Questions tagged [vmware-server]

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How to perform keystroke inside powershell?

I have ps1 script to grab some information from the vmware cluster environment. In some place of ps1 script requires the ENTER button keystroke. So, How to do that ? -Thanks
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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 That machine is old and dying, and my employer's network czars are heavily pushing hosted VMs as a replacement for outdated physical servers.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…
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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…
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Assigning a static ip address to vm machine on esxi host in vcenter

I am new to vmware. I have installed vcenter in a server and also built a cluster. I am having 4 hosts in my cluster. I created vm's on each cluster. I am unable to assign a static ip to vm machine in hosts. How to assign a static ip to a vm…
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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
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Using an iso to create a VMware vmdk

Can anyone point me to some documentation about how I can use an Iso to create a Vmware environment. For instance, there's this guy who made his own version of Ubuntu, with loads of extra programs added. Before I try this, I'm gonna test it using…
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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…
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How do you create a shared folder to the host using vSphere?

VMWare player and workstation has the ability to easily create a shared folder directly to the host: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_running_shared_folders.html This feature seems to be missing or is moved in vSphere. How do you set it up…
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Cloudstack without using vCenter

I want to deploy 10-15 VMWare hosts to cloudstack. This is my first time working with any type of cloud. I was doing research on installation and architecture, I was stuck on a point that for using VMWare hosts i have to install VCenter server, but…
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VM error filed to extend swap file from 0KB to 1048576 KB

I am having an ESXI host with 35 VM's I am getting an error mentioned below Filed to start the virtual machine. Failed to power on VM. Could not power on VM : msg.vmk.status.VMK_NO_SPACE. Current swap file size is 0 KB. Failed to extend…
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Can we upload applications developed by VMWARE server to App Store?

I have developed applications using VMWare Server. Can I upload these applications to the App Store? Is there any chance to apple that it can find the application is developed in VMWare Server and apple will reject this applications?
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Virtualising servers on Mac OS

I need to virtualise Ubuntu 24/7 on my Mac. Is there a lite virtualisation piece of software that allows me to run it discretely? I do not want an interface... I will manage via SSH... I have been using VirtualBox but it always insists on having a…
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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…
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Enabled Brigded Network in Vmware Server

I have the vmware server with this error, anyone knows how to fix it?VMware Server Error http://soporte.cardinalsystems.com.ar/errorvmwareserver.jpg
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How do I find the InstanceID in an ova to set an IP Address when using ovftool to deploy to an ESXI 5.5. server

I found the following post which explained using the ovftool command line utility to set an IP address: https://www.mylesgray.com/virtualisation/deploying-ovaovf-remote-vcenter-using-ovftool/ My problem is that when I run the ovftool against the ova…
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