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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
7. Start using your virtual machine. Use the VMware Virtual Machine Console,
VMware Management Interface and VMware Scripting APIs to manage your
server host and virtual machines.
Basic Installation
A basic installation of GSX Server uses two computers — a server, hosting a number of
virtual machines, and a client workstation. The client communicates with the virtual
machines on the server over a TCP/IP network link.
In more complex installations, one client can run multiple VMware Virtual Machine
Consoles, with each console managing multiple virtual machines on a separate server.
And consoles on multiple clients can connect to virtual machines on any server.
Before you begin, be sure you have:
• A server and host operating system that meet the system requirements for
running GSX Server. See
Host System Requirements on page 24 .
• A remote management client and operating system that meet the system
requirements for running the GSX Server remote management software. See
Remote Client Requirements on page 30 .
• The installation CDs or disks for your guest operating systems.
• The GSX Server installation software. If you bought a GSX Server media kit, the
installation software is on the CD in your package. If you bought the electronic
distribution, the installation software is in the files you downloaded.
• Your GSX Server serial number. The serial number is included in the email
message you received from VMware or from the reseller from whom you
purchased GSX Server.
Also, before you install and run VMware GSX Server, check the following notes and
make any necessary adjustments to the configuration of your host operating system.
• The real-time clock function must be compiled into your Linux kernel.
• GSX Server for Linux systems requires that the parallel port PC-style hardware
option (CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) be built and loaded as a kernel module (that
is, it must be set to m when the kernel is compiled).
• SuSE Linux 7.1 and higher and SLES hosts: The inetd process or xinetd
process must be configured to start when the host operating system boots. See
Before You Install on a SuSE Linux 7.1 or Higher or SLES Host on page 64 .