CentOS + Vmware Workstation Server

因為在 Gentoo Linux 上，設定 Vmware Workstation Server 不太直接，決定在 CentOS 上裝，測試一下，問題在那。

分別測了 CentOS 6 和 7，裝好 CentOS 後，執行下列指令，以便順利安裝 Vmware Workstation Server。

yum update
yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop"
systemctl set-default graphical.target

重新開機後，繼續安裝發展工具，以便裝 kernel module。

yum groupinstall "Development tools"
yum install kernel-headers
yum install kernel-devel

yum install epel-release
yum groupinstall xfce

chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.6-2700073.x86_64.bundle

./VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.6-2700073.x86_64.bundle
==> 在 CentOS 7 下，無法執行，因為改成 systemd 的管理

vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation



# cat /usr/lib/vmware/hostd/docroot/client/clients.xml
<ConfigRoot>
  <clientConnection id="0000">
    <authdPort>902</authdPort>
    <version>6</version>
    <exactVersion>6.0.0</exactVersion>
    <patchVersion>1.0.0</patchVersion>
    <apiVersion>dev</apiVersion>
    <downloadUrl>@@HOSTCLIENT_URL_WIN@@</downloadUrl>
    <flexClientVersion>6.0.0</flexClientVersion>
  </clientConnection>
</ConfigRoot>

# chkconfig --list
Note: This output shows SysV services only and does not include native
      systemd services. SysV configuration data might be overridden by native
      systemd configuration.

      If you want to list systemd services use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
      To see services enabled on particular target use
      'systemctl list-dependencies [target]'.

netconsole      0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
network        0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
vmware          0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
vmware-USBArbitrator                 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
vmware-workstation-server 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off

參考
https://slackblogs.blogspot.com/2015/04/vmware-workstation-10-on-linux-kernel.html

cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet_org.tar
tar xvf  /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet_org.tar
vi vmnet-only/netif.c

vmnet-only/netif.c:468:7:

- dev->trans_start = jiffies;

+ netif_trans_update(dev);

tar cvf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

vmnet-only/netif.c:464:7: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘trans_start’
    dev->trans_start = jiffies;

https://www.visibil.it/blog/2017/10/5/vmware-workstation-12-and-centos-7


https://www.unixmen.com/install-vmware-10-centos-7/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24921593/installation-of-vmware-workstation-10-0-1-on-centos-7
http://www.voidcn.com/article/p-ofiwnxuj-bmb.html
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/484273

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

在 CentOS 7
目的，想用 ESXi client 來連
12 可以連上，必須用一般使用者身分

11
Vmware workstation 可以連上，netif.c 要改，exactVersion>6.0.0</exactVersion
ESXi client 不能連
32 bit guest 可以開，64 bit guest 不能開機

10
vmware-workstation-server 無法啟動，netif.c 要改