Sharing virtual machines in 8 workstation

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• Workstation 8 shared virtual machines and games?

  How do the shared virtual machines work? I'm looking for a customer solution light game, but I don't know if that's it.

  Let's say I have a super gaming office and an old laptop computer connected to the same local network. A Windows 7 VM running on the desktop computer can play Batman: Arkham City at 40 frames per second, while the laptop is still too weak to run a Windows 7 VM. If I had to share the virtual machine with the laptop, would it be possible to play the Arkham City from the laptop to the same 40 fps? Or is the process of sharing incur fines for failure that make the game unplayable?

  3D acceleration is not supported via the remote consoles (only for local consoles), so it wouldn't do what you want.

• Second data store for the shared virtual machine

  IM thinking about to migrate my existing VMWare Server 2.x to VMWare Workstation 8.

  My server is a machine selfbuild W2k8 with Core i7, 24 GB of ram, an SSD for the OS and two 500 GB HDDs. Due to performance issues an VM is placed on a separate HARD disk. I want to keep the configuration like this.

  At the time where I'm using a trial version of WS8 and may not know how to set up a second datastore for shared virtual machines on a second hard drive. Is this possible at all? Or y at - it an alternative to solve this problem? Creation of a RAID0, isn't my favorite option.

  Thanks for the reply.

  It is not implemented by using a second data store for shared virtual computers.

  Workaround solution:
  Suppose you have the original data store C:\vms and a second D:\vms

  then create a junction for each directory in D:\vms like that

  C:\vms\VM1 D:\vms\VM1 junction.exe

  C:\vms\VM2 D:\vms\VM2 junction.exe
  ....

  then the vmx files from doubleclick in C:\vms\VM1 and configure the virtual machine to share.

  On Windows 7, use mklink.exe instead
  On Linux hosts use ln

• Shared virtual machines Via interruption/resumption AutoStart

  Hello!

  I was happy when I heard tell that the new VMware Workstation v8.0 incorporates most of the features from the old server VMware 2.0, for example shared VMs who will be started automatically as a system service and run in the background.

  I'm trying to migrate to VMware Server for VMware Workstation, but I didn't understand, how to autostart/autostop my VMs shared using suspension / darn.

  When the host (Windows Server 2008 R2) stops, all shared virtual machines should be suspended on the disk, and when the host starts again, they must resume, while the guest operating systems think that these machines were running all the time.

  This worked fine on VMware Server until now, but I failed to do it in VMware Workstation.

  How to use the interruption/resumption for autostart?

  It is very, very, very bad that VMS are a regular stop when the host is closed.

  There is no UI for this, but you can change the default values in vmAutoStart.xml (which is in/etc/vmware/hostd or C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd)

• How to activate the Internet connection on Windows Server 2003 is installed in the virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8?

  I have Windows Server 2003 is installed on a virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8. I need it to learn and practice the use of the Active Directory. I've also set up 3 Windows XP workstations connect to it, which means that they can communicate with Server 2003. What is lacking is the Internet connection on all of them. When I run ping 8.8.8.8 in one of these virtual machines, I get, 'Destination host unreachable.'

  I'm not sure, what if the problem comes from the settings in Windows or the settings of the virtual machine.

  Can someone help me?

  Thank you, guys. I was finally able to put in place. It was quite an ordeal to deal with IP addresses and virtual networks. Here's how I did (in the screenshots) in case someone else needs it.

  (I also confess that it is perhaps one of the ways to implement. Maybe there is an easier way to do it with DHCP...)

  1. in your computer where is installed VMware Workstation 8 begin the "Virtual Network Editor." It is located in the folder of installation of VMware Workstation. And implement the network following (VMnet2 in my case):

  

  2 then in VMware Workstation itself in the virtual machine when Windows Server 2003 is installed set up two network as connections:

  This one is for external access to the Internet:

  

  And this one for intranet communications AD:

  

  3. then in the machine virtual de Windows Server 2003 set up what follows for two network adapters:

  For Internet access:

  

  Then, you need allow this connection to share:

  

  And then for the ad access to workstations (ensure that the static IP address is in the range specified in the virtual network over VMnet2 network editor). I've also set up DNS to 127.0.0.1 because I installed on this Windows 2003 DNS server:

  

  4. from the Windows 2003 VM try ping 8.8.8.8. It should work now.

