Questions tagged [vmware]
VMware software provides a completely virtualized set of hardware to the guest operating system.
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"Alt-Tab" out of VMWare Workstation, without having to "release" controls first?
Using VMWare Workstation, by default once the virtual machine is focused, it grabs all user input until a configured hotkey is pressed -- defaulting to Ctrl+Alt.
As a consequence, in order to Alt+Tab ...
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VMware Tools skipping X drivers
[re-posting from the "Not Answered" thread, https://communities.vmware.com/thread/416544]
When trying to build VMware Tools, I get the following message:
Detected X server version 1.11.4
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Is there any way to type the clipboard to the guest in VMware
Similar to this question for VirtualBox:
How do you auto-type the contents of the clipboard from the host into a guest Virtual Box instance?
Is there any way to type the contents of the clipboard to ...
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Linux windowed GPU passthrough
I've read that GPU passthrough on linux (ubuntu/mint) is possible with the correct types of hardware. I'm looking for a specific use case of passthrough and I'm wondering whether technology has ...
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High DPI VMWare
My display is 4k. When I run VMWare, my linux guests look like postage stamps. Sadly, none of them support HDPI scaling (Running LXDE/XFCE mainly). I'm also interested in "Unity Mode", but ...
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VMware Player disables the numpad on the host
I have a Linux Mint host and a Windows 7 Pro guest OS in Vmware Player 12 with VMware additions are installed.
Each time the mouse and the keyboard are "grabbed" by the virtual machine, at the moment ...
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SVN 1.8.9 with vmware shared folders
This is my setup:
Running on a vmware debian wheezy
Shared folder is on windows, accessed with vmware-tools
I'm using the latest TortoiseSVN on the windows side of things, so downgrading svn is not ...
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How to configure xdg-open to open links in VMware Horizon Client
I had to reinstall Ubuntu for the first time today after it stopped booting. The last thing on my list I need to fix is setting up VMware Horizon Client. I have installed version 4.8.
I need to log ...
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How to Properly Import .ovf and .vmdk from VMware into VirtualBox
The .ovf and .vmdk don't seem to work with VirtualBox, giving me an error saying that the .vmdk has not been created yet, even when I point the program to the file in the .ovf import screen. It doesn'...
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How does the Docker daemon know about the available hardware resources?
We are running Docker on a RedHat VM on a VMWare hypervisor. When we added more virtual cores (vCPUs) to the VM the RedHat sees the additional resources and can address it but not the containers ...
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Disable apple Cmd key on Centos/Gnome in VM
I've installed Centos 7 in a VMware VM under MacOs. When I press the Command/Apple key, Centos arranges all of the windows and displays a search box.
This is annoying because I often use CMD-Tab to ...
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Strange issues with webcam + Linux + VMWare
I have a server machine hosting a Linux VM using VMWare vSphere 6.0. I am trying to get a webcam to work with it. However, I've been having two main issues:
The frame rate is extremely low (0.1fps - ...
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virtual box create vmdk of a partition creates a vmdk of entire harddrive
I am attempting to create a VMDK of my Windows Partition (Win 10 x64 Pro - insider preview) on disk /dev/sda, where my Windows partition is /dev/sda1.
Virtual Box has the option of creating a vmdk ...
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How to make WinServer's AD work with Linux DNS/DHCP on VMware?
I got 2 virtual machines :
Windows Server 2008 with Active Directory installed.
Linux that works as a DNS and DHCP Server
I need to make them work together, but I don't if this is going to be ...
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How to force OS to commit X MB cache for a VMWare virtual machine image file?
I have a Windows Vista inside a VMWare workstation virtual machine, which I need to boot as fast as possible (for testing certain software).
I can commit about 4GB of RAM for cache, which, in theory,...
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VMware bridged network, guest adapters down after state restore
Running Ubuntu guest inside a Windows 10 machine using VMware 16.1.2
Main issue is that after saving and restoring state, none of the docker container's are accessible anymore and their networking not ...
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Vmware virtual machines slow down drastically over time
The vm os is latest Windows 10. Over time while my pc is inactive but there is always a automation running on the virtual machines, the vm slow down alot to the point where the cursor looks laggy af ...
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VMware ESXI Genshin Impact with Windows 10 OS (Hide virtualization from guest OS)
As the title says I'm trying to get Genshin Impact to run on a Windows 10 VM on VMware ESXI version 6.7. It's taken quite a long time but so far I've managed to set up a VM with a NVidia Geforce 2070 ...
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Xcode crashing when opening up gamescene.sks file
I am running Xcode 10.3 on Mac OS 10.14.6 on VMware Workstation 15 player. I am trying to learn the spritekit framework for 2d drawing and animation. This means that a file is automatically generated ...
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Is it possible to simulate the Physical Server IPMI in any platform such as VMWare workstation?
Is it possible to simulate the Physical Server IPMI in any platform such as VMWare workstation?
You know the Physical Server have BMC board with IPMI in it.
so we can use a controller server to ...
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Attaching disks on vSphere VM with govc
I am having issues attaching an existing disk (vmdk) to a vSphere VM without an initial harddisk via govc.
I uploaded a vmdk which was tested with VMWare Player to the datastore on the ESXi ...
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Screen Flickering in VMWare Workstation
I have a problem within using WMWare Workstation.
Sometimes, the VMWare screen is flickering occasionally. It happens in time gaps of extimated 30-45min. It flickers about 10 times in 5 seconds. I ...
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SSH public key authentication between VMs not working for "postgres" user
I have a curious problem - very similar to the question here, but none of the answers have worked for me.
The problem
Public key authentication fails from the primary to the replica node. I used ssh-...
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Can I enable Windows Sandbox feature in a VMWare Workstation virtual machine?
I'm trying to test the Windows Sandbox feature released for Windows insiders. I have Win10 Pro 1809 build 18309 installed in a virtual machine in VMWare Workstation. So when I go to enable it, I'm ...
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VMWare Workstation: Use Windows Virtual Desktops to quickly switch between host an VM
I am using VMWare Workstation 15 to virtualize a linux VM on my Windows 10 host. In Windows 10, you can have multiple (virtual) desktops and switch between them using a hotkey Ctrl+Windows+Left arrow/...
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VM-Ware Workstation Backup onto remote server
My Setup is the following, a host Windows 10 machine with 2 Linux VMs running on VMware Workstation. Further I have access to a Backup server but only through the host machine not through the Linux ...
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VMWare Workstation Pro 14 shared clipboard not working
I have a VMWare Workstation Pro 14.1.2 setup with a Windows 10 host and multiple Ubuntu 18.04 guests. The shared clipboard does not work in any of the Ubuntu guests. I tried reinstalling the Open VM ...
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How to configure a lab environment in CentOS VMware virtual machine for RHCE
I want to configure 3 servers in VMware and I am a beginner with less knowledge in this field
Host system is a Windows 10 ip (192.168.40.40) (ip configuration is dynamic)
server1.example.com IP (192....
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Shortcut Keys in VMware Workstation Guest is also captured by Host
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 17.10 x64 as host. This machine is used as a host for a VMWare Workstation 14 Pro (Version:14.1.0 build-7370693) (guests: macos 10.13 high sierra and Windows 10 x64).
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Convert qcow2 image to vSphere VMDK
As I have EC2 Metadata working on my vSphere (6.5) cluster, I'd like to import Cloud images to it, such as Ubuntu or CoreOS.
But they come in .qcow2 or .img (for CoreOS, which I believe is also qcow2)...
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How to prevent the PC(Host)'s internet browser to use the 2nd wireless adapter used by VMs (Guests)?
An intro must be provided so you could answer the question:
On my Win10x64 PC (Host) I run lots of VMs (Guests) ;
I've connected 2 wireless Adapters (A-A, A-B) to the Host which are connected to ...
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How to change mounted linux directory owner of a VMWare shared folder?
My host OS is Windows 10, my virtual machine is Ubuntu Mate 16.
VMWare version is 12.5.
The mount path looks like this: /mnt/hgfs/{mysharedfolder}.
And it is set to 'root' user/group per default. I ...
