How to assign an IP address to a VM Server instance?
I have a Win2k3 dedicated server with two assigned IP addresses. I have installed a VM Server instance (Win2k3 also), and I would like now to assign an IP address to this instance (which is supposed...
View Articlekernel 2.6.26.1 - vmware-server-1.0.6 - not enough physical memory is...
Hi i'm running vmware-server 1.0.6 on Debian linux. i just upgraded my kernel to 2.6.26.1 and rebuilt vmware-server against this new kernel. i also applied the vmware-any-any-update117c (would not...
View Articlevmguest running slow
I have 3 virtual guest that are xp sp3, they running ontop of host that is 2x3ghz , 8gb ram The guess are set to run builds at night and even delete the temp files that almost 40 minutes there no...
View ArticleReal hard disk damaged from vm ?
Hello, I ran into a problem this morning. I've tried to flash my DVD drive from a vm, using the dvd device in non-legacy/raw mode: It failed. But at reboot, my grub partition was also damaged. I...
View ArticleVM does not startup (as in black/blank screen) (UPDATED)
HI allperhaps someone can help. BTW VM == Virtual Machine (i.e. not dependent on guest OS type) I have VMware Server 1.0.6 91891 (I realise this is not the latest).Running on XP Pro SP2 on oldish...
View ArticleVMware server on XP machine, can get out to the network, but cannot access...
Hi folks, I have a VM built on an XP machine. The VM is running Windows Server 2003 SP1; I can get to the VM no problem from the host machine, and from the VM I can go out to the internet, ping,...
View ArticleVMWare 1.0.7 on 2.6.26.3-29.fc9.x86_64
I'm trying to install vmware on FC9 with the 2.6.26.3-29.fc9.x86_64 kernel, and it fails to build the kernel module. I have tried the vmware any any patch with no success. Does anyone have any...
View ArticleMaximum Virtual Disk Size
We're using VMware Server 3.x. My issue is I'm trying to virtualize a physical server that has a 500Gb drive. When I try to create a virtual disk the maximum size I'm allowed is 256Gb. Is there...
View ArticleMake virtual computers run faster
We are running vmware server 1.05 on an Ubuntu Linux Host. Our Virtual pc's are win 2000. Are there any tips on how to make them run faster? thanks
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ubuntu as guest, help please.
managed to get xp working in vpc, opensolaris in vbox over the weekend, massive waste of time... they both say ubuntu is supported, but both hang up crash, or bluescreen on install. im running a new...
View Articlevmware server virtual network adapter not working ... help!
We downloaded vmware server a few days ago. We have installed it on two separate new HP Proliant Servers running MS Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit (to get beyond the 4GB RAM use limitation of the...
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 ArticleVMWare Server 1.0.6 uninstallation procedure has bugs: services and drivers...
VMWare Server 1.0.6 uninstallation procedure has bugs: some VMWare services and drivers remain installed! Is this bug fixed in the new version 1.0.7 ?
View ArticleCannot open VMparport driver for
hi i have this configuration: * Host is Windows Server 2003 Ent. with 2 adapter pci-x for add 2 parallel port* Guest is Windows Xp (bios setting of parallel port are set to bidirectional ) and when...
View ArticleCan't clone VMs in 1.0.6 server
I have a WinXP 32bit working VM tuned for VMware server 1.0.6. I have no issues at all with this machine. I copy it to another location, change its name in both .vmx file and into the virtual disk file...
View ArticleAdd a virtual wireless card
Hello all, I need to diagnose an access point connection, and for that I need a virtual wireless card (on Windows host).With the built in card in the vmware software, the host is first get a connection...
View ArticleGuest VMs barely responsive after 10
We have a Windows 2003 host running VMware Server. I noticed that if I get more than 10 VM guests started, CPU utliization sits at 100% on all guests even though they are idle. The host shows it CPU...
View ArticleFILEIO: Failed to get a lock for file
I had a Windows 2003 VM running on an Ubuntu host that died on me. I'm now trying to boot up that VM on another Ubuntu machine running the same version of VMware Server 1.0.7 and I keep getting ......
View ArticleBluesccreen after vmware tools upgrade (PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, 0x00000050)
Host OS: Linux (Gentoo)Guest OS: Win XP Pro VMware server: 1.0.6 build-91891WinXP on a partition (dual boot). This setup has worked for a while before the upgrade. After upgrading vmware tools my...
View ArticleStrange pfSense+VMware Problem
I have 1 PC running W2k3R2 (Bigboy) that is the fileserver and running VMware Server. I have one onboard NIC connected to the local switch and a 4-port PCI network card. Each one of those ports, I've...
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