diskmount and Drive Snapshot compatibility success!
You may or may not know "drive snapshot" (www.drivesnapshot.de) - it's a disk imaging tool I've been using to do P2V conversions together with Vmware importer. Also, I'm doing in-guest backups with...
View ArticleLoading NW4-idle program in Guest OS NW 4.11
Here is what my autoexec.ncf file looks like: set Bindery Context = O=ISfile server name VISIONLOAD PCNTNW PCI SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2BIND IPX TP PCNTNW NET = 192.168.118.0ipx internal net...
View ArticleHow to automatically answer a question of vmware-cmd answer command
Hi, I am writing a shell script that need copy a VM to another host and restart the new VM on the new host. However, I am stuck with how to answer the following question automatically in the shell...
View Articlevmware-mount hangs when used remotely?
Host: Windows Server 2003 StandardGuest: Windows Server 2003 StandardVM: VMWare Server 1.0.0 I'm trying to write a little website, served by IIS6+ASP on the host, that can control the guest. I've got...
View ArticleSlow network connectin in bridge mode
Hi, I have a performance problem in VMware server beta, build 20925.The network connection works at reasonable speed if I use NAT, while performances areunacceptably bad if I use bridged connection.My...
View ArticleQuestion regarding virtual machine BIOS options
Two quick questions: 1. If my VM HOST has ECC memory and I do not set the VM GUEST BIOS to recognize this via the menu: Advanced -> Advanced Chipset Control -> ECC Config | SERR signal...
View ArticleBest RAID Stripe Size for VM's?
Hello, I'm setting up a RAID10 array with 4 SAS drives to host about 5vm's. During the configuration on the controller/array, it's asking for stripe size. What is the recommended stripe size for...
View Articlecomments in .vmx file
Is there a way of commenting out an entry in the VM's configuration file? I there a "comment character," like # or ; to use?
View ArticleLogin username/password incorrect
HELP! I am trying to install vmware server beta ontop of ubuntu 64 bit. After getting everything installed successfully when ever I try logging into the vmware server console from a windows xp machine...
View ArticleUSB devices not usable under VMware Server
I've installed VMware Server under SuSE Linux 10.0 and make a VM of WinXP. It installs software as expected and can connect to the Internet without problems. However it has serious issues when handling...
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Questions about Win2k3 RRAS L2TP VPN as guest
Hello--sorry about all the acronyms in the subject. I'm curious about running Windows Server 2003 RRAS inside a VMWare guest, and I'd like to know feasiblity of doing this. Currently I'm using a...
View ArticleVmware Server NOT registering USB Hard Drive
Greetings all. I've loaded VMware Server Beta 2 on top of SLES10. All seem to be working fine, except I have an External Western Digital Hard Drive, that I access with USB2. I've added the USB Device...
View ArticleVMware Power On Problem
I have VMware Server 1.0.1 running on Linux, and when the Linux machine is restarted my VM's do not automatically power on. I have verified that in the settings of each VM it is supposed to power-on,...
View ArticleWhat IPs do guests acquire through NAT?
Hello! I am running the free VMware server on Windows XP Professional perfectly with no problems. I am using NAT, and the virtual adaptor on my host has an IP of 192.168.76.1/24. When my virtual...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Product Activation dialog bypass
All, I'm currently in the midst of doing a massive conversion from physical machines to VMs. Unfortunately I've run into a snag on a machine conversion from a Dell GX280 to VM on Windows 2003. It seems...
View ArticleExchange ESE 476 error
Good morning! We just completed a migration of our main server to a VMware environment. The server is our domain controller as well as our Exchange server. We have cleaned up a few issues, but one...
View Article/etc/init.d/vmware status : line 1003: status: command not found
Hi, It seems that the vmware init script on a Linux host (/etc/init.d/vmware) expects that a "status" command exists. /etc/init.d/vmware statusAt least one instance of VMware GSX Server is still...
View ArticleCannot connect virtual device floppy0
Brand newbie on the VM products and I have what's probably an easy question but after RTFM, I'm stumped. I've got a Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade w/Win2k Server SP4 installed as the host. I have a floppy...
View ArticleNAT-to-NAT Communication
Hello, all. Does anyone know how to communicate between guest operating systems under different host operating systems? If we assign routable individual IP for each guest OS (bridged mode), it may...
View Articlevmscsi disk errors in event log...
I'm getting 2 errors repeatedly in my event logs across my machines.. first issource: vmscsitype: errorevent ID: 9description The device \device\scsi\vmscsi1, did not respond within the timeout period...
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