Specifications

Administration Guide
70 VMware, Inc.
To!register!the!virtual!machines!from!the!service!console,!use!this!command:
vmware-cmd -s register /<configpath>/<configfile>.vmx
To!remove!a!virtual!machine!from!the!list,!use!this!command:
vmware-cmd -s unregister /<configpath>/<configfile>.vmx
Installing the Remote Console Software
Use!the!package!that!corresponds!to!the!operating!system!running!on!your!
management!workstation!and!follow!the!installation!steps!below.!
Installer!files!are!available!on!the!distribution!CD‐ROM.!You!can!also!download!the!
appropriate!installer!from!the!Status!Monitor!of!the!management!interface.!
To install the remote console software on Windows Clients
1Find!the!installer!file—VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.exe—on!the!
distribution!
CD!or!in!the!directory!where!you!downloaded!it.!
2Double‐click!VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.exe!to!start!the!installation.!
3Follow!the!on‐screen!instructions.
To install the remote console software on Linux using the RPM Installer
1 Locate!the!installer!file—VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.i386.rpm—on!the!
distribution!CD!or!in!the!directory!where!you!downloaded!it!and!change!to!that!
directory.
2 Gain!root!privileges!by!typing:
su -
3Run!the!RPM!installer.
rpm -Uhv VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.i386.rpm
To install the remote console software on Linux using the Tar Installer
1 Locate!the!installer!file—VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.tar.gz—on!the!
distribution!CD!or!in!the!directory!where!you!downloaded!it!and!copy!it!to!the!
/tmp!directory!or!to!another!directory.!
2 Gain!root!privileges!by!typing:
su -
3Unpack!the!tar!archive.
tar zxf VMware-console-2.v.v-xxxx.tar.gz