From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 17 21:55:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A17161065687 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:55:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from terry@sucked-in.com) Received: from mail.sucked-in.com (got.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 527748FC30 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:55:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from terry@sucked-in.com) Received: from localhost (got.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) by mail.sucked-in.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 811EB1CCAD; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:51 +1100 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sucked-in.com Received: from mail.sucked-in.com ([64.251.22.156]) by localhost (mail.sucked-in.com [64.251.22.156]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 1vyaUJrMbH99; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:51 +1100 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.3] (220-253-152-183.VIC.netspace.net.au [220.253.152.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sucked-in.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 04B851CC8F; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:49 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <47DEE8D6.9080708@sucked-in.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:34 +1100 From: Terry Sposato User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ted Mittelstaedt References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig57BE90F855F3AAC2F0775A3C" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FW: VMWare Tools for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:55:53 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig57BE90F855F3AAC2F0775A3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >=20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Terry Sposato= >> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 3:04 PM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: FW: VMWare Tools for FreeBSD >> >> >> >> >>>> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >>>>> Are you asking if FreeBSD can be made to run the ESX software so th= at >>>>> a FreeBSD server can virtualize multiple systems, or are you asking= >>>>> if an ESX server can create a virtual machine that FreeBSD can run = in? >>>>> >>>>> If your using the commercial ESX product I would assume you would b= e >>>>> using it on it's own "bare metal" product incarnation which I think= >>>>> uses a hacked-up version of Linux (without a compiler or any other >>>>> normal Linux tools). In that case I do not see why you would have >>>>> a problem running multiple FreeBSD virtual servers on the ESX >>>>> server. >>>>> >>>> That's not what OP is asking. He wants to run FreeBSD as VM in ESX. >>>> There's currently no support from VMWare for FreeBSD, but it >> runs anyway. >>> I figured that was what he was asking, but we should probably >>> hear from him to make sure that this is really what he was asking. >>> >>> Unfortunately, >>> the original post was either from someone who didn't use English >>> as their native language, or they are paying for their Internet >>> connection by-the-byte and were trying to make the question as >>> short as possible, as a result, the entire meaning of the post >>> was lost. >>> >>> Ted >>> >> OK, maybe I was not clear enough so I will try again. >> I want to run FreeBSD as a VM Guest on a VMWare ESX Server. Currently >> there is no problem with it and it works fine. The problems arise when= >> you want to take advantage of the HA ability of ESX Server, as it only= >> supports Virtual Machines with the VM Tools running. >> >> So what I am asking is if someone has ever though about porting the >> VMWare Tools to run in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine image. >> >=20 > Terry, Jeff Dickens replied this morning - perhaps his mail > crossed yours? The answer is yes, you can do it with the > free vm tools from the free vmware product. If you have > problems compiling these, please post. >=20 > Ted >=20 Ted / Jeff, Could you please let me know where to download these free vm tools. The=20 only description at google I can find is that of the actual VMWare Tools = by VMWare. If you point me to a download link that would be great! 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