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Vmware fix Fix VMWare documentation See merge request !156
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.. _create_vm_vbox:
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Create a virtual machine in VirtualBox
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======================================
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.. _vm-vmware-esxi:
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Using *VMware** ESXi guest
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Using VMware\* ESXi guest
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##########################
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This topic, which is based on *VMware vSphere 6*, explains how to use Clear Linux* OS
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for Intel® Architecture as ESXi Guest.
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This section is based on *VMware vSphere 6* and explains how to use |CLOSIA|
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as ESXi Guest.
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Please ensure you have enabled `Intel® Virtualization Technology
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<http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/virtualization/virtualization-technology/intel-virtualization-technology.html>`_
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(Intel® VT) and `Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O
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<https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-virtualization-technology-for-directed-io-vt-d-enhancing-intel-platforms-for-efficient-virtualization-of-io-devices>`_
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(Intel® VT-d) in your BIOS/UEFI firmware configuration.
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Ensure `Intel® Virtualization Technology`_ (Intel® VT) and
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`Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O`_ (Intel® VT-d) are both
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enabled in your BIOS/UEFI firmware configuration.
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Run Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture
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=========================================
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#. Download the `latest`_ live version of the disk image.
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#. Download the `latest`_ |CL| **live** version
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:file:`clear-{release-number}-live.img.xz`.
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#. Decompress the downloaded image. Uncompressed image size is ~ **5GB**.
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* On Linux:
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.. code-block:: console
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$ xz -d clear-{release-number}-live.img.xz
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* On Windows, use `7zip`_.
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- Right-click the file and select
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:menuselection:`Extract in the same directory`.
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.. image:: _static/images/7zipwin.png
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:alt: 7zip extract here command
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#. Create a virtual machine with the following configuration:
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- **Guest OS**: Linux, Distribution Other 3.x Linux (64-bits)
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* :guilabel:`Guest OS`: Linux, Distribution: Other 3.x Linux (64-bits)
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- **UEFI support**: Clear Linux uses `systemd-boot` as the UEFI boot manager
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for EFI images. Find the settings for this option using the vSphere GUI; go
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to the configuration settings of the virtual machine and select
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**EFI boot firmware**.
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* :guilabel:`UEFI support`: |CL| uses `systemd-boot` as the UEFI
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boot manager for EFI images. Add UEFI support. Find this option's
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settings using the vSphere GUI. Go to the
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:menuselection:`Configuration settings of the virtual machine-->General`
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Tab and select :guilabel:`EFI boot firmware`.
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- **IDE disk**: Convert to vmdk and attach the Clear Linux image you downloaded
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above. To convert Clear Linux image to VMware disk (vmdk) you can use the
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``qemu-img`` command::
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* :guilabel:`SCSI Para-virtualized disk`: Convert to
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:abbr:`VMDK (VMware DisK)` and attach the |CL| image downloaded above.
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$ qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -p clear-vmware.img clear-vmware.vmdk
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+ On Linux, To convert Clear Linux image to VMDK\* you can use the
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:command:`qemu-img` command:
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#. Start the virtual machine
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.. code-block:: console
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qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic -o compat6 -p clear-vmware.img clear-vmware.vmdk
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Using an optimized kernel for *VMware*
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======================================
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+ On Windows, convert the live image from RAW to VMDK format with a
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tool like :program:`VBoxManage` from `VirtualBox`_. You can refer on
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:ref:`how to create a VM on VirtualBox <create_vm_vbox>` as an
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example.
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Clear Linux provides an optional bundle called *kernel-vmware* that contains a
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specialized kernel with specific configuration for VMware hypervisor, including:
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#. Transfer the Clear Linux image to the VMware ESXi server and use the
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:command:`vmkfstools` command. Access to ESXi command line is required:
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* **vmw_balloon** -- A technique for memory reclamation that works like a
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balloon. A guest can be inflated to reclaim physical memory. The balloon
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can also be deflated to allow the guest free memory pages.
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.. code-block:: console
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* **vmw_pvscsi** -- A driver that allows use of the para-virtualized SCSI provided
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by *VMware* hypervisors.
