ESX Server
VMnix and the VMkernel
Virtual Machines
VMware Services
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init works Service Console init launches
init obeys
through configured; xinetd for
/etc/inittab
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d daemons start Remote Console
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init runs vmkloader
vmware script vmware script
vmware start loads VMkernel,
loads vmnixmod runs vmkloader
script mounts VMFSes
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vmware script vmware script
vmware script init runs script
starts does any
runs vmkdump to start MUI
vmklogger autostarts
/etc/xinetd.d
wu-ftpd vmware-authd
service vmware-authd {
disable = no
port = 902
server = /usr/sbin/vmware-authd
}
•vmware-authd is the front end to Remote Console
vmnixmod
vmnix
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/vmfs
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