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Enabling VMI with SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machines on ESX
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To enable VMI on SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machines:
Note: VMI can only be enabled on the 32bit version of SLES10 SP2. To enable VMI, the virtual machine must have an Internet connection to Novell's software update servers.
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Open a console window to the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine.
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Shutdown the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine if it is running.
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Click VM > Edit Settings menu in the console window.
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Click the Options tab and click Paravirtualization.
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Select Support VMI Paravirtualization. For more information about enabling this feature, see the Enabling VMI in VMware ESX Server 3.5 section from How to enable Virtual Machine Interface in a Linux kernel (1003644).
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Click OK.
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Start the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine.
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Log in to the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine as root.
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Open a terminal, and execute the lspci command.
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Ensure the Memory Controller, VMware Inc Virtual Machine Interface , exists in the lspci output.
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Run the yast2 command to start YaST Control Center.
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Choose Novell Customer Center Configuration and register the SLES10 SP2 virtual machine with Novell.
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Run Software Management in the YaST Control Center after successfully registering the SLES10 SP2 virtual machine with Novell.
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In the Filter drop box, choose Search.
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In the Search box, enter “kernel-vmi" and click Search.
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Select the kernel-vmi/VMI-enabled kernel package for installation and click Accept to install the SLES10 SP2 VMI kernel. Do not choose the kernel-vmipae package unless you have a 32bit Intel processor and more than 4GB of RAM.
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Accept any dependency updates if necessary.
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After the kernel-vmi package is installed, close the YaST Control Center and restart the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine.
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At the grub boot screen, choose the new SLES10 SP2 VMI kernel.
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After the SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machine boots, open the console and run the dmesg | grep VMI command.
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Verify that the following lines exist:
Detected VMI ROM version 3.0
VMI Timer active
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- KB Article: 1005701
- Updated: Aug 14, 2009
- Products:
VMware ESX
VMware ESXi - Product Versions:
VMware ESX 3.5.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable

