VMware server in Vista and 64-bit hosts

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• VMware server on vista - copy - paste Linux comments does not work

  Hello

  VMware server installed 2.0.1 on windows vista 32 bit.

  Comments from Ubuntu 9.04 is installed with vmware tools.

  VMware-toolbox is started in the background, but copy and paste doesn't work either between host and guest or vice versa.

  Any ideas?

  BRG

  What are you trying to copy? Files or text?

  Runs the process of "vmware-user"?

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• Server 2008 32 and 64 bit blue screen

  Last week I had all my VMs on a single system of failure when I am in the weekend, nothing worked, the error was no valid operating system. OK, so I rebuilt with ESXi, I loaded the client infrastructure and pulled all my ISOs up to the data store. The first was 2003 R2 the iso just wouldn't, so I tried 2008 R2 64 bit and 32 bit. These two blue screened on startup.

  I don't know why the failure occurred in the first place, but it has been working well for a year with 2008 on that server

  I'm not sure what I could give information.

  Any help appreciated

  Maddison

  If you had an ESX/ESXi host with multiple virtual machines running. All virtual machines crashed on a weekend and when you came in, you wiped the physical host, install a new copy of ESXi 4 and now the new VMs wont turn on right?

  Looks like a hardware problem, unless Im missing something. I guess it's the same ISOs you used for your first VMs. starting with a test of error of memory for a minimum of 48 hours with some flavor of the memory Test software you prefer on your ESXi host...

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• VMware Server 2 - installation and questions backup

  I have an application that will use a backend SQL Express and IIS. I want to place this in a virtual machine running Windows 2008 Server on a Server 2008. We will not have many users using this app, so I think that the free server product would be nice. I worked with VMware Workstation for a few years but I did not too much with the server. I guess I can build the right VM in server, just let it run from there, correct?  All the elements 'need to know '?  Also, what is the best way to back up the applications data. I am not too concerned about the guest operating system, only data backup applications. Any help would be great... Thank you

  You can install Vmware server on the host computer and you can then create Win2008 VM.

  Yes you can have the virtual machine running in Vmkware server.

  For bcking the application data. You can do multiple ways.

  You can connecta USB drive to the physical machine and the virtual machine and copy the application data.

  You can map the drive to the virtual computer as a network drive on the physical host and copy it to CD / engraver of DVD or USB drive or another drive partition.

  Please allow point if it helps.

  Thank you

• VMware Server 2.0 and VMworkstation 6.5

  Is there anyway that these two products can run in parallel. Currently, I installed 6.5 Workstation but I would also use VMServer 2.0?

  Could I install Win2k3/Win2k8 as a virtual machine using the workstation, then VMServer inside the virtual machine?

  I want to know what are the options or if it is possible?

  I'm running Vista 64 bit on a Quad Core PC with 8 GB of RAM, I suppose I could install another OS and I have a dual boot system and run Workstation on the operating system Vista and VMserver on Win2k3/Win2k8

  Anyone can add anything to this, thanks

  Yes, I would stick with WS 6.5 in order to avoid all the complexities of dual boot. It should be simpler all round.

• Installation of VMware Server 1 on Windows 7 as host

  I use Windows 7 as main OS for some time now and can't get VMware to work, I tried version 2 but no luck either. Version 1 Server Console will appear even, it needs a heart of CPU 100% usage and nothing happens after that, I tried to wait 20 minutes. Admin rights and compatibility mode did not turn, anyway. Y at - it advice or a workaround?

  BTW. I prefer really 1 server, but will use the server 2 If no other option

  Thank you!

  No, using as any other application.

  A tip for you that I take the discovery time is start Server Console always "as Administrator".

  You can't change some settings, include wise other network settings.

  I use a Linux VM to software development, my own Linux server in my book.

• VMware server 2.0 and Windows server 2003 sp1 Ent

  I got windows server 2003 SP1 on vmware 2.0, I upgraded the OS to SP2 now operating system shows no network adapter

  where as the hardware vmware 7 shows the network connection... of suggestions which could have caused this... ?

  as if now I drove back the SP2... However, I would like to upgrade to sp2

  Hello

  Just to confirm, you run server 2.0 or 2.0.1? According to the guest operating system comatibility link

  Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2	32	Guest operating system	Server 2.0\
  Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x 64 Enterprise edition	64	Guest operating system	Server 2.0\

  are supported assumes that, if this seems a little strange behavior. Once you upgrade the client, the tools work properly? When you say vm HW version 7 shows the hardware, what do you mean?

