003CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2003.
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IfyouareusingthevirtualBusLogicSCSIdriverdownloadedfromtheVMwareWebsite,youmustadd anadditionaldriver. a AstheWindowsServer2003installerloads,presstheF6key. ThisallowsyoutoselecttheadditionalSCSIdriverrequiredforinstallation. b c PressStospecifytheadditionaldriver. PressEntertocontinuewiththeinstallation.
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Afterinstallation,considerthefollowingsupportandconfigurationissuesforaWindowsServer2003guest.
Missing Multimedia Audio Controller in a Windows Server 2003 Guest

IfanInternetconnectionisnotavailablewhileinstallingaWindowsServer2003guest,thedriverforthe multimediaaudiocontrollerisnotinstalled.TheWindowsDeviceManagerindicatesthatthedriverforthe multimediaaudiocontrollerismissing.Toinstalltherequireddriver,configureanInternetconnection,and runWindowsUpdateontheWindowsServer2003virtualmachine.
Windows XP
YoucaninstallWindowsXPHomeEditionorProfessionalinavirtualmachineusingthecorresponding WindowsXPdistributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine ESX,VMwareWorkstation,andVMwareACE.TousethevirtualBusLogicSCSIadapterinaWindows XPvirtualmachine,youneedaspecialSCSIdriveravailablefromthedownloadsectionoftheVMware Websiteatwww.vmware.com/download.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetousethedriverwith afreshinstallationofWindowsXP. ESX.IfyouareusingthevirtualLSILogicSCSIadapterinaWindowsXPvirtualmachine,downloadthe driverfromthedownloadcenterattheLSILogicWebsite.Goto http://www.lsi.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do?locale=ENanddownloadtheLSI20320RSCSIadapter driverforyourguestoperatingsystem. TheLSILogicWebsitealsoprovidesaguideforinstallingthedrivers.Gotohttp://www.lsi.com/. Select Support&Downloads>Documentation.EnterthesearchtermFusionMPTtofindtheFusionMPT DeviceManagementUserGuide. YoucanusethevmscsiSCSIdriverforthevirtualBusLogicSCSIadapterprovidedontheWindowsXP ProfessionalfloppyimagethatisincludedwiththeESXsoftware.AlthoughsupportedbyESX4.0Update 1,thee1000NICdriverisnotprovidedwiththe32bitversionofWindowsXPProfessional.For support, downloadthedriverfromtheIntelWebsite.Seeknowledgebasearticle1016456at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016456.
IfyouhaveavirtualmachinewithaSCSIvirtualdiskandanearlierWindowsguestoperatingsystem, andwanttoupgradethevirtualmachinetoWindowsXP,installthenewSCSIdriverbeforeupgrading theoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingtheguestoperatingsystem.
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IfyouareusingthevirtualBusLogicSCSIdriverdownloadedfromtheVMwareWebsiteortheLSILogic SCSIdriverdownloadedfromtheLSILogicWebsite,youmustinstallanadditionaldriver. a AstheWindowsXPinstallerloads,presstheF6key. ThisallowsyoutoselecttheadditionalSCSIdriverrequiredforinstallation. b PressStospecifytheadditionaldriver,andpressEntertocontinuewiththeinstallation.
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Windows 2000
YoucaninstallasupportedversionofWindows2000inavirtualmachineusingthecorresponding Windows 2000distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. ESXServer,VirtualCenter,orvCenterServer.IfyouareusingthevirtualLSILogicSCSIadapter,you mustdownloadthedriverfromthedownloadcenterattheLSILogicWebsite.Goto http://www.lsi.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do?locale=ENanddownloadtheLSI20320RSCSIadapter driverforyourguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindows2000CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindows2000. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
VMware Tools in a Windows 2000 Guest

AfteryouinstallVMwareToolsinaWindows2000guest,changetheWindows2000screenareatobegreater than640x480pixels.Ifyoudonotchangeit,Windows2000usesthestandardVGAdriver,andperformance willsuffer.
Windows NT 4.0
YoucaninstallWindowsNT4.0(WorkstationorServer)inavirtualmachineusingthestandardWindowsNTCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. TosetupavirtualmachinerunningWindowsNT4.0andusingmultipledisks,youmustfirstcreatea virtualmachinewithonlyonedisk.InstallWindowsNTonthatdisk.Thenusetheconfigurationtoolsin yourVMwareproducttoaddtheadditionaldisks.
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IfyouhaveaWindowsNT4.0guestwithaSCSIvirtualdisk,youcannotaddbothanadditionalSCSIdisk andanIDEdisktotheconfiguration. IfyouintendtorunaWindowsNTvirtualmachinewithIDEvirtualdisksonamultiprocessorhost computer,youmightnoticeslowerthanexpecteddiskinput/outputperformance.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsNT4.0CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsNT4.0. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Afterinstallation,considerthefollowingconfigurations.
Enable DMA Transfer Support

VirtualdiskssupportDMAtransfersforbetterperformance.YoucanenableDMAafterinstallingWindows NT4.0.DMAisalwaysenabledonSCSIvirtualdisks. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtaskiscomplete: TheNTServicePack3or4CDisrequiredtoenablethisoption. To Enable DMA Transfer Support 1 2 3 Poweronthevirtualmachine. InserttheSP3orSP4CDinthedrive. RunDMACHECK.EXEfromthe\SUPPORT\UTILS\I386folderontheCDandclickEnabledfortheIDE controllerandchannelthatisconfiguredwiththevirtualdisk. Typically,thecontrollerandchannelischannel0,unlessthevirtualmachineisconfiguredwithmultiple virtualdisks. 4 (Optional)IfyouhaveavirtualdiskandaCDROMattachedasmasterandslavetotheprimaryIDE controller(channel0)andyouwanttoenableDMA,poweroffthevirtualmachineandusethe ConfigurationEditortomovetheCDROMtothesecondaryIDEcontroller(channel1)atIDE1:0.Then bootthevirtualmachinewithWindowsNT,runDMACHECKandenableDMAforchannel0only. CAUTIONDonotenableDMAforanyIDEchannelthathasaCDROMdriveconfiguredforit.Enabling DMAforsuchaconfigurationcausesanerror.
Install Network Driver in the Windows NT 4.0 Guest OS

IfnetworkingwasdisabledatthetimeyouinstalledWindowsNT,youcanenableitafterinstallingthe operatingsystem. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ShutdownWindowsNTandpoweroffthevirtualmachine. Addthenetworkadaptertothevirtualmachinesconfiguration.
To Install Network Driver in the Windows NT 4.0 Guest OS 1 2 3 Poweronthevirtualmachine. WhileWindowsNTisbooting,inserttheWindowsNT4.0CDintheCDROMdrive. LogontoWindowsNTandinstalltheAMDPCNETdriver. a b
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VMware Tools in a Windows NT 4.0 Guest

ToviewVMwareToolsonlinehelpinaWindowsNT4.0guest,WindowsNT4.0musthaveInternetExplorer4.0 orgreaterinstalled.
Windows Me
YoucaninstallWindowsMillenniumEditioninavirtualmachineusingthestandardWindowsMeCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. TherecommendedmemorysizeforWindowsMeis64MB.Ifyouusemorethan512MB,youmight encounterproblems.ConsulttheMicrosoftWebsiteforaworkaround.See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ENUS;253912
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsMeCDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsMe. ChoosetobootfromCDROM. SelectStartWindowsMeSetupfromCDROM. ThesetupprogramrunsFDISKandreboots. 5 6 ChoosetobootfromCDROMagain. SelectStartWindowsMeSetupfromCDROM. ThesetupprogramcontinuesinstallingWindowsMe. 7 8 Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Windows 98
YoucaninstallWindows98inavirtualmachineusingthestandardWindows98CD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. TherecommendedmemorysizeforWindows98is64MB.Ifyouusemorethan512MByoumight encounterproblems.ConsulttheMicrosoftWebsiteforaworkaround.See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ENUS;253912
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Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheWindows98CDintheCDROMdrive. IfyouhaveaWindows98packagethatrequiresthatyoubootfromafloppydisk,insertthebootfloppy inthefloppydiskdrive. a b 3 4 5 6 7 Followtheonscreeninstructions. RunFDISKandFORMATwhentheinstallerpromptsyoutodoso.
Poweronthevirtualmachine. ChoosetobootfromCDROM,andthenselecttheoptionStartWindows98SetupfromCDROM.The setupprogramrunsFDISKandreboots. Onceagain,choosetobootfromCDROM,andthenselecttheoptionStartWindows98Setupfrom CDROM.ThesetupprogramcontinuesinstallingWindows98. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Afterinstallation,considerthefollowingconfiguration.
Enable Networking After Installing Windows 98

IfnetworkingwasdisabledatthetimeyouinstalledWindows98,youcanenableitaftertheoperatingsystem hasbeeninstalled. To Enable Networking After Installing Windows 98 1 2 3 Poweroffthevirtualmachine. Addanetworkadaptertotheconfiguration. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Windows98automaticallydetectsanAMDPCNETFamilyEthernetAdapter(PCIISA)andpromptsthe Windows98CDROMtoinstalldrivers.ThedefaultEthernetadaptersettingstypicallydonotneedtobe changed. YoucanusetheNetworkiconintheWindows98ControlPaneltovieworchangenetworksettings. For example,youmightwanttoaddtheTCP/IPprotocolsinceWindows98doesnotinstallitbydefault.
Windows 95
YoucaninstallWindows95inavirtualmachineusingastandardWindows95bootfloppyandCDROM. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. TherecommendedmemorysizeforWindows95is64MB.Ifyouusemorethan512MByoumight encounterproblems.ConsulttheMicrosoftWebsiteforaworkaround.See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ENUS;253912 YoumustruntheFDISKandFORMATutilitiesonthevirtualharddiskdrivesbeforerunningWindows95 setup.(SomeWindows95distributionsprovideinstructionsthatdonotincludethestepstoFDISKand FORMATaC:drive.) TheinstallationinstructionsareforthesimplestcaseofonevirtualIDEharddriveandonevirtualIDE CDROMdrive.IfyouconfiguredthevirtualmachinewithmorethanoneIDEharddrive,runFDISKand FORMATutilitiesonthesedrivesbeforeinstallingWindows95.Ifyouconfiguredthevirtualmachinewith morethanonevirtualharddriveormorethanonevirtualCDROM,youmightneedtousedeviceletters thataredifferentfromthoseintheinstructions.
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Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindows95CDROMSetupBootDiskinfloppydriveA:usedbyyourvirtualmachineand inserttheWindows95CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Afterthevirtualmachineboots,ifyouarepresentedwithachoiceofCDROMdrivers,selectthefirstIDE driveroptionavailable(evenifyourcomputerhasaSCSICDROMdrive). Partitionthevirtualdisk. A:\> FDISK 5 6 7 Answerthequestions. Ifyoucreateaprimarypartitionthatissmallerthanthefullsizeofthevirtualdisk,markthepartitionas active. RebootWindows95. a b 8 Ifthecursorisnotalreadywithinthevirtualmachinewindow,clickinthevirtualmachinedisplay, andthenpressCtrl+Alt+InsonaWindowshostorCtrl+Alt+DelonaLinuxhost. IfpromptedonreboottoselectaCDROMdriver,selectthefirstIDECDROMdriverfromthelist.
FormattheC:drive. A:\> FORMAT C: /S
StarttheWindows95installation. A:\> D:\WIN95\SETUP /IS
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IfthevirtualmachinesEthernetadapterisenabled,manuallyaddanEthernetdriverbecauseWindows95 doesnotdetectitduringtheAnalyzingComputerphase(evenifyouselectedtheNetworkAdapter detectionoption). a b ContinuewiththeWindows95installationuntilyougettotheWindows95SetupWizard/Setup Optionsscreen.ChangethedefaultsettingfromTypicaltoCustomandclickNexttocontinue. FromtheNetworkConfigurationscreen,clickAdd,selecttheAdaptercomponent,selectAdvanced MicroDevicesfromthemanufacturerwindowandAMDPCNETFamilyEthernetAdapter (PCI&ISA)fromthenetworkadapterwindow. IfyouneedTCP/IPnetworking,additfromtheNetworkConfigurationscreen(Windows95Setup doesnotenableTCP/IPbydefault).
CAUTIONIfyoudonotdothis,thefirstphaseoftheWindows95installationdoesnotcopysomeofthefiles itwillneedlater,andtheentireinstallationfails. 11 12 13 VerifythattheMicrosoftNetBEUIprotocolisinstalled.Itmightnotbeinstalledbydefault. FinishtheWindows95installation. InstallVMwareTools.
Afterinstallation,considerthefollowingconfigurations.
Enable DMA Transfers

VMwarevirtualdiskssupportDMAtransfersforbetterperformance.Thefeaturecanbeenabledafteryou haveinstalledWindows95onavirtualIDEdisk. To Enable DMA Transfers 1 2
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Enable Networking After Windows 95 Installation in a Virtual Machine

IfnetworkingwasdisabledatthetimeyouinstalledWindows95,youcanenableitafterinstallingthe operatingsystem.ShutdownWindows95andpoweroffthevirtualmachine.Addthenetworkadaptertothe virtualmachinesconfiguration,andinstallthenetworkdriverintheWindows95guestoperatingsystem. To Enable Networking After Windows 95 Installation in a Virtual Machine 1 Poweronthevirtualmachine. WhenWindows95reboots,itautodetectsanAMDPCNETFamilyEthernetAdapter(PCI&ISA)and promptsfortheWindows95CDROMtoinstalldrivers. 2 3 AccepthedefaultEthernetadaptersettings. DoubleclicktheNetworkiconintheControlPaneltovieworchangenetworksettings. Forexample,youmightwanttoaddtheTCP/IPprotocolbecauseWindows95doesnotinstallitby default.
Troubleshooting Windows 95 Installations in a Virtual Machine

AnintermittentproblemcanoccurduringWindows95installationsinavirtualmachine.Shortlyafterthe Windows95Setupprogramisstarted,Scandiskrunstocompletion,andwhentheWindows95Setupprogram shouldstartitsgraphicaluserinterface,thevirtualmachinereturnstoanMSDOSprompt.Rebootthevirtual machineandrerunWindows95Setup.YoudonotneedtoruntheFDISKorFORMATutilitiesonthedriveagain. Ifthisproblemoccursanditisreproducible,reportittoVMwaretechnicalsupport.
MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1x


ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Anewconfiguredvirtualmachine. FullversionoftheMicrosoftMSDOS6.22installationdisks. Windows3.1xstandardinstallationdisks. CDROMdrivers.TheOAKCDROM.sysdriverisprovidedwiththeWindows95bootfloppydisk.Youcan alsouseotherdriversthatareavailabletoyou,forexampleAOATAPI.SYS,orelseyoucandownload driversfromtheweb.Thesedriversaretypicallyloadedatsystemstartupbymakingaseriesofentriesin theC:\CONFIG.SYSandC:\AUTOEXEC.BATmachinefiles.
Install MS-DOS 6.22

YoucaninstallMSDOS6.22inavirtualmachineusingtheMicrosoftfullversionMSDOS6.22installation disks.Ifyouhavetheupgradedisks,youmustinstallanearlierversionofMSDOS6.22beforeyouupgrade. NOTETheHIMEM.SYSfileisincludedwithMSDOSandenablesuppermemoryforMSCDEX.EXE. ThefollowingarticlesprovideinformationforconfiguringnetworkinginaDOS6.22environment:

LoadDOSNetworkdriversinvirtualmachinehttp://communities.vmware.com/message/109168 CreateaVMwareWorkstationNetworkBootDiskhttp://communities.vmware.com/message/38060
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To install MS-DOS 6.22 1 2 3 InserttheMSDOSdiskintothediskdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachineandbegininstallingMSDOS. Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,reboottheguest. Thecommandpromptappears. 4 Verifythatthefollowingfilesareinstalledintherootdirectoryofthebootdevice: MSCDEX.EXE,AUTOEXEC.BAT,andCONFIG.SYSfileinC:\ 5 6 7 CopytheOAKCDROM.SYSCDROMdriverfiletoadisk. InsertthediskwiththedriverfileinthediskdriveandconnectittotheguestfromtheVM>Settings menu. Fromthecommandprompt,copythecontentsfromdriveAtodriveC.
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OpentheMSDOSAUTOEXEC.BATfileandaddthefollowingline:
LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /l:D
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DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001 LAST DRIVE=Z
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Savethefileandexit. RestarttheMSDOS6.22virtualmachine. AstheinstallationconfigurestheAUTOEXEC.BATandCONFIG.SYSfiles,theCDROMdriveappearsinthe guest.
Install Windows 3.1x

VMwareWorkstationandVMwareACEvirtualmachinessupportthenetworkingfeaturesfoundinWindows 3.11(orWindowsforWorkgroups).Afterinstallation,selecttheAdvancedMicroDevicesPCNETFamily (NDIS2/NDIS3)Ethernetdriverforthenetworkingoption. ThefollowingarticlesprovideinformationforconfiguringnetworkinginaWin3.1xenvironment:

LoadDOSNetworkdriversinvirtualmachinehttp://communities.vmware.com/message/109168 CreateaVMwareWorkstationNetworkBootDiskhttp://communities.vmware.com/message/38060
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Post Installation Considerations for MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1x

RunWindows3.1xinfullscreenmodetoavoidintermittentanderraticmousebehavior. AfteryouinstallMSDOS6.22,VMwarerecommendsthatyouinstallaCPUidleprogramcalledDOSIDLE.exe inthevirtualmachine.ItisrecommendedbecausemostversionsofMSDOS6.22donotidletheCPUwhen theyareidle.Asaresult,whenyourunMSDOS6.22inavirtualmachine,thevirtualmachinetakesupCPU timeonthehostevenwhenMSDOS6.22isidle.VMwareproductsrelyontheguestoperatingsystemtouse theHaltinstructionoradvancedpowermanagementtounschedulethevirtualmachinewhenitisidle.
Load DOSIDLE.exe Utility

AfteryouinstalltheDOSIDLE.exeutility,loadtheutilitysothatitalwaysrunsafterthevirtualmachineis restarted. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

InstalltheDOSIDLE.exeutility. Poweroffthevirtualmachine.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 CopytheDOSIDLEfilesfromthearchivetoadisk. Poweronyourvirtualmachine. Connectthedisktothevirtualmachine. TypeCopy A:\DOSIDLE.exe to C:\. LoadtheDOSIDLE.exefile. a b c 6 TypeC:\AUTOEXEC.battoopenthe.batfile. AddC:\DOSIDLE.exetothe.batfile. Saveyourchangesandexit.
Restartyourvirtualmachine.
VMware Tools in a MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1x Guest

NoVMwareToolspackageexistsforMSDOS6.22orWindows3.1xguestoperatingsystems.Asaresult, Windows3.1xislimitedtoVGAmodegraphics,andyoumustalwaysusetheCtrl+Altkeycombinationto releasethemousefromaMSDOS6.22orWindows3.1xvirtualmachine.
Asianux Server 3.0

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingAsianuxServer3.0inavirtualmachineistousethestandardAsianux distributionCD.InstallingAsianux 3.0viathebootfloppy/networkmethodisalsosupported. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheAsianuxServer3.0CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingAsianuxServer3.0. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InthePackageGroupSelectionscreen,chooseSoftwareDevelopmentandselectindividualpackages.
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IntheIndividualPackageSelectionscreen,usethearrowkeystonavigatetoSystem Environment/KernelandpressEnter. Verifythatkernelsmpisdeselected.Noasteriskshouldappearbetweenthebrackets.TheSMPkernelis notsupportedinavirtualmachine.Youdonotneedtochangeanyotherselections.
SelectAutomaticPartitioningscreen,orpartitionthevirtualdiskmanuallyifyoudonotwanttousethe Asianuxdefaults. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Itmeansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachinemustbepartitionedandformatted.
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ClickYestopartitionthedrive. IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfiguration screen,youcanchooseoneofthefollowingoptions.

SelectUsebootp/dhcp. Setthenetworkingparametersmanually.
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VMware Tools in a Asianux Server 3.0 Guest

DonotstarttheXserverintheguestoperatingsystemuntilyouinstallVMwareTools.
CentOS 5
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingCentOS5inavirtualmachineistousethestandardCentOSdistributionCD. InstallingCentOS 5viathebootfloppy/networkmethodisalsosupported. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Ifavailable,selectCentOS4/5(32bit)orCentOS4/5(64bit)optionfortheguestoperatingsystemwhen creatingthevirtualmachine,otherwiseselectRedHatEnterpriseLinux5(32bit)orRedHatEnterprise Linux5(64bit). UsetheLSILogicSCSIadapter.CentOS5doesnotincludeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter. OnaLinuxhostwithanXFree863.xXserver,donotrunascreensaverintheguestoperatingsystem. GuestscreensaversthatdemandalotofprocessingpowercancausetheXserveronthehosttofreeze.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheCentOS5CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingCentOS5. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. DonotselecttheVirtualizationOptionduringtheinstallation. Refertoknowledgebasearticle9134325athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325formoreinformation. 5 SelectAutomaticPartitioning,orpartitionthevirtualdiskmanuallyifyoudonotwanttousetheCentOS defaults. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Itmeansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedand formatted.
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CentOS 4
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingCentOS4inavirtualmachineistousethestandardCentOSdistributionCD. YoucanalsoinstallCentOS 4withthebootfloppy/networkmethod. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Ifavailable,selectCentOS4/5(32bit)orCentOS4/5(64bit)optionfortheguestoperatingsystemwhen creatingthevirtualmachine,otherwiseselectRedHatEnterpriseLinux4(32bit)orRedHatEnterprise Linux4(64bit). SelecttheLSILogicSCSIadapter.CentOS4doesnotincludeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheCentOS4CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingCentOS4. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. SelectAutomaticPartitioning,orpartitionthevirtualdiskmanuallyifyoudonotwanttousetheCentOS defaults. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Itmeansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 5 6 ClickYestopartitionthedrive. InstallVMwareTools.
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Debian 5
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingDebian5inavirtualmachineistousethestandardDebian5distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheDebian5CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.
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Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes 4 5 Whentheinstallationcompletes,intheDebian5userinterface,chooseSystem>Preferences>Network ProxytosettheHTTPproxyintheNetworkProxyPreferencesdialogbox. InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.
Debian 4
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingDebian4inavirtualmachineistousethestandardDebian4distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheDebian4CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingDebian4. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes 4 5 Whentheinstallationcompletes,intheDebian4userinterface,chooseSystem>Preferences>Network ProxytosettheHTTPproxyintheNetworkProxyPreferencesdialogbox. InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.
eComStation 1.0
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingeComStation1.0inavirtualmachineistousethestandardeComStation1.0 distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Whenconfiguringthevirtualmachine,selecteComStationfortheGuestOperatingSystemversioninthe NewVirtualMachineWizard.Ifthisselectionisnotavailable,selectOS/2orOther. IfyouhaveaccesstoeComStation1.2Rintheprebootmenu,youcanselecttheIBMIDEdriverinstead oftheDANIS506driver.TheDANIS506IDEdrivermightnotfunctioncorrectlyinaneComStationvirtual machine.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheeComStation1.0CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingeComStation1.0. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. AfteryoupoweroneComStation1.0,insteadofbootingtheinstallationdiskwiththedefaultvalues,select boot with menu for own values.
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PagedowntotheBOOT OPTIONS: Storagepage. UsetheuparrowkeytoselectIBM1S506/IBMATAPIforthe(E)IDE/ATA(PI)controller. PressF10andpressEntertosavetheseoptionsandcontinuethebootprocess.
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IBM OS/2 Warp 4.5.2

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2inavirtualmachineistousethestandard distribution CD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. ConfigureOSswapwithatleast120MBofspace. HavetheOS/2Warp4.5.2bootdiskCDandtheOS/2Warp4.5.2installCDavailable.
ConsiderthesesupportandconfigurationissuesforIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2:

Additionaldisksshouldbelessthanorequalto528MB. Additionaldiskshavetobeofthesametypealreadyinusebythevirtualmachine.Forexample,ifanIBM OS/2WarpguestisinstalledonaBusLogicdisk,anyadditionaldisksshouldalsobeBusLogicdisks.The sameistrueforLSILogicandIDE.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 InserttheOS/2Warp4.5.2bootdiskintheCDdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2. MakesureBoot from CDROM DriveisenabledintheBIOSsettings. AfterinstallingtherequireddriversfromthebootdiskCD,inserttheOS/2Warp4.5.2installCDintothe CDdrive. PresstheF3keytousethecommandlineinterfacetopartitiontheharddrive. PartitiontheharddiskdriveusingtheFDISKutility. Createanappropriatestartvolumeonwhichtoinstalltheguest,andsavetheFDSIKsettings. 7 8 ReinserttheOS/2Warp4.5.2bootdiskintheCDdriveandreboottheguest. Aftertheinitialstartupcompletes,inserttheOS/2Warp4.5.2installCDintheCDdrive. Thestartvolumeappearsonthescreen. 9 10 11 12 Selectanappropriatevolumetoinstalltheguest. FormatthefilesystemwithFileAllocationTable(FAT)FileSystemorHighPerformanceFileSystem(HPFS). Continuetheinstallationbyselectingcomponents,utilities,andotherresources. Aftercompletingtheinstallation,reboottheguest.
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Create Boot Disks

Createbootdisksfromthe32bitOS/2Warp4.5.2installCD,usingtheCDINSTutilityonarunningOS/2 Warp 4.5.2guest. To Create Boot Disks 1 2 3 4 Poweronasysteminwhich32bitOS/2Warp4.5.2isinstalled. Insertthe32bitOS/2Warp4.5.2installCDintotheCDdrive. DoubleclickontheCDINSTutilitythatislocatedintherootdirectory. Insertblankdisksoneatatimetocreatebootabledisks. Thiscreatesbootabledisksfor32bitOS/2Warp4.5.2.
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IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingIBMOS/2Warp4.0inavirtualmachineistousethestandarddistribution CD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createaminimumof120MBforOSswapspace. HaveboththeOS/2Warp4.0bootdiskCDandtheOS/2Warp4.0installCDavailableforinstall. Additionaldiskssizeshouldbelessthanorequalto528MB. Additionaldiskshavetobeofthesametypealreadyinusebythevirtualmachine.Forexample,ifanIBM OS/2WarpguestisinstalledonaBusLogicdisk,anyadditionaldisksshouldalsobeBusLogicdisks.The sameistrueforLSILogicandIDE.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 InsertthefirstOS/2Warp4.0installerdiskinthediskdrive. MakesureBoot from Removable Devices-Legacy Floppy Drives isenabledfromtheBIOSsettings. Insertthesecondandthirdinstallerdiskswhenrequested. Afterinstallingtherequireddriversfromthethirddisk,inserttheOS/2Warp4.0installCDintotheCD drive. AfterinstallingtherequireddriversfromthebootdiskCD,inserttheOS/2Warp4.0installCDintothe CDdrive. PresstheF3keytousethecommandlineinterfacetopartitiontheharddrive. Alternatively,pressEntertoselecttheGUImode. 7 8 9 10 PartitiontheharddiskdriveusingtheFDISKutility.Createanappropriatestartvolumeonwhichto installtheguest,andsavetheFDSIKsettings. ReinsertthefirstOS/2Warp4.0installerdiskintheCDdriveandreboottheguest. Reinsertthesecondandthirdinstallerdisksduringtheinitialstartup. Aftertheinitialstartupcompletes,inserttheOS/2Warp4.0installCDintheCDdrive. Thestartvolumeisdisplayedonthescreen. 11 Selectanappropriatevolumetoinstalltheguest.
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FormatthefilesystemwithFileAllocationTable(FAT)FileSystemorHighPerformanceFileSystem(HPFS). Continuetheinstallationbyselectingcomponents,utilities,andotherresources. Aftercompletingtheinstallation,reboottheguest.
Create Boot Disks

Createbootdisksfromthe32bitOS/2Warp4.0installCD,usingtheCDINSTutilityonarunningOS/2 Warp 4.0guest. To Create Boot Disk 1 2 3 4 Poweronasysteminwhich32bitOS/2Warp4.0isinstalled. Insertthe32bitOS/2Warp4.0installCDintotheCDdrive. DoubleclickontheCDINSTutilitythatislocatedintherootdirectory. Insertthreeblankdisks,onebyone,respectively. Thiscreatesbootabledisksfor32bitOS/2Warp4.0.
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Mac OS X Server 10.5 and Mac OS X Server 10.6

YoucaninstalltheMacOSXServer10.5orMacOSXServer10.6inavirtualmachineusingtheinstallation media. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Beforecreatingavirtualmachine,obtaintheoperatingsystemandanynecessaryproductkeysfor installationinthatvirtualmachine. YoumusthaveanApplelabeledcomputertoinstallMacOSXServerinavirtualmachine.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheMacOSXServer10.5orMacOSXServer10.6installationmedia. Poweronthevirtualmachine. FollowthepromptsuntilyouarepromptedtoselecttheharddisktoinstalltheMacOSXServer10.5or MacOSXServer10.6. Selecttheharddiskandfollowthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. (Optional)Ifyoudonotfindaharddisk,selectUtilities>DiskUtility. a b c d e f 6 Inthelefthandpane,selectVMwareVirtualDiskMedia. SelecttheErasetabandconfirmthattheFormatdropdownmenuincludesthefilesystemtypeand Name. SelectEraseandwaitfortheprocesstocomplete. ExittheDiskUtilityapplication. Selecttheharddiskthatwaserased. ClickInstallandfollowthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.
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Mandriva Corporate 4
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrivaCorporate4DesktoporServerinavirtualmachineistousethe standardMandrivaLinuxdistributionCD.YoucanalsoinstallMandrivaCorporate4withaboot floppy/networkmethodissupported. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheMandrivaCorporate4installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcan chooseeitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginside thevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandriva Corporate4. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. OnaLinuxhostwithanXFree863.xXserver,itisbestnottorunascreensaverintheguestoperating system.GuestscreensaversthatdemandalotofprocessingpowercancausetheXserveronthehostto freeze.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheMandrivaCorporate4CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Usethetextmodeinstaller. a b 5 6 Attheopeningscreen,pressF1foroptions. Entertextfortextmode.
Whenyouarepromptedtopartition,unlessyouhavespecialrequirements,selectUsefreespace. AttheSummaryscreen,selectGraphicalInterface,andthenclickDotoconfigurethegraphicalinterface. Makethefollowingselections:

Theresolutionandrefreshrateyouwantyourguesttouse VMwarevirtualvideocard Nowhenaskedifyouwanttoinstallupdatestothepackages NowhenaskedifyouwanttostartXwhenyoureboot
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Mandriva Linux 2009

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrivaLinux2009inavirtualmachineistousethestandardMandriva LinuxdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingMandrivaLinux2009viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheMandrivaLinux2009installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcan chooseeitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginside thevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandriva Linux2009.
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WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheMandrivaLinux2009CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Usethetextmodeinstaller. a b 5 6 Attheopeningscreen,pressF1foroptions. Entertextfortextmode.

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Mandriva Linux 2008


ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheMandrivaLinux2008installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcan chooseeitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginside thevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandriva Linux2008. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
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Mandriva Linux 2007


ConsiderthesesupportandconfigurationissuesforMandrivaLinux2007:
DuringtheMandrivaLinux2007installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcan chooseeitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginside thevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandriva Linux2007. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.

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Mandriva Linux 2006

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrivaLinux2006inavirtualmachineistousethestandardMandriva LinuxdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingMandrivaLinux2006viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell.
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ConsiderthesesupportandconfigurationissuesforMandrivaLinux2006:
DuringtheMandrivaLinux2006installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcan chooseeitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginside thevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandriva Linux2006. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.

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Mandrake Linux 10
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrakeLinux10inavirtualmachineistousethestandardMandrake LinuxdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingMandrakeLinux10viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ConsiderthesesupportandconfigurationissuesforMandrakeLinux10:
DuringtheMandrakeLinux10installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcanchoose eitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethe virtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandrake Linux10. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
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Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheMandrakeLinux10CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Usethetextmodeinstaller. a b 5 6 Attheopeningscreen,pressF1foroptions. Entertextfortextmode.

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Mandrake Linux 9.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrakeLinux9.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardMandrake LinuxdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingMandrakeLinux9.2viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheMandrakeLinux9installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcanchoose eitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtual machine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandrakeLinux9. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps for Mandrake Linux 9.2 1 2 3 4 5 6 InserttheMandrakeLinux9.2CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. ClickintheopeningscreenandpressF1toinstallusingtextmode. Atthecommandline,typetextandpressEnter. IntheDrakXPartitioningwizard,selectUsefreespaceandselectNext. Unlessyouhavespecialdiskrequirements,letMandrakeLinuxallocatethespace. 7 WhenyoureachthePackageGroupSelectionscreen,selectthetypeofcomputeronwhichyouinstalled yourVMwareproduct. IfyouinstalledyourVMwareproductonalaptopcomputer,makethefollowingselections: a b
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ScrolltonumlockanddeselecttheasteriskandselectNext. Ifyoudonotdisablenumlockwhenyouinstalltheguestonalaptop,thenumberlockisalways activeintheguest.YoucannotdisableitbypressingtheNumLockkey.
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Amonitorfortheguest VMwarevirtualvideocard XFree4.3 Theresolutionandrefreshratefortheguest Notonottesttheconfiguration NotonotstartXwhenyoureboot
Whenyoucompletethegraphicalinterfaceselections,theSummaryscreenreappears. 10 11 12 13 IntheSummaryscreen,selectNext. SelectNotonotinstallupdatestothepackages. SelectReboottocompletethebasicinstallationoftheMandrakeLinux9.2guestoperatingsystem. InstallVMwareTools.
Installation Steps for Mandrake Linux 9.1 and 9.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 InserttheMandrakeLinux9.1or9.0CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingMandrakeLinux9.1or9.0. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.Besuretomakethechoicesoutlinedinthefollowingsteps. Usethetextmodeinstaller.Attheopeningscreen,pressF1foroptions,andthenentertextfortextmode. UsetheExpertinstaller. Inthepartitioningstep,unlessyouhavespecialrequirements,itisallrighttoletMandrakeLinux automaticallyallocatethespace.ClickUsefreespace. Donotcreateacustombootdiskwhenprompted. Neartheendoftheinstallation,afterfileshavebeencopied,youreachthemonitorsetupscreen.Select theresolutionandrefreshrateyouwantyourguesttouse.SelectVMwarevirtualvideocard. Youareofferedachoiceof2XFree86Xserverstoinstall.ChooseXFree4.2.1.Thisdriverrecognizesthe VMwareSVGAdriver. Whentheinstallerasksifyouwanttotesttheconfiguration,answerNo. WhentheinstalleraskswhethertostartXwhenyoureboot,answerNo. Whentheinstallerasksifyouwanttoinstallupdatestothepackages,answerNo. InstallVMwareToolsfromtheLinuxconsole. AsyouareinstallingandconfiguringVMwareTools,theconfigurationprogramasksforthelocationof lspci.Whenthatpromptappears,enterthefollowingpath:/usr/bin/lspcidrake
Mandrake Linux 8.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingMandrakeLinux8.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardMandrake LinuxdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingMandrakeLinux8viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:
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ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheMandrakeLinux8installation,youareofferedachoiceofXFree86Xservers.Youcanchoose eitherone,butdonotruntheXserver.Instead,togetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtual machine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingMandrakeLinux8. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps for Mandrake Linux 8.2 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheMandrakeLinux8.2CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. UsetheExpertinstaller. Whenyouarepromptedtopartition,unlessyouhavespecialrequirements,allocatethespace. SelectLILOwithtextmenu. DonotusethegraphicalversionofLILO.Itcausesthevirtualmachinetostopresponding. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Donotcreateacustombootdiskwhenprompted. Youareofferedachoiceof2XFree86Xserverstoinstall.ChooseXFree4.2.0.Thisdriverrecognizesthe VMwareSVGAdriver. Atthemonitorsetupscreen,selecttheresolutionandrefreshrateyouwantyourguesttouse. Whentheinstallerasksifyouwanttotesttheconfiguration,answerNo. Whentheinstallerasksifyouwanttoinstallsystemupdates,answerNo. WhentheinstalleraskswhethertostartXwhenyoureboot,answerNo. InstallVMwareTools.
Installation Steps for Mandrake Linux 8.1 and 8.0 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheMandrakeLinux8.1or8.0CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. UsetheExpertinstaller. Whenyouarepromptedtopartition,unlessyouhavespecialrequirements,allocatethespace. SelectLILOwithtextmenu. DonotusethegraphicalversionofLILO.Itcausesthevirtualmachinetostopresponding. 6 7 8 9 10 OntheSelectaGraphicCardscreen,selectOther>GenericVGAcompatible. Atthemonitorsetupscreen,selectSuperVGA,800x600@56Hz. WhentheinstalleraskswhethertostartXwhenyoureboot,answerNo. InstallVMwareToolsfromtheLinuxconsole. AsyouareinstallingandconfiguringVMwareTools,theconfigurationprogramasksforthelocationof lspci.Whenthatpromptappears,enterthefollowingpath:/usr/bin/lspcidrake DonotstartXuntilyouhaveinstalledVMwareToolsandsetupasymboliclinktotheXFree86 configurationfile. Afterinstallation,considerthefollowingconfiguration.
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Set Up a Symbolic Link to XFree86

To Set Up a Symbolic Link to XFree86 1 Logonasroot(su -),andthensetupasymboliclinktothecorrectXFree86configurationfile.
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Novell Linux Desktop 9

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingNovellLinuxDesktop9inavirtualmachineistousethestandardNovell LinuxDesktopdistributionCDs.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD; however,installingNovellLinuxDesktop9viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 InserttheNovellLinuxDesktop9installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Installusingthetextmodeinstaller.Inthefirstinstallationscreen,presstheF2key,usethearrowkeysto selecttextmodeandpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. Duringfinalconfiguration,afterallpackagesareinstalled,donotperformtheInternetconnectiontest. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 and Oracle Enterprise Linux 6

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingOracleEnterpriseLinux5orOracleEnterpriseLinux6inavirtualmachineis tousethestandarddistributionCD.Thenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistribution CD;however,installingOracleEnterpriseLinux5orOracleEnterpriseLinux6viathebootfloppy/network methodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. ForESX4.0andearlier,dependingontheguestoperatingsystemyouareinstalling,selectRedHat EnterpriseLinux532bit,RedHatEnterpriseLinux564bit,RedHatEnterpriseLinux632bit,orRedHat EnterpriseLinux664bit.OracleEnterpriseLinux5isnotlistedasanoption. Whencreatingthevirtualmachine,selecttheLSILogicSCSIadapter.OracleEnterpriseLinux5doesnot includeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast512MBofmemoryfor32bitand1GBofmemoryfor64bit.If thevirtualmachinehaslessthan512MBofmemory,OracleEnterpriseLinux5orOracleEnterprise Linux 6displayanerrormessagewhenloadingcertainVMwaredrivers.
Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheOracleEnterpriseLinux5orOracleEnterpriseLinux6CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingOracleEnterpriseLinux5orOracleEnterpriseLinux6.
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Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. DonotselectVirtualizationOptionduringtheinstallation Refertoknowledgebasearticle9134325athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325formoreinformation.
IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Thevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted.
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 4

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingOracleEnterpriseLinux4inavirtualmachineistousethestandard distributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD.InstallingOracle EnterpriseLinux4bythebootfloppy/networkmethodisalsosupported. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. ForESX4.0andearlier,dependingontheguestoperatingsystemyouareinstalling,selectRedHat EnterpriseLinux432bitorRedHatEnterpriseLinux464bit.OracleEnterpriseLinux4isnotlistedas anoption. Whencreatingthevirtualmachine,besuretoselecttheLSILogicSCSIadapter.OracleEnterpriseLinux 4doesnotincludeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast512MBofmemory.Ifthevirtualmachinehaslessthan512MB ofmemory,OracleEnterpriseLinux4presentsanerrormessageasitloadscertainVMwaredrivers.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheOracleEnterpriseLinux4CDROMintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.Besuretomakethechoicesoutlinedinthefollowing steps. DonotselectVirtualizationOptionduringtheinstallation. Refertoknowledgebasearticle9134325athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325formoreinformation. 5 IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Itsimplymeansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedand formatted. 6 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Thissectioncontainsproductsupport,installationinstructions,andknownissuesfortheRedHatEnterprise Linux6operatingsystem. TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux6inavirtualmachineistousethestandardRedHat distributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingRedHatEnterpriseLinux6viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast1GBofmemory. Whencreatingthevirtualmachine,selecttheLSILogicSCSIadapter.RedHatEnterpriseLinux6doesnot includeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter,sodonotattempttousethisHBA. Seeknowledgebasearticle1033654athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033654formoreinformationon networkconnectionfailureafterrebootingRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheRedHatEnterpriseLinux6CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux6. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InStorageDevicesscreen,reinitializethevirtualmachine. YoucansafelyignorethefollowingwarningmessageThis device may need to be reinitialized. REINITIALIZING WILL CAUSE ALL DATA TO BE LOST!Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrong withtheharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Thevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedsto bereinitialized. 5 6 ClickReinitializealltocontinue. InstallVMwareTools.
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VMwareToolsoperationsaredisabledonRedHatEnterpriseLinux6whenyouenableSELinuxpolicy.See knowledgebasearticle1033693athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033693formoreinformation.

Thissectioncontainsproductsupport,installationinstructions,andknownissuesfortheRedHatEnterprise Linux5operatingsystem. TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux5inavirtualmachineistousethestandardRed HatdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingRedHatEnterpriseLinux5viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast512MBofmemory.Ifthevirtualmachinehaslessthan512MB ofmemory,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5presentsanerrormessageasitloadscertainVMwaredrivers. Whencreatingthevirtualmachine,selecttheLSILogicSCSIadapter.RedHatEnterpriseLinux5doesnot includeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter.

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Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheRedHatEnterpriseLinux5CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux5. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. DonotselectVirtualizationOptionduringtheinstallation. Refertoknowledgebasearticle9134325athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325formoreinformation. 5 IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysical computer.Thevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 6 7 ClickYestopartitionthedrive. InstallVMwareTools.


TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux4inavirtualmachineistousethestandardRed HatdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingRedHatEnterpriseLinux4viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwareWorkstationandVMwareACE.Whencreatingthevirtualmachine,selecttheLSILogicSCSI adapter.RedHatEnterpriseLinux4doesnotincludeadriverfortheBusLogicSCSIadapter. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast256MBofmemory.Ifthevirtualmachinehaslessthan256MB ofmemory,RedHatEnterpriseLinuxpresentsanerrormessageasitloadscertainVMwaredrivers. TheRedHatEnterpriseLinux4hugememkernelisnotsupported.Seeknowledgebasearticle8964517at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/8964517. Seeknowledgebasearticle1018631athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1018631forinformationaboutakernel panicerrorthatoccurswhenyouinstallRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.0,4.1,or4.2onanAMDNPT processor. IfRedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update1,2,3,4,or5isinstalledonESXServer2.5.x,selectBusLogicSCSI asthestorageadapter.VMwareprovidesaseparatedrivertosupporttheBusLogicSCSIadapter.For instructionsondownloadingandinstallingtheBusLogicdriver,see www.vmware.com/download/esx/drivers_tools.html. ESXServer 2.5.xsupportstheLSILogicadapteronRedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update6orlater.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheRedHatEnterpriseLinux4CDROMintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux4. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.Besuretomakethechoicesoutlinedinthefollowing steps. IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning.
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YoumightseeawarningthatbeginsThe partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Itsimply meansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 5 ClickYestopartitionthedrive. VMwareESXServer:Ifyouareusingthevlancenetworkadapterinyourvirtualmachineandyour computerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfigurationscreen,you canselecttheoptionUsebootp/dhcp.Ifyouprefer,youcanalsosetthenetworkingparametersmanually. Ifyouareusingthevmxnetnetworkadapterinyourvirtualmachine,usethenetworkconfigurationtools inRedHatEnterpriseLinux4toconfigureyournetworkconnectionafteryoufinishinstallingtheguest operatingsystem. 6 InstallVMwareTools.


TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux3inavirtualmachineistousethestandardRed HatdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingRedHatEnterpriseLinux3viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. TheRedHatEnterpriseLinux3hugememkernelisnotsupported.Seeknowledgebasearticle8964517at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/8964517. Configurethevirtualmachinewithatleast256MBofmemory.Ifthevirtualmachinehaslessthan256MB ofmemory,RedHatEnterpriseLinuxpresentsanerrormessageasitloadscertainVMwaredrivers. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 InserttheRedHatEnterpriseLinux3CDROMintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Atthebootprompt,typetextandpressEnter. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Selectthelanguageandkeyboard. IntheInstallationTypescreen,chooseeitherAdvancedServerorCustomfortheinstallationtype. IntheMouseSelectionscreen,chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.
Generic3ButtonMouse(PS/2)andselecttheEmulate3Buttonsoptionforthreebuttonmouse supportinthevirtualmachine. Ifyouhaveawheelmouse,youcanchooseGenericWheelMouse(PS/2).
IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. Youmightseeawarningthatsays:
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Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Thevirtual harddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 9 SelecttheYesbuttonandpressEnter. sdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameifthevirtualdiskinquestionisaSCSIdisk;ifthevirtual diskisanIDEdrive,hdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameinstead. 10 Configurethenetworkconnection. VMwareESXServer,VMwareVirtualCenter,orvCenterServer.Ifyouareusingthevlancenetwork adapterinyourvirtualmachineandyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport, intheNetworkConfigurationscreen,youcanselecttheoptionUsebootp/dhcp.Ifyouareusingthe vmxnetnetworkadapterinyourvirtualmachine,usethenetworkconfigurationtoolsinRedHat EnterpriseLinux3toconfigureyournetworkconnectionafteryoufinishinstallingtheguestoperating system. 11 InstallVMwareTools.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1inavirtualmachineistousethestandard Red HatdistributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD; however,installingRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1WSonVMwareESXServer.UseUpdate6orhighertoeliminateconflicts withthenetworkandSCSIadaptersandinstallationproblemsonaRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1WS guestoperatingsystem. IfyoudonotinstallUpdate6orhigher,useoneofthefollowingconfigurationsforthenetworkandSCSI adapters:

vlancenetworkadapterUseanLSILogicSCSIadapter. vmxnetnetworkadapterUseanLSILogicSCSIadapterorBusLogicadapter.
DonotruntheXserverthatisinstalledwhenyousetupRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1.Instead,togetan acceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareTools packageimmediatelyafterinstallingRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. ForadditionalinformationonusinguniprocessorandmultiprocessorkernelswithaRedHatEnterprise Linux2.1virtualmachineunderVMwareESXServer,seethereleasenotesat www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/releasenotes_esx213.html.
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IntheInstallationTypescreen,chooseeitherAdvancedServerorCustomfortheinstallationtype. IntheMouseSelectionscreen,chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.
VMwareESXServer,VirtualCenter,orvCenterServerifinstallingtoanESXServermachinewithout virtualSMP.IntheIndividualPackageSelectionscreen,usethearrowkeystonavigatetoSystem Environment/KernelandpressEnter.Besurethatthefollowingkernelsaredeselected(noasterisk shouldappearbetweenthebrackets):

kernelenterprise kernelsmp kernelsummit
VMwareESXServer,VirtualCenter,orvCenterServerifinstallingtoanESXServermachinewith virtualSMP.IntheIndividualPackageSelectionscreen,usethearrowkeystonavigatetoSystem Environment/KernelandpressEnter.

Ifyouareinstallingamultiprocessorvirtualmachine,besurekernelsmpisselected. Ifyouareinstallingauniprocessorvirtualmachine,besurethefollowingkernelsaredeselected: kernelenterprise,kernelsmpandkernelsummit.
IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. Youmightseeawarningthatsays:
The partition table on device sda was unreadable. To create new partitions, it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive. Would you like to initialize this drive?
Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Itsimply meansthatthevirtualharddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 10 SelecttheYesbuttonandpressEnter. sdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameifthevirtualdiskisaSCSIdisk.Ifthevirtualdiskisan IDEdrive,hdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameinstead. 11 12 13 IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfiguration screen,selecttheoptionUsebootp/dhcp. IntheVideoCardConfigurationscreen,chooseGenericSVGA. InstallVMwareTools.
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Red Hat Linux 9.0

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingRedHatLinux9.0inavirtualmachineistousethestandardRedHat distributionCD.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingRedHatLinux9.0viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:
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YoushouldnotruntheXserverthatisinstalledwhenyousetupRedHatLinux9.0.Instead,togetan acceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareTools packageimmediatelyafterinstallingRedHatLinux9.0. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheRedHatLinux9.0CDROMintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Atthebootprompt,typelinux textandpressEnter. IMPORTANTIfyouattempttousethegraphicalinstaller,itfailsandlaunchesthetextmodeinstaller. 4 5 6 Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Choosethelanguageandkeyboard. IntheMouseSelectionscreen,chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.
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IntheInstallationTypescreen,selecttheinstallationtype. IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,allowautomaticpartitioning. Youmightseeawarningthatsays:

Bad partition table. The partition table on device sda is corrupted. To create new partitions, it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive.
Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Thevirtual harddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 9 SelecttheInitializebuttonandpressEnter. sdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameifthevirtualdiskisaSCSIdisk.Ifthevirtualdiskisan IDEdrive,hdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicename. 10 11 12 IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfiguration screen,selectUsebootp/dhcp. IntheVideoCardConfigurationscreen,chooseSkipXConfiguration. InstallVMwareTools.
VMware Tools in a Red Hat Linux 9.0 Guest

DonotstarttheXserverintheguestoperatingsystemuntilyouinstallVMwareTools. WhenyouareinstallingVMwareTools,theconfigurationprogramasksyoutospecifyaresolutionforthe guestoperatingsystemsdisplay.Settheresolutionto1152x864orlower.Ifyousetahigherresolution,the guestoperatingsysteminsteadswitchestoadefaultresolutionof800x600.
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Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheRedHatLinux8.0CDROMintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Atthebootprompt,typelinux textandpressEnter. IMPORTANTIfyouattempttousethegraphicalinstaller,itfailsandlaunchesthetextmodeinstaller. 4 5 6 7 Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Choosethelanguageandkeyboard. IntheInstallationTypescreen,chooseeitherServerorWorkstation. IntheMouseSelectionscreen,chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.
Youmightseeawarningthatsays:
Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Thevirtual harddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 8 SelecttheInitializebuttonandpressEnter. sdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameifthevirtualdiskisaSCSIdisk.Ifthevirtualdiskisan IDEdrive,hdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicename. 9 10 11 IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfiguration screen,selectUsebootp/dhcp. IntheVideoCardConfigurationscreen,chooseSkipXConfiguration. InstallVMwareTools.
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Red Hat Linux 7

InstallRedHatLinux7inavirtualmachineusingthestandardRedHatdistributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DonotruntheXserverthatisinstalledwhenyousetupRedHatLinux7.Instead,togetanaccelerated SVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtualmachine,youshouldinstalltheVMwareToolspackage immediatelyafterinstallingRedHatLinux7.
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WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,problemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogicvirtual SCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 InserttheRedHatLinux7CDROMintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Atthebootprompt,typetextfollowedandpressEnter. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Choosethelanguageandkeyboard. IntheInstallationTypescreen,chooseeitherServerorWorkstation. Thefollowingwarningmightappear:

Thisdoesnotmeanthatanythingiswrongwiththeharddriveonyourphysicalcomputer.Thevirtual harddriveinyourvirtualmachineneedstobepartitionedandformatted. 7 ClicktheInitializebuttonandpressEnter. sdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicenameifthevirtualdiskinquestionisaSCSIdisk.Ifthevirtual diskisanIDEdrive,hdaappearsinthemessageasthedevicename. 8 9 10 11 12 13 IntheAutomaticPartitioningscreen,selectautomaticpartitioning. IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoaLANthatprovidesDHCPsupport,intheNetworkConfiguration screen,youcanselecttheoptionUsebootp/dhcp. IntheMouseSelectionscreen,selectGeneric3ButtonMouse(PS/2). SelecttheEmulate3Buttonsoptionforthreebuttonmousesupportinthevirtualmachine. IntheVideoCardSelectionscreen,selectthedefaultselection. DuringtheconfigurationoftheXserver,selectthedefaults. ThisXserverisreplacedbyanXserverspecifictoyourguestoperatingsystemwhenyouinstallVMware Toolsinthisvirtualmachine. 14 15 ContinuetotheStartingXscreenandclickSkip. InstallVMwareTools.
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Red Hat Linux 6.2


ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheRedHatLinux6.xinstallation,astandardVGA16Xserver(withoutsupportfortheVMware Xserver)isinstalled.TorunanacceleratedSVGAXserverinsidethevirtualmachine,installtheVMware ToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingRedHatLinux6.2.
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NOTERedHatLinux6.2runsonIntelcoreprocessors.However,itdoesnotrunonXeonprocessorsthatare brandedXeon,withnoqualifier,orXeonMP.PentiumIIIXeonprocessorsareOK. Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheRedHatLinux6.2installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. AttheRedHat6.2CDbootprompt,typetextandpressEnter. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. IfthevirtualmachinesEthernetadapterhasbeenenabled,theinstallationprogramdetectsandloadsthe AMDPC/Net32driver(nocommandlineparameterisnecessarytoloadthedriver). 5 6 7 8 9 10 IfyouareinstallingthisguestwithDHCPinavirtualmachinewithhostonlynetworking,donotspecify ahostname.ClickOKandcontinue.AttheNetworkConfigurationscreen,clickOKtousethedefault. SelectthestandardVGA16Xserver. IntheChooseaCardscreen,selectGenericVGAcompatible/GenericVGA. IntheMonitorSetupscreen,selectGenericMonitor. ClickProbeintheScreenConfigurationdialogbox. ClickOKfromtheStartingXdialogbox. AfterLinuxisinstalled,thegenericXserverisreplacedwiththeacceleratedXserverincludedinthe VMwareToolspackagewhenyouinstallVMwareTools. 11 Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. RedHat6.2bootsandaloginscreenappears. 12 InstallVMwareTools.
Sun Java Desktop System 2

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSunJavaDesktopSystem2inavirtualmachineistousethestandardSun JavaDesktopSystemdistributionCDs.Thenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandard distributionCD;however,installingSunJavaDesktopSystem2viathebootfloppy/networkmethodis supportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSunJavaDesktopSystem2installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
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SCO OpenServer 5.0

YoucaninstallSCOOpenServer5.0inavirtualmachineusingthestandarddistributionCDs,usingtheboot floppy/networkmethod,andifyourVMwareproductsupportsit,youcanalsoinstallfromaPXEserver. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:
Virtual disk recommendations

Minimumsize1.5GiBfortheSCOOpenServer5.0rootdisk. biosgeombootstringRequiredforSCSIdrivesbetween1and64GiB.(Notharmfultootherdrivesizes.). IDEvirtualdisksSCOBTLD(wdboottimeloadabledriver)forimprovedperformanceandreliability. Specialconsiderationsfordrivesizes: OpenServer5.0.7wdBTLDisrequiredforIDEdiskslargerthan128GiB(137GB). OpenServer5.0.6CannotuseIDEdisksthatare128GBorlarger.
Supported virtual disks

BusLogicSCSIRequiresSCOblcBTLD3.05.1orlater. LSISCSIRequiresSCOlsilBTLD1.03.28orlater. LSISASRequiresLSILogiclsilBTLD1.04.09orlater. IDE Under128GiBnoBTLDrequired. 128GiBormore5.0.7only,requiresSCOwdBTLD.
Supported drivers SuitableNICandHBAdriversarenotincludedinthebaseSCOOpenServer5.0distributions.Youcan downloadfromtheInternet.
SCOIntelPRO/1000networkadapterdriver(SearchfortheeeGdriver.) ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/drivers/
SCOIDEBTLD,locatedontheSCOFTPWebsite: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/drivers/wd_3.0/
SCOBusLogicBTLD3.05.1,locatedontheSCOFTPWebsite: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/drivers/blc_3.05.1/
SCOLSILogicBTLD1.03.28,locatedontheSCOFTPWebsite: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/drivers/lsil_1.03.28/
LSILogicLSISASBTLD1.04.09,locatedontheLSILogicWebsite: http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/files/support/ssp/fusionmpt/SCO/SCO_op5_m pt_lsil_10409.zip http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/files/support/ssp/fusionmpt/sas/linux/scounix_ 10409.txt
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Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheSCOOSR506InstallCDfor5.0.6,orSCOOSR507InstallCDfor5.0.7,intheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. InstalltheappropriateSCSIdrivers:
IDEdiskunder128GiB(137GB) Nobootstringrequired,pressEnter.
IDEdisk128GiB(137GB)orlarger(5.0.7only)
restart link=wd
Whenpromptedtoreplacethedriver,typer.
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Whenpromptedtoreplacethedriver,typer.
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Inserttheappropriateinstallationdiskswhenprompted. Readandacceptthelicenseagreement. AcceptthedefaultCDROMtypeandcontrolleranddriveconfiguration. TheOpenServer5.0installchecksforthedrivetypeanddefaultstotheconfiguration.
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Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Turnoffthebadblockscan,whichisonbydefaultforIDEdisks. Thebadblockscanisnotnecessaryonavirtualdisk.
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Install Maintenance Pack 5

