/dev/vmnet* gets deleted on reboot
I have a GSX host with the following strange error: I set up vmnet0 to eth0, vmnet2 to eth1, both bridged. There are two client systems, both using vmnet5 to speak to each other. Now sometimes during...
View Articlefedora network configuration
I'm having problems getting Fedora (guest OS) to retrieve an automatic IP from the DHCP on NAT.This is the IP config for VMWare NAT on XP (host OS)... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:...
View ArticleProblem running vmware-config-tools.pl on Slackware 11 ... Urgent
Hi ! I have a problem running vmware-config-tools.pl on my slackware 11.0 (kernel 2.4.x). I did all that needed to be done (rc0.d -> r6.d stuff ... etc). But when I launch ./vmware-config-tools.pl I...
View ArticleHyperThreading and Licensing
I searched on documentation and KB but didn't found anything about this: if I have a 4-way server with hyperthreading enabled I need to buy a 4-way or 8-way GSX license? TIAAlessandro
View ArticleUnable to find list of registered virtual machines
I am getting the following message when I open the VMWare Console locally. I checked the services and the Authorization Service is not running and will not start. I have had this problem before and...
View ArticleVMWare Console on Windows XP
Hi,,I Installed VMWare Console on my Windows XP machine with Service Pack2.Installation went fine but when I try to launch the console I get the errorUnable to Create VmdbUtil object.Class not...
View ArticleSolaris 10 on GSX 3.1 boot panic
I tried installing Solaris 10 on GSX 3.1 which is officially supported. The installations is done with no problems (vmxnet not detected but vlance is detected) but after the VM is restarted, at the...
View ArticleVitual Ethernet Adapter - NT4 PDC migration
I am currently trying to do an evaluation on GSX to implement VMWare into our office. The project is just to show that it is possible, and can operate in a stable manner. After finally figuring out...
View ArticleWhat is causing "rtc: lost some interrupts at 2048Hz" ???
I have GSX 3.2 running on Fedora Core 4 as HOST OS. When I run another Fedora Core 4 as GUEST OS within GSX, i get the follow error in logfile: rtc: lost some interrupts at 2048Hz. This message repeat...
View Article2003 VM's with GSX 3.2 Tools causes HOST to BSOD/restart! **UPDATED**
\ UPDATE ** We've now pinned this problem to MSDE! I built a Windows 2000 SP4 VM and installed the same applications as we tried on our 2003 one. Sure enough, as soon as MSDE tries to start, we get...
View ArticleLinux Pre-Build image
Hello Everyone - Where can I get a pre-build Linux OS image? Looking for Red Hat Ent 9. Thanks...Bobby
View Articlegsx 3.0 and vlans
im looking for a how to setup document or urli have configured the 3com switch and on the host i have 4 vlans setup under my intel 1000pro card but what do i do next with the server and network utility...
View ArticleUpgrade from W2k3 GSX 3.1 to W2k3 SP1 and GSX3.2
I'm going to do this upgrade on two hosts. This is what I'm going to do: Stop all VM Install W2k3 SP1 Reboot. Install GSX 3.2 (is it possible to upgrade gsx 3.1 or do I have to remove it than install...
View Articleusb devices ?
vm server setup says usb devices will auto connect when vm has focus.the win xp client seems to notice they connect (mem stick) but they cannot be found on the vm.I really want a usb printer to work...
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 ArticleBridged Networking - No route to host
Hi all,I have a Linux FC4 host system set up with bridged networking (no NAT and no host-to-host) I have a WinXP and a Debian OpenACS VM running with full networking configured and working properly (I...
View ArticleGSX 3.2 -- Virtual Switch Limits
Does anyone know what the virtual switch limit is for GSX 3.2 server running on RedHat Linux Enterprise 3? This link:http://www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/network_component_gsx.html says that the...
View ArticleDuplicate Name on Network: Win2K3Server Host
Hi,I have just installed Vmware Server on a windows 2003 server.Rebooted after installation & just before the login window appears,I get the error 'Duplicate Name on Network'. Disabled VMnet1 &...
View ArticleVIDE: ATAPI DMA 0x25 Failed: key 0x2, asc 0x3a, ascq
Host OS: Server 2003 32bitVer: GSX 3.2Guest OS: Server 2003 32bit R2CPU: Dual Opteron 244'sRAM: 2Gig Just noticed one of my VM's shut down in the lab testing R2. What does this mean? Feb 24 13:11:07:...
View ArticlePCI-DMA: Out of IOMMU space
Hello, we've got a big problem on our GSX server (Linux Host, SUSE 10.0, Kernel 2.6.13-15 SMP on Athlon64x2 with 4GB RAM and SW-RAID1). When we inserted a CD in the DVD ROM drive, the following...
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