Brian Stempin on 12 Oct 2007 03:05:55 -0000


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[PLUG] VMWare Server

  • From: "Brian Stempin" <brian.stempin@gmail.com>
  • To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
  • Subject: [PLUG] VMWare Server
  • Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:05:43 -0400
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Hi List,
     I've recently installed VMWare Server 1.0.3 build 44356 on a machine running Ubuntu 6.10 and the VMWare Server Console (same version as the server) on a machine running Ubuntu Feisty.  My goal is to install the OS (and all other software) from a a remote machine running the VMW Server Console.  I've created an empty VM and, using the VMWSC, configured it's CDROM drive to use /dev/scd0 on the client machine.  Any time I attempt to start the VM, I get a few messages:

This device cannot be set to auto detect while the virtual machine is powered on. 

(which is normal, I guess)
When trying to connect the device:

Error toggling removable device: Invalid argument.

I'm not sure what's wrong.  Google has turned up a few things, but nothing that's worked so far.  Below is the vmx file for the VM in question, the a couple of lines from the VMWSC's log.  Any help is appreciated.  TIA!


====================
Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
====================
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "512"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmdk"
scsi0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9"
guestOS = "ubuntu"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
powerType.powerOff = "hard"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "hard"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d e0 74 6c 3d ab 96-c3 24 e2 b4 ec d4 f9 42"
uuid.bios = "56 4d e0 74 6c 3d ab 96-c3 24 e2 b4 ec d4 f9 42"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:d4:f9:42"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
scsi0:1.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.clientDevice = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.fileName = "/dev/scd0"
scsi0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
scsi0:1.startConnected = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.autodetect = "FALSE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"


====================
ui-21970.log
===================
Oct 11 21:48:29: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:30: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:43: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:43: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| Adding to list of running vms: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| Attempting to launch vmx : /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| New connection on socket server-vmxvmdb from host localhost (ip address: local) , user: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| Connection from : /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| Setting up autoDetect info.
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| VMServerdConnect: connecting to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| Connected to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:45: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOn.
Oct 11 21:48:46: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:46: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:46: app| cleanup: cleaned up 1 objects
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| VMServerd IPC closed the connection with thread /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx (0x8303118)
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| Lost connection to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx (/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx) unexpectedly.
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| Removing from running vm list: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:48:53: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:54: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 21:48:54: app| cleanup: cleaned up 1 objects
Oct 11 21:49:04: app| VmsdRegister: Config file has changed: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 21:49:04: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:49:04: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:49:04: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Oct 11 21:49:04: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 22:49:48: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| Adding to list of running vms: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| Attempting to launch vmx : /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| New connection on socket server-vmxvmdb from host localhost (ip address: local) , user: bstempi
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| Connection from : /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| Setting up autoDetect info.
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| VMServerdConnect: connecting to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| Connected to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOn.
Oct 11 22:50:35: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 22:50:36: app| cleanup: cleaned up 1 objects
Oct 11 22:50:37: app| SP: Retrieved username: bstempi
Oct 11 22:51:07: app| VmsdRegister: Config file has changed: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9/Ubuntu - IBM DB2 9.vmx
Oct 11 22:51:12: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOn.
Oct 11 22:51:13: app| cleanup: cleaned up 2 objects
Oct 11 22:51:23: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOn.
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