标签归档:VMware

Linux系统安装VMware Tools的步骤

  1.以ROOT身份进入LINUX
  2.退出到windows,点击 SETTING菜单下的ENABLE VMWARE TOOLS子菜单,确认安装
  3.把光驱改为使用iso镜像,路径为C:Program FilesVMwareVMware WorkstationProgramslinux.iso
  4.进入linux运行mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
  加载CDROM设备,这时如果进入 /mnt 目录下,你将会发现多了一个文件:vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz。这就是WMWARE TOOLS的LINUX软件包,也就是我们刚才使用WINISO打开LINUX.ISO文件所看到的。
  cp /mnt/vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz /tmp
  将该软件包拷贝到LINUX的 TMP目录下。
  umount /dev/cdrom
  卸载CDROM。
  cd /tmp
  进入TMP目录
  tar zxf vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz
  解压缩该软件包,默认解压到vmware-linux-tools目录下(与文件名同名)。
  cd vmware-linux-tools
  进入解压后的目录
  ./install.pl 运行安装命令。
  这时install提示你是否需要备份以前的配置文件,建议选择"y"。

让VMware支持EFI启动方式

(U)EFI is the next generation of BIOS.  When you install ESXi 5.0 on VMware Workstation 8, it just uses a regular BIOS.

It is however possible to use EFI instead of BIOS.

The vSphere Installation and Setup guide states that you shouldn’t change the boot type from BIOS to EFI on an already installed ESXi host.  It does work however in VMware Workstation.  But for production systems, just stick to the guide and reinstall the host using EFI instead of BIOS on your hardware server.

 

Now, your normal Virtualized vSphere host in VMware Workstation uses a BIOS.  Notice this in the startup screen when you boot the VM:

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Power down your Virtual ESXi host.  Go to the location where the vmx file is stored and edit it with your favorite editor.

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Add the line firmware = “efi” somewhere in the vmx file.

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Close and save the vmx file.  Power On the ESXi host.  You’ll notice the progress bar at the bottom during the boot is gone:

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If you look into the vmware.log you can also see some references that he’s using EFI now:

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Et voila, your ESXi hosts are now booting from EFI instead of BIOS!

 

Tip: if you press ESC during the boot, you can configure some EFI parameters.  Play with it and learn to know if since EFI will replace BIOS gradually!

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