VMware
HOWTO: Transform Your Windows Physical Machines To Virtual Machines
- http://blog.zeltser.com/post/15781390680/windows-xp-mode-for-vmware-virtualization
- http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
HOWTO: Uninstall VMware From Ubuntu
sudo service vmware-USBArbitrator stop sudo service vmware stop sudo update-rc.d -f vmware-USBArbitrator remove sudo update-rc.d -f vmware remove sudo vmware-installer --list-products sudo vmware-installer --uninstall-product vmware-vix sudo vmware-installer --uninstall-product vmware-player sudo rm -rf /etc/vmware/
FIX: VMware Player Fails To Start After Ubuntu Kernel Change Update
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Install Gentoo Linux In VMware
Good step-by-step guide, illustrations, VMware Tools iso, etc!
http://www.360doc.com/content/09/0827/00/173787_5299919.shtml
Downloads Locations
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/5_0
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/4_0
Good Web Site: Virtuatopia
http://www.virtuatopia.com
VMware Web Site: My VMware
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=player
Remote Desktop In Linux
rdesktop -u Administrator server.domain.co.uk:port rdesktop -u Administrator 192.168.0.x
Turn Off Logging
In the file /etc/vmware/config, add the following line:-
logging = "FALSE"
kb.vmware.com/kb/1232
VMware Server 1: Turning Off CDROM Drive Temporarily Via Command Line
If you are seeing lots of these error messages in your log file:-
Jul 04 10:56:09: vmx| CDROM_SG: AIOCallbackSGIO: Unexpected errno: Unknown error 4294967295 (-1)
To fix it, power off the VM, then edit the configuration file:-
e.g. /home/vmware/Virtual Machines/SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx
Change
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
To
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
Thanks to this page - http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-cd-settings.html
VMware Server 1: VMX Configuration File - Full Example
#!/opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "4" numvcpus = "2" scsi0.present = "TRUE" scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" memsize = "3600" scsi0:0.present = "TRUE" scsi0:0.fileName = "SBS2003.vmdk" scsi0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE" ide1:0.present = "TRUE" ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/scd0" ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw" ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE" floppy0.present = "FALSE" floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0" floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE" Ethernet0.present = "TRUE" displayName = "SBS2003" guestOS = "winnetbusiness" priority.grabbed = "normal" priority.ungrabbed = "normal" powerType.powerOff = "hard" powerType.powerOn = "hard" powerType.suspend = "hard" powerType.reset = "hard" scsi0:0.redo = "" ethernet0.addressType = "generated" uuid.location = "56 4d a7 c3 6b 0d 99 8f-03 80 c8 f5 d2 c6 a2 7a" uuid.bios = "56 4d a7 c3 6b 0d 99 8f-03 80 c8 f5 d2 c6 a2 7a" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c6:a2:7a" ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0" tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
VMware Server 1: Starting Or Stopping A Virtual Machine Via Command Line
Checking
vmware-cmd /home/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx getstate getstate() = off
Starting
vmware-cmd /home/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx start start() = 1
Stopping
vmware-cmd /home/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx stop stop() = 1
If the above does not stop the virtual machine, that is if you get an error message similar to:
VMControl error -8: Invalid operation for virtual machine's current state: Make sure the VMware Server Tools are running
Try using the following:
/etc/init.d/vmware stop
VMware Server 2: Start Virtual Machine
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.201:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassword start "[standard] WSBS2003/Windows Server 2003 Small Business.vmx" nogui
VMware Server 2: Stop Virtual Machine
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.201:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassword stop "[standard] WSBS2003/Windows Server 2003 Small Business.vmx"
VMware Server 2: List Running Virtual Machines
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.200:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassWord list
VMware Server 2: List Running Processes In Guest
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.200:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassWord -gu Administrator -gp PassW0rd listProcessesInGuest "[ha-datacenter/standard] SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx" Process list: 41 pid=0, owner=, cmd=[System Process] pid=4, owner=, cmd=System pid=348, owner=NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, cmd=\SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe pid=400, owner=, cmd=csrss.exe pid=424, owner=NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, cmd=winlogon.exe pid=472, owner=NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, cmd=C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
VMware Server 2: Take A Screenshot Of Guest
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.200:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassWord -gu Administrator -gp PassW0rd captureScreen "[ha-datacenter/standard] SBS2003/SBS2003.vmx" /tmp/vmrun_screenshot_01.png
VMware Server 2: Installation In Ubuntu Linux
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Server
VMware Server 2 to VMware Player 4 : Copying / Moving A Virtual Machine
- shut down the virtual machine
- rsync {old server: /path/to/virtual machines/virtual machine} --> {new server: /path/to/virtual machines/}
- change the .vmx file
#!/opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware
to
#!/usr/bin/vmware
and
memsize = "4096"
(as needed)
and
numvcpus = "2"
(as needed)
- start up the virtual machine on the new server, and when asked if you want to move or copy, say MOVE.
