vmrun start does not update status in wsx or workstation for a shared machine

[intera91]

Hi,

I have a cron job starting a virtual CentOS machine with vmrun start .... now when I connect to server:8888 (wsx) the machine is reported as not running (when it is) and launching workstation also sees the machine as inactive.

platform  is fully updated Ubuntu and ws 8.0 trying to start the machine (when I know it is already running) from either wsx or ws 8.0 of course does not work and reports an unknown error.

So how come the machine does not show as started in  either ws 8.0 or wsx (the machine is started with vmrun -T ws -h "https://host:8888/sdk" blahblah.vmx nogui

I have tried all I could think of and more from these forums and still nothing, so I would really like a pointer there 😉

Thanks

/Patrick

[JeffGoldkatz]

Did you update your kernel recently? Chances are that your modules must be rebuilt. do a "vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" and see if it helps. Did here. Vmware could improve on their error messages, though.

[WoodyZ]

So how come the machine does not show as started in  either ws 8.0 or wsx (the machine is started with vmrun -T ws -h "https://host:8888/sdk" blahblah.vmx nogui

I believe you should be using: vmrun -T ws-shared ...

[pshelman]

When I use -T ws-shared or any -T for that matter, I get a segmentation fault in vmrun, so none of the above solved the problem.

what would actually be the complete commaand line to vmrun nogui a blind server?

and is that server supposed to update its status on host:8888???? as it does not.

So kind of confused here, any help appreciated!!!

Thanks