How to install VMWare Server 2.0.0 on X/Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and run X/Ubuntu 8.04 LTS guests in under two hours
Hardware
- Pentium III or 4 with 512M+ ram (4G recommended) for host
- Pentium III or 4 with 256M+ ram for VIWA browser access
- CD / ISO for building VM
Login as user
- Enable root account
- logout
Login as root
- create /vmfs directory
- create /vmfs/iso directory
- copy (xubuntu) isos into /vmfs/iso directory
- download and untar vmwsvr.tgz
- run vmware-config.pl
- navigate to localhost:8222
- login to VIWA as root
- create VMs-only role (with minimal permissions)
- add user to this role
- logout
Minimal Permissions
- datastore
- network
- host
- virtual machine
- resource
Login as user
- navigate to localhost:8222
- login to VIWA as user
- create vm
- point to your xubuntu 8.04 iso image
- download and install vmware console firefox plugin
- restart firefox
- login to VIWA as user
- start vm
