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[soltany]

dear
I want to install vmware in Xen server for create vps. I have a problem in run vmware-config.pl :

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-53.el5xen).  Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] Enter

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-92.1.10.el5-i686/include

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-53.el5xen).  Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

please help me about this problem

My Linux is Centos 5.2

[coeplicltd]

Install the correct kernel headers for the running kernel and you will be sorted.

[eger]

Your trying to install VMWare Server inside a Xen virtual server? Don't think your going to have much luck with that...

[soltany]

Originally Posted by eger

Your trying to install VMWare Server inside a Xen virtual server? Don't think your going to have much luck with that...

why ?
I say that Vmware work for Xen server , I want to make vps in a server . which program is good to do it ?

Originally Posted by coeplicltd

Install the correct kernel headers for the running kernel and you will be sorted.

I know this , but how can i do it ? can you say command ?

[IDediServer Kevin]

Originally Posted by soltany

dear
I want to install vmware in Xen server for create vps. I have a problem in run vmware-config.pl :

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-53.el5xen).  Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] Enter

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-92.1.10.el5-i686/include

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-53.el5xen).  Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

please help me about this problem

My Linux is Centos 5.2

yum install kernel-headers kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-53

otherwise try

yum update kernel-xen kernel-devel kernel-xen-devel kernel-headers

[fastdeploy]

Originally Posted by soltany

why ?
I say that Vmware work for Xen server , I want to make vps in a server . which program is good to do it ?

I know this , but how can i do it ? can you say command ?

I know your English is a little challenged, but here's the deal:

Xen is a full virtualization environment. It is a full hypervisor kernel. You can create virtual machines in Xen (look at HyperVM if you want a GUI interface over the top of this to make Xen VMs). You would not run VMware, another virtualization tool, inside of a virtual server for a variety of reasons, the main one being it's being it's pointless and the secondary one it's terribly inefficient.

You can and should run VMware Server in CentOS that is not using the Xen kernel - i.e., just a standard Linux kernel distributed by the OS along with the kernel headers. If you do that you should be able to get VMware Server to compile. And, FYI, VMware Server 2.0 has a pretty nice web interface to manage and create VMs.

[soltany]

Originally Posted by serverminds

I know your English is a little challenged, but here's the deal:

Xen is a full virtualization environment. It is a full hypervisor kernel. You can create virtual machines in Xen (look at HyperVM if you want a GUI interface over the top of this to make Xen VMs). You would not run VMware, another virtualization tool, inside of a virtual server for a variety of reasons, the main one being it's being it's pointless and the secondary one it's terribly inefficient.

You can and should run VMware Server in CentOS that is not using the Xen kernel - i.e., just a standard Linux kernel distributed by the OS along with the kernel headers. If you do that you should be able to get VMware Server to compile. And, FYI, VMware Server 2.0 has a pretty nice web interface to manage and create VMs.

thanks a lot.
I understand my mistake.
I think until now Vmware was a GUI interface as like as hypervm for Xen/OpenVz , but now i understand that Vmware is like as Xen and not work togheter