For many Windows users, the thought of using the Command Prompt is either a scary experience or something that they will never need. But for some, the command prompt is a powerful tool that can be far more useful than many graphical tools available in Windows.
Recently I was working in a Virtual Machine that was running on VMWare Server and somehow activated Quick Switch mode. Cool, no problem….wrong. I couldn't remember how to go back to Console mode.
read more: VMWare Server Tip: Display Menus and Toolbars in Quick Switch Mode
If you have not noticed, after creating Virtual Machines (VM) in VMware Server, the new VM is added to the end of the inventory list when viewed in the Console. VMWare does not sort the list at any time and you are stuck with a list that may not be to your preference.
read more: Change The Inventory List Order In VMWare Server Console
Running multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines has numerous advantages, until it comes time to reboot the Host Computer (running VMWare Server). You either need to manually start all VM's or allow them to startup at once causing a system wide bottleneck to occur on the Host.
read more: How To Delay Auto Starting Virtual Machines In VMWare Server
After you have created Virtual Machines that are running any Operating System such as Windows or Linux , you may have a need to add hardware components. As long as the host Computer, where VMWare Server is installed, has the hardware installed, components such as sound card, hard drives, USB controllers, etc.. can be added easily using the Add Hardware wizard in VMWare Server console.
read more: How To Add Hardware Components To Virtual Machine Guests in VMWare Server
If you installed VMWare tools in Ubuntu or Kubuntu guests running on VMWare hosts, you probably noticed that VMWare tools does not, by default start up automamtically during boot. To start VMWare tools, you must run vmware-toolbox & manually at a command prompt. While this is good way of starting up VMWare tools, a better way is to have it start up automatically on Unbuntu or Kbuntu.
read more: How To Automatically Start VMWare Tools In Ubuntu And Kubuntu
Every now and then, you may have notice the network connection for a Virtual Machine guest running on VMWare Server has stopped working. The guest VM could be running any version of Windows or Linux distribution and restarting the Virtual Machine does not fix the problem. If this happens to you, a possible work around to get the Network re-connected can be fixed by restarting the VMWare Server NAT service.
read more: Quick Fix For Broken VM Guest Network Connection Running In VMWare Server
Just like physical servers, Virtual Machines created with VMWare Virtual Server, may eventually run out of available disk space. With physical servers, the solution is to add more hard disks and move data or use third party tools to resize the partition. With Virtual Machines, you could also add virtual disks, but if you need to resize the partition, one solution is to use VMWare Server built-in command line utility called vmware-vdiskmanager, that can create, rename, defragment, shrink and expand virtual disks.
read more: How To Expand An Exisiting Virtual Disk In VMWare Server
