ESXi 5.1: cannot bring up ethernet for guest system
Hello, I have tried a very simple configuration: just one VM with CentOS 6.4 (64bit). My problem is that the ethernet will not get a link. There is only one NIC on my system. vmware.log shows this when...
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View ArticleWhich Api to use?Beginner
Hello and nice to meet you.After reading http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5493697/which-vmware-api-should-i-use i'm not quit sureif i have to use assembly Vmware.Vim or VimService51.Of course...
View ArticleESX 5 how to access local disks on newly created VM
Hi all, I'm new to VMWare and trying to learn so please bear with me. I am running ESX 5 on a HP Microserver N36L from USB. Before installing ESX I was using the microserver as a Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleBest Practice
Hello, I have following configuration. VM Workstation 8.03 running on Windows 7 x64Guest OS Windows XP 32. Are there any tweaks that would make this a better marriage? Prior to W7-64; Workstation was...
View Articlefree vmware player
Hi, I've just downloaded the free vmware player for Windows XP so I can run mobile phone browsers. I have the Blackberry simulator files downloaded, when I run the player the Blackberry is listed in...
View ArticlePing (ip/dns) esxi impossible
BOnjour, JAi installé sur un dell un esxi, paramètre en ip fixe, paramétrage du dns etc...JAi pu me connecter dessus via vsphere depuis mon Pc, que ce soit via son ip ou son nom dns, et j'ai mis en...
View ArticleVmware Player Prevents Aptitude from Installing Debian Packages
I am running a fresh install of debian wheezy. I installed VMware Player 4.0.1 build-528992 and then Windows 7 in a vm. Everything is working properly, until I tried to use aptitude to install...
View ArticleWindows 7 Ultimate 64 bit compliant and blue screen - 3d accelerated display...
Hey guys, I use Fusion 5 to run an Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (for last 12 months at least !!!) and Windows 8 Pro 64 bit (last 3 months) with no problem at all !!! Last June 27 I had to restart my...
View Articleis open suse or novell's suse??
Hi, We are doing esxi 5.0 server certification. In server certification guide , they mentioned one of the guest operating system as SUSE Linux server (SLES) 11 version .Can any one tell me which one to...
View ArticleFusion and Bootcamp problems - 10.9 and Tech Preview
My setup: 2012 iMacBoot Volume: 10.9 beta off of a thunderbolt connected SSDBoot camp on internal drive running Windows 7 Prior to installing 10.9 I was running Fusion 4 and 10.8, same configuration...
View Articleprinter stopped being able to print normal size
A month ago I purchased a new printer and installed the printer driver on my Mac running Lion. The printer worked perfectly printing from both Mac and Window virtual machine. I use Windows XP. I am not...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 host disconnect from vCenter randomly
Hi, My ESXi host disconnect from vCenter randomly and they didn't reconnect automaticaly,I dont' know what is problem!But they will disconnect when host is under pressure!Anyone has same experiences?
View ArticlePPPoE suddenly stops working in guest OS
I'm running pfSense on ESXi. My modem is bridged with the vSwitch that pfSense is on. Most of the time everything works fine but if I reboot the ESXi host then my PPPoE no longer connects. It will...
View ArticleWorkstation 8 + Ubuntu 13.04 Module compile error
All, I upgraded to 13.04, and am having some trouble getting the kernel modules to compile. I used to use the 2.6 patch, but since the new kernel is 3.8...old patch didn't work. I did some searching...
View Articlevmware 9.0.0 linux kernel 3.8 patch
I know there is some kind of patch to stop this error: "Unable to change virtual machine power state: Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to" in linux but I cant seem to find one for vmware...
View ArticleEsxi Aylık Trafik Limiti Verme
Merhabalar arkadaşlar, küçük bir sorunumuz var ve bu soruna ait mantıklı bir çözüm üretemedik. esxi 5.1 ile sanllaştırdığımız sanal sunuculara aylık bazlı trafik kotası vermek istiyoruz. Aslinda...
View ArticleLost access to 'Shared Folders' after upgrade to Windows 8.1 Preview
After upgrading to Windows 8.1 I no longer have access my Shared Folders. The left pane of the File Explorer has a red x for the shared folders. I'm running VMware Workstation 9.0.2. Both the Host and...
View ArticleShutdown ESXi via vSphere web Client?
I have installed vSphere Web Client 5.0.0.3288 on my vCenter server.But I found that vSphere Web Client 5.0 does not have a choice to shutdown or restart ESXi host. I wonder whether it is possible to...
View ArticleWS9.0.2 : RHEL6.3 guest cannot access winXP host license server
Hi Everyone I am currently using vmware workstation 9.0.2-build 1031769 and is facing the following problem: - Guest : RHEL6.3- Host : WinXP SP3- Machine : Lenovo T410- Uses NAT vmware networking mode...
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