{"id":1037,"date":"2010-09-09T21:02:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T02:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2010-09-09T21:02:17","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T02:02:17","slug":"sles-11-sp1-for-vmware-just-that-easy-on-workstation-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/sles-11-sp1-for-vmware-just-that-easy-on-workstation-7\/","title":{"rendered":"SLES 11 SP1 for VMware – Just that easy on Workstation 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/strong>
\nBack in June, several media outlets announced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell would be the standard platform for future VMware virtual appliances.\u00a0 This is good for VMware customers because a standard platform has been chosen.\u00a0 This is good for Novell, for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

Then VMware announced that with qualifying purchases of VMware products, a free copy of SLES would be included.<\/p>\n

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From the VMware web site<\/a><\/strong>:<\/dt>\n
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What are the conditions to qualify for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware?<\/dt>\n
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  1. Purchase a qualified vSphere SKU on or after June 9, 2010<\/li>\n
  2. Have an active VMware vSphere Support and Subscription (SnS) contract<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more details, please read terms & conditions<\/a><\/strong> and the list of qualified vSphere SKUs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/dl>\n

    The FAQ page (http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/sles-for-vmware\/faq.html<\/a><\/strong>) has a good bit of information about the details.<\/p>\n

    It is a pretty good deal.\u00a0 A copy of SLES for each quaifying SKU you purchase.\u00a0 I figured I would give it a spin.<\/p>\n

    How To<\/strong>
    \nThe download and activation process can be found here:     http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/sles-for-vmware\/get.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Once I downloaded the necessary ISOs, I figured I would start out with VMware Workstation 7.<\/p>\n

    After selecting New -> Virtual Machine, I was presented with the New VM Wizard, and chose a typical install.<\/p>\n

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    Upon pointing the wizard to the SLES ISO, Workstation recognized the ISO, and decided to configure the VM for SLES.<\/p>\n

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    Workstation has a nice feature that allows for personalization of the guest OS, and here it prompted for my information.<\/p>\n

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    Then I chose all the rest of the defaults, and completed the initial VM setup.<\/p>\n

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    After powering on the machine, the VMware Workstation autoinstallation\/personalization feature did all the work for me, and began the installation. With the Core i7 machine I’m using, the installation went pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

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    Upon reboot, it appears I was successful. And I have to say, nice customization of the boot screen by VMware.<\/p>\n

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    As expected, I had to enter my credentials to get into the system.\u00a0 I have to say, I like the sign-in customization here too.<\/p>\n

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    After entering both my username and password, I was presented with a desktop.<\/p>\n

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    Keep in mind, this is a quick, easy, installation, that used all defaults, and VMware Workstation 7 autoinstallation.\u00a0 This installation method won’t be for everyone, but it can be just that easy.<\/p>\n

    Now I just need to brush off my Linux skills.<\/p>\n

    Update:
    \n<\/strong>After getting a tweet from     @eric_gray<\/a><\/strong>, I looked a little deeper into the number of authorized SLES 11 installs I mentioned.<\/p>\n

    Looking at the Getting Started<\/a><\/strong> page, it states:<\/p>\n

    Customers will receive SLES with one (1) entitlement for a subscription to patches and updates per qualified VMware vSphere SKU. For example, if a customer buys 100 licenses of a qualified vSphere Enterprise Plus SKU, that customer would receive SLES with one hundred (100) entitlements for subscription to patches and updates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    That would lead me to believe 1 SLES install per qualified SKU.<\/p>\n

    But… Looking at the Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/strong> page, it states:<\/p>\n

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    Is there any limit to the number of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware virtual machines I can run on a qualified vSphere host?<\/strong><\/dt>\n
    There is no limit. Customers can run an unlimited number of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware virtual machines per qualified vSphere host. Please refer to the terms & conditions<\/a><\/strong> for further details.<\/dt>\n<\/blockquote>\n
    So, it is a little confusing, but appears an unlimited number of SLES for VMware instances can be run.\u00a0 Sweet.<\/dt>\n
    <\/dt>\n
    Again, I’m back to brushing up on my Linux skills. <\/dt>\n
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