Pre-installation steps for VMware server

CMOS/BIOS settings:

• Enable the Intel-VT (Virtualization Technology) can enable support for 64 bit guest OS.
  
• Enable NX or XD bit security for guest OS (eg. prevent buffer overruns), because NX and XD applications to designate memory space as non-executable, to protect other codes from that memory space.

Settings for Host OS:

• If our network do not use IPV6 technology, disable it. I means disable the IPV6 at the host OS before installing VMware Server. So that we can avoid unecessary troubleshooting for network communication between guest OSes. You may read my next post on how to disable IPV6.