Questions tagged [vmware-workstation]
VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware.
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VMware virtual machine network devices malfunctioning
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and VMvware workstation 7.0.1 build-227600.
The virtual machine i'm running in VMware is a custom distribution
built on Debian Linux version 3.1.
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VMware Workstation executes nonexisting and outdated File
I execute a command line program from a VM (VMware 7.1.1) with Windows XP. The executable file is located on the host machine. If i start a command line in the VM, using a drive mounted as
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VMWare Workstation network bug if using a hardcoded IP address
I'm having a very tricky problem with some of my VM sessions being unable to reach the Internet or even ping the gateway. I have just set up a new VM Workstation (7) on a W2K8 64bit server (I'll be ...
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Virtual AD file server becomes unresponsive after reboot, repeatedly
Event ID: 12291 in the System event log after the virtual AD server boots, per a *script, at 6:30 a.m. Event ID 12291: SAM failed to start the TCP/IP or SPX/IPX listening thread. This occurred 4 times ...
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Custom nameserver/search path for Ubuntu in Vmware?
in my Ubuntu VMWare guest I'm using bridged network to gain access to my lan. The network setup per see works, but the nameserver is set to my router (and works) although I'm running dnsmasq on ...
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Vmware Workstation, Win7 host, Ubuntu guests with Nat + Host-only networks but they cannot connect to the Internet [closed]
I have a Win7 host machine with Vmware Workstation. In the workstation I have 3 Ubuntu installed. All 3 Ubuntu guests have a Nat network - to access the internet without asking the router for a local ...
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Hardware virtualization
Is there a way to enable hardware virtualization for VMWare on Windows 7 if the CPU doesn't support this?
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Windows Virtual PC or VMware Workstation
I would like get some feedback on virtualization software. I am looking at using either VMWare Workstation or Windows Virtual PC. Any suggestions, feedback, experiences, pros/cons would be greatly ...
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trying to figure out how to bridge two virtual networks together and in turn bridge that to the internet for a virtual inline IDS/IPS system
I'm trying to figure out how to bridge two vmware (server or workstation, workstation) or virtualbox networks together with a linux IDS/IPS system transparently inline between both the virtual ...
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Run Virtual Machine (VMWare) as a standalone system?
Assuming that there are no hardware incompatibilities with the guest OS version in VMWare and the target computer, is it possible to burn or transfer a VMWare system to a physical disk and boot from ...
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inaccessible_boot_device after p2v Windows 2000 Pro SP4 to Workstation 6.5
I am using the latest VMware Converter Standalone to p2v a physical Windows 2000 Professional SP4 PC. The PC is a standard Pentium with IDE disk from circa 2001. The disk is 20GB partitioned logically ...
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Enabling HAV in Guest OS of VMware Workstation
I'm using VMware Workstation and my Host OS is Windows 7 Home Premium.
I've installed Win 7 Ultimate as a guest os, it's working perfectly.
Both are 64 bit.
I need to convert my old XP into a ...
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Can't connect to port 80 in Ubuntu Desktop or Server 9.04 in VMWare Workstation 6.52
After a brand-new install of Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop or Server into a VMWare Workstation 6.52 Virtual Machine, I am unable to connect to port 80 on any remote site (google.com, etc).
I can ping remote ...
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How do I create a team in ESXi Server?
I have three VMware Workstation 7.03 VMs collected in one team that works great on Workstation 7.03. I would like to convert/transfer the team to ESXi (I have a working host) but the VMware Client ...
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VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 10.04 (64-bit) Odd Problem
I managed to successfully install VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 10.04 (64-bit). It works well and somehow feels faster and snappier than the same exact version on Ubuntu 8.04.
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vmware - ACE, Workstation - how to manage remoe clients?
Exploring Vmware products/services and have a few questions.
As I understand VM, you can use VMWare Workstation to create a VM of a target machine/box/OS. Let's call this VM, "foo".
If I have 100 ...
