Installing the SDK for Perl Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

vCLI is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions that are listed in the Release Notes. On RHEL, the vSphere SDK for Perl installer prompts you whether you want to install required Perl modules from the installation package or from CPAN. Follow these steps to install the software.

1	Install required prerequisite software. See Installing Required Prerequisite Software for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

2	When prompted, direct the installer to install additional prerequisites from the installation package (see Installing the SDK for Perl Package on RHEL (No Internet Access)) or from CPAN (see Installing the SDK for Perl Package on a Linux System with Internet Access)

Installing Required Prerequisite Software for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Prerequisite software on RHEL includes required software and recommended Perl modules.

Required Software

If required software is not installed, the vCLI installer stops. You can install prerequisites using yum, the RHEL package installer (recommended), or from the installation DVD, as follows:

RHEL 6.3 32 bit	yum install e2fsprogs-devel libuuid-devel yum install perl-XML-LibXML
RHEL 6.3 64 bit	yum install e2fsprogs-devel libuuid-devel yum install glibc.i686 yum install perl-XML-LibXML

Recommended Perl Modules

When the installer finishes, it might issue a warning that the version of a module installed on your system does not match the version with which vCLI was tested. Install that version using yum or CPAN to resolve the issue. See Overview of Linux Installation Process for a complete list of modules.

Note The installer does not overwrite existing Perl modules.

Installing the SDK for Perl Package on RHEL (No Internet Access)

Before you install SDK for Perl, you must remove all previous versions of that software. The process differs from simply uninstalling SDK for Perl.

To remove previous versions of SDK for Perl

1	Run the uninstall script, for example, if you installed SDK for Perl in the default location, run the following command:

/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-vSphere-CLI.pl

2	Delete existing versions of vSphere-CLI.xxxx.tar.gz and delete the vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib directory.

To install SDK for Perl on RHEL

1	Untar the SDK for Perl binary that you downloaded.

tar –zxvf VMware-vSphere-CLI-5.X.X-XXXXX.i386.tar.gz

A vmware-vsphere-vcli-distrib directory is created.

2	Log in as superuser and run the installer:

/<location>/sudo vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib/vmware-install.pl

3	To accept the license terms, type yes and press Enter.

4	To install Perl modules locally, type yes and press Enter.

5	Specify an installation directory, or press Enter to accept the default, which is /usr/bin.

A complete installation process has the following result:

■	A success message appears.

■	The installer lists different version numbers for required modules (if any).

■	The prompt returns to the shell prompt.

If you accepted the defaults during installation, you can find the installed software in the following locations:

■	vCLI scripts – /usr/bin

■	vSphere SDK for Perl utility applications – /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps

■	vSphere SDK for Perl sample scripts – /usr/share/doc/vmware-vcli/samples

See the vSphere SDK for Perl documentation for a reference to all utility applications.

After you install the SDK for Perl, you can test the installation by running a command from the command prompt. See Running Commands on Linux.