Importing VHD Images into VMWare
Hi, We have been trying to import the MS Exchange Server 2007 VHD downloadable image into version VMWare server 1.0.5, but it was failing with the message "Cannot find virtual disk". We therefore...
View ArticleVirtual Bridge Firewall with EBtables
Hello, Here are the details: Host: running Ubuntu 7.10 with 3 NICs eth0 is naturally binded with VMNet0 VMWare Server 1.06 Guest: Ubuntu JEOS with two dedicated NICs. eth1 is binded with VMNet2...
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 ArticleNetwork driver install fails on Win XP guest, Debian host
Nobody seems to have this problem, but I just can't install the network driver for the Windows XP guest OS. Windows XP refuses the given drivers for some reason. I'm running VMware Server...
View Articleno universal serial bus controllers
My guest OS will not recognize the USB. I know there is a lot of talk about this topic, but I could not find one that said that this item was not even listed in the Device Manager. How can I add...
View ArticleUnable to create 64-bit guest OS with AMD Quad-Core Opteron
Hi, I am using VMware 1.0.10 on my system that is running RHEL 5.4 x86_64 and has the AMD Opteron 2354 (Quad-Core) AMD chip that shows to support 64 bit OS and also shown to support AMD-V...
View Articlemodify 60GB *.vmdk file in windows
Hello all, My CID's are out of order in my *.vmdk files and I need to modify them. However I can't just open up the file in notepad as it's over 60GB. My RAM runs out when trying to open it in VIM and...
View ArticleWhat product do I need to open a .vmx file? VMWare server says
I've been given a .vmx file (and some small associated files) that have an Ubuntu system on it which I need to run. I installed VMWare Server (the free download) on a Windows XP PC (it installed ok...
View Articlecopy for *.vmdk *.vmx *.vms *flat.vmdk does not work
HI All, I had created a copy of my vm machine a year back and it was working fine. today when I created a new vm using the old *.vmdk *.vmx *.vms *flat.vmdk files it did not reconginize those files...
View ArticleAfter P2V,slow, stuttering performance
We had a Win 2003 Std file server start to blue screen on us multiple times a week. Signs pointed to hardware issues, so we decided to P2V and get it virtualized before transferring data to a new VM...
View ArticleWindows cannot load extensible counter DLL VMware
Rebooted my server 2 days after installing VMWare Server and now I'm getting this message in the application log of the windows event viewer. Anyone else experiencing this issue? Here's the complete...
View ArticleHide vmware tools from systray by default in Terminal Server
Is there a method to hide or prevent access to vmware tools for terminal server users in Windows 2003?
View Articlevmware-vdiskmanager.exe freely available in VMware Server or separate dwld?
Hello everybody,is vmware-vdiskmanager.exe utility to resize virtual disk freely available in VMware Server, or as a separate download?I'm a Workstation user and never faced this question, so beg your...
View ArticlePing from Vmware Host to Guest
I've a box running 1.0.2 on SLES9 SP3 with a bridged W2K3 guest. The W2K3 is giving the DNS to the SLES9. I can resolve the addresses including all SRV entries but I can't ping them by that name not...
View ArticleCan not access guest from host or host from guest.
Hello, I can't acess my guest system from my host nor can I access my host from my guest. Both the host and the guest are Windows 2003 R2. I can ping both directions but if I try to access a file share...
View ArticleConvert Physical Linux Machine to Virtual
Hey all.... What can I use to convert a physical Linux machine to a virtual? i know you can convert windows but I can't seem to find anything for Linux. Thanks
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...
View ArticleAutofit Window and Autofit Guest not working
I run VMware Server 1.0.3 build-44356 on Ubuntu Feisty as host. The guest I am running is Xubuntu Gutsy. The issue I am having is that the Autofit (both Window and Guest) seem not to be working. Is...
View ArticleRamifications of changing "numvcpus" parameter on a guest
I have a guest machine(Windows 2003) that has the "numvcpus" parameter set to 2 in the VMX file. The host has 2 - Xeon HT procs, and i am runing 3 VMs currently on it. From reading through the forums i...
View Article*.VMEM Files
Can we remove the .vmem files from our VM's? I think they are used for memory swapping from host to guest, correct? If so will they just get recreated if I remove them? Main reason I am asking is,...
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