SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 documentation covers information about 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.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 documentation includes the following topics:
- Installation Instructions
- VMware Tools in a SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Guest
- Knowledge Base Articles for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
- VMware Compatibility Guide
Installation Instructions
The easiest method of installing SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Desktop or Server in a virtual machine is to use the standard SUSE distribution CDs. SUSE distributes Installer and Packages ISOs. The Software Development Kit is integrated into the packages. For information about the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 distribution, see SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 documentaion.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:
- Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
- Use the VMware Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter with this guest operating system.
- Create 2 CD/DVD drives on your virtual machine for the Installer and Packages ISOs.
Installation Steps
- Connect the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Installer and Packages DVDs to the CD/DVD drives.
- Power on the virtual machine.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Note: To install an add-on product, select DVD as a media type and specify the location on the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Packages DVD.
Tools in an SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 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. To use Open VM Tools, you must add a vmhgfs driver.
If you use the file sharing feature by using Shared Folders in VMware Workstation and Fusion, install the vmhgfs driver in the virtual machine. This driver is not included inbox in the operating system. Installing the additional vmhgfs driver does not disturb the other inbox VMware drivers or Open VMware Tools. To install this driver:
- Install Open VMware Tools.
- Install the traditional TAR Format VMware Tools that is bundled with VMware Workstation or Fusion products.
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 SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
The following links refer to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues:
- Boot up from NVMe disk and hot-add NVMe disk fails on Oracle Linux 7.4
- Installing VMTools in SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 fails if no rc[0-6].d folds
- Install SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 on Hardware version 13 and earlier
For a list of known issues about the operating system, see VMware Knowledge Base .
VMware Compatibility Guide
The VMware Compatibility Guide Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.