This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:
Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Productsas well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system. The easiest method of installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) in a virtual machine is to use the standard SUSE distribution CDs. The notes below describe an installation using the standard distribution CD; however, installing SLES 9 via the boot floppy/network method is supported as well. If your VMware product supports it, you may also install from a PXE server.
ESX Server: Only the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter is supported in a SLES 9 virtual machine.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine.
Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340" target="_blank">www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340.
If the clock in your guest operating system runs too quickly or too slowly, use one of the workarounds described in the knowledge base article at www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1420.
VMware Workstation: On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze.