vmware-server

Enabled Brigded Network in Vmware Server

I have the vmware server with this error, anyone knows how to fix it? ...

Automatically creating a VMWare image

I want to be able to create a VMWare image, by specifying the components that should go into it, preferably in a script, and then get VMWare, or some third process, to build the machine from the specs. So I want to be able to say eg. OS - Windows 2003, Apps - Visual Studio etc, and then it builds the machine automatically from the descr...

Web Access to Virtual Machine

Is their a way to access a web server such as windows server 2003 installed on a virtual box such as vmware from the host machine? ...

Best book for Programming VMWare ESX + VDI

Hi, I've been asked to research creating a solution around VMWare ESX and VDI. This will require extensive use of the APIs for managing the solution. It will also look to leverage the VDM client. Can anyone recommend a good book which will get me started on this topic. Thanks. ...

VMware Server 2.0 - The VMware Infrastructure Web Service not responding

After installing VMware Server I get the following error when I try to access the VMware web-based server manager: The VMware Infrastructure Web Service at "http://localhost:8222/sdk" is not responding ...

VMWare server vs ESXi - what't the difference?

I can't figure out what is the difference between these two programs. Specifically, I'm interested in running a virtual server in the background, as a daemon (Linux host OS) ...

VMWare ctrl-z key binding, how to remove

When I alt-tab to my VM from my host the VM does not get keyboard input until I click inside it. This is causing me an issue as it looks like the VM has control of the input (as the cursor is flashing away). If while in this state, VMWare server has the focus rather then the application inside it, if you do ctrl-Z (normally for undo) i...

Can vmWare Server be installed in a X-less host?

I am planning to move my vmWare's Virtual Machines from a Windows host to a Linux host (Ubuntu). It is possible to run vmWare Server in a Linux host that does not have the graphical environment (does not have X)? I just wonder how the graphical setup of Windows/Linux guest work in this case. Thanks in advance for your time. Victor Mar...

VMWare Server 1.0.7 on 64-bit Windows 2008 Issue

Normally when using VMWare Server 1.0.7 you are asked if you would like to connect to the local machine or a remote host. Installing the same software on 64-bit Windows 2008 only gives the remote host option. I have tried entering the local machine name as the host and entering creds that have admin rights to the server but I just get ...

Open ports under Fedora Core 8 (for VMWare Server)

I have just installed VMWare Server 2.0 on a fresh Fedora Core 8 install. The ports for the web access console of VMWare are 8222 and 8333 (like the defaults). When I try a remote http access to myserver:8222 it fails. But when I run /sbin/service iptables stop access becomes possibles (although not very satisfactory). Thus, I have u...

How to: quad core and dual quad core virtualization?

On top of a dual quad core physical host, I would like to run a single VM with 8 virtual CPU (if possible) or at least 4 virtual CPU - for the purpose of scientific computing. I have investigated what the market has to offer at this date and it seems that VMWare Server 2.0 is limited to 2 virtual CPU. Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 RC2...

VMWare(Windows) Hardware Recommendations

As we grow more and more dependent on virtual machines to run our autobuilds, web servers and backups we are considering consolidating virtual machines on a single physical machine. We are a Windows shop and would prefer to stay that way (at least in terms of our server architecture). If I wanted to host two virtual machines - one of w...

VMWare ESX image to run on VMWare workstation

I've an linux image(debian) running on VMWare ESX 3.1. Is it possible to copy that image and run it locally on my local VMWare workstation? how? ...

Running VMware in VMware?

We have a physical machine that runs VMware and hosts a VM we use for SharePoint deployment testing. That machine is old and dying, and my employer's network czars are heavily pushing hosted VMs as a replacement for outdated physical servers. I was curious about whether it's possible to run VMware inside VMware, and if so, whether ther...

Do I want to be able to use host-only networking in my virtual machines?

While installing vmware server I'm asked Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines? [yes] what do they mean by this? Thanks! ...

Can I configure Syslog & SNMP on ESX3i with GUI?

Hi, is the VMware Remote CLI (Command Line Interface), which is not a GUI, the only way to configure Syslog & SNMP on ESX3i? I would like to have the easiest way possible of having these configured by junior/not really IT staff. Has anyone thought of implementing an alternative GUI to the CLI? Are there any Windows friendly alternati...

VMware Server 2 on Windows 2008 Server Core

I have an older server (retired database box in fact) that doesn't fit the requirements for VMware ESX/ESXi or Microsoft's Hyper-V but runs VMware Server 2 just fine. The host OS is currently Windows 2003 Standard. While it does the job just fine, I could hope for something a bit more "svelte" out of the box. Thus Windows 2008 Server Cor...

I need more VMs, should I expand my current server, or just get another server to host them?

I've currently got in my office a few physical servers hosting a number of VMware guest OSs off VMWare server. We need to expand the number of VMs we need to use to do some testing and development in house. A smattering of them are world accessible for our clients, however they are not doing anything particularly load intensive (CPU, b...

Where should I store data on a VMWare Server (or any virtual machine) install?

I have a Linux server at home that runs VMWare Server. I have one virtual machine for my web server, another for my zimbra server, another for my mysql server, and another that runs windows xp for testing. My problem is where to store the data. Web files, email files, mysql, etc? Which of these scenarios are the best? Each virtual ma...

Configuring VMWare Server 2.0 with an HTTP proxy

Hi, I have configured a VMWare 2.0 server with a guest OS (Ubuntu Linux) and my host OS is Windows XP. My XP machine connects to the Internet via an HTTP proxy. I wanted the guest OS in VMWare to have access to the Internet as well. The VM created has the network adapter set to NAT. I haven't really specified any other settings for th...