Can't shutdown Virtual Machine via VMrun
I have a Windows Server 2003 as host, with VMware Server 2.0 (build 122956), with a Windows XP (SP3) installed as a virtual machine. I'm trying to shut down the image from the host, but I'm having no...
View Articlechkdsk running but don't know why.
I know this is off subject, but I hope some of the server experts will be kind enough to offer some advice. I am running XP x64 (Based on Server 2003) and occasional I experience very long boot...
View Article"vmauthd event ID 100 - cannot connect to VMX" in event log & "Failed to read...
Hi, I have a problem with VMware server 2.0 running on Windows 2003: Guests do not start when VMware server starts. Instead vmauthd error is logged in event log and hostd.log. I already checked...
View ArticleIntermittent guest network connectivity loss under network load
Greetings Vmware experts, Fairly new to both Linux and Vmware. I am having an odd issue that I cannot isolate on Vmware Server 2. My Server 2008 guest is intermittently dropping the network...
View Articleclicking "sound adapter" in add hardware wizard does nothing
I have server2 running on a debian linux machine. I'm trying to add a sound adapter to a WinXP Pro virtual machine. But nothing seems to happen when I click on "sound adapter" in the add hardware...
View ArticleWebinterface don't start
Hi, after many tries I can run the 2.0.2 Server Build on my 64Bit Gentoo with Kernel 2.6.28.10 All VM's running, but I had update the portage tree and now the webinterface don't start. All logs...
View ArticleCentos 5.5 - Guest suddenly change state to power off - internal server...
Hi All, Centos 5.5 - 2.6.18-194.el5 i686 athlon i386 GNU/LinuxVMware-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...
View ArticleThe drive cannot find the sector requested.
I have a Blackberry enterprise server, running in Windows 2003 SP2, running on VMWare Server2. When doing a snapshot backup using AppAssure Replay4 application I am getting the following error in the...
View ArticleVMware server 2.0.2 and Windows 2012 EN 64bit
Hi allCan anybody can help me with Windows 2012 64bit installation on the VMware ServerVersion 2.0.2Build 203138? I'm trying to install Windows 2012 from ISO image called:...
View ArticleParallel port inconsistent behavior
Hi all, I have moved/created new virtual machines in CentOS 5.2 64bit to run XP, W2k3, Vista and W2k8 guests for testing. I am happy performance-wise. But as part of testing, I need to have access...
View ArticleCannot connect to any USB device on my virtual machines
Hallo, need HELP. i had 3 virtual machines (1xW2k3 DC and 2xW2k3 as an virtual Cluster) with Virtual Server 1.05 on my Laptop (XP SP2) created. USB functions great. Then our IT installs Vista SP1 on...
View ArticleVMWare Server - Guest OS does not startup after Host system reboots
I have an issue where the only running Guest OS within VMWare Server does not start up after the host reboots. I have looked into this and I already applied the following settings for the guest VM;...
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 Articlevmware authorization service not starting
I've seen lots of references to this happening on workstation, but not on server. The vmware authorization service can not seem to start on my system (Windows XP SP3, up to date.) I've just made a...
View ArticleCannot connect to the internet
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...
View ArticleRunning out of free space in this directory may corrupt the virtual machine's...
I've been running vmware server 2 for like 6 months now and all of a sudden this week I keep getting this error in VMware Infrastructure Web Access. Its a popup question with Ignore and Continue as...
View ArticleCan not install 64bit guest
Hello, i have problems installing 64bit guests on a server runnning Vmware server 2. Here is the detailed information: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHzHost OS: Debian lenny...
View ArticleAMD Opteron and VM Server 2.02
Looking to buy Dell server (2970) with AMD Opteron processor(s). It appears from the documentation that only older Opterons are supported. Are there any newer updates on compatability or is this it?...
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 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...
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