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• Convert True64 Unix physical machine into a Virtual Machine

  Hi all

  I wonder if I can convert the physical machine with True64 Unix virtual machine or not.

  Server version: AlphaServer 4000/5/300 - Tru64 Unix 4.0 D / TruCluster Ver 5.1

  Can anyone suggest me?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  Welcome to the VMware communities forum.

  Don't you can't virtualize the machine to the VMware platform.

  The reason is that the server uses the alpha microprocessor and not a standard intel x 86/intel x 64 compatible.

  You will need to migrate to new hardware or reinstall the server from scratch on a different linux/unix as a platform.

  You may be able to migrate the data. It's usually pretty easy on unix-like platforms, but you'd have to testrun this part of course.

  Hope this helps,

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• vCenter a physical machine to a virtual machine

  I was watching one of the videos vSphere. He mentions to add protection to the vCenter when I run it on a physical machine. Clon a virtual copy of it. Therefore, if the South physics vCenter went. I'll have one virtual to use. My question is, when I lost the vCenter, I opened the web vSphere client to the esx host that host my vCenter and it lights up?

  Thank you

  You can use the VI client to connect directly to the ESX host and start the VM vCenter.  Also check out vCenter hearbeat, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server-heartbeat/overview.html

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• Restrict the movement of files to physical machine to the Virtual Office (vmware view)

  Hi all

  I have a question, I am using virtual desktop with vmware view. I'm on a physical machine using this machine that I log on to the virtual machine using office remotely. (vmware view). My question is that I don't want the users of the physical machine to copy and paste the files of the virtual machine and vice versa.

  When I open virtual desktop, go to my computer, I see drive c (virtual machine disk) and then share the disks of the physical machine. When I click on them, they open and then I am able to copy all files in this shared folder on the virtual desktop. I want to restrict any idea how could I go about this. Help, please.

  Arun N

  Using RDP?

  In this case, you can use GPO (virtual desktop) to disable drive sharing.

  André

• Convert a physical machine into a virtual machine

  Dear expert;

  Please help me solve the error appear when Convert machine physical-to-virtual machine "WARNING: cannot read the block at offset '293,563,158,528' volume 'C:'.»

  the operating system of the Source is Windows 2008 R2 stander and the version of the converter is "5.5.3" build-2183569.

  How can solve this problem and make convert successfully.

  Thank you

  Dear all;

  I found the solution retractable C to C and D drive, then convert the machine.

  Thank you

• convert not up against physical machine to a virtual machine?

  Hello

  My problem is: I have a laptop which is broken due to a hardware problem. I removed the system drive and connected via USB on another machine that is running VMWare.

  When I tried to convert it with VMWare Workstation, there was only the possibility of converting the local system running.

  Is there another way to convert this outstanding system (Vista) on the external hard drive in an ACE VM?

  Thanks for help

  Hello

  ignore previous posts - this procedure is the smartest for the work

  create the new virtual machine - add drive - tell physical disk and select the drive in the case of USB - name dthe disc original.vmdk

  Then exit VMware and open a cmd.

  Change directory for vmware-install dir and run vmware-vdiskmanager.

  Read the examples of syntax - then convert the physical disk (originall.vmdk) in an import.vmdk named a virtual - store where you have enough disk space.

  Conversion will take awhile--what doen you can remove the USB cover.

  When doneopen new VMware - launch of the new virtual machine and remove original.vmdk - replace with import.vmdk.

  Last step is to reconfigure with converter - specify the newly created virtual computer vmx-file

  fact

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• How to connect my physical machine and a virtual machine?

  Hi all

  I installed windows 8 in my machine base and RHEL 7 and Windows 7 in VMware worksation.

  I want to connect my basic machine with virtual machines.

  that all changes I need to make in network card?

  should what properties of the network adapter I change?

  More

  In my Vmware workstaiton, I installed windows 7, in that i can't find my network card.

  It shows only a single network adadpter named as bluetooth network adapter...

  Please help me on this :))

  Hello

  For the first photo, it is the configuration of the network card to a virtual computer.

  For the second, it is the type of virtual switch on desktop.

  Adopt a virtual machine can be connected to a virtual switch(NAT/Host-only) of workstation.

  For more details, I found a page for you, it can helps you to better understand the networking of VMware Workstation:

  http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/VMware-Server-Workstation-player-articles/Understanding-Virtual-Networking-VMware-Workstation-9.html

  Also aid official docs talk about this part.

  Please, please have a look.

  VMware Workstation 11 Documentation Centre http://pubs.VMware.com/workstation-11/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.ws.using.doc%2FGUID-0CE1AE01-7E79-41BB-9EA8-4F839BE40E1A.html

• How to connect 2 physical computers and 2 virtual machines?

  Hello!

  This is my first time in the forum and I would like to ask about the network configuration for an installation of 2 physical machines and 2 virtual machines. Each physical computer has a virtual machine (all operating systems is Windows 7 or 8). I don't have a level of advanced network management, but I would like to ask how to resolve a case of example of this configuration? I was wondering for communication between machines and communication examining between 1 machine with the other 3.

