Topic: VMWare Server on SME Server 7

[vulpes]

Hi William,

Well for practical reasons I use Monowall as firewall simply because my internet access is situated in another building with which I'm connected via Wifi. I run that Monowall from a tiny Wrap board, I cannot put a big box there.

But there are great features in Monowall mainly around network administration. Many of them I would love to see implemented in SME.

Thanx anyway for your help,

Marc

[mmd]

i messed up a working server with vmware running before, and I can't get it right now. Hours of searching this forum and the web has not been much help. I believe i went off a guide in the wiki, that is no longer available.

I was able to get thru the vmware-config.pl , entered a serial number and all the required things.

there are a few errors seen in the log:

Apr 30 22:29:54 www httpd.vmware: /etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware: Couldn't find/execute init script for service httpd.vmware
Apr 30 22:29:54 www rc.e-smith: Starting httpd.vmware:  failed

what is this error suppossed to be linking to?

[william_syd]

there are a few errors seen in the log:

Apr 30 22:29:54 www httpd.vmware: /etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware: Couldn't find/execute init script for service httpd.vmware
Apr 30 22:29:54 www rc.e-smith: Starting httpd.vmware:  failed

what is this error suppossed to be linking to?

This is the management interface (mui) not the server.

[mmd]

I have it up and running once again. Your instructions were the key. I just need to learn how to read

thanks..

[markehle]

Folks -

I have installed vmware server on my new SME 7.1.3 install. It appears to be working correctly but I cannot log in from another computer - it just hangs. I can log into the web interface just fine, but not the console.

Any ideas?

Thanks -

Mark

[william_syd]

Folks -

I have installed vmware server on my new SME 7.1.3 install. It appears to be working correctly but I cannot log in from another computer - it just hangs. I can log into the web interface just fine, but not the console.

Any ideas?

Thanks -

Mark

What do you get from

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config show vmware-authd

[markehle]

Thanks for the reply!

When i type in

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config show vmware-authd
I get:

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vmware-authd=service
    TCPPort=902
    access=public
    status=enabled


Like I said, I can get to the vmware web interface no problem. I can also register new VM's from the command line and start them from the web, but the vmware console will not connect - I enter my credentials and it just hangs there, from a PC running windows XP with the firewall off as well as my Ubuntu laptop.

[brick]

Hi,
I'm using 7.2 and everything went fine with the installation.
Like markehle I'm also can access the server via shell and MUI, but not via console.

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config show vmware-authd
reports nothing.

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ps aux | grep vmware
root      4666  0.0  0.4 34076 4876 ?        Ss   00:20   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
www       4691  0.0  0.4 33900 4396 ?        S    00:20   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
www       4712  0.0  0.8 38856 9204 ?        S    00:20   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
root      4726  0.1  1.3 16072 13488 ?       Ss   00:20   0:00 /usr/sbin/vmware-serverd
www       6054  0.6  0.9 39768 10064 ?       S    00:26   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
root      6058  0.0  0.0  4840  604 pts/0    S+   00:27   0:00 grep vmware


[william_syd]

Just did a install using what I wrote before and all is good on 7.2

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[root@tiger vmware-mui-distrib]# config show vmware-authd
vmware-authd=service
    TCPPort=902
    access=public
    status=enabled
[root@tiger vmware-mui-distrib]#


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[root@tiger vmware-mui-distrib]# ps aux | grep vmware
root      5329  0.0  0.0  1632  416 ?        Ss   17:50   0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-natd -d /var/run/vmnet-natd-8.pid -m /var/run/vmnet-natd-8.mac -c /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf
root      5360  0.0  0.0  1636  300 ?        Ss   17:50   0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd -cf /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf -lf /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet1.pid vmnet1
root      5361  0.0  0.0  1636  300 ?        Ss   17:50   0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd -cf /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf -lf /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.pid vmnet8
root      5583  0.1  0.6 17332 14128 ?       Ssl  17:52   0:01 /usr/sbin/vmware-serverd
root      5772  0.0  0.2 34084 4868 ?        Ss   17:53   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
www       5775  0.0  0.2 33908 4392 ?        S    17:53   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
www       5779  0.0  0.6 43340 14364 ?       S    17:53   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
www       5780  0.0  0.6 43268 14024 ?       S    17:54   0:00 /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/bin/httpd.vmware -DSSL -DSSL_ONLY -DGSX -d /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache
root      5840  0.0  0.0  4128  564 pts/0    S+   18:07   0:00 grep vmware
[root@tiger vmware-mui-distrib]#


[brick]

Could it be because my server is in server-only mode?
Should I reinstall the whole thing?
And while in the subject, did you use the same version or is there an updated one?

Thanks,

[william_syd]

Could it be because my server is in server-only mode?
Should I reinstall the whole thing?
And while in the subject, did you use the same version or is there an updated one?

Thanks,

I'm in server only mode.

smeserver-vmware-server was the same. VMware server was VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm

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yum localinstall smeserver-vmware-server-0.0.1-4.el4.sme.noarch.rpm VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm

There was one dependancy ..... xinetd.i386 2:2.3.13-4.4E.1 that yum took care of.

If the config script says 902 is in use, just use it anyway.

[brick]

I think I found the problem:

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tail /var/log/vmware/vmware-serverd.log
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
Jul 28 13:52:04: app|
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| Msg_Post: Error
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| [msg.vmmonPosix.initFailed] Failed to initialize monitor device.
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| [localized] Failed to initialize monitor device.
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| ----------------------------------------
Jul 28 13:52:04: app| Msg_Post: Failed to initialize monitor device.
Jul 28 13:52:04: app|
Jul 28 13:52:08: app| CnxAcceptConnection: Could not receive fd on 35: Connection reset by peer
Jul 28 13:52:08: app| Failed to get IPC connection

I'm not sure how to solve it


Thanks,

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service vmware status
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 is running
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded


[william_syd]

Maybe remove it and start again.

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yum remove smeserver-vmware-server VMware-server xinetd


Make sure it only wants to remove three packages.

[brick]

Maybe remove it and start again.

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yum remove smeserver-vmware-server VMware-server xinetd



Make sure it only wants to remove three packages.

Thanks a lot, xinetd was the problem!!!

[HomePlayer]

Trying to install --vmware-config.pl ask for "What is the location of the "gcc" program on your machine?" cant find gcc on my server or in the forms