From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 18 07:49:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F6B7106564A for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:49:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from terry@sucked-in.com) Received: from mail.sucked-in.com (got.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C44058FC28 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:49:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from terry@sucked-in.com) Received: from localhost (got.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) by mail.sucked-in.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE7C71CD3C; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:50 +1100 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sucked-in.com Received: from mail.sucked-in.com ([64.251.22.156]) by localhost (mail.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id y33J61L2cTa7; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:50 +1100 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.3] (220-253-152-183.VIC.netspace.net.au [220.253.152.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sucked-in.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AA2BD1CC5C; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:49 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <47DF740F.90403@sucked-in.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:35 +1100 From: Terry Sposato User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeff Dickens References: <47DE79BF.7090108@seamanpaper.com> In-Reply-To: <47DE79BF.7090108@seamanpaper.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigA173AD23C67D66B0352CA35E" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VMWare Tools for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:49:52 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigA173AD23C67D66B0352CA35E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff Dickens wrote: > I just made a copy of /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/freebsd.iso from VMware= =20 > Server v1.0.4 under a different name, and moved it to the ESX server. >=20 > Then I mounted that ISO as a virtual cdrom on the freebsd guest,=20 > untarred the tools and ran the install script. It seems to work fine. >=20 > A couple of provisos: I don't use X windows on any of my FreeBSD=20 > systems, and the vmxnet accelerated virtual network adapter does not=20 > work properly. I use the e1000 adapter instead. It wouldn't be a bad = > idea to comment out the 'vmxnet_load=3D"YES"' line from /boot/loader.co= nf,=20 > but it doesn't seem to cause problems just being loaded. >=20 > Furthermore, I don't use any of the virtualcenter features like vmotion= ,=20 > etc. I use freebsd guests for small-footprint servers, for example a=20 > dhcp and dnscache server with 512MB disk and 32MB ram. >=20 Jeff, Basically the only reason I have for using VM Tools is for the ability=20 of Vmotion and such with our ESX Server farm. It's really the only=20 benefit that the VM tools will give me on FreeBSD as all my virtual=20 machines which are running FreeBSD are servers and don't use any GUI's=20 either. Currently there is nothing that doesn't run correctly under VMWare and I = have not seen any lack of performance or anything compared to a physical = machine. Maybe if enough of us push to have the VMWare Tools developed=20 and certified for use with VMWare that they might actually get started. I might develop some sort of E-Petition for it, what you think? Terry --------------enigA173AD23C67D66B0352CA35E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAkffdBIACgkQcM6JNrdkO8jkQQCeIMr731ek0BRW50WCyAKZ9NI6 tCsAn0pRjW2hegm2WlEJSp6srlZZcpQT =dWK7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigA173AD23C67D66B0352CA35E--