VMware and Fedora Core 7

VMware Server - The free VMware Server is a hosted virtualization platform that installs like an application on any existing server hardware and partitions a physical server into multiple virtual machines.
VMware ESXi - The free VMware ESXi doesn't require and Host operating system, the avoidance of host os provides nmatched levels of performance and reliability.

Download Vmware Server 2.0.1 from here.
Download Vmware Server 1.0.9 from here.

--------How to install VMware Server (2.0.1) on windows host machine--------
1. Download VMware Server 2.0.1 from here.
2. Download Fedora Core 7 here.
3. Start the VMware, login with local username and password without domain.
4. Virtual Machine >> Create Virtual Machine
-> Name: FC7
-> Operating System: Linux Operating System
-> Memory Size: Recommended Size
-> Create a New Virtual Disk (10GB+)
-> Add a Network Adapter >> Network Connection: Bridged
-> DVD Drive: use ISO Image
-> Don't add a Floppy Drive
-> Don't add a USB controller
5. Power ON and install Fedora Core 11
6. Summary >> Status >> VMware Tools >> Install VMware Tools
7. su; cp /media/VMware Tools/VMwareTools-7.7.5-156745.tar.gz /root
8. tar xzvf VMwareTools-7.7.5-156745.tar.gz; cd vmware-tools-distrib
9. ./vmware-install.pl
ERROR!!!!!
10. Get vmware-tools patch for linux 2.6.29 from here.
12. Combine the patch files and apply
-> cd vmware-tools-distrib/lib/modules
-> cp -r source source-backup; cd source
-> tar xzvf vmwaretools-7.7.5_156745_for_2.6.29.tgz
-> ls *.tar | xargs -n1 tar xvf
-> sed -i 's/--- /--- original\//g' *.patch
-> sed -i 's/+++ /+++ work\//g' *.patch
-> ls *.patch | xargs cat > all
-> mv all all.patch
-> patch -p1 < all.patch
13. ./vmware-install.pl
STILL ERROR!!!!!!
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Reference:
http://www.vmware.com/products/product_index.html
http://download3.vmware.com/demos/esxi/VMware_ESXi.html