VMware GSX 3 - Manual (Page 65)

C H A P T E R 2 Installing VMware GSX Server
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Before You Install on a SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Host
The gcc program is not installed on a SLES 8 host by default. This compiler is required
by the VmPerl API.
Before you install GSX Server on a SLES 8 host system, you must install gcc.
Installing gcc in the Host Operating System
1. Start your X server, if it does not start by default, and log on as the root user.
2. Run YAST2, the default configuration utility for SLES 8.
3. Click Software in the left pane, click Install or remove software in the right pane.
4. Check C++ Compiler and Tools in the left pane, then click Accept.
5. When prompted, insert the SLES 8 CD.
6. Click Close to exit YAST2. The gcc program is installed. Now install GSX Server.
Before You Install the VMware Management Interface
on a Linux Host
If you are running GSX Server on a 32-bit Linux host, you must install the
libdb.so.3 library from your Linux distribution’s CD-ROM before you install the
VMware Management Interface. The version that comes with a default Linux
installation is incompatible with the management interface and returns the following
error when you start the management interface:
Couldn't find necessary components on your system. It
appears that you are missing the following library:
libdb.so.3.
Some Linux distributions are known to ship without these
libraries. From your Linux distribution CD, install this
RPM package: compat-db-3.3.<##>-<#>.i386.rpm, where <##>-
<#> is a version number particular to your version of the
distribution.
If your distribution CD does not have this package,
contact your vendor for a suitable library.
If you install this package after you installed the
management interface software, start the management
interface's Apache server with the following command:
/etc/init.d/httpd.vmware start
To install the correct library, run the version of the Berkeley Database
compat-db-<#>.<#>.<##>-<#>.i386.rpm RPM package included with