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Ubuntu 24.04 virtual machine on VMWARE ESXI very slow
I installed a virtual machine on an IBM server with a fair share of computing power using VMWARE ESXI. The virtual machine has Ubuntu 24.04 as guest OS and has allocated 100 GB of RAM and 12 vCPUs.
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Re-enryption Failure VMware Workstation Pro 17
Am currently using lastest version of Workstation (17.5.2). On my Win 11 machine after the last few upgrades, I keep getting the following message: "The virtual machine is encrypted using old ...
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Issues with VM crashing when migrating to a specific host
We have had a long standing issues in our environment where when sometimes a virtual machine migrates to a specific host in the cluster, the VM becomes hung and is no longer available. When it happens ...
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Convert vmdk to qcow2
I have a VM inside ESXi with the Rocky operating system. I converted this machine's disk to the QCOW2 format using the command:
qemu-img convert -p -f vmdk -O qcow2 ./my_rocky.vmdk ./my_rocky.qcow2
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Make VMware assign a static IP address to your machine
So, I used to be able to do this thing, where my VMs would have a static IP address assigned when i created them. They had access to the internet, and I distinctly remember that it always sets your ...
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Hyper-V switch and VMWare NAT issues
Hi I am new to understanding networking and virtual switch set ups so bear with me here. I have VMWare Workstation 17 installed on a Windows 10 Pro Host laptop. I am creating a lab environment for ...
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Trying to add hard drive to VM on ESXI 8, .vmdk file not found?
Using ESXI 8.0 update 2.
Have a VM I am trying to add a hard drive from an existing .vmdk file. Had some issues doing this through the web UI as noted here and we had more luck using VMWare ...
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VMware Workstation Server is not available
Got error while run virtual machine hosted by Windows 11:
VMware Workstation cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run the program, access all directories the program ...
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Facing Error while connecting to VMware VNC Console Access via HTML Console SDK
I'm facing a challenge with accessing the VNC Console through VMware's HTML Console SDK and would really appreciate some guidance. Here's a rundown of what I've done and the issue I'm encountering:
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How to "sysprep" a Linux VM from inside that VM?
I need to prepare a Linux VM to create a template hosted on a VMware ESXi.
So far I found this german virt-sysprep procedure that syspreps the Linux VM but from outside the VM.
It says I need a Linux ...
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Difference between VMware LAN Segment and Virtual Network
What exactly is the difference between LAN Segments and Virtual Networks in VMware?
LAN Segments don't have any configuration options, at least in the GUI:
LAN Segment configuration GUI in VMware
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Create a shortcut for the guest OS (VMware)
Is it possible to create a desktop shortcut for the guest OS in VMware and use it to launch the guest OS directly without opening VMware?
I'm using VMware Workstation Player on Windows 11
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Put VM on real hardware
I've just bought a new PC. My old one has 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. I want to turn it into an NAS server. I have put Windows Server 2022 into a virtual machine, and configured everything to my liking ...
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Virtual Machine Bridge Network on Wifi not working AT OFFICE
I'm now experiencing VMs for serving my company project which I need to install and config some application on server.
I need the VM have the same IP subnet as mine so that I can ssh to VM. To achieve ...
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How to assess the actual power (and whether mapped 1:1 to physical host CPU) of virtualized VM CPUs?
We have been provided with 1 virtualized Windows VM machine with 24 2.8 Ghz processors.
I want to check whether all 24 cores on the VM are actually mapped to 24 dedicated physical CPU cores.
I want to ...