Unable to start vmware-server-console

Hi folks,


Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 (Host OS)
CentOS 5 x86_74 (Guest OS)
VMWare server


Previously as satimis(user) on console running
$ /usr/bin/vmware-server-console start

-> local host -> connect

vmware-server-console can be started. Unfortunately I accidentally removed /home/satimis but w/o removing the satimis because login. Now I can't start vmware-server-console by ;

$ /usr/bin/vmware-server-console start

-> local host -> connect

Following warning popup:-
Unable to open: Virtual machine "start" is not in the inventory.


Please advise how to fix the problem. TIA


B.R.
satimis

 

Ty

Code:

/usr/bin/vmware-server-console

instead (without start).

 

Thanks for your advice.


I think my problem is caused by removing /home/satimis. Previously I download "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" on centos.org and decompressed it on /home/satimis/CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64/

(All of the VMDK files are VMWare disk images)

now everything gone.

Just have a fresh "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" download.


I'm considering putting the images on another partition so that other users can run it. But I haven't figured out how to do it.

IIRC on installing the Host OS, Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64, I created following partitions on a 160G HD;

/boot 100MB
/ 80G
balance untouched


$ sudo fdisk -l

Code:

Password:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1          31      248976   83  Linux
/dev/sda2              32       19457   156039345    5  Extended
/dev/sda5              32       19457   156039313+  8e  Linux LVM

I'm prepared putting the images on /dev/sda5. But I can't mount this partition.

$ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt

Code:

mount: unknown filesystem type 'LVM2_member'

$ cat /etc/fstab

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0       1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=16932771-ab2e-41cf-aea9-f744b7a252eb /boot           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-swap_1 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

I don't know what mistake I have committed. Pls help. TIA.


satimis