I have an instance of VMware server 1.0.10 hosted on CentOS 5, and it runs fine, with guests of CentOS 4, CentOS5 or Win2000.
I have just created a new VM and installed CentOS6 on it, which also runs fine, except that I can't build the VMware tools on it. I get compilation errors when compiling the kernel modules, due to changes in the definition of struct net_device among other things.
I saw a suggestion to use open-vm-tools, but looking at the RPMs on the Lucid site, it only talks about versions for ESX.
I could try compiling from source, but I wanted to check first whether anyone here has succeeded in installing VMware tools on CentOS 6 for VMware Server.
Cheers Tony
On 09/02/2011 07:12 PM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
I have an instance of VMware server 1.0.10 hosted on CentOS 5, and it runs fine, with guests of CentOS 4, CentOS5 or Win2000.
I have just created a new VM and installed CentOS6 on it, which also runs fine, except that I can't build the VMware tools on it. I get compilation errors when compiling the kernel modules, due to changes in the definition of struct net_device among other things.
I saw a suggestion to use open-vm-tools, but looking at the RPMs on the Lucid site, it only talks about versions for ESX.
I could try compiling from source, but I wanted to check first whether anyone here has succeeded in installing VMware tools on CentOS 6 for VMware Server.
Cheers Tony
Short response: no. You can't install vmware tools from vmware server. Only vmware tools from ESXi 5 works for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6.x ...
And another problem: why do you use vmware server?? It is EOL and not supported for vmware anymore.
carlopmart said the following on 02/09/11 19:19:
Only vmware tools from ESXi 5 works for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6.x ...
Installed successfully VMware tools of VMware Workstation 7.1.4 (the same level as ESXi 4.1 AFIK) on CentOS 6
Ciao, luigi
On 09/02/2011 07:28 PM, Luigi Rosa wrote:
carlopmart said the following on 02/09/11 19:19:
Only vmware tools from ESXi 5 works for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6.x ...
Installed successfully VMware tools of VMware Workstation 7.1.4 (the same level as ESXi 4.1 AFIK) on CentOS 6
Ciao, luigi
Without doing this: http://blog.toracat.org/2011/05/vmware-workstation-and-rhel6-1/?? This method isn't supported by vmware for workstation 7.1.4 and ESXi 4. (I have confirmed this point with vmware, another question if method works). And vmware tools 7.x doesn't works under vmware server 1.x ...
Only vmware tools provided under ESXi 5 for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6 are supported by vmware.
On 09/02/2011 07:33 PM, carlopmart wrote:
On 09/02/2011 07:28 PM, Luigi Rosa wrote:
carlopmart said the following on 02/09/11 19:19:
Only vmware tools from ESXi 5 works for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6.x ...
Installed successfully VMware tools of VMware Workstation 7.1.4 (the same level as ESXi 4.1 AFIK) on CentOS 6
Ciao, luigi
Without doing this: http://blog.toracat.org/2011/05/vmware-workstation-and-rhel6-1/?? This method isn't supported by vmware for workstation 7.1.4 and ESXi 4. (I have confirmed this point with vmware, another question if method works). And vmware tools 7.x doesn't works under vmware server 1.x ...
Only vmware tools provided under ESXi 5 for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6 are supported by vmware.
OOps, my fault: vmware tools 7.x works for CentOS 6.0, but not for RHEL/SL 6.1 ...
Sorry.
carlopmart said the following on 02/09/11 19:44:
OOps, my fault: vmware tools 7.x works for CentOS 6.0, but not for RHEL/SL 6.1 ...
"works" with some ceveats.
If I fire up X on a CentOS 6 VM running inside a WMware Workstation 7.1.4 64 bit running on Ubuntu, sometimes the mouse status is screwed up in Ubuntu enviroment and the only solution is to restart Ubuntu.
Anyway, VMware announced that Workstation 8 will be available at the mid of september.
Ciao, luigi
In article 4E611015.2030107@gmail.com, carlopmart carlopmart@gmail.com wrote:
On 09/02/2011 07:12 PM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
I have an instance of VMware server 1.0.10 hosted on CentOS 5, and it runs fine, with guests of CentOS 4, CentOS5 or Win2000.