AfterinstallingOpenServer5.0.7,installMaintenancePack5(MP5). To Install Maintenance Pack 5 1 2 3 4 PowerontheOpenServer5.0.7guest. (Optional)Ifyouusedbiosgeomduringtheinstall,boottheguestwiththedefbootstr biosgeom command. InserttheSCOOSR507SuppCD5CDintheCDROMdrive. InstallMP5usingtheSoftwareManager.
NOTEAfterMP5isinstalled,thevirtualmachinebootsnormallywithoutrequiringbiosgeom.
VMware Tools in a SCO OpenServer 5.0 Guest

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ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. SCOUnixWare7runsveryslowlywithoutassistancefromCPUvirtualizationhardware.Fornearnative performance,thehostmusthavesupportfornestedpagetables.ThisisfoundinAMDBarcelonaandlater CPUswithRapidVirtualizationIndexing(RVI)andinIntelNehalemandlaterCPUswithExtendedPage Tables(EPT).
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSCOUnixWare7.1.1or7.1.4bootCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. (Optional)IfyouselectedLSILOGIC/LSISASforSCSIadapter,thenselectInstallHBAdisk. InserttheHBAdisk.
Installing SCO UnixWare Maintenance Packs

Afterinstallingtheguestoperatingsystem,installUnixWare7.1.1MaintenancePack5(MP5)orUnixWare 7.1.4MaintenancePack4(MP4)andpatchp535283,accordingtoSCOinstructions. TheMaintenancePacksarelocatedhere:

UnixWare7.1.1MP5ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/uw711pk UnixWare7.1.4MP4ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/mp/uw714mp4/
IfyouusemorethanonevirtualCPUinthisguest,installtheOSMultiprocessorSupport(OSMP)package, whichisnotautomaticallyinstalled.AnadditionalSCOCPUlicenseisrequiredforeachadditionalCPU. For example,ifyouusefourvirtualCPUs,youneedoneoperatingsystemlicenseandthreeCPUlicenses.
Installing and Configuring SMP

InstallOSMPandanynecessarylicensesaccordingtoSCOdocumentation.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11DesktoporServer inavirtualmachineisto usethestandardSUSEdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11 installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
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TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10DesktoporServerinavirtualmachineisto usethestandardSUSEdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 InserttheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10installationCDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10. Inthefirstinstallationscreen,usethearrowkeystoselectInstallation. FortheDesktop,presstheF2key,usethearrowkeystochoose text mode,andpressEntertoselectthe textmodeinstaller. FortheServer,enterthebootoptiontextmode=1,andpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9inavirtualmachineistousethestandard distributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. ForsupportforOES1onSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,selectSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9fromthe GuestOperatingSystemversionlist. OnlytheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterissupportedinaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9virtualmachine withmorethan4GBofmemoryonESX Server 3.xand4.x.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSLES9installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Inthefirstinstallationscreen,usethearrowkeystoselectInstallation,enterthebootoptiontextmode=1 andpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. AttheInstallationSettingsscreen,gototheChangemenuandselectBooting. TheBootLoaderSetupscreenappears. 5 6 7 8 9 SettheBootLoaderTypetoGRUB. Theinstallerdisplaysawarningthatindicatesthatyoumightlosesomesettingsandpromptsyoutoselect acourseofaction.SelectConvertcurrentconfigurationandcontinue. SelectFinishtoreturntotheInstallationSettingsscreen. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
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TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8inavirtualmachineistousethestandard SUSEdistributionCDs.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingthestandarddistributionCD;however, installingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8viathebootfloppy/networkmethodissupportedaswell. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. OnlytheBusLogicvirtualSCSIadapterissupportedinaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8virtualmachine onESX Server 2.5.x.TheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterissupportedforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8 virtualmachinesonESX Server 3.x.and4.x.OnlytheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterissupportedina SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9virtualmachinewithmorethan4GBofmemoryonESX Server 3.x and 4.x.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 InserttheSLES8installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocontinuewiththeinstallation. AttheLILOscreen,letthebootproceedusingthedefaultselectionoflinux. AttheDesktopSettingsscreen,select640x480256colors. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7(SLES7)inavirtualmachineistousethe standardSUSEdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DuringtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7installation,astandardVGA16Xservershouldbeinstalled. TogetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtualmachine,installtheVMwareTools packageimmediatelyafterinstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 InserttheSLES7installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptsuntilyougettotheselectionscreensdescribedinthenextsteps. Partwaythroughtheinstallation,theinstallerrebootsthevirtualmachine.AttheLILOscreen,lettheboot proceedusingthedefaultselectionoflinux. AttheDesktopSettingsscreen,select640x480256colors. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
openSUSE Linux 11.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingopenSUSELinux11.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardopenSUSE LinuxdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:
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ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 InserttheopenSUSELinux11.xinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Inthefirstinstallationscreen,pressF3togetbootoptions. PressF3againandusethearrowkeystoselecttextmodeandpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. AttheInstallationSettingsscreen,selectChange. SelectSoftware. FromtheFiltermenu,selectRPMGroups. SelecttheDevelopmentgroupandpressEntertoopenit. Addgcc,gccc++,andkernelsourcebyhighlightingthoseitemsinthelistandpressingthespacebar. AttheTestInternetConnectionscreen,duringfinalconfigurationandafterallpackagesareinstalled,do notperformtheInternetconnectiontest. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
VMware Tools in an openSUSE Linux 11.x Guest

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openSUSE Linux 10.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingopenSUSELinux10.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardSUSELinux distributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 InserttheopenSUSELinux10installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Inthefirstinstallationscreen,pressF3togetbootoptions. PressF3againandusethearrowkeystoselecttextmodeandpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. AttheInstallationSettingsscreen,selectChangeandchooseSoftware. FromtheFiltermenu,selectRPMGroups. SelecttheDevelopmentgroupandpressEntertoopenit. Addgcc,gccc++,andkernelsourcebyhighlightingthoseitemsinthelistandpressingthespacebar.
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AttheTestInternetConnectionscreen,duringfinalconfigurationandafterallpackagesareinstalled,do notperformtheInternetconnectiontest. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
SUSE Linux 10.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinux10.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardSUSELinux distributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 InserttheSUSELinux10.xinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Onthetextmodeinstallerfirstinstallationscreen,pressF3forbootoptions. PressF3againandusethearrowkeystoselecttextmodeandpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. AttheInstallationSettingsscreen,selectChange,andthenselectSoftware. FromtheFiltermenu,selectRPMGroups. SelecttheDevelopmentgroup,pressEntertoopenit,andaddgcc,gccc++,andkernelsourceby highlightingthoseitemsinthelistandpressingthespacebar. AttheTestInternetConnectionscreenduringfinalconfigurationafterallpackagesareinstalleddonot performtheInternetconnectiontest. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
SUSE Linux 9.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinux9.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardSUSELinux distributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. OnlytheBusLogicvirtualSCSIadapterissupportedinaSUSELinux9.xvirtualmachineonESX Server2.5.x.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheSUSELinux9.xinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Installusingthetextmodeinstaller. a Inthefirstinstallationscreen,selectInstallationandpressF2.
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DuringfinalconfigurationforSUSELinux9.3,afterallpackagesareinstalled,donotperformtheInternet connectiontest. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
AfteryouhaveinstalledVMwareTools,butbeforeyoustarttheXserver,astherootuser,runtheSaX2 configurationutilitytoconfigureyourXserver.
Run SaX2 Configuration Utility

To Run SaX2 Configuration Utility 1 2 3 4 Atacommandprompt,typeSaX2. FollowthepromptsinthewizardtoconfigureyourXserver. IfyouintendtoconnecttothisvirtualmachinewiththeVMwareVirtualMachineConsole,configurethe colorresolutionfor65536(16bit)colorsorless. AfteryouruntheSaX2utility,boottheSUSELinux9.xvirtualmachinewithanyoftheselectionsoffered in GRUB.
SUSE Linux 8.x

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinux8.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardSUSEdistribution CDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.UsetheLSILogicvirtualSCSIadapterwith thisguestoperatingsystem. DuringtheSUSELinux8.xinstallation,donotinstallanXserver.TogetanacceleratedSVGAXserver runninginsidethevirtualmachine,installtheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingSUSE Linux 8.x.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSUSELinux8.xinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Installusingthetextmodeinstaller. a b 5 6 7 8 Inthefirstinstallationscreen,selectInstallationandpressF2. SelectTextModeandpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller.
Whenprompted,donotinstallanXserver. IntheConfigureMonitorscreen,selectTextModeOnly. ClickAccept. InstallVMwareTools.
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Run SaX2 Configuration Utility

To Run SaX2 Configuration Utility 1 2 3 4 Atacommandprompt,typeSaX2. FollowthepromptsinthewizardtoconfigureyourXserver. IfyouintendtoconnecttothisvirtualmachinewiththeVMwareVirtualMachineConsole,configurethe colorresolutionfor65536(16bit)colorsorless. AfteryouruntheSaX2utility,boottheSUSELinux8.xvirtualmachinewithanyoftheselectionsoffered in GRUB.
SUSE Linux 7.3

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingSUSELinux7.3inavirtualmachineistousethestandardSUSEdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. DuringtheSUSELinux7.3installation,donotinstallanXserver.TogetanacceleratedSVGAXserver runninginsidethevirtualmachine,installtheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingSUSE Linux 7.3.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheSUSELinux7.3installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Installusingthetextmodeinstaller. Whenprompted,donotinstallanXserver.IntheConfigureMonitorscreen,chooseNoX11. Theinstallerasksyoutoconfirm. 6 7 ClickContinueandfinishtheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
VMware Tools in a SUSE Linux 7.3 Guest

AfteryouhaveinstalledVMwareTools,youcanbootyourSUSE7.3virtualmachinewithanyoftheselections offeredinLILO.
Turbolinux 11
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingTurbolinux11DesktoporServerinavirtualmachineistousethestandard TurbolinuxdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

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Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheTurbolinux11installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Turbolinux 10
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingTurbolinux10DesktoporServerinavirtualmachineistousethestandard TurbolinuxdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheTurbolinux10installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Turbolinux 8
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingTurbolinux8WorkstationorEnterpriseServerinavirtualmachineistouse thestandardTurbolinuxdistributionCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. DuringtheTurbolinux8installation,donotinstallanXserver.TogetanacceleratedSVGAXserver runninginsidethevirtualmachine,installtheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstalling Turbolinux8.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 InserttheTurbolinux8installationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Inthefirstinstallationscreen,presstheF2key,andthenpressEntertoselectthetextmodeinstaller. Whenprompted,donotinstallanXserver. IntheDesktopSettingsscreen,chooseText Mode OnlyandclickAccept. InstallVMwareTools.
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Run SaX2 Configuration Utility To Run SaX2 Configuration Utility 1 2 3 4 Atacommandprompt,typeSaX2. FollowthepromptsinthewizardtoconfigureyourXserver. IfyouintendtoconnecttothisvirtualmachinewiththeVMwareVirtualMachineConsole,configurethe colorresolutionfor65536(16bit)colorsorless. AfteryouruntheSaX2utility,boottheTurbolinuxWorkstation8virtualmachinewithanyofthe selectionsofferedin GRUB.
Turbolinux 7.0
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingTurbolinux7.0inavirtualmachineistousethestandardTurbolinux7.0 distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyLinuxguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. DuringtheTurbolinux7.0installation,astandardVGA16Xserver(thatdoesnotsupporttheVMware displayadapter)isinstalled.TogetanacceleratedSVGAXserverrunninginsidethevirtualmachine, installtheVMwareToolspackageimmediatelyafterinstallingTurbolinux7.0,beforeyoustarttheX server.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheTurbolinux7.0CDNo.1intheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. IntheConfigureMonitorscreen,followthedefaultstoconfigureanXserver. ThisprocedureisnecessaryeventhoughyouwillinstalladifferentXserverwithVMwareToolsafteryou finishinstallingtheguestoperatingsystem. Turbolinux7.0bootsandaloginscreenappears. 5 InstallVMwareTools.
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Ubuntu 10.04 and Ubuntu 10.10

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingUbuntu10.04orUbuntu10.10inavirtualmachineistousethestandard distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

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Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheUbuntu10.04orUbuntu10.10CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. AftertheUbuntu10.04orUbuntu10.10installercopiesthefilesitneedstothevirtualdisk,itejectsthe installationCDanddisplaysamessageindicatingthatthecomputerwillrestart. 3 4 Ifthevirtualmachinefailstorestartasexpected,clicktheResetbuttontorestartit. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes. 5 InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.
Whentheinstallationcompletes,intheUbuntu10.04orUbuntu10.10userinterface,chooseSystem> Preferences>NetworkProxytosettheHTTPproxyintheNetworkProxyPreferencesdialogbox.
VMware Tools in an Ubuntu 10.04 and Ubuntu 10.10 Guest

ToinstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller,enablerootintheUbuntuguest.
Enable Root in a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Server Edition

YouneedtosetarootpasswordtoinstallVMwareTools. To Enable Root in a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Server Edition 1 2 3 Openaterminalwindow. Loginasanormaluser. Typesudo passwd roottosetarootpassword.
Ubuntu 9.10
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingUbuntu9.10inavirtualmachineistousethestandardUbuntu9.10 distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheUbuntu9.10CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. AftertheUbuntu9.10installercopiesthefilesitneedstothevirtualdisk,itejectstheinstallationCDand displaysamessageindicatingthatthecomputerwillrestart. 3 4 Ifthevirtualmachinefailstorestartasexpected,clicktheResetbuttontorestartit. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.
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Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes. 5 InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.
Whentheinstallationcompletes,intheUbuntu9.10userinterface,chooseSystem>Preferences>Network ProxytosettheHTTPproxyintheNetworkProxyPreferencesdialogbox.
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Ubuntu 9.04

Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheUbuntu9.04CDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. AftertheUbuntu9.04installercopiesthefilesitneedstothevirtualdisk,itejectstheinstallationCDand displaysamessageindicatingthatthecomputerwillrestart. 3 4 Ifthevirtualmachinefailstorestartasexpected,clicktheResetbuttontorestartit. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes. 5 InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.