- this will keep the same virtual BIOS information, and MAC addresses on the network cards.
- update VMware Tools
This was slightly tricky in Gentoo because I had to change the settings of the virtual CDROM to be the ISO of the Tools, located at...
$ qlist vmware-tools /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso
- reboot and enjoy!
VMware Player 4: Installation In Ubuntu Linux
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` cd Downloads/ chmod +x VMware-Player-4.0.4-744019.x86_64.bundle sudo ./VMware-Player-4.0.4-744019.x86_64.bundle sudo apt-get install patch wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/vmware802fixlinux320.tar.gz tar -xvf vmware802fixlinux320.tar.gz nano vmware802fixlinux320.sh cd vmware802fixlinux320/ sudo ~/vmware802fixlinux320/patch-modules_3.2.0.sh cd vmware802fixlinux320/ sudo ./patch-modules_3.2.0.sh
VMware Player 4: Starting and Stopping A Virtual Machine Via The Command Line
After installing VMware Player, install the VIX API from the 'My VMware' section of the Downloads web site.
Then, you can have fun with the following commands...
vmrun -T player list
vmrun -T player start "/path/to/machine.vmx"
vmrun -T player start "/path/to/machine.vmx" gui
vmrun -T player start "/path/to/machine.vmx" nogui
vmrun -T player stop "/path/to/machine.vmx"
VMware Player 4: Starting and Stopping A Virtual Machine At Host Boot Up And Shut Down
In Gentoo Linux, create the 2 startup and shutdown scripts in /etc/local.d/...
vmware.domain.co.uk ~ $ ll /etc/local.d/vmware-player.* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 133 2012-07-10 09:20 /etc/local.d/vmware-player.start -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 126 2012-07-10 09:21 /etc/local.d/vmware-player.stop
The trick is to make sure you run the command as the user who owns the Virtual Machines. This is done by using the su command with the -c option...
#!/bin/bash /bin/su - vmware -c "/opt/vmware/bin/vmrun -T player start /home/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/WindowsXP/WindowsXP.vmx nogui"
#!/bin/bash /bin/su - vmware -c "/opt/vmware/bin/vmrun -T player stop /home/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/WindowsXP/WindowsXP.vmx"
How To Fix Authorisation Problems
Open Applications > Accessories > Terminal
Switch to root user
su -
Copy the good file over the bad file
cp -av authorization.xml /etc/vmware/hostd/
Logout of root user
Close Terminal
How To Fix Database Connection Problems
Stop vmware management
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware-mgmt stop
Edit vmware management
sudo nano /etc/vmware/hostd/authorization.xml
Edit the line that talks about
<NextAceId>11</NextAceId>
Incrament it past the current "root" or administrator account you have. So it now reads
<NextAceId>12</NextAceId>
or to be safe (for many users)
<NextAceId>20</NextAceId>
Delete
<NextRoleId>11</NextRoleId>
Start vmware management
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware-mgmt start
Re-login to VMware Infrastructure Web Access FROM: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=973729
How To Fix Keyboard Problems
If your ARROW, NUMLOCK, HOME or END keys do not work properly in the Windows Virtual Machine, close the Console then edit the file /etc/vmware/config (for VMware Server 2) or the file /etc/vmware-server-console/config (for VMware Server 1) and add the following line at the end...
xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = "TRUE"
...then restart the console and you should be OK now.
How To Fix Mouse Problems
If your mouse does not work properly in the VM, edit the following file...
/home/username/.mozilla/firefox/{profile}/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/lib/wrapper-gtk24.sh
...and add the lines near the top...
VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK='force' export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK="force"
...then restart firefox and your plugin.
How To Fix NFS / LDAP Password Problems
If you find that users on an LDAP database cannot log into the VMware Web Access pages, you will need to edit the file /etc/pam.d/vmware-authd...
#%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_ldap.so auth required pam_unix.so shadow nullok account sufficient pam_ldap.so account required pam_unix.so
...and restart VMware Server.
How To Fix ERROR: vmware failed to start (not properly configured!)
