VMWare Workstation Installation
1. Boot Windows/XP and log in.
2. In order for Linux to install correctly in VMware, change your Windows
Desktop settings to 16-bit color.
3. Insert the VMWare CD into the CD-ROM drive. This script uses
drive letter “E:” to refer to the CD-ROM drive.
4. To install the VMware Workstation software, run:
E:\vmware\windows\VMware-workstation-4.0.2-5592.exe
5. Screen: “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for VMware Workstation”
a. Click “Next”.
6. Screen: “License Agreement”
a. Click “Yes, I accept the terms in the license agreement.”
b. Click “Next”.
7. Screen: “Destination Folder”
Note: This is only where the VMware software will be installed.
It is not where the files that make up the actual VM will
be created. The default (C:\Program Files\…) should be ok
in most cases, but change if you need to. Only 100MB of free
space is required in this directory.
a. Click “Next”.
8. Screen “Ready to Install the Program”
a. Click “Install”.
9. Dialog box: “Your machine currently has CD-ROM Autorun enabled… Do
you want to disable Autorun now?”
a. Click “Yes”.
10. Dialog box: “Beginning with VMware Workstation 3.0, the filename
extensions… Do you want Workstation to search for
virtual disk and suspended state files that are using
the old extensions now?”
a. Click “No”.
11. Screen: “Registration Information:
a. User Name: Enter your name.
b. Company: Enter “Oracle Corporation”
c. Serial Number: Enter the serial number provided by the instructor.
d. Click “Enter”.
12. Screen: “InstallShield Wizard Completed”
a. Click “Finish”.
13. Dialog box: “You must restart your system… Click Yes to restart
now or No if you plan to restart later.”
a. Close any other running applications or save any open files.
b. Click “Yes” to reboot.
14. After rebooting Windows/XP, log in again.
15. Launch VMware from the icon on the Windows Desktop.
16. Select “Edit” –> “Virtual Network Settings…”
a. Click the “Host Virtual Network Mapping” tab.
b. Find the entry labelled “VMnet8″.
c. Click the “…” button at the far right edge of that line.
d. Select “Subnet…” from the menu that appears.
i. IP Address: Enter “192.168.203.0″.
ii. Subnet Mask: Enter “255.255.255.0″.
iii. Click “OK”.
e. Click “OK”.
17. Click “New Virtual Machine” in the center of the main window.
a. Screen: “Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard”
i. Click “Next”.
b. Screen: “Select the Appropriate Configuration”
i. Select “Typical”.
ii. Click “Next”.
c. Screen: “Select a Guest Operating System”
i. Select “Linux” from the pulldown menu.
ii. Click “Next”.
d. Screen: “Name the Virtual Machine”
i. Virtual machine name: Enter “RHEL3-10g” (or something similar)
ii. Location: Select a directory on a drive with 5.5GB free space.
iii. Click “Next”.
e. Screen: “Network Type”
i. Select “Use network address translation (NAT)”
ii. Click “Finish”.
18. Double-click “Memory” in the “Summary” portion of the window.
a. Guest size (MB): Change the value to 75% of the amount of
physical RAM installed in your laptop.
Note: The amount of RAM installed in the laptop is listed as
“System total (MB)” on this screen. For example, if the
laptop has 1GB of physical memory, change “Guest Size
(MB)” to 768MB.
b. Click “OK”.
19. Click “Edit virtual machine settings”.
a. Click “Add…”.
i. Screen: “Welcome to the Add Hardware Wizard”
1. Click “Next”.
ii. Screen: “Hardware Type”
1. Select “Hard Disk”.
2. Click “Next”.
iii. Screen: “Select a Disk”
1. Select “Create a new virtual disk”.
2. Click”Next”.
iv. Screen: “Specify Disk Capacity”
1. Disk size (GB): Enter “1.5″
2. Select the “Split disk into 2 GB files” checkbox.
3. Click “Next”.
v. Screen: “Specify Disk File”
1. Disk file: Enter “Linux-1-swap.vmdk”.
2. Click “Finish”.
b. Repeat step ‘a.’, but using the following parameters:
Disk size (GB): “8.0″ GB
Disk file: “Linux-2-oracle.vmdk”
c. Repeat step ‘a.’, but using the following parameters:
Disk size (GB): “8.0″ GB
Disk file: “Linux-3-ocfs.vmdk”
d. Repeat step ‘a.’, but using the following parameters:
Disk size (GB): “8.0″ GB
Disk file: “Linux-4-raw.vmdk”
e. Click “Add…”.
i. Screen: “Welcome to the Add Hardware Wizard”
1. Click “Next”.
ii. Screen: “Hardware Type”
1. Select “Ethernet Adapter”.
2. Click “Next”.
iii. Screen: “Network Type”
1. Select “Host-only: A private network share with the host”
2. Device status: Make sure “Connect at power on” is checked.
3. Click “Finish”.
f. Click “OK” (on the “Virtual Machine Control Panel” dialog box).