  Thanks in advance! If someone has already asked this, please tell me the reference.

  Welcome to the community,

  VMware Player offers 3 configuration settings, bridged, NAT as well under the name Host-Only network. Host-Only can be used if the virtual machine does not require a connection with the exception of the other virtual machines and the host network. NAT is typically used if the virtual machine requires network access, but didn't need to be accessible to the outside. In your case, the possibility of using is connected by a bridge, which will connect seamlessly the virtual machine to the physical network.

  André

• Cannot start the physical machine converted to a virtual machine under ESXi 4.0

  Hi all

  I have 2 has with the material below

  Dell optiplex 755 2.4 Qcore 4 GB of RAM and 160 GB of HARD drive

  A performer with ESXi 4.0 other runs with Windows 2003.

  I tried to convert physical machine with "Vmware Vcenter converter Stand alone" 4.0.1 build 161434

  I used the tool on the source machine and by another machine on the network.

  The two process converts the physical machine to a virtual machine successfully without any errors.

  After conversion, the virtual machine cannot start, and shows only a small slider that is not flashing too.

  

  The physical machine have a single partition of 160 GB

  The space currently used on the physical machine is 26 GB.

  I reduced the size of the HARD drive to virtual computer with fix / light available in 40 GB.

  point to make here is that the ESX have only 160 GB HDD, so he will not be able to copy all 160 GB because of which I am reducing the 40 GB HARD drive

  I converted a few other physical machines with 40 GB HARD drive and they work well after the conversion.

  Any sugessions would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks in advance

  Hi Sunil,

  Let me know the drive selected in the custom option controller.

  Thank you

  Krishna

• IP addresses don't transfer adapter NIC VM during the conversion of a physical machine.

  I have physical Windows 2000/2003 servers with multiple IP addresses to a network card.  I want to assure you that when I convert this physical machine to a virtual machine, that all IP addresses are manually copied to the VM adapter.  Is there a method to do this without having to manually re-enter all IP in VMware Accelerated AMD PCNET adapt?  It sounds simple, but I was not able to find a solution.

  Welcome to the forums.

  I'm sure it's manual.

  I start my P2Ved boxes with single network and set the IP addresses as I would like.

  Can I turn off the prompt and the physical box and only be able to return to the prompt.

  Jase McCarty

  http://www.jasemccarty.com

  Co-author of VMware ESX Essentials in the virtual data center

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• Cannot start Windows 7 after the conversion of the physical machine

  Hello

  I converted my windows 7 64 bit running physical machine to the virtual machine using converter 5.0. I am running VMWare Workstation 8.0. My physical machine hid the 100 MB boot partition and 90 GB main partition. During the conversion, I don't have an option to select a hidden partition, nor did I want in my virtual machine. Conversion failed with the following message (planned):

  Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.

  Then, I started the virtual machine using the Windows DVD and selected the option "repair". Once I arrived, I used diskpart to make my active primary partition and then followed the steps in this KB http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1037507 to fix everything including BCD. Once this was done, I used converted to reconfigure the virtual computer, and this time he succeeded. Everything was good and as expected up to that point. Now, when I start the VM, I get by BIOS init and then I get a black screen - no messages at all and he vm it is here without doing anything. I tried to fix it again and everything seems good (checked all the information using diskpart, bootrec and bcdedit so that automated repair) - everything seems to be in order, but the black screen is all I see when I try to start.

  Any help to guide me to this point is very popular figure.

  Thank you

  Andrey

  Disk2vhd create a vhd file
  Starwinds V2V converter converts the virtual hard disk into a vmdk
  This vmdk is assigned to a new virtual machine
  first boot the virtual machine goes into a Windows 7 drivers restore CD you patch

  my notes:http://sanbarrow.com/p2v2008r2.html

• Oracle XE on multiple virtual machines on the same physical machine?

  Hi people,
  
  Can I install Oracle XE on several virtual machines that are on the same physical machine?
  
  Thank you
  
  G. grangier

  I find that this interpretation is questionable.
  Instance, what do mean?
  What they mean by server?
  Unless Oracle explicitly forbids the execution of several databases of XE on different virtual machines at the same time, I don't see violations.

  For example, imagine that the user has runs that XE on AWS and user B running an another XE on AWS.
  They are not running on the same "Server"?

  Flavio
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• Use OEM Windows 7 Pro in virtual computer; Enterprise of Windows 8.1 in the physical Machine

  Hello

  I need some real tips on Windows license manager that I don't want to go against all Microsoft software license.

  As a backdrop, I have the following:

  -an OEM Windows 7 Pro that came with the purchase of a Dell PC

  -a license in Volume Windows 8 with Software Assurance purchased by my company

  I would like to know if I can install the copy of the OEM Windows 7 Pro in a virtual machine on the Dell PC, while having a Windows Installer on the physical PC/computer Dell 8.1. i.e. physical Machine Dell PC = Windows Enterprise 8.1; Virtual machine in the same Dell PC is Windows 7 Pro OEM.

