VMware Tools not showing out-of-date
I am not sure if anyone has seen this before but I am looking for some insight into why it might be happening. We had four hosts running in a cluster on ESXi ver. 5.5.0, 2403361 and all of the VM's...
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I fail to install Windows 2003 Server on VMware Workstation 11.1.2 build-2780323
Hi all, As mentioned in the title, I fail in having a Windows Server 2003 functionning in my VMware Workstation 11.1.2 build-2780323. To be precise, the installation terminates correctly and I can...
View Article"Stopping VMware Services compiling" issue
I have downloaded VMware-Player-5.0.4-1945795.i386.bundle for trial use on Linux Mint 17.3.. Unfortunately, after the sh command installation it launches a dialog box informing "Before you can run...
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Chi ha cancellato le mie snapshot?
Salve a tutti nella nostra infrastruttura ho una VM di test in cui erano presenti 3 snapshot fino a circa 10 giorni fa. Oggi volevo fare un reverse ma ecco la sorpresa: sono sparite, e nel task event...
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Exporting VM as OVF does not retain bios.hddOrder settings???
I am having problem exporting a VM with specific boot order. Tried KB doc below word by word and every time the VM is deployed from OVF settings is not there. VMware KB: Changing the boot order of a...
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Does kernel mode debugging a VM hosted on ESX work?
I'm trying to attach Windbg in kernel mode to a VM hosted on ESX 5.5.The target and the debugger are both Windows 7.I've followed the instructions here: Setting Up Kernel-Mode Debugging of a Virtual...
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VMware Workstation 12 Pro grinds to halt on all VMs
After using VMware workstation 12 pro for about 10mins on a fresh Ubuntu 15.10 host, the guest VM (Windows 10 x64) will start locking up until it pretty much grinds to a halt and even opening a folder...
View ArticleChoosing what ESXi to go with
Hi Everyone, This is my first real deal with VMware, I have previously dealt with Hyper V. I work for a small company, that are wanting to virtualise a few servers onto a single server. I assume that...
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View->Autosize->Autofit Guest is not working; Graphics choppy
Issues: Autofit of guest is not working; video performance choppy when moving windows Workstation Pro 12.1 running in Windows 7 (HP laptop, 7 core, 16GB RAM); Guest O/S: Linux Mint Cinnamon v17.3 x64...
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"Ghost" floppy disk - Windows Server 2012 R2 guest on ESXi 6.x host
After creating a custom VM on an ESXi 6 host, removing the floppy disk from the VM settings and installing Windows server 2012 R2 guest I still see the floppy disk from insider the guest Windows VM:...
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VM lost network connection
Several running Windows 2008 R2 VM suddenly lost network connection. When this happen, i can ping the VM's IP address, but fail to connect the VM via RDP, IPCONFIG does not show any virtual NIC...
View ArticleInterference virtual working environment with the operating system installed...
On a desktop PC running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, I created a Windows 10 Pro 32-bit environment. When I change the desktop background in VMWare also changes in Windows 10 pro 64 bit.
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Web Server VMDK Configuration
I have a web server that does not need to write any persistent data to disk. Do I still need to have a separate vmdk for OS and for Data? Does it make sense to just use one vmdk in this scenario?
View ArticleDisplay Guest notification area (tray) in Host Windows 10 - Workstation Pro...
Hi all, I can't for the life of me figure out if I'm blind or if this just isn't built into Workstation Pro 12. In my guest OS (Windows 10 x86) I have an exe that is minimized to the tray. When I go...
View ArticleUpdate Guest Tools before host
Hello, Our backup-software (TSM for VE) checks if VMWare Guest Tools are "current", before performing application backup.This means that when we upgrade a host to new version, the application backup of...
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Hi all,
This is my case,The vswp file will create when the vm is powered on as normal, if I removed it vm from incentory for some reason like invalid or inaccessible and try to add it back, it wont enable the...
View ArticleQoS Packet Scheduler best practice?
Hi all,I read somewhere on Microsoft's site that QoS in a virtual machine should be disabled. I didn't realize this was curious if VMware had an info on it but can't find any...wondering what the...
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Horion for Linux supports 3D acceleration?
Does Horion for Linux supports 3D acceleration like those in Windows? In Win7 pool setting, I can find at least a "3D Renderer" option. However there is no such option in Linux pool setting. If yes,...
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Copy/Paste not working even after installing vmware tools and enabling...
Hello guys,i am using windows 10 home as a host operating system and kali linux and window 7 as guest operating system.I have installed vmware tools and enable copy paste and drag drop setting too but...
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VMware workststion 12 pro
hi,i have vmware workstation 12 pro installed on my system. the host system is running on win 10 pro(x64), with intel i7 processor, 16 gb ram , 2gb nvidia graphics card.i have had converted this host...
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