Remote Console Error - unable to connect to the mks: login...
FIXED: Apparently there was a corrupted file in one of my VMs. After rebooting and deleting the VM (deleting inside VMServer did not work, I had to manually delete the files), I could remote to the...
View ArticleVista - VMware Host Agent Service Hostd fails with Event ID 7024 error...
-Services-Windows could not start the VMware Host Agent on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer...
View ArticleAutomatic shutdown of vmware guests does not work
I have a vmware server 2 on ubuntu 8.04.1 64 Bit. I configured 5 vms to automatically start and shutdown when the host is rebooting. The automatic start works fine. However, the shutdown seems to be...
View Articlep2v - vm contains hidden network connections
I hope this is the right forum. I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. Please keep in mind that I basically know enough about vmware to be dangerous, but am by no means an expert. I was asked by a...
View ArticleIs there any value to enabling Intel-VT for 32-bit Linux host and 32-bit...
Hi All, I have a quick question concerning my VMWare Server 2.0 installation on my Linux host workstation. The Linux host is 32-bit, and I am running a single guest, which is Windows XP Professional...
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(Was:Time to laugh, or cry?) Became /dev/rtc interrupts and kernels..
This is actually pretty hilarious, but nevertheless it's really sad. On top of all issues with shutdown, startup, suspend and more, that both I (VM Suspend vs. shutdown and general problems...) , and...
View Articleno login-fields at web-service, just blank
A few days ago I ran into the following problem: when try to logon to my vmware-server at https://myhost.com:8333 I only get a blank page but not the usual and expected login-window I tried...
View ArticleVMware server 2 crashed, lost an important VM, where is it?
I can't find anything like this on the web, and I have posted to the Ubuntu discussion forums with little success so far, but here goes: I am running Ubuntu 8.10 desktop (2.6.27-14 generic), with...
View ArticleCould i install a Solaris spark os within vmwareserver2.0?
hi there, My computer's cpu is Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz I guess vmware server 2.0 don't support Solaris spark image, right? Is there a plug-in for vmware server2.0 to resolve...
View Articlecannot select hostonly and NAT network in add hardware wizard
hi I have installed vmware server 2 and using windows as host and also guest operatinf systems. After creating the virtual machine, network in guest operating system doesn't work. I can select bridge...
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vmware-vmx-stat running all day, hogging up CPU to 100% and creating large...
One of my two VMs that were originally running on Fusion (converter) and is now running on Server 2 (Debian Host all 64B) winds up with a subfolder called stats (none of my other VMs have this) and it...
View ArticleSticky keys in VMware Server 2 console under Linux/x64
Hi! I have strange issue, and i didn't find any answer. I installed VMware Server 2.0.2.203138 on Linux x64 and i experience a "sticky key" issue. I typing normally, but sometimes random key will be...
View ArticleNetwork Performance is very very slow
Hi;I am new to VMWare und installed the Server2 on one of my desktops Dell Vostro 6GB Ram, Intel i7 2.8 GHz, Network adapt. Broadcaom Netling Gigabit Ethernet and one of my Toshiba laptops 4GB, 2.2...
View ArticleBIOS .bios440 has unexpected file size
Hi, I have just installed VM Server 2.0.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 and tried to open an existing guest. However on start up I get the following error: BIOS .bios440 has unexpected file size...
View ArticleLoosing data while converting disk to monolithic
Hi, I have a disk split into 2gb files. I'm using the following command to convert the disk to a 1 file disk in order to migrate to ESXi: vmware-vdiskmanager -r disk1.vmdk -t 0 disk2.vmdk The...
View ArticleCan't get rid of xxx-00001.vmdk file
I had all my guest OS data in one vmdk file (I'll call it server.vmdk) until last Tuesday, 12/14/10. Since then, the original server.vmdk file still exists with the date time stamp of 12/14/10. All...
View ArticleHow to convert Win2000 server
Dear All I have a virtual machine instance of win2000 server running on an earlier verision of VmWare server 1.0.1. I really would like to run this on the newest version of VmWare Server 2.0.2. I have...
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Can't get traffic to route outside of network
I've been banging my head against the wall for nearly a week now, trying to get external access to my VMware LAN. Let me start out by explaining what I have. First, I am running VMware Server 2.0.2 on...
View Articlemsg.vmxaiomgr.retrycontabort.rudeunplug:Operation on file
Hi FolksI have a guest operating server that keeps getting the error "msg.vmxaiomgr.retrycontabort.rudeunplug:Operation on file"If I abort and restart it comes up but can then for no reason get the...
View ArticleVMWare Server On Windows 7 Host with SBS 2011 Guest
Hi Guys, Looking for a little help with this problem. As above I have a Windows 7 64bit Ultimate machine with 16gb RAM running Small Business Server 2011 as a virtualized machine. All is pretty much...
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