Operation on device '\\.\Tape0' exceeded retry count.
Hi All.... one of the guest vm's is hosting MS SQL 2008 R2 and when i try to read the header of a tape or backup a db i keep getting the following error... Msg 3230, Level 16, State 1, Line 1Operation...
View ArticleCan't get multiple subnets to work
I have a VM Host running on Server 2008 R2 and 4 guests (3 Linux servers and 1 XP Client) and only 1 physical NIC installed. Linux01 and Linux02 are on the 10.2.1.0/24 network and Linux3 and XP1 are on...
View ArticleSlow File Transfer (Server 2008)
Hey guys, I am getting about 16kb (yes kb..lol) a sec when tranferring files from a Server 2008 host to a Server 2008 VM.. so far I have done the following on the host and guest: - Disabled IPv6-...
View ArticleNAT Port Forwarding http:80
I'm trying to setup nat port forwarding for http:80 from my host (Windows Server 2003) to my guest Ubuntu Linux 10.04. The problem that I'm having when doing this is that once I setup the port...
View ArticleIssues with Adding a Second Network Adapter
Hi there, I am having a few issues. I'm sorry if the answer to my question is easily available but I was reading and Google-and-forum-searching for the answer almost all day yesterday with no luck....
View ArticleConvert a physical Wins server to vm for redundancy
Hi Everyone, Thank you for your help in advance. We just setup a Emergency Ops Center and run thru by a fiber optic (so technically it is the same network but with some redundant internet). And we...
View Articlecannot connect network adaptor for XP guest
Hi,I have the following setup: host: ubuntu 11.04 64bit (natty)VMWare Server 2.0.2 during installation i only created vmnet0 (for bridging). I can start my XP guest system but cannot connect the...
View ArticleVM's won't talk between hosts through Distributed switch between clustered Hosts
I have a Dell M1000e Blade Server and have ESXi 3.5 installed on each of my 3 Hosts (physical blade servers). The 3 hosts are clustered within vCenterServer, and I have all of my VM's (13 of them)...
View ArticleFailed to open VMware Server Home Page
Hi Everyone, Here the specification of our system:VMware Server 2.0.0.2712Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 SP2Intel Xeon 3.00 GHz, 19 GB RAM And here the problem:Some time ago we got the problem...
View ArticleTransparent Page sharing disabled (PSHARE: deactivated)
While many discussions have gone here about deactivating page sharing, I have the opposite problem: it seems that despite having put the sched.mem.pshare = TRUE option in the VMX file page sharing does...
View ArticleHow to enable the integrated NIC to be enable for Esxi4.0
Dear all, I build the ESXi4.0 server its is working with the PCI intel 1G NIC , but the server is not seeing the integrated NIC. I checked at the BIOS it is enable as well! Any idea how could I enable...
View ArticleError performing inpage operation
I amn new to vmware server. Got it installed, and created a few vm's. Each vm has it's own static ip address in bridged mode. We can connect to the server to browser shared folders, install programs,...
View ArticleCannot set-up bridged networking (teamed NIC on host)
Hello, I am using VMWARE Server 2.0.2 (latest version). I installed Windows Server 2008 64-bit on the VM and set-up my network adapter as "bridged".The problem is that I don't have Internet access and...
View Articlecan't use usb drive from host
I am unable to connect to a usb drive connected to my host system. When I try, the device is removed from the host system but never shows up in the guest system. I have tried to just map to it as a...
View ArticleHow to create virtual machine from command line
Hello, I use VMware server 2 on Debian Lenny Linux. I am able from command line create virtual disk image by using vmware-vdiskmanager. I can manage virtual machine by using vmrun command too.BUT I am...
View ArticleVMWare / Win Server Basic Networking setup HELP
Hi Guys and Girls, I have a basic setup using vmware server for windows (the latest). I have a bridged network that utilises my ADSL Routers IP Addressing scheme which is sufficient for an active...
View ArticleNo login page at http://127.0.0.1:8222
Hi I am using vmware server for testing at my home, however for some unknow reason I am not able to see the log in page. I tried everying I know of so far, I tried "sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl"...
View Articlevmware server will no longer run
running vmware server on my windows 7 laptop, and this past week it has simply stopped running. when I try to open server in IE or Firefox I get the general "unable to connect" error. where would I...
View ArticleWhat modified my VMDK files
This morning at around 8:00 I turned on my laptop on my home desk and left it there as I left for work. It had been shut off since last night. I didn't stick around for it to finish booting; I just...
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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