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• Unable to connect to the VMware web service: invalid key file

  Hello

  We have a CPO 2.3.1 who refuses to connect to vCenter (see newspaper excerpt at the end of the post).

  Recently, we changed our server vCenter (part of a 5.1 update).

  We tried the following workarounds:

  • Remove and add all the elements of the platform from the portal using services SE
  • Re import automation packs (4 of the Starter Edition v2.3.1.38)
  • Re on the keystore password

  No change at all...

  Do you have an idea on how to fix this?

  Thank you.

  Kind regards

  Stone

  || 235. 02/10/2012 15:46:21.667 | 6072. WCF: http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/10/E2ETraceEvent/TraceRecord ' gravity 'Error' = >http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/System.ServiceModel.Diagnostics.TraceHandledException.aspxhandling of an exception. . Tidal.Automation.Server.exe Tidal.Scheduler.Common.Communications.CommunicationException, Tidal.Scheduler.Common, Version = 2.3.0.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken = fba593b23cf207cdthe connection attempt (VMware vCenter Server (603) @VMware vCenter Server (603)) failed due to the following error: unable to connect to the VMware web service: Invalid keystore. to Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (ServerAssistedOperation operation, target TargetConfiguration, RuntimeUserConfiguration runtimeUser)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter. & lt; & gt; c__DisplayClass1c. & lt; PerformServerAssistedOperation & gt; b__1b(IAdapter adapter)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, haltingAction Boolean, Int32 remainingRetries)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, Boolean haltingAction)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterSystem.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.WebService.AdapterService.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  at SyncInvokePerformServerAssistedOperation (Object, Object [], Object [])

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke (object instance, entered to Object [], Object [] & amp; outputs)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5 (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31 (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process (Boolean isOperationContextSet)Tidal.Scheduler.Common.Communications.CommunicationException: the connection attempt (VMware vCenter Server (603) @VMware vCenter Server (603)) failed due to the following error: unable to connect to the VMware web service: invalid key file.

  at Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (ServerAssistedOperation operation, target TargetConfiguration, RuntimeUserConfiguration runtimeUser)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter. & lt; & gt; c__DisplayClass1c. & lt; PerformServerAssistedOperation & gt; b__1b(IAdapter adapter)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, haltingAction Boolean, Int32 remainingRetries)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, Boolean haltingAction)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterSystem.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.WebService.AdapterService.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  at SyncInvokePerformServerAssistedOperation (Object, Object [], Object [])

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke (object instance, entered to Object [], Object [] & amp; outputs)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5 (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31 (MessageRpc & amp; CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process (Boolean isOperationContextSet)

  || 236. 02/10/2012 15:46:21.667 | 6072. An exception that is not of type rhapsodyexception has been captured while a webmethod call was made.  This exception has been intercepted and generic.

  || 231: 02/10/2012 15:46:21.667 | 6072. EXCEPTION (Tidal.Scheduler.Common.Communications.CommunicationException): The connection attempt (VMware vCenter Server (603) @VMware vCenter Server (603)) failed due to the following error: unable to connect to the VMware web service: invalid key file.

  Stack trace: at Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (ServerAssistedOperation operation, target TargetConfiguration, RuntimeUserConfiguration runtimeUser)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.JavaAdapterBase.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter. <> c__DisplayClass1c. b__1b(IAdapter adapter)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, haltingAction Boolean, Int32 remainingRetries)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction, Boolean haltingAction)

  at Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterLifecycleManager.PerformAdapterAction (Guid IDCarte, action AdapterAction)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.Adapter.SuspendableAdapter.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Engine.Core.AdapterSystem.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  to Tidal.Automation.Server.WebService.AdapterService.PerformServerAssistedOperation (operation ServerAssistedOperation)

  at SyncInvokePerformServerAssistedOperation (Object, Object [], Object [])

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke (object, Object [], Object [] entries & exits instance)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin (MessageRpc & CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5 (MessageRpc & CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31 (MessageRpc & CPP)

  at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process (Boolean isOperationContextSet)

  You have an invalid key file because the HTTPS certification has changed. You must remove the old keystore file and restart the OPC Server and then reconnect / run something against vCenter.

  It is also possible to host Adatper framework/java problems I've seen often.

  If you need more information, you will need to prosecute TAC with your service contract please. Normally, we try to solve no newspapers on the forums.

