failed to install VMM Agent on Vmware Server

[Udo Hillenbrand]

Hello,
I want install the VMM Agent on a HP Proliant Server with vmware server 1.0.4. But the installation will failed:

Running tool Install Linux Agent with job id 975.

Task Name :defRunNowTaskId_1201161615632_8

Job ID :975

Tool Name :Install Linux Agent

Job State :Complete

User Name :alert01\Administrator

Execute As User :root

Start Time :Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:00:15 AM CET

End Time :Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:00:40 AM CET

Elapsed Time :24 seconds 171 milliseconds

Node :vmservalert02.fis-gmbh.de

Status :Complete

Exit Code :0

Files copied :1/1

Source :172.23.245.107:C:\Program Files\HP\Virtual Machine Management P
ack\Agents\Linux\hpvmmagent.tar

Destination :vmservalert02.fis-gmbh.de:./hpvmmagent.tar

STDOUT :

hpvmmagent-4.3.0.1025-esx.i386.rpm

hpvmmagent.sh

vmmsrc.xml

STDERR :

hpvmmagent.sh: line 10: /etc/init.d/functions: No such file or directory




Stderr: None


When I install local without ssh on the host, it will be failed too:

/etc/init.d/hpvmmcntsvc: line 11: /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions: No such file or directory
Starting hpvmmcnt: /etc/init.d/hpvmmcntsvc: line 31: daemon: command not found


What can I do?

MFG SkiRitchy

[Rider]

Hi udo,

Are you trying to deploy agent on Linux host or windows Host.

If it is windows host with VM ware server then you need to deploy windows agent on it.

[Udo Hillenbrand]

Hi Rider,
the host is a Linux SLES 9 operating system.
with vmware server 1.0.4.
No ESX.

MFG Udo

[Udo Hillenbrand]

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Hillenbrand

[Rob Buxton]

You might want to check out the following link, Linux isn't listed as a supported OS for VMware Server and the VMM Agent.
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12328_div/12328_div.html