TCP/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 ArticleBest way to backup a VM
I am sorry if there is already a thread about this but I couldn't find it. My question is simple: I want to backup the ENTIRE vm in case of disk failiare or some serious software damage. What is the...
View ArticleHow to unlock a Win2K3 virtual machine
Hi, I have a Win 2003 Server virtual machine set up on my VMWare server. It seems to have locked up after a system reboot. I can access it through the VMWare console, but I get the message that the...
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Instructions for installing VMWare tools on OpenBSD (no X windows)
I tested this on OpenBSD 3.9, 32-bit on a 64-bit Linux host. The installation CD/floppy for OpenBSD 64-bit would not boot at all on my system with a Pentium D 950 CPU. I don't install X windows on my...
View ArticleCan't power up virtual machine (Failed to lock the file)
I just installed VMware Server 1.0.0 build-28343 on my Linux workstation (kubuntu Dapper) with MS Windows XP Professional as the guest OS. All was working fine but now I find I can't power up the vm....
View ArticleBooting a guest from USB-rawdisk
In case anybody is interested: I just managed to boot a 2k3 guest from a USB-rawdisk.All you have to do is rewrite the rawdisk descriptorfile so that it uses an IDE-geometry instead of the...
View ArticleNetwork speed limited to only 10Mbps in VM
Hello All, GSx build 3.2.0 14497. I have a network related issue. I have a gigabit network and the host is having two 1Gbps NIC and the switch to which it is connected is also a 1gig switch. The...
View ArticleInvalid Disklib Error
If I try to create a new Virtual Machine, It fails, I receive the message "Invalid Disklib Error". I tried to re-install VMware Server, but it didn't work. My host OS is Windows 2003 Spanish SP2. Thanks
View ArticleBSOD Stop: 0x000000D1 (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) Server 1.0.1 29996
I receive the BSOD Stop: 0x000000D1 (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) on VMServer 1.0.1 b.29996 running on WinXPsp2 ... ...when I copy a large zip file (700+mb) from the network to the VM, or if I try...
View ArticleGSX Server VM Cannot open/create log file - vmware.log': Access is denied
Error Event ID 5266 VMware GSX Server I did shutdown the VM (XP OS) correctly and did a remote backup with Veritas BE 10d with openfile option checked. After the backup was finish the VM could not...
View ArticleConflicting IP Address
I keep running into issues where all my VM's appear to suddenly start receiving the same IP address via DHCP as the host machine. At first I was convinced that it was my fooling around with things that...
View ArticleDos network driver
I know It's old. I've been searching the net without finding a net-driver for dos.it's the executeable i'm looking for.like ne2100.com or am2100.com files has anyone seen/found or made this ? it's for...
View ArticleVirtual hosts with Wake on LAN
Is it posible to configure virtual hosts for Wake on LAN in VMWare Server?
View ArticleCreating a .vmc file
I am currently running the latest version of VMware Server (1.0.1 build-29996) and I need to share the virtual machine I have created with another employee, but I can't. When I try to do an import in...
View ArticleVMWare & Eicon Diva Server
Hello everybody. I had properly installed a Eicon Diva Server (fax device) on a WMWare Server (with its drivers). I had create a WMWare virtual machine. How can I configure this fax card on this...
View ArticleClone a Solaris 10 VM
Host is Ubuntu - VMWare Server 1.0.1.Guest is Solaris 10.Guest works GREAT. Shutdown the guest, copied the .vmdk, and tried to create a new VM pointing to the copy of the file.Consistently get this...
View ArticleLarge files in /tmp ! What is the reason ?
Hi @all, I have a quetsion regarding vmware. My host os: SLES9 SP3. When i take a look at df -h i see the following: Size used...
View ArticleOs9 possible?
Im trying to create a OS9 to run a legacy app that will only run in that enviroment I have a os9 install cd but the VM i created just doesnt want to seem to boot to the cd. any ideas (also is it...
View ArticleVMware Server not seeing USB device
I have a Dell Optiplex GX620 (Host OS) with XP 64-bit. The host sees the USB controller, however my Guest OS (Windows XP Pro) does not. I cannot see the device (USB external drive) VM-Removable...
View ArticleCan't login to VMware Server Console (LINUX)
Hi, i'm using VMware Server 1.0.1 build-29996 on SuSE 10.1.I cannot connect to VMware Server Console. The errormessage is : Unable to connect to the remote host: 511Error connecting to...
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