  -Shaun Roberts

  CIAC/CPO support team leader

  [email protected] / * /.

• Anyone who uses the VMWare adapter? Do you have suggestions for a connection problem?

  I have a connection to a vCenter who works for years. (touch wood).  I am trying to add an another vCenter to tide.  I use the exact same username and password, but I get an error on the valid username and password.

  I tried on 3 different environments of tide.  I can connect to the application of vSphere with the exact same username and password that I updated the current and he succeeds, but the tide connection still does not work.

  Any suggestions are welcome.

  Thank you!

  Michelle Morris

  I suspect that you are facing a known issue in VMware runtime configuration of the user.

  CSCuu49010 - user VMware 5.5 must be created as domain\username.

  Symptom:
  VMware connection is not getting up when the runtime user has domain association
  
  Conditions:
  1. Create RTU for VMware
  2. Specify  and 
  3. Enter the password for VMWare adapater
  4. Now, go ahead and create a new connection for VMware
  5. Connection will not be coming up
  6. Now, remove the domain from RTU and instead specify the username in  format
  7. Connection is now up and running
  
  Workaround:
  In the runtime user configuration associated with the VMware adapter, remove domain name from the Domain drop down and instead specify username in  format.

  You use the areas in your user Runtime used for the new vCenter connection? If so try to remove the domain name from the drop down field and instead specify the user name in format.

• Installation of the VMware Tools on the device of 5.2 VM ACS

  A quick glance reveals no instruction on how to do this, anyone know of documentation out there about how to insall VMware tools on the VM?

  Hi Chris,

  Unfortunately, VMware tools can be installed on ACS 5.x. developers are already aware of the situation and there is a request for feature improvement.

  CSCtg50048    Integrate VMWare tools at ACS 5

  Symptom:

  Support for VMWare Tools is not present on 5 ACS.

  Conditions:

  This affects 5 ACS.

  Workaround solution:

  None.

  No ETA for the development. The next version of the ACS will be ready in summer of this year, please search around that time.

  Rgds, jousset

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• VMWare Fusion 8.1 fall on a virtual computer network connection

  I upgraded from VMWare Fusion 7.1.2 to VMWare Fusion 8.1 and also updated my Vagrant VMWare Fusion plugin to the latest version. I can successfully be able to launch my VM CoreOS who runs docker successfully containers, but the network is disconnected whenever I try to navigate to a Web site running in a container of docker. We use a container Nginx as a load balancer, and whenever a local site on the virtual machine is visited from our host, the entire VM falls its network.

  I looked in various configurations for our Vagrantfile, but in the end, the issue still persisted. I can't seem to find problems in double of this problem on the forums or google and I ideas on what is the problem. Is there a way someone could help solve the problems with me?

  Found a work around with your question! Workaround for the problem in the Blogs of VMware Fusion 8.1 - VMware Fusion Blog - NAT port forwarding

• Problem with Council box using VMWare-KVM

  I asked this question in the player forum of work stations, but there doesn't seem to be anyone there know about VMWare-KVM, so I hope for more luck here.

  Re: VMWare Workstation 12.1 player when I start a virtual machine using VMWare-KVM I am constantly presented with the message box "press pause to switch between virtual machines and the host - show no suspicion again." I tried to check "do not show again suspicion" but this has no effect. I tried the deselection of VMWare-KVM - preferences. Once again no effect. I imagine that there is a line that I can add a...\roaming\vmware\preferences.ini which will disable it. Does anyone know what would be the format for this?

  Thanks PBreeze

  Hello

  Welcome to community work station!

  I'm sorry. I think it's a bug in vmware-kvm on Windows 7. I can reproduce the problem on Windows 7 with 12.1.0 Workstation. But it works well on Windows 8.1.

  Temporary workaround configures it in the preferences file you mentioned. Add below line to % APPDATA%\VMware\preferences.ini:

  hint.vmkvm.usageHint = "FALSE"
  

  I'll report a bug of product for it. Thank you for bringing This problem to us!

  Kind regards

  Shawn

• VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0001 on "shared folders".

  SO, I just received this notice of VMware in my Inbox, and I don't understand how this is related to the ESXi.   I am aware of the shared folders when you are working in fusion and workstation VM, I did, but since when is that a feature in ESXi?  If it is there, his escape me all these years of work with the products of basic infrastructure...

  Can someone please shed some light on how this VMs Advisory effects running on ESXi and how to use this shared functionality issues with virtual machines running on ESXi.

  I do not see the specific newsletter you would need to have installed the toolbar of the virtual machine full version, but still, have not heard of this with ESXi and vCenter... and I can not find instructions on how to configure it with the virtual machines running on ESXi.

  Newsletter details are below:

  - ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  VMware security advisories

  Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0001

  Synopsis: updates VMware ESXi, Workstation, player and Fusion

  vulnerability of elevation of comments address important privilege

  Release date: 2016-01-07

  Updated the: 07-01-2016 (NPRM)

  CVE number: CVE-2015-6933

   

  1 Summary

   

  Address updates of VMware ESXi, Fusion, player and Workstation

  elevation of privileges vulnerability important comments

   

  2. emissions

   

  VMware ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201512102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201512102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201510102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201510102-SG

  VMware Workstation before 11.1.2

   

  VMware Player before 7.1.2

   

  VMWare Fusion before 7.1.2

  3. description of the problem

  Elevation of privileges important comments non-windows in VMware Tools

  Kernel memory corruption vulnerability is present in VMware tools

  "Shared folders" feature (HGFS) running Microsoft Windows. Successful

  exploitation of this issue could lead to an escalation of privilege in

  guest operating system.

  VMware would like to thank Dmitry Janushkevich of the Secunia

  Research team for reporting this issue to us.

  Note: This vulnerability does not allow for elevation of privileges of

  the guest to the host operating system. Memory of the host cannot be

  manipulation of the guest operating system by exploiting this vulnerability.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (cve.mitre.org) project

  CVE-2015-6933 identifier assigned to this issue.

  Workarounds

  Removal of the feature "Shared Folders" (HGFS) already installed

  VMware Tools removes the possibility of exploitation.

  Column 4 of the following table lists the measures required to

  fix the vulnerability in each version, if a solution is

  available.

  The VMware product running replace by.

  Version of the product to Apply Patch *.

  =============                  =======    =======   =================

  VMware ESXi ESXi 6.0

  ESXi600-201512102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.5

  ESXi550-201512102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.1

  ESXi510-201510102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.0

  ESXi500-201510102-SG *.

  VMware Workstation 12.x.x him is not affected

  VMware Workstation 11.x.x any 11.1.2

  VMware Player 8.x.x him is not affected

  VMware Player 7.x.x all 7.1.2

  VMware Fusion OSX unaffected 8.x.x

  VMware Fusion OSX 7.1.2 7.x.x

  Hello

  This seems to be a problem with VMware Tools which contains the driver HGFS. Even if it does not work on ESXi, if the virtual machine is migrated to a non-ESXi system and HGFS is enabled then HGFS would have the problem. ESXi has other controls does not affect the fact that HGFS has a problem. It's one of the reasons that the Hardening Guide said to turn it off in any case.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
  VMware communities user moderator, VMware vExpert 2009-2015

  Author of the books ' VMWare ESX and ESXi in the business: Planning Server Virtualization Deployment, Copyright 2011 Pearson Education. ' Of VMware VSphere and Virtual Infrastructure Security: securing the virtual environment ', Copyright 2009 Pearson Education.

  Virtualization and Cloud Security Analyst: The Practice of virtualization, LLC - vSphere Upgrade Saga - virtualization security Table round Podcast

• 12 23 (NAT and vmware-netcfg) Fedora workstation

  Hello

  I used the library swaps previously mentioned for this race on F23, but there are still a few issues that I have no idea how to solve.

  1 NAT in my guests

  
  

  5: vmnet8: BROADCAST, MULTICAST, upward, LOWER_UP > mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel State UNKNOWN of group by default qlen 1000

  link/ether 00:50:56:c0:00:08 brd ff: ff: ff: ff: ff: ff

  INET 192.168.162.1/24 brd 192.168.162.255 scope global vmnet8

  valid_lft never preferred_lft forever

  inet6 fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8 / 64 scope link

  valid_lft never preferred_lft forever

  You can see that my OS a 192.168.162.1/24 for the NAT adapter IP address (such as/etc/vmware/networking)

  My guests get IP addresses in the range of 192.168.138.0/24 well!  I can ping and reach all through very good IP somehow, even if - DNS does not work - packet capture, see the requests arriving on the interface correct vmnet8, but nowhere to go.  There is a number of perplexity.

