VMDK recovery / vmware-mount: It is not safe to mount the virtual disk.
Hi, I'm trying to recover a vmdk from a VMWare Workstation VM which apparently wasn't shutdown cleanly. I'm using vmware-mount to mount it, but all options I tried so far have failed miserably. My main...
View ArticleVMs power on stuck at 95%
Hello virtual people, I have a serious issue with VMware Server 2 on Windows Vista x64. When I try to power on a virtual machine, it stucks at 95% on the "Power On Virtual Machine" task. It...
View ArticleLogin/Password issue with LDAP
Hi, My system's root password is control by LDAP. I don't have access to it. I do have sudo. So how to get over the hump of signing on to VMware server 2? Thanks, tvm
View ArticleHow can I access all my local drives from Virtual Machine
Hi there..... Iam a newbie here and just installed VMware Server 2.0.1 on my windows xp (Notebook). Guest os is Windows Server 2003. I have 3 partitions in my host computer. Those are C,D,E. Drives....
View ArticleVMW server 2 Web GUI doesn't listen on 8222 or 8333
Hi all, I have been installed a VMW server 2 X86_64 in a ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsty) server, all the process of installation and configuration follows normally, but at the end of these, when I try to access...
View ArticleVMWare Server 2.0 only recognizes one cpu in web interface
Hey guys, I am running VMWare Server 2.0 and for whatever reason it only shows one of two Nahelem Xeon's with 8 cores (4, but with HT its 8). I am currently running 26+ VM's on this machine, and I...
View Articlebsod driver irql not less or equal using win 2008 32bit vm guest
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...
View Articlenetwork connection sends but dont receive packets??
Hello, I have a strange problem, my network adapters were fine earlier today and nothing changed and all of a sudden now I cant get out of the virtual machine to connect to the network. my adapter is...
View Articlehow to enable Accelerated 3-D graphics on Windows XP
I seach to enable Accelerated 3-D graphics on Virtual machine 1 on vm server. Is it possible ? if yes how ?
View ArticleBridged networking: host and guest IPs?
The topology: Physical router (IP 192.168.1.25/24) connects to Host Machine (IP 192.168.1.1/24) running a VM (IP 192.168.1.2/24). The issue: Using bridged networking, the VM cannot connect through...
View ArticleMonitoring bandwidth usage of VMs in a Windows host
Hi, I have a Windows Server 2003 x64 with VMware Server 2 installed on it and a few virtual machines running. I need to know how can I monitor bandwidth usage of this virtual machines? I have limited...
View ArticleVMWare Server 2.0.2 recognizes only 1 of 2 phisical CPU
Hi readers, i've got a big problem on 3 DELL PE R610 with 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GH ..... VMWare Server 2.0.2 recognize only 1 CPU x 8 Cores (from GUI), instead of 2 CPU. There's any...
View ArticleMoving a VM from one Host to another without vCenter Server
Hello All, Something recently came up which raised the question about moving a VM between hosts without the help of vCenter. I am currently running vSphere managing 3 blades in a c3000. I have an...
View Articlemove virtual machine, change path to it, & expand size of hard disk
pre script: already gone through : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VirtualDiskManager.pdf i installed my virtual machine in drive e:\virtual machines\ashokvm with virtual disk size in the same drive with...
View Articlecannot connect Windows Server 2003 R2 guest to internet
I have had constant problems with getting my server connected to the internet. At first, all I had to do was install VMware tools to get the network driver. Then, after I installed all the critical...
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Issues trying to SSH to virtual machine
Hi, First of all, my apologies if I've accidentially posted this in the wrong forumgroup, this is my first post here. I have been trying to search for a solution to my problem but I haven't managed to...
View ArticleHaving some problems opening vmx files on VMware Server 2.0.2
I havve added a datastore which was used as a datastore from a previous install of Vmware Server 2.0.1. Now when I try and add a virtual machine to the inventory from the newly added datastore the...
View ArticleVmWare Server revert to snapshot from command line
Please, please please. Somebody knows how can I revert to snapshot with vmware Server? Thanks in advanced!
View Articlemsg.vmxaiomgr.retrycontabort.rudeunplug:Operation on file...
Hi there, Anybody knows what this error message means: "msg.vmxaiomgr.retrycontabort.rudeunplug:Operationon file ".\PhysicalDrive1" failed.If the file resides on a remote file system, please make...
View ArticleHow to add a nic to a VM via command line on vmware server 2.0 using command...
Hi there, I'm trying to add a nic to a VM that does not have one configured using the following command Command usage is: devices.createnic vmid unit number type network vmware-vim-cmd...
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