VMnet Config Question
The VMnet adapters on my host machine (Win2k3) are running @ 100Mbit. Is it possible to run them @ 1000Mbit? I want to use iSCSI initiated from the guest OSes to the host as a target, but I would like...
View ArticleLinux guest process on Host take constant 10% CPU
Here's my setup:Host: Mandriva2006, P4 1.6G, 1G ram, running Beta2 Guest1: W2K server, 256M ram, DEBUG set to OFF in vmx Guest2: Mandriva2006, 128M ram, DEBUG set to off in vmx Here's my problem....
View ArticleHow to make a vmdk smaller?
Alright here's a question, how would I go about making a vmdk file smaller? (I don't believe I am talking about shrinking it). The original .vmdk file was created as a 20GB (total storage) and I am...
View ArticleVirtual machine is already in the inventory
Hello, I'm trying to add a virtual machine I copied from other system to my GSX server but when I open it I get the following message: unable to add virtual machine to the inventory "C:\...". Virtual...
View ArticleAntivirus: Trend Micro OfficeScan v7.0
Host OS: Windows Server 2003Guest: Win 2003 server & Win XPOfficeScan ver: 7.0 Is anyone running Trend Micro OfficeScan v7.0 in their enterprise environment on a VM?For the life of me, I can't get...
View Articleusb 1-3: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd vmware-vmx rqt 128 rq 6 len 4
Any idea why I can't use USB on a linux host/win2k3 guest? I get a malfunction message on windows and on the vmware log I saw the following! it seemed to work once but it only worked the very first...
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 ArticleTCP/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 ArticleProblem with VMTools upgrade :/
Ok, I just upgraded VMware tools and now the guest wont start. On startup, windows displays a little dialog box titled "services.exe - Entry Point Not Found" and it displays the message "The procedure...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003: Mouse Cursor Stuck in Bottom Right Corner
After converting my VMs from Virtual Server 2005 R2 I installed VMware Tools. Since installing the tools the mouse cursor is stuck in the bottom right corner from the console. The only functional way...
View ArticleWindows: P2V with nothing but NTBACKUP
I've recently duplicated our producion environment into VM's to allow us to test upgrades and patches without having to arrange outage windows, come in on the weekend or waste a night rebuilding a...
View ArticleTo disable or not to disable the vmem file.
Ive had some issues in where my host and vms become unusable for about 5 10 minutes when simulatneously booting up 2 vms at once and after using a performance monitoring tool. I researched the...
View ArticleGuest on NFS shares & failures
I was wondering what will happen if you run a guest on a NFS share somewhere, and the NFS server drops away for a while, or permanently. Will the guest hang, or fail immediatly? Reason why I ask is...
View Article\Device\Scsi\symmpi1, did not respond within the timeout period.
I'm running VMware Server (free download). I have a Windows 2003 Enterprise edition, and running oracle grid 10g. I keep get multiple errors every couple of days. The server will stop responding,...
View ArticleThe maximum number of virtual machines is opened
When I try to start a machine I get this The maximum number of virtual machines is opened.You must close some virtual machines before opening new ones. I have no machines on right now. There are...
View ArticleHow experimental is vsmp ?
Hi @all, I think about using vsmp in my vms. But vsmp is marked as "experimental".So i would be happy if someone could tell me how stable this feature runs ? Any experience ? Thanks,Christian
View ArticleProblems powering on VMs under non-administrator account
I'm trying to resolve a permissions issue for non-administrators of the host platform (W2K3 R2 64-bit, dual DC Xeons, 16G ram). We have an engineering group defined for the domain and that group is...
View Articlevcpu-0| VLANCE: Ethernet0 skipped X time(s)
Hello ! A user of one of our hosted VMs is reporting sporadic networking problems. looking at the vmware.log i found those "Ethernet0 skipped...." messages. Does someone know what is causing this...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Product Activation dialog bypass
All, I'm currently in the midst of doing a massive conversion from physical machines to VMs. Unfortunately I've run into a snag on a machine conversion from a Dell GX280 to VM on Windows 2003. It seems...
View ArticleChange Mac address of a VM running on Virtual Server to a MAC addy of a...
Hello, I have a nice application tied to Mac address of a server. Currently the mac address its tied to is; 00-50-56-XX-XX-XX The software is installed inside a VM on a ESX host I want to move this...
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