PPPoE: MS Virtual PC works - VMWare Server doesn't
Hi all, I've been several days strugling to get a PPPoE broadband ADSL connection working from within a WinXPSP2 guest running on VMware Server 1.0.4. I've read many postings here but my problem...
View Articlenetwork problem between host and guest
Hello,I use vmware server 1.0.3.44356 on host windows2003-SP1, same my VMs.Network connection is Bridged."Ping" between host and VMs works fine and SMB-connections also. After I had executed "dcpromo"...
View ArticleVMWare server redundancy plan
With moving 6+ servers to a single hardware it brings up the risk of losing many services if the server fails. I realize there are enterprise solutions for this but looking for something low cost until...
View ArticleMaximum hard disk size limitation?
Back in the GSX day, I seem to recall a 256 GB size limitation on virtual hard disk drives. Does that limit no longer exist with VMware Server? Is there any limit now (of course, notwithstanding the...
View ArticleVMEM Files Linux vs. Windows
So, I spent serveral days last week playing around with the pros and cons of running a Linux (CentOS) vs a Windows (Server 2003) host. One thing that was frustrating me was that I couldn't find a...
View ArticleSecondary IP's
Hello, We have a Windows 2003 server with a VMware virtual machine running inVMware Server. Entire Windows 2003 server had a network adapter with172.10.105.64 - 172.10.105.79 IP range. We have created...
View ArticleVM remains Stuck... (Input/output error)
Problem: Guest will not power on. It remains in a "Stuck" state. Issuing the vmware-cmd /path/vm.vmx answer returns the following: Question (id = 186134308) :Operation on file...
View ArticleVMware on server 2008
Is there something I need to do to get VM to run on Windows Server 2008? I went the the typical install and it apears to not be able to find the server. I see the server and the application pool...
View ArticleVMs bridging to both physical networks on host
I'm trying to set up a secure DMZ environment on one of the physical network cards in my host (2 cards total) Lets call the first card my LAN card and the 2nd card my DMZ card. I have the LAN card...
View ArticleHow to remove an old network card after VMware Conversion
Hi, I used VMware Convertor to import an physical Windows 2000 Server into VMServer 1.0.6. However, when I enters a static IP address on its emulated network cards, the IP address is assigned to...
View ArticleCannot ping guest IP
Scenario 1: Guest OS and host OS: Windows 2003 ipconfig on guest: 192.168.175.128 I can ping this (guest) IP from the host machine, but get a "Reply from 192.168.203.186: Destination host...
View Articleeth0 has different MAC address than expected
Hello, I use VMWare Server 1.0.6 on XP SP2 host. I created a VM CentOS 4.6 (I know it's not supported, but almost same as RHEL) with a fixed IP address, all works fine until I installed the VMWare...
View ArticleNo hard drives have been found (Guest OS Installation)
When trying to install guest OS Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.6 for a new virtual machine under host OS XP Pro, I get the warning "No hard drives have been found - You probably need to manually choose...
View Articleguest (win2003) cannot ping host (linux) using hostonly
Hi, all, I've install the vmware-server-1.0.9 in centos 5.3 x64, create a hostonly vm - windows 2003. in host, ifconfig vmnet1: vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01 inet...
View ArticleConvert Physical Linux Machine to Virtual
Hey all.... What can I use to convert a physical Linux machine to a virtual? i know you can convert windows but I can't seem to find anything for Linux. Thanks
View Articleset_rtc_mmss: can't update from...
Several VMs running on at least one Server have this message repeated over and over on the console. One of them had some sort of stroke and died. Googling suggests that this is caused by ntpd trying...
View ArticleHow to force shutdown suspended guest
Hello I am using VMware Server 1.01 on my Debian Etch machine.On the server there is a guest MS Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1. I create script on host server which suspends guest, makes backup of all...
View ArticleDriver update for Intel PRO/1000 MT Adapter
Hi, I use VMware Server 1.0.3 build-44356. One of my virtual machines is a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition. The virtual network adapter is listed as Intel PRO/1000 MT Adapter. Windows uses...
View ArticleGuest OS' clock runs too fast
I have looked for solutions for this problem, but haven't found one that works for this system. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. The clock of the guest OS runs around 1.5x faster than...
View ArticleVirtualBox works but VMware doesn't
I have identical applications on identical guests (WinXp) connecting to the same DB on a linux host. On VirtualBox, this connection is established by entering the server address as the default gateway...
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