Installing VMware Server on a Linux Host

The following sections describe how to install VMware Server on your Linux host operating system:

•	Basic Installation

•	Default Directories

•	Installation Steps

•	Installing the VMware Management Interface on a Linux Host

•	Before Installing VMware Management Interface on a Linux Host

•	Installing an X Server

•	Before You Install on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Host

•	Before You Install on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Host

To get started with VMware Server on a Linux host

1	Install the VMware Server software (including VMware Management Interface, the VMware Server Console, the VmPerl API, and the Programming API on the server.

2	Install the VMware Server Console and VMware Scripting APIs on Windows or Linux clients.

3	Start the VMware Server Console and create a virtual machine using the New Virtual Machine Wizard, or create one from the VMware Management Interface. See Creating a New Virtual Machine.

4	Power on the virtual machine and install a guest operating system in the new virtual machine. You need the installation media (CD-ROM or floppy disks) for your guest operating system. See Installing a Guest Operating System.

5	Install the VMware Tools package in your virtual machine for enhanced performance. See Installing VMware Tools.

6	Install software in your virtual machine.

7	Start using your virtual machine.

You can use the VMware Server Console, VMware Management Interface, and VMware Scripting APIs to manage your server host and virtual machines.