VCSA Workstation Install .VMX File Edit Nightmare

[danietec]

Hi Community,

For those who had success installing VCSA 6.0 in Workstation11 by editing .VMX file and inserting your own network info. My problem is their is only one .VMX file to edit so when about to edit I get different output (example bellow). Where do I enter the Network information.

I'm following the below site which like other site say the same thing.

  How to Install VCSA6 in VMware Workstation | Virten.net

• virtualHW.version = "11"

numvcpus = "2"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

memsize = "2048"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "VMware ESX_ESXi 4.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

1. usb.present = "TRUE"
2. ehci.present = "TRUE"
3. ehci.pciSlotNumber = "0"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

hpet0.present = "TRUE"

displayName = "VMware ESX/ESXi 4"

guestOS = "vmkernel"

nvram = "VMware ESX_ESXi 4.nvram"

• virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
• vhv.enable = "TRUE"

1. powerType.powerOff = "soft"

Please...What I'm I doing wrong?

Thanks guys

[continuum]

I guess that you use obscure tools to edit the vmx-file.
A good known to work editor is Notepad+ - whatever you used created invalid syntax.
Maybe the syntax errors were created by the browser when you posted here - please attach the file to your next post

[danietec]

Hi,

Actually I am using Notepad++. I opened the .VMX on both of my PCs and its the same. One person of the community states it's right and I have to just paste the network info at the end of the output but It's not working.

Please keep in mind that I'm editing the .VMX and saving it again right before I boot up just as direction says.

.encoding = "windows-1252"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "11"

numvcpus = "2"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

memsize = "2048"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "VCSA.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "C:\Users\Win7\Desktop\VMWARE OS\VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-3040890.iso"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "hostonly"

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

usb.present = "TRUE"

ehci.present = "TRUE"

ehci.pciSlotNumber = "0"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

hpet0.present = "TRUE"

displayName = "VCSA"

guestOS = "vmkernel"

nvram = "VCSA.nvram"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

vhv.enable = "TRUE"

powerType.powerOff = "soft"

powerType.powerOn = "soft"

powerType.suspend = "soft"

powerType.reset = "soft"

extendedConfigFile = "VCSA.vmxf"

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr.family = "ipv4"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.mode = "static"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr = "192.168.105.130"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.prefix = "24"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.gateway = "192.168.105.1"

guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.dns.servers = "192.168.105.185"

guestinfo.cis.vmdir.password = "admin123."

guestinfo.cis.appliance.root.passwd = "admin123."

Can you please advise what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks Contiuum.  BTW Love the show..

[continuum]

> Can you please advise what I'm doing wrong.
YES - you did not have enough coffee
There is nothing wrong with your edits - in fact I tried the same just while I post here.
Your only mistake: you did not edit the correct vmx-file !
This one is for an ESXi-VM.
After extracting the iso and renameing of vmware-vcsa to vmware-vcsa.ova the Import-wizard creates a new vmx-file named vmware-vcsa.vmx.
Thats the one you have to edit !!!

[danietec]

I wanted to thank you. It worked and now to just have to tweak DNS before I web in and do the rest.

Great community and thanks again..

[continuum]

I had tried the same - do you also get a failure after first reboot ?
services failed to start ....

[danietec]

It did error out on the booted Linux menu that "stalled". It says da0 not accessible but I think that only because I ran out of space on my SSD so I'm actually installed it on a SD where it timed out. I know I'm not supposed do that but so far so good.