Convert disk to 2GB split files.
There is a GUI tool to convert disk types. Can someone refresh my memory as to what it was again?Having a Senior moment. I want to convert a growable .vmdk to a split 2GB disk. Thanks
View ArticleShared Folders VMWare Server
There is good feature in the VM Workstation 5.5 product that allows you to share a folder from the HOST OS to the VM guest OS by setting up a Shared Folder in the VM Settings. I do not see this feature...
View ArticleNo Suitable Pre-Built vmmon modules for Ubuntu-5.10
Short: I installed vmware server (23869) on my Ubuntu-5.10 host once without problem. vmware-config notified me that one of the pre-build modules fit perfectly into my running kernel. After...
View ArticleCannot unlock the vmx file to enable 2 node cluster to access same disk
I am creating a SQL cluster with 2 nodes. I cannot unlock the shared disk by editing the vmx file. Here is the vmx file: \---- config.version = "8"virtualHW.version = "4"scsi0.present =...
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VMware Server vs Microsoft virtual server
Dear All has anyone compared VMware Server vs Microsoft Virtaul server from the performace prespective both running on windows host? If anyone knows or can point me to an article that refers to the...
View ArticleTrying to shutdown Windows NT 4.0 Workstation guest?
I'm running into a little problem attempting to automatically power-off Windows NT 4.0 Workstation guests. I have put the hal.dll.softex in place of the hall.dll, which allows the machine to shut off...
View ArticleSymantec (Veritas) Backup Exec fails Verify / Restore
VMWare Server 1.0.0 build-27828 For testing, I installed Symantec Backup Exec 10d for Windows Servers on both the Host O/S (Windows 2003 Standard) and a VM Guest O/S (Windows 2003 Standard R2)....
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Can't run Windows Update on Windows XP Guest, Ubuntu Dapper Drake Host
Hello, I've searched for an issue like this in the existing posts but can't find anything. I am trying to run Windows Update on my Windows XP guest (this is an old version, doesn't have the service...
View ArticleI cannot get it to display my external hard drive (a USB Western Digital)
Hi, I have the latest server version installed on Ubuntu. I've loaded WIn XP Home edition on it. But I cannot get it to display my external hard drive (a USB Western Digital My Book drive) Without...
View ArticleHow to unlock a Win2K3 virtual machine
Hi, I have a Win 2003 Server virtual machine set up on my VMWare server. It seems to have locked up after a system reboot. I can access it through the VMWare console, but I get the message that the...
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This virtual machine failed to switch to 64 bit mode.
Host OS: XP 32 bit. 1GB ramHost VM memory setting: strict ram allocation (i.e. no vmware paging) Guest OS 1: Windows 2003 64 bit. Allocated 128MB ram. running.Guest OS 2: Windows 2003 64 bit. Allocated...
View ArticleVery slow disk performance
Hello, Running VMWare Server 1.0 on a Windows XP host (I know, it's officially unsupported) for testing purposes. Guest OS is Fedora Core 5. The VM is accessing a 100GB virtual disk made of a single...
View ArticleLinux Host - Bonding support? (Linux bonding)
Linux based (kernel) network bonding doesn't seem to be supported by vmware-server. Linux host using Bonding (I desire mode 6, adaptive load balancing) with 3 gigabit nics. The bond0 adapter functions...
View ArticleTerrible keyboard+mouse+display lag
I'm getting absolutely awful keyboard/mouse lag inside my Linux (2.6.16 kernel) guest OS (yes, I have tools installed). Keys will often repeat themselves (just typing "ls" results in "lllssssss"), the...
View ArticleGuest OS Hangs socket error: 10054
I am running 1.0.1 build-29996. A guest OS keeps hanging. From the logs I see: Aug 30 10:50:07: mks| SOCKET 1 recv error 10054: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote hostAug 30...
View ArticleVMWare server causing Interrupt loss...constantly
I am running VMWare server on Debian Etch, with kernel 2.6.16-2-686-smp on a Dell PowerEdge 830 Pentium D 2.8GHz. The server itself runs fine, and I seem to be having no issues with it. However, this...
View ArticleCompletely remove VMWARE server (linux)
I am running into several issues that I believe will be cleared up after an uninstall. I want to delete every trace of vmware on my system, I am running Ubuntu 6.06 I tried vmware-install.pl to...
View ArticleCPU load > 95% on the VMWare Server and the guest idles 100%
Hi *, we have an old SCO UnixWare 2.1.3 based application that must run for a "short" period. I know that it isn't a solution to use an unsupported system for a long time in a productive environment,...
View ArticleHow to forward host \*alias* IP address traffic to a virtual machine?
I have a tricky networking setup that I really need some advice on. The story goes like this: we have a new physical host at a well-known hosting company (VMware Server 1.0.1, RHEL, 2.6.x kernel). We...
View ArticleTemporarily turn off VMware server ?
Is it possible to temporarily turn off (stop running) VMware server ? I am not using it all the time, so it is just wasting resources (RAM mostly) for it s background services, like VMware...
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