Ubuntu Feisty Vmware Server + Management Interface
Base Ubuntu Server install
Once your are logged into your new install do
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get upgrade
Once the system has its updates do
sudo apt-get install ssh openssh-server
This will allow you to into the new server via ssh, which is easier to work with.
Once in using ssh, use the following directions:
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_feisty_fawn_vmware_server_howto
Then, also download and untar the vmware management user interface from the vmware server download page via wget
wget [URL of the Management Interface binary tar.gz package]
before running ./vmware-install.pl do the following.
sudo apt-get install libXi6
sudo ln -s -f /bin/bash /bin/sh
sudo ln -s -f /bin/bash /bin/sh
Run the install script now, and you should be able to monitor the server from https://ipaddress:8333/
You can create Virtual machines using any vmware server client and connect remotely to the server IP.
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