
Installing, Configuring and Upgrading ESX Server
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Installing a Guest Operating System
and VMware Tools
This section describes the following:
• Installing a Guest Operating System in a Virtual Machine on page 70
• Migrating VMware Workstation and VMware GSX Server Virtual Machines on
page 71
• Installing VMware Tools and the Network Driver in the Guest Operating System
on page 73
In most cases, you configure your virtual machine with a blank (unformatted) SCSI
virtual disk. You can install an operating system on this virtual disk just as you would
on a new physical machine, using a standard installation CD-ROM and formatting the
virtual disk at the appropriate place in the installation process.
You may also install from image files — ISO image files of installation CD-ROMs and
floppy image files of any floppy disks needed for the installation. Use the VMware
Management Interface to connect the virtual machine’s drives to the appropriate
image files before you begin the installation.
Another approach is to start with a virtual disk created with VMware Workstation 2.0
or higher or with VMware GSX Server, then configure the guest operating system to
work with VMware ESX Server.
Once your guest operating system is installed, be sure to follow the directions below
for installing VMware Tools and the network driver.
Installing a Guest Operating System in a Virtual Machine
To install a guest operating system and other software, you should work on a separate
workstation and use the VMware remote console. It is best not to run X on the server's
console operating system.
For details on installing the remote console, see Installing the Remote Console
Software on page 81. Follow the directions in that section for starting a remote
console on your Windows or Linux workstation and connecting to a virtual machine.
Insert the installation CD-ROM for your guest operating system in the server’s CD-
ROM drive. Click Power On on the remote console toolbar to begin setting up your
guest operating system. See Guest Operating Systems on page 149 for details on
installing specific guest operating systems.
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