CentOS 8

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CentOS 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.

CentOS 8 documentation includes the following topics:

• Installation Instructions
• VMware Tools in a CentOS 8 Guest
• Knowledge Base Articles for CentOS 8
• VMware Compatibility Guide

Installation Instructions

To install CentOS 8 in a virtual machine you can use either the standard CentOS 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

1. Insert the CentOS 8 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power on the virtual machine to start installing CentOS 8.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
4. Set the storage location for installation. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, in the STORAGE session area, select INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
5. Change the Base Environment and select Add-Ons to install. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, in the SOFTWARE session area, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.

6. Click Done.
7. Click Begin Installation to continue.
8. Set root password and create new users, as needed, in the CONFIGURATION screen.

VMware Tools in an CentOS 8 Guest

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.

Knowledge Base Articles for CentOS 8

The following link refers to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues. 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.