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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide

Installing the VmPerl API on a Linux Host

On either a Linux server host or a Linux remote computer, you can use only the

VmPerl API. The VmCOM API cannot be installed on a Linux host, although the

VmCOM API installed on a Windows remote client can communicate with a Linux

host. You can make the VmPerl API tar archive available for download by customizing

the download menu on the Login page of the VMware Management Interface. See

Downloading the VMware Virtual Machine Console on page 104.

1. Download the VmPerl API package from the VMware Management Interface

2. In a terminal window, if you have not done so already, become root so you can

carry out the installation steps.

su -

3. Untar the package.

tar zxf VMware-VmPerlAPI-<xxxx>.tar.gz

(where <xxxx> is a series of numbers representing the version and build

numbers)

4. Change to the installation directory.

cd vmware-api-distrib

5. Run the installation program.

./vmware-install.pl

6. Press Enter to read the end user license agreement (EULA). You may page

through it by pressing the spacebar. If the Do you accept? prompt doesn’t

appear, press Q to get to the next prompt. Accept the EULA.

7. Specify the directory where you want to install the VmPerl API executable files.

The default is where Perl is installed on your host, typically /usr/bin.

8. Specify the directory where you want to install the VmPerl API library files. The

default is /usr/lib/vmware-api.

This directory includes the sample scripts for the VmPerl API. The

SampleScripts directory contains example scripts that demonstrate use of

the VmPerl API. You may customize these scripts for your particular organization.

9. Specify the directory where you want to install the VmPerl API documentation

files. These files consist of the README, end user license agreement and

10. When you finish, log out of the root account.

exit