Guest Operating SystemInstallation Guide
July 16, 2009
GSTOS-ENG-Q309-200
Note:
This form of the Guest Operating System Installation Guide has been deprecated. The new version of the Guest Operating System Installation Guide contains only information and instructions applicable to installing guest operating systems.
For guest operating system support data, see the new Guest/Host OS VMware Compatibility Guide.
For VMware Tools information, see the applicable product documentation on the VMware Documenta-tion Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
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AboutThisBook 27
ChoosingandInstallingGuestOperatingSystems 37LatestUpdates 37SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 37SupportedandUnsupportedGuestOperatingSystems 40
SupportforVMwareESXServer3iVersion3.5andLaterandVersion4.x 41OperatingSystemsThattheOperatingSystemVendorNoLongerSupports 41GuestsLastSupportedonESX4.0 41
VMwareToolsSupport 41VMwareToolsISOFileFormat 41VMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecificPackages 42LinuxVMwareToolsSupportforESXi4.0 42InstallingVMwareToolsinaLinuxGuestOperatingSystem 42OnCertainLinuxGuestOperatingSystems,theVMwareToolsProcessvmwareuserDoesNotStart
Automatically 43SMPSupportandVirtualHardware 43HotAddCPU,HotAddMemory,andHotPlugDevices 4464BitGuestOperatingSystems 50
Requirementsfor64BitGuestOperatingSystems 50Running64BitGuestOperatingSystems 5064BitLinuxGuestsandExecuteDisableFunctionality 50
GeneralGuidelinesforAllVMwareProducts 50VMwareExperimentalFeatureSupportDefinition 51DeterminingMemorySettingsforaVirtualMachine 51SoundAdaptersonGSXandVMwareServers 52RunningaGuestOperatingSystem 52
Windows7 5332BitSupport 5364BitSupport 53GeneralInstallationNotes 53
InstallationSteps 54VMwareTools 54
WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment 5532BitSupport 5564BitSupport 55GeneralInstallationNotes 55
InstallationSteps 56VMwareTools 56
KnownIssues 56UsingVMwareToolsDrivers 56
WindowsRecoveryEnvironment 5832BitSupport 5864BitSupport 58GeneralInstallationNotes 58
VMwareTools 58WindowsServer2008 59
32BitSupport 59
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64BitSupport 60GeneralInstallationNotes 61
InstallationSteps 62VMwareTools 62
KnownIssues 62WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 62WindowsServer200864BitRandomlyRestartswithMicrosoftUpdate932596 62OpeningVMwareToolsControlPanel 62WarningsWhenInstallingVMwareToolsonSomeVMwareProducts 63
WindowsVista 6432BitSupport 6464BitSupport 65GeneralInstallationNotes 67
InstallationSteps 67VMwareTools 67
KnownIssues 67WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 67OpeningVMwareToolsControlPanel 67WarningsWhenInstallingVMwareToolsonSomeVMwareProducts 68NetworkAdapterChangeNeededforSomeVMwareProducts 68
WindowsServer2003 6932BitSupport 6964BitSupport 71GeneralInstallationNotes 72
InstallationSteps 73VMwareTools 73SoundDriverNeededfor64BitGuests 73
KnownIssues 73WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 73EnablingEnhancedvmxnetAdapterforWindowsServer2003 73vmxnet3NetworkAdapterDisplaysIncorrectLinkSpeed 74ProductActivation 74DisplayHardwareAcceleration 74Hibernation 74Checked(Debug)Build 74ESXServerandSupportMicrosoftClusteringServicewithWindowsServer2003SP1 74vlanceEthernetAdapterFailstoStartforWindowsServer2003VirtualMachineinPAEMode 75DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 75ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter
VMwareToolsInstallation 75OnIntelWoodcrestBasedHosts,Installing64BitWindows2003EnterpriseServerR2inVirtual
MachineMightCauseVirtualMachinetoCrash 75WindowsXP 76
32BitSupport 7664BitSupport 77GeneralInstallationNotes 78
InstallationSteps 79VMwareTools 79SoundDriverNeededfor64BitGuests 79
KnownIssues 79WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 79vmxnet3NetworkAdapterDisplaysIncorrectLinkSpeed 79WindowsXP,ServicePack3VirtualMachinesFailtoTransferDataThroughaVirtualParallel
Port 80
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ProductActivation 80PAEMessageDuringInstallation 80Hibernation 80Checked(Debug)Build 80DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 81ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter
VMwareToolsInstallation 81Windows2000 82
32BitSupport 82GeneralInstallationNotes 84
InstallationSteps 84VMwareTools 85
KnownIssues 85ServicePack3MightFailtoBoot 85InstallationHangs 85DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 85ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter
VMwareToolsInstallation 85WindowsNT4.0 86
32BitSupport 86GeneralInstallationNotes 86
InstallationSteps 86VMwareTools 87SettingupaWindowsNT4.0GuestwithMultipleDisks 87EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindowsNT 87
KnownIssues 88MemoryLimitsifInstallingwithNoServicePack 88DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 88ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter
VMwareToolsInstallation 88WindowsMe 89
32BitSupport 89GeneralInstallationNotes 89
InstallationSteps 89VMwareTools 89
KnownIssues 90LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 90
Windows98 9132BitSupport 91GeneralInstallationNotes 91
InstallationSteps 91VMwareTools 92EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindows98 92
KnownIssues 92PhantomCOMPorts 92LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 92
Windows95 9332BitSupport 93GeneralInstallationNotes 93
InstallationSteps 94VMwareTools 95EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindows95 95
KnownIssues 95NetworkingMightNotWork 95
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PhantomCOMPortsMightAppear 95LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 95
MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1x 9716BitSupportforMSDOS6.22 9732BitSupportforWindows3.1.x 9732BitSupportforMSDOS6.22andWindows3.1.x 97GeneralInstallationNotes 97
MSDOS6.22InstallationNotes 97Windows3.1xInstallationNotes 98
KnownIssues 98MouseProblems 98VMwareTools 98
AsianuxServer3.0 9932BitSupport 9964BitSupport 99GeneralInstallationNotes 100
InstallationSteps 100VMwareTools 100
KnownIssues 101AsianuxServer3.0ServicePack132bitGuestisDisplayedIncorrectlyintheSummaryTabof
VSphereClientAfterInstallingVMwareTools 101SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 101ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 101GuestScreenSaver 101
CentOS5.0 10232BitSupport 10264BitSupport 102GeneralInstallationNotes 103
InstallationSteps 103VMwareTools 103
KnownIssues 104ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 104SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 104ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 104GuestScreenSaver 104MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 105
CentOS4.0 10632BitSupport 10664BitSupport 106GeneralInstallationNotes 106
InstallationSteps 107VMwareTools 107
KnownIssues 108ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 108SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 108ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 108MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 108
Debian5.0 10932BitSupport 10964BitSupport 109GeneralInstallationNotes 109
InstallationSteps 109VMwareTools 109
KnownIssues 110
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SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 110ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 110MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 110
Debian4.0 11132BitSupport 11164BitSupport 111GeneralInstallationNotes 111
InstallationSteps 112VMwareTools 112
KnownIssues 112XserverFailstoStartAfterInstallingDebian4.064bitguest 112SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 112ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 112MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 113
IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2 11432BitSupport 114GeneralInstallationNotes 114
InstallationSteps 114CreateBootDisks 115VMwareTools 115
KnownIssues 115ScrollUpMouseWheelOperationUsingaVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2
Guest 115AddingDiskstoIBMOS/2WarpGuests 115InstallingCDWritingSoftwareonanIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2GuestCanCrashtheSystem 115
IBMOS/2Warp4.0 11632BitSupport 116GeneralInstallationNotes 116
InstallationSteps 116CreateBootDisks 117VMwareTools 117
KnownIssues 117ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingaVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitIBMOS/2
Warp4.0Guest 117AddingAdditionalDiskstoIBMOS/2WarpGuests 117InstallingCDwritingSoftwareonanOS/2Warp4.0GuestCanCrashtheSystem 117
MacOSXServer10.5 11832BitSupport 11864BitSupport 118GeneralInstallationNotes 118
InstallationSteps 118VMwareTools 119
KnownIssues 120UsetheMacOSXDiskUtilitytoIncreasetheDiskPartitionSize 120
MandrivaCorporateDesktop4 12132BitSupport 12164BitSupport 121GeneralInstallationNotes 121
InstallationSteps 121VMwareTools 122
KnownIssues 122ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 122GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 122ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 123
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GuestScreenSaver 123MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 123
MandrivaCorporateServer4 12432BitSupport 12464BitSupport 124GeneralInstallationNotes 124
InstallationSteps 124VMwareTools 125
KnownIssues 125ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 125GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 125ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 126GuestScreenSaver 126MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 126
MandrivaLinux2008 12732BitSupport 12764BitSupport 127GeneralInstallationNotes 127
InstallationSteps 128VMwareTools 128
KnownIssues 129ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 129GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 129SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 129ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 129GuestScreenSaver 129MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 129
MandrivaLinux2007 13032BitSupport 13064BitSupport 130GeneralInstallationNotes 130
InstallationSteps 131VMwareTools 131
KnownIssues 131ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 131GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 132ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 132GuestScreenSaver 132MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 132
MandrivaLinux2006 13332BitSupport 13364BitSupport 133GeneralInstallationNotes 134
InstallationSteps 134VMwareTools 134
KnownIssues 135ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 135GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 135ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 135GuestScreenSaver 135MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 135
MandrakeLinux10.1 13632BitSupport 136GeneralInstallationNotes 136
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InstallationSteps 137VMwareTools 137
KnownIssues 137ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 137GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 138ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 138GuestScreenSaver 138MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 138DisplayIssues 138
MandrakeLinux10 13932BitSupport 139GeneralInstallationNotes 139
InstallationSteps 140VMwareTools 140
KnownIssues 140ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 140GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 141ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 141GuestScreenSaver 141MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 141
