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--- userdoc:tt_vmware [2015/07/22 10:33]
abelbeck
+++ userdoc:tt_vmware [2015/12/02 05:23]
droemel [Prepare the image]
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 ====== Convert AstLinux install files to VMware ======
+===== Prepare the image =====
 You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a VMware .vmdk file and have a bootable system with a few simple steps.
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   - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file
   - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file
-  - Use the VBoxManage utility ([[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]]) to convert the image to a virtual disk
+  - Use the VBoxManage (CLI) utility ([[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]]) to convert the image to a virtual disk
 Example:
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   VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VMDK astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img astlinux-1.2.3.vmdk
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+Here is the complete manual of the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#idp46854861724896|VBoxManage convertfromraw]] command.
-Now we are ready to create a new VM in VMware:
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+===== Import the image in VMWare =====
+Now we are ready to create a new VM in VMware ((This was tested in 2012 with VMWare vSphere 5)):
   * VMware -> New...
-  * "Create a custom virtual machine"
+  * Create a custom virtual machine
   * Choose Operating System... "Linux -> Other Linux 3.x kernel"
-  * Choose a Virtual Disk... "Use an existing virtual disk" -> Choose virtual disk... "astlinux-1.2.3.vmdk
+  * Choose a Virtual Disk... "Use an existing virtual disk" -> Choose virtual disk... "astlinux-1.2.3.vmdk"
   * Finish, Customize Settings...
 Then make custom Settings changes...
-    Network: Connect directly to the physical network (Bridged)
+    Network Adapter: Bridged Networking (connect directly to the physical network)
-    Processors & RAM: 2 processor cores (for fun) and 512MB RAM
+    Processors & Memory: 2 processor cores (for fun) and 512 MB Memory
-    Hard Disk: Disk size: increase to 2.00 GB and check Pre-allocate disk space, then click Apply.
+    Hard Disk: Disk size: 2.00 GB (enter), Advanced -> Bus Type: SCSI, check Pre-allocate disk space, then click Apply.
     Startup Disk: "Hard Disk (SCSI)"  (using "lsilogic" SCSI virtualDev)