VMware Workstation 8 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.5

[luicst]

VMware Workstation 8.0 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.5

DevFC.exe stopped working

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsazuredevelopment/thread/7e205afd-4b9a-4387-8e10...

When people use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Windows Azure SDK 1.5 to develop Windows Azure Application,

Azure SDK provide Emulator on local.

When people install VMware Workstation 8.0 for Windows, VMware Workstation Server (Windows Service, vmware-hostd.exe) is started by default.

vmware-hostd.exe seem conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.5, then Compute Emulator can not start.

They seems both use same 127.0.0.1:12001 port.

I reference that article and stop VMware Workstation Server, I success to start Compute Emulator.

Do VMware Inc. have any other method to avoid this conflict ?

To modify VMware Workstation configuration ? or to modify Azure Emulator configuration ?

Could VMware Inc. make them co-exist on same computer ?

[luicst]

VMware Workstation 8.0.2 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.6

http://shaurong.blogspot.com/2012/01/microsoft-windows-azure-worker-host.html

[admin]

You can modify the VMware Workstation configuration to not open port 12001. Currently there is no means through the UI to modify this settting, so you will need to manually edit the configuration files. To disallow opening port 12001, do the following:

1) Stop the VMware Workstation Server  service

2) Edit the following file C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml (you will need to run the editor as administrator to modify this file)

    a) Search for the following line XML fragment:

        <httpnfcsvc>
           <path>httpnfcsvc.dll</path>
           <enabled>true</enabled>

   b) Change the enabled entry to <enabled>false</enabled>

   c) Save the changes

3) Restart the VMware Workstation Server service

Now the vmware-hostd.exe should not open port 12001. Let us know if this doesn't work.

[luicst]

The error is different between  "VMware Workstation 8.0.1 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.5"

and "VMware Workstation 8.0.2 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.6"

Could you help me about the error on "VMware Workstation 8.0.2 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.6"

Thank you very much.

[admin]

The suggested fix is for WS 8.0.2. Did you try the fix?

[WoodyZ]

dork_lord wrote: The suggested fix is for WS 8.0.2.

I know you can't answer for Microsoft however why is VMware using port 12001 since it is an assigned port and not assigned to VMware and why is this (the port) not User Configurable (or is it)?

[luicst]

> Re: VMware Workstation 8 is conflict with Windows Azure SDK 1.5

> The suggested fix is for WS 8.0.2. Did you try the fix?

I did not try.

I upgraded Azure SDK 1.5 to 1.6 before WS 8.0.2 is released.