How to shrink a Linux Guest
Hi, I got a VMware Server on a Linux OS and now I won´t to shrink a Linux Guest on that server. The Linux Guest have 2 HDD´s. One small with 10GB an a big one with 200GB. And the second partition...
View ArticleUnable to create 64-bit guest OS with AMD Quad-Core Opteron
Hi, I am using VMware 1.0.10 on my system that is running RHEL 5.4 x86_64 and has the AMD Opteron 2354 (Quad-Core) AMD chip that shows to support 64 bit OS and also shown to support AMD-V...
View Articlentldr file missing
I'm using VMWare server 1.0.10 build-203137 and I'm having issues. Basically I have a Symantec Ghost server running on a Windows XP SP3 box. I want to virtualize that machine for backup capabilities....
View ArticleRecover the contents of .vmem file
Hi, I was using a Linux LiveCD inside a VM (no hard disk, the filesystem is loaded in memory, in this case 512MB). I saved some files in this environment (not the best idea, I know) and before I could...
View Articlehow to expand virtual disk fails
I am using vmware server 1, on SME 7.6 (Centos based) linux. I am trying to increase the virtual drive using vmware-vdiskmanager from the command line. Problem appears to be spaces in the vmdk file...
View Articlerestrict guest OS (XP) access to intranet services on linux host
Greetings, I would like to restrict access to intranet computers, shares, etc., from an XP VMware guest running on a Linux host. The host will have access only to the intranet (why? so secret stuff...
View ArticleHow do I increase the size/merge the partition of the VM hard disk?
Hello: I created a VM for the development team at my company but when it was created it was completed with an 8.0Gb hard disk and they would like to increase it to at least 100Gb. I was able to do...
View ArticleWindows could not start the VMware Host Agent on Local Computer. For more...
I get this message when trying to start the VMware host in services. I'm running Windows XP x64.
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 ArticleShell Script for Backup on RedHat
I threw this code together to help with my backup of VMs. I hope some others may benefit from it. Any suggestions to make it better are gladly accepted! #!/bin/bash #Set Date into number only...
View ArticleNetwork name is no longer available Win 2003 host/guest(s) on VMWare Server
Hello! I get errors of "The specified network name is no longer available" which seem to correlate to other people's problems about large fast file copying between guest and host. The errors come from...
View ArticleCan't connect to VM with VMWare Server console
I'm running VMWare Server 1.0 on Windows 2003 Server Enterprise SP1. We applied the DST fix from Microsoft, and now I can't connect to the host using VMWare Server Console. The VMs are still running...
View ArticleVMWare Server and High Availability or failover with linux-HA, iSCSI, DRBD?
Well, I need to know if this is possible, and if someone else has attempted this (and got it to work), please let me know what you did... Here goes Hardware:2x Ubuntu host servers running VMWare...
View ArticleProblem compiling vmmod on FC6, new 2.6.20-1.2925.fc6 kernel
Hi all; FC6 got a new kernel this morning and running vmware-config.pl results in a failure when attempting to build the vmmod module. Here is the relevant output: What is the location of the directory...
View ArticleHELP! Can't start VM - "Parent Virtual disk has been modified" error
When I attempt to start the virtual machine, I get the following error: "Cannot open the disk 'c:\virtual machines\actuate 8 - windows 2000 server\Actuate 8 - Windows 2000 Server-000004.vmdk' or one of...
View ArticleAdd Guest mode to display full screen Suse 10
Hi all I cannot seem to display full screen modewith vmware server loaded onto Suse 10 when I start the virtual Machine and then try to switch to full screen I get this error Unable to find an...
View ArticleVMware Server Console connection refused.
I have 1.0.2 runing on SLES 10. When I attempt to connect with VMware Server Console on Windows XP I get the following error regardless of what userid I try:...
View Articlenetworking, can't access the guest/host from one another
I am using NAT Host is Windows XP, vmware server 1.0.2 Guest is CentOS 4.4 The guest has internet connectivityThe host has internet connectivity However, I can't ping the host from the guest or vice...
View Articlenatd crash on linux host?
On a linux host system with VMWare Server 1.0.2 with a couple of guest VM's we run into some poblems with the natd process.After a while the quest vm can no longer be reached and we notice on the host...
View ArticleFreeBSD high CPU utilization
I have installed some FreeBSD VM's and I keep seeing high CPU utilization. By high I mean 22-25 percent constantly. My linux and even windows VM's are in the 5-6 percent rage at the most. Even when...
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