simple script shut down one VM, wait, start again??
Hi, I searched this forum and didn't find anything.... What I want is a pre- and post-backup script that stops the VM guest, the backup runs, then the VM guest gets started again. The host is Ubuntu...
View ArticleAIX on VMWare
Has anybody setup an AIX 5.2 image on a VMWare server? Is it even possible?
View ArticleCannot start vmware-server-console
When i try to run it i get this vmware-server-console/usr/lib/vmware-server-console/bin/vmware-server-console: /usr/lib/vmware-server-console/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information...
View ArticleTemporarily turn off VMware server ?
Is it possible to temporarily turn off (stop running) VMware server ? I am not using it all the time, so it is just wasting resources (RAM mostly) for it s background services, like VMware...
View ArticleVMSS file...ok to delete?
My virtual server is running (ie not in suspended state) but for some reason, the VMSS file is still there? any ideas why? Can I delete it?
View ArticleGuest - SuSe Linux Enterprise 8 stop responding at random time
Hello, my SLES 8 guestystem stops responding at random time.I only could poweroff the guestsystem and restart it again. The Logfile shows the following entry:Nov 19 06:38:12: vcpu-0| VIDE: (0x1f0) OUTB...
View ArticleSharing virtual disks between two running guests/disk hotplug/clustering
Hi, I am currently trying to find a high-performance way to share a virtual disk between two Windows guest OSes. The requirements:1. the two VMs are running at the same time2. only one VM is mounting...
View ArticleCan you scale the guest machines?
Can you resize the guest OS desktops to fit or can you only view them in the native resolution. I thought you could, but that would have been back on Workstation a few years ago. Thanks, Chuck
View ArticleKernel Panic - not synching VFS: Unable to mount
I think I did everything right... I built a VirtualMachine. Selected Ubuntu as the type. Booted Simply Mephis 6.04, which loads the "live CD". In the Live CD, I run the install. Format the 'virtual...
View ArticleVersion mismatch with vmmon module
I am trying to VMware Server 1.0.1 for Linux. Without the any-to-any patch this thing wouldn't even compile on my system (Debian Stable on a x86 box; Self-Build. 2.6.20 Kernel).. So I installed the any...
View Article100% cpu load all the time - how to fix?
Hello, I have installed Vmware SRV on a AMD Athlon 64 3700 Mhz. The SRV has 2 GB Ram, 2x300 SATA disks, and runs under Suse Linux 10.1 32bit. I have 3 hosts on that machine, all 3 have 500 MB Ram...
View ArticleHow to remove redundent snapshot (cannot via gui)
Hi, I seem to have a couple snapshots on the disk which are being used as the main disks? These are taking a considerable amount of disk space and I want to get rid of them. The option in the gui to...
View ArticleNewbie Install issue - VMWare Mgmt. Interface
Upon starting the install of the free VMWARE Server on my XP Laptop I get the message..."VMware Management interface is only supported on server operating systems. You may encounter some issues when...
View ArticleError 193:%1 is not a valid Win32 application
Good afternoon! Environment: Win2kVMware GSXn 2.0.1 Build 2129 Just added a new physical HDD to my machine, copied my existing VMs to the new partition, and when I attempted to re-register the VM I am...
View ArticleVirtual Machine processor usage
I am currently evaluating GSX, and I can't seem to find an answer to this... If I have multiple VMs on a host server, and one of the VMs starts running at 100%CPU. How does this effect the host OS?How...
View Articlevmware management interface
i can't get my vmware management interface to work on a windows 2003 64-bit host I checked for listening ports and 8333 & 8222 are missing. Is the mgmt interface installed with the product or does...
View ArticleMigrating Red Hat + Informix
Hello I would like to migrate a Red Hat + Informix Application system from a physical server to a VMware virtual server. The VMware is going to be installed on an Windows 2003 Server.Reinstall the all...
View ArticleBlack screen on Virtual Machine console (remote)
All right folks, I've read about 12 other threads about this and nothing has worked to fix my problem. Loaded VM console on my workstation (XP x64) and connect to GSX 3.2.1 on 2003 x64 host.Try to open...
View ArticleVIDE: ATAPI DMA 0x25 Failed: key 0x2, asc 0x3a, ascq
Host OS: Server 2003 32bitVer: GSX 3.2Guest OS: Server 2003 32bit R2CPU: Dual Opteron 244'sRAM: 2Gig Just noticed one of my VM's shut down in the lab testing R2. What does this mean? Feb 24 13:11:07:...
View ArticleMouse pointer is missing after VMware tools installed
Hi, I installed VMware tools on WIn2003 guest OS, host is running on WIn2003 as well. After installation there is no mouse pointer anymore in console. I already put "video accelaration" to maximum as...
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