PXE Problems with Workstation 11.0.0-2305329

[swica]

When we create a VM with 1 CPU and 1 Core, PXE works fine.

The same VM with more then 1 CPU or more then 1 Core (2 CPUs, 1 Core / 2 CPUs, 2 Cores / 1 CPU, 2 Cores, ....) dont work.

The PXE sends a request and that's all. No answer, no more Actions.

With 1 CPU, 1 Core the PXE process works fine (same Network Card, Network Mode (Bridged),...)

Anyone else with this Problem?

Thanks

[dariusd]

Please post the vmware.log from the virtual machine's directory.

Did this same configuration work OK on previous versions of Workstation?

Thanks,

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Darius

[swica]

Hello Darius

Yes, the same configuration with WMware Workstation 10 was working.

For the logs, see attachments: PXE_WORKING_vmware.log and PXE_FAILED_vmware.log

Thanks and regards

Sasha

[dariusd]

Thanks for the logs!  I'm curious to know what bootstrap you are loading (or trying to load) and how far through the process it is getting.  The logs are not 100% clear but lead me to suspect that our PXE stack might be successfully loading something but then failing to subsequently communicate on the network.  I could well be wrong, though.  Is it possible for you to run wireshark or tcpdump on the DHCP and/or TFTP server, and provide the relevant packet capture?

Cheers,

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Darius

[swica]

It's not realy clear, what PXE/bootstrap is trying and how far it is getting. We try to catch the relevant conversation between the pxe-client and the TFTP server with wireshark.

The PXE/bootstrap "client" is from Brainware's Columbus Software Managment.

Thank's!

Sasha