Help with Vmware Fusion & SBS 2011 Essentials; best practices

Hi all

Looking for a little help setting up a virtual machine on a Mac Pro to use as a server in a small business.

We currently have an office of 6 users, all but one of which are windows users (XP and 7, although all soon to be upgraded to 7). Also, we have a Server SBS 2003 and until recently used it for storage of files, a database principal, Exchange and vpn. The server hardware has become very noisy to the point of this embarrassing other users in the room I'm looking to upgrade options.

The machine I use now is a 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon with 10 GB of RAM and I'm looking for this move with the to use with the server I'll be swapping to a MBP 17 ". I installed a trial version of SBS 2011 Essentials on it and have successfully installed the main and used database from a client machine so I'm glad that everything will work. We went from the e-mail Exchange on Gmail, which is why Essentials is good enough for me.

I'm stuck now with what to know how to set up the machine to integrate properly. I have a 250 GB boot currently installed with Snow Leopard disk and that you have ordered 2 x 1.5Tb hard drives I had planned mirror in OS X using disk utility. The plan was part of the 250 GB boot drive partition (say 100 GB) to use as a separate partiton on which to store virtual machines. The record 1.5 to had to be kept separate and used as a data reader.

I'm not sure now, that's how all of them work with SBS 2011? Can I move forward as expected and share the drives through OS X (SL or Lion server) as a network share? If so, how it plays with windows clients? Can I use AD control connections or I end with a mixture of OD and AD (which would be an argument)

Or should I install SBS 2011 on the disks of 1,5 to, spend the entire disk to SBS 2011 and treat sharing here?

By train to these things is not a problem, it's just trying to understand what is the best solution for day-to-day management and backup.

Thanks in advance.

Give points to Woody, by all means!  Sorry that SBS isn't my area, but if you want to watch using scripts to control your virtual machine, you can find these useful URLS:

http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-1201

and

http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vix162_vmrun_command.PDF

Of course, you could also turn on the accessibility of Mac (System Preferences > universal access > enable access for assistive devices and use AppleScript or other Mac automation technologies, such as ATOMac (https://github.com/pyatom/pyatom).)

Tags: VMware

Similar Questions

  • Help with VMware Fusion... VM does not start... Please :)

    My vmware fusion vm will not start. I get an error message:

    File "/ users/user/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmx" line 1: syntax error.

    I have attached the newspapers and the generosity and skill vmx file to help a nice person. Thank you!

    Greg

    The attached file "Windows_7.vmx.zip" contains a new 'Windows 7.vmx' file created from the supplied vmware.log file.

    With VMware Fusion closed unzip (double-click on) attached file "Windows_7.vmx.zip" and replace the file "Windows 7.vmx" original by one here.

  • backup PC very slow sbs 2011 essentials customer

    I just upgraded from WHS 1 to SBS 2011 Essentials and the initial backup for my main pc was about 2-3 hours with WHS. It took 14 hours on SBS using the same exact pc material. What the heck is upward. It will take long to save machines? I do not see this manipulation the full 25 pcs. No idea why the brutally slow backup? All material is the same (client and server) so this isn't the issue. It seems that MS has done something wrong with the backup software...

    Hi gregors613,

    The question of Smal Business Server you posted is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please ask your question in the TechNet forums for assistance.

    Hope the helps of information.

  • downloaded the trial version Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials to my laptop (Windows 7, IE 9) but now I can not understand how to open it

    (1) downloaded the evaluation version Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials to my laptop (Windows 7, IE 9) but now I can not understand how to open it

    (2) in addition, I want to assure you that I understand how the server works.  Is it just software?  No box to connect the computers up to?

    Hello

    The question you have posted is related to Small Business Server 2011. Please post your question in the Forums of Windows Small Business Server. Consult the following link:
    http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/smallbusinessserver2011essentials/threads

    Hope this helps

  • Unable to connect to the internet more with vmware fusion on the virtual machine

    Run Windows XP on my mac with Vmware fusion 3.1.3. He worked for always fine... recently started my virtual machine to the top and no internet connection. Generally bridged connection is what I use. The network card went to XP. do not know what to do... If you have any suggestions please help. Thank you

    Ajd3575 wrote: How can I add the NIC?

    You can try the search in the help file!

    Take a look at: VMware Fusion (menu bar) > help > Search > type network , then select: Add a network card

  • 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

  • Genuine Windows 7 on MacBook Pro running in the partition, BootCamp with VMware Fusion 3.1

    I'm having a problem with Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit.

