Questions tagged [vmware-workstation]
VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware.
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Pxe over ipv4 returns to bios
I created an server with dhcp and wds.
When i start an empty machine and start over netwok it just says pxe over ipv4.
In the dhcp server it gets an ip adress but the machine just says pxe over ipv4 ...
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Connect to TFS web portal on a VM
Disclaimer: Major newbie here.
I'm working on a project where Windows machines connect to our TFS web portal using a VPN. Each machine hosts an Ubuntu Virtual Machine, which is bridged to their ...
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Should I put my DHCP Server on Bridged, Host Only or NAT?
For a project of school we have to build a Windows Server 2012 R2 Server on VMWare Workstation 14.0 that should serve as a DHCP Server. The DHCP Server should only be able to connect with his hosts ...
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Cisco VPN blocks all Internet traffic and split tunneling is not permitted
[NOTE: I HAVE POSTED THIS QUESTION ALSO IN "SUPERUSER"]
At work, we have Windows 10 machines. We also have a customer VMWare Workstation VM (Ubuntu) running locally. The customer provides a ...
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VMware virtual machine 12 change hostname [closed]
Is there a setting from the VMware virtual machine version 12 to change the name of the machine(hostname) ,I am booting Linux Suse 12.3
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Mac can't get through the vmware hosts on Windows
I have a windows server with VMWare set up as below:
Windows: 192.168.2.16
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:192.168.211.1
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:192.168.112.1
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How can I change the local IP a virtual machine in VmWare NAT DHCP?
Maybe someone knows how to change a local IP for machine in DHCP VmWare connected via NAT? I tried different variants with the dhcp config file (vmnetdhcp.conf), I looked in the network editor, ...
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In Vmware Workstation Guest, how to identify which network connection is hostonly and which is NAT?
I'm using Vmware Workstation for my lab environment. I added two network interface cards for a Guest OS. In the Guest Os (Win 2016 server), I can see there are two network connections. But how can I ...
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Mounting NFS-server running in VM: Connection timed out
I have stumbled upon this general problem with NFS in virtualized machines it seems.
Long story short, I tried to roll up a FOG-server, that uses NFS.
The NFS-server VM-host is in bridged mode with ...
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Basic Windows Server 2016 Install on VMWare Workstation - Need application with "localhost" url to be Accessible via the Host Machine
End Goal
I'd like to give my test web application a URL that can be accessed from the host machine. The application is successfully installed on windows server 2016 and the windows server is intalled ...
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How to access a VM that is connected to a private network using another VM
I have 2 VMware virtual machines, each of them running Windows Server 2017 (Server Core) Build 17046. I'm using VMware.
VM #1 has access to the client - Network Adapter 1
VM #1 also has access to a ...
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Migration and maintenance of legacy ESXi VMs in read-only state
I am seeking advice on how to best migrate and maintain legacy ESXi VMs in a read-only state and share remote access to each VM via a network.
The situation is the following:
Company A with 4 ...
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pvcreate not found or ignored by filtering
I am attempting to make my hard drive bigger for my vm which is kali linux.
The vm is running on vmware, I have increased the disk size and tried to follow these directions:
https://kb.vmware.com/...
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Microsoft Desktop OS licensing in VDI
We are planning a VDI solution, The desktop licensing is really confused me.
In a VDI environment, let's say I will use Thin Client on Citrix XenDesktop or VMware Horizon, So I will have all my ...
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VMnet0 not found in ifconfig -a
I was trying to setup a virtual machine, it should have a network interface vmnet0 and vmnet1. However, I have the error message.
Could not connect 'Ethernet2' to virtual network '/dev/vmnet0'. ...
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Virtualbox bridged adaptor not working
I got a dedicated Windows server running at Hetzner.
But I would like to have a virtual Ubuntu server running using Virtualbox or vmware with the ability to ssh and view web-admin pages from programs ...
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Reducing number of cores while VM is suspended
I have an Ubuntu 16.04 64bit VM which I run off of an external SSD.