MandrakeLinux9.2 14232BitSupport 142GeneralInstallationNotes 142
InstallationSteps 143VMwareTools 143
KnownIssues 144ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 144GuestScreenSaver 144MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 144
MandrakeLinux9.1 14632BitSupport 146GeneralInstallationNotes 146
InstallationSteps 146VMwareTools 147
KnownIssues 148ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 148GuestScreenSaver 148MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 148
MandrakeLinux9.0 14932BitSupport 149GeneralInstallationNotes 149
InstallationSteps 150VMwareTools 150
KnownIssues 151ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 151GuestScreenSaver 151MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 151
MandrakeLinux8.2 15232BitSupport 152GeneralInstallationNotes 152
InstallationSteps 152VMwareTools 153
KnownIssues 154ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 154
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GuestScreenSaver 154MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 154
MandrakeLinux8.0and8.1 15532BitSupport 155GeneralInstallationNotes 155
InstallationSteps 155VMwareTools 156SettingUpaSymbolicLinktoXFree86 156
KnownIssues 156InstallationofMandrakeLinux8.0Hangs 156ShuttingDownMandrakeLinux8.0 157ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 157GuestScreenSaver 157MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 157
NovellLinuxDesktop9 15832BitSupport 158GeneralInstallationNotes 158
InstallationSteps 159VMwareTools 159
KnownIssues 159ChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 159ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 159MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 160
OracleEnterpriseLinux5 16132BitSupport 16164BitSupport 161GeneralInstallationNotes 161
InstallationSteps 161VMwareTools 162
KnownIssues 162ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 162ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 163MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 163
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5 16432BitSupport 16464BitSupport 166GeneralInstallationNotes 167
InstallationSteps 168VMwareTools 168
KnownIssues 169OnSomeLinuxGuestswithSELinuxEnforcingModeTurnedOn,UninstallingVMwareTools
MakestheFileSystemReadOnly 169PAEMessageDuringInstallation 169ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 169SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 169ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 169MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 169
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4 17132BitSupport 17164BitSupport 174GeneralInstallationNotes 176
InstallationSteps 176VMwareTools 177
KnownIssues 177
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PAEMessageDuringInstallation 177DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 178ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 178ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 178GuestScreenSaver 178MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 178RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update2andUpdate3GuestsDisplayedwithIncorrectOperating
SystemTypeinVirtualInfrastructureClient 179RedHatEnterpriseLinux3 180
32BitSupport 18064BitSupport 182GeneralInstallationNotes 184
InstallationSteps 185VMwareTools 186
KnownIssues 186ForcingtheInstallertoReadtheSecondInstallationCD 186PAEMessageDuringInstallation 186DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 187ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 187GuestScreenSaver 187MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 187InstallationonUniprocessorVirtualMachineswithMorethan4GBofMemory 187MessageAboutTaintedDriver 188XWindowsSystemFailstoStartinVirtualMachineIfDefaultDepthforDisplayIsSetto24 188RemovingtheDiskfromaVirtualMachinewithaRHEL3GuestOperatingSystemwithout
InformingtheGuestCausestheVirtualMachinetoFail 188RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1 189
32BitSupport 189GeneralInstallationNotes 190
InstallationSteps 191VMwareTools 192
KnownIssues 192ForcingtheInstallertoReadtheSecondInstallationCD 192MouseDoesNotFunctionProperly 193ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 193GuestScreenSaver 193MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 193DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 193
RedHatLinux9.0 19432BitSupport 194GeneralInstallationNotes 194
InstallationSteps 195VMwareTools 195
KnownIssues 196ForcingtheInstallertoReadtheSecondInstallationCD 196ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 196GuestScreenSaver 196INITErrors,SloworPoorPerformance 197MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 197GettingaDHCPAddressinaRedHatLinux9.0VirtualMachine 198MessageAboutTaintedDriver 198DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 198
RedHatLinux8.0 19932BitSupport 199
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GeneralInstallationNotes 199InstallationSteps 200VMwareTools 200
KnownIssues 201ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 201GuestScreenSaver 201MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 201MessageAboutTaintedDriver 201DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 202
RedHatLinux7.3 20332BitSupport 203GeneralInstallationNotes 203
InstallationSteps 204VMwareTools 204
KnownIssues 205ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 205GuestScreenSaver 205MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 205DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 206
RedHatLinux7.2 20732BitSupport 207GeneralInstallationNotes 207
InstallationSteps 208VMwareTools 208
KnownIssues 209InstallationHang 209ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 209GuestScreenSaver 209MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 209DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 210
RedHatLinux7.1 21132BitSupport 211GeneralInstallationNotes 211
InstallationSteps 212VMwareTools 212
KnownIssues 213InstallationHang 213ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 213GuestScreenSaver 213MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 213
RedHatLinux7.0 21432BitSupport 214GeneralInstallationNotes 214
InstallationSteps 215VMwareTools 215
KnownIssues 216ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 216GuestScreenSaver 216MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 216
RedHatLinux6.2 21732BitSupport 217GeneralInstallationNotes 217
InstallationSteps 217VMwareTools 218
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KnownIssues 219ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 219GuestScreenSaver 219MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 219
SunJavaDesktopSystem2 22032BitSupport 220GeneralInstallationNotes 220
InstallationSteps 220VMwareTools 220
KnownIssues 221ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 221VirtualMachineMightHangDuringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 221GuestScreenSaver 221
SCOOpenServer5.0 22232BitSupport 222GeneralInstallationNotes 222
InstallationSteps 223InstallMaintenancePack5 224VMwareTools 224
KnownIssues 224TheXWindowSystemStopsWorking 224MouseStopsWorkingwithOpenServer5.0.6and5.0.7MP5 224ConfiguringtheNetworkAdapterandProtocol 224
SCOUnixWare7 22632BitSupport 226GeneralInstallationNotes 226
InstallationSteps 226InstallSCOUnixWareMaintenancePacks 226InstallandConfigureSMP 226VMwareTools 227
KnownIssues 227SCOUnixWareKernelPanicsWhenConfiguringNetwork 227
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11 22832BitSupport 22864BitSupport 228GeneralInstallationNotes 228
InstallationSteps 229VMwareTools 229
KnownIssues 229DoNotUse4BitColor 229ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 230ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 230MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 230
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10 23132BitSupport 23164BitSupport 232GeneralInstallationNotes 232
InstallationSteps 233VMwareTools 233
KnownIssues 234DoNotUse4BitColor 234ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 234ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 234MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 234
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SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11 23532BitSupport 23564BitSupport 235GeneralInstallationNotes 235
InstallationSteps 236VMwareTools 236
KnownIssues 236DoNotUse4BitColor 236ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 237ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 237MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 237
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 23832BitSupport 23864BitSupport 239GeneralInstallationNotes 240
InstallationSteps 241VMwareTools 241
KnownIssues 242DoNotUse4BitColor 242ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 242ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 242MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 242
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9 24332BitSupport 24364BitSupport 244GeneralInstallationNotes 246
InstallationSteps 246VMwareTools 246
KnownIssues 24764bitSLES9withSP1SpontaneouslyResetsonIntelEM64THardware 247DoNotUse4BitColor 247ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 247ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 247GuestScreenSaver 247SLES9SP3GuestExperiencesMonitorPanicinSMPModeonHostwithAMDOpteron
Processor 248DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 248MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 248
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8 24932BitSupport 249GeneralInstallationNotes 249
InstallationSteps 250VMwareTools 250
KnownIssues 251DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 251ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 251GuestScreenSaver 251MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 251
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7 25232BitSupport 252GeneralInstallationNotes 252
InstallationSteps 253VMwareTools 253
KnownIssues 253
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ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 253GuestScreenSaver 253MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 253
OpenSUSELinux11.1 25532BitSupport 25564BitSupport 255GeneralInstallationNotes 255
InstallationSteps 255VMwareTools 256
KnownIssues 257ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 257SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 257ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 257MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 257
OpenSUSELinux10.3 25832BitSupport 25864BitSupport 258GeneralInstallationNotes 258
InstallationSteps 258VMwareTools 259
KnownIssues 259ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 259SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 260ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 260MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 260
OpenSUSELinux10.2 26132BitSupport 26164BitSupport 261GeneralInstallationNotes 261
InstallationSteps 262VMwareTools 262
KnownIssues 263ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 263SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 263ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 263MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 263
SUSELinux10.1 26432BitSupport 26464BitSupport 264GeneralInstallationNotes 265
InstallationSteps 265VMwareTools 265
