vmware

Vmware Player Install

Download bundle for Linux

$ sudo bash VMware-Player-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle

$ ls /usr/lib/vmware

vmware/ vmware-installer/ vmware-ovftool/

$ /usr/bin/vm

vmnet-bridge vmware-gksu

vmnet-dhcpd vmware-installer

vmnet-natd vmware-license-check.sh

vmnet-netifup vmware-license-enter.sh

vmnet-sniffer vmware-modconfig

vmplayer vmware-mount

vmstat vmware-networks

vmware-collect-host-support-info vmware-ping

vmwarectrl vmware-usbarbitrator

vmware-fuseUI

Vmware VIX Automation Tools

Download bundle for Linux

$ sudo bash VMware-VIX-1.13.2-1744117.x86_64.bundle

$ ls /usr/lib/vmware-vix

$ ls /usr/bin/vmrun

vmrun commands

vmrun command usage

How to launch VMware Player VMs without GUI

$ /usr/bin/vmrun --help

Invalid argument: --help

vmrun version 1.13.2 build-1744117

Usage: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS]

AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS

--------------------

These must appear before the command and any command parameters.

-h <hostName> (not needed for Workstation)

-P <hostPort> (not needed for Workstation)

for example, use '-T server' for Server 2.0

use '-T server1' for Server 1.0

use '-T ws' for VMware Workstation

use '-T ws-shared' for VMware Workstation (shared mode)

use '-T esx' for VMware ESX

use '-T vc' for VMware vCenter Server

-u <userName in host OS> (not needed for Workstation)

-p <password in host OS> (not needed for Workstation)

-vp <password for encrypted virtual machine>

-gu <userName in guest OS>

-gp <password in guest OS>

POWER COMMANDS PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION

-------------- ---------- -----------

start Path to vmx file Start a VM or Team

[gui|nogui]

stop Path to vmx file Stop a VM or Team

[hard|soft]

reset Path to vmx file Reset a VM or Team

[hard|soft]

suspend Path to vmx file Suspend a VM or Team

[hard|soft]

pause Path to vmx file Pause a VM

unpause Path to vmx file Unpause a VM

SNAPSHOT COMMANDS PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION

----------------- ---------- -----------

listSnapshots Path to vmx file List all snapshots in a VM

[showTree]

snapshot Path to vmx file Create a snapshot of a VM

Snapshot name

deleteSnapshot Path to vmx file Remove a snapshot from a VM

Snapshot name

[andDeleteChildren]

revertToSnapshot Path to vmx file Set VM state to a snapshot

Snapshot name

GUEST OS COMMANDS PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION

----------------- ---------- -----------

runProgramInGuest Path to vmx file Run a program in Guest OS

[-noWait]

[-activeWindow]

[-interactive]

Complete-Path-To-Program

[Program arguments]

fileExistsInGuest Path to vmx file Check if a file exists in Guest OS

Path to file in guest

directoryExistsInGuest Path to vmx file Check if a directory exists in Guest OS

Path to directory in guest

setSharedFolderState Path to vmx file Modify a Host-Guest shared folder

Share name

Host path

writable | readonly

addSharedFolder Path to vmx file Add a Host-Guest shared folder

Share name

New host path

removeSharedFolder Path to vmx file Remove a Host-Guest shared folder

Share name

enableSharedFolders Path to vmx file Enable shared folders in Guest

[runtime]

disableSharedFolders Path to vmx file Disable shared folders in Guest

[runtime]

listProcessesInGuest Path to vmx file List running processes in Guest OS

killProcessInGuest Path to vmx file Kill a process in Guest OS

process id

runScriptInGuest Path to vmx file Run a script in Guest OS

[-noWait]

[-activeWindow]

[-interactive]

Interpreter path

Script text

deleteFileInGuest Path to vmx file Delete a file in Guest OS

Path in guest

createDirectoryInGuest Path to vmx file Create a directory in Guest OS

Directory path in guest

deleteDirectoryInGuest Path to vmx file Delete a directory in Guest OS

Directory path in guest

CreateTempfileInGuest Path to vmx file Create a temporary file in Guest OS

listDirectoryInGuest Path to vmx file List a directory in Guest OS

Directory path in guest

CopyFileFromHostToGuest Path to vmx file Copy a file from host OS to guest OS

Path on host Path in guest

CopyFileFromGuestToHost Path to vmx file Copy a file from guest OS to host OS

Path in guest Path on host

renameFileInGuest Path to vmx file Rename a file in Guest OS

Original name

New name

captureScreen Path to vmx file Capture the screen of the VM to a local file

Path on host

writeVariable Path to vmx file Write a variable in the VM state

[runtimeConfig|guestEnv|guestVar]

variable name

variable value

readVariable Path to vmx file Read a variable in the VM state

[runtimeConfig|guestEnv|guestVar]

variable name

getGuestIPAddress Path to vmx file Gets the IP address of the guest

[-wait]

VPROBE COMMANDS PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION

--------------- ---------- -----------

vprobeVersion Path to vmx file List VP version

vprobeLoad Path to vmx file Load VP script

'VP script text'

vprobeLoadFile Path to vmx file Load VP file

Path to VP file

vprobeReset Path to vmx file Disable all vprobes

vprobeListProbes Path to vmx file List probes

vprobeListGlobals Path to vmx file List global variables

GENERAL COMMANDS PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION

---------------- ---------- -----------

list List all running VMs

upgradevm Path to vmx file Upgrade VM file format, virtual hw

installTools Path to vmx file Install Tools in Guest

checkToolsState Path to vmx file Check the current Tools state

unregister Path to vmx file Unregister a VM

listRegisteredVM List registered VMs

deleteVM Path to vmx file Delete a VM

clone Path to vmx file Create a copy of the VM

Path to destination vmx file

full|linked

[-snapshot=Snapshot Name]

[-cloneName=Name]

Examples:

Starting a virtual machine with Workstation on a Windows host

vmrun -T ws start "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx"

Stopping a virtual machine on an ESX host

vmrun -T esx -h https://myHost.com/sdk -u hostUser -p hostPassword stop "[storage1] vm/myVM.vmx"

Running a program in a virtual machine with Workstation on a Windows host with Windows guest

vmrun -T ws -gu guestUser -gp guestPassword runProgramInGuest "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx" "c:\Program Files\myProgram.exe"

Running a program in a virtual machine with Server on a Linux host with Linux guest

vmrun -T server -h https://myHost.com:8333/sdk -u hostUser -p hostPassword -gu guestUser -gp guestPassword runProgramInGuest "[standard] vm/myVM.vmx" /usr/bin/X11/xclock -display :0

Creating a snapshot of a virtual machine with Workstation on a Windows host

vmrun -T ws snapshot "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx" mySnapshot

Reverting to a snapshot with Workstation on a Windows host

vmrun -T ws revertToSnapshot "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx" mySnapshot

Deleting a snapshot with Workstation on a Windows host

vmrun -T ws deleteSnapshot "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx" mySnapshot

Enabling Shared Folders with Workstation on a Windows host

vmrun -T ws enableSharedFolders "c:\my VMs\myVM.vmx"

Install QEMU

Both Player 5 and 6 work with Packer, in Linux, and even in Windows, after installing the latest VIX SDK, and QEMU. I even got cloning to work in Windows, after a bit of mucking around.

https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues/1102

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Linux

http://askubuntu.com/questions/335875/error-zlib-check-failed-while-compiling-qemu

You don't have the headers/libraries to build qemu. The easy way to solve this situation is doing:

sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends -y build-dep qemu

Now, to solve that message:

sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

$ git clone git://git.qemu-project.org/qemu.git Cloning into 'qemu'... remote: Counting objects: 131834, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29320/29320), done. remote: Total 131834 (delta 104345), reused 129302 (delta 102090) Receiving objects: 100% (131834/131834), 45.42 MiB | 300 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (104345/104345), done. Checking out files: 100% (2849/2849), done. $ cd qemu/ $ ./configure $ make $ sudo make install