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+====== Gentoo/VMware ======
+[[Category:Hosts]]
+[[Category:Hosts/Servers]]
+[[Category:Hosts/Gentoo]]
+===== Filesystems =====
+{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="10"
+|+ /dev/sda (20Gb VMDK)
+|-
+! Partition Number
+! Size
+! Filesystem
+! Mount point
+! Notes
+|-
+| 1
+| 128Mb
+| ext2
+| /boot
+|
+|-
+| 2
+| ~20Gb
+| lvm
+| //none//
+|
+|}
+And the logical filesystems are:
+{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="10"
+|+ Logical volumes
+|-
+! Volume Name
+! Size
+! Filesystem
+! Mount point
+! Notes
+|-
+| //hostname///home
+| 1Gb
+| ext3
+| /home
+|
+|-
+| //hostname///root
+| 8Gb
+| ext3
+| /
+|
+|-
+| //hostname///var
+| 10Gb
+| ext3
+| /var
+|
+|-
+| //hostname///swap
+| 256Mb
+| swap
+| //none//
+|}
+===== Installation =====
+See [[Local Portage Mirror]] for instructions on setting up machines to use the local portage mirror for syncing the portage tree, and downloading cached source packages.
+==== Kernel ====
+Full kernel <tt>.config</tt> files are stored in subversion, under [[https://dev.sihnon.net/svnpriv/configs/kernel/vmware/|configs:/kernel/vmware/]].
+Compile the kernel using <tt>genkernel</tt>, which will set up an initramfs supporting LVM and framebuffer splashes:
+{{Root|<code>0@@</code>}}
+{{Kernel|2.6.28-gentoo-r1|<code>1@@</code>}}
+==== Framebuffer ====
+See [[Framebuffer]] for steps to set up a high resolution framebuffer.
+==== Portage ====
+Add the vmware overlay, which contains the latest virtual machine tools package.
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+layman -a vmware
+</source>}}
+==== Installed Software ====
+Also see:
+  * [[Gentoo#Essential packages]]
+=== Virtualisation ===
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|app-emulation/open-vm-tools}} [[vmware]]
+===== Configuration =====
+==== Virtualisation ====
+Load the vmware network module on boot:
+{{File|/etc/conf.d/modules|<syntax lang="gentoo-conf-d">
+modules_2_6="${modules_2_6} vmxnet"
+module_vmxnet_2_6=""
+</syntax>}}
+Start the <tt>vmware-tools</tt> daemon, and ensure it autostarts on boot:
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+rc-update add vmware-tools default
+/etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
+</source>}}
+This daemon makes use of the <tt>vmware</tt> group, which is defined in LDAP, and will fail to start if it can't contact the directory server. Ensure this service doesn't get started before <tt>net</tt> by modifying the init configuration as so:
+{{File|/etc/conf.d/vmware-tools|<syntax lang="gentoo-conf-d">
+rc_need="net"
+</syntax>}}
+==== LDAP ====
+See [[LDAP/Openldap]]. Configuration files are stored in subversion, under [[https://dev.sihnon.net/svnpriv/configs/ldap/client/|configs:/ldap/client/]].
+==== NTP ====
+Install NTP and configure it to start up on boot. The configuration will be pushed to the machine via DHCP, so the clock will synchronise with the local time server.
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+/etc/init.d/ntp-client start
+/etc/init.d/ntpd start
+rc-update add ntp-client default
+rc-update add ntpd default
+</source>}}
+==== Logging ====
+Configure network logging, as per [[Syslog]].
+==== Firewalls ====
+Start with an blank firewall which can be customised per host. The ipv4 and ipv6 firewalls are disabled by default, so create the empty rule set, and start them up.
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+/etc/init.d/iptables save
+/etc/init.d/iptables start
+rc-update add iptables default
+/etc/init.d/ip6tables save
+/etc/init.d/ip6tables start
+rc-update add ip6tables default
+</source>}}
+==== iSCSI ====
+If necessary, set up iSCSI following the instructions on [[ISCSI#Client]].
+===== Maintenance =====
+===== Hardware =====
+==== lspci ====
+A standard vmware virtual machine, with networking and USB interfaces might have the following <tt>lscpi</tt> output:
+<code>2@@</code>
+===== Todo =====
+  * ...