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Some guest networking and VMware Tools functionality broken with Sprint SmartView on the host
Using VMware Workstation 6.5.3 on Vista 64-bit. I started having problems with VMware networking about 6 months ago after upgrades to Sprint SmartView. I did not have problems previously, but I don't ...
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Setting up virtual networks in vmware workstation 6
I've been googling this for hours and I seem to be confused. If anybody could give me a link or point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.
I'm using vmware workstation 6. I have three ...
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Best small footprint host OS I could install on a laptop dedicated to just running VMs?
Saw this question and it got me thinking: Is it possible/advisable to run VMware Server ESX/ESXi on a laptop?
Clearly running ESX directly on the laptop metal is not going to work, however I find I ...
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Install a cluster over VMware Workstation vs VMware ESXi 4
I want to have an test cluster on my desktop machine, composed by 3 windows servers 2008 R2.
I wonder what would be the best path to take: install ESXi 4 virtual machine on the VMware Workstation, ...
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Optimal Configuration for five 300 GB 15K SAS Drives
I recently acquired an HP Z800 workstation that has five 300 GB 15K SAS Drives. This system will be dedicated to running multiple virtual machines under VMware Workstation (Note: I'm not using ESXi ...
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Multiple Copies of VMs to run at same time
I need to try out SQL Server replication. I'm using VMWare Player 3.1.1. I have a domain controller VM and a SQL Server VM. I took a copy of the SQL Server VM to give me my SQL Subscriber.
I have set ...
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VMWare networking problems
I have WS 2008 installed as a guest under VMWare workstation 6.5. Networking is set to bridged and all firewalls are off. I am seeing some very weird problems with the network (mainly evidenced ...
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Low cost WSUS Alternative?
We currently use WSUS and it's fantastic for our workstations and keeping track of what updates our servers need.
I'd sooner not automatically have WSUS install patches in the small hours to our ...
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VMware Workstation reboot 32-bit host when starting 32/64-bit guest using VT-x
I'm trying to start 64-bit guest (MacOSX and Windows7) on 32-bit host (Hardened Gentoo Linux, kernel 2.6.28-hardened-r9) using VMware Workstation (6.5.3.185404 and 7.0.1.227600).
If VT-X disabled in ...
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How to make client C and B receive DHCP from client A?
Using VMWare Workstation 7.1, Client A is my Linux server with Slackware 13.1, I have set it up as bridge so i can access it from my external network, Client B will be a Windows XP and C will be a ...
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VMWare Workstation virtual vs physical disk?
I recently started playing with VM and saw that I have 2 options when creating a VM, I can use a Virtual Disk or a Physical Disk.
I belive using the physical disk would be faster and better and I ...
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VMWare Workstation VM Will not Connect To The Internet or Host
I just installed VMWare Workstation 7.1.2 on a Win7 machine a but it will not
connect to the Internet I saw it creates two VMWare Network Adaptors labeled
VMNet1 & VMNet8 with 192.168.x.x network ...
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Starting a virtual machine with vmrun
For some reason, when I start an ubuntu virtual machine using vmrun, it has no network connection, but when I start it within the vmware workstation gui it does. How do I fix this?
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How to increase the Hard disk space in Vmware workstation with MAC Leopard
I am using pre made image of MAC OS Leopard 10.5.7 using an iso called darwin.iso as cd drive which boots the OS.
Now Everything is working fine but the Hard -disk is only 16GB. I have increased the ...
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How to make Sharepoint website running in VMware virtual machine accessible from host?
I have a Sharepoint website that runs on IIS inside VMware Workstation guest system.
The host is Windows 7, whereas guest is Windows Server 2003.
What I basically need is just to be able to browse ...
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Vmware Workstation in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
I am unable to get vmware workstation to work in Ubuntu 9.10. The same installer worked fine in 9.04. Installation is successful, but initialization is not. Does anybody know a fix?
$ lsb_release -a
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VMWare Workstation w/Ubuntu 10.04 Server: DHCP Issues
Hey all. Bit of a possibly simple DHCP issue with my Ubuntu 10.04 Server (VMWare Guest). When I sudo dhclient eth0 it sends out plenty of DHCPDISCOVERs but doesn't get any DHCPOFFERs back from the ...