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vmkfstools -i clear-vmware.vmdk -d zeroedthick clear-vmware-fix.vmdk
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* **vmxnet3** -- Allows use of VMware virtual ethernet NICs.
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#. Add the converted image to the guest using the VMware vSphere virtual
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machine settings.
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* **vmwgfx** -- Allows use of a DRM driver for the VMware virtual hardware
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To use these features, add the ``kernel-vmware`` bundle to your Clear Linux install::
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# swupd bundle-add kernel-vmware
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Now turn off the virtual machine and change the configuration as follows:
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- **Guest OS**: Linux / 3.x Linux (64-bits)
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- **UEFI support**: Clear Linux uses `systemd-boot` as the UEFI boot manager
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for EFI images. To add UEFI support, go to "Configuration settings of the
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virtual machine" -> "General Tab" -> "And select EFI boot firmware"
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- **SCSI Para-virtualized disk**: Convert the Clear Linux image to an SCSI
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VMware disk image and re-attach it.
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#. Extract the image from the EXSi server to one Linux machine and use
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``qemu-img`` command::
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$ qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic -o compat6 -p clear-vmware.img clear-vmware.vmdk
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#. Transfer the Clear Linux image to the VMware ESXi server and use the
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:command:`vmkfstools` command (you need to access to ESXi command line )::
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$ vmkfstools -i clear-vmware.vmdk -d zeroedthick clear-vmware-fix.vmdk
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#. Add the converted image to the guest by using VMware vSphere virtual
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machine settings
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Finally, start the modified virtual machine.
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#. Start the virtual machine.
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.. _latest: https://download.clearlinux.org/image/
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.. _7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/
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.. _VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
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.. _Intel® Virtualization Technology:
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/virtualization/virtualization-technology/intel-virtualization-technology.html
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.. _Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O:
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https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-virtualization-technology-for-directed-io-vt-d-enhancing-intel-platforms-for-efficient-virtualization-of-io-devices
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Prepare Image
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=============
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#. Download the `latest`_ Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture **live**
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disk image, named ``[clear-[version_number]-live.img.xz]``.
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#. Download the `latest`_ |CL| **live** version (clear-XXXX-live.img.xz)
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#. Decompress the image. Uncompressed image size ~ **5GB**.
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#. Decompress the downloaded image. Uncompressed image size is ~ **5GB**.
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* On Linux ::
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+ On Linux ::
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$ unxz clear-VERSION-live.img.xz
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$ xz -d clear-XXXX-live.img.xz
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* On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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+ On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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- Right-click the file to *extract in the same directory*.
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.. image:: _static/images/7zipwin.png
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:alt: 7zip extract here command
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#. Convert the installer to :abbr:`VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk)` format.
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@@ -55,17 +59,21 @@ Prepare Image
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$ qemu-img convert -O vmdk clear-VERSION-live.img clear.vmdk
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to vmdk format (from raw format to vmdk)
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with a tool like VBoxManage from `VirtualBox`_.
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to VMDK format
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(from RAW format to VMDK) with a tool like *VBoxManage* from
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`VirtualBox`_. You can refer on
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:ref:`how to create a VM on VirtualBox <create_vm_vbox>` as example.
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Run using VMware* Player
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========================
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#. Create a new virtual machine.
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Create a new virtual machine by following the next steps.
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#. Click on “Create a new Virtual Machine”.
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#. Launch **VMWare Workstation Player**.
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#. On main window click on “Create a new Virtual Machine”.
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* Select “**I will install the operating system later**”, and click on “Next”.
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* Select “**Linux**” as “Guest operating system” and version **Other Linux 3.x kernel 64-bit**.
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@@ -85,8 +93,8 @@ Run using VMware* Player
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* Remove any default attached hard disk.
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* Click on “Add” option below devices list tab and choose Hard disk.
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* Choose **SATA** as the virtual disk type.
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* Use the existing Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture virtual disk
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* Choose **SATA** as the virtual disk type.
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* Use the existing Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture virtual disk
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The live disk must be set as ``SATA 0:1 Hard Disk (SATA)``; you can verify
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this under the “Advanced" section of the disk settings.
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