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idler program. See the NetWare installation notes in the VMware Guest Operating
System Installation Guide on the console Help menu for details.
Creating the Second Node in the Cluster
Next, create the second node of the cluster by following the same procedure for
creating the first node listed above with the following changes:
• Use Cluster2 as the virtual machine name.
• The virtual machine directory as D:\Netware6\Cluster2 (on a Windows
host) or /home/Netware/Cluster2 (on a Linux host).
Installing the Guest Operating System and VMware Tools
To install NetWare 6.0 or 6.5 in a virtual machine, complete the steps in the VMware
Guest Operating System Installation Guide. Make sure you follow the instructions for
bridged networking.
After you finish the installation, install VMware Tools, which installs and loads the CPU
idler program. For details, see Installing VMware Tools in the VMware GSX Server Virtual
Machine Guide.
Installing VMware Tools also installs and loads the CPU idler program. NetWare servers
do not idle the CPU when the operating system is idle. As a result, a virtual machine
takes CPU time from the host regardless of whether the NetWare server software is
idle or busy. To prevent unnecessary slowdowns, VMware recommends that after you
install VMware Tools, you keep the NetWare CPU idle program loaded.
Be sure to read the known issues for NetWare 6.0 or 6.5 in the installation guidelines.
Adding the Shared Disks to Both Virtual Machines
Follow the procedure outlined in Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine in the
VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide to create and add two shared preallocated
virtual disks to the first node (called Cluster1). These disks are shared between both
nodes and include:
• A shared data disk (call it data.vmdk, for example).
• A shared quorum disk (call it quorum.vmdk, for example).
Note: Use the Advanced option when adding the preallocated virtual disks from the
virtual machine settings editor to select SCSI virtual device nodes for the disks.
After you finish creating the virtual disks, add them to the second node by completing
the following steps.