Replacement for VMware Server 1.0
Hello Community I am currently running a few CentOS 5.x hosts with VMware Server 1.x hosting various guests like CentOS VMs, legacy Netware servers and some Windows machines.Now I need to set up new...
View ArticleVMWare Server: Dependency problem on 64-Bit Red Hat ES 4, EM64T
I just installed RH ES 4 on a new Dell box. VMWare Server reports a number of libraries not found, but locate finds the file.ie.:libX11.so.6 => not found but locate finds the filelocate...
View ArticleMethod "stop (soft)" of vmware-cmd has a timeout of 4 minutes...
... is there a way to change it? The info is needed for Windows and Linux hosts. Thanks!
View ArticleNIC stop responding
I have tow virtual Machine install on DELL 2950, 8G of RAM and 2 Dual-Core 3.2. Host and guests os are Windows 2003 R2 x64 Enterprise Edition.Once a month the NIC of the first VM stop responding but...
View ArticleWin2K3 Host cannot ping RHEL4 Guests and vice versa
My configuration is as follows: Host : Win2K3 ServerVM S/W : VMware Server 1.0.2Guest1 : RHEL4 (RedHat Enterprise Linux 4)Guest2 : RHEL4 (RedHat Enterprise Linux 4)CPU : Intel Core2...
View ArticleMemTrimRate question
by default my memTrimRate is set to -1. Based on some threads i have read i changed it to MemTrimRate = "0" and it has improved performance. My question however is exactley what is it doing? I've...
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Ubuntu Gutsy server host for VMWare = HUGE iowait
Please help. I have just installed a new Dell 2900 server of very beefy specs that is running like a lamb, not a lion. Host machine specs: Dell 2900, dual quad core xeons, 32GB of RAM, Perc 5/i RAID...
View ArticleWindows server 2008 install hangs on "windows is loading files"
Hi, I try to install Win 2008 RTM on my vmware server 1.0.4 (and 1.0.3) on Debian (2.6.24). When I boot it, it hangs on the "Windows is loading files" screen, and I never get the installation...
View ArticleConvert from growable to preallocated?
Is it possible to convert a virtual disk from growable to preallocated? I have had enough of the defrags and poor disk i/o. I know the inverse is true with: vmware-vdiskmanager -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 0...
View ArticleRemoved snapshot, how to remove the -00001.vmdk file?
Hello everyone, I have a VM in VMWare server which I used to have a snapshot on. I have since deleted the snapshot, but I see that it left behind a file 120gb-000001.vmdk, which i assume was the data...
View ArticleVmware tools for MSDOS 6.2
I have VM installed on OpenSuse 11.1. I have created a MSDOS 6.2 Guest OS. When I install VMTools it gives a error "Sorry, the VMware Tools package is not available for this guest operating system"....
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 Articlevmon build fail Fedora 10
2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 #1 SMP i686 athlon i386 GNU/LinuxVMware-server-1.0.8-126538.i386VMware-server-1.0.9-156507.i386 Short version: vmon build fails when running vmware-config.pl Long version:...
View ArticleCannot connect virtual device ide1:0.
Hi all! We are running VMWare Server 1.0.2 with three Virtual Machines. Two W2K Server and one WXP. I have written a script which (should) backup the machines. At first the machine goes to suspend mode...
View Articlebinding vmnet8 (NAT) to another interface
greetz I have a linux host with vmware server 1.0.3 and it has 6 nics on it. one of the nics eth2, runs as vmnet0 (bridged)now eth2 has an ip address because its required for other reasons..so in short...
View ArticleEth0 disapears in VMware and Ubuntu Server
I've reproduced this error many times: 1) Download VMWare Server, and Install2) Download Ubuntu Server 7.04, and install in VMWare3) Complete the OS installation4) Networking is functional, eth0 is...
View ArticleVMware, gigabit, and FreeNAS
I have a FreeNAS v0.684b running as a guest inside a VMWare Server 1.0.3 machine on an XP Pro host. I can move files in and out of FreeNAS just fine except it seems to run at 10mbps when the physical...
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...
View ArticleUSB drive sharing between guest and host?
It's not currently possible to use a USB device both in a VMware guest and in the host at the same time, correct? Per my observations, the guest takes the device away from the host OS when it powers up...
View ArticleRecording sound in a VM (Windows under Mac OS X)
Is it possible to record sound inside a VM? I have the sound device working - playback is just fine. But when I record (using, e.g., Windows "Sound Recorder" (sndrec32.exe), all I get is silence. I...
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