I allocated higher cores (8) on a PC with 16 cores. I suspended the state and brought back the drive home to run the VM on a Macbook ...
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Workstation VM unable to start after import on ESXi
I've been given a folder of a VM (with .vmdk, .vmx, ...), created and used in VMWare Workstation. I want to use it on my VMWare ESXi.
How do I correctly import the VM?
I've tried to import it, by ...
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Cisco 2960 switch mode access cannot assign IP address for virtual machine
we are testing the VMware setup in our lab. We have a 2960 switch connect to a PC. Inside the PC, we have VMware workstation 11 installed. When I setup the NIC of Virtual machine (Win7) as NAT, it can ...
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windows server 2008 port forwarding to VM
I have Windows server 2008 r2 as a server and few virtual machines inside VMware Workstation. This VM's must receive connections from outside servers on port 8899. I enabled port forwarding on VMware ...
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Getting HyperV to work after uninstalling Vmware
I originally used Vmware on this machine and uninstalled it. I've attempted to enable the HyperV through powershell and the cmdlet with various suggestions I've seen on Google but no luck. Any ideas?
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Access from VMWare (debian) to remote host (Ubuntu)
I have created a web service using django, wsgi and nginx in ubuntu.(http://127.0.0.1:8000) . My network connection is NAT. I want to access to this web service from Linux in VMWare. How can I do this?...
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How to migrate a VMWare vmdk to Proxmox 4.4 with local-lvm storage
Until recently I was using Proxmox 4.0 and this was my procedure for converting a VMWare VM to Proxmox
Create a working VM. Uninstall VMWare Tools
Mount the ProxMox
Drivers ISO and copy the ...
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No internet access on my Virtual Lab
Today I tried to configure my Virtual Lab (VMWare) to access the Internet via a server configured for the purpose of doing the Routing. To do that, I followed this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/...
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Move a vm from Vmware Workstation 10 towards ESX
I need to move a vm from VMware Workstation 10 towards ESX connected remotely within VMware Workstation 10. The issue is that when I try to drag and drop the Windows Server 2012 R2 from one place to ...
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Power off vm when UPS kicks in
I am currently implementing a UPS (APC BR1200) for servers and NAS in a school. We have one physical servers running multiple instances of VM using VMWare workstation.
The APC UPS is connected to ...
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How to forward FTP requests to another IP?
I have a VMware: 10.10.10.1, a linux in VMware (Guest): 10.10.10.128 and a honeypot on Guest: 10.10.10.15, and my Windows (Host): 192.168.1.11. I can send FTP requests directly from my Host to ...
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Error in connecting to HyperV Server
Greetings fellow admins,
History,
I recently installed Windows HyperV 2012 on HPZ600 Joined the existing windows Active Directory domain, add the computer on to my Debian DNS Server. No Errors.
I ...
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Resetting network interfaces [closed]
I am using vmware workstation to create virtual network. Many of the virtual machines are using 3-4 network interfaces. I also wanted to put ubuntu 9.10 OS in two different places. Hence I cloned ...
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VMWare Workstation connected to ESXi only shows partial screen
I am currently connected remotely to my ESXi 6.0.0 server. I have a virtual machine on it that I have no problem using RDP to get to. However, when I run it via VMWare Workstation 12.5.2 build-...
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Converting Multiple VMware disk image to single disk image
I have a VMware Instance that uses "multiple vmdk" format(around 7 vmdk files). I want to write the entire disk image to my pen drive.
If it was "single vmdk" image, I can use
qemu-img convert file....
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Ubuntu VMware (Windows Host) - Apache only routeable by LocalHost
I am a Windows based, python developer, who is currently working with configuring his first linux VM.
I am able to get the VM set up, with internet access. I can apt-get with no issues.
After ...
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Subnet cannot access internet on CentOS 7 with VMWare
Using VMWare Pro, I have two nodes with Centos 7 installed - one connected to my router with two network cards. The other is another node I want to connect to the internet on a different subnet. It ...
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Windows 2000 Server on VMware Workstation is not booting
I am trying to open a Windows 2000 server using VMware Workstation.
it seems I am not having all the relevant files of the environment. I guess the server was partitioned with 3 parts. I am not having ...
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Virtual machine - DNS hostname problems on Windows Server
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 in a local domain with an local DNS server running. My clients are configured to use this DNS server.
Today, I had the problem with a client that could not log in due ...
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slow vnc connection to a vmware workstation virtual machine
I've got 2 computers :
-host in which is installed workstation 12 and a VM called "guest" (linux)
- a laptop, in the same room as the host
I get a fine wired connection between the 2 computers (host+...
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Multiple network interfaces in VMware machine
I have a virtual machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 that is used as a build machine for our projects.
To run the build, the vm must be connected to a VPN (using a GlobalProtect client). The ...
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How vCPUs are calculated?
Yesterday I contacted my vendor to buy a server, and I asked them how I should calculate the CPU and RAM requirements for my server, given that I want to create multiple virtual servers on it
He said ...
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Can I create an Ad-Hoc network between NAT virtual machines and computers/virtual-machines external to host? [closed]
I want to create a network between virtual machines on my laptop which are running Windows Server and other virtual machines in another laptop that will be running Windows Server as well without using ...
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Debugging why network packets are being dropped
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I have an application that I am currently testing out that runs on RHEL 6. The setup for my test is the application installed on a embedded device, connected by an Ethernet cable to PC that ...
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Fresh install of CheckPoint Gaia r77 on VMware Workstation, no internet?
Hi I'm a complete noob to CP, Gaia and Firewalls.
I installed Gaia on VMware Workstation 12. I added 2 NIC on it:
First NIC is 10.34.x.x Custom network and I seem to be able to manage Gaia through a ...
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Virtualised SQL Server Cluster test environment error "originally formatted with sector size 4096"
I am trying to set up an environment for testing a clustered SQL Server upgrade, so I have built a replica here on VMware Workstation 11.
I have provisioned 3 servers for this, two Windows Server ...
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Windows XP can't install network drivers even in VMware
I'm a sysadmin at a building controls company. We are trying to revive a Building Management Server with very expensive and important software on it. I cannot for the life of me, install a single ...
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How to let FreeBSD get IP address automatically in VMware?
I use FreeBSD 10.2 VM image in VMware workstation. Although I set bridge mode in VMware:
I find the OS can't get an valid IP address:
How can I let FreeBSD get IP address automatically in VM?
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VMware Host only network - Cannot connect to mysql between VMs
I've setup a virtual private network using VMware workstation 11.
IPs are configured as so:
Host: 192.168.129.1 Physical machine
VM: 192.168.129.3 MariaDb database
VM: 192.168.129.4 Web ...
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How can I put VMware VMs running on different computers on the same network?
I have some (Windows) PCs. I have VMware (Workstation) on each PC. I want to run a VM on each PC such that all the VMs are on one network without the VMs having access to the network the PCs are on.
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Cant search or order sage transactions when data files are stored on VM Server
We are having an issue where Sage wont search or order the transaction screen of any company when the Company file in sage data is pointed to a VMware workstation hosted server.
All our client PC's ...
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Insufficient free space: X extents needed, but only Y available
I'm trying to extend a LVM in a Vmware Workstation 12 Pro CentOS VM. Below are the steps I am following and where I stopped because don't know how to folow from there:
Create the primary partition ...
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Azure to VMWare workstation
Is it possible to convert an Azure VM to a local VMWare Workstation 11 VM?
I've downloaded the vhd files from Azure and converted them to vmdk files using winimage. I've then created a new machine ...
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Total ram usage more than sum of ram usages
Top reports that the system is using 93% (7.2GB) of the total 7.6GB RAM. However, the sum of all running processes as calculated below is 2.2GB! What is wrong? Could be something to do with the fact ...