The inetd or xinetd process, which is required for the VMware Management Interface and the VMware Virtual Machine Console to run properly, is not configured to start at boot time on SuSE Linux 7.1 and higher or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) hosts.

Before you install GSX Server on a SuSE Linux 7.1 or higher host system, or a SLES host system, you need to configure your host so that the inetd or xinetd process starts at boot time. Boot the host operating system and make sure the network card and disk subsystem work as expected.

1. Start your X server, if it does not start by default, and log in as the root user.

2. Run YAST2, the default configuration utility for SuSE Linux 7.1 and higher and SLES.

3. Click Network (SuSE Linux 7.1) or Network/Basic (SuSE Linux 7.2 or higher and SLES), then click Start/stop services (inetd) or Start/stop services (xinetd) depending upon your distribution.

4. Select the On with default configuration option.

5. Click Finish, then click Close to exit YAST2. The inetd or xinetd process automatically starts when you reboot the host operating system.