  Thank you

• Support of novice: VMware which produces for double VISTA and XP?

  Hi, do you know what software VM Ware should I install on my laptop (Vaio with 4 GB of RAM, 32-bit) VISTA in order to run the XP operating system?

  I tried to install MS Virtual PC 2007 but has no support for USB, so it is not very useful...

  I use VMWare Server or VMWare ESXi? Who is the easiest to install/run for a novice who just wants to run some XP programs without downgrading or remove VISTA?

  Thank you, Nick

  Welcome to the forums!

  Better YUO use VMware Server. It is an application (hosted virtualization) running on your host operating system while ESXi (Bare Metal virtualization) means that you need to start your ESXi host and you provice disk space that is formatted with the VMFS file system. So no need for the host.

  AWo

  VCP / VMware vEXPERT 2009

• You can install VMWare Server 2 on a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit operating system?

  Hello

  I'm trying to install VMWare Server 2.0 on a Windows 2003 64 - Bit operating system.  I install VMWare Server 2.0 and it looks fine, but when I go to install the OS (Windows 2003 32-bit R2) it takes forever.  It also seems very slow in all of my connections to the network.

  I'm doing something wrong.  Someone at - it suggestions?

  I have appreicate help!  Thank you!

  pilots are not really a lot to do with it, due to its operation.  Just make sure that all engines of unloading are disabled, that's about it.  We have a bunch of 2K 3 x 64 hosts with 32-bit guests and it is no problem.

• Impossible to use VMWare Server and Virtual PC at the same time?

  I have a Win 7 box I use VirtualPC (unfortunately, VPN to the employer only supports the 32-bit Win XP).

  If I try to start any virtual machines using VMWare Server, power on and then immediately off.  Tried several different VMs.

  However, if I disable VirtualPC, they all work normally.

  Then... there at - it a known issue with the help of Virtual PC and VMWare Server at the same time?

  BTW, I didn't see this problem when you use Virtual PC and VMWare Player at the same time.

  VirtualPC leaves the CPU of the exploitation of VMX root, which is a restricted mode.  VMware Server is problems to switch between legacy mode and long (this switch is prohibited when the CPU is in VMX root operation).  The current versions of the workstation and the player are able to circumvent this restriction.

• VMware Server 2.0.1 for Linux 64-bit - any differences?

  Probably a stupid question (well, it is), but I can't find a definitive answer.  Is there a difference between the "'VMware Server 2 for Linux 64 - bit version operating systems ' rpm and archive "Basic application necessary for the performance of VMware Server 2, 64-bit version" ?"  The database size, release & build number, etc..  I put this on a Ubuntu 9.04 server, so the speed control will not work unless I convert it into something that includes apt.  Is archive of the right way to go?

  Thank you.

  You are right, because they contain the same substance, just wrapped differently for different distributions. Labelling could certainly be clearer. Have fun!

  Guy Leech

  VMware vExpert 2009

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• Replacement for VMware Server 1.0

  Hello community

  I'm running a few hosts CentOS with VMware Server 1.x 5.x various hosts as CentOS virtual computers, the legacy Netware servers and some Windows machines.

  Now I need to put in place the new hosts with CentOS 6.x to enjoy some of the things fantasy that comes with this new major release (especially things like the handling of SSD and BTRFS).

  However, VMware Server 1.x only installs on CentOS 6 and so this combination is not an option.

  VMware Server 2.x (even if it would not work what I do not know) is a no-go, I don't like the web directors at all and would really like to have an administration like the VMware Console tool, which used to be the administrative tool for server 1.x.

  I would not mind spending the money for it, so there is no need to be free (business environment), but thousands of dollars of course aren't in the budget for it.

  However, many VMware products seem to be a mess for me (sorry...) and even worse, they all seem to be a bit inflated.

  What I choose today, VMware Server 1.x was exactly the thing I need, without all the bells and whistles, subsequent proceeds provided with, but if possible with a platform independent (Linux + Win) administration tool?

  Is there any "weight light server grade product of virtualization" VMware plus, which brings the necessary basic features and runs on modern linux guests?

  I have already evaluated VirtualBox and KVM and got both work, however, I have used VMware now for more than a decade at least I want to ask the community for recommendations before moving on to a completely different virtualization platform.

  Thank you to for your advice!

  Then take another look at work station - there now the abilitry to function as server hosting VMs - or you can go to the bare metal hypervisor and run ESXi that will install directly on hardware, eliminating the need for CentOS - there is a free version available that as well.

• To hardware Version 7 computers virtual in VMWare Server 2.0.2 ESXi 5

  Hello world

  Taking his retirement from 2 host vmware server computers.  They run Server 2008 64 with VMWare server 2.0.2.  Each host has 3 VMs Windows, 6 in total, all configured with Hardware Version 7

  The plan is to set up a new host running ESXi 5.  Install, configure and ready for deployment.  After you have configured the data stores, I want to spend my VMs the 2 old servers a new box of ESXi 5.

  I'll copy all virtual machines from the old servers to individual folders on my Windows 7 Desktop and use the vSphere client to load the virtual machines on new data stores.

  I read that ESXi 5 can read Version 7 VMs.  Does this mean I can use the virtual machine as is, or still need to convert the hard?  I would like to convert them before their download?  I'm a little gray in this area...

  Can you get it someone more experienced please let me know the step by step... or a link to a good "how to" I would really appreciate it.

  Thank you

  There is nothing for you. VMware Converter takes care of this. It will not only increase the size of the disc, but also the size of the partition.

  André

• How to install VM Workstation v7.1.1 as pure 64-bit 32-bit HOST HOST

  Hello all-

  Thank you for taking the time to read my post.  I've been using VM Workstation since v3 and still use it today.  My host is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit with 4 GB memory and 2 TB of storage.  I also have two video cards.  I run VM Workstation 7.1.1 with no problems but noted that it continues to be installed in the Program Files (x 86) directory my HOST whenever I applied updates, etc..  I always had the impression that this folder, Program Files (x 86) in Windows 7 64-bit is used to install 32-bit applications.  VM Workstation v7.1.1 is supposed to be good for the 32-bit and 64-bit HOSTS.  My Question: How to install VM Workstation v7.1.1 as application HOST 64-bit on my machine?  I think that it is running as a 32-bit application, and I would have run as a 64-bit application.  You can provide any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Documentation of the user don't give not any what resolution to this issue.  It does not address the installation on the HOST computer, and how to specify an installation pure 64 bit.  An additional side note: My GUEST machines all work in 64-bit with no problems of any kind.  I am running Windows 7, Linux RH Enterprise, Centos 5.3 and Fedora 13.  All are in 64-bit mode and ideal.  VM Workstation is an excellent product!

  Again, thank you for taking the time to read and answer my question.

  Workstation for Windows 64 is a hybrid or however you would call it.

  MISTLETOE is a 32-bit application while the engine that actually will the VMs is 64-bit.

  That's why find you it in the default path of the 32-bit application.

  Check with the Task Manager when a virtual machine works - you'll see vmware.exe 32bits or vmplayer.exe. These two give you MISTLETOE.

  And you will see a vmware - vmx.exe 64-bit who is the applicatiojn who is actually going to virtual machines.

  This means that you don't need to change anything. Mission is already accomplished.

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• VMware Server on windows 7 host, will not autostart invited after upgrade to vista

  I have upgraded vista to winodws 7.  I had to reinstall vmserver 2.01 for networking.  The last problem is that Vmserver auto start the guest.

  I changed the options for start/stop of the virtual machine settings.

  

  This worked under Vista 32-bit, but not under Windows 7 RTM 32-bit.

  any ideas?

  I am currently using vmrun to start from a batch file

  Follow-up: I could get this to work, although the causes escapes me and the fix is not pretty:

  1. Remove VMWare Server

  2 remove folders vmware related in c:\program files (or installed path)

  3. manually remove all references to "vmware" of the registry

  4 reboot.

  5 reinstall the server vmware to the default locations.

  I tried everything but the manual registry clean.  (Standard warning blow your system here)  Once I did this and reinstalled, now auto-start for clients with the host properly operating system.

  I hope this helps someone else.