VMWare server license key????
The installation guide for the server beta says that the license key I enter should be the one I got by email. What??? I never got any email. How is this supposed to work?
View ArticleShinking Virtual disk
Hello, I'm trying to shrink a vmdk file and getting an error "failed to lock file" Any ideas why this may be happening? It is a growable disk so I assume I should be able to shrink it..... Jon
View ArticleData transfer host-guest
Hello!I installed the VMware Server and build a virtual maschine with XP (Pro) as system. Host system is also XP (Home). Now I want to transfer data and software from the host to the guest, so that I...
View ArticleVirtual Machines Shut Down Unexpectedly in Build 23869
I just upgraded to Beta 3 this morning and now a number of my guest OSes power off on their own. I have four Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition guests and one SUSE Linux 10.0 Guest...
View ArticleDedicate NIC to VM (for 802.1x authentication)?
Our central IT organization is working on an implementation of wired 802.1x that requires user authentication and restricts access to one host per switch port. This effectively means that my virtual...
View ArticleSetup is starting windows hanging on Windows 2003R2 install
I have VMware server, latest load installed on a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 with all updates. Hardware is a Dell Poweredge 1400 with 1.2 G of memory and 80GB Sata drive. The base system works...
View Article8GB RAM Host: Windows 2000 Server Standard: /pae?
Dear NG, I have an Windows 2000 Server (STD) Host running with VM-Ware Server with physical 3GB RAM. Now I will upgrade the to 8GB RAM. Windows 2000 Server Standard does not support more than 4GB RAM...
View ArticleRemove Floppy Drive
Hello. Is there a way to remove the floppy drive from Guest OSs? I am running on Windows Server 2003, and do not have a floppy drive on this machine. It's creating some issues for me, and even...
View ArticleHow to find Host server name sitting on Guest (Windows)
Hi Guys, Just help me How to find Host server name sitting on Guest (Windows)?Is there any command or does Vm ware tools store some where in the registry? Satish M
View ArticleDownload VMware Server Console ONLY ?
Hi,Is there any link for download "VMware Server Console" Only not the whole package "VMware Server" as it was been a GSX Server Client ?!!!! Best Regards,
View ArticleCan't login to VM server console
I installed VM server console, and then I try to login as 'localhost' and my login for the computer. I keep being denied login. Anything else I need to configure?
View ArticleShared Folders VMWare Server
There is good feature in the VM Workstation 5.5 product that allows you to share a folder from the HOST OS to the VM guest OS by setting up a Shared Folder in the VM Settings. I do not see this feature...
View ArticleUsing host printer from guest OS
Host Printer Access from Guest How do I use a printer connected via USB to my host OS (Windows 2003 Server) with a VM on the same machine? I loaded the proper drivers in my VM and the printer is...
View Articlechanged network interface name after cloning
Hello, I've using Vmware server beta 3. I have cloned a suse linux 10.0 32bit with a network interface eth0 configured. When I'm booting new cloned image, suse assigns eth1 to only one connected...
View ArticleCopy and Paste Text (Windows Host to Linux Guest)
Hello, I have the following: Host: Windows XP ProfessionalGuest: Ubuntu Linux I have the VMWare tools installed on the guest. I cannot copy and paste text to and from virtual machine. I made sure to...
View ArticleSerial Number
I recently downloaded the VMware Server and a serial number is needed. I never received a serial number. Can someone tell me where and when a serial number should be provided.
View ArticleVGA Video
Hi, I'm have a virtual server running on NT 4.0 TSE. It cannot find the host's video card, so it uses the standard VGA with 16 colors. How can I get it up at least 256 colors? Thanks.
View ArticleHyperthreading
is hyperthreading a good thing for VMware? I have a Dell 1855,two 3.2Ghz processors with hyperthread turns on. running Windows 2003 Host, and the vmware-vmx.exe is always at 50% CPU usage. I gave guest...
View ArticleCan not run Mdaemon on latest version Server
Hi, I'm trying to get Mdaemon 9.x to work under Server Beta RC1. VM runs Server 2003 Enterprise SP1. Mdaemon install goes fine. But when I try to start Mdaemon for the first time the service crashes....
View ArticleVmware Server NOT registering USB Hard Drive
Greetings all. I've loaded VMware Server Beta 2 on top of SLES10. All seem to be working fine, except I have an External Western Digital Hard Drive, that I access with USB2. I've added the USB Device...
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