    I installed Windows 7 on my Bootcamp partition and until recently he worked well as well when I ran into VMWare Fusion.

    When I boot on my Windows 7 on Bootcamp partition, everything is OK.  But then when I run it in VMWare Fusion it says that my copy is not genuine.

    I just went through the automated phone system and entered the codes, and so now while I'm running Fusion Windows is genuine.

    I fear, however, that when I return to the execution of the partition, Bootcamp, Windows will say that is not true, once again.

    Only, I have a copy of Windows 7 and can only run from the VMWare Fusion or Bootcamp partition at any time.

    How can I fix it if Windows is more said that it is not authentic, when I switch from a training camp and VMWare Fusion?

    I need to be able to run Windows while I'm on the side of Mac at the same time

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    If you used the same Windows Installer Bootcamp, VMWare Fusion product key, there is the question.  You can only install and activate a 1 license of Windows 7.  The second installation requires own license that you can buy on the Microsoft Store. Carey Frisch

  • Known issues with VMWare Fusion 2.0.2 and FTP/SSL?

    Hello

    I have a virtual machine in VMWare Fusion 2.0.2 running Windows XP with SP3. I have the Windows Firewall and AVG Free running.

    I use FileZilla as my FTP client. I am able to connect to a server using the vanilla FTP protocol. No problems.

    However, when I try to use FTP/SSL to connect to a server, I get time-out errors as it gets stuck on "initializing TLS... ».

    I tried to disable the Firewall and AVG. Nothing helps.

    I tried other FTP clients (CuteFTP, for example). Same result.

    And, I am able to connect through FTP/SSL and FileZilla to my host (Mac OS 10.5.6) operating system and another computer in my house running Windows 7.

    So I narrowed down it to something in this specific virtual Windows machine installation, but I don't know what else to try.

    Any suggestions?

    Thank you.

    How is the Machine to stop virtual network set up, NAT or bridged?  If NAT have you tried to use bridged?  Note: If you change from NAT to Bridged while the Virtual Machine is running, the IP address must be released or renewed.  If you are unsure how to do this then just restart the Virtual Machine.

  • Compatibility issues with gwbasic and SBS 2011.

    I currently have SBS 2003 and upgrade to SBS 2011 and a new 64-bit server.  I'm running a gwbasic program and want to know if there will be problems on my workstations.  I don't think I'll be able to run the program locally on the new server.  We had a few speed issues for most in multiuser situations.   The problem seemed to have much worse at a time I made a few changes at the same time.  Multiple e-mail accounts to Exchange, Setup of email accommodation, added a Windows 7 machine, past all the other workstations to XP Pro (4) and did my back based gwbasic program update software.

    Hello

    I suggest you send the question in the TechNet forums and check if it helps:

    http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/smallbusinessserver/

    It will be useful.

  • switching from XP to mac with vmware fusion

    I have a HP Pavilion with pre-installed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. My HP just died. I would like to move my copy of Windows XP on my macbook using Vmware Fusion. I tried using the recovery discs and was a failure. I got the error message "the PC recovery discs to does NOT supported this model of PC. Is there a was to do this?

    Unfortunately, an OEM Windows XP license is not transferable to another computer.  The death of the original computer, does the license OEM Windows XP (R.I.P.)

  • Cannot create folders shared with VMware Fusion Pro 8

    Just updated to VMware Fusion Pro 8 and having problems of shared folders. Although the Win 7 Pro system is the area of our society, he is unable to see other computers (apart from himself) on the network. I am also unable to share folders the with the Mac OS. I followed the instructions a few times below and failed to make it work:

    Windows

    To configure a shared folder in a Windows virtual machine:

    1 launch VMware Fusion.

    2. turn on the virtual machine.

    3 click on Virtual Machine > settings.

    4. click on sharing.

    5 in Fusion 7.x, select enable shared folders. Molten 6.x, 5.x, 4.x turn files option ON the Shared. In Fusion 3.x, select shared folders on your Mac option.

    6. click on the button +.

    7 navigate to the folder on the Mac which will be shared with the virtual machine and click Add.

    Shared folders are accessible via the shared folders shortcut on the Windows desktop or the network Z: drive VMware.

    Does anyone know how to fix this?

    Thank you!

