Copy VM and Rename Hard Disks
Using VMware Server 1.0.1, I have created a VM as a base installation for Win2K3. This machine is named Vulcan and has a logical hard disk Vulcan - System.vmdk. I need to use this as the base for...
View ArticleConvert SCSI vmdk -> IDE vmdk: is it possible?
Hello *, is it possible to convert the virtual LSILogic oriented SCSI disk into an IDE one? Thanks
View ArticleRAID setup using mdadm on VMs in VMWare Server
Hi, I have the following 64 bit installation of vmware server, which has a 64 bit Gentoo 2006 guest installed on it. I have 4 scsi virtual disks added to the VM, showing up as sda, sdb, sdc, sdd. I am...
View Articlebridge connection broken
I installed vmware server 1.0.1-29996 on windows server 2000 SP4 (host), then I created virtual machine with windows 2000. Virtual machine is connected with network as Bridge connection. I have problem...
View ArticleWindows 2003 DC FSMO clock running slow
Host = Ubuntu Dapper 2.6.15-23-serverGuest1 = Windows 2003 R1 running DC and FSMO rolesGuest2 = Windows XP SP2 After reading all info regarding slow guests, I'm still having trouble with my Guest1. If...
View ArticleHow do you merge multiple 2GB disk files to single monolithic vmdk file?
Has any body managed to merge multiple 2GB vmdk files into a single vmdk file as we are experiencing performance issues with a 100GB virtual machine exported from ESX to run on VMserver. Our 100GB disk...
View ArticleYet another Black screen 1.01.29996
Here is the issue: Windows 2003 remote host. Used either Console on my machine to connect remotely (with/without SSL or Used RDP to take over server and run console. Startup VM and receive a black...
View ArticleThomas Bryant's FreeSCO Router Image
Hey, Im looking to setup a router. I have read that freesco is a good way to go. However the vmguru site is down. Does anyone have the Thomas Bryant's FreeSCO Router Image? If so, can you email me...
View ArticleDual monitor screen resolution.
Hi All! I just recently installed Ubuntu on my desktop machine, and decided to give VMware Server a try. I have a dual monitor setup driven by a single nvidia card running in twinview mode. In VMware...
View ArticleMaybe DNS Problem
Hallo, i think, i have a problem with DNS from VMware. My configuration:3 Guest OS: Win2003Host OS: winXPThe network adapter is set on host only. I start all VM's and then i ping to VM1(gr-bh) and...
View ArticleCan Ring 0 Trojan in a Guest VM Penetrate the Host OS?
Can a virus or trojan that runs in ring 0 of a guest virtual machine penetrate through to the host OS? If there are certain processors (e.g., the Intel processors with virtualization support) where...
View Article100% cpu load all the time - how to fix?
Hello, I have installed Vmware SRV on a AMD Athlon 64 3700 Mhz. The SRV has 2 GB Ram, 2x300 SATA disks, and runs under Suse Linux 10.1 32bit. I have 3 hosts on that machine, all 3 have 500 MB Ram...
View ArticleVM's keep shutting down by themselves?
Hi there, I've got an issue with a VM (Windows XP) running on VMWare Server (Windows 2k3). I log into the host macine via remote desktop and start up the XP machine, it's working fine. If I log off the...
View ArticleVMware + Bluetooth Headset
Good Evening All I am using Ubuntu has my host, and XP Prof as my guest. I am wondering if it is possible to map my bluetooth headset to my VMWare guest? Thanks!
View ArticleReceive sound error when starting VM.
Hi all. I'm running the latest version of VMWare Server on Gentoo with a Windows XP guest. I've added a sound device to the VM and tried both "Auto Detect" and "/dev/dsp". However, both options give...
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 ArticleSlow network connectin in bridge mode
Hi, I have a performance problem in VMware server beta, build 20925.The network connection works at reasonable speed if I use NAT, while performances areunacceptably bad if I use bridged connection.My...
View ArticleSerious SQL Server corruption under VMWare Server RC1
Hi...I'm trying to virtualize a small Windows Server 2003 network under VMWare for development and testing. The problem I am encountering is while guesting SQL Server 2000 SP4 on Windows Server 2003...
View ArticleTCP/IP Offloading
Is this possible with Server Beta? I have an Intel Pro/1000 MT dual port server adapter that does support this in hardware, and both the host and all guests are Windows 2003 Server. I have seen several...
View ArticleHow to convert the RDM to vmdk files?
How to convert the RDM to vmdk files? I have a vmware server on the suse host,in the vmware server,there is a vm with RDM,now, i want to change the RDM to vmdk file,how to do? Thanks!
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