I am using it on CentOS 4.2 minimum install. Installed 2 rpms and works like a champ. I currently have 3 CentOS 4.2 guests running under it with only one small issue. It is a SunFire X4100 with dual opterons and I am having the normal time problems. But overall, it has been a good experience.

Chris

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wipe_out@users.sourceforge.net 02/22/06 10:20 am >>>

Hi,

I guess the subject says it all..

I am thinking about combining a few servers onto a single server since they mostly do nothing much at all which would mean there would be less load on the UPS and a lot less noise in my office..

Since VMWare server is now free its probably the perfect time to do it..

The only issue is getting the VMWare up and running.. I would prefer to run it on CentOS as the host OS but if it means recompiling half the system and not being able to use standard updates then it will probably just be a pain..

Has anyone set this up on CentOS yet and if so what did you have to do to get it running?

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On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 15:20 +0000, WipeOut wrote:

The only issue is getting the VMWare up and running.. I would prefer to run it on CentOS as the host OS but if it means recompiling half the system and not being able to use standard updates then it will probably just be a pain..

Install the RPM, install kernel{,-smp,-hugemem}-devel, run vmware-config.pl. Just remember to run it each time you get a new kernel.

On Feb 22, 2006, at 10:20 AM, WipeOut wrote:

Since VMWare server is now free its probably the perfect time to do it..

The only issue is getting the VMWare up and running.. I would prefer to run it on CentOS as the host OS but if it means recompiling half the system and not being able to use standard updates then it will probably just be a pain..

i'm running it on a Dell Latitude D610, as an alternative to dual- booting the laptop. CentOS 4.2 is the host OS and one of the guest OSes.

so far it works reasonably well (install vmware-server rpm, install linux client rpm, run vmware-config.pl, run vmware-config-console.pl, run vmware-console). i had to install X on the host OS so that i could run the VMware console, but i could get away with just the basic "X Windows" package group (didn't need GNOME or KDE). i also installed the "Development Tools" package group, since vmware- config.pl complained about needing gcc.

during host OS install i disabled the firewall and disabled SELinux.

once i have my guest OSes running the way i want them i'll be removing as many nonessential packages from the host OS as i can. i could also conceivably uninstall VMware server and replace it with VMware player if the need arises.

so far the biggest problem i've encountered is that CentOS 4.2 seems unable to deal with ACPI events; it doesn't successfully wake from sleep. this is inconvenient, but not the end of the world.

-steve

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