KnownIssues 266ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 266ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 266MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 266
SUSELinux10 26732BitSupport 26764BitSupport 267GeneralInstallationNotes 268
InstallationSteps 268VMwareTools 268
KnownIssues 269ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 269
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ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 269MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 269
SUSELinux9.3 27032BitSupport 27064BitSupport 270GeneralInstallationNotes 271
InstallationSteps 271VMwareTools 271
KnownIssues 272ChoosingArchitectureWhenInstallingSUSELinux9.3ona64BitHost 272DoNotUse4BitColor 272ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 272DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 273ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 273GuestScreenSaver 273MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 273
SUSELinux9.2 27432BitSupport 27464BitSupport 274GeneralInstallationNotes 275
InstallationSteps 275VMwareTools 275
KnownIssues 276DoNotUse4BitColor 276ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 276DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 276ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 276GuestScreenSaver 276MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 276
SUSELinux9.1 27832BitSupport 27864BitSupport 278GeneralInstallationNotes 279
InstallationSteps 279VMwareTools 279
KnownIssues 280VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 280InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 280DoNotUse4BitColor 280ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 280DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 281ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 281GuestScreenSaver 281MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 281
SUSELinux9.0 28232BitSupport 282GeneralInstallationNotes 282
InstallationSteps 283VMwareTools 283BeforeYouStarttheXServer 283
KnownIssues 283VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 283InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 284DoNotUse4BitColor 284
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DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 284ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 284GuestScreenSaver 284MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 284
SUSELinux8.2 28532BitSupport 285GeneralInstallationNotes 285
InstallationSteps 286VMwareTools 286BeforeYouStarttheXServer 287
KnownIssues 287VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 287InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 287DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 287ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 287GuestScreenSaver 287MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 287
SUSELinux8.1 28932BitSupport 289GeneralInstallationNotes 289
InstallationSteps 290VMwareTools 290BeforeYouStarttheXServer 290
KnownIssues 291VirtualMachineMightHangDuringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 291ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 291GuestScreenSaver 291MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 291
SUSELinux8.0 29232BitSupport 292GeneralInstallationNotes 292
InstallationSteps 293VMwareTools 293BeforeYouStarttheXServer 293
KnownIssues 294ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 294GuestScreenSaver 294MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 294
SUSELinux7.3 29532BitSupport 295GeneralInstallationNotes 295
InstallationSteps 296VMwareTools 296
KnownIssues 296ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 296GuestScreenSaver 296MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 296
Turbolinux10Server 29832BitSupport 29864BitSupport 298GeneralInstallationNotes 298
InstallationSteps 298VMwareTools 298
KnownIssues 299
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ScreenTurnsBlackattheEndofTurbolinux10ServerInstallation 299ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 299GuestScreenSaver 299MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 299ProblemSwitchingfromXtoVGA 300
Turbolinux10Desktop 30132BitSupport 301GeneralInstallationNotes 301
InstallationSteps 301VMwareTools 301
KnownIssues 302ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 302GuestScreenSaver 302MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 302
TurbolinuxEnterpriseServer8 30332BitSupport 303GeneralInstallationNotes 303
InstallationSteps 304VMwareTools 304BeforeYouStarttheXServer 304
KnownIssues 304ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 304GuestScreenSaver 305MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 305
TurbolinuxWorkstation8 30632BitSupport 306GeneralInstallationNotes 306
InstallationSteps 306VMwareTools 307BeforeYouStarttheXServer 307
KnownIssues 307ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 307GuestScreenSaver 307MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 307
Turbolinux7.0 30932BitSupport 309GeneralInstallationNotes 309
InstallationSteps 310VMwareTools 310
KnownIssues 310TestingScriptsonTurbolinux7.0 310ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 310GuestScreenSaver 310MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 311
Ubuntu9.04 31232BitSupport 31264BitSupport 312GeneralInstallationNotes 312
InstallationSteps 313VMwareTools 313
KnownIssues 314Ubuntu9.04DoesNotIncludevmmouseDriver 314NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32BitUbuntuGuest 314SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 314
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ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 314MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 314
Ubuntu8.10 31632BitSupport 31664BitSupport 316GeneralInstallationNotes 317
InstallationSteps 317VMwareTools 317
KnownIssues 318NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 318SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 318ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 318MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 318
Ubuntu8.04LTS 32032BitSupport 32064BitSupport 321GeneralInstallationNotes 322
InstallationSteps 322VMwareTools 322KnownIssues 323NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 323SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 323ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 323MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 324
UbuntuLinux7.10 32532BitSupport 32564BitSupport 325GeneralInstallationNotes 326
InstallationSteps 326VMwareTools 326
KnownIssues 327NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 327SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 327ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 327MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 327
UbuntuLinux7.04 32932BitSupport 32964BitSupport 329GeneralInstallationNotes 330
InstallationSteps 330VMwareTools 331
KnownIssues 332NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 332SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 332ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 332MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 332
UbuntuLinux6.10 33332BitSupport 33364BitSupport 333GeneralInstallationNotes 334
InstallationSteps 334VMwareTools 334
KnownIssues 335ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 335
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MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 335UbuntuLinux6.06 336
32BitSupport 33664BitSupport 336GeneralInstallationNotes 337
InstallationSteps 337VMwareTools 337
KnownIssues 338ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 338MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 338
UbuntuLinux5.10 33932BitSupport 33964BitSupport 339GeneralInstallationNotes 340
InstallationSteps 340VMwareTools 340VMwareToolsand64bitVersionofUbuntuLinux5.10 341
KnownIssues 341ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 341MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 341
UbuntuLinux5.04 34232BitSupport 34264BitSupport 342GeneralInstallationNotes 342
InstallationSteps 343VMwareTools 343
KnownIssues 344ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 344MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 344
FreeBSD7.1 34532BitSupport 34564BitSupport 345GeneralInstallationNotes 345
InstallationSteps 346VMwareTools 346
KnownIssues 346FreeBSD7.1GuestFailsWithOddNumberofVirtualCPUs 346InstallandRebootof64BitFreeBSD7.1GuestTakesaLongTimeWith4VirtualCPUs 346FreeBSD7.1GuestWithLargeAmountsofMemoryCanStallAfterSplashScreenAppears 346CannotChangetheScreenResolutioninFreeBSD7.1Guests 346VMwareToolsCustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD7.1Guest 346ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingaVIclientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD7.1
Guest 347/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 347Sound 347
FreeBSD7.0 34832BitSupport 34864BitSupport 348GeneralInstallationNotes 348
InstallationSteps 348VMwareTools 349
KnownIssues 349/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 349Sound 349
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GuestScreenSaver 349FreeBSD6.4 350
32BitSupport 35064BitSupport 350GeneralInstallationNotes 350
InstallationSteps 351VMwareTools 351
KnownIssues 351VMwareToolsCustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD6.4Guest 351ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD6.4
Guests 351/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 351Sound 352
FreeBSD6.3 35332BitSupport 35364BitSupport 353GeneralInstallationNotes 353
InstallationSteps 354VMwareTools 354
KnownIssues 354/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 354VMwareToolsCustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD6.3Guest 354ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD6.3
Guests 354Sound 354
FreeBSD6.2 35532BitSupport 35564BitSupport 355GeneralInstallationNotes 355
InstallationSteps 355VMwareTools 355
KnownIssues 356/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 356Sound 356GuestScreenSaver 356
FreeBSD6.1 35732BitSupport 35764BitSupport 357GeneralInstallationNotes 357
InstallationSteps 357VMwareTools 357
KnownIssues 358/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 358Sound 358GuestScreenSaver 358
FreeBSD6.0 35932BitSupport 35964BitSupport 359GeneralInstallationNotes 359
InstallationSteps 359VMwareTools 360
KnownIssues 360/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 360Sound 360
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GuestScreenSaver 360FreeBSD5.5 361
32BitSupport 36164BitSupport 361GeneralInstallationNotes 361
InstallationSteps 362VMwareTools 362
KnownIssues 362/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 362Sound 362GuestScreenSaver 362
FreeBSD5.4 36332BitSupport 36364BitSupport 363GeneralInstallationNotes 363
InstallationSteps 364VMwareTools 364
KnownIssues 364/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 364Sound 364GuestScreenSaver 364
FreeBSD5.3 36532BitSupport 36564BitSupport 365GeneralInstallationNotes 365
InstallationSteps 366VMwareTools 366
KnownIssues 366/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 366Sound 366GuestScreenSaver 366
FreeBSD5.2 36732BitSupport 367GeneralInstallationNotes 367
InstallationSteps 367VMwareTools 368
KnownIssues 368/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 368Sound 368GuestScreenSaver 368
FreeBSD5.1 36932BitSupport 369GeneralInstallationNotes 369
InstallationSteps 369VMwareTools 370
KnownIssues 370/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 370Sound 370GuestScreenSaver 370
FreeBSD5.0 37132BitSupport 371GeneralInstallationNotes 371
InstallationSteps 371VMwareTools 372
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KnownIssues 372/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 372Sound 372GuestScreenSaver 372
FreeBSD4.11 37332BitSupport 373GeneralInstallationNotes 373
InstallationSteps 373VMwareTools 373
KnownIssues 373/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 373Sound 374GuestScreenSaver 374
FreeBSD4.10 37532BitSupport 375GeneralInstallationNotes 375
InstallationSteps 375VMwareTools 375
KnownIssues 375/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 375Sound 376GuestScreenSaver 376
FreeBSD4.9 37732BitSupport 377GeneralInstallationNotes 377
InstallationSteps 377VMwareTools 377
KnownIssues 377/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 377Sound 378GuestScreenSaver 378
FreeBSD4.4,4.5,4.6.2,4.8 37932BitSupport 379GeneralInstallationNotes 379
InstallationSteps 379VMwareTools 380
KnownIssues 380/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 380Sound 380GuestScreenSaver 380MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 380
FreeBSD4.0,4.1,4.2,4.3 38232BitSupport 382GeneralInstallationNotes 382
InstallationSteps 382VMwareTools 383
KnownIssues 383/etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 383SettingtheDiskGeometryforaFreeBSDSCSIVirtualDisk 383Sound 384GuestScreenSaver 385MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 385
NetWare6.5Server 38632BitSupport 386
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GeneralInstallationNotes 387InstallationSteps 388VMwareTools 389
KnownIssues 389RegainingKeyboardandMouseControlAfterReboot 389NavigatinginTextMode 389NetWare6.5ServerSP3andSP5InstallationsHangAfterSelectionofEthernetDriveronaGuest
withNonPassthroughRawDeviceMapping 389NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa
PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 390ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachineonOpen
EnterpriseServer,SupportPack1andSupportPack2 390NetWare6.0Server 391
32BitSupport 391GeneralInstallationNotes 392
InstallationSteps 392VMwareTools 393
KnownIssues 394DisconnectingVMwareToolsISOFile 394InstallationFailureonFirstTry 394GrabbingtheMousePointer 394CannotBrowseFileSystemwithArrowKeys 394NetWare6.0ServerSP5CrashesWhenStackDumpExceedstheValidMemoryLimit 394NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa
PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 394ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachineonOpen
EnterpriseServer,SupportPack1andSupportPack2 395NetWare5.1Server 396
32BitSupport 396GeneralInstallationNotes 397
InstallationSteps 397VMwareTools 398
KnownIssues 398UpdatedLSILogicSCSIDriver 398DisconnectingVMwareToolsISOFile 399Pentium4HostPageFault 399CannotMountaCDROMasaVolume 399UsingMorethanOneVirtualNetworkAdapterontheSameNetwork 399GrabbingtheMousePointer 399CannotBrowseFileSystemwithArrowKeys 400NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa
PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 400ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachineonOpen
EnterpriseServer,SupportPack1andSupportPack2 400NetWare4.2Server 401
32BitSupport 401GeneralInstallationNotes 401
CreatingandConfiguringtheNetWareVirtualMachine 401InstallationSteps 401VMwareTools 403
KnownIssues 403NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa
PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 403Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms 404
32BitSupport 404
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64BitSupport 405GeneralInstallationNotes 407
MemoryRequirementsforSolaris10 407InstallationSteps 407VMwareTools(ESXServer3.xOnly) 407
KnownIssues 408FaultsReportedonSolaris10andSolaris10Update1 408ESXServer3.xNetworkAdapterDriverSupportfor32Bitand64BitSolaris 10Guests 408UsingSolaris10in32BitModeona64BitHost 408DisplayTooSmallAfterInstallation 408PAEMessageDuringInstallation 408PerformanceProblemsinESXServer3.xVirtualMachineswithFourVirtualProcessorsonHosts
withHyperthreading 409Solaris10GuestsMightBecomeUnresponsiveWhenHalted 409Solaris101/06(Update1)andSolaris106/06(Update2)GuestswithVirtualSMPMightHang
WhenPoweringOn 409Solaris10GuestCannotEjectISOImageMountedasCDROM 40964BitSolaris101/06(Update1)andSolaris106/06(Update2)FailwithTripleFaultonIntel
PentiumMBasedSystemsMerom,Woodcrest,andConroe 409Solaris9OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 410
32BitSupport 410GeneralInstallationNotes 411
InstallationSteps 411VMwareTools 412
Solaris8OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 41332BitSupport 413GeneralInstallationNotes 413
InstallationSteps 414AddingaSCSIDriver 414VMwareTools 415
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TheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideprovidesusersofVMwareESXServer,VMwareGSXServer,VMwareServer,VMwareACE,VMwareWorkstation,andVMwareFusioninformationaboutinstallingguestoperatingsystemsinVMwarevirtualmachines.
Revision HistoryThisguideisrevisedwitheachnewlysupportedguestoperatingsystemthatrequiresinstallationinstructions.
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Table 1. Revision History
Revision Description
20090716 ThisversionoftheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidehasbeendeprecated.ThenewversionoftheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidecontainsonlyinformationandinstructionsapplicabletoinstallingguestoperatingsystems. GuestoperatingsystemsupportdatahasbeenmovedtothenewGuest/HostOS
VMwareCompatibilityGuide. Knownissuesdocumentedinthisversionoftheguidecanalsobefoundinthe
Guest/HostOSVMwareCompatibilityGuideandintheVMwareKnowledgeBase. VMwareToolsinformationislocatedintheproductdocumentationandtheVMware
KnowledgeBase.
20090714 Added32bitand64bitDebian4.0r8supportonESX4.0. ChangedfullsupportforSMPtoexperimentalforallVMwareproductsthatsupport
UbuntuLinux7.10andUbuntuLinux7.04. ModifiedLILOinstallinstructionsforSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10andSUSELinux
EnterpriseDesktop10. ModifiedinstructionsforManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkingin
CopiedVirtualMachineforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10,NovellLinuxDesktop9,OpenEnterpriseServer1withSupportPack1orSupportPack2.
20090709 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitUbuntu9.0.4onESX4.0. AddedknownissueaboutvmmouseungrabfeatureforUbuntu9.04onESX4.0andESX
3.5Update4.
20090702 Addedadditionalinformationaboutsupportfor32bitand64bitUbuntu9.0.4onESX3.5Update4.
ModifieddescriptionofESXiandESXsupport. Mademiscellaneousedits.
20090630 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitUbuntu9.0.4onESX3.5Update4. AddedsupportforPBMson32bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11andSUSELinux
EnterpriseServer11,usingaVMIkernelonESX3.5Update4.
20090623 AddedsupportforFusion2.0.5,includingnewsupportforUbuntu9.04,32bitand64bit.
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20090619 AddedOSPsupportfor32bitand64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11onESX3.5Update4.
AddedOSPsupportfor32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update8onESX3.5Update4.
20090604 AddedanoticetothecoverpageannouncingtheavailabilityofthebetaversionoftheonlineVMwareCompatibilityGuide:http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/.TheVMwareCompatibilityGuidewillbecomethemainsourceforhostandoperatingsystemcompatibilitydataforthemostrecentandmostpopularVMwareproducts.
Mademinormodificationsandedits.
20090526 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.8onESX2.5.5(32bitonly),3.0.2,3.0.3,3.5Update 4,andESX4.0.
20090522 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10Update7onESX4.0.
20090520 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10Update7onESX3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update 4.
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20090520 AddedESX4.0release:NewSupport Windows7HomePremium,Professional,Enterprise,andUltimate,32bitand64bit.
(experimental) WindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition,R2DatacenterEdition,R2EnterpriseEdition,
R2EssentialR2BusinessServerStandard,R2EssentialBusinessServerPremium,R2SmallBusinessServerStandard,andR2SmallBusinessServerPremium,64bit.(experimental)
Windows98andWindows98SecondEdition,32bit. Windows95andWindows95ServicePack1,andtheseOEMServiceReleases:OSR1,
OSR2,OSR2.1,andOSR2.5,32bit. Windows3.1,32bit. MSDOS6.22,16bit. Asianux3.0ServerandAsianux3.0Server,ServicePack1,32bitand64bit. CentOS4.5,4.6,and4.7,32bitand64bit. Debian5.0,32bitand64bit. Debian4.0r3,r4,r5,r6,andr7,32bitand64bit. IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2,32bit. IBMOS/2Warp4.0,32bit. SCOOpenServer5.0.6and5.0.7MP5,32bit. SCOUnixWare7.1.1MP5and7.1.4MP4,32bit. FreeBSD6.4,32bitand64bit. FreeBSD6.3,32bitand64bit. FreeBSD7.0,32bitand64bit. FreeBSD7.1,32bitand64bit. Solaris9,Update1,Update2,Update3,Update4,Update5,Update6,Update7,and
Update8,32bit.(experimental). Solaris8,06/00,10/00,01/01,04/01,07/01,10/01,and02/02,32bit(experimental).UpdateSupport WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment2.1,32bitand64bit. WindowsServer2008ServicePack2onWebServer,Enterprise,Standard,andDatacenter,
32bitand64bit. WindowsVista,ServicePack2onEnterprise,Business,HomeBasic,HomePremium,and
Ultimate,32bitand64bit. WindowsXPEmbeddedServicePack2,32bit. Windows2000ProfessionalServicePack3,32bit. CentOS5.0and5.1,32bitand64bit.AdditionalSupport ParavirtualizedSCSI(pvscsi)storageadaptersupportWindowsServer2008,Windows
Server2003,andRedHatEnterpriseLinux5. vmxnet3networkadaptersupportWindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2008R2,
WindowsServer2003,WindowsServer2003R2,Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,CentOS5SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,Ubuntu7.04,Ubuntu7.10,Ubuntu8.04LTS,Ubuntu8.10,AsianuxServer3,Debian5.0,Debian4.0,Solaris10Update4throughUpdate7
HotAddmemory,HotAddCPU,andHotplugdevicesupport OperatingSystemSpecificPackages(OSP)supportCentOS4.5,4.6,and4.7,CentOS5.0,
5.1,5.2,and5.3,andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11. VMIsupportSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11,and
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10 IPv6support
20090512 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitWindowsVistaServicePack2onESX3.5Update4. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitWindowsServer2008ServicePack2onESX3.5
Update 4. AddedPBMsupportforESX3.0.3onUbuntu8.04.2.
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20090410 AddedVMwareFusion2.0.4release. RevisedinstallationinstructionsfortheCentOS5.0andCentOS4.0guestoperating
systems.
20090406 AddedsupportforCentOS5.3onESX3.5Update4andESX3.0.3,32bitand64bit. AddedOSPsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.5Update4. ClarifiedOSPsupportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.5Update4. AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer
11onWorkstation6.5.2.
20090402 AddedVMwareFusion2.0.3release. MademinorcorrectionstoinformationfortheACE2.5.2andVMwareServer2.0.1releases.
20090331 AddedVMwareWorkstation6.5.2releasethatincludesnewguestoperatingsystemsupport: WindowsVista,ServicePack2,32bitand64bit. AsianuxServer3.0,ServicePack1,32bitand64bit. OpenSUSE11.1,32bitand64bit. Ubuntu8.10DesktopandServer,32bitand64bit. Ubuntu8.04.2DesktopandServer,32bitand64bit. Solaris10,Update6,32bitand64bit.
