hey. sorry, but i'm looking for basic/pretty complete step by step processes on how to create the VM, and install the OS, or rather create the VM of a specific partition/drive. so i'm looking to talk to someone who's actually done this. thanks. On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/05/2010 05:22 AM, bruce wrote: >> Hey guys. >> >> Might be a little off topic, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed on this. >> >> I'm evaluating/investigating vmware, and how you create a "virtual >> machine" using the command line for fedora/centos. >> >> Basically, I want to be able to create a test virtual machine and then >> be able to run the VM on another system using the virtual player. >> >> I'm looking for pointers/articles/instructions that detail what I need >> (in terms of tools/apps) and the steps needed to accomplish this. >> >> I've seen a few articles/sites that discuss creating virtual machines, >> but they all involve using the GUI. >> >> There are different tools/apps provided to create a Virtual Machine, >> but I'm not sure which to use. >> >> Basically, I want to do a test, to ultimately have a Virtual >> Machine/Image that can be run on a separate server using the vmplayer >> app >> >> I've seen docs that discuss using the GUI to create the VM, but >> haven't found any (yet) that discuss how to accomplish this using the >> command line approach. >> >> So:: >> >> If I have a system with two drives >> >> DriveA, DriveB >> >> DriveA has my regular OS, >> >>> From DriveA, I install an OS onto DriveB, along with any additional files I need >> >> DriveB is then the system that I want to use as the basis of the new >> Virtual Machine/image >> >> So I need to figure out how to create the VM from the cmdline. >> (here is where I'm looking to get a feel for the actual cmds/processes to run) >> >> And once I create the VM, I'll deal with the issue of running the VM >> from the vmplayer/client side. >> >> Hope this clears things up a bit. >> >> Pointers/Comments would be helpful. >> >> Thanks > > Maybe you need to install VMware VIX API (already installed with > Workstation) and use "vmrun" command, also libvirt has support for > VMware ESX and GSX (aka Server). > > BTW, if you machine support AMD-V or Intel VT-x, go with KVM, better for > usage with CLI and GUI through libvirt/virsh and virt-manager, and all > tools are Opensource and included in Fedora / RHEL / CentOS. > > > HTH > > -- > Athmane Madjoudj > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
