Failed to do SSL handshake
Hi all, I used to have a VMware GSX Server 3.1.0-9089 installed on my laptop (IBM T42, 1.5Mhz, 2Gb RAM, running on WinXP, SP2). I uninstalled the product a few months ago (I kept the license/users...
View ArticleVirtual Machine freezing
Hi all, Have anyone installed Redhat Linux 3 update 6 with Kernel Linux 2.4.21-37.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 11 18:44:17 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux as both base OS and guest OS on GSX 3.2? So...
View ArticleHow can convert the virtual machine of EXP server to GSX server?
I have some virtual machines installed in EXP server, but it cannot run in GSX server, can I convert them to GSX server virtual machine?
View ArticlePerl bindings to Vix API
In beta3, a new Perl binding was added for the Vix C API. It got left outof the Release Notes, so I wanted to point it out in this forum. Here'sa sample app to get you started. Note that this has...
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Shutdown VM gracefully from cron ?
Hi, does anybody know whether a virtual machine can be shutdown gracefully from a cron sentence? Say, I have a 8GB virtual machine running and 1. once a week I want to shut it down2. copy the VM...
View ArticleHow to make snapshot from the command line
Is it possible to make snapshot from the command line interface of vmware server?
View Articlevmware-cmd errorcode checking?
Scenario: I am the net admin for CONTOSO Ltd. /var/run/vmware/root/17119Jun 22 09:12:49: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: here 1 (bug 63252)Jun 22 09:12:49: vmx| changing directory to /mnt/vms/Titanium/.Jun...
View ArticleVmware on diskless machine
In the quest for running Vmware server on different machines accessing a shared storage, I was thinking... why not eliminate local disks all together? It's possible to "image" a linux environment with...
View ArticleMounting a CD-ROM
Hi,I'm very new to VMware and has just created my first virtual machine. It's a Linux text VM and I need to copy some data from a CD (or USB drive) and install it.I can see the CD-ROM in the...
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 ArticleSSH to Guest OS using Host-Only Networking?
Hi! I tried to search the forum for an answer to my questions but I couldn't find any. I'm running VMware Server on Fedora Core 6 and RedHat 7.3 as guest OS with host-only networking, and I want to...
View ArticleInstallation of VMware tools on Ubuntu
Using normal windows procedure I see the .tar and .rpm files .I tried converting the .rpm file to .deb but failed.How do i go foward complete the installation of the VMware tools .
View ArticleNIC card lost after reboot Guest OS
Hi, Installed Windows Server 2003 as guest os with 2 NIC. It was working fine. After a few reboots, Windows just lost 1 NIC and detected a new NIC. When I try to configure the ip address using the old...
View ArticleBlue Screen when starting VMWare Server
I have VMWare server installed on a HP 570 with quad procs and 64 gig of ram running 2003 Ent. I can create a VM but when you power it on, you get the Blue screen of death. Here is the info from the...
View ArticleVMware creates .vmware directory at "/"(not "/root") when my system boot up
O/S: openSUSE 10.2VMware product & ver.: VMware Server ver. 1.0.0 build 28343 When my system boot up or reboot, VMware creates .vmware directory at "/" not root's home dir. I've been searching for...
View ArticleError message on Shrink command
I have a Win2k3 Guest running on an XP host computer. The host is a Dual PIV 4.0 Ghz with 1 Gb of RAM. The Guest is running some DB software that has been allowed to grow out of control. Currently I...
View ArticleHow to prevent VMware Server from bashing my machine with .vmBigFileTest0
We checked for Using Oracle Cluster Filesystem 2 (ocfs2-1.2) as base for our little VMware Server \*testing* farm for which we do not want to use ESX Server. Creating VMs on ususal filesystems (ext3...
View ArticleBlack Screen on console?
Hello Forum,i've VMWARE Console installed on my machine (XP Prof), and i get the connection to the server, but i see only a black screen from the virtual machines, but the server reacts on inputs or...
View Article.vmx config file continue to corrupt
Host is Linux RHL 3 Ent.Guest is Windows 2003 Server.There are two VMs in the host.2 Guest with 384Mb each.The host have 1Gb RAM. Every night the guest is suspended and the host makes backup of all vm...
View ArticleNewbie question
Hi,I have gsx installed on a server. I have installed virtual windows xp host. Is it possible to use this virtual host from another PC automatically.. ie, switch on remote pc and it connects to...
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