Configuring Condor for Virtual Machine Universe using VMware

From Ben's Writing

VMware Configuration Types

• Configuring Condor for Virtual Machine Universe using VMware on Windows
• Configuring Condor for Virtual Machine Universe using VMware on Linux

Required Configuration File Options

These are the configuration file options that, at a bare minimum, must be set for VM-Universe to even function when using WMware:

Execute Node Options

The following configuration variables are specific to the VMware virtual machine software. They are specified within the separate configuration file read by the condor_ vm-gahp and allow the condor_ vm-gahp to correctly interface with the VMware software.

• VMWARE_PERL
  • The complete path and file name to Perl. There is no default value for this required variable.
• VMWARE_SCRIPT
  • The complete path and file name of the script that controls VMware. There is no default value for this required variable.
• VMWARE_NETWORKING_TYPE
  • A string that defaults to the value nat, identifying the type of VMware networking used. Defined types are nat or bridged.