VMWare Server 2 and VMWare Convertor

[wesleyw]

I've installed the VMWare server onto a windows 2008 64bit machine. using the convertor I've got the virtual image of one of my existing servers however now that it's up and running the base system device and the AMD PCNET family PCI ethernet adapter show up with exclamation marks how do I sort this out guys?


Wes

[FN-GM]

have you installed VMware tools. Also is the Virtual Hardware Version on version 7?

Z

[EduTech]

Wes you will have to install Vmware tools on the machine, when me and phill used vmware 2 we had the same problem and installed the tools and it solved all them problems

James.

[wesleyw]

Firstly how do you check which version you are on? Secondly I thought I had installed them via the VMware Console? I'll attached a screen shot ASAP.


Wes

[EduTech]

Click on the VM and on the right hand side it says hardware version.

and if you have used vmware converter then it is normally an option to be installed when you convert it.

Screenie would be nice.

James.

EDIT: Also on the right hand side, above hardware version it also tells you if vmware tools is running.

[wesleyw]

Okay so yes it's Version 7 and the tools hadn't installed first time round. Fine now except for the following.


Wes

[EduTech]

Maybe a Restart? but i guess you might have already done that

James.

[wesleyw]

Yeah sadly more than once. It's not affecting anything else and Citrix is running fine so thats proof of concept right there. Now to look at bringing down the original and using that as well.


Wes

[EduTech]

are you using an IBM Server by anychance?

James.

[FN-GM]

Can you drivers on Windows Update?

[EduTech]

Well i know that if its an IBM, you'll be looking for this

OSA IPMI driver

The OSA IPMI device driver is used to communicate with the IPMI baseboard management controller. Download this driver from the IBM® Support Web Site at IBM Support & downloads - United States.