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Can I create VMWare image with Fusion 3 (Mac) and load on Workstation 7 (Windows)?
If I create and configure a Windows 2003 Server image using VMWare Fusion on a Mac, can I zip that up and copy it to a Windows system running VMWare Workstation and load it there? Are there any issue ...
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How to configure VMWare Workstation in Linux to accept RDP connections
My virtual machine in VmWare Workstation is refusing RDP connections. On my other VM it was able to accept connections. I had to add some entries into the .VMX file in order to get it to work, but I ...
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Windows Server 2008 freezes when I run programs as administrator
I am working on a machine running Windows Server 2008. Every program I have tried to run (firefox, notepad, wordpad) works fine, but if I right-click on any item on the desktop or the start menu and ...
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VMWare Workstation 7 vs 6.5 - is it worth upgrading?
We are currently using VMWare Workstation 6.5 for staging and QA purposes(basically to replicate production environment in house). Host OS is Ubuntu 9.04. Guest - Windows 2003 Server.
How is 7.0 ...
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Enable Hardware Virtualization on HP CompaqDX2420?
After installing vmware7, I tried to run a virtual machine with Mac OSX installed. When I tried to run this virtual machine I got an error message saying:
Mac OS X is not supported with software ...
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What VM allows running a physical Windows boot partition virtually and without conversion (p2v)
We recently upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit (workstations) and Windows 2008 64 bit (servers). To prevent loosing configuration information, and complex settings, we created a multi-boot system when ...
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7.0.1 and Photoshop openGL requirements
I'm running Workstation 7.0.1 on a 64-bit Linux host, with a Vista guest, and the Aero theme works a treat - full marks for getting that working!
However, when running Photoshop there are some ...
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Tcpreplaying using VMware
This is more like a testbed setup question.
I want to use VMware to debug some networking code in the linux kernel in the VM. My VM has two network interfaces. What I want to do is replay the capture ...
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Expand disk space on Ubuntu 10.04 (VMWare Guest)
I need to resize the disk space of an ubuntu guest in VMWare Workstation. After using the expand disk utility in vmware workstation, I need to do some linux magic to resize the parition. I have ...
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Kill the Menu
Downloaded and installed VM Player 3.0.
two questions?
1.) Can I use Windows SMS to install the player on a users computer? If yes. Were can I find this information?
2.) Is there a hack of fix that ...
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Need for explanation: NetBIOS over TCP/IP on VMware network adapter disturbs access to network shares
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Some time ago nearly all workstations in our team (Windows XP SP2) exhibited intermittend but frequent delays when accessing shares on the network. Typically the first ...
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VMWare Workstation Dev Machine Disks: one fast or four echofriendly raid?
I'm building a new dev computer. It will be running a few VMWare Worksation virtual machines - A dev machine running VS-2010, a build machine, a version-control machine, a web server for testing, a "...
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Setting up virtual network in VMware workstation
I am playing around with VMware workstation and am trying to set up a small virtual network. I am having a little trouble with this I hope somebody can help me out.
I want to have all the different ...
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'vmnet' compilation problem on kernel 2.6.33
I have problem with vmnet module compilation, only with this one module. (VMware workstation 6.5.3)
Before, on 2.6.31 all were fine, now its not.
here is the error:
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.33/build/...
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Virtualization solutions for a small Linux server?
I have a little machine ( AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1 GHz, 3GB of DDR2, 320GB disk space) that I use as a server,
I would like to convert it as an Hypervisor to host many little Linux Virtual Machines (...
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Snapshot of multiple machines
VMWare Workstation snapshot feature is great! However, sometime I need to develop more complex scenarios, where several virtual machines are involved. For example, a web server and an SQL server, both ...
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Virtual Desktops
We are planning on testing virtual desktops and would like to run them side by side with the physical workstations until users and the bosses are comfortable. The problem is that i don't have enough ...
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