Can only choose flexible network adapter

[dagkl]

I have converted 3 windows server 2003 vms. Two of them came from a Vmware server beta 2.0 and one that came from a friend of mine, and I am not sure what system it came from. The teo that was from VSb2.0 is windows server 2003 standard, and the unknown one is a windows server 2003 standard R2.

On the two from VSb2.0 I have the AMD PCINET family adapter with only 10 mbps and on the third there is a vmware accelerated AMD adapter with 1.0 gbps.

I am not able to choose another adapter for the two. Can only choose flexible, when trying to add a new adapter.

[oreeh]

To convert the AMD PCnet to the VMXNET (flexible) simply install the VMware tools.

[weinstein5]

as oreeh indicated you will need to install vmware tools - this contains the driver for the 'vmware acclerated adpater' a driver designed ot work in the virtual environment - and will give you the best perfomance - in addition it also replaces the scsi drivers with virtualized versions

[dagkl]

vmware tools is already installed

[kjb007 · Accepted solution]

If the conversion was from the Vmware server, uninstall the tools, and re-install the tools from ESX.

-KjB

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Within the 'Edit Settings' of the virtual hardware you can only choose the Flexible adapter. You have to manipulate the driver on the VM to get other drivers.

PCNET32 Device-- Do nothing on the VM, do not even install VMware Tools

VMXNET - Install VMware Tools and on next reboot you should have the vmxnet driver unless you specifically did not install it, or changed its status in the Tool-Tray icon.

e1000 - Modify the .vmx file directly.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354

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[dagkl]

Uninstalled the vmware-tools and reinstalled them. I let vmware converter install vmware tools during the conversion. Seems that those vmware tools wasnt the right ones.

The guests have now the accelerated adapter.

Thx

[Texiwill]

Hello,

It is best not to have VMware Converter install the tools. They often have to be redone.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education.

CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354

As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization