Running VMware Workstation 7.0 as a service on Ubuntu..
Hi everybody,
I would lie to run VMware Workstation 7 as a service on Ubuntu 9.10, it does not matter if the GDM starts, but what I want is to run the program without logging in. So, it runs as Ubuntu starts up, as a service in the background. I have tried some methods, yet I did not manage to run it as a service. I still need to login for the program to start and start all the virtual machines. If anybody can direct me, it would be very appreciated... Regards, |
Why run workstation when Vmware Server is more aimed at this and will do exactly what you want by default? That said, does Workstation not have standard services listed in /etc/init.d that are already running on boot for the hypervisor?
And Linux is not mainly for networking by a long stretch, that's what switches, routers and firewalls are for. Maybe you want to say it's for Serving? |
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Yes, I would like to make a small datacenter, and there are limitations in the esxi series since they only run on specific hardware. I would like to run vmware on a PC with Linux, and VMware server is limited in networking, there is no flexibility, like making a lan segments and so on, VMware workstation makes it very easy to create a team with lan segments in the future, and easier/more flexible to make changes in the network topology in the future. VMware workstation require a working x server to run, as well as it requires that you are logged in to start. There is no service in the /etc/init.d to start the VMs, yes there is a service to load the kernel modules for networking. Thanks in advance for your help :) |
yeah, you need a real client / server architecture. If you're running centos / redhat you might prefer to look at the standard Xen server for virtualisation, you can pull around the networking under that using standard linux level bonds and bridges.
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What about vmware workstation, is there anybody who knows how to hack it to work as a service in the background.
There is a method to do so in Win server 2003, so I presume that it would be easier in Linux. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/11210 as well as many tweaks posted on the net. Thanks |
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