  2. I can't start vmware-netcfg

  
  

  I changed the default theme to work around the error of the gtkrc theme, but it always fails to start (from the GUI or the command line), I can't see if the settings have moved or changed somehow WS11-> WS12

  Keep in mind all of it worked as it should with WS12 on F22

  Thank you

  Greg

  For vmware-netcfg, you can use the EPS workaround:

  (1) edit/usr/bin/vmware-netcfg

  (2) add the first to the top of the scipt:

  (I added this line just below ROOT_REQUIRED = yes)

  Export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS = force

• 10 Easy Install Windows crashes with "VMware Fusion has encountered an error."

  When I tried to install Windows 10 Pro on VMware Fusion 8, easy installation process works normally for awhile then crashes with "VMware Fusion has encountered an error."

  I submitted a request for assistance, but other users have it met with the easy installation process?

  (Support information are attached.)

  -Douglas

  Hi Douglas,.

  It looks like a problem with your graphics driver or the graphics card:

  VMware.log said it was the SVGA thread that crashed:

  2015-09 - T 02, 07: 16:47 - 06:00 [+ 10.606] | SVGA | W115: Caught Signal 6 - tid 38927 (addr 7FFF914E9286)

  /var/log/system.log reveals that the pilot needed to restart the GPU seconds more host later:

  2 sep 07:16:56 Douglass-Mac-Pro kernel [0]: NVDA: GPU error detected!

  2 sep 07:16:56 Douglass-Mac-Pro kernel [0]: NVDA: call gpusKillClient for task 0xffffff80727586d0

  2 sep 07:16:56 Douglass-Mac-Pro kernel [0]: NVDA (OpenGL): channel timeout!

  2 sep 07:16:56 Douglass-Mac-Pro kernel [0]: NVDA: Info channel: [0, 47 x 31, 0 x 14, 0x1ca5ef]

  2 sep 07:16:56 Douglass-Mac-Pro kernel [0]: NVDA: Version Info: [com.nvidia.web.GeForceWeb, v10.0.5 0x5e5f4c655b, 19862786, 346.02.03f01, 1]

  Many other people are also experiencing problems with Fusion 8 graphics cards and spare parts and/or the driver Nvidia on the web here: conflicts of Fusion 8.0 with Nvidia driver of web for Mac

  Workarounds for this thread: try disabling acceleration 3D for the virtual machine.  Try to uninstall the driver Nvidia of the web and win back the builtin driver OS X.  If you use a spare graphics card, try reinstalling the original.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• VMware Fusion 7 and VMware Tools - leak memory in Debian comments

  At some point during my updates from Mac OS X to Yosemite, VMware Fusion to 7.x and my Debian a guest to 8.0 "Jessie" on my 2012 Mackbook Pro, leaking memory of the Linux kernel is developed.  If I follow these steps, then I'd lose soon about 3 GB memory of the core area.

  1. Install Debian Jessie in a new machine virtual de VMware Fusion
  2. Install open-vm-tools or VMware Tools bundled.
  3. Perform an intensive IO as operation simply cat/dev/zero |-c 1000000000 head >/tmp/test.txt.
  4. Smem - wtk and see ~ 3 GB memory under the dynamics of the kernel memory, benefit.

  I opened the 15709682007 assistance request and the representative said that they will fix the problem in a future release. In the meantime, I have what seems to be a workaround for someone else that is affected.  Basically, pulling packages from backports jessie seems to have solved the problem.  This is based on the comments added to open-vm-tools.

  1. Add the Debian repository -backports jessie in /etc/apt/sources.list
  2. sudo apt - get update; sudo apt - get install t Jessie-backports open-vm-tools-dkms open-vm-Tools-Office
  3. sudo apt - get - t jessie-backports dist-upgrade (install kernel 4.1)
  4. Restart comments

  A few quick thoughts:

  1. If you have several virtual machines (or other programs) running on your computer host and VMware Fusion detects that there is memory pressure on your host computer, it uses the "balloon" (vmw_balloon for the latest distributions of Linux) Guest pilot to fly some memory of the guest OS.  This memory "stolen" would appear as memory Dynamics non-cache kernel inside the guest.  Running "sudo rmmod vmw_balloon" should release all memory climbed to the guest OS.  Note that using the balloon driver generally improves the performance of the guest and host, despite the appearance of fear "used memory" inside the guest-"used memory" is just a thing of accounting that we had to use in order to change the priority of the memory between the host and the guest.  It is not "used" in the conventional sense of the term.

