VMtools 8.3.12 + Ubuntu 10.10 -- Install Problems
UBUNTU 10.10Linux Kernel 2.6.35-31-generic-pae Always used standard vmtools not open-vm-tools. We have several ubuntu linux servers that are not upgrading properly after the last ESXi updates to the...
View ArticleUsing VMRUN to shutdown Virtual Machines running with Virtual Server V2
I have successfully shutdown virtual machines running on VMServer V2 using the VMRUN command: vmrun -T server -u username -p password -h https://10.55.11.11:8333/sdk stop...
View ArticleMigrating from VMWare Server to VMWARE Player
Hi, Currently I am using VMWare Server 2.02.This product has reached the end of the line and I am considering migrating to VMWare Player. Is VMWare player free ??? What am I loosing or gaining by...
View ArticleVMWare Server 2.0-WIndows 2012 Server
Has anyone had any sucess creating a Windows 2012 VM on VMWare Server via loading an iso image? I tryied loading the iso but keep rebooting, reporting "Your PC Ran into a problem and needs to...
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 ArticleUSB scanner on local pc connect to VM on server
I would like to use a local usb scanner and connect it to the vm I am using that is running on VM server 2. The vm works fine, but I cannot see any way to make my local scanner connect while in the...
View ArticleError: Insufficient permissions in host operating system on Ubuntu 8.04 x86 host
When I run the command: vmrun -T server -h http://localhost:8333/sdk -u myuser -p mypassword stop "[standard] vm-ofi2b/vm-ofi2b.vmx" soft I get the following error: Error: Insufficient permissions...
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virtual machine startups hang at 95% on Windows Server 2008 x64 host
I have seen lots of threads regarding this, but no recent ones. This problem hit me a few months ago. Only solution was to rebuild the host from scratch and re-install latest VMWare server 2.0 build....
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 ArticleThe network bridge on device vmnet0 is temporarily down. Why do I need to...
G'day, I'm running VMServer 2.0.1 on Ubuntu 9.0.4 (Jaunty) hosting CentOS 4.7 guest VMs. I am continually seeing the following message when powering on a guest VM: The network bridge on device vmnet0...
View ArticleCould not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that...
I am receiving the following error when trying to start any vm through the webui. Vm Server 2.0 on SUSE ent. These have been working fine for weeks Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or...
View ArticleNo network access on debian host randomly, any ideas?
Hello, I installed VMWare server on a Debian Poweredge 1600sc server a while ago and P2V'd a Windows 2003 SBS server onto it. It normally works fine but now and again the host server loses connection...
View ArticleHost Only network: Unable to ping Fedora Core 11 guest/host
Hi All, On a Fedora Core 11 machine, I have set up a host only network with Fedora Core 11 also as guest. Host (Fedora Core 11):vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01 inet...
View Article/proc/cpuinfo
Hi, New to vmware. Did installation on VMware Server withRHEL4 32bit. On my system I have "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500@1.66GHz". Windows XP sees the CPU as dual core and show both thecores....
View ArticleVMWare Server 2 Multiple NIC Bridging Issue
Alright. I've read lots and lots and lots about this on the 'net and on Communities, here, but I can't seem to solve this problem. I've got a Windows 2003 64bit VMWare server. It's configured with 2...
View ArticleGuest keeps freezing
Hi all, I am running VM Server 2 on a Windows 7 host and have an XP Pro guest OS. For about 4 months now, the guest has been randomly freezing and will not come back. I have tried a number of ways to...
View ArticleClone existing virtual machine
Hi, I have a running virtual machine (in domain) in vsphere. I was wondering if someone can suggest what the best way is to clone this machine? Out of domain, sysprep,...? Thanks for the answers, Pieter
View ArticleUrgent help troubleshooting VMDK corruption
Hey all, We had the VMWare folders hosting our virtual files accidentally deleted while the server was running. We did not have a backup. Fortunately, we were running Reiser-FS so we attempted a...
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Alert: Datastore usage on disk
I have some alarms/alerts in vSphere for two servers that say "Alert" and "Datastore usage on disk" I am not sure what these mean, since its a vague alert and I can't view any information about this...
View ArticleVMWare Host agent fail to start 0x40000015 0x781346b4
Hi everybody This post is not to send a question, but an answer ! Host OS : Windows XP SP3 I was using VMWare server 2.0 successfully for a while, when my company's laptop has to endure a rebuild.Since...
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