Creating virtual disks - The server killer!
Hi, On every host I've ever tried to create new virtual disks on, the process almost always completly kills the host and the VM's running on it as the process is so resource intensive. I've been...
View ArticleVMs within RDP session within another RDP session
I've noticed that if I try to connect to the VM Host Server via an RDP session within another RDP session then when I launch the VM console and look at the VM desktops I get only black/blank screens. I...
View Articlei can not login to my vserver on Linux SUSE 9.3
hi, i can not login to my vserver v1.0.1 on linux SUSE 9.3 with the vmware console. i have kernel 2.6.16.20. when i try to login i became the error message no permissions. RegardsThomas
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Guest resume script in vmware tools (for winxp)
I have trouble with the default resume script in vmware tools. Suspend and Resume works fine if you run the commands in the MUI. However if you run a standby command within the XP guest it will not...
View ArticleWindows Vista in VMware Server can not see CD ROM Drive
The Driver is listed as NECVMWar VMWARE IDE CDR10 ATA Device with a yellow ! mark. I need to install VMWARE tools but can not because CD is not found..... How can I update this Driver? Thanks in...
View ArticleWindows XP host lsass.exe crashes with hyperthreading enabled
I'm running vmware server 1.0.1 in a Windows XP host. The host crashes with a message saying that lsass.exe has exited and the machine will be rebooted in 60 seconds (not a BSOD). The windows event...
View Articlevmdk file signature and offset needed for data recovery!?
Hello,We have suffered file system corruption on a raid volume with 3x virtual machines on it.We are using data recovery software (EasyRecovery Pro) to find data on what is now identified as a RAW disk...
View ArticleVMware tools will not install for SuSE guest OS
I can not get the VMware tools installed. It does not respond. VMware server for Windows (XP) and SuSE 10 guest OS.When I click on drop down memu VM and select "install VMware tools" the install...
View ArticleHP ML530 G2 Win or Unix?
I am about to setup a large test environment on a HP ML530 Generation 2 server. Currently we have been running this on a Windows 2003 platform but I have found the performance, especially disk IO to be...
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 ArticleHigh Context switching on Vmware Server host
Hi, I've got a machine (2xDual Core Opteron, Centos 4.4 x86) running VMware Server 1.0.1 with reasonably high context switching (10K+) on the host with little load. It doesn't seem to be effecting...
View ArticleVista Build 5456 hangs at end of installation, any help welcome
Hi there, im trying to install Vista Build 5456 to a VMWare server RC1. Vista setup hangs near the end of the installation stating "Completing installation". It just never gets finished. I've also...
View ArticleLoading VM with WinPE - LSI SCSI driver not loading
Good day, I'm trying to test out WinPE to do our system loads and I'm testing it first on a VM running on VMware Server. I have the WinPE environment loading and I get the command prompt and the...
View Article\Device\Scsi\symmpi1, did not respond within the timeout period.
I'm running VMware Server (free download). I have a Windows 2003 Enterprise edition, and running oracle grid 10g. I keep get multiple errors every couple of days. The server will stop responding,...
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 Articlefailed to acquire lock to grab keyboard error
Hello, I'm running VMware server 1.0.1 on RedHat ES 4. I have a Windows XP vm that usually runs fine the first time I start it, but on subsequent boots it often crashes just after booting up....
View ArticleFedora Core 2 very slow as Guest
I'm working on constructing a build and test farm for the Krang project (http://krang.sf.net). One of our supported platforms is Fedora Linux. Fedora Core 1 installed and runs fine under VMWare GSX....
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 ArticleWorkstation 5 VM on GSX Server 3.2
When I try to use a virtual machine created in Workstation 5 on my GSX server I get the following message: "Configuration file was created by a VMware product with more features than this version" Is...
View ArticleCannot find or download vdiskmanager.exe utility
Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction to download and install vdiskmanager.exe Don't know whether I am being stupid but cannot find it anywhere on my pc or the internet. I have installed GSX...
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