  2. I believe that recent versions of virtual hardware non-cache dynamic kernel allocate the necessary memory for SVGA and 3D features (display RAM, texture RAM, etc.).  Disable graphic 3D acceleration or by reducing the amount of graphics shared memory if you are using a new version of virtual hardware (both in the VM > settings... > display) might help.  Decommissioning of a virtual equipment as early (in the VM > settings... > compatibility) can also help.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• How to install vmware tools in a virtual machine running in the drive on an Ubuntu host?

  I have a host of Ubuntu (Ubuntu LTS 14.04.2)

  I have a virtual of Fedora (4.0.4 - 301.fc22.x86_64) and I would like to install vmware tools in the virtual machine.

  When I select the player VirtualMachine-> reinstall VMware Tools...

  I get a prompt in a box on the screen.  It is said:

  The following software are available for download:

  VMware Tools for Linux version 9.9.3

  What do you do?

  X Cancel |  Download and install

  Of course I choose to download and install (kind of silly question - why I want to cancel?)

  So instead of download the tools I want to install, it says:

  Your permission is required to install an update to VMware.

  Please enter the root password to move forward.

  Password: __________

  not serious.  Now, he's looking for what root password?  The virtual machine or the host?

  I have try the virtual machine and it works-not "incorrect password... try again."

  ... well Ubuntu is not a root user.  So, I try the password for the user with root privileges

  "incorrect password... try again."

  Then, he does not.

  Not very satisfying.

  The instructions that I found in my research right you will say to take the step to obtain the Tools package then (well, nothing of the rest of it is important if the tools are not available to me).

  Suggestions?  Advice?

  The required password is for the host.

  A workaround of functions is "sudo su -" of ubuntu host, then start vmplayer from the root prompt.  You must browse the virtual machine since the user doesn't have a history of openness yet... but then there is no prompt asking for a password when you try to download the tools.

• VMware Workstation 10 - not enough physical memory...

  So, I'm aware of the Windows KB2995388 8.1 update that causes this problem:

  Not enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine with its configured settings. To solve this problem, decrease the size of the memory of this virtual machine at 460 MB, increase the amount of physical memory for all the virtual machines to 3296 MB or adjust the parameters of extra memory to enable more virtual memory machine to swap. It is possible that native and/or services applications have locked memory which could help launch the virtual machine. Close unnecessary applications or services can free up enough memory to start this virtual machine. If you were able to on this Windows virtual machine on that host computer in the past, try restarting the host computer. Reboot may allow you to use a little more memory host to run virtual machines.

  but after upgrading my OS today I have the same symptoms and can't find installed KB2995388.

  I tried running VMware Workstation as an administrator with no luck either.

  Y at - it no alternative workaround, or is there an another Windows update that can cause this problem?

  Thanks for any help and advice.

  Yes, other updates can cause the same issue, because the change that was made in KB2995388 was incorporated in to many other more recent updates as well.

  What version of Workstation do you run?  If you run Workstation 10.0.4 or newer on Windows 8.1, this should no longer be a problem.

  --

  Darius

• VMWare Fusion pro 7.1.1 - blocking running yosemite as a guest problem

  Hi all

  I have a Yosemite pro running (mid-2014, 16 GB of ram video card w / discrete) MacBook. When I run a guest of yosemite, the video is very lag, and the virtual machine is generally not very handy.

  The guest has 4 cores, 4 GB ram, 256 MB of video memory (using the discrete card for 3D applications only) and implements the latest vmware tools 'material' and vmware. I disabled the sound and bluetooth.

  Is that what I can do to improve performance?

  Thank you!

  Yes.  Please check this blog for the manual workaround and a program called "BeamOff" that will provide relief without manual effort.  https://derflounder.WordPress.com/2014/12/13/improving-Yosemite-VM-performance-in-VMware-Fusion/

  I am not the author, and cannot vouch for the port version, however.  I downloaded the source, reviewed and updated on mine, just to be sure.  But it will fix the problem that you are experiencing.  (You need to run the application in the prompt, if it isn't obvious!)

  -Joe

• Upgrade VMware Tools to 11.1 in Xubuntu invited 14.04 fails

  Hello

  Upgrade VMware Tools from 11.0 to 11.1 in Xubuntu 14.04 fails - see the error message below.

  My Xubuntu 14.04 is up-to-date. I've recently performed 'apt - get dist-upgrade'.

  I can continue with the installation, but then shared folders does not work.

  I don't know what the problem... Everything has worked fine up to 11.0 and I never had problems with VMware Tools upgrade. Help, please.

  Annex: Error Message

  Using the kernel build system.

  "do: Verzeichnis" / tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only 'enter wird. "

  / usr/bin/make /lib/modules/3.13.0-46-generic/build/include/ - c... SUBDIRS = $PWD SRCROOT = $PWD. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR = modules

  make [1]: Verzeichnis»/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic«wird enter

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/backdoor.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/backdoorGcc64.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/cpName.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLinux.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLite.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/dentry.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/dir.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/file.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/fsutil.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/hgfsBd.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/hgfsEscape.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/hgfsUtil.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.o

  CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/link.o

  In file included from usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:44:0,

  of usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:5.

  of include/linux/preempt.h:18.

  of include/linux/spinlock.h:50.

  of include/linux/mmzone.h:7.

  of include/linux/gfp.h:4.

  of include/linux/mm.h:8.

  of include/linux/pagemap.h:7.

  from /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c: in function 'HgfsPermission ':

  include/Linux/kernel.h:793:27: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  const typeof (((type *) 0)-> member) * __mptr = (ptr); \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:708:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  for (pos = hlist_entry_safe ((head)-> first, typeof (* (pos)), member); \)

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  include/Linux/kernel.h:793:48: warning: initialization of the [default] incompatible pointer type

  const typeof (((type *) 0)-> member) * __mptr = (ptr); \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:708:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  for (pos = hlist_entry_safe ((head)-> first, typeof (* (pos)), member); \)

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:106:0,

  of include/linux/compiler.h:54.

  of include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1.

  of include/linux/stddef.h:4.

  of usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4.

  of include/uapi/linux/types.h:13.

  of include/linux/types.h:5.

  of tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/./shared/driver-config.h:71.

  from /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:26:

  include/Linux/compiler-gcc4.h:14:34: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  #define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof (a, b)

  ^

  include/linux/STDDEF.h:17:31: Note: the expansion of the macro '__compiler_offsetof '.

  #define offsetof (TYPE, MEMBER) __compiler_offsetof (TYPE, MEMBER)

  ^

  include/Linux/kernel.h:794:29: Note: the expansion of the macro "offsetof".

  (type *) ((char *) __mptr - offsetof (type, member)) ;})

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:708:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  for (pos = hlist_entry_safe ((head)-> first, typeof (* (pos)), member); \)

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  In file included from include/linux/preempt.h:10:0,

  of include/linux/spinlock.h:50.

  of include/linux/mmzone.h:7.

  of include/linux/gfp.h:4.

  of include/linux/mm.h:8.

  of include/linux/pagemap.h:7.

  from /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:

  include/linux/List.h:710:35: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  POS = hlist_entry_safe ((pos)-> member.next, typeof (* (pos)), member))

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:697:12: Note: in the definition of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  ({typeof (ptr) ___ptr = (ptr); \})

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:710:35: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  POS = hlist_entry_safe ((pos)-> member.next, typeof (* (pos)), member))

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:697:28: Note: in the definition of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  ({typeof (ptr) ___ptr = (ptr); \})

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  In file included from usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:44:0,

  of usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:5.

  of include/linux/preempt.h:18.

  of include/linux/spinlock.h:50.

  of include/linux/mmzone.h:7.

  of include/linux/gfp.h:4.

  of include/linux/mm.h:8.

  of include/linux/pagemap.h:7.

  from /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:

  include/Linux/kernel.h:793:27: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  const typeof (((type *) 0)-> member) * __mptr = (ptr); \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:710:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  POS = hlist_entry_safe ((pos)-> member.next, typeof (* (pos)), member))

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  include/Linux/kernel.h:793:48: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast [default]

  const typeof (((type *) 0)-> member) * __mptr = (ptr); \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:710:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  POS = hlist_entry_safe ((pos)-> member.next, typeof (* (pos)), member))

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:106:0,

  of include/linux/compiler.h:54.

  of include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1.

  of include/linux/stddef.h:4.

  of usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic/include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4.

  of include/uapi/linux/types.h:13.

  of include/linux/types.h:5.

  of tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/./shared/driver-config.h:71.

  from /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:26:

  include/Linux/compiler-gcc4.h:14:34: error: 'struct dentry' has no member named 'd_alias '.

