Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions included in the installation media.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 documentation includes the following topics:
- Installation Instructions
- VMware Tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Guest
- Knowledge Base Articles for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- VMware Compatibility Guide
Installation Instructions
To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 in a virtual machine you can use either the standard RedHat distribution CD or the boot floppy/network method. The following installation instructions are for standard distribution CD.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:
- Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
- When creating the virtual machine, VMware recommends using VMware Paravirtual adapter for SCSI controller.
Installation Steps
- Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
- Power on the virtual machine to start installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
- Set the storage location for installation. In INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, in the STORAGE session area, select INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
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Change the Base Environment and select Add-Ons to install. In INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, in the SOFTWARE session area, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.
- Click Done.
- Click Begin Installation to continue.
- Set root password and create new users, as needed, in the CONFIGURATION screen.
VMware Tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Guest
Use the guest OS provided Open VM Tools or install the VMware Tools, as needed.
Open VM Tools
Open VM Tools is the open source implementation of VMware Tools and consist of a suite of virtualization utilities that improves the functionality, administration, and management of virtual machines on VMware hypervisors. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by the operating system vendors.
For additional information, see:
- Knowledge base article 2073803, VMware support of open-vm-tools, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803.
- Knowledge base article 2073804, VMware support for Linux inbox VMware drivers, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804.
VMware Tools
For additional information on VMware Tools, see knowledge base article 1014294, General VMware Tools installation instructions, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014294.
Knowledge Base Articles for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
For knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues, see:
- Knowledge base article 67621, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67621.
- Knowledege base article 67443, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67443.
See the VMware knowledge base for a list of known issues about the operating system.
VMware Compatibility Guide
The VMware Compatibility Guide Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.