Can't expand disk size
I'm running VMware server 1.0.4. I have a virtual machine running windows server 2003. The current disk size is about 155GB and I want to crease it 45GB to 200GB or so, I have 70GB free so I have...
View ArticleThe parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created - after...
Hi Guys, Summary: - attempt to expand VM - result in 'The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created' error- have read as much as possible about fixes but can't get it back up...
View ArticleProblem running Ubuntu (Hardy Herron) partition with VMWare Server 1.0.6 on...
Hello! I currently run a machine which dual boots Windows 2000 Professional (latest rollup) and Ubuntu (Hardy Herron with latest updates). I would like to use VMWare Server 1.0.6 to run the Ubuntu...
View ArticleExtremely Slow "Restoring Virtual Machine State" (XP SP3 Guest/Ubuntu Host)
Hi, New user to VMWare server here (for a few weeks). I'm running XP SP3 as my guest OS and have one big issue. It always takes between 8 and 12 minutes to fully restore the virtual machine state...
View ArticleWindows Virtual Machines Crashing/Unix Based Virtual Machines Keep Running!
I have the following setup: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.5ghzAsus P5Q Delux Motherboard6 gigs of ram (Pny ram ... did have gskill ... did away with it because of this ...)3Ware 9650SE-8LPML w/ 6 1tb...
View Articlediscrepancy between vmdk file size and expected file size for preallocated disk
I have a Win2003 VM that is set up with an 8GB disk. It is also set to be preallocated. When I look however in the F:\Virtual Machines\W2K3-STD-VM1 directory. I see the following: Windows Server...
View ArticleVM Slice won't load
Hello all, I have a slice with windows 2003 server. I was working on my slice and the power went out. When I try to load my slice now it freezes as it tries to load windows 2003. I see the logo...
View ArticleHow to increase the C: Drive space
Hi all can any one please explain me or point me to a article on how can I increase my main C: Drive space on VMware Server 1,it running really low and i will be in trouble soon Thank you...
View ArticleVM brutally shutdowned : vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF
Hi, we have a very bad problem. Ours VM are brutally shutdowned itselft. Is anybody has already encountered a such problem ? We have tried to reinstall vmware server (we have the last)....
View ArticleCan't open .vmdk or 1 of the snapshots it depends on. Reason: file specified...
I have recently posted another thread for a separate issue on VMware-server-1.0.6-91891 running on CentOS 5.3, this issue is different but stems from the same day. I posted there that I had downgraded...
View ArticleCopy guest from vmware server 2
Hello everybody ! I copied a guest (windows xp) from a vmware server 2 to another box running vmware server 1. (both running windows server 2003)Now this guest is randomly shutdown. There is no...
View ArticleError during attempted start of new VM Machine image
HI all, I am unable to get a new VM Machine to start (that I created today ). I am not very savvy with VMWARE, so please excuse my apparent route level knowledge of (VMware), but I would greatly...
View Articlertc doesn't work when using mssql
We have a few vms with Windows 2003 and Microsoft SQL 2005 sp3 and sp4. We are using Ubuntu 8.04 as the host (2.6.24-23). Time keeping in the vms is not right, the clock is fast, then slow, then it...
View ArticleVMware fails to boot guests after a while until I reboot host
VMWare Server 1.0.10, host OS is Windows 7 64bit, the guest OS is Windows XP 32bit. This setup has worked fine for over a year, then recently I found that after a day or so VMware would no longer boot...
View ArticleVMware Server Console: Wrong keyboard settings on ASUS EEE
Hello ! I am using a small ASUS EEE (Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic - Kernel 2.6.31) with VMware Server Console. Suddenly the keyboard won't work on the Windows XP guest operation system. The keys 'Q', 'W', 'E',...
View ArticleCannot Ping my CentOS 5.6 VM using hostname
Hello, I am configuring a VM as follows. Host:Windows XP SP2VMWare Server 1.0.10 Guest:CentOS 5.6DHCP enabled with NATVMware tools installedhostname = centos-vm I can access the Internet from the VM.I...
View ArticleVM on a 10.10.10.x network
I have a VMWare server installed on a 10.10.10.x network and unfortunately I am not able to make it work. If I am setting the NIC to use NAT I do have internet connection but under the bridge setting...
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ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupt when trying to boot from vmdk file.
I get the error ntoskrnl.exe file is missing or corrupt when trying to boot VM Server from the vmdk file. Any help would be appreciated on a fix. Thanks!
View ArticleVM NTbackup restoration in DR site from physical server domain controller
I have a task to restore NTbackup to VM which is hosted on DR site for domain controllers, NTbackup is from physical servers, is it possible to restore NTbackup from physical hardware to virtual...
View ArticleProblem Migrating a VM from VMware server 1
Hi,I'm trying to move a vm to a esxi 5 host, but have a strange issue. I am using the converter utility to convert and copy the vm, but the guest OS (Server 2003) goes into a reboot loop whenever...
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