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After removing the Xen kernel, reboot the computer:

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reboot

Install

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VMware Server

Download the latest VMware Server 1.x RPM from http://www.vmware.com
(Note: these instructions assume you saved the RPM into /install)

Install the VMWare VMware Server RPM:

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rpm -ivh /install/VMware-server-1.0.8-126538.i386.rpm

Configure VMWare VMware Server:

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vmware-config.pl

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/sbin/ifconfig

You should see a vmnet1 interface using IP address 192.168.0.1:

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vmnet1    vmnet1    Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01
          inet addr:192.168.0.1 1 Bcast:192.168.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

If you restart Restart the vmware service (/sbin/service vmware restart), you should see the following:

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Starting VMware services:
&nbsp;&nbsp; Virtual machine monitor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \[ OK \]
&nbsp;&nbsp; Virtual ethernet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \[ OK \]
&nbsp;&nbsp; Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \[ OK \]
&nbsp;&nbsp; Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background)&nbsp;\[ OK \]
&nbsp;&nbsp; Starting VMware virtual machines...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \[ OK \]

Configure /etc/hosts

Modify the /etc/hosts file to include entries for the VM host

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and guest computers:

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vi /etc/hosts

Add the entries in bold:

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127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.1 localvmhost 192.168.1.1 vmguest-1

Configure the sshd Service to Listen on the Virtual Private Network

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ssh localvmhost 'ls /'

Configure vcld to use vcl.key

Configure the keys column in the managementnode table in the VCL database

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vi /etc/vcl/vcld.conf

Modify Modify all of the IDENTITY lines to specify the vcl.key file:

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IDENTITY_blade_linux=/etc/vcl/vcl.key IDENTITY_solaris_lab=/etc/vcl/vcl.key IDENTITY_linux_lab=/etc/vcl/vcl.key IDENTITY_blade_win=/etc/vcl/vcl.key

Configure The DHCP Service

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