Booting a guest from USB-rawdisk
In case anybody is interested: I just managed to boot a 2k3 guest from a USB-rawdisk.All you have to do is rewrite the rawdisk descriptorfile so that it uses an IDE-geometry instead of the...
View ArticleUsing the Checked debug version of ndis.sys causes Blue Screen, BSOD
In testing a network driver, I am using the Microsoft HCT suite. part of the test replaces ndis.sys with the checked debug version. Since this has happened, I get the blue screen of death....
View ArticleConnectivity Issues with VM Netware 4.11 server and VM XP SP2
Hi everyone, I'm running GSX 3.2.1, and VM'd a Netware 4.11 server and VM'd XP Pro. SP2. All running on the same host. The server is setup to use IPX and I've downloaded the client for the VM XP...
View ArticleAnswer License as command line
Hi all, Only vmware-server-console-1.0.1 is running on my HostMachine.So, how can I answer the License to yes as command line(not interactive mode)? \# vmware-config-server-console.pl --default...
View ArticleMS DTC Duplicate CID's
I've installed VMW Server and have built two virtual machines, both running Windows 2003. I have one network card and am bridging that into my LAN. One machine is for a Web app and the other is...
View Articlenetware 6.5 servers not sync'ing time
Hi - I've tried everything I can think of to keep time on my netware servers sync'ed. What does vmware recommend? I have Vmware server 1.0.1 build 29996, running on host o/s of Windows2003 sp1 fully...
View ArticleVMserver and VMworksation on same hardware
Hi guys new to this virtual stuff. Can I install a VMsrever (windows 2003) and a VMworkstation (windows XP) on my windows XP hardware and have them communicate as a windows 2003 dc and client pc....
View ArticleVirtual Disk Manager Utility
Hi Guys, I am using Vmware Server on a Windows Xp machine and require the Virtual Disk Manager utility to increase the size of my virtual hard disk. I have been looking all over the Vmware site but...
View ArticleJoining To A Domain
I've just built my first VMWare server. I used Win 2003 server and all went well with the install. The problem I having when I'm trying to join it to the domain as a member server I'm getting an error....
View ArticleVM becomes really slow in server but normal in player.
i have this problem that every single VM becomes very slow in vmware server. i am not sure about processing but things like scrolling and movingthe mouse become extreamly laggy. however if i install...
View ArticleMenu Disappears in VMWARE
Hi, I am running VMWARE and the Menu with File... Help is missing. I have to hit the alt f key to get into the menu. It is a pain. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail. I then installed it...
View ArticleHow do I create a floppy image that VMWare server can use.
It is requesting a .flp or .img image.
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USB floppy not allowed in config :: Linux Host / Windows NT4 Guest
Hey folks... I've been searching the forum and the usenet for quite some hours now, but have not been able so find a hint on how to solve the problem I'm encountering... Preface[/b]My company has a...
View ArticleVirtualize Windows NT 4.0 Server?
Hello, I would like to ask, if someone already done it... I already virtualized some dozens W2K and W2K3 machines according to following method: \- Image the HDD(s) using...
View ArticleCHKDSK deletes Security IDs (NTFS permissions)
I have a HostOS with 4x GuestOS's, some with physical VMdisks. The HostOS was recently rebooted but when it came back up it ran CHKDSK which found 'problems' on one of the SAN disks (which is piped...
View ArticleHigh CPU - or is it?
I'm running VMWare Server on a Dell PE 2950 with two dual core CPUs with HT on (Server sees 8 logical CPUs). Running 16GB in host OS (Windows 2003 SP1 64-bit). My drives are SCSI in a RAID 5 config....
View Articlevmware server parallel port
I am running Windows server 2003 as host and guest.The host has lpt2 and lpt3 parallel ports. I have reinstalled vmware server because I installed these ports after installing vmware server. I have...
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 Articledual core pentium 4 HT processor / cannot virtualize 64-bit OSes
On one of my VMware server test boxes, a SLES 10 (beta8) machine running the AMD/Intel x86-64 version with a dual core Pentium 4 HT processor is unable to virtualize 64-bit OSes. Anyone else having the...
View ArticleCannot open VMparport driver for LPT3: Overlapped I/O operation
I am running GSX Server 3.2.1. I installed a SIIG PCI Parallel Card into the server. I have added a VM parallel port defintion to a virtual machine running Windows 2003. When I try and connect to this...
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