  #define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof (a, b)

  ^

  include/linux/STDDEF.h:17:31: Note: the expansion of the macro '__compiler_offsetof '.

  #define offsetof (TYPE, MEMBER) __compiler_offsetof (TYPE, MEMBER)

  ^

  include/Linux/kernel.h:794:29: Note: the expansion of the macro "offsetof".

  (type *) ((char *) __mptr - offsetof (type, member)) ;})

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:687:40: Note: the expansion of the macro «container_of»

  #define hlist_entry (ptr, type, member) container_of (ptr, type, member)

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:698:15: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry '.

  ___ptr? hlist_entry (___ptr, type, member): NULL; \

  ^

  include/linux/List.h:710:13: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_entry_safe '.

  POS = hlist_entry_safe ((pos)-> member.next, typeof (* (pos)), member))

  ^

  /tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: Note: the expansion of the macro 'hlist_for_each_entry '.

  hlist_for_each_entry (dentry,

  ^

  make [2]: * [/ tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only/inode.o] Fehler 1

  make [2]: * Auf noch nicht processes wird going going...

  make [1]: * [_module_/tmp/modconfig snuOuv/vmhgfs-only] error 2

  make [1]: Verzeichnis»/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic«verlassen wird

  make: * [vmhgfs.ko] Fehler 2

  "do: Verzeichnis" / tmp/modconfig-snuOuv/vmhgfs-only "verlassen wird."

  The filesystem (vmhgfs module) driver is used only for the shared folder

  feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work

  regardless of this function.

  If you want the shared folders feature, you can install the driver of

  running vmware-config - tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils, make

  and your kernel sources are installed on your computer.

  These packages are available on the installation of your distribution CD.

  [Press the Enter key to continue]

  As Barney42 pointed out, this question comes with the new kernel 3.13.0 - 46. And indeed helped me to find a workaround:

  Tools can be patched manually. In vmhgfs.tar, inode.c d_alias should be replaced by d_u.d_alias put it back to the tar and then recompile tools.

  Here is a script that does this (tested on ubuntu 32 bit 14.04, vmware workstation on a windows host 11.1):

  #!/bin/sh -x
cd /usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source
tar xf vmhgfs.tar
grep -q d_u.d_alias vmhgfs-only/inode.c && echo "already patched" && exit 0
sed -i -e s/d_alias/d_u.d_alias/ vmhgfs-only/inode.c
cp -p vmhgfs.tar vmhgfs.tar.orig
tar cf vmhgfs.tar vmhgfs-only
vmware-config-tools.pl -d -m

  NOTE: This makes incompatible tools with older versions of the kernel, i.e. 3.13.0 - 45.

  (Original post at askubuntu)

  However, @VMware-team, please do run again out of the box, or submit a patch for the Linux kernel. You are a large business, should be no problem.

• Installation of VMware in VMware Player tools

  Hello

  I installed VMware Player v7, created a virtual machine (Windows) and wanted to install the VMware Tools via Player > manage > install VMware Tools... but nothing happens when I click on this option. The following 2 other methods I found in a Ko do not work either:

  • Enter D:\setup.exe where D: is the first CD-ROM drive configured for your virtual computer = > NOK as the virtual drive does not show the VMware tools.
  • Looking for the ISO file in the installation folder = > NOK: there is no ISO file.

  After searching on the forum, I realized that VMware Player doesn't come with VMware tools and workaround I used was to install VMware Workstation without a license on another computer, find the file "windows.iso", copy it to the computer, mount it as a virtual drive and start the client installation.

  The thing I don't understand is the reason for which the option is available in the VMware Player menu if the VMware tools are not? It's very confusing for people new to VMware and only install VMware Player...

  You need not download VMware workstation to get VMware Tools in VMware Player!  VMware Player 7 is working fine on my system and had no problem downloading VMware tools, so maybe it's a problem specific to your environment/system that may block recovery.

  Take a look at my answer: Re: VMware Tools missing in the Installation of VMware Player 7