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9. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of GSX Server, the following prompt
appears: Do you want the installer to set up permissions
for your registered virtual machines? This will be
done by setting new permissions on all files found in
/etc/vmware/vm-list .
Type y. The following permissions are set for all registered virtual machines:
• Read, write and execute — for the user who created the virtual machine (the
owner)
• Read and execute — for the primary group to which the owner belongs
• Read — for users other than the owner or a member of the owner's group
10. Specify the directory where you want to store your virtual machine files. By
default, this directory is /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines. Make
sure this location is on a large enough file system to contain the files, as the
virtual disk files for each virtual machine are usually are gigabytes in size.
11. Enter your GSX Server serial number exactly as it appears (with hyphens) in the
email message you received from VMware or from the reseller from whom you
purchased GSX Server. When you enter the serial number, it is saved in your
license file.
12. The configuration program displays a message saying the configuration
completed successfully. If it does not display this message, run the configuration
program again.
13. When you finish, do one of the following:
• Log off of the root account.
exit
• Install the VMware Management Interface. Go to step 3 under Installing the
VMware Management Interface on a Linux Host on page 63 .
• Install the VMware Virtual Machine Console. Go to step 3 under Installing the
VMware Virtual Machine Console on a Linux Host on page 73 .