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Guest Operating System Installation GuideJune 4, 2009

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Guest Operating System Installation Guide

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ChoosingandInstallingGuestOperatingSystems 37LatestUpdates 37 SupportedGuestOperatingSystems 37 SupportedandUnsupportedGuestOperatingSystems 40 VMwareESXServer3iVersion3.5Support 40 OperatingSystemsThattheOperatingSystemVendorNoLongerSupports 41 GuestsLastSupportedonESX4.0 41 VMwareToolsSupport 41 VMwareToolsISOFileFormat 41 VMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecificPackages 41 LinuxVMwareToolsSupportforESXi4.0 42 InstallingVMwareToolsinaLinuxGuestOperatingSystem 42 OnCertainLinuxGuestOperatingSystems,theVMwareToolsProcessvmwareuserDoesNotStart Automatically 42 SMPSupportandVirtualHardware 43 HotAddCPU,HotAddMemory,andHotPlugDevices 43 64BitGuestOperatingSystems 50 Requirementsfor64BitGuestOperatingSystems 50 Running64BitGuestOperatingSystems 50 64BitLinuxGuestsandExecuteDisableFunctionality 50 GeneralGuidelinesforAllVMwareProducts 50 VMwareExperimentalFeatureSupportDefinition 51 DeterminingMemorySettingsforaVirtualMachine 51 SoundAdaptersonGSXandVMwareServers 51 RunningaGuestOperatingSystem 51 Windows7 52 32BitSupport 52 64BitSupport 52 GeneralInstallationNotes 52 InstallationSteps 53 VMwareTools 53 WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment 54 32BitSupport 54 64BitSupport 54 GeneralInstallationNotes 54 InstallationSteps 55 VMwareTools 55 KnownIssues 55 UsingVMwareToolsDrivers 55 WindowsRecoveryEnvironment 57 32BitSupport 57 64BitSupport 57 GeneralInstallationNotes 57 WindowsServer2008 58 32BitSupport 58 64BitSupport 59

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GeneralInstallationNotes 60 InstallationSteps 61 VMwareTools 61 KnownIssues 61 WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 61 WindowsServer200864BitRandomlyRestartswithMicrosoftUpdate932596 61 OpeningVMwareToolsControlPanel 61 WarningsWhenInstallingVMwareToolsonSomeVMwareProducts 62 WindowsVista 63 32BitSupport 63 64BitSupport 64 GeneralInstallationNotes 66 InstallingtheGuestOperatingSystem 66 VMwareTools 66 KnownIssues 66 WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 66 OpeningVMwareToolsControlPanel 66 WarningsWhenInstallingVMwareToolsonSomeVMwareProducts 67 NetworkAdapterChangeNeededforSomeVMwareProducts 67 WindowsServer2003 68 32BitSupport 68 64BitSupport 70 GeneralInstallationNotes 71 InstallationSteps 72 VMwareTools 72 SoundDriverNeededfor64BitGuests 72 KnownIssues 72 WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 72 EnablingEnhancedvmxnetAdapterforWindowsServer2003 72 vmxnet3NetworkAdapterDisplaysIncorrectLinkSpeed 72 ProductActivation 73 DisplayHardwareAcceleration 73 Hibernation 73 Checked(Debug)Build 73 ESXServerandSupportMicrosoftClusteringServicewithWindowsServer2003SP1 73 vlanceEthernetAdapterFailstoStartforWindowsServer2003VirtualMachineinPAEMode 73 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 74 ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter VMwareToolsInstallation 74 OnIntelWoodcrestBasedHosts,Installing64BitWindows2003EnterpriseServerR2inVirtual MachineMightCauseVirtualMachinetoCrash 74 WindowsXP 75 32BitSupport 75 64BitSupport 76 GeneralInstallationNotes 77 InstallationSteps 78 VMwareTools 78 KnownIssues 78 WindowsGuestsInstalledwithLSILogicStorportDriver1.26.05CrashwhileBooting 78 vmxnet3NetworkAdapterDisplaysIncorrectLinkSpeed 78 WindowsXP,ServicePack3VirtualMachinesFailtoTransferDataThroughaVirtualParallel Port 79 ProductActivation 79 PAEMessageDuringInstallation 79

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Hibernation 79 Checked(Debug)Build 79 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 80 ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter VMwareToolsInstallation 80 Windows2000 81 32BitSupport 81 GeneralInstallationNotes 83 InstallationSteps 83 VMwareTools 84 KnownIssues 84 ServicePack3MightFailtoBoot 84 InstallationHangs 84 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 84 ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter VMwareToolsInstallation 84 WindowsNT4.0 85 32BitSupport 85 GeneralInstallationNotes 85 InstallationSteps 85 VMwareTools 86 SettingupaWindowsNT4.0GuestwithMultipleDisks 86 EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindowsNT 86 KnownIssues 87 MemoryLimitsifInstallingwithNoServicePack 87 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 87 ESXServerVirtualMachineRunningWindowsMightFailtoPowerOnifNotRebootedAfter VMwareToolsInstallation 87 WindowsMe 88 32BitSupport 88 GeneralInstallationNotes 88 InstallationSteps 88 VMwareTools 88 KnownIssues 89 LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 89 Windows98 90 32BitSupport 90 GeneralInstallationNotes 90 InstallationSteps 90 VMwareTools 91 EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindows98 91 KnownIssues 91 PhantomCOMPorts 91 LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 91 Windows95 92 32BitSupport 92 GeneralInstallationNotes 92 InstallationSteps 93 VMwareTools 94 EnablingNetworkingAfterInstallingWindows95 94 KnownIssues 94 NetworkingMightNotWork 94 PhantomCOMPortsMightAppear 94 LackofSupportforUSB2.0Drivers 94

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MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1x 96 16BitSupportforMSDOS6.22 96 32BitSupportforWindows3.1.x 96 32BitSupportforMSDOS6.22andWindows3.1.x 96 GeneralInstallationNotes 96 MSDOS6.22InstallationNotes 96 Windows3.1xInstallationNotes 97 KnownIssues 97 MouseProblems 97 VMwareToolsNotAvailable 97 AsianuxServer3.0 98 32BitSupport 98 64BitSupport 98 GeneralInstallationNotes 99 InstallationSteps 99 VMwareTools 99 KnownIssues 100 AsianuxServer3.0ServicePack132bitGuestisDisplayedIncorrectlyintheSummaryTabof VSphereClientAfterInstallingVMwareTools 100 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 100 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 100 GuestScreenSaver 100 CentOS5.0 101 32BitSupport 101 64BitSupport 101 GeneralInstallationNotes 102 InstallationSteps 102 VMwareTools 102 KnownIssues 103 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 103 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 103 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 103 GuestScreenSaver 103 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 104 CentOS4.0 105 32BitSupport 105 64BitSupport 105 GeneralInstallationNotes 105 InstallationSteps 106 VMwareTools 106 KnownIssues 107 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 107 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 107 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 107 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 107 Debian5.0 108 32BitSupport 108 64BitSupport 108 GeneralInstallationNotes 108 InstallationSteps 108 VMwareTools 108 KnownIssues 109 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 109 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 109

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MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 109 Debian4.0 110 32BitSupport 110 64BitSupport 110 GeneralInstallationNotes 110 InstallationSteps 110 VMwareTools 111 KnownIssues 111 XserverFailstoStartAfterInstallingDebian4.064bitguest 111 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 111 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 111 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 111 IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2 113 32BitSupport 113 GeneralInstallationNotes 113 InstallationSteps 113 CreateBootDisks 114 VMwareTools 114 KnownIssues 114 ScrollUpMouseWheelOperationUsingaVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2 Guest 114 AddingDiskstoIBMOS/2WarpGuests 114 InstallingCDWritingSoftwareonanIBMOS/2Warp4.5.2GuestCanCrashtheSystem 114 IBMOS/2Warp4.0 115 32BitSupport 115 GeneralInstallationNotes 115 InstallationSteps 115 CreateBootDisks 116 VMwareTools 116 KnownIssues 116 ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingaVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitIBMOS/2 Warp4.0Guest 116 AddingAdditionalDiskstoIBMOS/2WarpGuests 116 InstallingCDwritingSoftwareonanOS/2Warp4.0GuestCanCrashtheSystem 116 MacOSXServer10.5 117 32BitSupport 117 64BitSupport 117 GeneralInstallationNotes 117 InstallationSteps 117 VMwareTools 118 KnownIssues 119 UsetheMacOSXDiskUtilitytoIncreasetheDiskPartitionSize 119 MandrivaCorporateDesktop4 120 32BitSupport 120 64BitSupport 120 GeneralInstallationNotes 120 InstallationSteps 120 VMwareTools 121 KnownIssues 121 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 121 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 121 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 122 GuestScreenSaver 122 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 122

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MandrivaCorporateServer4 123 32BitSupport 123 64BitSupport 123 GeneralInstallationNotes 123 InstallationSteps 123 VMwareTools 124 KnownIssues 124 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 124 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 124 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 125 GuestScreenSaver 125 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 125 MandrivaLinux2008 126 32BitSupport 126 64BitSupport 126 GeneralInstallationNotes 126 InstallationSteps 127 VMwareTools 127 KnownIssues 128 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 128 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 128 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 128 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 128 GuestScreenSaver 128 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 128 MandrivaLinux2007 129 32BitSupport 129 64BitSupport 129 GeneralInstallationNotes 129 InstallationSteps 130 VMwareTools 130 KnownIssues 130 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 130 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 131 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 131 GuestScreenSaver 131 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 131 MandrivaLinux2006 132 32BitSupport 132 64BitSupport 132 GeneralInstallationNotes 133 InstallationSteps 133 VMwareTools 133 KnownIssues 134 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 134 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 134 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 134 GuestScreenSaver 134 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 134 MandrakeLinux10.1 135 32BitSupport 135 GeneralInstallationNotes 135 InstallationSteps 136 VMwareTools 1368 VMware, Inc.

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KnownIssues 136 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 136 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 137 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 137 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 137 DisplayIssues 137 MandrakeLinux10 138 32BitSupport 138 GeneralInstallationNotes 138 InstallationSteps 139 VMwareTools 139 KnownIssues 139 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 139 GettingaDHCPAddressintheGuestOperatingSystem 140 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 140 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 140 MandrakeLinux9.2 141 32BitSupport 141 GeneralInstallationNotes 141 InstallationSteps 142 VMwareTools 142 KnownIssues 143 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 143 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 143 MandrakeLinux9.1 145 32BitSupport 145 GeneralInstallationNotes 145 InstallationSteps 145 VMwareTools 146 KnownIssues 147 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 147 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 147 MandrakeLinux9.0 148 32BitSupport 148 GeneralInstallationNotes 148 InstallationSteps 149 VMwareTools 149 KnownIssues 150 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 150 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 150 MandrakeLinux8.2 151 32BitSupport 151 GeneralInstallationNotes 151 InstallationSteps 151 VMwareTools 152 KnownIssues 153 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 153 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 153VMware, Inc.

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MandrakeLinux8.0and8.1 154 32BitSupport 154 GeneralInstallationNotes 154 InstallationSteps 154 VMwareTools 155 SettingUpaSymbolicLinktoXFree86 155 KnownIssues 155 InstallationofMandrakeLinux8.0Hangs 155 ShuttingDownMandrakeLinux8.0 156 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 156 GuestScreenSaver 156 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 156 NovellLinuxDesktop9 157 32BitSupport 157 GeneralInstallationNotes 157 InstallationSteps 158 VMwareTools 158 KnownIssues 158 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 158 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 159 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 159 OracleEnterpriseLinux5 160 32BitSupport 160 64BitSupport 160 GeneralInstallationNotes 160 InstallationSteps 160 VMwareTools 161 KnownIssues 161 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 161 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 162 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 162 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5 163 32BitSupport 163 64BitSupport 165 GeneralInstallationNotes 166 InstallationSteps 167 VMwareTools 167 KnownIssues 168 OnSomeLinuxGuestswithSELinuxEnforcingModeTurnedOn,UninstallingVMwareTools MakestheFileSystemReadOnly 168 PAEMessageDuringInstallation 168 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 168 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 168 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 168 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 168 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4 170 32BitSupport 170 64BitSupport 173 GeneralInstallationNotes 175 InstallationSteps 175 VMwareTools 176 KnownIssues 176 PAEMessageDuringInstallation 176 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 177

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ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 177 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 177 GuestScreenSaver 177 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 177 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update2andUpdate3GuestsDisplayedwithIncorrectOperating SystemTypeinVirtualInfrastructureClient 178 RedHatEnterpriseLinux3 179 32BitSupport 179 64BitSupport 181 GeneralInstallationNotes 183 InstallationSteps 183 VMwareTools 184 KnownIssues 185 PAEMessageDuringInstallation 185 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 185 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 185 GuestScreenSaver 186 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 186 InstallationonUniprocessorVirtualMachineswithMorethan4GBofMemory 186 MessageAboutTaintedDriver 186 XWindowsSystemFailstoStartinVirtualMachineIfDefaultDepthforDisplayIsSetto24 186 RemovingtheDiskfromaVirtualMachinewithaRHEL3GuestOperatingSystemwithout InformingtheGuestCausestheVirtualMachinetoFail 186 RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1 187 32BitSupport 187 GeneralInstallationNotes 188 InstallationSteps 189 VMwareTools 190 KnownIssues 190 MouseDoesNotFunctionProperly 190 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 190 GuestScreenSaver 191 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 191 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 191 RedHatLinux9.0 192 32BitSupport 192 GeneralInstallationNotes 192 InstallationSteps 193 VMwareTools 193 KnownIssues 194 ForcingtheInstallertoReadtheSecondInstallationCD 194 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 194 GuestScreenSaver 194 INITErrors,SloworPoorPerformance 195 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 195 GettingaDHCPAddressinaRedHatLinux9.0VirtualMachine 196 MessageAboutTaintedDriver 196 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 196 RedHatLinux8.0 197 32BitSupport 197 GeneralInstallationNotes 197 InstallationSteps 198 VMwareTools 198 KnownIssues 199VMware, Inc. 11


ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 199 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 199 MessageAboutTaintedDriver 199 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 200 RedHatLinux7.3 201 32BitSupport 201 GeneralInstallationNotes 201 InstallationSteps 202 VMwareTools 202 KnownIssues 203 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 203 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 203 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 204 RedHatLinux7.2 205 32BitSupport 205 GeneralInstallationNotes 205 InstallationSteps 206 VMwareTools 206 KnownIssues 207 InstallationHang 207 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 207 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 207 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 208 RedHatLinux7.1 209 32BitSupport 209 GeneralInstallationNotes 209 InstallationSteps 210 VMwareTools 210 KnownIssues 211 InstallationHang 211 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 211 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 211 RedHatLinux7.0 212 32BitSupport 212 GeneralInstallationNotes 212 InstallationSteps 213 VMwareTools 213 KnownIssues 214 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 214 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 214 RedHatLinux6.2 215 32BitSupport 215 GeneralInstallationNotes 215 InstallationSteps 215 VMwareTools 216 KnownIssues 216 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 217 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 21712

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SunJavaDesktopSystem2 218 32BitSupport 218 GeneralInstallationNotes 218 InstallationSteps 218 VMwareTools 218 KnownIssues 219 ChangingResolutionintheGuestOperatingSystem 219 VirtualMachineMightHangDuringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 219 GuestScreenSaver 219 SCOOpenServer5.0 220 32BitSupport 220 GeneralInstallationNotes 220 InstallationSteps 221 InstallMaintenancePack5 222 VMwareTools 222 KnownIssues 222 TheXWindowSystemStopsWorking 222 MouseStopsWorkingwithOpenServer5.0.6and5.0.7MP5 222 ConfiguringtheNetworkAdapterandProtocol 222 SCOUnixWare7 224 32BitSupport 224 GeneralInstallationNotes 224 InstallationSteps 224 InstallSCOUnixWareMaintenancePacks 224 InstallandConfigureSMP 224 VMwareTools 225 KnownIssues 225 SCOUnixWareKernelPanicsWhenConfiguringNetwork 225 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11 226 32BitSupport 226 64BitSupport 226 GeneralInstallationNotes 226 InstallationSteps 226 VMwareTools 227 KnownIssues 227 DoNotUse4BitColor 227 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 227 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 227 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 228 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10 229 32BitSupport 229 64BitSupport 230 GeneralInstallationNotes 230 InstallationSteps 231 VMwareTools 231 KnownIssues 232 DoNotUse4BitColor 232 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 232 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 232 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 232 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11 233 32BitSupport 233 64BitSupport 233 GeneralInstallationNotes 233

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InstallationSteps 234 VMwareTools 234 KnownIssues 234 DoNotUse4BitColor 234 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 234 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 235 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 235 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 236 32BitSupport 236 64BitSupport 237 GeneralInstallationNotes 238 InstallationSteps 239 VMwareTools 239 KnownIssues 240 DoNotUse4BitColor 240 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 240 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 240 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 240 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9 241 32BitSupport 241 64BitSupport 242 GeneralInstallationNotes 244 InstallationSteps 244 VMwareTools 244 KnownIssues 245 64bitSLES9withSP1SpontaneouslyResetsonIntelEM64THardware 245 DoNotUse4BitColor 245 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 245 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 245 GuestScreenSaver 246 SLES9SP3GuestExperiencesMonitorPanicinSMPModeonHostwithAMDOpteron Processor 246 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 246 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 246 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8 247 32BitSupport 247 GeneralInstallationNotes 247 InstallationSteps 248 VMwareTools 248 KnownIssues 249 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 249 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 249 GuestScreenSaver 249 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 249 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7 250 32BitSupport 250 GeneralInstallationNotes 250 InstallationSteps 251 VMwareTools 251 KnownIssues 251 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 251 GuestScreenSaver 251 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 251 OpenSUSELinux11.1 25314 VMware, Inc.

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32BitSupport 253 64BitSupport 253 GeneralInstallationNotes 253 InstallationSteps 253 VMwareTools 254 KnownIssues 254 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 254 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 255 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 255 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 255 OpenSUSELinux10.3 256 32BitSupport 256 64BitSupport 256 GeneralInstallationNotes 256 InstallationSteps 256 VMwareTools 257 KnownIssues 257 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 257 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 258 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 258 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 258 OpenSUSELinux10.2 259 32BitSupport 259 64BitSupport 259 GeneralInstallationNotes 259 InstallationSteps 260 VMwareTools 260 KnownIssues 261 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 261 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 261 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 261 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 261 SUSELinux10.1 262 32BitSupport 262 64BitSupport 262 GeneralInstallationNotes 263 InstallationSteps 263 VMwareTools 263 KnownIssues 264 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 264 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 264 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 264 SUSELinux10 265 32BitSupport 265 64BitSupport 265 GeneralInstallationNotes 266 InstallationSteps 266 VMwareTools 266 KnownIssues 267 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 267 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 267 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 267 SUSELinux9.3 268 32BitSupport 268

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64BitSupport 268 GeneralInstallationNotes 269 InstallationSteps 269 VMwareTools 269 KnownIssues 270 ChoosingArchitectureWhenInstallingSUSELinux9.3ona64BitHost 270 DoNotUse4BitColor 270 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 270 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 271 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 271 GuestScreenSaver 271 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 271 SUSELinux9.2 272 32BitSupport 272 64BitSupport 272 GeneralInstallationNotes 273 InstallationSteps 273 VMwareTools 273 KnownIssues 274 DoNotUse4BitColor 274 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 274 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 274 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 274 GuestScreenSaver 274 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 274 SUSELinux9.1 276 32BitSupport 276 64BitSupport 276 GeneralInstallationNotes 277 InstallationSteps 277 VMwareTools 277 KnownIssues 278 VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 278 InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 278 DoNotUse4BitColor 278 ManualChangesMightBeNeededtoUseNetworkinginCopiedVirtualMachine 278 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 279 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 279 GuestScreenSaver 279 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 279 SUSELinux9.0 280 32BitSupport 280 GeneralInstallationNotes 280 InstallationSteps 281 VMwareTools 281 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 281 KnownIssues 281 VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 281 InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 282 DoNotUse4BitColor 282 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 282 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 282 GuestScreenSaver 282

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MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 282 SUSELinux8.2 283 32BitSupport 283 GeneralInstallationNotes 283 InstallationSteps 284 VMwareTools 284 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 285 KnownIssues 285 VirtualMachineMightHangduringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 285 InstallationfromDVDMightStopwithanErrorMessage 285 DisablePAEinESXServerVirtualMachines 285 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 285 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 285 SUSELinux8.1 287 32BitSupport 287 GeneralInstallationNotes 287 InstallationSteps 288 VMwareTools 288 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 288 KnownIssues 289 VirtualMachineMightHangDuringGuestOperatingSystemInstallation 289 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 289 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 289 SUSELinux8.0 290 32BitSupport 290 GeneralInstallationNotes 290 InstallationSteps 291 VMwareTools 291 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 291 KnownIssues 292 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 292 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 292 SUSELinux7.3 293 32BitSupport 293 GeneralInstallationNotes 293 InstallationSteps 294 VMwareTools 294 KnownIssues 294 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 294 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 294 Turbolinux10Server 296 32BitSupport 296 64BitSupport 296 GeneralInstallationNotes 296 InstallationSteps 296 VMwareTools 296 KnownIssues 297 ScreenTurnsBlackattheEndofTurbolinux10ServerInstallation 297 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior GuestScreenSaver 297VMware, Inc.

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MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 297 ProblemSwitchingfromXtoVGA 298 Turbolinux10Desktop 299 32BitSupport 299 GeneralInstallationNotes 299 InstallationSteps 299 VMwareTools 299 KnownIssues 300 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 300 GuestScreenSaver 300 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 300 TurbolinuxEnterpriseServer8 301 32BitSupport 301 GeneralInstallationNotes 301 InstallationSteps 302 VMwareTools 302 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 302 KnownIssues 302 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 302 GuestScreenSaver 302 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 303 TurbolinuxWorkstation8 304 32BitSupport 304 GeneralInstallationNotes 304 InstallationSteps 304 VMwareTools 305 BeforeYouStarttheXServer 305 KnownIssues 305 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 305 GuestScreenSaver 305 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 305 Turbolinux7.0 307 32BitSupport 307 GeneralInstallationNotes 307 InstallationSteps 308 VMwareTools 308 KnownIssues 308 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 308 GuestScreenSaver 308 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 309 Ubuntu8.10 310 32BitSupport 310 64BitSupport 310 GeneralInstallationNotes 311 InstallationSteps 311 VMwareTools 311 KnownIssues 312 NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 312 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 312 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 312 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 312 Ubuntu8.04LTS 313 32BitSupport 313 64BitSupport 31418 VMware, Inc.

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GeneralInstallationNotes 315 InstallationSteps 315 VMwareTools 315 KnownIssues 316 NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 316 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 316 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 316 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 317 UbuntuLinux7.10 318 32BitSupport 318 64BitSupport 318 GeneralInstallationNotes 319 InstallationSteps 319 VMwareTools 319 KnownIssues 320 NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 320 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 320 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 320 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 320 UbuntuLinux7.04 322 32BitSupport 322 64BitSupport 322 GeneralInstallationNotes 323 InstallationSteps 323 VMwareTools 324 KnownIssues 325 NetWorkAdapterErrorMessageAfterInstallingVMwareToolson32bitUbuntuGuest 325 SMPVirtualMachinesRunningLinuxUsingtheTSCClocksourceStopRespondingorStall 325 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 325 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 325 UbuntuLinux6.10 326 32BitSupport 326 64BitSupport 326 GeneralInstallationNotes 327 InstallationSteps 327 VMwareTools 327 KnownIssues 328 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 328 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 328 UbuntuLinux6.06 329 32BitSupport 329 64BitSupport 329 GeneralInstallationNotes 330 InstallationSteps 330 VMwareTools 330 KnownIssues 331 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 331 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 331 UbuntuLinux5.10 332 32BitSupport 332 64BitSupport 332 GeneralInstallationNotes 333 InstallationSteps 333 VMwareTools 333VMware, Inc. 19


VMwareToolsand64bitVersionofUbuntuLinux5.10 334 KnownIssues 334 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 334 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 334 UbuntuLinux5.04 335 32BitSupport 335 64BitSupport 335 GeneralInstallationNotes 335 InstallationSteps 336 VMwareTools 336 KnownIssues 337 ConfigurationChangesMightBeNecessaryforProperTimekeepingBehavior 337 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 337 FreeBSD7.1 338 32BitSupport 338 64BitSupport 338 GeneralInstallationNotes 338 InstallationSteps 339 VMwareTools 339 KnownIssues 339 FreeBSD7.1GuestFailsWithOddNumberofVirtualCPUs 339 InstallandRebootof64BitFreeBSD7.1GuestTakesaLongTimeWith4VirtualCPUs 339 FreeBSD7.1GuestWithLargeAmountsofMemoryCanStallAfterSplashScreenAppears 339 CannotChangetheScreenResolutioninFreeBSD7.1Guests 339 CustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD7.1Guest 339 ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingaVIclientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD7.1 Guest 340 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 340 Sound 340 FreeBSD7.0 341 32BitSupport 341 64BitSupport 341 GeneralInstallationNotes 341 InstallationSteps 341 VMwareTools 342 KnownIssues 342 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 342 Sound 342 GuestScreenSaver 342 FreeBSD6.4 343 32BitSupport 343 64BitSupport 343 GeneralInstallationNotes 343 InstallationSteps 344 VMwareTools 344 KnownIssues 344 CustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD6.4Guest 344 ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD6.4 Guests 344 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 344 Sound 345 FreeBSD6.3 346 32BitSupport 346 64BitSupport 346

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GeneralInstallationNotes 346 InstallationSteps 347 VMwareTools 347 KnownIssues 347 CustomScriptforSuspendPowerEventDoesNotWorkinFreeBSD6.3Guest 347 ScrollUpOperationWiththeMouseWheelUsingVIClientDoesNotWorkin32bitFreeBSD6.3 Guests 347 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 347 Sound 348 FreeBSD6.2 349 32BitSupport 349 64BitSupport 349 GeneralInstallationNotes 349 InstallationSteps 349 VMwareTools 349 KnownIssues 350 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 350 Sound 350 GuestScreenSaver 350 FreeBSD6.1 351 32BitSupport 351 64BitSupport 351 GeneralInstallationNotes 351 InstallationSteps 351 VMwareTools 351 KnownIssues 352 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 352 Sound 352 GuestScreenSaver 352 FreeBSD6.0 353 32BitSupport 353 64BitSupport 353 GeneralInstallationNotes 353 InstallationSteps 353 VMwareTools 354 KnownIssues 354 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 354 Sound 354 GuestScreenSaver 354 FreeBSD5.5 355 32BitSupport 355 64BitSupport 355 GeneralInstallationNotes 355 InstallationSteps 356 VMwareTools 356 KnownIssues 356 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 356 Sound 356 GuestScreenSaver 356 FreeBSD5.4 357 32BitSupport 357 64BitSupport 357 GeneralInstallationNotes 357 InstallationSteps 358

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VMwareTools 358 KnownIssues 358 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 358 GuestScreenSaver 358 FreeBSD5.3 359 32BitSupport 359 64BitSupport 359 GeneralInstallationNotes 359 InstallationSteps 360 VMwareTools 360 KnownIssues 360 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 360 GuestScreenSaver 360 FreeBSD5.2 361 32BitSupport 361 GeneralInstallationNotes 361 InstallationSteps 361 VMwareTools 362 KnownIssues 362 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 362 GuestScreenSaver 362 FreeBSD5.1 363 32BitSupport 363 GeneralInstallationNotes 363 InstallationSteps 363 VMwareTools 364 KnownIssues 364 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 364 GuestScreenSaver 364 FreeBSD5.0 365 32BitSupport 365 GeneralInstallationNotes 365 InstallationSteps 365 VMwareTools 366 KnownIssues 366 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 366 GuestScreenSaver 366 FreeBSD4.11 367 32BitSupport 367 GeneralInstallationNotes 367 InstallationSteps 367 VMwareTools 367 KnownIssues 367 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests Sound 368 GuestScreenSaver 368 FreeBSD4.10 369 32BitSupport 369 GeneralInstallationNotes 36922

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InstallationSteps 369 VMwareTools 369 KnownIssues 369 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 369 Sound 370 GuestScreenSaver 370 FreeBSD4.9 371 32BitSupport 371 GeneralInstallationNotes 371 InstallationSteps 371 VMwareTools 371 KnownIssues 371 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 371 Sound 372 GuestScreenSaver 372 FreeBSD4.4,4.5,4.6.2,4.8 373 32BitSupport 373 GeneralInstallationNotes 373 InstallationSteps 373 VMwareTools 374 KnownIssues 374 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 374 Sound 374 GuestScreenSaver 374 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 374 FreeBSD4.0,4.1,4.2,4.3 376 32BitSupport 376 GeneralInstallationNotes 376 InstallationSteps 376 VMwareTools 377 KnownIssues 377 /etc/vmwaretools/locationsFileGrowswithEachBootof64bitFreeBSDGuests 377 SettingtheDiskGeometryforaFreeBSDSCSIVirtualDisk 377 Sound 378 GuestScreenSaver 379 MigrationtoaDifferentProcessor 379 NetWare6.5Server 380 32BitSupport 380 GeneralInstallationNotes 381 InstallationSteps 382 VMwareToolsforNetWare6.5ServerGuestOperatingSystems 383 KnownIssues 383 RegainingKeyboardandMouseControlAfterReboot 383 NavigatinginTextMode 383 NetWare6.5ServerSP3andSP5InstallationsHangAfterSelectionofEthernetDriveronaGuest withNonPassthroughRawDeviceMapping 383 NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 384 NetWare6.0Server 385 32BitSupport 385 GeneralInstallationNotes 386 InstallationSteps 386 VMwareToolsforNetWare6.0ServerGuestOperatingSystems 387 KnownIssues 388

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DisconnectingVMwareToolsISOFile 388 InstallationFailureonFirstTry 388 GrabbingtheMousePointer 388 CannotBrowseFileSystemwithArrowKeys 388 NetWare6.0ServerSP5CrashesWhenStackDumpExceedstheValidMemoryLimit 388 NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 388 NetWare5.1Server 390 32BitSupport 390 GeneralInstallationNotes 391 InstallationSteps 391 VMwareToolsforNetWare5.1ServerGuestOperatingSystems 392 KnownIssues 392 UpdatedLSILogicSCSIDriver 392 DisconnectingVMwareToolsISOFile 393 Pentium4HostPageFault 393 CannotMountaCDROMasaVolume 393 UsingMorethanOneVirtualNetworkAdapterontheSameNetwork 393 GrabbingtheMousePointer 393 CannotBrowseFileSystemwithArrowKeys 394 NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 394 NetWare4.2Server 395 32BitSupport 395 GeneralInstallationNotes 395 CreatingandConfiguringtheNetWareVirtualMachine 395 InstallingtheGuestOperatingSystem 395 VMwareToolsforNetWare4.2ServerGuestOperatingSystems 397 KnownIssues 397 NetWareServerGuestInaccessibleIfInstalledasRDMVirtualMachineUsingtheSameLUNasa PriorWindowsNTRDMGuestInstallation 397 Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms 398 32BitSupport 398 64BitSupport 399 GeneralInstallationNotes 401 MemoryRequirementsforSolaris10 401 InstallationSteps 401 VMwareTools(ESXServer3.xOnly) 401 KnownIssues 402 FaultsReportedonSolaris10andSolaris10Update1 402 ESXServer3.xNetworkAdapterDriverSupportfor32Bitand64BitSolaris 10Guests 402 UsingSolaris10in32BitModeona64BitHost 402 DisplayTooSmallAfterInstallation 402 PAEMessageDuringInstallation 402 PerformanceProblemsinESXServer3.xVirtualMachineswithFourVirtualProcessorsonHosts withHyperthreading 403 Solaris10GuestsMightBecomeUnresponsiveWhenHalted 403 Solaris101/06(Update1)andSolaris106/06(Update2)GuestswithVirtualSMPMightHang WhenPoweringOn 403 Solaris10GuestCannotEjectISOImageMountedasCDROM 403 64BitSolaris101/06(Update1)andSolaris106/06(Update2)FailwithTripleFaultonIntel PentiumMBasedSystemsMerom,Woodcrest,andConroe 403 Solaris9OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 404 32BitSupport 404

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GeneralInstallationNotes 405 InstallationSteps 405 VMwareTools 406 Solaris8OperatingSystemx86PlatformEdition 407 32BitSupport 407 GeneralInstallationNotes 407 InstallationSteps 408 AddingaSCSIDriver 408 VMwareTools 409

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TheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuideprovidesusersofVMwareESXServer,VMwareGSXServer, VMwareServer,VMwareACE,VMwareWorkstation,andVMwareFusioninformationaboutchoosingand installingguestoperatingsystemsforVMwarevirtualmachines.

Revision HistoryThismanualisrevisedwitheachreleaseofaproductorwhennecessary.Arevisedversioncancontainminor ormajorchanges. Table 1. Revision HistoryRevision 20090604 Description

Addedanoticetothecoverpageannouncingtheavailabilityofthebetaversionofthe onlineVMwareCompatibilityGuide:http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/. TheVMwareCompatibilityGuidewillbecomethemainsourceforhostandoperating systemcompatibilitydataforthemostrecentandmostpopularVMwareproducts. Mademinormodificationsandedits. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.8onESX2.5.5(32bitonly), 3.0.2,3.0.3,3.5Update 4,and4.0. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10Update7onESX4.0. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10Update7onESX3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5 Update 4.

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Table 1. Revision History (Continued)Revision 20090520 Description AddedESX4.0release: NewSupport

Windows7HomePremium,Professional,Enterprise,andUltimate,32bitand64bit. (experimental) WindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition,R2DatacenterEdition,R2EnterpriseEdition, R2EssentialR2BusinessServerStandard,R2EssentialBusinessServerPremium,R2Small BusinessServerStandard,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,andr6,32bitand64bit. 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). WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment2.1,32bitand64bit. WindowsServer2008ServicePack2onWebServer,Enterprise,Standard,andDatacenter, 32bitand64bit. WindowsVista,ServicePack2onEnterprise,Business,HomeBasic,HomePremium,and Ultimate,32bitand64bit. WindowsXPEmbeddedServicePack2,32bit. Windows2000ProfessionalServicePack3,32bit. CentOS5.0and5.1,32bitand64bit. ParavirtualizedSCSI(pvscsi)storageadaptersupportWindowsServer2008,Windows Server2003,andRedHatEnterpriseLinux5. vmxnet3networkadaptersupportWindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2008R2, WindowsServer2003,WindowsServer2003R2,Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP, RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,CentOS5SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11,SUSELinux EnterpriseServer10,Ubuntu7.04,Ubuntu7.10,Ubuntu8.04LTS,Ubuntu8.10,Asianux Server3,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 Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitWindowsVistaServicePack2onESX3.5Update4. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitWindowsServer2008ServicePack2onESX3.5 Update 4. AddedPBMsupportforESX3.0.3onUbuntu8.04.2.

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Table 1. Revision History (Continued)Revision 20090410 Description

AddedVMwareFusion2.0.4release. RevisedinstallationinstructionsfortheCentOS5.0andCentOS4.0guestoperating systems. AddedsupportforCentOS5.3onESX3.5Update4andESX3.0.3,32bitand64bit. AddedOSPsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.5Update4. ClarifiedOSPsupportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.5Update4. AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 11onWorkstation6.5.2. AddedVMwareFusion2.0.3release. MademinorcorrectionstoinformationfortheACE2.5.2andVMwareServer2.0.1releases. AddedVMwareWorkstation6.5.2releasethatincludesnewguestoperatingsystem support:

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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,Service Pack1,64bit. 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,Windows Server2003,andWindowsXP. AddedsupportforESX3.5Update4thatincludesthisnewguestsupport:

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AddednewOSPsupportforUbuntu8.04.2andUbuntu8.10onESX3.5Update4. Addedprebuiltkernelmodules(PBMs)supportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.5Update4. AddedreferencetoinstructionsforbuildingkernelmodulesmanuallyforVMwareTools onSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer,andUbuntuguests. AddedreferenceaboutreceivinganerrormessageafterinstallingVMwareToolson Ubuntu7.04andlater. Ubuntu8.10,32bitand64bit MacOSXServer10.5.6,32bitand64bit Addedsupportfor32bitUbuntu8.04.2JeOSonESX3.0.3and3.5 Update3. Addedsupportforboth32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.5Update2. Addedinformationaboutthevmware-userprocessforVMwareTools. RevisedinformationaboutinstallingVMwareToolsinLinuxguestsonVMwareproducts.

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AddedgeneralinformationaboutVMwareTools. AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04.2onESX3.0.3and3.5Update3. AddedinstructionsuniquetoinstallingVMwareToolsonUbuntu. AddedinstructionsaboutdisablingIPv6forUbuntu8.0.4LTSandUbuntu7.10. Clarifiedsupportfor32bitWindowsServer2003onESXServer. AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3onESX3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update 3. AddedknownissueforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.2runningonESX3.5Update 3. Mademinorcorrections. AddedVMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecificPackagesinformationtosupported guests,includingRedHatEnterpriseLinux5,RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,SUSELinux EnterpriseServer10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,andUbuntu8.04LTS. ReformattedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServeronSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 10,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,andNetWare6.5Server. ClarifiedwhichversionofMSDOSissupported. Revisedindexentries. Incorporatedminoredits. AddedanewsectionthatdescribessupportforVMwareToolsOperatingSystemSpecific Packages. AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,3.5,3.5Update1, 3.5Update2,and3.5Update3. AddedsupportinformationaboutServerCorefunctionalityforWindowsServer2008. Addedsupportfor32bitNetWare6.5Server,SupportPack8onESXServer2.5.5forwhich VMwaredeclaredsupportonDecember3,2008. Revisedinformationaboutrunning64bitguestoperatingsystems. Addedsupportfor32bitNetWare6.5Server,ServicePack8onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and 3.5Update3. AddedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServer2,SupportPack1with32bitand64bit SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2and32bitNetWare6.5Server,Support Pack8onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5Update3. AddedtheVMwareWorkstation6.5.1andACE2.5.1releases.RevisedsupportforSUSE LinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack1onWorkstationandACE.Changedallsupport toexperimentalforOpenSUSELinux10.2onWorkstationandACE. AddedinformationaboutcreatingavirtualmachineforNetWare6.5andSUSELinux EnterpriseServer9and10. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10,Update6onESXServer3.0.2,3.0.3,and3.5 Update3. ReplacedthereferencestoVMwareknowledgebasearticle1420thatdocumentsanissue aboutclocksrunningtooslowlyortooquicklywithareferencetoknowledgebasearticle 1006427thatdocumentsLinuxtimekeepingbestpractices. Addedsupportfor64bitWindowsEssentialBusinessServer2008onESXServer3.5 Update 3. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktoponESXServer. AddedanoteaboutrequiringWindowsInternetExplorer4.0orgreatertoviewVMware ToolsonlinehelpinaWindowsNT4.0guest. AddedtheFusion2.0.1release. Addedsupportfor64bitWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008onESXServer3.5Update 3. RemovedanotethatrestrictedsupportforVMwareToolstoSolaris101/06(Update1)and Solaris106/06(Update2)onESXserver3.x. AddedtheESXServer3.5Update3releasethatincludesnewsupportfortheUbuntu8.04.1 guestoperatingsystem. AddedtheVMwareWorkstation5.5.9,ACE1.0.8,andVMwareServer1.0.8releases.

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AddedaknownissueaboutrunningWindowsServer200864bitwithMicrosoftUpdate 932596. AddedaknownissueaboutinstallingTurbolinux10ServeronVMwareWorkstation. Addedaknownissueaboutthevmxnet3networkadapterdisplayingtheincorrectlink speedonWindowsServer2003andWindowsXP. AddedaknownissueforenablingthevmxnetadapterforWindowsServer2003onESX Server. AddedaknownissueaboutLinuxvirtualmachinesthatstoprespondingorstallwhen usingtheTSCclocksource.GuestsincludeAsianux3.0,CentOS5.0,MandrivaLinux2008, RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,OpenSUSELinux10.3,OpenSUSELinux10.2,Ubuntu8.04 LTS,UbuntuLinux7.10,andUbuntuLinux7.04. RevisedinstallationinstructionsforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9and10.Replacedpress F2fortextmodewithenterbootoptiontextmode=1. Addedsupportfor32bitand64bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux5DesktopwithWorkstation optiononESX Server3.5,3.5Update1,and3.5Update2. RevisedinstructionsfordisablingIPv6forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,SUSELinux EnterpriseServer10,RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,and CentOS 5.0. RemovedGuestScreenSaversectionsfromWindowsguestoperatingsystemsbecause theinformationdidnotapply.

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ExperimentalguestoperatingsystemsupportonWorkstation6.5: WindowsPreinstallationEnvironment(allversions);WindowsRecoveryEnvironment; WindowsServer2008Standard;andUbuntuLTS8.04.1

FullguestoperatingsystemsupportonWorkstation6.5: Asianux3.0;CentOS5.0to5.2;MandrivaLinux2008;OracleEnterpriseLinux5.0to5.2;Red HatEnterpriseLinux4,Update7(Workstation,EnterpriseServer,andAdvancedServer); RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1and5.2(AdvancedPlatform,Desktop,andServer);Solaris10 OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,105/08(Update5);SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10, SupportPack1,andSupportPack2;SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,SupportPack2;and UbuntuLTS8.04

FullguestoperatingsystemsupportonACE2.5: RedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update7(Workstation,EnterpriseServer,andAdvanced Server);RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1and5.2(AdvancedPlatform,Desktop,andServer); Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,105/08(Update5);SUSELinuxEnterprise Desktop10,SupportPack1,andSupportPack2;SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,Support Pack2;andUbuntuLTS8.04

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WindowsServer2008EnterpriseandStandard;WindowsVistaBusinessandUltimate; WindowsServer2003Web,Standard,andEnterpriseEditionswithServicePack2;and WindowsXPServicePack2 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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AddedVMwareFusion2.0releasetosupportedguestoperatingsystems.Newsupport:

MacOSXServer10.5(experimentalsupport) WindowsServer2008EnterpriseandStandard(experimentalsupport);WindowsVista HomeBasic,HomePremium,andServicePack1;WindowsServer2003Enterprise Edition,ServicePack2;andWindowsXPProfessional,HomeEdition,andService Pack 3 MandrivaLinux2008 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.0AdvancedServer,EnterpriseServer,andWorkstation, Update2;RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.0,Update6;andRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0, Update9 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10,ServicePack2andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 10,ServicePack2 TurbolinuxServer10 Ubuntu8.0.4,Ubuntu8.04.1,UbuntuLinux7.10,andUbuntu7.04 FreeBSD7 Netware6.5,SupportPack7 Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms,(Update5)

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Addedsupportfor32bitCentOS5.2onESX Server 3.5,Update2.

AddedsupportforWorkstation5.5.8and6.0.5,ACE1.0.7and2.0.5,andVMwareServer 1.0.7. Ubuntu8.04LTS32bitand64bit

AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04LTSonESXServer3.0.3withrequiredpatch. AddedsupportforUbuntu8.04.1LTSonESXServer3.0.3withrequiredpatch. AddedrequiredpatchtosupportSolaris10,Update4onESXServer3.0.3. AddedsupportforSolaris10,Update5withrequiredpatchonESXServer3.0.1. AddedrequiredpatchtosupportSolaris10,Update5onESXServer3.0.2and3.0.3.

Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms32bitand64bit

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AddedsupportforBusLogicSCSIadapterfor32bitRedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update6and 7onESXServer2.5.2,2.5.3,2.5.4,and2.5.5.AddedServicePack3asoneoftherequiredservice packstorun32bitWindowsXPProfessionalonESXServer.RemovedVMIsupportmistakenly addedto64bitUbuntuLinux7.10onWorkstation. AddednewESXServer3.0.3release. DocumentedknownissueforWindowsServer200864bit.AddedsupportforWindows2000 Professional,ServicePack432bitonESX3.0.1,3.0.2,and3.5Update2.AddedsupportforRed HatEnterpriseLinux4,Update732bitonESX2.5.4,2.5.5,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5Update2andfor 64bitonESX3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5Update2. AddednewESXServer3.5Update2release.Thisreleaseincludesnewsupportfortheseguests:

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WindowsServer2008Datacenter,Enterprise,Standard,andWindowsWebServer2008. SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2,includingVMIon32bit. Ubuntu8.04LTSServer,Desktop,andJeOSeditions.

AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack2onESX3.0.1(requiresPatch ESX1005100)andESX3.0.2(requiresPatchESX1005107). 20080714 20080630 AddedsupportforWindowsXP,ServicePack3onESX2.5.4and2.5.5.Addedsupportfor Solaris10,Update5onESX3.0.2,3.5,and3.5U1. AddedsupportforWindowsServer2003DatacenterEditiononESXServer3.0.2.Clarified FusionsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3and4.UpdatedinstructionsfordisablingIPV6 onUbuntuLinuxguests. AddednewVMwareFusion1.1.3release. AddednewreleasesforVMwareWorkstation5.5.7and6.0.4,ACE1.0.6and2.0.4,andVMware Server1.0.6.AddedsupportforWindowsVistaServicePack1onWorkstation6.0.4,ACE2.0.4, VisualStudioIntegratedVirtualDebugger,andEclipseIntegratedVirtualDebugger.Modified WorkstationsupportforVisualStudioandEclipseintegratedvirtualdebuggers.

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Table 1. Revision History (Continued)Revision 20080528 Description AddedsupportforWindowsXPServicePack3onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5and3.5Update1. RevisedsupportforWindows2000onFusion.AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.2 onESXServer3.0.2,3.5,and3.5Update1. AddedsupportforNovellOpenEnterpriseServer2forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10 ServicePack 1onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5,and3.5U1.AddedsupportforNovellOpen EnterpriseServer2forNetWare6.5SupportPack7onESXServer3.0.1,3.0.2,3.5,and3.5 U1. AddedmissingsupportforNetWare6.5SupportPack7onESXServer3.5U1.Removed incorrectlylistedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack4onESXServer3.5. AddedsupportforWindowsVistaServicePack1onESXServer3.5and3.5Update1.Added anoteaboutanissuewithscreenresolutionafterinstallingVMwareToolsonaWindowsVista ServicePack1virtualmachine. UpdatedwithnewESXServer3.5Update1release.AddedinformationaboutUbuntu7.10, 64BitSMPguestoperatingsystembehavioronanIntelHost.Revisedinstallationinstructions forRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.RevisedexistingandaddednewESXServersupportnotesfor severalguests.AddedsupportforNetware6.5,SupportPack7onESXServer2.xand3.x. AddedvirtualSMPsupporttoUbuntu7.04onESXServer. UpdatedwithnewWorkstation5.5.6,ACE1.0.5,andVMwareServer1.0.5releases.Updated withnewWorkstation6.0.3andACE2.0.3releases.AddedsupportforRedHatEnterprise Linux5.1onESXServer3.0.2.ModifiedinformationaboutusingnetworkandSCSIadapters withRedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1WSonESXServer.Mademiscellaneousedits. ListedESX1002431PatchrequiredtosupportSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9ServicePack4 onESXServer3.0.2.RemovedknownissuesthatwerenotrelevanttoWindowsVista. RemovedincorrectlylistedexperimentalsupportforWindowsVistaonVMwareACE, VMwareServer,GSXServer,andWorkstation.Addedknownissueforchoosing32bitor64bit architecturewheninstallingSUSELinux9.3gueston64bithost. UpdatedwithnewFusion1.1.1release.AddednotetoUbuntu7.0.4installinstructions.Revised installinstructionsforRedHatLinux9.0 AddedsupportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4,Update6onESXServer.RemovedSeptember Patchrequirement,whichwasincorrectlylisted,forSolaris108/07(Update4)onESXServer 3.0.1.RemovedvirtualSMPsupport,whichwasincorrectlylisted,for64bitRedHatEnterprise Linux3onESXServer3.0. AddedsupportstatementforVMwareESXServer3iversion3.5.Includedadditionalsupport forRedHatEnterpriseLinux3andRedHatEnterpriseLinux4UpdatesonESX3.0.1and3.0.2. AddedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack4onESX2.5.4,2.5.5,3.0.1,and 3.0.2. AddednewESXServer3.5release ChangedESXServer3.xnetworkadapterdriversupportfor32bitand64bitSolaris10guests UpdatedwithnewFusion1.1release.Revisedstatementforoperatingsystemsnolonger supportedbytheoperatingsystemvendor.AddedsupportforSolaris106/06(Update2)on ESX3.0. RemovedirrelevantinformationaboutnetworkadaptersforWorkstationrunningWindows Server2008.CorrectedsupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10SP1onESXServer. UpdatedwithnewWorkstation6.0.2andACE2.0.2releases. AddssupportforSolaris108/07(Update4),32and64bitonESX3.0.1and3.0.2.Removes informationaboutsounddriverneededforWindowsServer200864bitguestsandmodifies informationaboutnetworkadaptersupportforWindowsServer2008onVMwareWorkstation. AddssupportforUbuntu7.04ServerandDesktopeditions,32and64bitonESXServer3.0.2. AddssupportforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10ServicePack1onESXServer3.0.1and3.0.2. ModifiesVMwareWorkstationsupportforSolaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms. AddsnewVMwareWorkstation6.0.1andACE2.0.1releases.AddsnewWorkstation5.5.5, ACE1.0.4,andVMwareServer1.0.4releases.Addssupportforparavirtualizationon Workstation,runningUbuntu7.0.4.ReversesorderofentriesinRevisionHistorytable.Revises fileanddirectorynamesfordisablingIPv6wheninstallingVMwareToolsonUbuntuLinux guestoperatingsystems.

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Table 1. Revision History (Continued)Revision 20070906 Description FixesincorrectlinkinginTable1.AddsknownissuetoWindowsVista.Removessectionfor RedHatLinux4.5.AddsUpdate5toRedHatLinux4.CorrectsvirtualsmpsupportforRedHat EnterpriseLinux4.AddsUpdate9toRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.AddsknownissuetoRed HatEnterpriseLinux2.1.CorrectsreleasenumberforFreeBSD6.1.Correctsreleasenumberfor Ubuntu5.04.AddsknownissueforSolaris10. Addsnewproduct,VMwareFusion1.0forMacOSX,tosupportedguestoperatingsystems AddsnewVMwareESXServer3.0.2releasetosupportedguestoperatingsystems.Listsfull supportforRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5guestoperatingsystem.ClarifiessupportforRedHat EnterpriseLinux5.AddspreviouslysupportedFreeBSD5.5,whichhadnotbeenincludedin thisguide.Alsoincludesminorcorrections. ChangesinstructionsforenablingsoundtoaddingsoundadaptersforGSXandVMware Servers.Describeshow64bitversionofUbuntuLinux5.10lacksthedriverneededforcorrect operationoftheXserver.RevisesinstallinstructionsforRHEL5.0and4.5.Describeshow64bit LinuxguestsonEM64ThardwarerequireExecuteDisablefunctionality.Removessupportfor 64bitWindows2003ServeronESXServer.ClarifiessupportforWindows2000onESXServer. Providesminorcorrectionsandadditions. ListsnewsupportforVMwareWorkstation6.0andACE2.0releases.Listsnewsupportfor VisualStudioandEclipseIntegratedVirtualDebuggers.ListsnewsupportforServicePack2 onESXServerrunning32bitor64bitWindowsServer2003guestoperatingsystem. DescribeshowtoinstalldriversformultimediaaudiocontrollersforWindows2003and WindowsVista.IncludesinformationaboutlackofsupportforUSB2.0driversonWindows95, 98,Me.ProvidesinstructionsforcorrectingdisplayissueswithMandrake10.1.Alsoprovides minorupdatesandcorrections. 20070327 Removessupportfor32bitSolaris10,Update3onESXServer2.5.3and2.5.4and64bitonESX Server3.0.ChangesthedateforSolaris10update6/06.Addsstatementaboutoperating systemsnolongersupportedbythevendor. UpdatessupportforSupportPack6onNetware6.5onESX2.5.3,2.5.4,3.0,3.0.1.Updates supportforIntelVTon32bitIntelhostsrunning64bitguests.AddsLSILogicadaptersupport forRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.UpdatessupportforSolaris10onESX2.5.3,2.5.4,3.0,and3.0.1 (32bit)withUpdate3.AlsoupdatessupportforSolaris10onESX3.0.1(64bit)withUpdate3. ProvidesLatestUpdatessectioninthePreface. ModifiedinformationaboutUpgradePatch1supportforESXServer2.5.4forNetWare6.5 Serverandincludesminoreditorialchanges. ComparedandmergeddatatotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidefromtheVMware ESXServer2.xand3.xSystemCompatibilityGuides. ProvidesinformationaboutUpdates3and4forRedHatEnterpriseLinux4andServicePack 3forSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9onESXServer3.0and3.0.1. UpdatesinformationaboutESXServer3.0.xsupportforWindowsVista,WindowsXP,RedHat EnterpriseLinux4,andRedHatEnterpriseLinux3. ModifiesinformationaboutESXServer3.0.1andVMwareServer1.xsupportforSUSELinux EnterpriseServer9. IncludesinformationforWorkstation5.5.3. AddsESXServer3.0.1supportfor64bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9; modifiesinformationaboutESXServersupportforMicrosoftClusteringServicewithWindows Server2003SP1. IncludesinformationforWorkstation4.5.3. IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.4. Minorchanges. IncludesinformationforESXServer3.0.1. UpdatesinformationforVMwareServer1.0.1maintenancerelease. IncludesinformationforWorkstation5.5.2; updatesinformationforESXServer2.5.3andESXServer2.1.3patchrelease.

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Table 1. Revision History (Continued)Revision 20060727 20060711 2006061920060622 20060614 20060502 Description IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.3andESXServer2.1.3patchrelease. IncludesinformationforVMwareServer1.0. Minorchanges. IncludesinformationforESXServer3.0andVirtualCenter2.0. IncludesinformationforESXServer2.5.3.

Intended AudienceThisbookisintendedforanyoneinterestedintheoperatingsystemssupportedbyVMwareproducts,their installationinstructions,andknownissues.

Document FeedbackVMwarewelcomesyoursuggestionsforimprovingourdocumentation.Ifyouhavecomments,sendyour [email protected].

Technical Support and Education ResourcesThefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.Toaccessthecurrentversion ofthisbookandotherbooks,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

Online and Telephone SupportTouseonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductandcontractinformation,and registeryourproducts,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support. Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthefastestresponseon priority1issues.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.

Support OfferingsTofindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds,goto http://www.vmware.com/support/services.

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Choosing and Installing Guest Operating Systems

ThefollowingsectionsprovideinformationaboutthenewestchangesandadditionstotheGuestOperating SystemInstallationGuide,supportedguests,andgeneralnotesoninstallationandsupport.Besuretoreadthe generalguidelinesaswellastheinformationspecifictoyourguestoperatingsystem.

LatestUpdatesonpage 37 SupportedandUnsupportedGuestOperatingSystemsonpage 40 GeneralGuidelinesforAllVMwareProductsonpage 50

Latest UpdatesFindthelatestversionoftheguideontheVMwareWebsiteat:http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.Check thedateonthecoverpagetodetermineifyourcopyoftheguideisthemostcurrent.Thesearethechangesor updatesmadetotheGuestOperatingSystemInstallationGuidesinceitwaslastpublished.

AddedanoticetothecoverpageannouncingtheavailabilityofthebetaversionoftheonlineVMware CompatibilityGuide:http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/.TheVMwareCompatibility Guidewillbecomethemainsourceforhostandoperatingsystemcompatibilitydataforthemostrecent andmostpopularVMwareproducts. Mademinormodificationsandedits.

Supported Guest Operating SystemsThefollowingtableshowsguestoperatingsystemscompatiblewithparticularVMwareproductsand provideslinkstoinstallationinstructionsforeachguestoperatingsystem. NOTEIfyouareinstallingaguestoperatingsystemthroughVMwareVirtualCenterorvCenterServer,besure itissupportedundertheVMwareproductESXServerorVMwareServeronwhichyouarerunningthe virtualmachine. Table 1. Supported Guest Operating Systems, by VMware ProductGuest Operating System Windows7onpage 52 WindowsPreinstallationEnvironmenton page 54 WindowsRecoveryEnvironmentonpage 57 WindowsServer2008onpage 58 WindowsVistaonpage 63 WindowsServer2003onpage 68 6.56.5.2 6.56.5.2 6.0.16.5.2 6.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 3.5U24.0 3.04.0 2.04.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 2.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 Workstation VMware ACE GSX Server ESX Server 4.0 3.5U44.0 VMware Server VMware Fusion

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Table 1. Supported Guest Operating Systems, by VMware Product (Continued)Guest Operating System WindowsXPonpage 75 Windows2000onpage 81 WindowsNT4.0onpage 85 WindowsMeonpage 88 Windows98onpage 90 Windows95onpage 92 MSDOS6.22andWindows3.1xonpage 96 AsianuxServer3.0onpage 98 CentOS4.0onpage 105 CentOS5.0onpage 101 Debian5.0onpage 108 Debian4.0onpage 110 IBMOS/2Warp4.5.2onpage 113 IBMOS/2Warp4.0onpage 115 MacOSXServer10.5onpage 117 MandrivaCorporateDesktop4onpage 120 MandrivaCorporateServer4onpage 123 MandrivaLinux2008onpage 126 MandrivaLinux2007onpage 129 MandrivaLinux2006onpage 132 MandrakeLinux10.1onpage 135 MandrakeLinux10onpage 138 MandrakeLinux9.2onpage 141 MandrakeLinux9.1onpage 145 MandrakeLinux9.0onpage 148 MandrakeLinux8.2onpage 151 MandrakeLinux8.0and8.1onpage 154 NovellLinuxDesktop9onpage 157 OracleEnterpriseLinux5onpage 160 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5onpage 163 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4onpage 170 RedHatEnterpriseLinux3onpage 179 RedHatEnterpriseLinux2.1onpage 187 RedHatLinux9.0onpage 192 RedHatLinux8.0onpage 197 RedHatLinux7.3onpage 201 RedHatLinux7.2onpage 205 RedHatLinux7.1onpage 209 RedHatLinux7.0onpage 212 RedHatLinux6.2onpage 215 5.06.5.2 6.56.5.2 6.06.5.2 5.06.5.2 4.56.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.0.16.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 3.0.13.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.0.24.0 2.5.24.0 2.0.14.0 2.04.0 2.02.5.5 2.02.5.5 2.02.5.5 2.02.5.5 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 6.06.5.2 5.5.36.5.2 6.56.5.2 5.5.36.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.06.5.2 5.06.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 3.23.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.13.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.4 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 2.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 6.56.5.2 Workstation 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 6.0.36.5.2 VMware ACE 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 GSX Server 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0.34.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.02.0.4 ESX Server 2.04.0 2.04.0 2.04.0 VMware Server 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 2.0.1 2.0.1 2.0.1 VMware Fusion 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4

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Table 1. Supported Guest Operating Systems, by VMware Product (Continued)Guest Operating System SunJavaDesktopSystem2onpage 218 SUSELinux10.1onpage 262 Workstation 5.06.5.2 VMware ACE 2.02.5.2 4.0 4.0 6.5.2 6.56.5.2 6.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 6.5.2 6.0.16.5.2 6.06.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.06.5.2 4.5.26.5.2 4.56.5.2 4.0.16.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 6.0.36.5.2 5.56.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 6.5.2 6.56.5.2 6.0.26.5.2 6.0.16.5.2 6.06.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.56.5.2 2.52.5.2 2.52.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.02.0.4 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.5U44.0 3.5U24.0 3.5U14.0 3.0.24.0 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.1 2.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.4 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 2.0.22.0.4 2.02.0.4 2.02.0.4 2.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 3.23.2.1 3.13.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 2.5.22.5.5 2.5.12.5.5 2.52.5.5 2.12.5.5 2.02.5.5 2.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 2.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 2.02.5.2 1.0.12.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 2.52.5.2 4.0 3.0.14.0 4.0 3.0.14.0 2.54.0 2.04.0 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.4 2.02.0.4 GSX Server ESX Server VMware Server 1.01.0.9 VMware Fusion

SCOUnixWare7onpage 224SCOOpenServer5.0onpage 220 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10on page 229 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11onpage 233 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10onpage 236 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9onpage 241 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer8onpage 247 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer7onpage 250 OpenSUSELinux11.1onpage 253 OpenSUSELinux10.3onpage 256 OpenSUSELinux10.2onpage 259 SUSELinux10.1onpage 262 SUSELinux10onpage 265 SUSELinux9.3onpage 268 SUSELinux9.2onpage 272 SUSELinux9.1onpage 276 SUSELinux9.0onpage 280 SUSELinux8.2onpage 283 SUSELinux8.1onpage 287 SUSELinux8.0onpage 290 SUSELinux7.3onpage 293 Turbolinux10Serveronpage 296 Turbolinux10Desktoponpage 299 TurbolinuxEnterpriseServer8onpage 301 TurbolinuxWorkstation8onpage 304 Turbolinux7.0onpage 307 Ubuntu8.10onpage 310 Ubuntu8.04LTSonpage 313 UbuntuLinux7.10onpage 318 UbuntuLinux7.04onpage 322 UbuntuLinux6.10onpage 326 UbuntuLinux6.06onpage 329 UbuntuLinux5.10onpage 332 UbuntuLinux5.04onpage 335 FreeBSD7.1onpage 338 FreeBSD7.0onpage 341 FreeBSD6.4onpage 343

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Table 1. Supported Guest Operating Systems, by VMware Product (Continued)Guest Operating System FreeBSD6.3onpage 346 FreeBSD6.2onpage 349 FreeBSD6.1onpage 351 FreeBSD6.0onpage 353 FreeBSD5.5onpage 355 FreeBSD5.4onpage 357 FreeBSD5.3onpage 359 FreeBSD5.2onpage 361 FreeBSD5.1onpage 363 FreeBSD5.0onpage 365 FreeBSD4.11onpage 367 FreeBSD4.10onpage 369 FreeBSD4.9onpage 371 FreeBSD4.4,4.5,4.6.2,4.8onpage 373 FreeBSD4.0,4.1,4.2,4.3onpage 376 NetWare6.5Serveronpage 380 NetWare6.0Serveronpage 385 NetWare5.1Serveronpage 390 NetWare4.2Serveronpage 395 Solaris10OperatingSystemforx86Platforms onpage 398 Solaris9OperatingSystemx86Platform Editiononpage 404 Solaris8OperatingSystemx86Platform Editiononpage 407 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.56.5.2 4.06.5.2 4.06.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.5.36.5.2 4.5.26.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.23.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.03.2.1 3.13.2.1 3.13.2.1 3.04.0 4.0 4.0 2.0.14.0 2.0.14.0 2.0.14.0 6.0.16.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.5.26.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.56.5.2 5.06.5.2 5.06.5.2 4.56.5.2 2.0.12.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 2.02.5.2 1.02.5.2 3.13.2.1 3.23.2.1 3.03.2.1 2.5.42.5.5 2.52.5.5 2.5 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.1 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.1 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.01.0.9 1.02.0.4 1.02.0.4 Workstation VMware ACE GSX Server ESX Server 4.0 VMware Server VMware Fusion

Supported and Unsupported Guest Operating SystemsIfyouareusingVMwareWorkstation3.x,VMwareGSXServer2.x,VMwareESX Server 1.xoranearlier VMwareproduct,seetheusersmanualthatcamewithyourproductforinstructionsoninstallingguest operatingsystemssupportedbythatproduct. ThisguidecoversWorkstation4.0,VMwareACE1.0,GSXServer3.0,ESX Server 2.0,VMwareServer1.0, VMwareFusion1.0,andlaterproducts. ThesectionforeachguestoperatingsystemlistswhichVMwareproductssupporttheoperatingsystemina virtualmachine.OperatingsystemsthatarenotincludedinthisguidearenotsupportedbytheVMware productslistedinthisguide.

VMware ESX Server 3i Version 3.5 SupportVMwareESXServer3iversion3.5andVMwareESXServer3.5supportthesameguestoperatingsystems. PleaseseetheESXServercolumninTable 1,SupportedGuestOperatingSystems,byVMwareProduct,on page 37forthelistofoperatingsystemssupportedbybothVMwareESX Server 3iversion3.5andVMware ESX Server 3.5.

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Operating Systems That the Operating System Vendor No Longer SupportsForoperatingsystemslistedinthisguidethattheoperatingsystemvendornolongersupports,VMwaremay, atitssolediscretion,providesupportandfixestoVMwareproductstoaddressproblemsthatareexposedby runningsuchoperatingsystemsonaVMwarevirtualmachine.VMwareisnotresponsibleforresolving problemswith,orprovidingsupportorfixesto,theoperatingsystemitself.

Guests Last Supported on ESX 4.0SupportfortheseguestswillbedeprecatedwiththenextmajorreleasefollowingESX4.0:

Ubuntu7.10 Ubuntu7.04

VMware Tools SupportVMwareToolsisasuiteofutilitiesthatenhancestheperformanceoftheguestoperatingsystemandimproves managementofthevirtualmachine.AlthoughtheguestoperatingsystemcanrunwithoutVMwareTools,you loseimportantfunctionalityandconvenience. VMwareToolsincludesthesecomponents:

VMwareToolsservice VMwaredevicedrivers VMwareuserprocess VMwareToolscontrolpanel

VMwareToolsisprovidedintheseformats:

ISOs(containtarandrpmfiles)packagedwiththeproductandareinstalledinanumberofways, dependingupontheVMwareproductandtheinstalledguestoperatingsystem. OperatingSystemSpecificPackages(OSPs)downloadedandinstalledfromthecommandline.

ForacompletedescriptionandinstructionsforinstallingandupgradingVMwareTools,seeoneofthe followingmanualsontheVMwareDocumentationWebsite:

VMwareWorkstationWorkstationUsersManual VMwareESXBasicSystemAdministrationguide VMwareServerVMwareServerUsersGuide

VMware Tools ISO File FormatVMwareToolsprovidesadifferentISOfileforeachtypeofsupportedguestoperatingsystem:Windows, Linux,Netware,Solaris,andFreeBSD.InstallingVMwareToolsfromanISOfilevaries,dependinguponthe VMwareproduct,thereleaseoftheVMwareproduct,andthetypeofguestoperatingsysteminstalledonthe virtualmachine.

VMware Tools Operating System Specific PackagesVMwareToolsareavailableasseparatedownloadable,lightweightpackagesthatarespecifictoeach supportedLinuxoperatingsystemandVMwareproduct.OperatingSystemSpecificPackages(OSPs)are designedtofacilitateeasyinstallation,upgrade,andmanagement,usingthenativesoftwaremanagement toolsoftheoperatingsystemstheysupport.OSPsareanalternativetotheexistingmechanismforinstalling VMwareTools. Foracompletesetofinstructionsfordownloading,installing,andupgradingVMwareToolsOSPs,seethe VMwareToolsInstallationGuideOperatingSystemSpecificPackagesat: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/osp_install_guide.pdfVMware, Inc. 41


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,andUpdate7 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5,Update1,Update2,andUpdate3 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,ServicePack1,ServicePack2,ServicePack3,andServicePack4 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10,ServicePack1,andServicePack2 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11 Ubuntu8.04,8.04.1,and8.04.2 Ubuntu8.10

Linux VMware Tools Support for ESXi 4.0VMwareToolsforLinuxdoesnotincludeprebuiltkernelmodules(PBMs)forunsupportedguestsortheRPM packagesforESXi4.0.Only a tar package is available for installing VMware Tools on ESXi 4.0 guests. VisittheVMwareWebsitetodownloadanalternativeLinuxToolsISOimagethatcontainsVMwareToolsfor supportedaswellasavarietyofolderandunsupportedLinuxguestoperatingsystems.Seeknowledgebase articlehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010714formoredetails. Alternatively,youcancompilekernelmodulesforunsupportedLinuxguestsusingtheinstall-vmware.pl scriptdistributedwithVMwareTools.

Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Guest Operating SystemYoucaninstallVMwareToolsinaLinuxguestoperatingsystemwhileXisrunningonWorkstation5.0and later,VMwareServer,andESXServer3.0andlater.Seetheappropriateproductdocumentationfordetails. InallotherVMwareproducts,youmustinstallVMwareToolsfromatextmodescreen.Youcannotinstallfrom aterminalinanXwindowsession. SomerecentdistributionsofLinuxareconfiguredtoruntheXserverwhentheybootanddonotprovidean easywaytostoptheXserver.However,youcanswitchtoadifferentworkspacethatisstillintextmodeand installVMwareToolsfromthatworkspace. ToswitchbetweenLinuxworkspacesinavirtualmachine,pressCtrl+Alt+spacebar,releasethespacebar withoutreleasingCtrlandAlt,andthenpressthefunctionkeyfortheworkspaceyouwanttousefor example,F2.IfyouchangeyourhotkeycombinationtosomethingotherthanCtrl+Alt,usethatnew combinationwiththespacebarandthefunctionkey.

On Certain Linux Guest Operating Systems, the VMware Tools Process vmware-user Does Not Start AutomaticallyOneoftheexecutablesusedbyVMwareToolsinUNIXguestsisvmware-user.Thisprogramimplementsthe fitguesttowindowfeatureandUnitymode,amongotherfeatures.Normally,vmware-userisstarted automaticallyafteryouconfigureVMwareToolsandthenlogoutofthedesktopenvironmentandlogbackin.

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However,incertainenvironments,youmuststartthevmware-userprocessmanually.Seeknowledgebase articlehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008071fordetailsandsolutions.

SMP Support and Virtual HardwareDifferentvirtualhardwareversionssupportdifferentlevelsofSMP.TheESXuserinterfaceliststhedefault levelofSMPsupportforaparticularguest,whichisdeterminedbythecombinationofthelevelofguest supportandthelevelofsupportprovidedbythehardwareversion. HardwareversionsincombinationwithguestSMPsupportdeterminethelevelofSMPsupport.Forexample, iftheguestsupports4wayandthehardwareversionsupportsuptoeight,thehighestlevelofSMPsupport willbe4way.Supportcannotexceedthelevelsupportedbytheguest. IfthereisnoSMPvaluestatedforaguest,thentheimpliedvalueis1. Table 2representsthepossiblemaximumvirtualSMPconfigurationvaluesforeachhardwarerelease. Table 2. Virtual hardware versions and SMP supportVMware Product ESX4.x ESX3.5 ESX2.x Workstation6.5.x Workstation6.0.x Workstation5.5.x Workstation4.0.x Server2.0.x Server1.0.x Fusion2.0.x Fusion1.0.x ACE2.x ACE1.x 4 2 2 2(exp) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2(exp) 2(exp) 2(exp) 2(exp) 2(exp) Hardware Version 7 8 Hardware Version 6 Hardware Version 4 4 4 Hardware Version 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Hot Add CPU, Hot Add Memory, and Hot Plug DevicesESX4.0supportsHotAddCPU,HotAddMemory,andHotPlugDevicesonspecificguests. Table 3. Hot Add support for Windows guest operating systemsGuest Operating System WindowsServer2003 DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit WebEdition32bit SBSStandard32bit WindowsServer2003SP1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices

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Table 3. Hot Add support for Windows guest operating systemsGuest Operating System DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit WebEdition32bit StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit WebEdition32bit SBSStandard32bit WindowsServer2003R2 DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit WindowsServer2003SP2 DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit WebEdition32bit WindowsVista Business32bit Business64bit Enterprise32bit Enterprise64bit HomeBasic32bit HomeBasic64bit HomePremium32bit HomePremium64bit Ultimate64bit Ultimate32bit WindowsVistaServicePack1 Business32bit Business64bit Enterprise32bit Enterprise64bit HomeBasic32bit44

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Hot Add Memory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Table 3. Hot Add support for Windows guest operating systemsGuest Operating System HomeBasic64bit HomePremium32bit HomePremium64bit Ultimate32bit Ultimate64bit WindowsServer2008SP1 StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit StandardEBSStandard64bit StandardEBSPremium64bit StandardSBSStandard64bit StandardSBSPremium64bit WebServer32bit WebServer64bit StorageServer32bit StorageServer64bit WindowsServer2008SP2 StandardEdition32bit StandardEdition64bit DatacenterEdition32bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition32bit EnterpriseEdition64bit EBSStandard64bit EBSPremium64bit SBSStandard64bit SBSPremium64bit WebServer32bit WebServer64bit StorageServer32bit StorageServer64bit WindowsServer2008R2 StandardEdition64bit DatacenterEdition64bit EnterpriseEdition64bit Windows7 Enterprise32bitVMware, Inc.

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Table 3. Hot Add support for Windows guest operating systemsGuest Operating System Enterprise64bit Ultimate32bit Ultimate64bit Yes Hot Add CPU Yes Hot Add Memory Yes Yes Yes Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes Yes

Table 4. Hot Add support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 guest operating systemsGuest Operating System RedHatEnterpriseLinux5 RHEL5AdvancedPlatform32bit RHEL5AdvancedPlatform64bit RHEL5Desktop32bit RHEL5Desktop64bit RHEL5Server32bit RHEL5Server64bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation32bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.1 RHEL5AdvancedPlatform32bit RHEL5AdvancedPlatform64bit RHEL5Desktop32bit RHEL5Desktop64bit RHEL5Server32bit RHEL5Server64bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation32bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.2 RHEL5AdvancedPlatform32bit RHEL5AdvancedPlatform64bit RHEL5Desktop32bit RHEL5Desktop64bit RHEL5Server32bit RHEL5Server64bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation32bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.3 RHEL5AdvancedPlatform32bit RHEL5AdvancedPlatform64bit RHEL5Desktop32bit RHEL5Desktop64bit RHEL5Server32bit RHEL5Server64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices

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Table 4. Hot Add support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 guest operating systemsGuest Operating System RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation32bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.4 RHEL5AdvancedPlatform32bit RHEL5AdvancedPlatform64bit RHEL5Desktop32bit RHEL5Desktop64bit RHEL5Server32bit RHEL5Server64bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation32bit RHEL5DesktopwithWorkstation64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes

Table 5. Hot Add support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 guest operating systemsGuest Operating System RedHatEnterpriseLinux4 RHEL4AdvancedServer32bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServer32bitand64bit RHEL4Workstation32bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update1 RHEL4AdvancedServerU132bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU132bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU132bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update2 RHEL4AdvancedServerU232bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU232bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU232bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update3 RHEL4AdvancedServerU332bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU332bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU332bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update4 RHEL4AdvancedServerU432bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU432bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU432bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update5 RHEL4AdvancedServerU532bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU532bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU532bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update6 RHEL4AdvancedServerU632bitand64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices

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Table 5. Hot Add support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 guest operating systemsGuest Operating System RHEL4EnterpriseServerU632bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU632bitand64bit RHEL4DesktopU632bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update7 RHEL4AdvancedServerU732bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU732bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU732bitand64bit RedHatEnterpriseLinux4Update8 RHEL4AdvancedServerU832bitand64bit RHEL4EnterpriseServerU832bitand64bit RHEL4WorkstationU832bitand64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes Yes

Table 6. Hot Add support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop guest operating systemsGuest Operating System SLED9 SLED9SP432bitand64bit SLED10 SLED1032bitand64bit SLED10SP132bitand64bit SLED10SP232bitand64bit SLED10SP332bitand64bit SLED10SP432bitand64bit SLED11 SLED1132bitand64bit SLED11SP132bitand64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices

Table 7. Hot Add support for SUSE LInux Enterprise Server guest operating systemsGuest Operating System SLES8 SLES832bitand64bit SLES8SP132bitand64bit SLES8SP232bitand64bit SLES8SP332bitand64bit SLES8SP432bitand64bit SLES9 SLES932bitand64bit SLES9SP132bitand64bit SLES9SP232bitand64bit SLES9SP332bitand64bit SLES9SP432bitand64bit SLES10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices

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Table 7. Hot Add support for SUSE LInux Enterprise Server guest operating systemsGuest Operating System SLES1032bitand64bit SLES10SP132bitand64bit SLES10SP232bitand64bit SLES10SP332bitand64bit SLES10SP432bitand64bit SLES11 SLES1132bitand64bit SLES11SP132bitand64bit Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Table 8. Hot Add support for Ubuntu guest operating systemsGuest Operating System Ubuntu5.0432bitand64bit Ubuntu5.1032bitand64bit Ubuntu6.06 Ubuntu6.06Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu6.06Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu6.10 Ubuntu6.10Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu6.10Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu7.04 Ubuntu7.04Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu7.04Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu7.10 Ubuntu7.10Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu7.10JeOS32bit Ubuntu7.10Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04 Ubuntu8.04Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04JeOS32bit Ubuntu8.04Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04.1 Ubuntu8.04.1Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04.1JeOS32bit Ubuntu8.04.1Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04.2 Ubuntu8.04.2Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.04.2JeOS32bit Ubuntu8.04.2Server32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.10 Ubuntu8.10Desktop32bitand64bit Ubuntu8.10Server32bitand64bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hot Add CPU Hot Add Memory Hot Plug Devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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64-Bit Guest Operating SystemsRequirements for 64-Bit Guest Operating SystemsToinstallandruna64bitguestoperatingsystem,youmusthaveasupportedCPUinthehostcomputerand youmustberunningaVMwareproductthatsupports64bitguests.Fordetails,seethedocumentationfor yourVMwareproduct.

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