  I don't want to do a dual boot to install because it will be difficult to remove once my 3rd party applications fully supports Windows 8.1; and I also want to keep my PC as clean as possible. I also can't use one of the Open License of Windows 8 as a lower upgrade to Windows 7 as this installation will take another license to use.

  I read from the windows 7 EULA that:

  'Use with Virtualization Technologies. Rather than use the software directly on the licensed computer, you can install and use the software within the virtual (or emulated) only on the licensed computer system... »

  I was wondering that the clause applies, but I don't know if the OEM Windows 7 Pro can be activated on a virtual machine because I don't have the OEM product key.

  Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

  Hello

  I need some real tips on Windows license manager that I don't want to go against all Microsoft software license.

  As a backdrop, I have the following:

  -an OEM Windows 7 Pro that came with the purchase of a Dell PC

  -a license in Volume Windows 8 with Software Assurance purchased by my company

  I would like to know if I can install the copy of the OEM Windows 7 Pro in a virtual machine on the Dell PC, while having a Windows Installer on the physical PC/computer Dell 8.1. i.e. physical Machine Dell PC = Windows Enterprise 8.1; Virtual machine in the same Dell PC is Windows 7 Pro OEM.

  Yes, you can.

  I don't want to do a dual boot to install because it will be difficult to remove once my 3rd party applications fully supports Windows 8.1; and I also want to keep my PC as clean as possible. I also can't use one of the Open License of Windows 8 as a lower upgrade to Windows 7 as this installation will take another license to use.

  I read from the windows 7 EULA that:

  'Use with Virtualization Technologies. Rather than use the software directly on the licensed computer, you can install and use the software within the virtual (or emulated) only on the licensed computer system... »

  I was wondering that the clause applies, but I don't know if the OEM Windows 7 Pro can be activated on a virtual machine because I don't have the OEM product key.

  It's the same clause I was going to paste attesting that you can install the license OEM Windows 7 in a VM.

  
  

  In addition, since you have Windows Enterprise 8.1, you can use the built in Hyper-v:

  Windows 8 integrates into hypervisor called Hyper-V.

  This requires that your processor supports the translation of the secondary addresses.

  To see if your processor is supported:

  Press the Windows key + X

  Click on programs and features

  Click on turn Windows features on or off

  See if you can check off Hyper-V and all its options of void

  If this isn't the case, it does not support Hyper-v.

  You can use alternatives such as Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player.

  https://www.VirtualBox.org/wiki/downloads

  VMware Player;

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/details/player_401/dGpkYnRwd3didGRwQA==

  Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

• How to get the host name of the physical computer inside a virtual machine until the user logs in Windows?

  I don't know if this is the right place to post this question, I develop software to support VMWare PCoIP and need to know how to get the host name of the physical machine (which manages the virtual machine and View Client) within a virtual machine before the user logs in Windows of the virtual machine.

  I understand there are two ways to read the host name, via the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment registry and environment variables, but they are available once the user is connected. I need info before the user connects.

  Is there a VMware API that can be called or asked the host name?

  Thank you.

  Not on the broker, but there are the startup scripts to log on to the computer virtual itself: http://pubs.vmware.com/view-52/topic/com.vmware.view.integration.doc/view_integration_startsession_script.9.2.html

  Note that these executed when a virtual desktop computer allocated connection, not to the point that the client connects - it is possible for the customer to not complete the connection (crash, cancel, network failure) and so any what solution you design must handle this.

  Mike

• Windows 7 computer physical exported to the virtual machine and now will not boot on another machine

  Hello

  What I tried to do is the following:

  Export/create a virtual machine from the current physical running computer. After it's done, I plug in the USB key which contains the files of virtual computer for a laptop and try to start this virtual machine. It does not start due to "recent changes". This probably means that the OS never will start, right?

  This seems odd to me, or I can't understand what is happening here. I thought that to have a virtual machine means that the operating system could not doing the physical machine, it is running on, but just saw it is virtualized OS/machine.

  I would like to "clone" a current physical machine and then run it on another PC is because we need to have a client machine, convert applications on it and then return either the image (if they already had a running image) or we have a complete script on how to convert/upgrade for that client applications so that the downtime will be minimal and maximum success rate.

  Info:

  VMWare Workstation 7.1.2

  Windows 7 (desktop and laptop PC run this) 32-bit

  Some clients running ESX and we want to take a picture of that and do the same trick as for workstation

  A thinking about it?

  See you soon,.

  Steven

  I bought a copy of Virtualization Manager 2010 at the time where converter couldn't handle windows 7.

  Nowadays the 4.3 version should work well.

  As mentioned previously, the mebdedded in my computer is very outdated.

  On my site, you will find a howto for p2v 2008 r2 - this works for Windows 7 too - and it uses only free tools

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