guest ipconfig renew on GSX 3.1.0
Folks, I have a situation in which WinXP guest machines revert to a snapshot which may have a stale, no-good IP address. These guest machines are configured for DHCP. How can I have my guests do an...
View Articlevmware-user not running in ubuntu guest
Hi, I'm running an ubuntu feisty guest in vmware server 1.01, and the "autofit guest" doesn't work.I think it's because the vmware-user process stops when the session is launched. I've looked for this...
View ArticleProblems creating new VM's
Hi All I've run into an issue trying to create a new VM and can't seem to find an answer. Server is an HP DL360 dual processor, 8GB ram...etc. so lots of power. Installed is VMware server version...
View ArticleRed Hat 9 on GSX causes odd Network issues
Basically, I have 3 W2K3 instances and one RH9 instance running on a GSX server with a Pentium 2.4Ghz , 3GB of RAM and 120GB harddrive and some back-up drives etc. What happens is that the Windows...
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 ArticleHorrible network performance w/ Intel Pro 1000 adapter installed in host
I have a Debian Linux host and a Windows XP Pro guest. I have the guest's NIC bridged to the NIC on the host. The host is also running Samba and I have a drive mapped from the host inside the guest....
View ArticleConnectivity Issues with VM Netware 4.11 server and VM XP SP2
Hi everyone, I'm running GSX 3.2.1, and VM'd a Netware 4.11 server and VM'd XP Pro. SP2. All running on the same host. The server is setup to use IPX and I've downloaded the client for the VM XP...
View Articlevmwsvr console turns off numlock led when moving mouse from guest to host
vmwsvr host : desktop pc P4 2G RAM xubuntu 6.06 vmwsvr 1.0.1 numlock =ONvmwsvr guest : xubuntu 6.06 with vmwtools numlock=ON when i move mouse from within guest to the host server console "window...
View ArticleW2k3 client hangs with cpu usage on GSX 3 W2k3 host
Does this problem sound familiar to someone?When I work on a W2k3 client using remote console, suddenly the client hangs. The console just freezes the display. There is no more disk or network activity...
View ArticleVMs and physical Memory
Hi, I have 2 virtual machines, VM1 and VM2, each one with 1GB RAM configured. I have 2 GB RAM in my host server. By default, I cannot run both VM at the same time without swapping.Most of the time, VM1...
View Articlevmware mui and console not allowing logins
I'm assuming that you use your system accounts to login to the mui or through the gsx console? If this is the case why would it not allow me to login even though it is the correct username and password?
View ArticleMinimizing footprint of Windows XP guests
Hello, on our Linux/GSX server we are running between 10 and 12 XP guests. Each one has ~400MB memory assigned, rarely all used for running programs. As far as I know, XP uses all the memory that is...
View ArticleSuspending VM for backup failing
I have a script that will automatically take an inventory of all the VM Images I have running on my GSX server, and suspend them for backup. After all of the images have been backed up, another script...
View ArticleDisk error
Hi, In the eventlog of my guest i get the following error. Event Type: WarningEvent Source: DiskEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 32Date: 17-6-2005Time: 9:45:03User:...
View ArticleProcess cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion
Why am I getting the following error.....Operation on file ".\Windows XP Professional.vmdk" failed (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.Pressing...
View ArticleAMD vs Intel
Does anyone here run VMS on both AMD and Intel servers? I'm seriously considering migrating to AMD Dual-Core Opterons from Intel Xeon. I'm curious how well VMS works with AMD compared to Intel....
View ArticleThin Clients and VMware Server
I recently discovered VMware Server and have managed to install a few VM's and access them my desktop via VNC. My first impression is that VMware products work extremely well and for Server to now be...
View ArticleNewbie Qs: On Host ShutDown, Power controls?
I'm new to using VMware GSX server and I'm trying to understand the difference between "Power off virtual machine" and "Shut down guest operating system" in the "On host shutdown" configuration option....
View ArticleCloning servers
Is there an easy way to clone servers in VMWare Server Beta? If not, what is the best procedure for accomplishing this? I would like to create several template machines that I could then copy and...
View ArticleHow to check if Vanderpool usage is enabled?
Hi,I am trying vmware server on an Centrino Duo Inspiron 9400. I both tryed to enable and disable VT support in the BIOS, but I see no difference in how VMWAre is working.I also made the test that...
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