* VMware Server is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured * for the running kernel. * Please ensure that the modules have been compiled for this kernel: * emerge --oneshot vmware-modules * Also ensure VMware Server has been configured: * /opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware-config.pl * VMware is not properly configured! See above. * ERROR: vmware failed to start
Solution: delete a file...
rm /etc/vmware/not_configured
...and run the configure script again...
/opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware-config.pl
...OR, just run the service again...
/etc/init.d/vmware start
VMRUN - Error: unable to connect to the host Error: The specified version was not found
VMware Player 5.0.2
This is caused by a misconfiguration of the vmware wrapper text file.
nano /opt/vmware/lib/vmware-vix/vixwrapper-config.txt # Workstation 9.0.2 ws 15 vmdb 9.0.2 Workstation-9.0.0-and-vSphere-5.1.0 player 15 vmdb 5.0.2 Workstation-8.0.0-and-vSphere-5.0.0 ws-shared 15 none 9.0.2 Workstation-9.0.0-and-vSphere-5.1.0
http://minuteware.net/vmware-player-and-vmware-vix-the-specified-version-was-not-found/
VMRUN - Error: Cannot Shut Down Gentoo Linux Guest
This is another one of those "bizarre but true" fixes! Install the package dhcpcd and create some scripts...
emerge dhcpcd
nano -w /sbin/ifup
/sbin/ifconfig $1 up
chmod 744 /sbin/ifup
nano -w /sbin/ifdown
/sbin/ifconfig $1 down
chmod 744 /sbin/ifdown
Now run the following command, and it will work. Amazing.
vmrun -T player stop /home/paully/vmware/Gentoo\ Server/Gentoo\ Server.vmx soft
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-909720-start-0.html
VMRUN - Error: The specified service provider was not found
See the similar error below, and use the same fix.
If this does not work, and it is the latest VMware Player and VMware VIX, then add the followng line to /etc/vmware/config
vix.config.version = "1"
Here is a full config file for reference.
bindir = "/opt/vmware/bin" libdir = "/opt/vmware/lib/vmware" initscriptdir = "/etc/init.d" authd.fullpath = "/opt/vmware/sbin/vmware-authd" gksu.rootMethod = "su" VMCI_CONFED = "yes" VMBLOCK_CONFED = "yes" VSOCK_CONFED = "yes" NETWORKING = "yes" player.product.version = "4.0.4" product.buildNumber = "744019" vmware.fullpath = "/opt/vmware/bin/vmware" vix.libdir = "/opt/vmware/lib/vmware-vix" vix.config.version = "1"
VMRUN - Error: Cannot find support libraries; Vix appears to have not been installed
Add the VIX Library path to the config file /etc/vmware/config...
libdir = "/opt/vmware/server/lib" vix.libdir = "/opt/vmware/lib/vmware-vix/" (might be vix.libdir = "/opt/vmware/vix/lib")
Then the following command will work...
vmrun -T server -h https://192.168.0.200:8333/sdk -u UserName -p MyPassWord list
To show something like...
Total running VMs: 1 [standard] WSBS2003/Windows Server 2003 Small Business.vmx
VMWare Remote Console and Firefox 3.6
Since I updated to Firefox 3.6 the VMWare plugin for web access to the remote console doesn't work anymore. I can view and restart my machines but but the console is failing with "Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out." So here is how to run the remote console by hand...
Find the VMWare plugin in your Firefox folder:
%USERPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\uiu7quov.default\extensions\VMwareVMRC@vmware.com\plugins
You need to change uiu7quov.default to your profile folder.
From here you can connect to your vmware with:
vmware-vmrc.exe -h serverIP:8333 -M machineID
You should know your serverIP but you can find it together with the machineID in the web interface. Just select your VM and click right below "Commands" on "Gerate Virtual Machine Shortcut". The link from the web shortcut contains what you need:
https://serverIP:8333/ui/?wsUrl=http://localhost:8222/sdk&mo=VirtualMachine%7CmachineID&inventory=none&tabs=hide
Taken from - http://pinetik.blogspot.com/2010/04/vmware-remote-console-and-firefox-36.html
ERROR: VMware Server 2: No Virtual Network Adapater - Linux Host / Windows Guest
Network Adapter 1: Not connected: Bridge-0 Not Available
If you have no networking in your guest vm, then following the steps in this page...
This led me to spot that vmnet-bridge was not running and so found this page...
http://nst.sourceforge.net/nst/docs/faq/ch13s11.html
This led me to compare with another Linux server running VMware Server 2, Which showed me the command line to use...
server2.company.co.uk ~ $ /bin/ps -ef|grep "vmnet-bridge" root 7096 1 0 2011 ? 00:00:00 /opt/vmware/server/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid -n 0 -i eth1
Which led to this kernel syslog output...
