vmware.txt

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VMWare
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Fix Segmentation fault on 5.8+ Kernel
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VMWare v15.5.7 does not work with Linux Kernel 5.8+. To resolve issue, do following::

    git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    cd vmware-host-modules/
    git checkout workstation-15.5.7 
    git pull
    make
    sudo make install
    sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart
    
    sudo nano /usr/bin/vmware

    # Replace this:
    if "$BINDIR"/vmware-modconfig --appname="VMware Workstation" --icon="vmware-workstation" &&
       vmware_module_exists $vmmon; then
       exec "$libdir"/bin/"vmware" "$@"
    fi

    # With this:
    if vmware_module_exists $vmmon; then
       exec "$libdir"/bin/"vmware" "$@"
    fi


Networking
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Permanent IP address/etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf::

    host test {
        hardware ethernet 0:50:56:21:49:12;
        fixed-address 192.168.65.111;
    }


Custom domain name networking_config::

    ...
    VNET_8_DHCP_PARAM_DOMAIN_NAME "example.net"
    ...
    
    ## Migrate config
    # vmware-networks --migrate-network-settings networking_config


VMWare VM configuration
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VM config file::

	# CD-ROM prefferences
	sata0:1.present = "TRUE"
	sata0:1.fileName = "/root/tmp/unlocker-master/tools/darwin.iso"
	sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

    # disable VMWare tools time sync
    tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

    # disable gathering debugging information
    vmx.buildType = "release"
        
    # disable page sharing
    sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE"
    
    # disable memory tremming
    MemTrimRate = "0"
    
    # disable isolation tools (drug and drop, etc)
    isolation.tools.copy.disable = "TRUE"
    isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "TRUE"
    isolation.tools.paste.disable = "TRUE"
    
    # enable pass CPU performance countes to guest
    vpmc.enable = "TRUE"

    # enable virtual machine execution mode to VT-x/EPT or AMD-RVI (run virtual machines virtual machine - allow nested virtualization)
    vhv.enable = "TRUE"
    
    # Virtualization engine mode
    #
    # Intel VT-x or AMD-V
    monitor.virtual_mmu = "software"
    monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware"
    #
    # Automatic
    monitor.virtual_mmu = "automatic"
    monitor.virtual_exec = "automatic"
    #
    # Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-RVI
    monitor.virtual_mmu = "hardware"
    monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware"
    
    
Linux installation
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https://pubs.vmware.com/workstation-12/index.jsp#com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-1F5B1F14-A586-4A56-83FA-2E7D8333D5CA.html

::

    sh VMware-Workstation.bundle --console --custom --eulas-agreed --set-setting=vmware-workstation serialNumber <SN>
        --required  # silent installation
    
    # deafults:
    # /var/lib/vmware/Shared VMs
    
    # if linux without graphic
    apt install xfonts-base libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxtst-dev
    
    # uninstall command
    vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
    
    
 
VMWare command line
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::

    # increase virtual disk space (shut down VM, make sure that there are no snapshots)
    vmware-vdiskmanager -x <VALUE>GB <path_to.vmdk>

    # show running VM's
    vmrun list
    
    # start VM in background
    # If "Error: The file is already in use vmrun" delete *.lck dir (may be happen if vm was moved) 
    vmrun start <path_to_vmx> [gui|nogui]
    
    # stop VM
    stop <path_to_vmx> [hard|soft]
    
    # clonning VM
    vmrun clone <path_to_vmx> <path_to_dest_vmx> full|linked [-snapshot=from_snapshot_name] [-cloneName=Name]
    
    # open GUI net configuration
    vmware-netcfg
    
    # NAT config (port forwarding, etc.)
    /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf
    
    # reload network (apply network config changes)
    vmware-networks --stop && vmware-networks --start
    
    # create cnapshot
    vmrun snapshot <path_to.vmx> <snapshot_name>
    
    # show snapshots
    vmrun listSnapshots <path_to.vmx> [showTree]
    
    # set VM state to a snapshot
    vmrun revertToSnapshot <path_to.vmx> <snapshot_name>

    # remove a snapshot from a VM
    vmrun deleteSnapshot <path_to.vmx> <snapshot_name> [andDeleteChildren]