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Excel file Powerview worksheet not displaying in Application on VMware
Excel file PowerView worksheet not displaying in Application on VMware, Citrix (Not FAT-PC)
Only worksheet with PowerView Sheet not display in Excel file
Brief Info:
When imported in to specific ...
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How to make vmware remote console to show scaled display?
I am using VMRC 9.0 on my MacOS with an Ubuntu VM.
But it does not occupy the full screen size available and always open in a small window.
If I maximize the window, the extra space on left and ...
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adding Virtual Disk for performance (decreased latency) in VM Environment
Given a fixed number of disk accessible in a VM Environment, would one expect any performance gains when adding additional Virtual Disk for the Guest OS?
We have an Oracle Database running on Windows ...
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Windows 10 screen flicker only on certain apps / when full screened?
I just received a 2016 Razer Blade (gtx 1060, FHD display) and have had issues with some apps (Chrome and VMware Workstation) causing rapid screen flickering when full screened. Additionally, some ...
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Backup multiple virtual machines and save backups to host
I have linux centos server with multiple ( 10 ) virtual machines running on vmware. Is it possible to make backup on database and specific directory on each virtual machine via script and cronjob on ...
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Is it possible to autostart a VMware virtual machine in background as a Linux service in Ubuntu, and shut it down elegantly when Ubuntu shuts down?
The host is Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I would like my virtual machine to start with Ubuntu in the background. I also hope the virtual machine can be shut down elegantly upon Windows shuts down.
Is there any ...
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CentOS 5.2, set up IP network
Good afternoon,
I'm trying to get GCC installed on a CentOS 5.2 system, and I've been sent from UNIX/Linux forum to network engineering forum "https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/...
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Virtual machines, TRIM, spares files
Assume the following:
I have [an SSD with] a host file system (FS) and a host OS. The virtualization software uses a file on the host FS as storage for a virtual machine (VM) disk image. The guest OS ...
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VNC Viewer: Timed out waiting for a response from the host computer
I have VNC Server installed on my OS X 10.11 El Capitan as virtual machine on my VMware Workstation 12 Pro running on Windows Server 2012 R2.
But when i try to connect to it with VNC Viewer, it says:
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VMDK linux physical partition + windows
so since i just found out you can point a vmdk to a physical partition and virtualize, I want to try experimenting.
The Plan:
Windows 10 OS on own drive
linux (likely ubuntu or mint) partition on ...
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Is there a way to zerofill the page file once for VM compaction?
I know it's not good practice to completely disable the page file even with seemingly sufficient amounts of RAM. I have a number of Windows VMs that naturally have a page file enabled at the default ...
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Adobe PDF Preview Handler Error in Windows Explorer
I virtualized the installation of Adobe Acrobat Pro XI v11.0.11 together with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 v14.0.7015.1000 x86, carried out on Windows 7 Enterprise v6.1.7601 x64, making use ...
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SMB response, STATUS_INSUFF_SERVER_RESOURCES
I have a Windows 7 vm running in VMWare workstation, it has 4 cores and 4 GBs of RAM assigned. Currently 3 clients connect to this windows 7 vm to access a shared folder. I noticed when the clients ...
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Ubuntu VM Hangs on Boot
I'm trying to boot to a Linux virtual machine in VMWare Workstation 10 for some web development work. I had some problems with the VM I was using. I tried reinstalling Ubuntu in a new VM, and after ...
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VMWare Workstation - Set maximum size and what will be the consequences?
Our vm file doesn't have a maximum size. We didn't get to set one. The file size is now atleast 120GB.
What can we do to stop it from growing? Do we need to set a maximum file size and if we do, what ...
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Bridging my VM with an OpenVPN adapter
Beginner user here,I start to slowly learn about networks, virtual machines and so.
Here is my set up.
I have a host system, running Windows 8.1. On my host system is installed OpenVPN, with a ...
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Network Boot Virtual Envirorment Instance
Is there a way I can boot a Hyper-V, VMware, or some sort of other virtual instance from another computer via something like PXE. I'd like to setup a diskless environment running Windows 8. Seeing as ...
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How to use Proxifier for VMware?
I want to use VMware with Proxifier. I have tried Virtrualbox NAT-network, it works fine. However, VMware NAT-network doesn't work. How do I make it work?
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