May 13 11:57:46 server1 vmnetBridge: Bridge process created. May 13 11:57:46 server1 vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:eth1 index:3 flags:0x00011043 May 13 11:57:46 server1 vmnetBridge: Started bridge eth1 to virtual network 0. May 13 11:57:46 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 23763 (vmnet-bridge) May 13 11:57:46 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory. May 13 11:57:46 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened May 13 11:57:46 server1 kernel: bridge-eth1: up May 13 11:57:46 server1 kernel: bridge-eth1: attached
Check modules...
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ lsmod Module Size Used by vmnet 32434 3 vsock 17909 0 vmci 42704 1 vsock vmmon 60533 0
Check device nodes... (and create /dev/vmnet0 if necessary)
mknod -m 0600 /dev/vmnet0 c 119 0
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ ll /dev/vm* crw-rw-rw- 1 root vmware 10, 59 2012-05-12 18:46 /dev/vmci crw-rw---- 1 root vmware 10, 165 2012-05-12 18:46 /dev/vmmon crw------- 1 root root 119, 0 2012-05-13 11:27 /dev/vmnet0
Check contents of /etc/vmware/netmap.conf...
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ n /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
# This file is automatically generated. # Hand-editing this file is not recommended. network0.name = "Bridged-0" network0.device = "vmnet0"
HOWEVER, AFTER ALL THAT, I STILL COULD NOT FIX IT MANUALLY
So I had to re-run the configuration script...
/opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware-config.pl
Bridged only - named "Bridged" to eth1, no NAT, no Host Only
Which gave me...
* Starting VMware services: * Virtual machine monitor * Virtual machine communication interface * VM communication interface socket family: * Virtual ethernet * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 * VMware Server Authentication Daemon (background) * Shared Memory Available * Starting VMware management services: * VMware Server Host Agent (background) * VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access * Starting VMware autostart virtual machines: * Virtual machines
The configuration of VMware Server 2.0.2 build-203138 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully.
May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmmon[25416]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165 May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmmon[25416]: Initial HV check: anyNotCapable=0 anyUnlocked=1 anyEnabled=1 anyDisabled=0 May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmmon[25416]: HV check: anyNotCapable=0 anyUnlocked=1 anyEnabled=1 anyDisabled=0 May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmmon[25416]: Module vmmon: initialized May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmci[25429]: VMCI: Driver initialized. May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmci[25429]: Module vmci: registered with major=10 minor=59 May 13 12:45:36 server1 kernel: /dev/vmci[25429]: Module vmci: initialized May 13 12:45:37 server1 vmnetBridge: Bridge process created. May 13 12:45:37 server1 vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:eth1 index:3 flags:0x00011043 May 13 12:45:37 server1 vmnetBridge: Started bridge eth1 to virtual network 0. May 13 12:45:37 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 25508 (vmnet-bridge) May 13 12:45:37 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory. May 13 12:45:37 server1 kernel: /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened May 13 12:45:37 server1 kernel: bridge-eth1: up May 13 12:45:37 server1 kernel: bridge-eth1: attached
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ lsmod Module Size Used by vmnet 32434 3 vsock 17909 0 vmci 42704 2 vsock vmmon 60533 8
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ ll /dev/vm* crw-rw-rw- 1 root vmware 10, 59 2012-05-13 12:45 /dev/vmci crw-rw---- 1 root vmware 10, 165 2012-05-13 12:45 /dev/vmmon crw------- 1 root root 119, 0 2012-05-13 12:43 /dev/vmnet0 crw------- 1 root root 119, 1 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet1 crw------- 1 root root 119, 2 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet2 crw------- 1 root root 119, 3 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet3 crw------- 1 root root 119, 4 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet4 crw------- 1 root root 119, 5 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet5 crw------- 1 root root 119, 6 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet6 crw------- 1 root root 119, 7 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet7 crw------- 1 root root 119, 8 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet8 crw------- 1 root root 119, 9 2012-05-13 12:42 /dev/vmnet9
server1.company.co.uk ~ $ ping 192.168.0.210 PING 192.168.0.210 (192.168.0.210) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.0.210: icmp_req=1 ttl=128 time=2.37 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.0.210: icmp_req=2 ttl=128 time=0.170 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.0.210: icmp_req=3 ttl=128 time=0.172 ms --- 192.168.0.210 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2006ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.170/0.905/2.375/1.039 ms
Which Version Of VMware Do I Have ?
vmware -v
