VMware GSX Server 2.5.2Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums If you are running GSX Server on a Red Hat Linux 8.0 host, you must install the libdb.so.3 library from the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM number 2 before you install the VMware Management Interface. The version that comes with the default Red Hat Linux installation is incompatible with the management interface and returns the following error when you start the management interface: Couldn't find necessary components on your system. It appears that you are missing the following library: libdb.so.3. New versions of Red Hat Linux (8.0+) are known to ship without these libraries. If you are running Red Hat 8.0 or greater, please install this rpm: compat-db-3.3-<###> rpm (where <###> is a version number particular to your version of the distribution from your installation CD. If you are running a distribution other than Red Hat, please contact your vendor for a suitable library. Once the package has been installed, you may start the $PRODUCTNAME with the following command: /home/vmware/mui/apache/bin/apachectl/start To install the correct library, run the compat-db-3.3.<###>.i386.rpm RPM package. If you installed this package after you installed the management interface software, you can start the management interface with the following command: /etc/init.d/httpd.vmware start |