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Enable Root in a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Desktop Edition

YouneedtosetarootpasswordtoinstallVMwareTools. To Enable Root in a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Desktop Edition 1 2 3 4 5 SelectSystem>Administration>LoginWindow,andclicktheSecuritytab. SelecttheAllowlocalsystemadministratorlogincheckboxandclickClose. SelectSystem>Administration>UsersandGroupsandclickUnlock. IntheAuthenticatewindow,typeyourpasswordandclickAuthenticate. Selectroot,clickProperties,andunderSetpasswordbyhand,establisharootpassword.
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

TheeasiestmethodofinstallingUbuntu804LTSinavirtualmachineistousethestandardUbuntu8.04LTS distributionCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheUbuntu8.04LTSCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. AftertheUbuntu8.04LTSinstallercopiesthefilesitneedstothevirtualdisk,itejectstheinstallationCD anddisplaysamessageindicatingthatthecomputerwillrestart. 3 4 Ifthevirtualmachinefailstorestartasexpected,clicktheResetbuttontorestartit. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Astheinstallationprogresses,themessageConfiguring apt/ Scanning the mirrorappears indicatingthatthenetworkisbeingscanned.IfyoursiteusesanHTTPproxy,thismessagemightpersist for10minutesorlonger,indicatingthattheinstallationhasbeendelayed.Ifyouwait,networkscanning eventuallystopsandtheinstallationresumes. 5 InstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstaller.
Whentheinstallationcompletes,intheUbuntu8.04LTSuserinterface,chooseSystem>Preferences> NetworkProxytosettheHTTPproxyintheNetworkProxyPreferencesdialogbox.
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NOTEForUbuntu8.04LTS,8.04.1,and8.04.2,youcaninstallVMwareToolsusingthetarinstallerorthe appropriateOSP.Foracompletesetofinstructionsfordownloading,installing,andupgradingVMwareTools OSPs,seetheVMwareToolsInstallationGuideOperatingSystemSpecificPackagesat: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/osp_install_guide.pdf
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To Enable Root in a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Server Edition 1 2 3 Openaterminalwindow. Loginasanormaluser. Typesudo passwd roottosetarootpassword.

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VMware Tools and 64-bit Version of Ubuntu Linux 5.10

The64bitversionofUbuntuLinux5.10lacksthedriverneededforcorrectoperationoftheXserverinthe virtualmachine.ThedriverisinstalledwhenyouinstallVMwareTools.ToinstallVMwareToolsinthe64bit versionofUbuntuLinux5.10,seeknowledgebasearticleathttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1900.
Ubuntu Linux 5.04


Installation Steps 1 2 3 InserttheUbuntuLinuxCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. IfyourhostcomputerisonanetworkthatusesaproxyserverforInternetaccess,enterinformationabout theproxyservernameandportatthebootprompt.

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Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. Youcannowbecomerootatanytimeusingthenormalsu -commandandtherootpasswordyoujust created.
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FreeBSD 8
InstallFreeBSD8fromaDVDorCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DownloadtheISOimagesfromtheFreeBSDWebsite. WithmanyFreeBSDguestoperatingsystems,variousproblemshavebeenobservedwhentheBusLogic virtualSCSIadapterisusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSI LogicvirtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps ToinstallFreeBSD8: 1 2 3 4 InserttheFreeBSD8CDorDVDintotheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Known Limitation for FreeBSD 8

Occasionally,screendistortionoccurswithusingGNOMEwithFreeBSD8.0.Seeknowledgebasearticle 1021745athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021745. Duetoathirdpartyissue,youwillexperienceinstallationproblemsifyouinstallFreeBSD864bitconfigured with32vCPUs.Toworkaroundthisissue,changethevCPUvalueto31.Formoreinformationsee, http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/querypr.cgi?pr=148698&cat. TheFreeBSD8.2releaseincludesafixfortheinstallationproblem.
FreeBSD 7.x
InstallFreeBSD7.xfromaDVDorCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:
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DownloadtheISOimagesfromtheFreeBSDWebsite: WithmanyFreeBSDguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps ToinstallFreeBSD7.x: 1 2 3 4 InserttheFreeBSD7.xCDorDVDintotheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Foradditionalinstallationinstructions,seehttp://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install.html.
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FreeBSD 6.x
YoucaninstallFreeBSD6.xfromaDVDorCDs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. DownloadtheISOimagesfromtheFreeBSDWebsite: WithmanyFreeBSDguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheFreeBSDCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
FreeBSD 5.x
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingFreeBSD5.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardFreeBSD distribution CD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyFreeBSDguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem.
Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheFreeBSD5.xCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine.
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FreeBSD 4.x
TheeasiestmethodofinstallingFreeBSD4.xinavirtualmachineistousethestandardFreeBSD distribution CD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WithmanyFreeBSDguestoperatingsystems,problemswereobservedwhentheBusLogicvirtualSCSI adapterwasusedwithVMwarevirtualmachines.VMwarerecommendsthatyouusetheLSILogic virtualSCSIadapterwiththisguestoperatingsystem. VMwarerecommendsthatyouconfigureESXServervirtualmachinesthatusethisguestoperating systemtousethevmxEthernetadapter.Seeyourproductdocumentationforinstructions. FreeBSD4.6isnotsupported.UseFreeBSD4.6.2instead.Itresolvesanissuethatinterfereswith installationofFreeBSD4.6inavirtualmachine.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheFreeBSDCDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingFreeBSD. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
Installation Instructions for FreeBSD 4.11, 4.10, and 4.9

Afterpoweringonthevirtualmachinecompletethisstep: IntheFreeBSDDisklabelEditorstep,donotusetheinstallersdefaultoptionA partitioning.UseoptionCto createthemounts.InordertoinstallVMwareTools,youneedmorespacein/usrthanisprovidedbythe installerdefaults.Includeatleast4,000,000blocksfor/usrinthepartitioningscheme.
Installation Instructions for FreeBSD 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, and 4.0

WhenyouinstallFreeBSD4.3,4.2,4.1,and4.0,considerthesesupportandconfigurationissues.
IfyoucreateyourvirtualmachinewithavirtualIDEdisk,installationproceedsasitwouldonaphysical machine.IfyoucreateyourvirtualmachinewithaSCSIvirtualdiskthatis2GBorlargeryouneedtoset thediskgeometry. IfyouinstallFreeBSD4.3,4.2,4.1,and4.0astheguestoperatingsystemona2GBorlargerSCSIvirtual disk,theguestoperatingsystemdoesnotbootunlessyoutakespecialsteps. TheguestfailstobootbecausethevirtualdiskgeometryisnotprobedcorrectlybyFreeBSDwhenyou installtheguestoperatingsystem.FreeBSDinstallsthebootloaderinthewronglocationonthevirtual disk.WhenFreeBSDtriestoboot,theFreeBSDbootloaderaskstheBIOSforimportantdatathatisnow onadifferentsectionofthevirtualdisk,soFreeBSDcannotboot. ThisproblemhasbeenfixedinFreeBSD4.4.ThisandlaterversionscorrectlybootSCSIvirtualdisksof any size.
SelectoneofthefollowingmethodstouseFreeBSD4.3,4.2,4.1,and4.0inavirtualmachine.
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UseanIDEvirtualdiskinyourvirtualmachine.YoumightneedtoaddtheIDEvirtualdisktothe virtualmachinewiththeConfigurationEditor. ManuallysetthediskgeometrywheninstallingFreeBSD.
Set the Disk Geometry Manually

FreeBSDcalculatesanincorrectdiskgeometrybeforeyouarriveattheFDISKPartitionEditor.Therefore,you mustsetthediskgeometrymanually. To Set the Disk Geometry Manually 1 Tosetthediskgeometry,pressGtoselecttheoptionSetDriveGeometry. Adialogboxappears,containingnumberslike2055/64/32.Thesenumbersrepresentthenumberof cylinders,heads,andsectorsperhead.Thesenumbersaretheincorrectgeometry. 2 Calculatethecorrectgeometry. a b 3 4 5 Findthetotalnumberofsectorsbymultiplyingthenumberofcylinders,headsandsectorsperhead together. Dividethenumberofsectorsbythecorrectnumberofheadsandsectorsperhead.
Enterthecorrectgeometryseparatedbyslashes(/). ClickOK. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.
NetWare 6.5 Server

YoucaninstallNetWare6.5inavirtualmachineusingthestandardNovellNetWare6.5OperatingSystemand ProductCDROMs. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. WhenyoucreateavirtualmachineforNetWare6.5withNovellOpenEnterpriseServeronanESXServer, selectNovellNetWarefortheguestoperatingsystemandNovellNetWare6.xfortheversion. VMwarerecommendsyouinstallNetWare6.5onacomputerwithatleast512MBofmemory. GuestswithoutSupportPack1.ReadtheNovelltechnicalinformationdocumentat support.novell.com/cgibin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2967370.htm.Thisdocumentdescribesthesteps necessarytodownloadandinstallaNetWarepatchrequiredwhenyouinstallaNetWare6.5Serverguest operatingsystemwithoutSP1. WhenyouconfigureavirtualmachineforaNetWare6.5guest,usethevirtualLSILogicSCSIadapter. NetWare6.5doesnotincludeadriverforthevirtualBusLogicSCSIadapter.
Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheNovellNetWare6.5ProductCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Afewpromptsappearbeforeyoureachthelicenseagreement. 3 4 5 Readandacceptthelicenseagreement. AcceptthedefaultsforinstallingNetWare,theCDROMdrivetype,howtorestorethefloppydriveand therunmode,andthencontinue. Whenprompted,chooseIDECDROM.
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Createanewbootpartition. Theguestoperatingsystemreboots.Theinstallationcontinues.
VMwareESXServer:JumptoStep 8. VMwareWorkstationandVMwareACE.ToconfigureIPnetworking,dooneofthefollowing.
Forbridgednetworkingforthevirtualmachine,enteritsIPaddress. WhenNetWaretriestoloadtheLANdriver(usingpcntnw.lan),itfailsbecauseitbroadcastsforits ownIPaddress.ThisbehaviorcausesIPnetworkingtofail. Toworkaroundthis,opentheSystemConsole(pressCtrl+Esc)andtypethefollowingcommand: set allow ip address duplicates=on PressAlt+Esctoreturntotheinstallation.
Forhostonlynetworkingforthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachinesIPaddress. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type: ipconfig /all AtacommandpromptonaLinuxhost,type: ifconfig NotethehostsIPaddressforVMnet1andchangethelastoctetsothatitisgreaterthanthelastoctet intheIPaddressofthehost. Forexample,ifthehostIPaddressis192.168.160.1,thevirtualmachinesIPaddressis192.168.160.###, where###isanynumbergreaterthan1andlessthan128. Forthesubnetmask,enter255.255.255.0. Fortheroutergateway,enterthehostsIPaddress(192.168.160.1intheexample).
Fornetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)forthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachinesIP address. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type ipconfig /all AtacommandpromptonaLinuxhost,type ifconfig NotethehostsIPaddressforVMnet8andchangethelastoctetsoitisgreaterthanthelastoctetin theIPaddressofthehost. Forexample,ifthehostIPaddressis192.168.160.1,thevirtualmachinesIPaddressis192.168.160.###, where###isanynumbergreaterthan2andlessthan128. Forthesubnetmask,enter255.255.255.0. Fortheroutergateway,entertheNATservicesIPaddress(192.168.160.2inourexample). NotethatwithNetworkAddressTranslation,thereare2IPaddressesinuseonthehost:
TheIPaddressassignedtotheinterfaceforVMnet8(whichshowsupintheipconfigoutput witha.1inthelastoctet). TheIPaddressusedbytheNATdeviceitself(whichalwaysuses.2asthelastoctet).
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VMware Tools in a NetWare 6.6 Server Guest

InstallingVMwareToolsalsoinstallsandloadstheCPUidleprogram.NetWareserversdonotidletheCPU whentheoperatingsystemisidle.Asaresult,avirtualmachinetakesCPUtimefromthehostregardlessof whethertheNetWareserversoftwareisidleorbusy.Topreventunnecessaryslowdowns,VMware recommendsthat,afteryouinstallVMwareTools,youkeeptheNetWareCPUidleprogramloaded.
NetWare 6.0 Server

YoucaninstallNetWare6.0inavirtualmachineusingthestandardNovellNetWare6.0CDROM. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwarerecommendsyouinstallNetWare6.0onacomputerwithatleast256MBofmemory. IntheNetWareinstallationprocess,youmustbootfromtheinstallationCDtwiceoncetoformatthe virtualmachinesdiskdrive,andasecondtimetoinstallfilesfromtheCD. Onthereboot,youseethemessageOperating System not foundandadialogboxwiththemessage No bootable CD, floppy or hard disk was detected. TobootfromtheCDthesecondtime,changethebootorder. Asthevirtualmachineboots,clickinsidethevirtualmachinewindow.WhentheVMwarelogoappears, pressEsc.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheCDdriveasthebootdevice,andthenpressEnter.
WhenyouconfigureavirtualmachineforaNetWare6.0guest,usethevirtualLSILogicSCSIadapter. NetWare6.0doesnotincludeadriverforthevirtualBusLogicSCSIadapter.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 InserttheNetWare6.0ServerCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Readandacceptthelicenseagreement. Whenprompted,chooseIDECDROM. Createanewbootpartition. Theguestoperatingsystemreboots. 6 ConfigureIPnetworking.
Forbridgednetworkingforthevirtualmachine,enteritsIPaddress. WhenNetWaretriestoloadtheLANdriver(usingpcntnw.lan),itfailsbecauseitbroadcastsforits ownIPaddress.ThiscausesIPnetworkingtofail. Toworkaroundthis,opentheSystemConsole(pressCtrl+Esc)andtype set allow ip address duplicates=on PressAlt+Esctoreturntotheinstallation.
Forhostonlynetworkingforthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachinesIPaddress. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type:
ipconfig /all
AtacommandpromptonaLinuxhost,type:
ifconfig
NotethehostsIPaddressforVMnet1andchangethelastoctetsoitisgreaterthanthelastoctetin theIPaddressofthehost.
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Forexample,ifthehostIPaddressis192.168.160.1,thevirtualmachinesIPaddressis192.168.160.###, where###isanynumbergreaterthan1andlessthan128. Forthesubnetmask,enter255.255.255.0. Fortheroutergateway,enterthehostsIPaddress(192.168.160.1inthisexample).
Ifyouchosenetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)forthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachines IPaddress. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type:

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NotethehostsIPaddressforVMnet8andchangethelastoctetsoitisgreaterthanthelastoctetin theIPaddressofthehost. Forexample,ifthehostIPaddressis192.168.160.1,thevirtualmachinesIPaddressis192.168.160.###, where###isanynumbergreaterthan2andlessthan128. Forthesubnetmask,enter255.255.255.0. Fortheroutergateway,entertheNATservicesIPaddress(192.168.160.2inthisexample). WithNetworkAddressTranslation,thehostusestwoIPaddresses:
TheIPaddressassignedtotheinterfaceforVMnet8appearsintheipconfigoutputwitha1in thelastoctet. TheIPaddressusedbytheNATdeviceitselfalwaysuses2asthelastoctet.
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YoucaninstallNetWare5.1ServerinavirtualmachineusingthestandardNovellNetWare5.1Server CDROM. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwarerecommendsyouinstallNetWare5.1onacomputerwithatleast256MBofmemory. IfyouarerunningNetWare5.1ServerSupportPack6,installthelatestLSILogicSCSIdriver.For informationonobtainingandinstallingthedriver,seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1181. ForSCSIsupport,downloadthelatestLSILogicdriver. IntheNetWareinstallationprocess,bootfromtheinstallationCDtwiceoncetoformatthevirtual machinesdiskdrive,andasecondtimetoinstallfilesfromtheCD. Onthereboot,youseethemessageOperating System not foundandadialogboxwiththemessage No bootable CD,floppy or hard disk was detected. TobootfromtheCDthesecondtime,changethebootorder.
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Asthevirtualmachineboots,clickinsidethevirtualmachinewindow.WhentheVMwarelogoappears, pressEsc.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheCDdriveasthebootdevice,andthenpressEnter. Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheNetWare5.1ServerCDintotheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Readandacceptthelicenseagreement. Createanewbootpartition. Theguestoperatingsystemreboots.Theinstallationcontinues. 5 VMwareESXServer.SkiptoStep 6. VMwareWorkstationandVMwareACE.ToconfigureIPnetworking,dooneofthefollowing:
Forbridgednetworkingforthevirtualmachine,enteritsIPaddress. WhenNetWaretriestoloadtheLANdriver(usingpcntnw.lan),itfailsbecauseitbroadcastsforits ownIPaddress.ThiscausesIPnetworkingtofail. Toworkaroundthis,opentheSystemConsole(pressCtrl+Esc)andtype set allow ip address duplicates=on PressAlt+Esctoreturntotheinstallation.
Forhostonlynetworkingforthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachinesIPaddress. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type:
ipconfig /all
ifconfig
NotethehostsIPaddressforVMnet1andchangethelastoctetsoitisgreaterthanthelastoctetin theIPaddressofthehost. Forexample,ifthehostIPaddressis192.168.160.1,andthenthevirtualmachinesIPaddressis 192.168.160.###,where###isanynumbergreaterthan1andlessthan128. Forthesubnetmask,enter255.255.255.0. Fortheroutergateway,enterthehostsIPaddress(192.168.160.1inthisexample).
Fornetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)forthevirtualmachine,lookupthehostmachinesIP address. AtacommandpromptonaWindowshost,type:

ipconfig /all
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NotethatwithNetworkAddressTranslation,therearetwoIPaddressesinuseonthehost:
TheIPaddressassignedtotheinterfaceforVMnet8showsupintheipconfigoutputwitha1 inthelastoctet. TheIPaddressusedbytheNATdeviceitselfalwaysuses2asthelastoctet.
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NetWare 4.2 Server

YoucaninstallNetWare4.2ServerinavirtualmachineusingthestandardNovellNetWare4.2Server installationCD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. IfyoucreatedthisvirtualmachineonaLinuxhostfollowthesesteps: a Opentheconfigurationfile(<netware>.cfg)inatexteditorandaddthefollowingline:

gui.iconLEDS = false
b c
ThisremovesalltheLEDiconsintheconsolewindow,whichpreventsthevirtualmachinedisplay fromappearingincorrectlywhenyoupoweritonwhilethehostisin8bit/256colormode. InstalltheguestoperatingsystemandVMwareTools,whichincludestheCPUidlerprogram.See VMwareToolsinaNetWare4.2ServerGuestonpage 82
VMwarerecommendsthatyouinstallNetWare4.2Serveronahostwithatleast256MBofmemory.
Installation Steps 1 VMwarerecommendsthatyouinstallMSDOS5.0orhigherinasmall(50MBFAT16)partitionas describedintheseguidelines.TherestofthefreespaceonthevirtualdiskisusedfortheNetWare partition.EvenifthevirtualmachineistorunNetWaremostofthetime,itisagoodideatoinstallaCPU idlerprogram. InstallaCDROMdriverorCDROMsoftwareforMSDOS. IfyouhaveproblemssettinguptheMSDOSvirtualmachinetoaccesstheCDROMdrive,youcanuse themtmcdai.sysdriver,whichcanbefoundatwww.mitsumi.com.UnderDriversandManualslookfor ide158.exe.
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Modifytheconfig.sysandautoexec.batfilesonyourMSDOSbootfloppy(alongwiththe mscdex.exefile)asshownbelow.IfyouareusingaMSDOSbootpartition,adjustthedriveletters accordingly.

config.sys device=himem.sys /testmem:off device=NEC_IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 files=12 buffers=15 stacks=9,256 lastdrive=z autoexec.bat @ECHO OFF set EXPAND=YES SET DIRCMD=/O:N cls set temp=c:\ set tmp=c:\ path=c:\ IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT a:\NWCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 :QUIT
AfteryouhaveconfiguredtheCDROMsoftware,verifythatthevirtualmachinecanreadaCDfromthe hostsystemsCDROMdrive. 4 5 6 Ifthevirtualmachineisnotrunning,poweritonandwaitforMSDOStofinishitsbootprocess. InserttheNetWare4.2CDintheCDROMdriveonthehost. Inthevirtualmachine,attheMSDOSprompt,runthefdiskcommandtocreateapartitionforNetWare.

A:\>fdisk
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Afteryoucreatethepartition,pressCtrl+Alt+Inserttorebootthevirtualmachine. FormattheC:drive.Typethefollowing:
format c: /s /x
TypethefollowingcommandtocopythefollowingfilestoyourC:drivefromyourfloppy.
Copy Copy Copy Copy Copy autoexec.bat c: config.sys c: himem.sys c: nwcdex.exe c: nec_ide.sys c:
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Modifytheautoexec.batfilesoitpointstotheCDROMdirectoryontheharddriveinsteadofthe floppydrive. a Tomodifyautoexec.bat,typethefollowingattheC:prompt:

a:edit autoexec.bat
b c
Inthelinethatreadsa:\NWCDEX.EXE/D:mscd001,changethedrivefromAtoC. Savethechangesyoujustmade.
cd d:
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RuntheINSTALL.BATprogramtostarttheNetWareserverinstallationprocess. Ifthevirtualmachinehasbeenconfiguredfornetworking(bridged,hostonly,NATorcustom),the installationprogramdetectsaPCIEthernetadapterandpromptsyouwithalistofpossibledrivers.
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Atthispoint,donotselectorloadanyLANdrivers;presstheF3keytocontinueinstallingwithoutaLAN driver. NOTEAftertheinstallationiscompleted,youcanloadandbindtheappropriateLANdriver.Selecting orloadingaLANdriverduringtheNetWare4.2installationmightcausetheinstallationprocesstostall.
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Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. ShutdowntheserverandtypeexittoreturntoaMSDOSprompt. InstallVMwareTools,whichinstallsandloadstheCPUidlerprogram.

InNetWare4.2virtualmachines,VMwareToolsprovidesCPUidling,sendsaheartbeatfromtheguest operatingsystemtothehostandgivesthevirtualmachinetheabilitytobegracefullypoweredonoroff. InstallingVMwareToolsalsoinstallsandloadstheCPUidleprogram.NetWareserversdonotidletheCPU whentheoperatingsystemisidle.Asaresult,avirtualmachinetakesCPUtimefromthehostregardlessof whethertheNetWareserversoftwareisidleorbusy.Topreventunnecessaryslowdowns,VMware recommendsthat,afteryouinstallVMwareTools,youkeeptheNetWareCPUidleprogramloaded.
Solaris 10 Operating System x86 Platform Edition

VMwareproductssupportonlytheversionforx86platforms.YoucannotinstalltheversionforSPARC platformsinaVMwarevirtualmachine. TheeasiestmethodofinstallingtheSolaris10OperatingSysteminavirtualmachineistousethestandard Solaris10forx86installationmedia.ThenotesbelowdescribeaninstallationusingtheCDsetorDVD. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. VMwareServerorESXServer

FortheSolaris109/10release,Sunrecommends1GBofmemory.768MBistheminimum requirement. FortheSolaris101/06release,Sunrecommends512MBofmemory.256MBistheminimum requirement. FortheSolaris103/05release,Sunrecommends256MBofmemory.128MBistheminimum requirement.
BeforeupgradingavirtualmachinesguestoperatingsystemtothelatestSolaris10release,increasethe virtualmachinesRAM.SeeyourVMwareproductdocumentationforinstructions.Formoreinformation seetheSystemRequirementsandRecommendationsforSolaris10Installation,ontheSunWebsiteat: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/8170544/6mgbagb0v?a=view
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheSolaris10OperatingSystemforx86PlatformsDVDortheSolaris10Software1CDintheDVD orCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.
VMware Tools in a Solaris 10 Guest

OnESX,VMwareToolsissupportedonESX3.xandlater.
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VMwareproductssupportonlythex86PlatformEdition.YoucannotinstalltheSPARCPlatformEditionina VMwarevirtualmachine. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. IfyouwanttouseaSCSIharddiskinyourvirtualmachine,configurethevirtualmachinetousetheLSI LogicadapteranduseSolaris99/04oralaterrelease.AnLSILogicdriverisincludedinreleases beginningwithSolaris99/04.IfyouuseanearlierreleaseofSolaris9andconfigurethevirtualmachine touseaSCSIharddisk,youmustgettheLSILogicdriverandinstallitasaninstalltimeupdate.Tolocate thedriver,gototheLSILogicdownloadpageatwww.lsi.com/support/download_center/andselect LSI53C1030fromtheSelectaSpecificProductdropdownlist. SkipconfiguringtheKDMXserveratthefirsttwoopportunities.Waitforthethirdopportunity.
Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 InserttheSolaris9x86PlatformEditioninstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. WhentheBootSolarisscreenappears,PressF4. IntheBootTasksscreen,usethearrowkeystoselectView/EditPropertySettingsandpressEnter. PressF2tocontinue. Usethearrowkeystoselectata-dma-enabledandpressEnter. PressF3tochangethevalue. Type1andpressEntertoenableDMAattheSpecifyValueprompt. PressF2intheView/EditPropertySettingsscreen. PressF3intheBootTasksscreen. SelectCDintheBootSolarisscreenifyouareinstallingfromtheCDROMsetandcontinuewiththe installation.
Configure the X Server

DonotconfiguretheKDMXserveruntilallthesoftwareisinstalledandbeforeyouconfiguretheXserver. To Configure the X Server 1 WhenthekdmconfigIntroductionscreenappearsduringinstallation,pressF4toskipconfiguringthe X serverandcontinuewiththeinstallation. Afterthesoftwareinstallationcompletes,theinstallerpromptsyoufortherootpasswordtoconfigurethe XServer(WindowsSystemConfiguration). 2 3 4 5 6 Entertherootpassword.ThekdmconfigMismatchDetectedscreenappears. PressF2toconfigure. SelectChangeVideoDevice/MonitorandpressF2tocontinue. PressEntertoselect16colorStandardVGA640x480(256K)andpressF2tocontinue. UsethearrowkeystoselectMultifrequency100KHz(upto1600x1200@80Hz)
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PressEnterandpressF2tocontinue. Donotchangethedefaultscreensizeof17inches. PressF2tocontinue. Donotchangethedefaultscreenresolutionof640x480.
11 PressF2intheVirtualScreenResolutionSelectionscreen. 12 13 14 15 DonotchangethedefaultNochangesneededTest/SaveandExit. PressF2tocontinue. PressF4tobypasstheWindowsSystemConfigurationtests. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.

VMwareToolsdoesnotsupportSolaris9.

VMwareproductssupportonlythex86PlatformEdition.YoucannotinstalltheSPARCPlatformEditionina VMwarevirtualmachine. Beforeyoubegin,verifythatthefollowingtasksarecomplete:

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. TheSolaris8installationCDdoesnotincludetheSolaris8SCSI(LSI/LSISAS)drivers.Ifyouselect LSI/LSISASdriverswheninstallingtheguestonthevirtualmachine,itwillnotdetecttheSCSIharddisk unlessyouinstallthedriversduringtheSolaris8installation.Asaresult,youneedtocreateanInstall TimeUpdate(ITU)driverdisk. IfyouplantouseaSCSIharddrive,seeAddingaSCSIDriveronpage 85. IfyouselectedanIDEcontroller,begininstallingSolaris8byfollowingtheInstallationStepson page 84. SkipconfiguringtheKDMXserveratthefirsttwoopportunities.Waitforthethirdopportunity.
Installation Steps Inmostrespects,followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 InserttheSolaris8x86PlatformEditioninstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachine. WhentheBootSolarisscreenappears,PressF4. IntheBootTasksscreen,usethearrowkeystoselectView/EditPropertySettingsandpressEnter. PressF2tocontinue. Usethearrowkeystoselectata-dma-enabledandpressEnter. PressF3tochangethevalue. Type1andpressEntertoenableDMAattheSpecifyValueprompt. PressF2intheView/EditPropertySettingsscreen. PressF3intheBootTasksscreen. SelectCDintheBootSolarisscreenifyouareinstallingfromtheCDROMsetandcontinuewiththe installation.
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Configure the X Server

DonotconfiguretheKDMXserveruntilallthesoftwareisinstalledandbeforeyouconfiguretheXserver. To Configure the X Server 1 WhenthekdmconfigIntroductionscreenappearsduringinstallation,pressF4toskipconfiguringtheX serverandcontinuewiththeinstallation. Afterthesoftwareinstallationiscomplete,theinstallerpromptsyoufortherootpasswordtoconfigure theXServer(WindowsSystemConfiguration). 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Entertherootpassword.ThekdmconfigMismatchDetectedscreenappears. PressF2toconfigure. SelectthedefaultChangeVideoDevice/MonitorandpressF2tocontinue. PressEntertoselect16colorStandardVGA640x480(256K)andpressF2tocontinue. UsethearrowkeystoselectMultifrequency100KHz(upto1600x1200@80Hz)andpressEnter. PressF2tocontinue. Donotchangethedefaultscreensizeof17inches. PressF2tocontinue. Donotchangethedefaultscreenresolutionof640x480.
11 PressF2intheVirtualScreenResolutionSelectionscreen. 12 13 14 15 DonotchangethedefaultNochangesneededTest/SaveandExit. PressF2tocontinue. PressF4tobypasstheWindowsSystemConfigurationtests. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.
Adding a SCSI Driver

ToaddaSCSIdrive,firstcreateadriverdiskwiththeSolaris8drivers.Duringinstallationwhenyouinstall thedrivers,thedriversdetecttheSCSIharddrive. DownloadSCSIdriversforSolaris8fromtheLSIWebsite: http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/itmpt_x86_5.07.04.zip
Creating an ITU Driver Disk Using Solaris

Usetheexistingddimageitmpt-x86-50704-itu-s9.ddfileinthezipfiletocreatethedriverdisk. Typethefollowingcommandtocreatethedriverdisk:
dd if=itmpt-x86-50704-itu-s9.dd of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=32768
NOTEIfyouwanttouseWindowstocreatethedisk,refertotheinstructionsinitmpt_x86_5.07.04.txtin thezipfile.
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Detect the SCSI Hard Drive

TheseinstructionsapplytobothSCSIandLSI/LSISAS. To Detect the SCSI Hard Drive 1 2 3 Whenyoubegintheinstallation,pressF4intheSolarisDeviceConfigurationAssistantscreentoaddthe drivers. InserttheITUdisk(connecttheFloppydrivetoA:inthevirtualmachine). PressF2tocontinue. Thediskloadsthesoftwareonthevirtualmachine. 4 5 6 IntheContinueSupplementDriverInstallationscreen,disconnectthediskandpressF4. PressF2tocontinuetheinstallationintheIdentifiedDeviceDriversscreen. FollowtherestoftheinstallationstepsfromStep3inInstallationStepsonpage 84.

