Windows 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 ArticleCustom kernel - Debian
Hi I try compilation and install my custom kernel with virtual machine, OS in virtual machine is a Debian Sarge.All time I have this same error , kernel panic, look with this screenshot...
View ArticlemainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE" SETTING for GSX?
Can I use mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE" for GSX? I've seen it recommended for Virtual server.
View ArticleVMware crashing with zombie processes in Linux 2.6
I'm running.Host: Athlon 64, 2GB ram with Fedora Core 6, 2.6.18-2149 kernel.VMware Server 1.0.1 with a single Windows 2003 guest. The host and guest are both running 32-bit versions of their OS....
View Articlehost only network configuration
I am using red hat linux for both vm host and vm guest. I want to configure host only network . During VMware installation at host i added 2 host only interfaces.. i gave 10.10.20.21 for first . and...
View ArticleWorking, Now not! Any ideas?
My virtual machines will connect to the internet through my local windows host when i run them in player, but now i have installed server i cannot get them to connect!! Any ideas? My windows host uses...
View ArticleVMWare Server Logging File Security Permission Errors?
I'm seeing something that looks like it could be an error in the VMWare Server product. Even though I start the VMWare Server console as the administrative user, VMWare tries to create logfiles in...
View ArticleRIS server within Virtual Server
Here is what I want to do. I need to set-up a vitual domain complete with RIS server. This is for my MCP training. I have tried the following configurations and nothing seems to work. My RIS server...
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 ArticleMicrosoft, VMWare, Linux, who's bug is this?
Ive discovered an interesting problem and would like some input as to whos problem it actually is. Microsofts, Ubuntus, or VMWares. On a side note, Im going to post this in newsgroups for all 3...
View ArticleParent of this virtual disk could not be opened
I am trying to use an existing Virtual disk by creating a custom VM, but when terminating, it displays me the same message: the parent of this virtual disk could not be opened. In fact I ve no...
View ArticleBest way to backup a VM daily, weekly etc
Hello, I have been wondering what a solid method to use for backing up a VM that is IN USE (sorry for the caps, but this is the main point of the question). I have a VM server that has just been a...
View ArticleSwitch to persistent disk type in VMware Server
I am running VMware Server 1.01 and I have setup a number of virtual machines with growable disks. The issue is that some of these machines are heavily used and I am sure the performance would be...
View ArticleStarting guest machine locks up for 20 seconds
Hi! When I power on a virtual machine ba clicking the green "play" button in the toolbar, the VMware GUI freezes for about 15 seconds.During that time the vmware-vmx.exe (IIRC) process eats 100%...
View Articlenetwork issue
Hi guys, i've got a problem with the bridged network configuration: the VM XP sp2 OS can't ping the other computers of the lan. it get the correct configuration from the DHCP server (IP, domain, dns,...
View ArticleVMware Server unrecoverable error vmx after shutting down VM /Cant power on
Hello All,I am running VMware server v1.0.1 build 29996. After shutting down one of my VMs I get this error when trying to start it. VMware Server unrecoverable error: (vmx)NOT...
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Vista Host OS & VM Incorrect MAC address
Not sure if anyone has seen this before, but I'll give it a shot. I am running VMWare Server 1.0.1 build 29996 on Vista Business with all the current MS Critical Patches. On my host os, a PING to...
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VMServerd Panic: NOT_IMPLEMENTED F(5240):932
Hi, Would be very nice if anybody could help me out I just installed VMware-gsx-3.1.0-9089 on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1100) running RH AS 3, kernel 2.4.21-15. At startup time the vmware startup...
View ArticleConvert VMDK Flat to/from Variable Size
How can a fixed-size VMDK be converted to/from a variable size VMDK?
View Articleudma33 limitation
Hi, I'm using vmware server on debian sarge and I noticed that my hard drives (udma100) are recognized as udma33 drives... is there a fix for this? because it limits my transfer speed as I use Freenas...
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