====== 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 =====
  * ...