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Asianux 3.0 installing guest operating system 26
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CentOS 4 installing guest operating system 28 CPU idle program MS-DOS 6.22 26 NetWare 4.2 Server 82 NetWare 5.1 Server 80 NetWare 6.0 Server 78 NetWare 6.5 Server 77 create boot disks IBM OS/2 4.0 guest 32 IBM OS/2 Warp 4.5.2 guest 31
FreeBSD 6.x installing guest operating system 73 FreeBSD 7.x installing guest operating system 72 FreeBSD 8 72 installing guest operating system 72
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guest operating systems licenses 14
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IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0 create boot disks 32 installing guest operating system 31 IBM OS/2 Warp 4.5.2 create book disks 31 installing guest operating system 30 installing guest operating system Asianux 3.0 guest 26 CentOS 4 guest 28 Debian 4.0 guest 29 Debian 5.0 28 eComStation 1.0 guest 29 FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 guest 74 FreeBSD 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0 guest 74 FreeBSD 4.x guest 74 FreeBSD 5.x guest 73 FreeBSD 6.x guest 73 FreeBSD 7.x guest 72 FreeBSD 8 guest 72 FreeBSD4.11, 4.10, 4.9 guest 74 IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0 guest 31 IBM OS/2 Warp 4.5.2 guest 30 Mac OS X Server 10.5 guest 32 Mac OS X Server 10.6 guest 32 Mandrake Linux 10 guest 36 Mandrake Linux 8.1, 8.0 guest 39 Mandrake Linux 8.2 guest 39 Mandrake Linux 8.x guest 38 Mandrake Linux 9 guest 37 Mandriva Corporate 4 guest 33 Mandriva Linux 2006 guest 35 Mandriva Linux 2007 guest 35 Mandriva Linux 2008 guest 34 Mandriva Linux 2009 guest 33 MS-DOS 6.22 guest 24
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Debian 4.0 installing guest operating system 29 Debian 5.0 installing guest operating system 28 disks, using multiple in Windows NT guest 19 DMA enabling in Windows 95 guest 23 enabling in Windows NT guest 20 download maintenance packs for SCO UnixWare 7 guest 53 downloading drivers for SCO OpenServer 5.0 51 drive sizes for SCO OpenServer 5.0 51
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eComStation 1.0 installing guest operating system 29
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format virtual disk 13 FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 installing guest operating system FreeBSD 4.11, 4.10, 4.9 installing guest operating system FreeBSD 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0 installing guest operating system FreeBSD 4.x installing guest operating system FreeBSD 5.x installing guest operating system
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NetWare 4.2 Server guest 80 NetWare 5.1 Server guest 78 NetWare 6.0 Server guest 77 NetWare 6.5 Server guest 75 Novell Linux Desktop 9 guest 40 openSUSE Linux 10.x guest 56 openSUSE Linux 11.x guest 55 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 41 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 40 Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 40 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 guest 45 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guest 44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 guest 43 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 guest 42 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 guest 42 Red Hat Linux 6.2 guest 49 Red Hat Linux 7 guest 48 Red Hat Linux 8.0 guest 47 Red Hat Linux 9.0 guest 46 SCO OpenServer 5.0 guest 51 SCO UnixWare 7 guest 52 Solaris 10 guest 82 Solaris 8 guest 84 Solaris 9 guest 83 Sun Java Desktop System 2 guest 50 SUSE Linux 10.1 guest 57 SUSE Linux 7.3 guest 59 SUSE Linux 8.x guest 58 SUSE Linux 9.3 guest 57 SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 guest 54 SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 guest 53 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 guest 55 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 guest 55 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 guest 54 Turbolinux 10 guest 60 Turbolinux 11 guest 59 Turbolinux 8 guest 60 Ubuntu 10.04 guest 61 Ubuntu 10.10 guest 61 Ubuntu 8.0.4 LTS guest 65 Ubuntu 8.10 guest 64 Ubuntu 9.04 guest 63 Ubuntu 9.10 guest 62 Ubuntu Linux 5.04 guest 71 Ubuntu Linux 5.10 guest 70 Ubuntu Linux 6.06 guest 69 Ubuntu Linux 6.10 guest 68 Ubuntu Linux 7.04 guest 67 Ubuntu Linux 7.10 guest 66 Windows 2000 guest 19 Windows 3.1x guest 24 Windows 7 guest 14
Windows 95 guest 22 Windows 98 guest 21 Windows Me guest 21 Windows NT guest 19 Windows Preinstallation Environment guest 15 Windows Recovery Environment guest 15 Windows Server 2003 guest 17 Windows Server 2008 R2 guest 16 Windows Vista guest 16 Windows XP guest 18 installing guest operating system with PXE server 14 installing guest operating system, using ISO image 14 ISO image create for Windows PE 2.1 15 installing guest operating system 14
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licenses for guest operating systems 14 LSI Logic SCSI adapter, Solaris 9 83
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Mac OS X Server 10.5 installing guest operating system 32 Mac OS X Server 10.6 installing guest operating system 32 maintenance packs, install for SCO UnixWare 7 guest 53 Mandrake Linux 10 installing guest operating system 36 installing X server 36 Mandrake Linux 8 installing X server 39 Mandrake Linux 8.1, 8.0 installing guest operating system 39 Mandrake Linux 8.2 installing guest operating system 39 Mandrake Linux 8.x installing guest operating system 38 Mandrake Linux 9 installing guest operating system 37 installing X server 37 Mandriva Corporate 4 installing guest operating system 33 installing X server 33 Mandriva Linux 2006 installing guest operating system 35 installing X server 36 Mandriva Linux 2007 installing guest operating system 35 installing X server 35 Mandriva Linux 2008
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NetWare 4.2 Server CPU idle program recommended 82 installing guest operating system 80 NetWare 5.1 Server CPU idle program recommended 80 installing guest operating system 78 NetWare 6.0 Server CPU idle program recommended 78 installing guest operating system 77 NetWare 6.5 Server CPU idle program recommended 77 installing guest operating system 75 networking installing driver in Windows 95 guest 23 Windows 95 guest 23 Windows 98 guest 22 Windows NT guest 20 Novell Linux Desktop 9 installing guest operating system 40
installing guest operating system 44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installing guest operating system 43 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 installing guest operating system 42 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installing guest operating system 42 Red Hat Linux 6.2 installing guest operating system 49 Red Hat Linux 7 installing guest operating system 48 installing X server 48 Red Hat Linux 8.0 installing guest operating system 47 installing X server 48 Red Hat Linux 9.0 installing guest operating system 46 installing X server 47 root, enable to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 9.10 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
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SCO OpenServer 5.0 downloading drivers 51 drive sizes 51 installing guest operating system 51 supported SCSI virtual disks 51 virtual disk recommendations 51 SCO UnixWare 7 download maintenance packs 53 install and configure OSMP 53 install maintenance packs 53 installing guest operating system 52 screen saver, disable on host 13 SCSI driver support for Windows XP 18 SCSI driver support, Windows XP guest 18 SCSI hard drive, detecting for Solaris 8 86 SCSI support for Solaris 9 83 SCSI virtual disks, supported on SCO OpenServer 5.0 guest 51 Server Core, 64-bit Windows 2008 Server 16 Solaris 10 installing guest operating system 82 Solaris 8 detecting the SCSI hard drive 86 installing guest operating system 84 Solaris 9 installing guest operating system 83 SCSI hard disk, use LSI Logic adapter 83 Sun Java Desktop System 2 installing guest operating system 50 SUSE Linux 10.1
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openSUSE Linux 10.x 56 installing guest operating system 56 openSUSE Linux 11.x installing guest operating system 55 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 installing guest operating system 41 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 installing guest operating system 40 Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 installing guest operating system 40 OSMP, install and configure for SCO UnixWare 7 guest 53
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partition virtual disk 13 PXE installation 14
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installing guest operating system 45 installing X server 45 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
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Ubuntu Linux 7.04 installing guest operating system 67 Ubuntu Linux 7.10 installing guest operating system 66
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virtual disk formatting 13 partitioning 13 virtual disk recommendations, SCO OpenServer 5.0 51 VMware Tools 13 MS-DOS 6.22 or Windows 3.1x, not available 26 VMware Tools and X server Mandrake Linux 10 guest 36 Mandrake Linux 8 guest 39 Mandrake Linux 9 guest 37 Mandriva Corporate 4 guest 33 Mandriva Linux 2006 guest 36 Mandriva Linux 2007 guest 35 Mandriva Linux 2008 guest 33, 34 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 guest 45 Red Hat Linux 7 guest 48 Red Hat Linux 8.0 guest 48 Red Hat Linux 9.0 guest 47 SUSE Linux 7.3 guest 59 SUSE Linux 8.x guest 58 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 guest 55 VMware Tools, enable root to install on Ubuntu 9.10 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
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X server, selecting Mandrake Linux 10 guest 36 Mandrake Linux 8.guest 39 Mandrake Linux 9 guest 37 Mandriva Corporate 4 guest 33 Mandriva Linux 2006 guest 36 Mandriva Linux 2007 guest 35 Mandriva Linux 2008 guest 33, 34 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 guest 45 Red Hat Linux 7 guest 48 Red Hat Linux 8.0 guest 48 Red Hat Linux 9.0 guest 47 SUSE Linux 7.3 guest 59 SUSE Linux 8.x guest 58 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 guest 55
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TheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideprovidesusersofVMwareESXServer,VMwareACE,VMware Workstation,andVMwareFusioninformationaboutinstallingguestoperatingsystemsinVMwarevirtual machines.

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Guest Operating System Installation Guide

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Installing Guest Operating Systems

General Guidelines for Supported Guests

Determining Memory Settings for a Virtual Machine

Running a Guest Operating System

64-Bit Linux Guests and Execute Disable Functionality

General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products

Guest Operating System Installation Guide

ReadGeneralGuidelinesforSupportedGuestsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.1GBormoreofRAMfor32bitguestsand2GBormoreofRAMfor64bitguests.

Installing Guest Operating Systems

Windows Preinstallation Environment

To Create a Windows PE 2.1 ISO Image 1 2 SelectStart>AllPrograms>MicrosoftWindowsAIK>WindowsPEToolsCommandPrompttoopen theWindowsPEToolsCommandPrompt. TypeoneofthefollowingcommandstocreateaWindowsPEbuildenvironmentforanx86oramd64 machineinthewinpe-x86folder.

Installation Steps 1 BootthevirtualmachinefromaWindowsPE2.1ISOimage. Afterthebootprocesscompletes,acommandpromptappears. 2 UseWindowsPEtoprepareyourvirtualmachinetoinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.

VMware Tools Support in Windows Preinstallation Environment

Windows Recovery Environment

VMware Tools in Windows Recovery Environment

Guest Operating System Installation Guide

Windows Server 2008 R2

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.512MBormoreofRAM. Hostcomputer.512MBormoreofRAM.

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsServer2008R2CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2008R2. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

Windows Server 2008

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine. Virtualmachine.512MBormoreofRAM. Hostcomputer.512MBormoreofRAM.

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsServer2008CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2008. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

ReadGeneralInstallationInstructionsforAllVMwareProductsonpage 13. Createandconfigureanewvirtualmachine.

Installing Guest Operating Systems

Missing Multimedia Audio Controller in a Windows Vista Guest

Screen Resolution in a Windows Vista Guest

Windows Server 2003

Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheWindowsServer2003CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsServer2003.

Guest Operating System Installation Guide

Missing Multimedia Audio Controller in a Windows Server 2003 Guest

IfyouhaveavirtualmachinewithaSCSIvirtualdiskandanearlierWindowsguestoperatingsystem, andwanttoupgradethevirtualmachinetoWindowsXP,installthenewSCSIdriverbeforeupgrading theoperatingsystem.

Installation Steps 1 2 InserttheinstallationCDintheCDROMdrive. Poweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingtheguestoperatingsystem.

Installing Guest Operating Systems

Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools. (Optional)OnVMwareFusion,installBootCampdriverssothattheguestoperatingsystemcanaccess hardwaredevicesonthephysicalmachine. Refertoknowledgebasearticle1012885athttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012885formoreinformation.

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindows2000CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindows2000. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

VMware Tools in a Windows 2000 Guest

Guest Operating System Installation Guide

IfyouhaveaWindowsNT4.0guestwithaSCSIvirtualdisk,youcannotaddbothanadditionalSCSIdisk andanIDEdisktotheconfiguration. IfyouintendtorunaWindowsNTvirtualmachinewithIDEvirtualdisksonamultiprocessorhost computer,youmightnoticeslowerthanexpecteddiskinput/outputperformance.

Installation Steps 1 2 3 4 InserttheWindowsNT4.0CDintheCDROMdrive. PoweronthevirtualmachinetostartinstallingWindowsNT4.0. Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation. InstallVMwareTools.

Enable DMA Transfer Support

Install Network Driver in the Windows NT 4.0 Guest OS

Installing Guest Operating Systems

ClickAddandselectAMDPCNETFamilyEthernetAdapter. Specifythe\i386folderontheCDinthepathyouenter(forexample,typeD:\i386iftheCDisin driveD). ClickContinue. WindowsNTsetuppromptsyoufortheWindowsNTfilesagain.