How to increase disk size of image ?
Hello, I am using VM Ware Server Image. I have 8 GB size of C: in it. I want to increase to 20GB.Can any one provide me any tool or link to that tool and document in which steps are given to increase...
View ArticleA general system error occurred: Unknown error
All my Vm's won't power on, and any new vm i create will not power on ... Nothing changed hardware wise, not to sure why this is happening, does anyone have any advice? The VM won't even post .. don't...
View ArticleUnable to install Windows OS when using scsi drives
I've been using vmserver v 1.4 for a few months now. I recently upgraded to v 1.5. I wanted to create some new vm pcs. My delima is this I create a new VMusing scsi instead of ide. I load the scsi...
View ArticleShift key stops working (server 1.0.6 Kubuntu 8.04.1)
I am running VMWare server 1.0.6 on Kubuntu 8.0.4.1 Hardy with a Windows XP Professional Guest OS. Every time I launch vmware, after a period of time my shift and caps lock keys stop working. I am...
View ArticleVMDB Failure, I cant power on, vmware server 1.0
Dear member I was running this 2003 server since from 2006 in vmware server 1.0, on Last friaday i did shutdown for cold backup, after that i cant power on any more, I am getting VMDB failure, I dont...
View ArticleUnexpected Shutdown of VM during Shrink
I have VMWare server 1.08 on CentOS 5.3 with Windows server 2003 guests. the vm is using non-preallocated 2gb split files. I'm trying to shrink the vm using VMWare tools. After the "prepare to shrink"...
View Articlevmdk file zero'd out
Hey All, I'm working on a VM that is on a testing and development server, and I'm not sure how it happened, but the first flat vmdk file has been zero'd out. I'm not sure how or exactly when it...
View Articlevmware-server-console does not start
Hi ! I installed on Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop (32bit) vmware-server-console 1.0.10 (tested 1.0.6, 1.0.7 and 1.0.9) without any problem.I ran it without any problem for a couple of days. Today I update...
View ArticleI cannot ping my guest operating systems via Bridged Network Connection
Hi Everyone, Here are the details:Host - Windows 7 - Firewall is turned on - has static IPGuest OS 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Firewall is turned off - has static IPGuest OS 2 - Windows Server 2008 R2...
View ArticleVMServer v1.0.5-80187 Warning 25301. IIS configuration failed (131073)
Hi I "tried" to upgrade my VMware Server installation1.0.4-5652 to v1.0.5-80187. After deinstall the old Version and restart the error message VMServer v1.0.5-80187 Warning 25301. IIS configuration...
View Articleerror 25009. Setup failed to create the VMware group
I'm trying to install my first copy of VMware. I get the above error message (screen shot attached). I'm running Windows 2003 server 64 on a new Dell machine with 8GB RAM. The machine is a domain...
View ArticleCan't access VM on second NIC
I've configured a guest machine in order to test a program in a "pfSense" environment (FreeBSD). I'm having a terribly dificult time setting up both NICs to work properly. pfSense is looking for two...
View ArticleUnable to get info for disk (IDE 0:0) ..can't open .vmdk .. The parent of...
Hi there. I have had a hellatious day working with VMware Server. I am running VMware-server-1.0.6-91891 on CentOS 5.3. Originally this morning, the system was running 2.0.2, but today I couldn't get...
View Articlentldr file missing
I'm using VMWare server 1.0.10 build-203137 and I'm having issues. Basically I have a Symantec Ghost server running on a Windows XP SP3 box. I want to virtualize that machine for backup capabilities....
View ArticleSize of VMDKs has tripled in last few weeks
Hi guys. I think I have a seriuos problem in one of my virtual machine. I would appreciate your helpful reply. I have "VMware Server 1.0.9 build-156507" running on "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release...
View ArticleTaking a Snapshot - is greyed out
I am working with a set of images on vmware 1.0.1 console. I have just been given a new image to add to the set. I have made a few changes and now notice that I cant take a snapshot because that...
View ArticleBridge Virtual network to VPN
Hello all, I configured a vpn connection from a host Windows 2003 server to a RRAS server. I try to bridge this vpn connection with Virtual Network Editor but it does not appear in the list. In the...
View ArticleCan't open .vmdk or 1 of the snapshots it depends on. Reason: file specified...
I have recently posted another thread for a separate issue on VMware-server-1.0.6-91891 running on CentOS 5.3, this issue is different but stems from the same day. I posted there that I had downgraded...
View ArticleHP G3 and G4 P2V Random Reboot
A couple months ago I performed a P2V of two production HP Servers both with 3GB of RAM and 120GB raid5. One a HP ProLiant ML370 G3 with Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition and the other HP ProLiant ML370...
View ArticleYour Computer does not support Long Mode. Use a 32bit Distribution.
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 that has 2 3.0 Ghz dual core Xeon processors, with 4 GB of Ram. I want to use VMware ESX 3.5 Server for Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 64 bit. When I start the Virtual...
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