How to use vitual machines?
I believe thatI still have a problem with my config but I'm not sure I'm testing correctly either. For background, I have FC4 host and Win2k Pro and FC4 Workstation guests. I can start and log into...
View ArticleGrub Geom Error
Using GSX Server with Windows XP Pro installed. Everything configured and worked well for a week. I now get an error Grub geom error when starting Windows XP. Tried creating other VMs for Linux and...
View ArticleOperation failed to change the VM to the expected power state.
I'm trying to set up VMware Server 22088 on OpenSUSE 10.0 with a custom kernel 2.6.16-rc6. The hardware is VIA VT310DP SMP box with 2 CPUs. I've got both vmmon and vmnet modules installed, vmware...
View Articleremote display?
will remote display be implemented with vmware server? I tried adding: RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = "TRUE"RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = ""RemoteDisplay.vnc.password = "password" but I get disconnected...
View ArticleGSX 3.2.1 on XEON makes Linux guests running too fast
Hi, we are running a GSX 3.2.1 Server on a SLES 9 SP2 XEON SMP (4CPU) Machine. As guests we are using SLES 8 SP4, and SLES 9 SP2 Machines. All of these run way too fast (the clock drifts for about 1,5...
View ArticleUnable to connect via Vmware Server Console
I am unable to connect to any virtual hosts on a vmware server beta host. The console application either crashes or the connection is refused. When I sniff the traffic going to the server FIN packets...
View ArticleMultipathing within vmware
Hi I try to create two virtual paths to one disk to simulate multipathing. I have the following configuration: #Locking disk.locking="false" #HBA #Internal scsi0.present = "TRUE" scsi0.virtualDev =...
View Articlevmscsi disk errors in event log...
I'm getting 2 errors repeatedly in my event logs across my machines.. first issource: vmscsitype: errorevent ID: 9description The device \device\scsi\vmscsi1, did not respond within the timeout period...
View ArticleWindows - write caching off
I recently set up a Windows 2003 64-bit server, with one virtual host, also Windows 2003 64-bit. The performance was terrible. Both servers would run, but when any load was put on them - copying...
View ArticleRecover a disk's serial number ?
Hi all I'd like to virtualize a workstation which uses a registered software (hopefully !). using a license key linked to the disk's serial number. I could have another license but for a new version...
View ArticleProblems connecting via Server Console (x64) to Linux mandrake host.
Hi, I can use the linux to connect to the VMware Server, but when I try to connect from my x64 windows, then I get the following problem: There was a problem connecting: Connection terminated by...
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DataPoint RMS as a guest
bit of a specialist one this I am trying to install DataPoint USA RMS 5.1 on as a guest os, and am having some 'issues' Issue 1:The OS comes on 3 floppies and a CD-Rom. The first floppy boots and then...
View Article950 GB limit? That's no good.
Is looks like in VMware Server, that there's a limit of to the size of virtual disks. SCSI/IDE appear to be 950GB. Does anyone know if this limit will be raised anytime soon? Windows 2003 Pre-SP1 can...
View ArticleHow can I shrink LVM partitions?
I have installed a RHEL 4 guest OS on a non-preallocated disk, using automatic partitioning during the install. Now when I run vmware-toolbox to shrink the disk, only /boot is listed, none of the LVM...
View Articlenetwork adapter nt4
I have p2v'd a nt4 installation to vmware server beta. Now I have a problem with the network on the guest installation. IT's nt4 SP6.I have installed the vmware tools. Removed the old 3com nic and...
View ArticleVIX Bug? VixVM_LoginInGuest is hanging
I can not seem to get the function VixVM_LoginInGuest to work. It never calls a call back procedure, not even with a progress udpate. It never throws an error. It just hangs. The latest tools ARE...
View ArticleAuto-revert guests on power down doesn't restart guests.
First off, I'm really glad to see the auto-revert option is now in RC1. However, the issue I'm running into now is that the guest is not restarted, but stays in the suspended state until I manually...
View ArticleCant run FC5 64bit under Pentium D Extreme
I am running a pentium D EE processor and when i try to install FC5 i get 64bit guest operating systems are not supported by this host and will not run.the vmware version i am using is 5.5.1 build...
View ArticleWhat Happens When VM Is Suspended?
I suspended a VM using build 23869. After upgrading to RC1 (build 24927), I could not resume the suspended VM. When I clicked the Resume icon, the other icon changed as if the VM was being resumed, but...
View Articlerunning VM's from USB HD or NAS
To be able to switch my VM's easily to an other physical server, I was tinking about an external harddrive, possibly one with a network connection. Can someone tell about the perfermance (or lack of)...
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