VMWare Linux parameter

/etc/sysctl.conf

<source lang=bash>

1. vm.swappiness = 0 The kernel will swap only to avoid an out of memory condition.

vm.swappiness = 0

1. TCP SYN Flood Protection

net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1 net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 4096 net.ipv4.tcp_synack_retries = 3 </syntaxhighlight>

Pinning kernel to 2.6 for ESX 4.1

Create /etc/apt/preferences.d/linux-image with this content: <source lang=bash> Package: linux-image-server linux-server linux-headers-server Pin: version 2.6.* Pin-Priority: 1000 </syntaxhighlight>

Autobuild of kernel drivers

Create /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/vmware : <source lang=bash>

1. !/bin/bash

1. We're passed the version of the kernel being installed

inst_kern=$1

/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl --modules-only --default --kernel-version ${inst_kern} </syntaxhighlight>

<source lang=bash>

1. chmod 755 /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/vmware

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Prebuild packages from VMWare

<source lang=bash> echo "deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vmware-repository apt-key adv --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys C0B5E0AB66FD4949 apt-get update apt-get install vmware-tools-core vmware-tools-esx-nox vmware-tools-foundation \

               vmware-tools-guestlib vmware-tools-libraries-nox vmware-tools-libraries-x \
               vmware-tools-plugins-autoupgrade vmware-tools-plugins-deploypkg \
               vmware-tools-plugins-grabbitmqproxy vmware-tools-plugins-guestinfo \
               vmware-tools-plugins-hgfsserver vmware-tools-plugins-powerops \
               vmware-tools-plugins-timesync vmware-tools-plugins-vix \
               vmware-tools-plugins-vmbackup vmware-tools-services vmware-tools-user

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Source from VMWare

After you removed previously installed vmware-tools, just follow these steps:

1. Add this to your /etc/apt/sources.list: <source lang=bash> deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/ubuntu precise main </syntaxhighlight> Then do: <source lang=bash> gpg --search C0B5E0AB66FD4949 # hinzufügen (1) gpg -a --export C0B5E0AB66FD4949 | apt-key add -- </syntaxhighlight>

2. Update your package database: <source lang=bash>

1. aptitude update

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3. Get Module-Assistant: <source lang=bash>

1. aptitude install module-assistant

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4. Get the base packages: <source lang=bash>

1. aptitude install vmware-tools-foundation vmware-tools-libraries-nox vmware-tools-guestlib vmware-tools-core

</syntaxhighlight>

5. Get the modules: <source lang=bash>

1. aptitude install vmware-tools-{vmci,vmxnet,vsock,vmblock,vmhgfs,vmsync}-common
2. aptitude install vmware-tools-{vmci,vmxnet,vsock,vmblock,vmhgfs,vmsync}-modules-source

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6. Get kernel and headers: <source lang=bash>

1. aptitude install linux-{image,headers}-3.2.0-52-generic

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7. Compile and install the modules with module assistant <source lang=bash>

1. m-a prepare --kvers-list 3.2.0-52-generic
2. m-a --text-mode --kvers-list 3.2.0-52-generic build vmware-tools-{vmci,vmxnet,vsock,vmblock,vmhgfs,vmsync}-modules
3. m-a --text-mode --kvers-list 3.2.0-52-generic install vmware-tools-{vmci,vmxnet,vsock,vmblock,vmhgfs,vmsync}-modules

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Minimal /etc/vmware-tools/config

<source lang=bash> libdir = "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" </syntaxhighlight>

Switch to Ubuntu open-vm-tools

<source lang=bash>

1. /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl ; aptitude purge open-vm-tools ; apt update ; apt install open-vm-tools

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