Hi All,

I am new to VMWare server, so bare with me if I sound a bit nooby.

I have a server running Windows 2003 SE 32 bit. I used Windows WMware converter Standalone to create a VM from the physical machine. I selected VMware Servwer 2.x as the target environment. Then I disconnected the drives for the Windows server, put in a new one and installed RH Linux 64bit OS, and the VMware Server 64 bit for it. I got it all up and running without any issues.

However, the Windows VM won't start, throwing out the error shown on the attached PDF file. It is a startup blue screen warning of a serious error and that it is shutting down to avoid damage to the Windows system. It suggests reviewing the hard drive setup. It gets as far as throwing up the very first Windows 2003 Server logo witrh the little activity bar cycling about twice before the blue screen appears.

Is this a reasonable thing to expect to be able to do? That is, to "clone" a Windows system using the Windows version of WMWare Converter Standalone, and copy the resulting files to a Linux system running VMware server? The hardware is the same hardware that the "real" Windows server runs on. The .VMX  file is alos attached.

Hardware: Dell SC1420, Dual Core Xeon, 3Mhz, 4GB RAM, 1TB single SATA drive (under the Linux config), two SATA drives (under the Windows Server Config).

Thanks in advance for any advice for what I am trying.

Bill

VMware server 2.0.1

Mac OSX laptop has working version of Windows XP hosted on it. I created a share on another XP host laptop, and copied the XP image from Mac host to XP host.

I now have XP image on XP host, but each time I add the virtual machine to the inventory I get the following error:

"vmware-hostd.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close"

Any ideas?

Thank you,

Matthew

i just installed a new vm guest running windows 2008 enterprise 32bit sp2 integrated and all windows updates. it also has vmware tools installed.

the server is running active directory but doesnt hold any fsmo roles yet. it uses 1GB ram, 30GB hard drive space.

it seems to randomly blue screen and i am not able to figure out why it does this.

the host system is a Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading single core 3ghz and 4gb ram. i setup the vm to use 2 cpu's since the host has HT enabled.but the host cpu does lack VT on the cpu and bios....

now my question is, what can i do about this? i need vmware guests to work on this computer. i know i cant run x64 guests, but 32bit "should" work fine....

anyways the memory.dmp file output from windbg is as follows:

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Loading Dump File C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP

Kernel Summary Dump File: Only kernel address space is available

Symbol search path is: SRVc:\localsymbolshttp://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

Executable search path is:

Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista Kernel Version 6002 (Service Pack 2) MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible

Product: LanManNt, suite: Enterprise TerminalServer SingleUserTS

Built by: 6002.18005.x86fre.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830

Machine Name:

Kernel base = 0x81638000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8174fc70

Debug session time: Thu Jul 16 05:52:55.538 2009 (GMT-4)

System Uptime: 0 days 4:08:55.953

Loading Kernel Symbols

...............................................................

................................................................

.........

Loading User Symbols

Loading unloaded module list

......

*******************************************************************************

•                                                                             *

•                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *

•                                                                             *

*******************************************************************************

Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck D1, {1002, 2, 1, 847092ff}

Probably caused by : ntkrpamp.exe ( nt!KiTrap0E+2e1 )

Followup: MachineOwner

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1: kd> !analyze -v

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•                                                                             *

•                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *

•                                                                             *

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DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)

An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an

interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high.  This is usually

caused by drivers using improper addresses.

If kernel debugger is available get stack backtrace.

Arguments:

Arg1: 00001002, memory referenced

Arg2: 00000002, IRQL

Arg3: 00000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation

Arg4: 847092ff, address which referenced memory

Debugging Details:

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WRITE_ADDRESS:  00001002

CURRENT_IRQL:  2

FAULTING_IP:

+6dd4952f02d5dba0

847092ff c60001          mov     byte ptr ,1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR:  0xD1

PROCESS_NAME:  System

TRAP_FRAME:  803ecc78 -- (.trap 0xffffffff803ecc78)

ErrCode = 00000002

eax=00001002 ebx=847092c8 ecx=803d2b08 edx=0000281e esi=803d2b00 edi=803d1120

eip=847092ff esp=803eccec ebp=803ecd50 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc

cs=0008  ss=0010  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=0030  gs=0000             efl=00010202

847092ff c60001          mov     byte ptr ,1           ds:0023:00001002=??

Resetting default scope

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from 847092ff to 81685fb9

STACK_TEXT: 

803ecc78 847092ff badb0d00 0000281e 816155ec nt!KiTrap0E+0x2e1

WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.

803ecce8 816e26a2 847092c8 091f4060 00000000 0x847092ff

803ecd50 816e087d 00000000 0000000e 00000000 nt!KiRetireDpcList+0x147

803ecd54 00000000 0000000e 00000000 00000000 nt!KiIdleLoop+0x49

STACK_COMMAND:  kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:

nt!KiTrap0E+2e1

81685fb9 833d846c768100  cmp     dword ptr ,0

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX:  0

SYMBOL_NAME:  nt!KiTrap0E+2e1

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nt

IMAGE_NAME:  ntkrpamp.exe

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  49e0199e

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0xD1_nt!KiTrap0E+2e1

BUCKET_ID:  0xD1_nt!KiTrap0E+2e1

Followup: MachineOwner

I have a host server running Server 08 and VMWARE Server 2.0.0

There is a VM on the host running Server 2003. It's been running for about 6 months great. No one has touched it. Recently, only the VM has started to have an extremely slow internet connection. Downloading a 1 MB file from the internet takes about 15 minutes. A 15 MB file takes 4 hours. About a month ago I could restart the VM and it would be good for about a week, then start slowing down more and more every day until it's just unusable.

I ran pings from the host machine's nic to the VM's NIC and attached as txt files. You'll see that on the host machine, 172.16.4.200 is the host IP assigned to the NIC I'm pinging from, and 172.16.4.101 is the VM's IP that is running on the host. It will succeed in pinging .101 sometimes, but frequently returns:

REPLY FROM 172.16.4.200: TTL Expired in transit.

Sometimes it even gives a request timed out, but it mostly alternates back and forth between replies from .101 (the VM) and TTL's from .200 (the host).

Sometimes it will just give pages of TTL's from .200 then eventually start replying from .101 as well.

The VM NIC is configured in Bridged mode. Like I said, it had been working fine for months, then this starts happening suddenly.

Since I know a 1 MB file from the internet takes 15 minutes on the VM to download, I tried copying files between the Host and the VM by browsing network shares between the boxes. Transferring from the VM to the Host over windows network shares takes about 1 minute for a 40 MB file. It's operating at about 1.2 megabytes per second on LAN file transfers. I tried it both ways, from the VM to the host and from the host to the VM. Same results.

It's strange that a direct file copy works MUCH faster than an internet download.

Downloading from the internet on the Host server for a 1 MB file takes about 15 seconds and is on a T-1 line. The default gateway for both the host and the VM is a Cisco 2900 series router that's working fine.

Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? My Microsoft Server event logs on the VM and Host are clean, I'm not seeing any errors there.

I'm using VMWare Server 2.0.1.

When I was trying to create 20 GB ("Alocate all disk now" option) VM (WinXP guest) using NAS datastore (FreeNAS 0.7RC1 Sardaukar, www.freenss.org) where  NAS storage configured as CMB/CIFS with FS ZFS)  I've got message:

"File is larger than the maximum size supported by datastore 'NAS'.

WinXP-SP3-Nas/WinXP-SP3-Nas.vmdk".

But this resource is accessible via network environment and is writeable. Again, I can attach this as network drive. On NAS storage (Samba) no quotas.

What wrong in case VMWare Server?

Regards!

Hi,

I'm using VMWare Server 2 on a Windows 2003 server. This server has a Digiboard device, a box with 16 serial ports connected to the computer via a serial connection :

Server ---> com 1 / com 2 -

> Digiboard -

> 16 serial ports

Everything works fine on the server, i can use the serial ports (which have modems at their backs). I'd like to dispatch the serial ports to 3 virtual machines and leave 4 to the physical one. I've set up a new 2003 virtual machine with the following configuration :

serial0.present = "TRUE"

serial0.fileType = "device"

serial0.fileName = "COM7"

serial0.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"

serial0.autodetect = "FALSE"

serial0.startConnected = true

serial0.allowGuestConnectionControl = true

serial1.present = "TRUE"

serial1.fileType = "device"

serial1.fileName = "COM8"

serial1.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"

serial1.autodetect = "FALSE"

serial1.startConnected = true

serial1.allowGuestConnectionControl = true

serial2.present = "TRUE"

serial2.fileType = "device"

serial2.fileName = "COM9"

serial2.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"

serial2.autodetect = "FALSE"

serial2.startConnected = true

serial2.allowGuestConnectionControl = true

serial3.present = "TRUE"

serial3.fileType = "device"

serial3.fileName = "COM10"

serial3.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"

serial3.autodetect = "FALSE"

serial3.startConnected = true

serial3.allowGuestConnectionControl = true

Everything is up (i can see the serial ports are conencted on the VMWare interface and in the VMtools), but I don't see any COM ports on the virtual server. All I have is the usual COM1, COM2, LPT1. Moreover, the applications I have on the server which normally use com ports to communicate don't see these 4 ports.

Does anyone have an idea to make this work ?

Thank you !

Nicolas

Hi,

I need to migrate some VM's from Workstation 7 to Server 2.0.2.  The host OS is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and the guests are Windows 7 64-bit.  I shutdown the WS 7 VM, clone it to remove any old snapshots, and copy it over into a data store on the server.  Then I "Add Virtual

Machine to Inventory", locate the vmx file.  The host then crashes along with the webconsole session.  The log file doesn't seem terribly helpful, it looks like it doesn't know how to read to info in the vmx??

Any ideas?

--Jonathan

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask-ha-folder-datastore-vim.host.DatastoreBrowser.search-16

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-17

Failed to read disk hardware version.

Failed to read disk adapter type.

Failed to read value of property 'thinProvisioned';assuming thick.

Failed to read disk hardware version.

Failed to read disk adapter type.

Failed to read value of property 'thinProvisioned';assuming thick.

Failed to read disk hardware version.

Failed to read disk adapter type.

Failed to read value of property 'thinProvisioned';assuming thick.

Failed to read disk hardware version.

Failed to read disk adapter type.

Failed to read value of property 'thinProvisioned';assuming thick.

Failed to read value of property 'thinProvisioned';assuming thick.

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask-ha-folder-datastore-vim.host.DatastoreBrowser.search-18

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-19

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask-ha-folder-datastore-vim.host.DatastoreBrowser.search-20

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-21

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask-ha-folder-datastore-vim.host.DatastoreBrowser.search-22

RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-23

Task Created : haTask-ha-folder-vm-vim.Folder.registerVm-24

RecordOp ADD: recentTask, ha-folder-vm

RecordOp ADD: recentTask, ha-taskmgr

Register called: Win7-x64-NI/Windows 7 x64 for NI Testing.vmx

Max supported virtual machines: 512

Reloading config state: E:\Virtual Machines\Win7-x64-NI\Windows 7 x64 for NI Testing.vmx

VMHS: Transitioned vmx/execState/val to poweredOff

CnxAuthdConnect: Returning false because CnxAuthdConnectPipe failed

CnxConnectAuthd: Returning false because CnxAuthdConnect failed

Cnx_Connect: Returning false because CnxConnectAuthd failed

Cnx_Connect: Error message: Failed to read vmware-authd port number: Cannot connect to VMX: E:\Virtual Machines\Win7-x64-NI\Windows 7 x64 for NI Testing.vmx

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

Failed to find conversion from windows7-64 to type: vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Unrecognized ddb entry. ID='isNativeSnapshot' Val='no'

Exception: Not Reached: @ d:/build/ob/bora-203138/bora/vim/hostd/vmsvc/vmConfigReader.cpp:2827

Backtrace:

(backtraces not supported)

CoreDump: unable to create the dump file C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-hostd-3488-3492.dmp

Hi All,

Centos 5.5 - 2.6.18-194.el5 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386

AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+, 1.5 ghz, 1gig RAM

(This host currently has 1 guest which is running a simple X-less DNS & SMTP server that chews up a massive 62mhz and less then 128mb ram at any time.)

I have a problem where the guest suddenly powers off, the console error says: *** VMware Server internal monitor error *** - vcpu-0:VMM fault: regs=0x2e98, exc=3, eip=0x8f443.

This was happening randomly every couple of hours, some times after 4 or more, sometimes after 2.

I had heard that some weird things can happen when the host & guest time/date is not in sync. So I went away and installed NTP, host & guest then had the same time. I thought I has solved the problem because the guest was running for almost 2 days, ...but then it happend again ... (see error1log.txt @ 2010-06-21 20:01:05.112)

Do I need to sync the hw-clock time????

I then tried to power it on again a couple of times (see error2log.txt) and got a double fault: *** VMware Server internal monitor error *** - vcpu-0:DoubleFault @ 0x4020:0xb58a9 (0x1000,0x2edc) (0x0, 0x0)

I have done a fair bit of googling on this and it seems to be a common problem across vmware server, esx, esxi where the guest suddenly powers off with a vcpu fault. Unfortunately I could not find any answers to the problem....

Maybe its just a bug and perhaps I need to write a cron script to just power the guest on if the state = off.....

First time posting, so please let me know if you need anything further.

Any help would be appreciated!!!

Cheers,

Joshwaaa

Hi guys

I am new to VMWare server. I have done my MCTS in windows server. I also possess a little knowledge of VMware Server 2. I just want to know that.. what are all the possible interview questions regarding VMWare server.

I need to know what are the questions asked in the interviews for VMware. If i get to know some good questions it will be really helpful in the preparation for my interviews.

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks alot in advance

HI, I am new to VMware.  I have a Windows 2003 64-bit with 4-core 8400 cpu with 4 GB ram.  I installed vmware 2.0 and created a Virtual machine with 2 CPU, 50 gb harddisk and 1024 memory.  I wanted to install a Redhat Linux 5.x.  The problem is, when i start powering on the Virtual machine, it get stuck to 95% amd hangs.  I dont know if it is because, my OS is 64bit and maybe the VMware is 32 bit? 

Does anybody have and idea about this and let me know the solution please.  Tks in advance.

Allan

I installed the VMware Server 2.0.2 (Build 203138), including Web  Access 2.0.0 (Build 128374) to my Ubuntu Linux server (2.6.32-24-server  #39-Ubuntu SMPx86_64). The server host has no console GUI, it's just  acting as server. The server seems to be running fine. I can log in from  a different machine (WinXP using Internet Explorer) and see the virtual  machines overview.

However,  whatever I click, it takes ages to load (client and server are  connected via GigE, just two hubs, no weird networs etc). I often see  error messages in my logfile /var/log/vmware/hostd.log. For example,  when I log in, I read:

[2010-12-31  17:57:41.883 'Proxysvc' 139677796554512 warning] SSL Handshake on  client connection failed: SSL Exception:  error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)

repeated a few times

[2010-12-31 17:57:42.035 'Vimsvc' 139677796554512 info] [Auth]: User tinkywinky
[2010-12-31 17:57:42.036 'ha-eventmgr' 139677796554512 info] Event 25 : User tinkywinky@127.0.0.1 logged in
[2010-12-31 17:57:42.036 'PropertyProvider' 139677796554512 verbose] RecordOp ASSIGN: latestEvent, ha-eventmgr
[2010-12-31  17:57:42.036 'PropertyProvider' 139677796554512 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  sessionList["529b9b0c-d7c5-15da-b3e6-cbf705f1aefc"], ha-sessionmgr
[2010-12-31  17:57:42.559 'Proxysvc Req02177' 139677787031312 warning]  PendingServerStrm: client write-completion error: Broken pipe

[2010-12-31 17:57:42.568 'Proxysvc' 139677790881552 warning] SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)

repeated many times, sometimes intermixed with this one (the BIORead numbers vary):

[2010-12-31  18:03:21.746 'App' 139677789677328 error] SSLStreamImpl::BIORead (  65B8C10) TimedAsyncRead failed: Connection reset by peer

followed by this debug messages:

[2010-12-31  18:03:22.767 'PropertyProvider' 139677791147792 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.view.ViewManager.createInventoryView-304
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.870 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-datacenter"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.870 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-folder-vm"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-folder-host"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-folder-datastore"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-folder-network"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-compute-res"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-host"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["ha-root-pool"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.871 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp ADD:  view["16"],  session[52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec]521f9791-16f1-bd8b-0594-266db9fc7dbe
[2010-12-31  18:03:22.875 'PropertyProvider' 139677797086992 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.view.InventoryView.openFolder-305

and again many times the "SSL Handshake on client connection failed" and "TimedAsyncRead failed" and:

[2010-12-31  18:03:23.793 'Proxysvc Req02623' 139677787297552 warning]  PendingServerStrm: client write-completion error: Broken pipe

Intriguingly, I get

[2010-12-31  18:03:24.469 'App' 139677791147792 error] An error occurred while  loading configuration "/usr/local/lib/vmware/settings",not all entries  are being read. It is strongly encouraged that you manually inspect the  file and fix any corruptions.
[2010-12-31 18:03:24.504 'App'  139677791147792 error] An error occurred while loading configuration  "/usr/local/lib/vmware/settings",not all entries are being read. It is  strongly encouraged that you manually inspect the file and fix any  corruptions.

but I have not any "settings" file in my install dir /usr/local/lib/vmware. After two more lines like this:

[2010-12-31 18:03:25.229 'Proxysvc' 139677791942416 warning] SSL Handshake on client connection failed: SSL Exception:

my  web browser shows an error box: "The server could not complete a  request (HTTP 0). / The server encountered an unexpected condition that  prevented it from fulfilling the request. If this problem persists,  please contact your system administrator." However I am my system administrator and have no clue.

When I press "OK", I see

[2010-12-31  18:09:34.079 'Proxysvc Req02680' 139677852522256 warning]  PendingServerStrm: client write-completion error: Broken pipe

[2010-12-31  18:09:34.080 'Proxysvc' 139677787031312 warning] SSL Handshake on  client connection failed: SSL Exception:  error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.081  'App' 139677788096272 error] SSLStreamImpl::BIORead ( 65B8C10)  TimedAsyncRead failed: Connection reset by peer

[2010-12-31  18:09:34.160 'PropertyProvider' 139677790881552 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-318
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.169 'PropertyProvider' 139677787031312 verbose] RecordOp ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.view.View.destroy-319
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.177 'PropertyProvider' 139677789148944 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-320
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.186 'PropertyProvider' 139677796554512 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vmodl.query.PropertyCollector.Filter.destroy-321
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.197 'Vmomi' 139677796820752 info] Activation  [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0x61e7bd0] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on  [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.197 'Vmomi' 139677796820752 info] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.198 'Vmomi' 139677796820752 info] Result:
(vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
   dynamicType = <unset>,
   msg = ""
}
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.216 'PropertyProvider' 139677796820752 verbose] RecordOp  REMOVE: sessionList["52c1b795-8b17-64b4-8a2a-923dea27f0ec"],  ha-sessionmgr
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.218 'ha-eventmgr' 139677796820752 info] Event 32 : User tinkywinky logged out
[2010-12-31 18:09:34.218 'PropertyProvider' 139677796820752 verbose] RecordOp ASSIGN: latestEvent, ha-eventmgr
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.218 'PropertyProvider' 139677796820752 verbose] RecordOp  ASSIGN: info, haTask--vim.SessionManager.logout-322
[2010-12-31  18:09:34.915 'Proxysvc Req02685' 139677796820752 warning]  PendingServerStrm: client write-completion error: Broken pipe

I am really clueless.  I am using VMware for some time now, a Windows XP machine hosts a  virtual Linux. This was an attempt to do it the other way, but at the  current state, this is not usable. The problem doesn't seem to be  relared to any particular activity as it happens even when I do nothing  after login.

Does anybody have any idea where to search for the problem?

I'm trying to create a new VM and have started with this command

ovftool  untanble.ova vi://username:password@ESXhost

I've tried all sorts of options after the command but it always returns:

     Error: Curl error: Couldn't resolve host name

What does this mean?

Thanks,

Brian

Hello All,

I'm having a troubling issue with the vmware-vim-cmd command on all my Windows 7 and Server 2008 machines.  I don't recall it being an issue in the past, but recently it has been.  Anytime I issue a vmware-vim-cmd power.shutdown command I will get an error message that the the guest cannot execute scripts and never shut down.  However, if I log into the guest and issue the exact same command it will shut down proplerly.  Also, for a undetermined period of time, I can issue the command to this same guest while not logged in.  It will shut down properly.  If it stays on for a few days this command will no longer work.

Hi, I am working with a problem vmdk file. The good news is, no snapshots or other complications. The bad news is, I've taken this as far as I know to take it.

I copied the vm to another machine and behavior is exactly the same in both places. Can't start it. Can't add the vmdk to a new machine either. I have seen a few posts where folks know how to snip out the bad bits... but that was not a Windows box. Can it be done here as well?

I reckon this is the relevant bit of the log, but I am happy to post any additional information that may be useful. I will also attach a zip of the log. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Feb 27 15:50:29.475: vmx| DISK: OPEN scsi0:0 'D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk' persistent R[]
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Grain #542052 @69393792 is pointed to by multiple GTEs
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DG): GT[1376][7] = 69393792 / 69328256
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Resolving      GT[1376][7] = 69328256
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (XG): GT[1376][12] = 69325123 / 69328896
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Resolving      GT[1376][12] = 69328896
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (XG): GT[1376][28] = 69330635 / 69330944
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Resolving      GT[1376][28] = 69330944
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (XG): GT[1376][30] = 69326915 / 69331200
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Resolving      GT[1376][30] = 69331200
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Grain #549100 @70295936 is pointed to by multiple GTEs
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DG): GT[1376][127] = 70295936 / 70492544
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Resolving      GT[1376][127] = 70492544
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] Grain #1449 @196608 is pointed to by multiple GTEs
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1376][255] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1376][383] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1376][511] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1377][127] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1377][255] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1377][383] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPARSECHK: [D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk] GT Error (DZ): GT[1377][511] = 196608 / 0
Feb 27 15:50:29.882: vmx| DISKLIB-SPUTIL: ===== Extent dump (D:\Data\VMServers\PSFSDGUTIL01\psfsdgutil01.vmdk) =====

Hi!,

   I'm having a problem with one of my virtual machines on VMWARE Server 2.

Suddenly, after a server crash, the machine didn't boot up correctly. Apparently something went wrong with the hard disk. I tried to remove and add again the hard disk, however, when I tried to add it it says:

"The selected file is not a valid virtual disk file. Please choose a different name"

Attached there are vmx, vmxf and vmdk files.

Any hint about this?

HI, im trying to set my some hp blade bl460c in a C7000  and i'm struggling with the iSCSI Hardware adapter.

I'm running VSphere ESXi 5.1 update 2 and have no trouble with FC adapter. Yet, the hardware iSCSI adapter won't show up on the host.

I tried different vib install to load the iSCSI driver from the vmware download section, but nothing worked so far. And the vib loaded made the host unreachale by the client... Received error 503, connection refused. Even by ssh... I stuggled as many command stated "Unable to connect to local host". I had to redo the blade profile and remove the iSCSI adapter to successfully log back on the blade and than run the command to remove the vib installed... ouch.

So... I was wondering if anyone successfully made it work! There an iSCSI accelerator in the c7000 and want to take advantage from it!

I am using Microsoft server 2003

I have been given this machine to reside in my room.

I have two other PC's in the same room and are both able to connect to the internet no problem.

I have attempted to gain access to the internet using the server.

In my attempts i found that WMNET1 and WMNET8 have their own IP addresses

WMNET1

IP                192.168.255.1

SUB            255.255.255.0

WMNET8

IP             192.168.30.1

SUB         255.255.255.0

With the change of addresses the LAN settings will need to change.

I have tried to connect to the internet and asked that an IP addres be obtained automatically. That did not work

I tried disabling WMNET1 and 8 then put through the request again. After doing an ipconfig i obtained the LAN IP address and a subnet but no default gateway address and was still unable to connect to the internet or give anyone remote access to the machine.

I then enabled WMNET1 and 8 and change settings to automatically obtain an IP address

I did an ipconfig and got back the same LAN address with subnet and the same WMNET IP details as above and still unable to connect to the internet nor give anyone remote access

Do i have to change the settings in VMWARE to accomodate for the change of address? or do i have to change something on the server to allow internet access

I have been at it for about 6 hours now and being Easter and all no-one is around to assist so i am hoping someone out there is reading and can help.

Thanks,

Stevienix

Dear Friends

I'm using VMWare Server 2.0 on a debian linux server.

I need to be able to refresh the datastore from the command line, this because I need to put the refresh command inside a bash script.

Obviously I know how to do it from the web management, but as you understand, I need to do it from the console.

Thank you for any answer, help or tip

Robert

Message was edited by: FAsTec

Hi All,

I am receiving this message on one of my vmware servers, and I am desperate to access this drive again as there are database files I need to access that I don't have a copy of anywhere else.

I have tried running windows recovery, and then loading the scci drivers but no hard drive is detected.

Is there any other way to recover this server ?

thanks in advance

Greetings,

I did a bone-headed thing... I was expirementing with permissions and in one of my "test" images I added "Users role Read-Only on This object" but I didn't realize that as an "Administrator" I am also a user and that "deny" permissions supersede allow permissions. Now I have no way to go back and delete that permission on the users group! I'd happily just delete this VM from my inventory but it won't let me do that either.

How do I remove the permission or remove the VM from my inventory? This is very frustrating!

Thanks!