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Export OVA/OVF Hash

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎06-23-2021 04:27 AM
‎06-23-2021 04:27 AM
Has anyone found a way to get around the OVA export SHA256 problem.   I create software OVA images on VM Workstation Pro for import into ESXi and I set the hardware compatibility to Workstation 11 +... See more...
Has anyone found a way to get around the OVA export SHA256 problem.   I create software OVA images on VM Workstation Pro for import into ESXi and I set the hardware compatibility to Workstation 11 + ESXi server which support ESXi 6.0+ but the image it produces isn't actually compatible because it adds a SHA256 hash and ESXi 6.5 errors on import, meaning I have to use the ovftool to convert the hash every time. Is there a hidden setting anywhere to change the hash system used or even better Workstation should really work out the Hash needed based on the Hardware compatibility? For those who have stumbled on this thread hoping to find out a way to get around the "Invalid checksum algorithm: SHA256" error you want to checkout this article https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2151537 Thanks in advance.
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Re: ESXi 7.0 Keyboard and Mouse Stuck

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎06-10-2020 02:27 AM
‎06-10-2020 02:27 AM
I did do a search, all of the issues I could find was not being able to interact with the guest, this issue was not being able to get the keyboard and mouse back to the host. However today, I ... See more...
I did do a search, all of the issues I could find was not being able to interact with the guest, this issue was not being able to get the keyboard and mouse back to the host. However today, I installed Workstation Pro 15.5.6 which fixed the issue

ESXi 7.0 Keyboard and Mouse Stuck

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎06-09-2020 09:57 AM
‎06-09-2020 09:57 AM
I've installed ESXi 7.0 inside vmWare Workstation 15.5.5, I've done this before with older versions without issue, but in this version I find everything works fine until you click into the consol... See more...
I've installed ESXi 7.0 inside vmWare Workstation 15.5.5, I've done this before with older versions without issue, but in this version I find everything works fine until you click into the console then you cannot get your keyboard and mouse back unless you shutdown the ESXi Server. Has anyone else found this and if there is a workaround? Many thanks.

Re: Import OVF with Thin Disks

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎09-18-2019 01:23 AM
‎09-18-2019 01:23 AM
What does workstation call it's "thin" system in that case because it certainly doesn't fill the disk to it's full size? The default option is not to pre-allocate the disks (see captures attac... See more...
What does workstation call it's "thin" system in that case because it certainly doesn't fill the disk to it's full size? The default option is not to pre-allocate the disks (see captures attached) https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.0/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-3F94C7B5-19A5-4E91-9709-B17FAA93FF75.html Specifying Disk Capacity for a Virtual Machine For custom configurations, you can select Allocate all disk space now to allocate all disk space immediately rather than allow the disk space to gradually grow to the maximum amount. Allocating all the disk space immediately might provide better performance, but it is a time-consuming operation that requires as much physical disk space as you specify for the virtual disk. If you allocate all the disk space immediately, you cannot use the shrink disk feature.

Re: Import OVF with Thin Disks

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎09-17-2019 08:42 AM
‎09-17-2019 08:42 AM
Many thanks for the reply, I did try that without success before, I thought I just got it wrong because I get this: "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" -tt=vmx --diskMode=thi... See more...
Many thanks for the reply, I did try that without success before, I thought I just got it wrong because I get this: "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" -tt=vmx --diskMode=thin "image.ovf"  VMDIR Opening OVF source: image.ovf The manifest validates Opening VMX target: VMDIR Error: Invalid target disk adapter type: thin Deleting directory tree below: VMDIR\image Warning: - Wrong file size specified in OVF descriptor for 'image-1.vmdk' (specified: -1, actual 17743123968). - Wrong file size specified in OVF descriptor for 'image-2.vmdk' (specified: -1, actual 85227460096). - Wrong file size specified in OVF descriptor for 'image-3.vmdk' (specified: -1, actual 28942510080). Completed with errors Any ideas?

Import OVF with Thin Disks

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎09-17-2019 06:28 AM
‎09-17-2019 06:28 AM
Does anyone know if there is a way to import an OVF into vmWare Workstation Pro (either directly or using the ovftool) but the disks to be forced as thin provisioned. My import is taking hours... See more...
Does anyone know if there is a way to import an OVF into vmWare Workstation Pro (either directly or using the ovftool) but the disks to be forced as thin provisioned. My import is taking hours as it's padding the disks as thick provisioned.

Re: vmWare Workstation 12.5.7 BSOD UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎07-27-2017 02:37 AM
‎07-27-2017 02:37 AM
Hi bluefirestorm​ Many thanks for the reply, I removed all USB drives as a part of my debugging process (before OS boot), and haven't plugged any in to rule this out, the VMs are all running off... See more...
Hi bluefirestorm​ Many thanks for the reply, I removed all USB drives as a part of my debugging process (before OS boot), and haven't plugged any in to rule this out, the VMs are all running off local storage 1Tb SSD. The XP VM is just a Windows XP Pro standard install, no domain has been set, it just allows me to run testing in an isolated environment.

vmWare Workstation 12.5.7 BSOD UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION

by Enthusiast in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions
‎07-27-2017 01:13 AM
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‎07-27-2017 01:13 AM
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Hi vmWare are there any known problems with vmWare workstation 12.5.7?  I keep having problems with Windows 10 x64 HOST having a blue screen with UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION, this only seems to ha... See more...
Hi vmWare are there any known problems with vmWare workstation 12.5.7?  I keep having problems with Windows 10 x64 HOST having a blue screen with UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION, this only seems to happening when running multiple vmWare workstation machines, typically this is a Ubuntu LTS Server image and a Windows XP Pro image. I think the issue is around the Windows XP Pro image, because I don't seem to get the issue when this one isn't running. I've updated all drivers, the virtual machines are running the latest vmWare tools and this is really starting to drive me crazy, is there anything that can be tweaked to improve stability? The HOST system is also running McAfee Viruscan Enterprise 8.8.0 / McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention 8.0 (all file types are scanned), the laptop is a brand new HP Zbook 17 G3 running Windows 10 x64 as mentioned, however my old laptop which was Windows 7 x64 had simular blue screen issues and it's a completely new baseline image, however at the time I put this down to the previous laptop being told, it's not possible for me to turn this off, however I could ask for certain files to be excluded from the scan if absolutely necessary, it's a corporate machine but I do have admin rights on it, but cannot configured the viruscan software. Looking forward to any advice, plan B is to try VirtualBox, but I'm trying to avoid doing this. No memory dump file is written even though it's configured. Thanks again.