I've installed Windows Server 2008 RC0 on an ESX 3 server. No network adapter is detected.
Has anyone else done a 2008 install on ESX? Any suggestions for installing a driver?
Have you installed VMware tools yet? You would also could also edit the VMX for the file and set the NIC to emulate an Intel Pro/1000 card with the below.
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
Have you installed VMware tools yet? You would also could also edit the VMX for the file and set the NIC to emulate an Intel Pro/1000 card with the below.
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
Could someone please post your entire .vmx file that you have actually working flawlessly for you (as opposed to "should work"). Some of us Windows-centric geeks are really struggling with this. It would be greatly appreciated.
When I first installed 2008 RC0 the network adapter did not have a driver for it. After I installed VMware Tools and set a IPv4 IP address it worked just fine for me.
Here's my vmx file:
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
floppy0.present = "false"
nvram = "Win2008-RC0.nvram"
powerType.powerOff = "default"
powerType.powerOn = "default"
powerType.suspend = "default"
powerType.reset = "default"
displayName = "Win2008-RC0"
extendedConfigFile = "Win2008-RC0.vmxf"
scsi0.present = "true"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "1024"
scsi0:0.present = "true"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Win2008-RC0.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "true"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide0:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
floppy0.startConnected = "false"
floppy0.clientDevice = "true"
ethernet0.present = "true"
ethernet0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false"
ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network VLAN3"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:bf:3c:4b"
guestOS = "winnetstandard"
uuid.bios = "50 3f 53 e5 da ec ee ee-5e e7 cf 62 8c 17 4a 10"
toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "true"
toolScripts.afterResume = "true"
toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "true"
toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "true"
ide0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/67d8f808-f46509b9/6001.16659.070916-1443_x86fre_Server_en-us-KR1SFRE_EN_DVD.iso"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
uuid.location = "56 4d 9d fb dd 39 84 10-89 1f ce 32 d6 d7 7e a0"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4404e8b4-bcfd52fc-1e4b-0017a4a91076/Win2008-RC0/Win2008-RC0-d5405ba8.vswp"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
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Thanks, Eric
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What are your experiences about Windows Server 2008 (performance / stability) in VMware?
I have the same problem, but I also can't install the VMWare tools.. I get the error "A general system error occured:Internal error".. anybody else seen that one?
Setting the NIC to Intel in the vmx file did the trick for me on RC1!
Hey,
I was reading your post from November 07 regarding installing vmware tools on a Windows 2008 server VM. Did you ever figure that out?
Thanks,
Keith, IT at SolarCity