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document I need more performance out of my VMware environment
Step 1, 2 & 6 only applies to hosted products (Workstation, Server, Player, Fusion), but not ESX Server. The other steps are regarding hw or...
rating 24 Nov, 2009 Views: 34902 Comments: 0
document Can I grow an existing virtual disk (.vmdk file)?
A VMDK file can be grown while no virtual machine is using it. Growng the VMDK only makes the virtual harddrive bigger - filesystem within the VMDK...
rating 06 Jun, 2008 Views: 4532 Comments: 0
document I have 64bit CPU but I can't boot/install 64bit guests?
You might see variants of this error: "Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine's requirements at CPUID level 0x80000000001 register...
Not rated 13 Oct, 2008 Views: 3178 Comments: 1
document Recommended performance tuning options for Linux guests
Linux guests' performance may be improved if they have been created without much thought. Always use a single VCPU when the CPU capacity...
rating 09 Mar, 2008 Views: 2092 Comments: 0
document My virtual machine's clock is inaccurate. What can be done to make it more accurate?
First off, for those who are not familiar with the basic concepts of time keeping and why time is not accurate in virtual environments, this...
rating 13 Oct, 2008 Views: 1622 Comments: 0
document Accessing content in VMDK files without booting a VM
You can access data that is contained within a VMDK without starting a virtual machine. Using vmware-mount.pl: Keep in mind that using the...
rating 18 Feb, 2008 Views: 1481 Comments: 0
document Using USB devices in virtual machines
VMware Server 1.x  has incomplete USB 1.x support and you may not be able to use some USB devices with it. You may try the same...
Not rated 14 May, 2009 Views: 1171 Comments: 0
document Booting an existing physical Windows installation as a virtual machine
This is a very common question: "I have an existing Windows installation on one partition, and I would like to boot it as a virtual machine from...
Not rated 28 Jan, 2008 Views: 956 Comments: 0
document I have a Linux host and can't bridge connections via a wireless NIC
Using bridged networking with wireless host connections on Linux hosts is a troublesome known issue. Using NAT networking is a much easier method of...
Not rated 10 Apr, 2008 Views: 884 Comments: 0
document Setting up samba between host and guest
Setting up samba file sharing between host and guest operating systems is a task that has very little to do with administering VMware...
Not rated 28 Jan, 2008 Views: 747 Comments: 0



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