I encoutered the same problem. How did you find out the problem is caused by "smp_ops symbol definition"? Currently, I'm setting the previous working kernel (2.6.32-71.29.1) as default in grub.conf as a temporary solution before the patch is available.

Filed this in redhat bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706216

daryl

Anybody hear anything on this matter?

daryl

As posted to the Red Hat bugzilla entry, RHEL 6.1 users can workaround the issue by compiling the vmmon module on thier system. You can find a howto here:

http://blog.toracat.org/2011/05/vmware-workstation-and-rhel6-1/

Works! Thanks so much

daryl

It can also be resolved by using DKMS auto installation of kernel modules. See my post here (most bottom):

http://communities.vmware.com/message/979827#979827

You need to run the installation when the 2.6.32-130* kernel is running. If installed under earlier kernels, the wmmon module won't be listed as weak-update for 2.6.32-130*.

Most recent dkms support package can be downloaded here:

http://linux.dell.com/dkms/permalink/

You folks may already know this, but I feel it's worth mentioning: RHEL 6 is only supported as a Guest OS for Workstation 7.x, not as a Host OS. The Compatibility Guide shows this: http://bit.ly/SCL-RHEL6

So, when upgrading from an unsupported OS to another unsupported OS, it perhaps shouldn't be a surprise that Workstation breaks.

Here, you can submit a feature request to support RHEL 6.1 as host platform for VMware Workstation:

https://www.vmware.com/contact/contactus.html?department=prod_request

Thanks. I have submitted a requet.

I submitted a request too   Anybody hear anything?

No sign of life from VMware regarding this nasty problem

Nope, no news from VMware regarding adding support for RHEL-6.

I'm a long time user of VMware since version 1.x (year 1999) but started looking for alternatives. I run kvm on other systems because it seems a natural fit for RHEL. Don't know if VMware's relationship with Red Hat is deteriorating... hope not.

Me too, I am disappointed by VMware. Not just products with the shiny "Cloud" sticker bring value to customers.

Me too, I have an eye on KVM. An earlier version was still too rough around the edges for me. But I was told that it KVM is improving rapidly because most public Cloud providers use and improve it. Therefore, I will definitely give KVM another try.