Is there a vmtools package for running OSX (mountain Lion)
When I select install vmtools from the bottom panel when the OSX guest is running, nothing happens. If I select it from the manage menu, the system eventually comes back and says it can't find the...
View ArticleMigrating Workstation WM from old PC
I recently re-installed my os to a new hard drive. I had several VMs running on the old (win7) os. I copied the VM folder to a NAS and have tried opening them on my new os (win 8.1) and they run...
View ArticleMonitoring ESXi via SNMP
I have SNMP enabled on my ESXi server, however vmwMemSize and vmwMemAvail seem to always report the same value, even when there are VMs on the host using memory. Is there some way to report via SNMP...
View Articlelun uniformity across all the esxi hosts in the cluster
Hi I need to check lun uniformity across all the esxi hosts in the cluster...Senario is like this Cluster Name : abcEsxi hosts : Total 8 Like esxi1,esxi2 etc..Luns are mapped to vmhba1 & vmhba2...
View ArticleUpgrading Fusion 3.0 in 10.7.5 (Lion) and suspended virtual machine
I was trying to help friends get their virtual Windows XP Pro back up and running after it "hasn't been working for a while". First, they are not able to afford upgrades of ANY kind at this point in...
View Articlecommunicate guests on different hosts with out using bridged network
Hi All,How to establish a communication between 2 vm's which are on different host machines with out using bridged network.. ExplanationVM1 ->> The machine which is running on Windows Server 2008...
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Windows 8.1 Tips Pop Up Windows
I have just upgraded to Windows 8.1 and so far, so good EXCEPT for one thing. Windows provides "helpful tips" in pop up boxes which seemingly don't want to go away. See attached screen shot. There are...
View ArticleSRM Infrastructure Create
Hi GuysI want Tested SRM in Test LabSo I needs 2 SAN Storage For Replication Together and so on Install SRM and test This Do you any Idea for install trial SAN with replication together capabilities?I...
View ArticleWhere to buy Windows 7 for Fusion?
I'd like to run a few Windows programs on my new MBP with 8GB of RAM. I'm thinking Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit. What's the cheapest way to get a legit copy? I see all kinds of offerings on eBay, but...
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VMWare Tools update problem
I can not perform the updates of VMWare workstation 10, every time I get this error message Any solution? These tools are needed?Then another question, is it possible automatically open the virtual...
View ArticleIs there a current guide to enabling 3D Acceleration in Debian Guests?
I'm getting fed-up with Canonical intentionally (or otherwise) breaking Gnome3. Can anyone point me to an up-to-date guide on installing accelerated 3D graphics on Debian Guests without using the...
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ESX5 虚拟机灾难恢复后无法打开虚拟机控制台，在线求助，急！！！
起因：由于误操作删除了虚拟机文件，重启esx主机后才发现，虚拟机只剩下了server-flat.vmdk文件，于是按照硬盘替换的方法，用-flat.vmdk文件恢复到新的虚拟机，同时，由于esx服务器被reset了（不是restart），esx服务器的配置都被初始化，虽然配置的内容没有很多，基本上也就是ip地址和管理密码之类的。但是，不确定之前建立的虚拟机的相关信息是不是也同时被清空了。。。...
View ArticleVM 2008R2 on ESX free 5.1 too slow
Hi everyone, first of all, I'm sorry for my english, I try my best. I have this issue that drive me crazy. Environment, ESX 5.1.0 1065491 free on server HP (Xeon Quad - 16 GB ram - 2 internal HD for...
View Articleworkstation 9 debian guest cannot see shared folders
I have workstation 9.0.4 running on a windows 7 64-bit host. I recently created a debian 7 wheezy 64-bit guest vm and installed the vmware tools onto it. When I share folders from the host to the vm, I...
View ArticleSometimes Backup works, sometimes not :: "ERROR: failed to locate and extract...
Hi, I am faced with the issue, that the ghettoVCB script in the last weeks doesn't work reliable for me. I use this script without any changes for years without any issue but since 2 weeks the...
View ArticleNew Toy from PHD - RTA Caluclator
PHD Virtual recently released a free tool called the Recovery Time Calculator to quickly and automatically calculate how long it will take to recover virtual machines and critical applications in the...
View ArticleProblem in deploying CentOS 6.4 template
Hi. Ideploy and customize CentOS 6.4 template. I have choose Red Hat Linux 6 instead of CentOS 4/5/6 when creating base VM because customization option was disabled during deployment if I chosse...
View Articlevmrun start does not update status in wsx or workstation for a shared machine
Hi, I have a cron job starting a virtual CentOS machine with vmrun start .... now when I connect to server:8888 (wsx) the machine is reported as not running (when it is) and launching workstation also...
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insanely slow Win8.1 + VS2012 as a guest OS
I'm running server 2008 r2 as a development workstation (i7-3770K, 18GB). Since newer Microsoft tools require Win 8 or even Win 8.1 to be able to develop, I chose to install Win8.1 in a VM instead of...
View ArticleVedere rete VmWare o partzioni (dischi) dentro le linux Guest
Ho installato VmWare ultima versione (la 6.01) sotto Win7Pro.Ho installato alcune macchine virtuali. In tutte ho condiviso alcunecartelle. Purtroppo in quelle Win, qualsiasi versione, posso...
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