November 13, 201114 yr Zeron could confirm, but I'm not sure open-vm-tools include the vmxnet3 driver. A took a quick look at the open-vm-tools source code and I see that the vmxnet3 headers are only included in the solaris verison of the package Another option would be to install the "real" vmware tools, which should obviously include the vmxnet3 module. But that doesn't sound so easy (getting errors about the gcc version I'm using). madburg, how did you manage to get vmxnet2 working ? I'm running esxi 5, so I can only use the vmxnet2 "enhanced" version. Is that supported ?
November 14, 201114 yr An easier method might be a custom kernel with the VMXNET3 support complied in. I'm not sure the kernel version but it has been built into the Linux kernel for a while now.
November 14, 201114 yr An easier method might be a custom kernel with the VMXNET3 support complied in. I'm not sure the kernel version but it has been built into the Linux kernel for a while now. Unless I'm mistaken, Tom is still using Slackware 13.1 development tools for v5 beta build, so this wiki topic should guide the kernel recompilation: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_VirtualBox_in_unRAID The goal here is to install the development tools and the kernel source, configure the existing kernel ".config" options to the source and then built the headers. Then you can add drivers with the "make menuconfig" tool. Please note that those scripts at the end of the topic are outdated, so some links need to be updated.
November 14, 201114 yr An easier method might be a custom kernel with the VMXNET3 support complied in. I'm not sure the kernel version but it has been built into the Linux kernel for a while now. Unless I'm mistaken, Tom is still using Slackware 13.1 development tools for v5 beta build, so this wiki topic should guide the kernel recompilation: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_VirtualBox_in_unRAID The goal here is to install the development tools and the kernel source, configure the existing kernel ".config" options to the source and then built the headers. Then you can add drivers with the "make menuconfig" tool. Please note that those scripts at the end of the topic are outdated, so some links need to be updated. I'll go that route once it is out of beta, too much work for me to keep up with the versions before then.
November 14, 201114 yr An easier method might be a custom kernel with the VMXNET3 support complied in. I'm not sure the kernel version but it has been built into the Linux kernel for a while now. Thanks for the hint ! Indeed, I'm surprised, but I had more luck in compiling a custom kernel than in compiling vmware tools ! So I was successfully able to recompile my 5.12a kernel and adding the VMXNET3 drivers (included into the Linux kernel sources, you were right brian89gp). This was almost painless, and the resulting kernel seems to work fine... and with a network link of 10Gbp ;D I mainly followed the instructions from http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_Tvheadend_in_unRAID, but skipped the tvheadend and firmware related topics. I can also try to write a how-to guide if the above link is not enough. Or even provide the custom bzroot & bzimage is needed. Let me know if I can help ! Thanks everybody for your help and the great wiki topics !
November 14, 201114 yr Author I have added the VMXNET3 driver to the packages from beta-12a and beta-13.
November 14, 201114 yr Thx Zeron... Anyone know if this is going to present an issue since it's not in the kernel? Reason I ask is, will you be able to get an IP address until you do a release renew?
November 14, 201114 yr I have added the VMXNET3 driver to the packages from beta-12a and beta-13. Thanks SO much, really appreciate it!!! The following is all you need to do: Stage the latest plg (by zeron to /boot/config/plugins). Edit your go script with the following entries before ANYTHING else: 1) depmod -a 2) ifconfig eth0 up 3) /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 start Now shutdown your (unRAID) VM, remove the current nic you had assigned (passthru or E1000) Add a VMXNET3 NIC. Save your changes. Power on your unRAID VM. Enjoy. I figured this out by reading up on alot of linux networking blogs... got it to work for the VMXNET2 driver (vmxnet linux), same for the vmxnet3. Yes, it would be great if Tom added the vmxnet3 driver in (complete tools even better). Thanks againg Zeron
December 18, 201114 yr I have been working on making a vmtools package that works in unRAID. If anyone wants to try it, the latest version can be found here: unRAID 5 Beta 14: http://unraid.zeron.ca/plugins/open-vm-tools/open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.plg unRAID 5 Beta 13: http://unraid.zeron.ca/plugins/open-vm-tools/open_vm_tools-2011.10.26.514583_unRaid5.0beta13-i686-4Zeron.plg unRAID 5 Beta 12/12a: http://unraid.zeron.ca/plugins/open-vm-tools/open_vm_tools-2011.10.26.514583_unRaid5.0beta12a-i686-4Zeron.plg unRAID 5 Beta 11: http://marvin.zeron.ca/unraid/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-2011.07.19-450511-unRaid5.0-beta11-Zeron1.01.tgz unRAID 5 Beta 10: http://marvin.zeron.ca/unraid/open-vm-tools-2011.07.19-450511-unRaid5.0-beta10-Zeron1.01.tgz unRAID 5 Beta7/Beta8/Beta9: http://marvin.zeron.ca/unraid/open-vm-tools-2011.06.27-437995-unRaid50beta8-dan1.tgz unRAID 5 Beta6: http://marvin.zeron.ca/unraid/open-vm-tools-2011.04.25-402641-unRaid50beta-dan1.tgz unRAID 4.7: http://unraid.zeron.ca/plugins/open-vm-tools/open_vm_tools_2011.09.23.491607_unRaid4.7-i686-4Zeron.tgz It has a custom