ESXi and stand by server
Question, I want to setup ESXi on a server and have another one on standby if at all possible. Here the issue if I have it in a cluster format Sybase charges us based on per processor....
View ArticleEtreme disk latency ESXi 4.1
I've got a new install of ESXi 4.1 on an HP Proliant DL180 G6. I've spun up a few VM's, but I am seeing absurd latency in the disks, the read latency stays around 30 ms, and the write stays around 60...
View Article32bit and 64 bit questions....
hi everyone, Thank you for your help in advance. I encounter little problem... Someone in our company tried to convert a server with 64 bit hardware but with 32 bit windows on a ESX v4 (freeware)...
View ArticleCopy files between guest and host
Guys When I try to copy files from guest to host or the other way around, it's extremely extremely slow with vmware server. The guest is a windows 2003 system If I try to copy files to/fro another...
View ArticleChanging Network Adapter Traffic
In my server i have two network adapter. One adapter i have the IP 192.x.x.x and another 10.x.x.x. I need that my virtual machinne use the adapter that have IP 10.x.x.x. I only use this adpter when i...
View ArticleCant not ping guest VM from network - tried all common solutions
I am running a XP VM under VMPLayer 3.1.4The VM was taken (snapshot) from a XP machine with cabled connection and now is hosted on another XP machine connecting to LAN through wireless I can ping:VM...
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Flaky performance from VMServer
Hello, I had VMPlayer installed and it worked flawlessly, but uninstalled that and installed VMServer for 64bit capability today and have had nothing but problems with it. I've caught the VMWare Host...
View Articlevmware server - link states
I am running server 2.0 and just 1 guest os right now (pfsense/freebsd 8.1). The problem I am having is that if I remove the network cable from the physical NIC, the guest os does not see that it...
View Articlevmnet-sniffer does not write out capture
this command gives a real time tcp dump sudo vmnet-sniffer -e vmnet8 -w ./tempouti can see source and destination ip and portshowever, i cannot find the tempout file, even if I do thissudo...
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weird behaviour (CPU on Host goes up and down)
Hi Everyone We're having a ESX 3.5.0 with several running Guests. I had some performance issues on those Guests and i spent some time today to find out, what exactly could be the cause for those...
View ArticleUser Permission with user group at Linux
Dear all, I have created a User role at VMware server 2 named "AAA" which allowing users to control the VM. I grant a user with AAA role, it works great. I grant a user group with AAA role, those...
View ArticleCannot login to vmware Server on Windows 7 host
Hi, We had vmware Server 2.02 running on a Windows 7 Professional x64. And had a Red hat virtual machine running. Two days ago we had a powercut, and when power was back, our virtual machine started,...
View ArticleCan thin provisioned disk shrinked with vmware tools?
I want to ask about how shrink harddsik in thin provision wih vmware tools shrink tab? is it need a special configuration or something? I've looked for the answer but the answer always zero the bit and...
View ArticleProblems running update to v7.1.4 within vmware Workstation
Hi, I'm running Workstation 7.1.0 build 261024 on my Windows 7 machine. On startup I'm invited to upgrade to v7.1.4. However every time I do that I get no further than a "download pending... (2%)"...
View ArticleIst das direkte laden einer VMX per PXE möglich?
Gibt es eine Möglichkeit, dass man per PXE auf einem PC ohne Betriebssystem direkt eine VMX starten kann? Ich habe eine Applicance und möchte die testweise laufen lassen. Möchte aber auf dem Rechner...
View ArticleError: Cannot connect to VMX when Adding Virtual Machine to Inventory(SOLUTION)
I am not claiming that this method will fix all errors attributed to this, but after spending a few days on this and reading all the posts out here with no real solution it can't hurt to share....
View ArticleESX suddenly went offline
I have 5 ESX servers with HA and DRS enabled (fully automated). Yesterday night the ESX05 (4.0.0, 208167) suddenly went offline. After checking the event logs in vmkernel, the following notification...
View ArticleNeed help with new 2003 Server VM
I recently installed a copy of 2003 Standard on a 2.0.2 VM and am having networking issues. I can ping external addresses, but, http does not work with browsers. I checked the NIC speed and it is...
View ArticleTrouble with fresh install of 2.0.2 on Win7 64-bit
Hello, I've installed VMware Server 2.0.2 on my new Dell Latitude E5520 with an i5-2520M processor, running Win7 Pro 64-bit. Installation went fine, and I created an Ubuntu 64-bit VM. When I start it,...
View ArticleAccess Linux VM Ware Install from Windows
Hey guys, I'm familiar with basic Linux and VM Ware concepts, but I'm running into an issue I can't figure out. I'm running Red Hat Enterprise 5 on a VM Ware install on my laptop. The problem is that...
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