Installing the gsx server software on a linux host – VMware GSX 3 User Manual
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C H A P T E R 2 Installing VMware GSX Server
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/usr/bin
•
The VmPerl API library files are installed in
/usr/lib/vmware-api
If you installed the software from a tar installer, you can change these paths if you
wish, but make note of the new paths you intend to use. The instructions in this
manual make use of the default paths.
Installing the GSX Server Software on a Linux Host
The steps below describe an installation on a Red Hat Linux host from a CD-ROM. If
you downloaded the software, the steps are the same except that you start from the
directory where you saved the downloaded installer file, not from the CD. If you are
using a different Linux distribution, some of the commands may be different.
You cannot have both VMware GSX Server and VMware Workstation on the same host
machine. If you plan to install GSX Server on a host machine that already contains
Workstation, the Workstation application is automatically upgraded to GSX Server.
Before you install the GSX Server software, ensure your Linux distribution is for a
server, not a workstation. If you are running a workstation distribution, you need to
install the inetd process in order to connect to the VMware Virtual Machine Console
and VMware Management Interface. If you need to, review the
.
Upgrade Note: If you are upgrading from an earlier version of GSX Server to a later
one, the choices you made during the earlier installation become the defaults for the
new installation. As a result, you may see options that are different from those
described below. For more information, see
Upgrading VMware GSX Server on
. You should also read
Before You Install the Release on page 21
before
installing the software.
1. Log on to your Linux host with the user name you plan to use when running
VMware GSX Server.
2. In a terminal window, become root so you can perform the initial installation.
su -
3. Mount the CD-ROM drive and change to the Linux directory on the CD.
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux
4. Do one of the following:
• Use the RPM installer: Run RPM specifying the installation file.
rpm -Uhv VMware-gsx-