  5. go to each workstation, in my case, Windows XP, each in its own virtual machine and set up the network in the VMware Workstation as follows:

  

  6. then in the virtual machine, configure the network connection for Windows XP workstation. Don't forget to assign a new static IP address for each workstation, which not coinside with IP of the domain (this IP address must come from the range specified in the virtual network over VMnet2 network editor):

  

  7. try first ping the domain, in my case ping 192.168.237.128. And then Internet, ping 8.8.8.8. The two should work!

  Continue with steps [5-7].

• Impossible to change the path for the shared virtual machines

  Hello

  as long as user root, in the Preferences menu, shared, VMs when I change the location and

  (1) push apply 1 time, the path is created in the right place on the hard drive but when I want to share a virtual machine and move toward this path, the default path is the default: / var/lib/vmware... not the one created by the menu setting.

  Cannot change the location for the shared virtual machines.

  (2) push apply several times: odd error menu

  

  OS: Linux mandriva 64

  Any ideas?  Is this a way to manually change the path in a config file?

  Best respect

  Out of work station - stop pass.
  Then edit datastores.xml - don't know where the files on Linux - I expect it be in/etc/vmware/hostd or something like that

• Cannot turn on the virtual machine in VMware workstation

  Hello

  I have windows 2008 stocked VM of windows 4.1.Inside ESX VM 2008 I installed VMware workstation and created the virtual machine in vmware workstation. When I have tride to power on the VM iam getting error below. Please help me.

  "Running vmware workstation in a virutal machine requires external thr virtual machine is configured to run the vmware esx host operation system.you may not power on a vierutal machine until the external virtual machine is reconfigured.

  Thank you

  Victor

  This is the VM vmx nested - you must add this line to the external virtual machine - one who runs in ESXi

• Cannot power on shared virtual machine in workstation 8

  Everyone has to met the same problem I have experience where I can not power on any machine if I share.

  When I turn on the virtual computer I get a bar saying "power we" which is about 90% of progression and it never ends.

  I use Windows 7 x 64 and I have this problem on two different computers, I have never been able to power on a VM shared from the workstation installation 8.

  I found the problem on mine and it works now.  She was certainly related to the question "WSASocket returned the error 10022".  It seems that VMware has problems with some 3rd party Layered Service Providers (LSP) - network drivers 'filter '.  A poster here (http://communities.vmware.com/thread/99276) of 2007 also shows that this has been a problem for some time now, while Googling for the issuance of WSASocket shows VMware related links for the best hits.

  In my case, I had the NVidia nForce/Forceware Network Access Manager installed (and fortunately does not need).  To find it in my case, I used the sysinternals autoruns (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902) tool.  I made sure that nothing has been set to 'hide' under Options, refreshed and then selected the Winsock providers tab.  In my view, that the Description column has even mentioned the word "Filter" for her.  After uninstall and reboot, the computer any shared virtual rolls.

  Many Antivirus products and other tools such as packet capture applications will install to intercept the FSA winsock traffic (as well as some malware too).  Hope this helps someone else with the discovery of the cause a way to solve.

• Host Windows system restore back up virtual machines the VMWare Workstation?

  Is it save to perform a restore of the system on a Windows host running VMWare Workstation 9.0.2 with the premises of virtual machines? I just need confirmation that the VMs will be still functional after restoring the system.

  Welcome to the community,

  System Restore should not touch all personal documents, what configuration file and virtual disk are in reality. However, a restoration of the system can change the parameters of the application Windows for for example VMware Workstation. Anyway most that should happen is that you have to reinstall VMware Workstation in such a case.

  see "what files changed during a system restore?" at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/system-restore-faq

  In any case, it is always useful to have a current backup!

