Should I use workstation or ESXi
I am intending building a workstation/server that has a few VM's. I'd planning to use Supermicro X9SCM-iiF with Xeon E3-1230v2 and 16 GB ram, or maybe SM X9SRL-F with tbd CPU.One VM will be a gaming...
View ArticleCan I add the local Host desktop to as a Tab Item on VM Workstation's UI...
I would like a simple way to switch between running VMs and the local host desktop. I am hoping there is a way to add the host desktop to the tabs items, some like: [Home][My Computer][VM1] [VM2]...
View ArticleVisualization Fail.
I have been going back and forth between using VirtualBox and VMware Player for some time now gaining experience. I finally thought it was time to take it to the next level and purchased Workstation...
View ArticleUnable to open file "xxxxxx" One of the disks in this virtual machine is...
Hi all, Out of sheer desperation I have come to the forums seeking assistance!We are running the latest version of Workstation 8 on a Dell T410 with Windows Server 2008 R2. On Thursday last week we...
View Article[WS10.x] Lubuntu 13.10 and the "Host SMBus controller not enabled!" message
HiI installed Lubuntu 13.10 32-bit on a VM created with VMware Workstation 10.x for Windows and I installed the VMware Tools for Ubuntu 13.10. When I boot Lubuntu, this "[9.289020] piix4_smbus...
View ArticleIs it possible to define a set of Authorized VMs ?
Hello everybody ! I would like to know if it is possible to put restrictions on the virtual machines that Workstation can run. I want to prevent a set of users on a Windows host from executing VMs...
View ArticleVMWare 10.0.1 Infamous "Internal error"
I just got hit with this issue over the weekend. None of my VMs would start and the only thing that showed was this Internal error message box. The logs showed something about not being able to...
View ArticleUsing VM Worstation 10 building a VM using an ISO. Why is it setting drive in...
Using VM Worstation 10 building a VM using an ISO. Why is it setting drive in VM as "E-drive" The iso I am using is a company iso and is for Windows 8.1.
View ArticleHow to make my 6 VMs use 1 VPN and my Real PC not use this VPN?
Hello, I dont know if I get any support here but ill just ask. I thought about it many hours now but just cant find any solution. I have a dedicated VPN. If I let this VPN run on my real PC and use...
View ArticleVery slow network during WDS capture.
I'm trying to capture a Windows 8.1 x64 enterprise image from workstation and the network is going unbelievably slowly. Details: Windows 8.1 x64 guestWorkstation 10.0.1Hardware version 10.02 vCPU....
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Workstation 10 installer crashes on Windows 7
I have been trying to install the Workstation 10 trial on a 64-bit instance of Windows 7 but the installer crashes every time. I looked up the Windows error code (0xc0000005) and found it could be...
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Connecting 2 Win 7 Ultimate VMs in a private network and with host
Hi,I have tried to create a simple 2 VM virtual network with Workstation 10.*Final goal is to create a virtual network of 5-10 VMs both chained and branched. My Host: Win 7 Ultimate, Workstation 10,...
View ArticleRemote Desktop access to VM from local Host's machine
Hi I have the network 192.168.10.XXX. 192.168.10.43 is Host(Workstation with runing 2 VM). I need to have remote access( by windows Remote Desktop) at VMs from machine 192.168.10.47. I set "Bridged"...
View Articlehow to access the url outside the VM
hi all, I am able to run everything on my VM machine.I can able to run url like 192.168.0.234:70001/console and so on. But when i try to access outside the vm, i am not able to .how to do that
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Workstation 8. Unable to open file "C:\VMs\\-0000001.vmdk": The system cannot...
I've read a couple of threads where people have encountered this error, and so I've tried to investigate to the best of my abilities. Currently, I'm thinking the VM might be irrevocably damaged, since...
View ArticleHow do I create a .vmdk with 4K native sector size?
I want to create a .vmdk with 4K native sector size to test how various bootloaders and operating systems work (or most likely not work) with such a drive. Is this possible in VMware Workstation 9?...
View ArticleChange the apploader, ui, modconfig, etc. log directory
Hi: Is it possible to change the directory where the apploader, modconfig, ui, etc. logs are created?Thanks,Allen
View ArticleHelp locating vmware-mount or vmware-mount.pl
Hi, I have VMware Workstation 10 running on Windows. I have a need to mount a corrupted linux vmdk to recover files. I cannot find VMWare Disk Mount for the life of me....
View ArticleStarting virtual machine from network
Hello, I currently own a DELL T310 at home with ESX 5.5 installed on it.I'm running IPCOP and Windows Server 2012 on it. Windows Server 2012 is the DHCP, DNS and file server on my home network.My DELL...
View Article在Workstation中安装软件，问题！急
在Workstation中安装CATIA V5-V6 2013 许可证软件根本不行，还请指点！不提示是计算机id不对！！VirtualBox中安装成功！！求高人指点
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