FreeBSD 13.x 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.
FreeBSD 13.x documentation includes the following topics:
- Installation Instructions
- VMware Tools in a FreeBSD 13.x Guest
- Knowledge Base Articles for FreeBSD 13.x
- VMware Compatibility Guide
Installation Instructions
You can install FreeBSD 13.x from a DVD or CDs.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:
- Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
- Download the ISO images from the FreeBSD Web site.
- With many FreeBSD guest operating systems, various problems have been observed when the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter is used with VMware virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use the VMware Paravirtual SCSI adapter (PVSCSI) with this guest operating system.
Installation Steps
- Insert the FreeBSD 13.x CD or DVD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Power on the virtual machine.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
- Install VMware Tools.
For additional installation instructions, see http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall.html.
Installing Tools in a FreeBSD 13.x 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.
To install Open VM Tools, use root privileges and run the following command: pkg install open-vm-tools
To use Open VM Tools, see knowledge base article 2073803, VMware support of open-vm-tools, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803.
Knowledge Base Articles for FreeBSD 13.x
The following link refers to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues. See 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.