VMware ESXI 6.5 on a OVH server trying to create a Centos 6 VM - new to ESXI, not new to virtualization.
Creating a VM in OVH network requires a custom MAC address, but when I set that in Centos and ifup eth0 I get the error: "device eth0 has different mac address". A quick Google shows that is resolved by installing VMware tools.
After much trial and error it seems the binary installer doesn't work, I get an error ""host software version may not be compatible", and the compiler version can't run as the minimal Centos I use for VM's does not include perl, and I can't install it as there is no network. Catch 22.
Surely there must be an easy way to do this? Surely a ton of people install Centos-6-minimal in VMware VM's every day?