Errors configuring Vmware Server on CentOS 5
Hi guys, I'm trying to install VMware server on CentOS 5. I normally run VMWare Workstation on Windows but want to try running this from a linux platform instead. I just downloaded and installed the...
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no localhost
Hi, I installed VMware server but there is no option to connect to localhost. So if I start it, this comes: As you see there is no option to connect to localhost (the first time I started it...
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 ArticleNTBackup System State Restore
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2650 server (RAID 1 - C; RAID 5 - E) that is a Windows 2003 R2 domain controller. I trying to perform a test restore of the entire system from offsite backup. I have the...
View Article32bit Guest on 64bit Host
Hello, I'm trying to configure a 32bit Guest OS on a 64bit Host, and the guest always reports as 64Bit. (uname -m is always x86_64) Is there a property or setting in the .vmx I can change so that the...
View ArticleHow to use serial port (Linux host, Windows guest)
Hello, I have a bluetooth GPS receiver wich i want to use under Windows in a virtual machine. In Linux, the receiver is connected at /dev/rfcomm0, but how do I set it up, to be used for example as...
View ArticleWinDbg between two virtual machines (serial ports not working?)
I've followed the instructions here: http://www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/devices_serial_debug_gsx.html and here: http://www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/devices_serial_connect2vms_gsx.html I've...
View ArticleJust say it's not possible: kernel debugging windows VM from another VM (not...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've tried pretty much every possible way to do this, and it hasn't worked. So I'd like vmware to simply put it in writing somewhere that the following isn't possible, so...
View ArticleHard Disk Space reduction in ESXi 4.0
Hello, I am using VMWare ESXi 4.0 server. My hardware has 460 GB of hard disk and 16 GB of RAM. I have two virtual instances of VMware running Windows 2003 Server. I had configured 200 GB and...
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 ArticleHow to control boot device order
How do I force my virtual machine too boot from an installation CD instead of a hard disk drive? I've installed debian-etchy once and now I want to start from scratch and and re-install debian (I...
View ArticleGuest does not fit in fullscreen
Hello, here are the specs : Guest OS:Windows2000 Host OS: Windows XP Vmware Tools installed Vmware server 1.0.4 options fit to guest AND fit to window checked preferences.ini :...
View ArticlePPPoE: 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 ArticleHow to change screen resolution in Fedora 8 guest?
Hi, I have a Vista host with 1440x900 resolution running VMware Server 1.0.5 hosting a Fedora 8 guest. The guest OS currently has the resolution of 800x600 automatically configured during...
View ArticleInstall steps for VmWare on CentOS 4.5
Does anyone have the installation steps they succussfully used to fully install (all options, etc.) CentOS and VmWare Server? Is there a good generic read on this somewhere? Thanks!
View ArticleDoes VMWare Server support .vhd files (MS Virtual PC)?
Does VMWare Server support .vhd files (MS Virtual PC)? I downloaded the free .vhd image of XPSP3+IE8beta2 from Microsoft web site, but VMWare says it's not a valid image. Why?
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Poor disk performance under linux, fine under windows. Benchmarks
After spending what now amounts to 4 weeks dealing with this issue. Get ready for a long post hopefully with lots of performance/throughput numbers. The challenge:Windows 2000 SP4 Guest >512MB RAM...
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 ArticleSolution: VMWare Server 1.0.10 Console on Windows 7 64Bit
Hello, This entry is for all those people who want to use VMWare Server 1.0 with Windows 7 64Bit. I have wasted about 30 hours to come up with this recipe. I think I have a scenario that many others...
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...
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