Step 1 – Obtain software and prep hardware:
Step 2 – Install CentOS6 from iso in Fusion
Step 3 – Set up networking
1. configure networking
a) vi /etc/resolv.conf # add lines
search example.com
nameserver 192.168.1.254
b) vi /etc/sysconfig/network # add lines
NETWORKING=YES
HOSTNAME=n1.example.com
GATEWAY=192.168.1.254
c) vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 # add lines
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
PROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.1.201
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
DNS1=192.168.1.254
d) vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 # add lines
DEVICE=eth1
ONBOOT=yes
PROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.1.202
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
DNS1=192.168.1.254
e) vi /etc/hosts # add lines
192.168.1.201 n1.example.com n1
192.168.1.202 n2.example.com n2
192.168.1.203 n3.example.com n3
192.168.1.204 n4.example.com n4
f) /etc/init.d/network restart
2. turn off firewall
a) chkconfig iptables off
3. turn off selinux
a) vi /etc/selinux/config # from enabled to disabled
4. test network connectivity to remote host,n1,n2,n3 and n4
5. turn off yum fast mirror fetch
a) vi /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fastestmirror.conf #disable with 0
6. install vmware tools
mount /dev/cdrom /media
cd /media
cp VMwareTools-<xxxx>.tar.gz /tmp
cd /tmp
tar zxvf VMwareTools-<xxxx>.tar.gz
cd /vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl -d
Step 4 – Commit Firewall Disable
Step 5 – Reboot
Step 6 – su root and edit /etc/resolv.conf
Step 7 – edit /etc/sysconfig/network
Step 8 – edit selinux config and change selinux=disabled
