VMWare Networking.. Help Required.. Pls Help...
I have a VMWare server on my laptop and two guests running on my external hard-drive. My laptop is on Win XP and both the guests are also running on Win XP Pro. As per guidance provided in this...
View ArticleMAC Address keeps changing on Guest OS
Hi everyone, I suspended one of our Win2k3 guest machines and moved it to another vmware server and now i constantly get disconnected from our TS. I've logged into our router and noticed that it k...
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Problem with disk space
Hi I have installed VMWare Server on my Debian Server. The problem is that I have got a Virtual Machine with two virtual hard drives of 60 gb and 25 gb, but the vmware files of that virtual machine...
View ArticleTrying to convert a VM to ESX
Source Type: Physical ComputerSource Login: A remote machine - authenication fields filled inSource Data: I specify c: and d: drives Destination Type: Other VMVM Name: VMHOST02XLocation:...
View ArticleClock very slow on Windows 2003 Server
I know the clock issue isn't abnormal and I have researched and tried the various methods of correcting the issue but with no luck. The host is a Dell 2950 with 2 Dual Core CPU's running Linux...
View Articledc's are virtual but what about file servers?
all my win2k3 dc's are virtualised and running sweet. the thing i'm not 100% sure about is my file servers. i'm confident that if there is a crash on them, that i can mount the drives and recover the...
View ArticleWidnows 2008 Guest Nic doesn't see driver
I'm running Server 1.04 and it will not allow me to install vmware tools to my windows server 2008 guest. What is the work around?? Thanks!
View ArticleBuild a new VM from a snapshot
I have a VM with a fresh install of w2k3 with all the latest Microsoft updates. I made a snapshot of it. Can I create a brand new VM using this snapshot file? Is this the right way to do it? Thanks!
View ArticleDisable host file cache for guest machine
Hello, Is there a way for vmware to not cache the vmdk hard disk files? I run some benchmarks in vmware-servers and I need all the files to be read from the disk all the time. The host is linux...
View Articlecan't bridge to wlan0
Hi I have an anoying problem where I can't bridge to a wireless (wlan0) interface. I've tried using two different versions of vmware server on two different boxes....same story. My setup:...
View ArticleSetting up networking on virtual machine to talk to LAN
Hi - basically here is my issue. Having just purchased a Dell PE 2950 I downloaded the laster Vm server, having successfully installed on top of my Server 2003 OS I then configured my first virtual...
View ArticleCannot start any VM
I've installed VMWare 1.06 on a fresh box with Windows XP SP3, all Microsoft Updates applied. Directly after installation, I attempted to create a new VM of Windows XP. I completed the wizard, put in...
View ArticleManually force clock synchronization via vmtools from within Linux VM?
Hi folks: Does anyone know if there is a way to manually force a clock synchronization via vmtools from within a Linux VM via command line so that it can be placed in a script? The problem I'm...
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Hercules Monochrome Graphics in VMware Server
I'm looking for a way to connect to a virtual Hercules Graphics card (monochrome monitor) that will support text and graphics modes in VMware Server. When the virtual machine starts it has the main...
View ArticleSamba and NAT on Windows host
On my Windows computer (XP SP2) i've got VMware Server installed.A few days ago, I reinstalled my Debian client (webserver, no GUI) but I used Etch instead of Sarge. Normally I use the bridged...
View ArticleA 19 simultaneously runned virtual machines becomes not operable after 20-30...
Hello. My problem (briefly).A 19 simultaneously runned virtual machines becomes not operable after 20-30 minutes of working on my server. My Server's configuration.OS: Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard...
View ArticleUSB activation key not mapping through to guest
Hello all, Host Specs, Windows 2008 x64 standard server, BEEFY! Dell 840, RAID 5, 8 GB. Single guest, Windows 2003 SBS x86 *32 bit VMWare server 1.0.6 One of the server products on the guest...
View ArticleNot able to browse the Server where my VM is on from the VM.
Server (Dell Power Edge 2900)Windows 2003 64BitsVMWARE Server - Version 1.0.5 build80187 VM Information:Windows 2003 ServerBridge ModeStatic IP Here is my issue: From the Windows 2003 Virtual...
View ArticleGuest Time To Fast
I need some help with my vmware guest 2003 server the clock is much faster than the host; my host system is a windows XP SP2 with a dual core amd operton processor. My vmware server application is...
View ArticleBUG: AMD Phenom 64-bit Guests "not supported" on VMware Server 1.0.7 Linux...
There was another thread on this a long time ago, but I think the conclusion was incorrect, so I am starting another one. It appears that there is a bug in VMware Server, at least up through 1.0.7,...
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