Linux: bridge guest on eth alias ?
Host A: Vmware server 1.0.6 on Debian4.0r4 one nic with eth0 (IP ) and eth0:0 kernel 2.6.24.5Guest B: Debian4.0r4 one nic eth0 I want to define multiple servers as guest OS which...
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I'm using Vista Home Premium 32-Bit (SP1) as the host running VMware Server 1.0.7 and a guest machine with OpenSUSE 10.3 Linux. The Linux guest is running Samba for file sharing with the Windows...
View ArticleWindows 2008 VM Network Driver issue
Hi, Im trying to update the network driver on a freshly installed Windows 2008 Standard VM (on Windows 2008 Host, VMWare 1.0.6). Do i have to use the driver associated with my physical adapter...
View Articlehow to reset virutal machine bios password
hi I have been using vmware community version 1.04 and i have set a bios password for one the virtual machine running into, now i have to reset the password to blank since i have lost that...
View ArticleVMWare 1.0.9 on Ubuntu 9.04 - Thinkpad t60
Hi all, I spend all day searching for a very specific problem. I didn't found any answer so here i am. Here is the config : Thinkpad T60/dev/sda1 : Windows XP (with windows boot menu pointing to...
View Article.WRITELOCK files preventing automatic startup after power loss
Is there perhaps a "[ ] Yes, I really want it to #$!%ing start after a reboot, even if it invovles deleting stale lock files" check box anywhere that I've missed for over two years? Presuming I'm not...
View Articlegsx issue almost full file system
ok , I know that gsx is old school but I am charged with keeping it running. I get these two error. my hope is that someone has seen this before and know which direction I need to take. 1....
View ArticleProblem with host id changing when copying guest from desktop to laptop
Is there a way to fix the host id of a guest to a pre-set value, so that as you move from your desktop to your laptop the host id doesn't change and your licenced software fail to work? For some...
View ArticleGuest not responding
Dear all, I have an instance running on VMware server 1.0.6 and sometimes the guest it's offline...No errors , no logs on the W2k3 host ...is there any way to check logs within the VMware server...
View ArticleRunning soft stop with new vmrun doesn't pause
Hello.I have a backup script which uses vmrun to do a soft stop on the VM, then copy the disk files, and restart the VM. It works fine on all my Vmware Server 2 boxes and most of my Vmware server 1...
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Using a VM made with VMware Server on a Workstation , possible?
Hello all I am trying to run a Windwos 2k8 Server on a Workstation. Therefore i have two Image... and guess what I am not able to make a VM out of them... My question is simple. I don't want to...
View Articleguest not booting - "SOCKET 1 new update req with non-empty pending: logical...
Hi, i'm running VMware-server-1.0.9-156507 on a SLES 10 Box. This worked for years fine. I have Windows XP, SLES 10 and SLES 11 as guests. Currently i'm trying to create a guest with SLES 10 to test a...
View ArticleVMware server compatibility issue
Hello, I tried to install VMware-server-1.0.9-156507 onto an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit machine. It did not work and we have virtual machines that were created for that version of VMware. Any ideas of...
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 ArticleVix API for Shutdown
Is there any api in Vix 1.0 which is equivalent to clicking the "Shutdown" button from the "Start" menu?
View ArticleVMWare Server + USB + Vista
Has anyone found a way to make USB work on a Windows XP Guest running on a Windows Vista Host with Virtual Server? (I know this evidently isn't supported...)
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 ArticleHow to Start and Stop Virtual Machines From Windows Command Lines
I need to put together a strategy for backing up each virtual machine image file to a tape library. I would like to run a backup program on the host that first executes a command line to stop a...
View Articleno usb dection in ubuntu 7.10
in ubuntu 7.04 all my usb devices i used in vmware-server worked fine i did a fresh install of the latest ubuntu 7.10 and vmware-server dont see any usb devices at all whats up with that??? if you...
View ArticleVMware Tools - You do not have permission to perform this operation
I have VMWare server (1.03 build 44356) installed on a Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Server, we currently only have 1 guest which is a Windows 2000 Server SP4. Everything is working fine for the most part...
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