VM Ware console not working on 1 server

[bart21]

hi everyone

we run most of our servers as virtual. (about 8)

They all run fine, and we can configure/use them via the console tab in vm infrastructure client.

They are all working ok the only problem is the print server will not show up on the console. I just get a black screen.
However it works fine and i can use remote desktop to get into it, it is just annoying not being able to use the console.

I did not set this one up so i do not know if it was an option that was ticked during setup.

please help

cheers nick

[bio]

The first thing i would try is to reinstall the vmware tools on that box

bio..

[K.C.Leblanc]

Is it running 2008r2?

There's a graphics issue with the VMWare console. You need to disable the VMWARE grpahics driver.

[bart21]

thanks for your replys.

i will try reinstalling the tools sometime this week.

No it is not running 2k8.

It is a standard 2k3 server (standard edition)

thanks nick

[bart21]

The first thing i would try is to reinstall the vmware tools on that box

bio..

when you say that box, do you mean that server, or the esx box?

[ahuxham]

when you say that box, do you mean that server, or the esx box?

Only one, the Server

[glennda]

Only one, the Server

try vnc to the machine, if thats blank then its the vm graphics card, becuase i may be wrong but remote desktop uses its own graphics driver or something like that, was the server converted from a real box to a vm, as it might be something funny with the old graphics driver causeing problems

toby

[bart21]

no it was not converted.

the physical print server fell over so the old NM created a new one, in vm.

nick

[bart21]

if it is the vm graphics card how can i sort this out? please

thank you

nick