Vmrun shutdown of virtual guest not working for me in Server 2
I am trying to use the vmrun command line utility to force the shutdown of a running virtual machine under Vmware Server 2. The host system is Suse 10 and the guest is Wndows Server 2000. I am using...
View ArticleUbuntu 8.10 Webcam in VM?!?!?
I am struggling here and really need help.I have Ubuntu 8.10 desktop installed and successfully installed VMware server 2.0. I built a Ubuntu guest VM and want to use my USB webcam in the VM but no...
View ArticleMap or assign USB devices to virtual machines
Hi, I searched this for a while and didn't find any proper solution. Here is my case : I have three virtual machines, one under Linux, and two under WinXP. I also haveat least three USB devices...
View ArticleHELP!!! Server 2.x, Server 2003 guest - Install tools, guest hangs on reboot
As the title suggests, as soon as I install the vmware tools and reboot, the guest hangs on "Preparing network connections..." If I let it sit for a long time (30 mins), I'll get a logon prompt, then...
View Articlerunning vmware-vim-cmd as non-root
I have installed VMware Server 2.0.2 on CentOS 5.5 and configured a regular (non-root) user account as the VMware administrator.This works fine when using the web access interface, but the command line...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Standard 4 CPU 4 GB memory limitation
Windows 2003 Standard has a 4 cpu and 4 GB memory recognition limitation. But when virtualizing a physical server that is running Windows 2003 Standard, would it be possible to allocate more than 4...
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vmdk file showing 0MB
I am unable to start my VM machine due to below error message "Reason: 19 (No such device).Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/4fc925da-08b6f598-348b-002564fd3fa1/ITS-Treasury/ITS-Treasury.vmdk' or one...
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Allocate Disk Space now option Does not work with Split into 2 GB files...
Hi Lads, I Have Vmware server 2.0 Build 29 /10/2008 and it is running on CENT OS 5.2 ( might not be fully supported platform), anyway... Vmware Server Has been working fine except for...
View Articlepptp timeout on vm windows server 2008 r2
Hello, on VMware Server 2.0.2 for Windows i have the following setup: Host: Windows Server 2008 R2VM: Windows Server 2008 R2 The VM has a bridged network adapter with its own public IP-Address...
View Articlessl enabled vsftpd server in virtual machine with NAT
Hello, I set up a virtual machine (configured with NAT virtual networking) running vsftpd on Linux as a FTP server. This FTP server is SSL enabled with both control and data connections requiring SSL....
View ArticleResize Fixed Size VMDK
Im trying to resize a vmhd. I know I have to convert it to a new vmhd to do so. Ive been searching for a little while and got a good idea on how to do it, but something must be wrong in my syntax....
View ArticleFirefox 3.6 and vmware remote console doesn't open.
After upgrading to firefox 3.6 I can't open up my virtual machine through the browser. I downgraded to 3.5 and it worked. This is the message I get: Cannot access virtual machine console. The...
View ArticleRecommended Maximum:(3600 MB) - Can I assign more than this amount of RAM if...
I am running VMwaer 2.0.2 on 64 bit Linux, with 16GB RAM... eahc of the VM images are showing that the max ram i can allocate is Recommended Maximum:(3600 MB), is this correct?
View ArticleHow to properly reboot host machine
Could anyone tell me or point me to a guide that tells how to properly reboot a vmware host machine? I have a server running windows with vmware server 2 on it. How do I go about rebooting this machine...
View ArticleVMWare Server NAT Configuration
Hi, I have got a vmware server setup on my Red Hat server but am having problems with my NAT configuration. the configuration was working fine before I restarted vmware but since it has stopped...
View ArticleI can't see all my 8 vCPUs in my W2K8 Server
Hi there I have installed ESXi 4.1 trial version into a DELL power edge 2900 server, I know that my server has a xenon intel processor, with 2 physical cores, and each one can have 4 processors and I...
View ArticleTrouble Connecting to iSCSI SAN
I am terribly sorry, but I didn't know which discussion group to post this question in. I tried FT and HA, but it said I wasn't allowed. Hopefully a moderator can move this to the appropriate...
View ArticleIPv6 connectivity between guest and host
Hi all, Hope I got the right place, I find this forum structure very confusing. Anyway. Situation is this: I have a dual-stack network using router advertisments, putting all systems on the...
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 ArticleSlow VM XP Clients
Good morning, Thank you very much for leting me join your forum. I'm a newbie on vmware, I've been working with virtualbox since 5 years and now I'm trying vmware to migrate my servers. I have the...
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