Topic: How to create a SME server for VMware player

[matsk]

I have a created a zipfile that contains the necessary files except for the SME server iso file to install a SME server in a VMware player, without having to install VMware server or buy VMware Workstation.

You can find it here :
http://www.tinnio.se/SMEserver-7.2.zip

Read the README.txt before starting the install !

The zip can be used for 7.1 also just rename the iso file in the SMEserver-7.2.vmx file.

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To create your virtual SME server just follow the following steps.

1. Download the "SMEserver 7.2" ISO and place it in the same directrory as the zipped files, like this:

   SMEserver-7.2.vmdk
   smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx
   SMEserver-7.2-s001.vmdk
   SMEserver-7.2-s002.vmdk
   SMEserver-7.2-s003.vmdk
   smeserver-7.2-i386.iso

2. Edit "smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx" and remove the remarks (#) after

# Settings for the optional virtual CDROM, ISO-image
#ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
#ide1:0.fileName = "smeserver-7.2-i386.iso"
#ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
#ide1:0.mode = "persistent"
#ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

So it looks like this:

# Settings for the optional virtual CDROM, ISO-image
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "smeserver-7.2-i386.iso"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.mode = "persistent"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

Save it and double klick on "SMEserver-7.2.vmx", now it will start a install.


3. After the install has been completed then you can edit "SMEserver-7.2.vmx" and insert the remarks that was removed in pos. 2 and if you wan't tho be able to use the CD-ROM in the physical machine then remove the remarks like this:

# Settings for physical CDROM drive
#ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
#ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
#ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
#ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
#ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

So it looks like this:

# Settings for physical CDROM drive
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"


Enjoy.

/Mats

[benmayim]

You've got a mistake in your explanation in point number 1. The filelist lists smeserver-7.2-i386.iso twice, the first one should be smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx.

Also, a mistake in point number 2. you don't edit file smeserver-7.2-i386.iso, you edit file smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx.

[benmayim]

How do you do it for VMWorkstation6? I already have that installed, but when I install SME server 7.1 it installs fine, but I need help configuring it. When I test internet connection it fails. I tried swapping eth0 and eth1, but that didn't help.

[ronaldson40]

Are you using it in bridged network mode....

It worked for me... Dont use NAT or Host Only..

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

[benmayim]

Are you using it in bridged network mode....

It worked for me... Dont use NAT or Host Only..

I actually have only one ethernet card in my computer, the other one is a virtual ethernet card in VMware workstation 6.

So you suggest I use bridged mode for both, and not nat or host only?

[benmayim]

I tried changing both ethernet cards the actual and virtual to "bridged".

It still failed the internet connectivity test.

[ronaldson40]

First of all if I am right, you are trying to use the SME in server/gateway mode and you just have a single physical ethernet. If so, it will be impossible to test the SME in server/gateway mode. I suggest you use the server mode unless you have two physical ethernet ports on your system.

I have the following connections in my network connection under control panel..

1. Local Area connection
TCP/IP settings are static
So I have set the parameter i.e IP, subnet,gateway,Primary DNS

2. VMware Network Adapter VMnet1
    I think this is the connection used for the bridged mode.
3. VMware Network Adapter VMnet8
  Not sure what this is for> Maybe NAT or Host-Only

The TCP/IP settings for connections 2 and 3 are automatically setup by Vmware when you install it on to your system. So if you try to edit the TCP/Ip most probably you are going to mess it up...

Now leaving that aside....
Use bridge mode, using the admin panel of SME and set an IP address, i.e same like the one you would set for connection1
exit admin... login as root... try pinging your gateway or router....
if you are able to ping, success!!  Try pinging some site also... probably
google.com

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ping -c 3 "your gateway ip"

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ping -c 3 google.com

else we need to think of something else...

Regards
Ronald

[benmayim]

I only meant to post a reply to get mats mistake corrected, and didn't mean to start another thread within it.

Please continue my thread here:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=37666.0

[matsk]

You've got a mistake in your explanation in point number 1. The filelist lists smeserver-7.2-i386.iso twice, the first one should be smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx.

Also, a mistake in point number 2. you don't edit file smeserver-7.2-i386.iso, you edit file smeserver-7.2-i386.vmx.

They have been corrected in the first posting.

Thx benmayim for finding them out.


/M