Why cant I install WinSrv 2003 R2 x64 hosted on WinSrv 2003 R2 x64?
I reinstalled my 32 bit host OS to install 64 bit Host OS Windows Server 2003 R2 so that I could host a VM running WinSrv 2003 R2 x64. But when I boot my new client to installe it I am getting ......
View ArticleRunning multiple independent-persistant drives on one physical drive
Is it acceptable to run multiple virtual drives in independent-persistant mode on a single physical drive? I ask because I have been working with VMware to see if it will handle running some basic web...
View ArticleSimulate diskless client
How can I create/configure a VM so that it essentially simulates a diskless machine? Furthermore, how would I configure the boot sequence of this VM so that it uses PXE booting, as listed in the steps...
View ArticleVmware stop responding and consume 50% of the CPU
Hello everyone, I have faced a problem twice since the last 2 weeks and would like to see if I could find some advice from the community on how to investigate the problem and resolve it. The...
View ArticleRHEL4WS Host - WIN2K3 Guest: pci serial port card not seen by guest
Hi all,Installed a 2 port PCI express serial card in my RHEL host. I then installed a GPRS modem on ttySNX0 and can communicate via minicom with no issue. So I believe the ports are working ok...
View ArticleUSB drive sharing between guest and host?
It's not currently possible to use a USB device both in a VMware guest and in the host at the same time, correct? Per my observations, the guest takes the device away from the host OS when it powers up...
View ArticleSuspend guests on host shutdown?
I've noticed that shutting down or restarting my server takes a very long time. Over five minutes is not uncommon. The only thing I can to blame is VMWare Server (1.0.3) which has a running guest while...
View Articleredirect IP/port from host to guest
Hi, Win 2003 server, VmWare Server.I have 4 public IP to the win 2003 server host.How can redirect IP/traffic to the guests box? Regards, F.
View Article/PAE and /3GB on w2k3 EE
Hi i want to setup severals VM on 8Go Ram Server using windows 2003 EE 64bits R2 SP and virtual server does i need to setup the /PAE and /3GB switch on boot.ini of the windows server ? does i need to...
View ArticleChanging DNS setting in guest using NAT
I am using NAT setting on VM guests and they get DNS setting which points to a worng DNS server how can I change settings automatically to point to my DNS server.
View ArticleServer 1.0.3 under Ubuntu, with Windows guest (files on a USB flash drive) -...
I am currently using VMware server 1.0.3 on a Unbuntu host, with a Windows 98SE guest whose files are all on a USB 2.0 flash drive. This works, except that "disc" access, as seen by the guest, is quite...
View Articlevmware server internal monitor error
Hi guys i have this problem for a while nowi think it might have to do with my host video card but i have o idea now my guest servers turn off suddenlymy log give this error Sep 18 06:03:11: vcpu-0|...
View ArticleNumlock problem
I am running multiple servers using VMware. I have VMware Virtual Infrastructure client on my laptop and am attemping to log in to my servers. On one of the servers, the numlock seems to be activated....
View ArticleNetwork connection dropped intermittently
Config Host : Dell 2950, 4Gb RAM, windows 2003 sp2, Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE Guest : Windows 2003 sp1, 1.5Gb RAM We had a guest Win2003 sp2 running on a Win2003 sp2 host. It has...
View ArticleVMware Server unrecoverable error: (vmx) ASSERT...
I recently had a couple of VMs die on a production server. It doesn't seem to be memory related, here're the details.. Dec 15 05:03:58: vmx| ASSERT...
View ArticleHost CPU usage high with guest network usage
I have 5 HP ML350 G5 servers all running VMWare server on Windows 2003 R2 server x64. One of these servers has a guest Windows 2000 Terminal Server with about 25 thin clients attched to it across our...
View ArticleVirtual machine config file is invalid
Like the Thread Name is suggesting, i can´t start the vmware server anymore. That is mysterious to me, because last week it was flawlessly running, this week, it says : "Virtual machine config file is...
View ArticleVmserver and NAS
Hi Just a quick question.. can a VMserver box access VMs from a NAS? If it can are there any specific requirements / protocols needed, NFS etc? I'm looking at using a Buffalo Terastation 1TB for...
View ArticleVMware can't boot partitions after cloning
With VMware Server running on Ubuntu 7.10, I was able to boot XOSL and from there I could boot two cloned installations of Windows XP Professional; one is in a primary partition, and the other is in an...
View ArticleTUN network device
A person who uses a VPS of us, asked if TUN was enabled. What is the TUN network device and how can we enable it? The only thing I found on the internet was that it has something to do with tunneling....
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