shutdown script that should cleanly shutdown the array. Upon installation it will: load the vmblock, vmhgfs, vmxnet3, vmxnet, vmsync, vmci and vsock modules start vmtoolsd enable time sync from the host. Updates: Nov 25th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta14 package Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.11.20.535097 including the VMXNET3 driver module. Nov 14th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta12a and unRAID 5.0-beta13 package Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.10.26.514583 including the VMXNET3 driver module. Oct 31st 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta13 Update to: Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.10.26.514583 hgfs is fixed in this release Oct 29th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta13 Update to: Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.09.23.491607 WARNING: Due to a code bug in open-vm-tools that causes a null pointer deference when used under kernel 3.1 this version does NOT include hgfs support Oct 18th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta12/12a Update to: Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.09.23.491607 For unRAID 4.7 Update to: Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.09.23.491607 include a /etc/slackware-version file to prevent vmsvc logspamming about unable to detect distro Sept 5th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta12/12a Update to: Open-vm-tools ver: 2011.08.21.471295 Aug 26th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta12 Build for beta-12 File naming to match Slackware package standards Aug 15th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta11 Build for beta-11 Create initial .plg file Aug 11th 2011 For unRAID 5.0-beta10 Minor updates to the build and install script July 27th 2011 For unRAID 5.0beta10: open-vm-tools update to version 2011.07.19-450511 For unRAID 4.7: open-vm-tools update to version 2011.07.19-450511 Links appear to be non functional.
December 28, 201114 yr Hello I'm fairly new to unraid and still groping in the dark re installing packages. I'm getting the following err messages when trying to install the package. fwiw . I don't boot from the flash drive. I have a small vmdk as per http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=7914.0 I'm running beta 14. I downloaded the .tgz file to the boot/packages directory and ran "installpkg packages/open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz " as per a post on the 1st page of this forum. Tank login: root Linux 3.1.1-unRAID. root@Tank:~# cd /boot root@Tank:/boot# installpkg packages/open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz Verifying package open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz. Installing package open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz: PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: Executing install script for open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz. _____ _____ _____ _____ _ | |___ ___ ___ | | | | |_ _|___ ___| |___ | | | . | -_| | | | | | | | | | | . | . | |_ -| |_____| _|___|_|_| \___/|_|_|_| |_| |___|___|_|___| |_| v. 2011.11.20-535097 for unRAID 5.0-beta14 install/doinst.sh: line 27: /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools.cfg: No such file or directory install/doinst.sh: line 28: /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools.cfg: No such file or directory Loading VMWare modules. Starting VMWare Tools Daemon. /usr/bin/grep: /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools.cfg: No such file or directory /usr/bin/grep: /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools.cfg: No such file or directory Package open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz installed. root@Tank:/boot# To fix this.. I had to manually create boot/config/plugins and /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools directories. Now that it's installed ... Should I add "installpkg packages/open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-1Zeron.tgz " to the 'go' file? tia
December 28, 201114 yr Zoltran, you should be using the ".plg" pkg not the .tgz package. Place the .plg package in the root of the Plugins directory. Delete anything you manually created. Reboot. unRAID detects any .plg packages in the root of the Plugins directory and executes them.
December 29, 201114 yr the other option is to put the .tgz into your "extra" folder and it will auto install on reboot.
January 1, 201214 yr Hi all New to this and very green with Linux. Can someone post some isntructions in the first post on how to install as well. I know it may be buried in this thread somewhere, but in future when it gets to be a large thread it is going to be difficult to find and newbies like me will just keep asking the same thing over and over. I also prefer to isntall the tools to the boot drive not the usb drive - is this possible? Mick
January 4, 201214 yr Author New packages have been placed on the first post. Beta6a and Beta12a have been updated to open-vm-tools version: 2011.12.20.562307. Beta 13 and 14 were not due to a compile problem with 2011.12.20.562307 and Kernel 3.1 For Beta6a, 12a, 13 and 14 the package should no be able to detect and activate a VMXNET3 interface automatically so you will not need to add any lines to you go script. The missing /boot/config/plugins/open-vm-tools folder when installing from a .tgz file should now be created automatically.
January 4, 201214 yr Beta 6a does not do/use "/boot/config/plugins/". That is for plugins from b11 onward.
January 4, 201214 yr Author Beta 6a does not do/use "/boot/config/plugins/". That is for plugins from b11 onward. It's just a folder. It will use it because the script in the plugin looks for it - it will be created if it is not there.
January 22, 201214 yr Open-vm-tools for unRAID open-vm-tools for users running unRAID as a guest in VMWare's eSXi. There are two possible ways to install this: For unRAID 5.0b11 an later use the put the .plg file /config/plugins on your flash drive. See the beta-11 release announcement for more information: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=14664.0 For all version of unRAID, put the .tgz file in /extra on you flashdrive - this method is recommend for unRAID before 5.0b11 and any user who uses VMXNET3 Latest Files unRAID 5 Beta 14: open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-5Zeron.plg open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta14-i686-5Zeron.tgz unRAID 5 Beta 13: open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta13-i686-5Zeron.plg open_vm_tools-2011.11.20.535097_unRaid5.0beta13-i686-5Zeron.tgz unRAID 5 Beta 12/12a: open_vm_tools-2011.12.20.562307_unRaid5.0beta12a-i686-3Zeron.plg open_vm_tools-2011.12.20.562307_unRaid5.0beta12a-i686-3Zeron.tgz unRAID 5 Beta 11: open-vm-tools-2011.07.19-450511-unRaid5.0-beta11-Zeron1.01.tgz *Does not contain VMXNET3 unRAID 5 Beta 10: *Does not contain VMXNET3 open-vm-tools-2011.07.19-450511-unRaid5.0-beta10-Zeron1.01.tgz unRAID 5 Beta7/Beta8/Beta9: *Does not contain VMXNET3 open-vm-tools-2011.06.27-437995-unRaid50beta8-dan1.tgz unRAID 5 Beta6a: open_vm_tools-2011.12.20.562307_unRaid5.0beta6a-i686-3Zeron.tgz unRAID 4.7: *Does not contain VMXNET3 open_vm_tools_2011.09.23.491607_unRaid4.7-i686-4Zeron.tgz OK either I missed the post with link to the .plg file for 5beta11 or I am totally confused. As per above text, if you are running 5beta11 or higher, you download the appropriate .plg file and copy it to you /config/plugins folder and reboot the box. I am running 5beta11 but I do not see the .plg file. I can only see .tgz in the 1st post. Am I missing something?
January 22, 201214 yr OK either I missed the post with link to the .plg file for 5beta11 or I am totally confused. As per above text, if you are running 5beta11 or higher, you download the appropriate .plg file and copy it to you /config/plugins folder and reboot the box. I am running 5beta11 but I do not see the .plg file. I can only see .tgz in the 1st post. Am I missing something? Just put the tgz file in /boot/extra and it will be auto installed at boot up time. Or you can put it anywhere you want and in your go script put: installpkg /path/to/location/open-vm-tools-2011.07.19-450511-unRaid5.0-beta11-Zeron1.01.tgz
January 22, 201214 yr Author OK either I missed the post with link to the .plg file for 5beta11 or I am totally confused. As per above text, if you are running 5beta11 or higher, you download the appropriate .plg file and copy it to you /config/plugins folder and reboot the box. I am running 5beta11 but I do not see the .plg file. I can only see .tgz in the 1st post. Am I missing something? Added to first post.
January 27, 201214 yr One of the things I recently noticed is that the /mnt/hgfs mount has root:root permissions. On 5.0b* this should be set to nobody:users. Any way this can be fixed in a subsequent release?
March 26, 201214 yr So, was experimenting with these under b12a using the tgz in the extra folder. Seems to work well to start, vmxnet3 driver appears to work properly and the openvmtools load on startup. However, its stated that there's a custom script to do a clean shutdown - supposedly so I could have the vmhost initiate the call, correct? When I tested this by executing a guest shutdown from the vmsphere client, the unraid web client shuts down, I believe the array was stopped, but the guest vm will not actually shut down. Am I missing something here that should be evident? Any help would be great, as this is one piece to getting my vmhost on automated ups shutdown. Thanks!
March 26, 201214 yr Author So, was experimenting with these under b12a using the tgz in the extra folder. Seems to work well to start, vmxnet3 driver appears to work properly and the openvmtools load on startup. However, its stated that there's a custom script to do a clean shutdown - supposedly so I could have the vmhost initiate the call, correct? When I tested this by executing a guest shutdown from the vmsphere client, the unraid web client shuts down, I believe the array was stopped, but the guest vm will not actually shut down. Am I missing something here that should be evident? Any help would be great, as this is one piece to getting my vmhost on automated ups shutdown. Thanks! If I recally correctly, b12a wouls segfault on shutdown on some systems. Perhaps that is what is happening to yours.
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