AddedVMwareACE2.5.2release. AddedVMwareServer2.0.1releasethatincludesthisnewguestsupport:
WindowsServer2008EssentialBusinessServerandSmallBusinessServer,ServicePack1,64bit.
WindowsVista,ServicePack1,32bitand64bit. WindowsXP,ServicePack3,32bit. Windows2003SmallBusinessServerStandardandPremium,ServicePack2,32bit. AsianuxServer3.0,ServicePack1,32bitand64bit. CentOS5.2,32bitand64bit. CentOS4.7,32bitand64bit.
AddedVMwareServer1.0.9release. Addedreferencestoknowledgebasearticle1006224thatprovidesasolutionforablue
screenthatoccursusingtheLSILogicSCSIdriveronESXServer3.5Update2andearlier,whileinstallingtheseoperatingsystems:WindowsServer2008,WindowsVista,WindowsServer2003,andWindowsXP.
20090330 AddedsupportforESX3.5Update4thatincludesthisnewguestsupport: SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11,32bitand64bit. SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11,32bitand64bit. Ubuntu8.10DesktopEditionandServerEdition,32bitand64bit. WindowsPreinstallation2.0,32bitand64bit.
AddednewOSPsupportforUbuntu8.04.2andUbuntu8.10onESX3.5Update4. Addedprebuiltkernelmodules(PBMs)supportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.5Update4. AddedreferencetoinstructionsforbuildingkernelmodulesmanuallyforVMwareTools
onSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer,andUbuntuguests. AddedreferenceaboutreceivinganerrormessageafterinstallingVMwareToolson
Ubuntu7.04andlater.
20090213 AddedtheFusion2.0.2release.Newguestoperatingsystemsupportincludes Ubuntu8.10,32bitand64bit MacOSXServer10.5.6,32bitand64bit
20090212 Addedsupportfor32bitUbuntu8.04.2JeOSonESX3.0.3and3.5 Update3. Addedsupportforboth32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.5Update2. Addedinformationaboutthevmware-userprocessforVMwareTools. RevisedinformationaboutinstallingVMwareToolsinLinuxguestsonVMwareproducts.
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20090126 AddedgeneralinformationaboutVMwareTools. AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.0.3and3.5Update3. AddedinstructionsuniquetoinstallingVMwareToolsonUbuntu. AddedinstructionsaboutdisablingIPv6forUbuntu8.0.4LTSandUbuntu7.10.
20090120 Clarifiedsupportfor32bitWindowsServer2003onESXServer. AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update 3. AddedknownissueforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.2runningonESX3.5Update 3. Mademinorcorrections.
20090112 AddedVMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecificPackagesinformationtosupportedguests,includingRedHatEnterpriseLinux5,RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,andUbuntu8.04LTS.
ReformattedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServeronSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,andNetWare6.5Server.
ClarifiedwhichversionofMSDOSissupported. Revisedindexentries. Incorporatedminoredits.
20081215 AddedanewsectionthatdescribessupportforVMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecificPackages.
AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,3.5,3.5Update1,3.5Update2,and3.5Update3.
AddedsupportinformationaboutServerCorefunctionalityforWindowsServer2008.
20081211 Addedsupportfor32bitNetWare6.5Server,SupportPack8onESXServer2.5.5forwhichVMwaredeclaredsupportonDecember3,2008.
Revisedinformationaboutrunning64bitguestoperatingsystems.
20081203 Addedsupportfor32bitNetWare6.5Server,ServicePack8onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update3.
AddedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServer2,SupportPack1with32bitand64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2and32bitNetWare6.5Server,SupportPack8onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update3.
20081201 AddedtheVMwareWorkstation6.5.1andACE2.5.1releases.RevisedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack1onWorkstationandACE.ChangedallsupporttoexperimentalforOpenSUSELinux10.2onWorkstationandACE.
AddedinformationaboutcreatingavirtualmachineforNetWare6.5andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9and10.
Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10,Update6onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update3.
ReplacedthereferencestoVMwareknowledgebasearticle1420thatdocumentsanissueaboutclocksrunningtooslowlyortooquicklywithareferencetoknowledgebasearticle1006427thatdocumentsLinuxtimekeepingbestpractices.
20081119 Addedsupportfor64bitWindowsEssentialBusinessServer2008onESXServer3.5Update 3.
Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktoponESXServer. AddedanoteaboutrequiringWindowsInternetExplorer4.0orgreatertoviewVMware
ToolsonlinehelpinaWindowsNT4.0guest.
20081114 AddedtheFusion2.0.1release.
20081112 Addedsupportfor64bitWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008onESXServer3.5Update 3. RemovedanotethatrestrictedsupportforVMwareToolstoSolaris101/06(Update1)and
Solaris106/06(Update2)onESXserver3.x.
20081106 AddedtheESXServer3.5Update3releasethatincludesnewsupportfortheUbuntu8.04.1guestoperatingsystem.
AddedtheVMwareWorkstation5.5.9,ACE1.0.8,andVMwareServer1.0.8releases.
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20081024 AddedaknownissueaboutrunningWindowsServer200864bitwithMicrosoftUpdate932596.
AddedaknownissueaboutinstallingTurbolinux10ServeronVMwareWorkstation. Addedaknownissueaboutthevmxnet3networkadapterdisplayingtheincorrectlink
speedonWindowsServer2003andWindowsXP. AddedaknownissueforenablingthevmxnetadapterforWindowsServer2003onESX
Server. AddedaknownissueaboutLinuxvirtualmachinesthatstoprespondingorstallwhen
usingtheTSCclocksource.GuestsincludeAsianux3.0,CentOS5.0,MandrivaLinux2008,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,OpenSUSELinux10.3,OpenSUSELinux10.2,Ubuntu8.04LTS,UbuntuLinux7.10,andUbuntuLinux7.04.
RevisedinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9and10.ReplacedpressF2fortextmodewithenterbootoptiontextmode=1.
20081008 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux5DesktopwithWorkstationoptiononESX Server3.5,3.5Update1,and3.5Update2.
RevisedinstructionsfordisablingIPv6forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,andCentOS 5.0.
RemovedGuestScreenSaversectionsfromWindowsguestoperatingsystemsbecausetheinformationdidnotapply.
20080925 Addedsupportfor32bitCentOS5.2onESX Server3.0.3andsupportfor64bitCentOS5.2onESX Server3.0.3and3.5 U2.
20080923 AddedVMwareWorkstation6.5andACE2.5releasestosupportedguestoperatingsystems. ExperimentalguestoperatingsystemsupportonWorkstation6.5:
WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment(allversions);WindowsRecoveryEnvironment;WindowsServer2008Standard;andUbuntuLTS8.04.1
FullguestoperatingsystemsupportonWorkstation6.5:Asianux3.0;CentOS5.0to5.2;MandrivaLinux2008;OracleEnterpriseLinux5.0to5.2;RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update7(Workstation,EnterpriseServer,andAdvancedServer);RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1and5.2(AdvancedPlatform,Desktop,andServer);Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,105/08(Update5);SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10,SupportPack1,andSupportPack2;SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SupportPack2;andUbuntuLTS8.04
FullguestoperatingsystemsupportonACE2.5:RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update7(Workstation,EnterpriseServer,andAdvancedServer);RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1and5.2(AdvancedPlatform,Desktop,andServer);Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,105/08(Update5);SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10,SupportPack1,andSupportPack2;SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SupportPack2;andUbuntuLTS8.04
20080923 AddedVMwareServer2.0releasetosupportedguestoperatingsystems.NewVMwareServer2.0support: WindowsServer2008EnterpriseandStandard;WindowsVistaBusinessandUltimate;
WindowsServer2003Web,Standard,andEnterpriseEditionswithServicePack2;andWindowsXPServicePack2
MandrivaLinux2008andMandrivaLinux2007 OpenSUSELinux10.2 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1,andRedHatEnterprise
Linux4,Update5 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack1andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,
ServicePack4 Ubuntu8.04LTS,UbuntuLinux7.10,UbuntuLinux7.04,andUbuntuLinux6.10 Netware6.5,ServicePack6 Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,Update3andUpdate4
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20080915 AddedVMwareFusion2.0releasetosupportedguestoperatingsystems.Newsupport: MacOSXServer10.5(experimentalsupport) WindowsServer2008EnterpriseandStandard(experimentalsupport);WindowsVista
HomeBasic,HomePremium,andServicePack1;WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEdition,ServicePack2;andWindowsXPProfessional,HomeEdition,andServicePack 3
MandrivaLinux2008 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0AdvancedServer,EnterpriseServer,andWorkstation,
Update2;RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.0,Update6;andRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0,Update9
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10,ServicePack2andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2
TurbolinuxServer10 Ubuntu8.0.4,Ubuntu8.04.1,UbuntuLinux7.10,andUbuntu7.04 FreeBSD7 Netware6.5,SupportPack7 Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,(Update5)
20080908 Addedsupportfor32bitCentOS5.2onESX Server 3.5,Update2.
20080828 AddedsupportforWorkstation5.5.8and6.0.5,ACE1.0.7and2.0.5,andVMwareServer1.0.7.
Ubuntu8.04LTS32bitand64bit AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04LTSonESXServer3.0.3withrequiredpatch. AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04.1LTSonESXServer3.0.3withrequiredpatch.
Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms32bitand64bit AddedrequiredpatchtosupportSolaris10,Update4onESXServer3.0.3. AddedsupportforSolaris10,Update5withrequiredpatchonESXServer3.0.1. AddedrequiredpatchtosupportSolaris10,Update5onESXServer3.0.2and3.0.3.
20080821 AddedsupportforBusLogicSCSIadapterfor32bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update6and7onESXServer2.5.2,2.5.3,2.5.4,and2.5.5.AddedServicePack3asoneoftherequiredservicepackstorun32bitWindowsXPProfessionalonESXServer.RemovedVMIsupportmistakenlyaddedto64bitUbuntuLinux7.10onWorkstation.
20080808 AddednewESXServer3.0.3release.
20080801 DocumentedknownissueforWindowsServer200864bit.AddedsupportforWindows2000Professional,ServicePack432bitonESX3.0.1,3.0.2,and3.5Update2.AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update732bitonESX2.5.4,2.5.5,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5Update2andfor64bitonESX3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5Update2.
20080725 AddednewESXServer3.5Update2release.Thisreleaseincludesnewsupportfortheseguests: WindowsServer2008Datacenter,Enterprise,Standard,andWindowsWebServer2008. SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2,includingVMIon32bit. Ubuntu8.04LTSServer,Desktop,andJeOSeditions.AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2onESX3.0.1(requiresPatchESX1005100)andESX3.0.2(requiresPatchESX1005107).
20080714 AddedsupportforWindowsXP,ServicePack3onESX2.5.4and2.5.5.AddedsupportforSolaris10,Update5onESX3.0.2,3.5,and3.5U1.
20080630 AddedsupportforWindowsServer2003DatacenterEditiononESXServer3.0.2.ClarifiedFusionsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3and4.UpdatedinstructionsfordisablingIPV6onUbuntuLinuxguests.
20080530 AddednewVMwareFusion1.1.3release.
20080529 AddednewreleasesforVMwareWorkstation5.5.7and6.0.4,ACE1.0.6and2.0.4,andVMwareServer1.0.6.AddedsupportforWindowsVistaServicePack1onWorkstation6.0.4,ACE2.0.4,VisualStudioIntegratedVirtualDebugger,andEclipseIntegratedVirtualDebugger.ModifiedWorkstationsupportforVisualStudioandEclipseintegratedvirtualdebuggers.
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20080528 AddedsupportforWindowsXPServicePack3onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5and3.5Update1.RevisedsupportforWindows2000onFusion.AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.2onESXServer3.0.2,3.5,and3.5Update1.
20080508 AddedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServer2forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10ServicePack 1onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5,and3.5U1.AddedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServer2forNetWare6.5SupportPack7onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5,and3.5 U1.AddedmissingsupportforNetWare6.5SupportPack7onESXServer3.5U1.RemovedincorrectlylistedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack4onESXServer3.5.
20080418 AddedsupportforWindowsVistaServicePack1onESXServer3.5and3.5Update1.AddedanoteaboutanissuewithscreenresolutionafterinstallingVMwareToolsonaWindowsVistaServicePack1virtualmachine.
20080410 UpdatedwithnewESXServer3.5Update1release.AddedinformationaboutUbuntu7.10,64BitSMPguestoperatingsystembehavioronanIntelHost.RevisedinstallationinstructionsforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.RevisedexistingandaddednewESXServersupportnotesforseveralguests.AddedsupportforNetware6.5,SupportPack7onESXServer2.xand3.x.AddedvirtualSMPsupporttoUbuntu7.04onESXServer.
20080314 UpdatedwithnewWorkstation5.5.6,ACE1.0.5,andVMwareServer1.0.5releases.UpdatedwithnewWorkstation6.0.3andACE2.0.3releases.AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1onESXServer3.0.2.ModifiedinformationaboutusingnetworkandSCSIadapterswithRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1WSonESXServer.Mademiscellaneousedits.
20080225 ListedESX1002431PatchrequiredtosupportSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9ServicePack4onESXServer3.0.2.RemovedknownissuesthatwerenotrelevanttoWindowsVista.
20080220 RemovedincorrectlylistedexperimentalsupportforWindowsVistaonVMwareACE,VMwareServer,GSXServer,andWorkstation.Addedknownissueforchoosing32bitor64bitarchitecturewheninstallingSUSELinux9.3gueston64bithost.
20080124 UpdatedwithnewFusion1.1.1release.AddednotetoUbuntu7.0.4installinstructions.RevisedinstallinstructionsforRedHatLinux9.0
20071221 AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update6onESXServer.RemovedSeptemberPatchrequirement,whichwasincorrectlylisted,forSolaris108/07(Update4)onESXServer3.0.1.RemovedvirtualSMPsupport,whichwasincorrectlylisted,for64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux3onESXServer3.0.
20071220 AddedsupportstatementforVMwareESXServer3iversion3.5.IncludedadditionalsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3andRedHatEnterpriseLinux4UpdatesonESX3.0.1and3.0.2.AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack4onESX2.5.4,2.5.5,3.0.1,and3.0.2.
20071211 AddednewESXServer3.5release
20071126 ChangedESXServer3.xnetworkadapterdriversupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10guests
20071111 UpdatedwithnewFusion1.1release.Revisedstatementforoperatingsystemsnolongersupportedbytheoperatingsystemvendor.AddedsupportforSolaris106/06(Update2)onESX3.0.
20071105 RemovedirrelevantinformationaboutnetworkadaptersforWorkstationrunningWindowsServer2008.CorrectedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10SP1onESXServer.
20071019 UpdatedwithnewWorkstation6.0.2andACE2.0.2releases.
20071015 AddssupportforSolaris108/07(Update4),32and64bitonESX3.0.1and3.0.2.RemovesinformationaboutsounddriverneededforWindowsServer200864bitguestsandmodifiesinformationaboutnetworkadaptersupportforWindowsServer2008onVMwareWorkstation.
20071009 AddssupportforUbuntu7.04ServerandDesktopeditions,32and64bitonESXServer3.0.2.AddssupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10ServicePack1onESXServer3.0.1and3.0.2.ModifiesVMwareWorkstationsupportforSolaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms.
20070919 AddsnewVMwareWorkstation6.0.1andACE2.0.1releases.AddsnewWorkstation5.5.5,ACE1.0.4,andVMwareServer1.0.4releases.AddssupportforparavirtualizationonWorkstation,runningUbuntu7.0.4.ReversesorderofentriesinRevisionHistorytable.RevisesfileanddirectorynamesfordisablingIPv6wheninstallingVMwareToolsonUbuntuLinuxguestoperatingsystems.
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20070906 FixesincorrectlinkinginTable1.AddsknownissuetoWindowsVista.RemovessectionforRedHatLinux4.5.AddsUpdate5toRedHatLinux4.CorrectsvirtualsmpsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.AddsUpdate9toRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.AddsknownissuetoRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1.CorrectsreleasenumberforFreeBSD6.1.CorrectsreleasenumberforUbuntu5.04.AddsknownissueforSolaris10.
20070806 Addsnewproduct,VMwareFusion1.0forMacOSX,tosupportedguestoperatingsystems
20070731 AddsnewVMwareESXServer3.0.2releasetosupportedguestoperatingsystems.ListsfullsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5guestoperatingsystem.ClarifiessupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.AddspreviouslysupportedFreeBSD5.5,whichhadnotbeenincludedinthisguide.Alsoincludesminorcorrections.
20070530 ChangesinstructionsforenablingsoundtoaddingsoundadaptersforGSXandVMwareServers.Describeshow64bitversionofUbuntuLinux5.10lacksthedriverneededforcorrectoperationoftheXserver.RevisesinstallinstructionsforRHEL5.0and4.5.Describeshow64bitLinuxguestsonEM64ThardwarerequireExecuteDisablefunctionality.Removessupportfor64bitWindows2003ServeronESXServer.ClarifiessupportforWindows2000onESXServer.Providesminorcorrectionsandadditions.
20070508 ListsnewsupportforVMwareWorkstation6.0andACE2.0releases.ListsnewsupportforVisualStudioandEclipseIntegratedVirtualDebuggers.ListsnewsupportforServicePack2onESXServerrunning32bitor64bitWindowsServer2003guestoperatingsystem.DescribeshowtoinstalldriversformultimediaaudiocontrollersforWindows2003andWindowsVista.IncludesinformationaboutlackofsupportforUSB2.0driversonWindows95,98,Me.ProvidesinstructionsforcorrectingdisplayissueswithMandrake10.1.Alsoprovidesminorupdatesandcorrections.
20070327 Removessupportfor32bitSolaris10,Update3onESXServer2.5.3and2.5.4and64bitonESXServer3.0.ChangesthedateforSolaris10update6/06.Addsstatementaboutoperatingsystemsnolongersupportedbythevendor.
20070314 UpdatessupportforSupportPack6onNetware6.5onESX2.5.3,2.5.4,3.0,3.0.1.UpdatessupportforIntelVTon32bitIntelhostsrunning64bitguests.AddsLSILogicadaptersupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.UpdatessupportforSolaris10onESX2.5.3,2.5.4,3.0,and3.0.1(32bit)withUpdate3.AlsoupdatessupportforSolaris10onESX3.0.1(64bit)withUpdate3.ProvidesLatestUpdatessectioninthePreface.
20070202 ModifiedinformationaboutUpgradePatch1supportforESXServer2.5.4forNetWare6.5Serverandincludesminoreditorialchanges.
20070126 ComparedandmergeddatatotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidefromtheVMwareESXServer2.xand3.xSystemCompatibilityGuides.
20070102 ProvidesinformationaboutUpdates3and4forRedHatEnterpriseLinux4andServicePack3forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9onESXServer3.0and3.0.1.
20061206 UpdatesinformationaboutESXServer3.0.xsupportforWindowsVista,WindowsXP,RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,andRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.
2006112920061130 ModifiesinformationaboutESXServer3.0.1andVMwareServer1.xsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9.
20061116 IncludesinformationforWorkstation5.5.3.
20061109 AddsESXServer3.0.1supportfor64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9;modifiesinformationaboutESXServersupportforMicrosoftClusteringServicewithWindowsServer2003SP1.
20061023 IncludesinformationforWorkstation4.5.3.
20061005 IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.4.
20061004 Minorchanges.
20061002 IncludesinformationforESXServer3.0.1.
20060816 UpdatesinformationforVMwareServer1.0.1maintenancerelease.
20060810 IncludesinformationforWorkstation5.5.2;updatesinformationforESXServer2.5.3andESXServer2.1.3patchrelease.
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Intended AudienceThisbookisintendedforanyoneinterestedintheoperatingsystemssupportedbyVMwareproducts,theirinstallationinstructions,andknownissues.
Document FeedbackVMwarewelcomesyoursuggestionsforimprovingourdocumentation.Ifyouhavecomments,[email protected].
Technical Support and Education ResourcesThefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.Toaccessthecurrentversionofthisbookandotherbooks,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Online and Telephone SupportTouseonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductandcontractinformation,andregisteryourproducts,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support.
Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthefastestresponseonpriority1issues.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.
Support OfferingsTofindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/services.
VMware Professional ServicesVMwareEducationServicescoursesofferextensivehandsonlabs,casestudyexamples,andcoursematerialsdesignedtobeusedasonthejobreferencetools.Coursesareavailableonsite,intheclassroom,andliveonline.Foronsitepilotprograms andimplementationbestpractices,VMwareConsultingServicesprovidesofferingsto helpyouassess,plan,build,andmanageyourvirtualenvironment.Toaccessinformationabouteducationclasses,certificationprograms,andconsultingservices,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/services.
20060727 IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.3andESXServer2.1.3patchrelease.
20060711 IncludesinformationforVMwareServer1.0.
2006061920060622 Minorchanges.
20060614 IncludesinformationforESXServer3.0andVirtualCenter2.0.
20060502 IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.3.
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ThefollowingsectionsprovideinformationaboutthenewestchangesandadditionstotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuide,supportedguests,andgeneralnotesoninstallationandsupport.Besuretoreadthegeneralguidelinesaswellastheinformationspecifictoyourguestoperatingsystem.
LatestUpdatesonpage 37
SupportedandUnsupportedGuestOperatingSystemsonpage 40
GeneralGuidelinesforAllVMwareProductsonpage 50
Latest UpdatesFindthelatestversionoftheguideontheVMwareWebsiteat:http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.Checkthedateonthecoverpagetodetermineifyourcopyoftheguideisthemostcurrent.ThesearethechangesorupdatesmadetotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidesinceitwaslastpublished.
ThisformoftheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidehasbeendeprecated.ThenewversionoftheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidecontainsonlyinformationandinstructionsapplicabletoinstallingguestoperatingsystems.
GuestoperatingsystemsupportdatahasbeenmovedtothenewGuest/HostOSVMwareCompatibilityGuide,locatedathttp://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=software
KnownissuesdocumentedinthisversionoftheguidecanalsobefoundintheGuest/HostOSVMwareCompatibilityGuideandintheVMwareKnowledgeBaselocatedathttp://kb.vmware.com/
VMwareToolsinformationislocatedintheproductdocumentation.SeetheVMwareDocumentationWebsiteathttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubsandtheVMwareKnowledgeBase.Seeknowledgebasearticlehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/340forgeneralinformationandinstructionsthatwilldirectyoutoapplicableVMwareToolsinformation.
Supported Guest Operating SystemsThefollowingtableshowsguestoperatingsystemscompatiblewithparticularVMwareproductsandprovideslinkstoinstallationinstructionsforeachguestoperatingsystem.
Choosing and Installing Guest Operating Systems
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Table 1. Supported Guest Operating Systems, by VMware Product
Guest Operating System WorkstationVMwareACE
GSX Server
ESX Server
VMware Server
VMware Fusion
Windows7onpage 53 4.0
WindowsPreinstallationEnvironmentonpage 55
6.56.5.2 3.5U44.0
WindowsRecoveryEnvironmentonpage 58 6.56.5.2
WindowsServer2008onpage 59 6.0.16.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 3.5U24.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.5
WindowsVistaonpage 64 6.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.04.0 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
WindowsServer2003onpage 69 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
WindowsXPonpage 76 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
Windows2000onpage 82 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
WindowsNT4.0onpage 86 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
WindowsMeonpage 89 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
Windows98onpage 91 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 4.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
Windows95onpage 93 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 4.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1xonpage 97 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 4.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
AsianuxServer3.0onpage 99 6.0.36.5.2 4.0 2.0.1
CentOS4.0onpage 106 4.0 2.0.1
CentOS5.0onpage 102 6.56.5.2 3.0.34.0 2.0.1
Debian5.0onpage 109 4.0
Debian4.0onpage 111 4.0
IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2onpage 114 4.0
IBMOS/2Warp4.0onpage 116 4.0
MacOSXServer10.5onpage 118 2.02.0.5
MandrivaCorporateDesktop4onpage 121 6.06.5.2 2.02.5.2
MandrivaCorporateServer4onpage 124 5.5.36.5.2 2.02.5.2
MandrivaLinux2008onpage 127 6.56.5.2 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.5
MandrivaLinux2007onpage 130 5.5.36.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
MandrivaLinux2006onpage 133 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
MandrakeLinux10.1onpage 136 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 1.01.0.9
MandrakeLinux10onpage 139 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 1.01.0.9
MandrakeLinux9.2onpage 142 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
MandrakeLinux9.1onpage 146 3.13.2.1
MandrakeLinux9.0onpage 149 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
MandrakeLinux8.2onpage 152 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
MandrakeLinux8.0and8.1onpage 155 3.03.2.1
NovellLinuxDesktop9onpage 158 5.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
OracleEnterpriseLinux5onpage 161 6.56.5.2
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5onpage 164 6.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.0.24.0 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4onpage 171 5.06.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 3.23.2.1 2.5.24.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
RedHatEnterpriseLinux3onpage 180 4.56.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.0.13.2.1 2.0.14.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1onpage 189 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
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RedHatLinux9.0onpage 194 4.0.16.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.02.5.5 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
RedHatLinux8.0onpage 199 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.02.5.5 1.01.0.9
RedHatLinux7.3onpage 203 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.02.5.5 1.01.0.9
RedHatLinux7.2onpage 207 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.02.5.5 1.01.0.9
RedHatLinux7.1onpage 211 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
RedHatLinux7.0onpage 214 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
RedHatLinux6.2onpage 217 3.03.2.1
SunJavaDesktopSystem2onpage 220 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
SUSELinux10.1onpage 264 4.0
SCOUnixWare7onpage 226 4.0
SCOOpenServer5.0onpage 222 6.5.2 4.0
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11onpage 228
6.5.2 3.54.0
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10onpage 231
6.56.5.2 2.52.5.2 3.0.14.0 2.02.0.5
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11onpage 235 6.5.2 4.0
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10onpage 238 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.0.14.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9onpage 243 5.06.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 3.23.2.1 2.54.0 1.02.0.1
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8onpage 249 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.04.0 1.01.0.9
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7onpage 252 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
OpenSUSELinux11.1onpage 255 6.5.2
OpenSUSELinux10.3onpage 258 6.0.16.5.2 2.0.12.5.2
OpenSUSELinux10.2onpage 261 6.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.0.1
SUSELinux10.1onpage 264 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
SUSELinux10onpage 267 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.0.1
SUSELinux9.3onpage 270 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.5.22.5.5 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
SUSELinux9.2onpage 274 5.06.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 3.23.2.1 2.5.12.5.5 1.02.0.1
SUSELinux9.1onpage 278 4.5.26.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.13.2.1 2.52.5.5 1.02.0.1
SUSELinux9.0onpage 282 4.56.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.12.5.5 1.02.0.1
SUSELinux8.2onpage 285 4.0.16.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.02.5.5 1.01.0.9
SUSELinux8.1onpage 289 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
SUSELinux8.0onpage 292 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
SUSELinux7.3onpage 295 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
Turbolinux10Serveronpage 298 6.0.36.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.0.5
Turbolinux10Desktoponpage 301 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
TurbolinuxEnterpriseServer8onpage 303 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
TurbolinuxWorkstation8onpage 306 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
Turbolinux7.0onpage 309 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
Ubuntu9.04onpage 312 3.5 U44.0 2.0.5
Ubuntu8.10onpage 316 6.5.2 3.5U44.0 2.0.22.0.5
Ubuntu8.04LTSonpage 320 6.56.5.2 2.52.5.2 3.5U24.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.5
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ThisguidecoversWorkstation4.0,VMwareACE1.0,GSXServer3.0,ESX Server 2.0,VMwareServer1.0,VMwareFusion1.0,andlaterproducts.
