Where/how to download vmware-server-console

10-04-2007	#1 (permalink)
satimis Linux Engineer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,309	Where/how to download vmware-server-console Hi folks, Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 - Host OS vmware-mui-distrib-1.0.4-56528 vmware-server-distrib-1.0.4-56528 I have both VMWare-mui and VMWare-server installed on /usr/local/src/ They are now running. Both of them can be started on Console/Terminal, NO GUI. I follow following document; How to obtain, secure, install, monitor and log in to VMware's MUI using Linux How to obtain, secure, install, monitor and log in to VMware's MUI using Linux to proceed. Coming to "VMware Server Console" on the same document, re Downlaod; I can't resolve how "to obtain the bits for the VMware Server Console. Just point a Web browser at the VMware Server, https://MGMT_NIC_IP:8333/ and the Web page that comes up will present you with a drop-down menu that lists the different versions of the VMware Server console. Select the version for Linux that is labeled "VMware Server Console for Linux (tar.gz)"" MGMT-NIC_IP is the IP address of the server. Please help me to understand what is "Just point a Web browser at the VMware Server, https://MGMT_NIC_IP:8333/". TIA B.R. satimis

10-04-2007

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jledhead

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Quote:

Originally Posted by satimis

https://MGMT_NIC_IP:8333/".

this means if you are on the machine running vmware, open a web browser and go to https://localhost:8333/
if that machine has no gui or you need to access it from another machine open a web browser and go to https://your_vmware_machine_IP:8333/

10-04-2007

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satimis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jledhead

Tks for your advice.

I have problem running;

$ telnet vmware_machine_IP 8333

Code:

Trying vmware_machine_IP...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

$ telnet vmware_machine_IP

Code:

 
Trying vmware_machine_IP...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

Which file shall I check and how to fix the problem? TIA

B.R.
satimis

10-07-2007	#4 (permalink)
paulsm Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5	Is there a firewall enabled on this system?

10-07-2007

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satimis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsm

Is there a firewall enabled on this system?

Yes, on "Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64", the Host OS.

$ cat /etc/rc.local

Code:

#
# INPUT
#

# allow all incoming traffic from the management interface NIC
# as long as it is a part of an established connection
iptables -I INPUT 1 -j ACCEPT -d MGMT_NIC_IP -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED

# allow all ssh traffic to the management interface NIC
iptables -I INPUT 2 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d MGMT_NIC_IP --destination-port 22

# allow all VMware MUI HTTP traffic to the management interface NIC
iptables -I INPUT 3 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d MGMT_NIC_IP --destination-port 8222

# allow all VMware MUI HTTPS traffic to the management interface NIC
iptables -I INPUT 4 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d MGMT_NIC_IP --destination-port 8333

# allow all VMware Authorization Daemon traffic to the management interface NIC
iptables -I INPUT 5 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d MGMT_NIC_IP --destination-port 902

# reject all other traffic to the management interface NIC
iptables -I INPUT 6 -j REJECT -d MGMT_NIC_IP --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable


#
# OUTPUT
#

# allow all outgoing traffic from the management interface NIC
# if it is a part of an established connection
iptables -I OUTPUT 1 -j ACCEPT -s MGMT_NIC_IP -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED

# allow all DNS queries from the management interface NIC
iptables -I OUTPUT 2 -j ACCEPT -s MGMT_NIC_IP -p UDP --destination-port 53

# reject all other traffic from localhost
iptables -I OUTPUT 3 -j REJECT -s 127.0.0.1 --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable

# reject all other traffic from the management interface NIC
iptables -I OUTPUT 4 -j REJECT -s MGMT_NIC_IP --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable

MGMT_NIC_IP=server_IP (fixed IP)

I'm following this article;
How to configure and secure Linux for VMware

to build a virtual machine. Ubuntu server can connect and browse Internet w/o problem

B.R.
satimis