VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter question
Does anyone know if changing any of the settings for the VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter that vmserver creates gives any sort of performance boost? Or should I just leave all the defaults. Thanks
View ArticleCan't access VM through Host with SSH
I have installed VM on Ubuntu 6.06, the VM's OS is Ubuntu 6.10 with the following configuration 1. Networking Option : host only 2. Static IP on VM : 192.168.1.103. Gateway and DNS : 192.168.1.74 ->...
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Vista Host OS & VM Incorrect MAC address
Not sure if anyone has seen this before, but I'll give it a shot. I am running VMWare Server 1.0.1 build 29996 on Vista Business with all the current MS Critical Patches. On my host os, a PING to...
View ArticleCCM on VMware server
hi, I have a CCM5 server running on VMware sever. Host Operating system is Windows 2003 server. Now the issue is, CCM server going down frequently (Host OS is running). I checked CCM logs and no error...
View ArticleVMware tools - svga driver won't install
Hello, I recently moved an XP VM from workstation 5.5 to VMware server. The machine boots ok but I cannot install the vmware tools. At first I tried upgrading the tools and that didn't work, so I...
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 ArticleWindows 2003 host generates 2025 events when linux guest connects to share
I have GSX 3.1 installed on Windows 2003 Enterprise. The host operating system has a fileshare setup to hold web pages and associated files. I have Redhat Enterprise AS 3 with Apache setup as a guest...
View ArticleParallel port does not work
Hi,I am trying to create a parallel port in my Win2K3 guest and map it to the physical one (which works fine). But, when I power on the guest it gives me the following error: "Cannot get base address...
View ArticleOnce Again: Virtual machine looses network connection
Hi @all! I'm using VMWare GSX Server 3.2 on Windows 2003 Enterprise Server and run a Exchange Server 2003 in a VM. Sometimes (3 times last week) one if the network connection stops transferring any...
View ArticleRun-away vmware-vmx Process
GSX 3.2Host: Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1Guest: Windows 2003 Standard SP1 We recently had an issue where apparently the Guest OS crashed, but the vmware-vmx process did not end. Therefore, the virtual...
View Articlenot able to increase virtual disk space
hi, i am not able to increase virtual disk space\[from 7gb (single file) to 10gb], i have tried the following commandvmware-vdiskmanager -x 10GB filename.vmdkgetting the following error:"There is not...
View ArticleVMXNet adapter not compiled in Debian Sarge
Hi, I've been testing with GSX 3.2 and ESX Server and I have this issue that is greatly bugging me.I'm unable to get the vmxnet adapter working with GSX. It simply won't compile during the...
View ArticleVMWare GSX Server Remote Console Issue
A normal user with no admin rights try to connect to a GSX server VM. The person signs on the GSX server via remote console and tries to view a VM. Only a black screen is shown. If I try the same...
View Articlerestore virtual machine backup snapshot
Hi all,sorry, I'm new to VmWare, and a little stupid.I was trying to backup a machine, copying all the files in his folder,but I missed to copy the snapshot files!Now I need to start this machine,...
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 ArticleHard Drive recomendation - RAPTOR
I just wanted to let everyone know, we finally got 4 WD Raptor 74GB drives 10K RPM SATA in and configured it as 0+1 and it frekin screams. It cut the time in half for boot up time on two VM's booting...
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64-bit proc, but no VT - why no 64-bit host?
I've read that the lack of segmentation support in non-VT EMT64 processors will keep VMWare Server from being able to run a 64-bit guest OS. Can someone explain (in laymans terms) why this is the case...
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...
View ArticleCan NFS work over NAT to share host files with guests?
I'm not an NFS nor a network expert, so I need some help with this. I usually use NAT networking with my VMware guests. I need to share files on my host with my two VMware guests, and since Server...
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64-bit guest O/S not supported?
This kinda surprised me.. I haven't tried it before, but I attempt to install a 64-bit guest, I choose "SUSE Linux 64-bit" from the list in the VMware Server Console. The console runs on my Windows XP...
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