UbuntuLinux7.10onpage 325 6.0.26.5.2 2.52.5.2 3.5U14.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.5
UbuntuLinux7.04onpage 329 6.0.16.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 3.0.24.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.5
UbuntuLinux6.10onpage 333 6.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
UbuntuLinux6.06onpage 336 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
UbuntuLinux5.10onpage 339 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
UbuntuLinux5.04onpage 342 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD7.1onpage 345 4.0
FreeBSD7.0onpage 348 4.0 2.02.0.5
FreeBSD6.4onpage 350 4.0
FreeBSD6.3onpage 353 4.0
FreeBSD6.2onpage 355 6.0.16.5.2 2.0.12.5.2
FreeBSD6.1onpage 357 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.0.5
FreeBSD6.0onpage 359 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD5.5onpage 361 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.5
FreeBSD5.4onpage 363 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD5.3onpage 365 5.56.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD5.2onpage 367 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.13.2.1 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD5.1onpage 369 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD5.0onpage 371 4.56.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD4.11onpage 373 2.5.42.5.5
FreeBSD4.10onpage 375 2.52.5.5
FreeBSD4.9onpage 377 3.23.2.1 2.5
FreeBSD4.4,4.5,4.6.2,4.8onpage 379 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
FreeBSD4.0,4.1,4.2,4.3onpage 382 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
NetWare6.5Serveronpage 386 4.56.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.0.14.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
NetWare6.0Serveronpage 391 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.0.14.0 1.01.0.9
NetWare5.1Serveronpage 396 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 2.0.14.0 1.01.0.9
NetWare4.2Serveronpage 401 5.5.26.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9
Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platformsonpage 404
5.5.36.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.13.2.1 3.04.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.5
Solaris9OperatingSystemx86PlatformEditiononpage 410
4.5.26.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.13.2.1 4.0 1.02.0.1
Solaris8OperatingSystemx86PlatformEditiononpage 413
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Guest Operating System WorkstationVMwareACE
GSX Server
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VMware Server
VMware Fusion
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ThesectionforeachguestoperatingsystemlistswhichVMwareproductssupporttheoperatingsysteminavirtualmachine.OperatingsystemsthatarenotincludedinthisguidearenotsupportedbytheVMwareproductslistedinthisguide.
Support for VMware ESX Server 3i Version 3.5 and Later and Version 4.x VMwareESXServer3iversion3.5andlaterandversion4.xandVMwareESXServer3.5andlaterand4.xsupportthesameguestoperatingsystems.PleaseseetheESXServercolumninTable 1,SupportedGuestOperatingSystems,byVMwareProduct,onpage 38forthelistofoperatingsystems.
Operating Systems That the Operating System Vendor No Longer SupportsForoperatingsystemslistedinthisguidethattheoperatingsystemvendornolongersupports,VMwaremay,atitssolediscretion,providesupportandfixestoVMwareproductstoaddressproblemsthatareexposedbyrunningsuchoperatingsystemsonaVMwarevirtualmachine.VMwareisnotresponsibleforresolvingproblemswith,orprovidingsupportorfixesto,theoperatingsystemitself.
Guests Last Supported on ESX 4.0SupportfortheseguestswillbedeprecatedwiththenextmajorreleasefollowingESX4.0:
Ubuntu7.10
Ubuntu7.04
VMware Tools SupportVMwareToolsisasuiteofutilitiesthatenhancestheperformanceoftheguestoperatingsystemandimprovesmanagementofthevirtualmachine.AlthoughtheguestoperatingsystemcanrunwithoutVMwareTools,youloseimportantfunctionalityandconvenience.
VMwareToolsincludesthesecomponents:
VMwareToolsservice
VMwaredevicedrivers
VMwareuserprocess
VMwareToolscontrolpanel
VMwareToolsisprovidedintheseformats:
ISOs(containtarandrpmfiles)packagedwiththeproductandareinstalledinanumberofways,dependingupontheVMwareproductandtheinstalledguestoperatingsystem.
OperatingSystemSpecificPackages(OSPs)downloadedandinstalledfromthecommandline.
ForacompletedescriptionandinstructionsforinstallingandupgradingVMwareTools,seeoneofthefollowingmanualsontheVMwareDocumentationWebsite:
VMwareWorkstationWorkstationUsersManual
VMwareESXBasicSystemAdministrationguide
VMwareServerVMwareServerUsersGuide
VMwarePlayerinproductonlinehelp
VMware Tools ISO File FormatVMwareToolsprovidesadifferentISOfileforeachtypeofsupportedguestoperatingsystem:Windows,Linux,Netware,Solaris,andFreeBSD.InstallingVMwareToolsfromanISOfilevaries,dependingupontheVMwareproduct,thereleaseoftheVMwareproduct,andthetypeofguestoperatingsysteminstalledonthevirtualmachine.
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VMware Tools Operating System Specific PackagesVMwareToolsareavailableasseparatedownloadable,lightweightpackagesthatarespecifictoeachsupportedLinuxoperatingsystemandVMwareproduct.OperatingSystemSpecificPackages(OSPs)aredesignedtofacilitateeasyinstallation,upgrade,andmanagement,usingthenativesoftwaremanagementtoolsoftheoperatingsystemstheysupport.OSPsareanalternativetotheexistingmechanismforinstallingVMwareTools.
Foracompletesetofinstructionsfordownloading,installing,andupgradingVMwareToolsOSPs,seetheVMwareToolsInstallationGuideOperatingSystemSpecificPackagesat:
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/osp_install_guide.pdf
VMwareproductssupportedbyVMwareToolsOSPs:
ESX3.5Update2
ESX3.5Update3
ESX3.5Update4
ESX4.0
GuestoperatingsystemssupportedbyVMwareToolsOSPs:
CentOS4.5,4.6,and4.7
CentOS5,5.1,5.2,and5.3
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update1,Update2,Update3,Update4,Update5,Update6,Update7,andUpdate8
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,Update1,Update2,andUpdate3
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack1,ServicePack2,ServicePack3,andServicePack4
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack1,andServicePack2
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11
Ubuntu8.04,8.04.1,and8.04.2
Ubuntu8.10
Linux VMware Tools Support for ESXi 4.0VMwareToolsforLinuxdoesnotincludeprebuiltkernelmodules(PBMs)forunsupportedguestsortheRPMpackagesforESXi4.0.Only a tar package is available for installing VMware Tools on ESXi 4.0 guests.
VisittheVMwareWebsitetodownloadanalternativeLinuxToolsISOimagethatcontainsVMwareToolsforsupportedaswellasavarietyofolderandunsupportedLinuxguestoperatingsystems.Seeknowledgebasearticlehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010714formoredetails.
Alternatively,youcancompilekernelmodulesforunsupportedLinuxguestsusingtheinstall-vmware.plscriptdistributedwithVMwareTools.
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Guest Operating SystemYoucaninstallVMwareToolsinaLinuxguestoperatingsystemwhileXisrunningonWorkstation5.0andlater,VMwareServer,andESXServer3.0andlater.Seetheappropriateproductdocumentationfordetails.
InallotherVMwareproducts,youmustinstallVMwareToolsfromatextmodescreen.YoucannotinstallfromaterminalinanXwindowsession.
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SomerecentdistributionsofLinuxareconfiguredtoruntheXserverwhentheybootanddonotprovideaneasywaytostoptheXserver.However,youcanswitchtoadifferentworkspacethatisstillintextmodeandinstallVMwareToolsfromthatworkspace.
ToswitchbetweenLinuxworkspacesinavirtualmachine,pressCtrl+Alt+spacebar,releasethespacebarwithoutreleasingCtrlandAlt,andthenpressthefunctionkeyfortheworkspaceyouwanttouseforexample,F2.IfyouchangeyourhotkeycombinationtosomethingotherthanCtrl+Alt,usethatnewcombinationwiththespacebarandthefunctionkey.
On Certain Linux Guest Operating Systems, the VMware Tools Process vmware-user Does Not Start Automatically
OneoftheexecutablesusedbyVMwareToolsinUNIXguestsisvmware-user.ThisprogramimplementsthefitguesttowindowfeatureandUnitymode,amongotherfeatures.Normally,vmware-userisstartedautomaticallyafteryouconfigureVMwareToolsandthenlogoutofthedesktopenvironmentandlogbackin.
However,incertainenvironments,youmuststartthevmware-userprocessmanually.Seeknowledgebasearticlehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008071fordetailsandsolutions.
SMP Support and Virtual HardwareDifferentvirtualhardwareversionssupportdifferentlevelsofSMP.TheESXuserinterfaceliststhedefaultlevelofSMPsupportforaparticularguest,whichisdeterminedbythecombinationofthelevelofguestsupportandthelevelofsupportprovidedbythehardwareversion.
HardwareversionsincombinationwithguestSMPsupportdeterminethelevelofSMPsupport.Forexample,iftheguestsupports4wayandthehardwareversionsupportsuptoeight,thehighestlevelofSMPsupportwillbe4way.Supportcannotexceedthelevelsupportedbytheguest.
IfthereisnoSMPvaluestatedforaguest,thentheimpliedvalueis1.
Table 2representsthepossiblemaximumvirtualSMPconfigurationvaluesforeachhardwarerelease.
Table 2. Virtual hardware versions and SMP support
VMwareProduct
Hardware Version 7
Hardware Version 6
Hardware Version 4
Hardware Version 3
ESX4.x 8 4 2
ESX3.5 4 2
ESX2.x 2
Workstation6.5.x 2 2(exp) 2(exp) 1
Workstation6.0.x 2(exp) 2(exp) 1
Workstation5.5.x 2(exp) 1
Workstation4.0.x 1
Server2.0.x 2 2 2 1
Server1.0.x 2
Fusion2.0.x 4 2
Fusion1.0.x 2
ACE2.x 2(exp) 1
ACE1.x 1
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Hot Add CPU, Hot Add Memory, and Hot Plug DevicesESX4.0supportsHotAddCPU,HotAddMemory,andHotPlugDevicesonspecificguests.
Table 3. Hot Add support for Windows guest operating systems
Guest Operating System Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices