1. To download VMware Server, go to http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ and click on Download Now:
2. Login to the site and keep the serial key for linux for reference.
3.Save the tar.gz file in some location.
4.Run the following command to install some necessary packages:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd
5.Unpack the VMware Server .tar.gz file and run the installer:
tar xvfz VMware-server-*.tar.gz
cd vmware-server-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
6.The installer will ask you a lot of questions. You can always accept the default values simply by hitting <ENTER>.
When the installer asks you
In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files? [/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines]
you can either accept the default value or specify a location that has enough free space to store your virtual machines.
7.At the end of the installation, you will be asked to enter a serial number:
Please enter your 20-character serial number.
Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or ‘Enter’ to cancel:
Fill in your serial number for VMware Server.
8.After the successful installation, you can delete the VMware Server download file and the installation directory:
9. If you have accepted all default values during the installation, root is now the VMware Server login name. On Ubuntu, root has no password by default, therefore we create a password now:
sudo passwd root
10.VMware Server 2 does not have a desktop application for managing virtual machines – this is now done through a browser (e.g. Firefox). You can access the management interface over HTTPS (https://<IP ADDRESS>:8333) or HTTP (http://<IP ADDRESS>:8222); the management interface can be accessed locally and also remotely. If you want to access it from the same machine, type https://127.0.0.1:8333 or http://127.0.0.1:8222 into the browser’s address bar.
If you’re using Firefox 3 and use HTTPS, Firefox will complain about the self-signed certificate, therefore you must tell Firefox to accept the certificate.
Afterwards, you will see the VMware Server login form. Type in root and the password you’ve just created:
This is how the VMware Infrastructure Web Access page looks.
LINKS:
Ubuntu : http://www.ubuntu.com/
