VMware VirtualCenter 1.3.x Support DocumentationFeatures | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums Installing the VMware Open Source ComponentsIf you plan to customize a Linux guest operating system, you must first install the VMware Open Source components on your VirtualCenter server machine. VMware has packaged these components into a separate package called VMware Open Source Components, which you download from the VMware Web site. Refer to: www.vmware.com/download Perform the installation process once on the VirtualCenter server to support the following Linux guest operating systems: 1. On the machine running VirtualCenter server, disable any anti-virus application that interferes with Active Scripting. VirtualCenter server uses Windows Active Scripting to perform some of its tasks. Certain anti-virus applications may disable Active Scripting or block scripts from accessing system resources. When this happens, some features of VirtualCenter behave unexpectedly or fail to work. In Norton AntiVirus, the feature is called Script Blocker. In McAfee, it's known as ScriptStopper. If you have one of these or another anti-virus application that interferes with Active Scripting, it is important that you disable these features on the machine running VirtualCenter server. 2. From your VirtualCenter server machine, open a browser. Perform this on every machine that has a VirtualCenter server. 3. Locate, download, and start the VMware Open Source Components installer. a. Go to the browser path: www.vmware.com/download b. Click the Download link for VMware Products > VMware VirtualCenter. The reference to Windows operating systems refers to the VirtualCenter installation platform. c. If you have not done so already, register your VirtualCenter serial number. Click the register your serial number link. Complete the required forms. Return to this download login page. d. Click Download Binaries for Windows operating systems. e. Enter your email address and password. This is the email used to register VirtualCenter. Click Login. f. Read and accept the EULA statement. g. Click the download link to the Open Source Components installer. Answer the prompts to place the installer file on your system. 4. Start the Open Source Components installer. Double-click on the VMware Open Source Components' .exe file. The VMware Open Source Components installer starts up and displays a download dialog box. 5. Complete the installation. Follow the installer instructions. You are now ready to customize a new virtual machines with a supported Linux guest operating system as you clone an existing virtual machine or deploy a template. |
