VMware Server 1.0 Linux Guest eth0 can see network but not internet
I have a Linux FC5 guest installed on a Redhat ES4 host with VMware Server 1.0. The host seems to be working properly. The guest used to be able to get to the internet until a reboot about a week ago...
View ArticleCan't view guest's display in VMware server console
I have this strange problem. When using the VMware server console, if I click on the server in the inventory list, it shows up as a tab in the main display but the display is all black. I know that...
View ArticleCPU utilization of VM on Host with 2 Processors w/ Hyperthreading enabled
During performance tests, when I peg the VM to 100% CPU utilizaiton I notice that I only get a performance hit of only 25% CPU utilization on the host. And eventhough the VM is at 100%, its not locked...
View ArticleSLES 10 and vmware tools installation
Hi there, can someone please offer some light on an issue I am currently having. I am installing SLES 10 into a VM, and it works well. I have installed the gcc compilers, and the kernel source so that...
View ArticleVirtual Network Settings greyed out in VMware Server Console
Hi, I am using VMware Server v1.0.0 build-28343 on CentOS 4.3. CentOS was installed from the 'server' iso image When I ran vmware-config.pl I chose to automatically discover network addresses for NAT...
View ArticleRestarting vmnet-natd after changing nat.conf
I need a way to programatically restart the vmnet-netd process with the correct arguments after changing the natd.conf for a specific interface. Is there an easier way than doing a "ps", grabbing the...
View ArticleCannot format virtual disk in Windows 2k3 or XP install
I started using the free version of VMWare Server to create virtual disks. I was able to successfully install the latest distro of Ubuntu 64 bit, so I tried to install Windows 2003 and Windows XP. In...
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 ArticleClone or copy using VMWare Server Console?
Is it not possible to copy or clone an existing VM into a new one? I have installed one Windows 2003 Server VM that I would like to use as a baseline VM for new VM's. I know I can copy the VM dir but...
View ArticleLoading virtual disk using vmware-mount when virtual disk is an LVM volume
The subject just about says it all, but for full information:-ubuntu host-ubuntu guest (not currently running)-guest is a 60gig disk set up using LVM2 with a single partition formatted using ext3 Now...
View ArticleVMWare Tools, GUI, (Webmin?) and time sync in Linux
I've aseked this elsewhere, but I really need an answer, so please forgive me for asking it (yet) again. I have VMWare Server running on Windows XP, I have ONE guest machine - running CactiEZCD (a...
View Articledisabling VMware DHCP server
Hello How may I be sure that VMware Server 1.0.1 DHCP Server is disabled? I have no VMnet1 or VMnet8 configured in my system. I had VMnet 1 but deleted it but I´m unsure I can get my host machine...
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 ArticleAdded CPU not shown in TaskManager - why?
Hi! I p2v'ed a server with Converter 3.0 Beta and now want to add a second CPU to add more apps on it. The underlying host is a HP BL25p with 2 pCPU. I changed the vCPU from 1 to 2 in the properties of...
View ArticleVirtual MAC address assigned inside guest OS not receiving packets
Hello I have a vmware server on Linux with two BSD guests. Each guest has its primary network interface bridged to the host's physical one, which is attached to a dumb switch. The guests arbitrate a...
View ArticleVirtual NIC uses eth1 when I'd prefer eth0
Running an Ubuntu 6.06LTS VM under a Windows 2000 hosted VMWare Server the VM used eth0 for bridged networking successfully. If I transfer the same VM to an Ubuntu 6.06LTS based VMWare Server, the VM...
View ArticleHow can I make a Virtual Switch act like a hub
Hello. We are trying to setup a virtual network that if we let a virus loose on one of the VMs we can see what it does on the network. Is there any setting that will make a switch act more like a...
View Articlevmdk-File corrupted after host crashed
Hi everybody, I can´t start my virtual machine - in the vm-console I always get this error:"unable to open either the disk /data1/win2004.vmdk or the redo log ./win2004.vmdk.REDO_jcswXA.Failed to...
View ArticleSetup did not find any hard disk drives...
I am unable to install Windows XP Professional. The error message is: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Is there any hardware requirement for GSX Server as well? I...
View ArticleW2k3 Error when creating VMs : "The handle is invalid"
Hello, Has anybody got VMWare Server to work on W2k3 x64 (Enterprise) ? When ever we try to create any VMs after entering all the details and clicking finish just get a message box showing "The...
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