Vmware-Tools and time synchronization

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There are several reasons for installing Vmware Tools in the guest-OS:

  • Better network performance by using vmxnet module
  • May be better Virtual-disk speed because /etc/init.d/vmware-tools sets up hdparms.
  • Time synchronization hetween host & guest OS.

Installation:

  1. Install Virtual Machine (e.g. SuSE 9.3 used here) with pcnet32 network module (default) including the kernel sources.
  2. Run Yast Online Update you. This updates the packets + kernel + kernel sources.
  3. Reboot.
  4. Install the Vmware-Tools. We use the 
    dc:/pub/software/RPM/VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm
    which compiles better with 2.6 kernals then the variant distributed with vmware-gsx-server.
    rpm -i VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm
    .
  5. Now we have to configure the kernel sources: 

cd /usr/srs/linux
make cloneconfig
make prepare

  1. Now we can successfully run 
    /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
     and follow the instructions.
    2. 

  2. Run  vmware-toolbox  and check button Options->Time synchronization ... .








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