  André

• Failed to create virtual machine using VMWare Workstation 11 (test)

  Hello people,

  I installed VMWare Workstation on my machine Windows 10 and trying to create multiple virtual machines to test the object. I have done this before on the Windows 7 computer and did not face any problems, but this time, as soon as I gave the location of the file to deploy an operating system it comes up with some fatal errors as error BLK_CACHE IOERR if I have enough space on the HARD drive and everything is not going further. So, my question is if my computer has compatible with Windows 10 problems or there is something else that would cause this problem. Any help or comments would be appreciated on this topic.

  Thank you!.

  Thanks for your answer, Noel

  I was going through discussions in the community with similar and found subjects that VMWare had released 12 pro workstation that supports Windows 10 entirely. I personally installed it on my physical machine and it works. Here is the link for the release of Workstation 12 notes.

  VMware Workstation 12 Pro Release Notes

• Newbie needs help in the installation of Visual Studio in Windows Server 2008 in a new virtual machine created in Workstation 9

  I'm extremely new to VMware and hope this is the right forum for a question as fundamental.

  I created a new virtual Workstation 9 machine and have installed Windows Server 2008 as the guest OS.  Now, I would like to install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in addition to that from a USB key.  How can I get the virtual machine to see the USB so that I can run the autorun.exe installer?

  Thanks for the tips.

  Thank you anthonyrr.  That's what I was looking for.
  I want to score your like the right answer, but I don't no where to do it.  Needs to be done by the administrator of the forum?

• Move the virtual machine to the workstation from 9 to 7 Workstation

  Hi all

  I have created a virtual machine (PBX) on VMWare Workstation 9 and I need to move it to Workstation 7.1.  I tried to create an ovf file using ovftool, but I couldn't expand the FVO on the side 7.1.  Is there anything else I can do to move the machine to the course?

  Thanks for your time.

  Martin

  "You can just copy the file to the virtual machine with all its files, this will keep even the machine virtual UUID and MAC address if you select 'I moved' we ' when you start the virtual machine after you have copied. However, before copy on the virtual machine, make sure that you go to compatibility mode (formerly hardware version) from the 9 VMware Workstation interface.

  André

• I can't ping any of my virtual machines inside the workstation 8

  I have a virtual appliance and a windows 7 virtual machine installed in the workstation 8 and I assured that BRIDGED is checked for my network card, but when I try to ping one of them in my physical machine in which workstation is installed I can't? What Miss me?

  you have already disabled automatic fill in the virtual network Editor?

  Keep in mind that the firewall may block ping

• All of a sudden can only run a virtual machine on a workstation to 12G, used to be able to run at least three

  After years of use of my computer, I have a problem suddenly as the likes of which I've never seen elsewhere.  On a machine that was able to run three virtual computers, I now get error messages when I try to run more than one.

  The message I get is displayed as an attachment.  It indicates only 1192 MB is available for the second virtual machine, I try to run.  See error message when you try to run a second virtual machine.png

  The preferences that I set myself for VMWare Workstation show until 9210 MB should be available for virtual machines.  See the preferences.png workstation.

  Who is running when I try to launch a second is set to use 2 GB.  See machine running virtual preferences.png

  Resource monitor shows also that it should be 5376 available MB.

  I'm puzzled.  What could happen?  How can I solve this?

  I am running 8.0.1 build-528992.

  find your config.ini file
  Win7: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini
  XP and 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini

  and change or add these 2 lines
  prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "FALSE".
  prefvmx.minVmMemPct = '0 '.

  These settings should allow you to assign 12 GB of RAM or more for your virtual machines
  If this is not the case - I would switch to 7.1.4

• What is a virtual machine built on Workstation 6.5 on Workstation 6.0?

  What's a virtual machine built on VMWare Workstation 6.5 work on VMWare Workstation 6.0?  Must I first uninstall VMWare tools?  Thank you.

  Yes, it will run.

  AWo

  VCP 3 & 4

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