GSX Script suspend for Backup
I have several GSX servers that are used mainly for application development by our in house development department. I'm looking for a script or something that I could run in conjunction with a backup...
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 ArticleStore .vmem files in /dev/shm
Hello, I noticed that VMware Server creates a .vmem file with size of the memory used in the guest OS. Will performance be improved if VMware Server stores the .vmem-files in a temporary directory...
View ArticleBridging fails with Check Point SecuRemote
WinXP SP2 hostVIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapt (onboard) Win2K guestFedora-fc5-i386 guest Check Point VPN-1 SecuRemote NG Build 132 I could connect to the internet using NAT from the guest OS's but...
View Article"VMware Server Error" - Unable to start VMWare Server Console...
[b]Just installed VMWare Server on my Windows XP Sp2 machine and get the following error message upon attempts to invoke Console:[/b][/i] /iVMware Server unrecoverable error: (vmui)Cannot get temporary...
View ArticleVMHS: Connection to VM broken; error: Pipe: Read failed; state: 3
In a new install, using an upgraded machine, the server fails to launch any vmx processes. After much fiddling, I can login to the console if I run it under sudo, but the machine "power on" button...
View ArticleHow to find Host server name sitting on Guest (Windows)
Hi Guys, Just help me How to find Host server name sitting on Guest (Windows)?Is there any command or does Vm ware tools store some where in the registry? Satish M
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 Article511 vmware-serverd service is not running
"511 vmware-serverd service is not running." This is the message i've got after trying to connect to local computer. PentiumIII 900 mhzWindows XP SP28 GB harddisk512 MB memoryGSX Server 3.2.0...
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 ArticleConversion of Virtual PC Instance
I'm sure this is an easy question, but I can't seem to find a quick answer either on the VMWare site or with Google. I'm running a Linux server (Debian Sarge) under Virtual PC on Windows XP. I'd like...
View ArticleVMware Management Interface
Just installed VMware Server on a Windows box. Everytime i try to start the VMware Management Interface I recieve the following error: The Request is not Supported I have IIS installed and working......
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 ArticleHow do I determine 'display name' inside a VM?
How does one go about getting information about a VM or the host running a VM? I am writing a script that runs inside a VM, and this script needs to be able to determine the display name of the VM it...
View ArticleVista Build 5308 Fails to install "an internal setup error occurred while.
Has anyone received the following error while installing the February FebCTP_5308_32bit_Main_Staged_DVD.iso build of vista: "An internal setup error occurred while displaying the image selection...
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...
View ArticleIs it good practice to split files?
I searched the forum and I didn't find anything definitive. Is it a good rule of thumb to split files in 2gb chunks? I am only using Windows 2003 and do not have a need to burn to a dvd. Is there a...
View ArticleCtrl-Alt-Del handling
Since VMware uses Ctrl-Alt-Ins in lieu of Ctrl-Alt-Del could I suggest an update to the way Ctrl-Alt-Del is handled. By all means, display the warning dialog box the first time. It's a useful way to...
View ArticleRunning Darwin OSX-86 on Vmware Server
I have gotten the Mac OS Darwin working on vmware server. I am not able to see the network yet. Are there vmware tools that will fix the network for the Mac?
View Articlevmware-authd PANIC
I have OpenSuSE 10.1, and I get vmware-authd PANIC: getpeername failed: Socket operation on non-socketwhen trying to start vmware-authd (23869) Is there something I can do about this? I tried changing...
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