FreeBSD 4.9

Support

This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:

• VMware GSX Server 3.2
• VMware ESX Server 2.5
  No support for Virtual SMP

  Note: If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product - ESX Server or GSX Server - on which you are running the virtual machine.

General Installation Notes

Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.

The easiest method of installing FreeBSD 4.9 in a virtual machine is to use the standard FreeBSD distribution CD.

Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine.

Installation Steps

1. Insert the FreeBSD CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power on the virtual machine to start installing FreeBSD.
3. In the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor step, do not use the installer's default option A partitioning. Use option C to create the mounts. In order to install VMware Tools, you need more space in /usr than is provided by the installer's defaults. Be sure your partitioning scheme includes at least 4,000,000 blocks for /usr.
4. Follow the rest of the installation steps as you would for a physical PC.

VMware Tools

Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340.

Known Issues

Sound

VMware has not tested sound support in FreeBSD.

Guest Screen Saver

On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze.