Constant VM Crashes on Fedora 11
I recently upgraded 2 servers to Fedora 11 and VMware Server 2.0.1. One server is a 32-bit system, the other is a 64-bit system. My virtual machines are randomly crashing on both servers with the...
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 ArticleRevert to Snapshot not working properly
Hello everyone I've made a VM machine to make images on, to get as clean images as possible. And during this process I've taken alot of snapshots, and reverted, but now it seems that the reverting...
View Articlewindows 2003 guest with slow network speed
I have vmware server 2 installed on Windows 2008 host. There are a few windows 2003 enterprise guests and they all have poor utilization of my host network. My host has 1Gbps connection and it is...
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 Articlesupermicro X8DT3
hi i read a few post about supporting ICH10R for vmware Esxi , so esxi cant work with ICH10R.i want to know so can i install esxi with " 1 hard " without raid on this mainboard ( supermicro X8DT3 ) ?...
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 ArticleCan't move VM in vmware server 2 from one host to another
Hi,I want to move a currently working VM from one host to another.The details are:1. Both hosts are running Vmware Server 2 their hardware specs are different.2. I created the VM using VMware Server...
View Articleovftool "Couldn't resolve host name
I'm trying to create a new VM and have started with this command ovftool untanble.ova vi://username:password@ESXhost I've tried all sorts of options after the command but it always returns:...
View ArticleVMware server 2.0.2 Bridged network not working
Hi, I've just installed VMware server 2.0.2 on Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop and setted up 2 bridged network. One is bridged to a Ethernet card and the other one is bridged to a wireless card. My problem is...
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 ArticleServer fails to boot when non-system volume is attached
We are currently receiving the following error from ESXi 5 upon booting one virtual machine:Event Details:Type:infoDescription:Message on Metric-Backup on esxi.spartan.local in ha-datacenter: There is...
View ArticleVMware guests freezes when initiating snapshots
Hi, We have Vsphere 5.0 and Vcenter, with mixed OS, such as 2003, 2008, 2008 R2. When I initiate the snapshots, if there users still logged on it will freeze and not let them log on un-till the...
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Disk I/O Latency increase
2-5 times a day I get a warning in the events log that looks like this... Device naa.600508b1001c2be40929c423819e3359 performance has deteriorated. I/O latency increased from average value of 5627...
View Articlei have a vmdk created by vmware workstation 7 ... i need to create vm using...
i have a vmdk created by vmware workstation 7 ... i need to create vm using that vmdk in vmware server 2.0.2 ??? how ???
View ArticleUnable to delete "lock" files
I've a couple of old "lock" files from a long-dead host backup that I'd like to delete. However, whenever I attempt to delete them I get messages that indicate that I cannot do so. Using a Windows 7...
View Articlehelp with fixing Grain Table
Hi, I am working with a problem vmdk file. The good news is, no snapshots or other complications. The bad news is, I've taken this as far as I know to take it. I copied the vm to another machine and...
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Problem with UWSWAP file
Hi, I have just completed a big migration to a new SAN and I have one file left that I cant move. Its obviosuly a swap file and it is locked preventing me from deleting it. I have reviewed the config...
View ArticleCan this machine be saved?
I had a vmware machine sitting on a physical disk that died. The drive was sent for data recovery and the following files are toast (not getting them back):...
View ArticleIdentifying right candidate for virtualization of physical servers
Can anyone tell me how to Identifying right candidate for virtualization of physical servers in all the factors?
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