I have just created a new VM and installed CentOS6 on it, which also runs fine, except that I can't build the VMware tools on it. I get compilation errors when compiling the kernel modules, due to changes in the definition of struct net_device among other things.
Short response: no. You can't install vmware tools from vmware server. Only vmware tools from ESXi 5 works for CentOS/RHEL/SL 6.x ...
OK, thanks.
And another problem: why do you use vmware server?? It is EOL and not supported for vmware anymore.
Mainly because it's a test system at home on which I've had VMware server installed for a couple of years already, and have had no reason to change (perhaps until now). It was free at the time. I haven't investigated the cost of ESXi. If I were to move to that, could I use my existing virtual machines unchanged?
Cheers Tony
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Tony Mountifield tony@softins.co.uk wrote:
And another problem: why do you use vmware server?? It is EOL and not supported for vmware anymore.
Mainly because it's a test system at home on which I've had VMware server installed for a couple of years already, and have had no reason to change (perhaps until now). It was free at the time. I haven't investigated the cost of ESXi. If I were to move to that, could I use my existing virtual machines unchanged?
ESXi is free (unless that is changed in 5.x), you just don't get any of the clustering and multiple server management capabilities of the paid version. You do have to run it directly on the host which has to support hardware virtualization. Most recent processors do, but check for vmx or svm in the flags in /pro/cpuinfo. You need a windows box to run the console, but it doesn't have to stay connected all the time. And there is a free converter program to move the images (or physical hosts) to guests under ESXi, but if you use the same machine you'll have to copy them off somewhere first.
In article CAOAgVpz7tt31-oNSEYUV24hL4bwXWjOkLiG=yaShbXqnTtGyWg@mail.gmail.com, Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Tony Mountifield tony@softins.co.uk wrote:
And another problem: why do you use vmware server?? It is EOL and not supported for vmware anymore.
Mainly because it's a test system at home on which I've had VMware server installed for a couple of years already, and have had no reason to change (perhaps until now). It was free at the time. I haven't investigated the cost of ESXi. If I were to move to that, could I use my existing virtual machines unchanged?
ESXi is free (unless that is changed in 5.x), you just don't get any of the clustering and multiple server management capabilities of the paid version. You do have to run it directly on the host which has to support hardware virtualization. Most recent processors do, but check for vmx or svm in the flags in /pro/cpuinfo. You need a windows box to run the console, but it doesn't have to stay connected all the time. And there is a free converter program to move the images (or physical hosts) to guests under ESXi, but if you use the same machine you'll have to copy them off somewhere first.
OK, thanks. That looks worth investigating. The host is an HP ML110 G5 with a dual-core Xeon 3065. It shows the vmx flag.
Cheers Tony
On 09/03/2011 12:09 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
In articleCAOAgVpz7tt31-oNSEYUV24hL4bwXWjOkLiG=yaShbXqnTtGyWg@mail.gmail.com, Les Mikeselllesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Tony Mountifieldtony@softins.co.uk wrote:
And another problem: why do you use vmware server?? It is EOL and not supported for vmware anymore.
Mainly because it's a test system at home on which I've had VMware server installed for a couple of years already, and have had no reason to change (perhaps until now). It was free at the time. I haven't investigated the cost of ESXi. If I were to move to that, could I use my existing virtual machines unchanged?
ESXi is free (unless that is changed in 5.x), you just don't get any of the clustering and multiple server management capabilities of the paid version. You do have to run it directly on the host which has to support hardware virtualization. Most recent processors do, but check for vmx or svm in the flags in /pro/cpuinfo. You need a windows box to run the console, but it doesn't have to stay connected all the time. And there is a free converter program to move the images (or physical hosts) to guests under ESXi, but if you use the same machine you'll have to copy them off somewhere first.
OK, thanks. That looks worth investigating. The host is an HP ML110 G5 with a dual-core Xeon 3065. It shows the vmx flag.
Cheers Tony
ESXi 4 and ESXi 5 works in this system .... Only one suggestion: buy a good smart array interface like HP ones if you can ...
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