    Looks like it was too easy to install "VMware Tools". Seems to work now.

  • Major problems with VMWare Fusion 3.1.1

    I just installed the new version of VMWare Fusion 3.1.1 on my MacBook Pro (OS 10.5.8). What a DISASTER! When I allowed him to install the new version of VMWare Tools, it came with a series of warnings that various drivers (mouse, VMXNet, SVGA, etc.) could not be installed. After the required reboot, the PC (Windows XP) came about a 3 "X 4" format (minimum screen resolution) and it will connect is no longer on the network. I got my old version of VMWare (v3.1.0) of my Time Machine drive, but the 3.1.1 installation process has apparently changed other things deep in the bowels of the Mac OS and the v3.1.0 recovered would not go. Is there anywhere on the web that I can download a copy of the from VMWare Fusion 3.1.0 .dmg file so that I can use it to try to get back to where I started (my original drive has only version 3.0)? If someone has means of ideas let me know.

    You can download the versions up to published on VMWare support site: VMWare Fusion downloads. Click the link view history under downloads to view previous versions.

    Before running the installation, follow these steps:

    (1) start your virtual machine and remove tools from VMWare using Add / Remove programs.

    (2) to the VMWare Fusion 3.1.1 DMG run the program uninstall to remove VMWare Fusion. This will NOT delete your virtual machines.

    (3) restart your machine.

    (4) install VMWare Fusion 3.1.0

    (5) start your virtual machine and install the VMWare tools.

  • Webcam not recognized in Windows XP with VMware Fusion

    I use VMware Fusion 2.0 on a Macbook Pro with Windows XP.  I've been using Yahoo Messenger with the iSight webcam and I think I accidently deleted the icon at the bottom of the VMware window and now the web cam is not recognized in Windows at all.  The iSight camera works just fine under MacOS, but I can't find how to do Windows or VMware recognizes the camera.  I guess I could reinstall VMware and it might solve the problem but I'm looking for an easier route when it exists. Someone at - it a similar problem?

    Thank you

    Dennis

    Have you checked the settings of your virtual machine to see if the isight is activated must be forwarded to the VM?  You might consider checking or setting these options under usb.  Also if you have version 2.0 only then you can consider update 2.0.5 before reinstalling VMware.

  • BB 10 Simulator on Mac with VMWare Fusion

    I have the BB 10 SDK installed.

    I install VMWare Fusion.

    I installed according to this: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/html5/documentation/ww_testing/Using_the_BB10_simulator_2008466 _...

    When I start it up it crashes here and my Mac early heat and what it the screen I see:

    Anyone else does? Anyone know how I can fix this problem?

    Both and I does not increase memory and graphics for the machine settings.

    Fixed now.

  • Windows live photo gallery fails with 0x80070005 after update 2011 Essentials

    I am running windows 7.  Windows live photo gallery was working fine until I updated to 2011 essentials on 21/10/10.  After all, other than windows live photo gallery worked well.  Loading Photo Gallery live in windows I get the error message 0 x 80070005.  I uninstalled wlpg.  I ran fix 2011 essentials.  Nothing.  Any ideas how to get the essentials version 2011 to run?  Thankis.

    Post it here: -.

    http://windowslivehelp.com/

    If this post answers your question, click mark as answer .

Maybe you are looking for

  • ITunes

    IPhone ITunes не видит 7. ПИШЕТ НУЖНА САМАЯ НОВАЯ ВЕРСИЯ. ХОТЯ У МЕНЯ ПОСЛЕДНЯЯ.

  • Tecra A9 XP sound card

    Hello I have a problem with my new A9 - 51G It came with windows vista professional, but I was in XP Pro... All right, but the sound card does not work... I installed the drivers for XP, but after booting it says that this sound card is not supported

  • Can I use USB connections and wireless on OfficeJet 6700?

    Only, we have installed a new Prime Minister to 6700 JO e-all-in-one by using the USB, one of our workstations. Is there a reason why we cannot set up wireless also, or do we first abandon the USB connection? I love the reliability of USB connection,

  • Unable to connect through SKYPE contacts

    Unable to connect to contacts through SKYPE

  • Does not my wireless connection using one of Belkin USB adapter. Help, please!

    I have a Belkin F9L1101v2. He used to work, but recently he has not worked at all. I am able to connect to the wifi, but I get no internet access. Convenience store, said "the link between your access point, router, or modem cable, and the internet i