I am getting constant login failures for a bad password for the VMWareIdentityService.exe and can't find anywhere to change the password for it. Everything seems to be working amongst the VMWare environment.
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Constant login failure for VMWare identity service
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Can't run VMWare as root
I'm using Vmware Workstation 14 on an Ubuntu 17.10 host. I need to tweak my memory settings in VMware. but when I try, the screen is grayed out and says ...
"You must be running Workstation as root to change these settings."
When I try to run it as root, using either
$ sudo vmware
or
$ su -
Password: <enter password>
# vmware
I get this error...
"pblanton@GortRover:~$ su -
Password:
root@GortRover:~# vmware
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
** (vmware-modconfig:4255): WARNING **: Could not open X display
No protocol specified
(vmware-modconfig:4255): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0"
Runnig VMWare as a regular user (not root) works fine, but I just can't change the memory settings.
Any ideas?
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I cannot activate my VMWare Workstation Pro on Linux
I installed from the bundle file (VMware-Workstation-Full-14.0.0-6661328.x86_64.bundle) on Ubuntu 17.10.
When it got to the point where it asked me about the license key, I skipped it, because it said I could do it later.
After the instllation finished, when I ran VMWare for the first time, it asked me for the license key so I entered it, but it gave me the following error...
"Failed to run /usr/lib/vmware/bin/licenseTool 'enter' '5M221-2K300-H8J93-0KAUP-3TD50' '' '' '14.0' 'VMware Workstation' '/usr/lib/vmware' as user root."
I checked the KB and found an article that was just what I was looking for...
But when I sudo ran the suggested command, then this error occurred...
"No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
No protocol specified
** (vmware-enter-serial:766): WARNING **: Could not open X display
No protocol specified
(vmware-enter-serial:766): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0"
As a punt, I uninstalled the bundle file, and re-ran the installer. This time, I entered the license key when the installer asked me for it. The installation finished without any errors, then prompted me for the license key again when I started it up for the first time. It still fails when I enter it. :-(
Any ideas?
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Help Migrating a VM using the VSphere API specifying the Virtual Disk format
I am writing a javascript application in NodeJS which integrates with the VSphere API. I am trying to Migrate a Virtual Machine's Storage to a different Datastore whilst specifying the virtual disk format replicating what the Vsphere web client does (see image). I am stuck trying to figure out how to specify the virtual disk format options shown in the drop down ("Same Format as source", "Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed", "Thick Provision Eager Zeroed", "Thin Provision"). The api documentation for RelocateVM_Task mentions the VirtualMachineRelocateSpec has a disk property (VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator[]) that needs to be completed. A VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator has diskBackingInfo which states "This can be used, for instance, to change the format of the virtual disk". I don't seem to be able to find any examples however.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My attempt is sudo-coded below:
MOR = Managed Object Reference
My working basic migration without the virtual disk format is as follows:
1) Create a VirtualMachineRelocateSpec as follows:
{
datastore:destinationDatastoreMOR,
2) Call RelocateVM_Task using the VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
My migration with virtual disk format:
1) Get the list of devices for the Selected Virtual Machine
2) For each VirtualDisk device create a virtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator object
3) varvirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator = {
datastore: destinationDatastoreMOR,
diskBackingInfo: ?????,
diskId:virtualDisk.key,
}
4) Add each virtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator to an array e.g. virtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocatorArray
5) Create a VirtualMachineRelocateSpec as follows:
{
_this:virtualMachineManagedObjectReference,
datastore:destinationDatastoreManagedObjectReference,
disk: virtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocatorArray
6) Call RelocateVM_Task using the VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
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ESXi NTP, UTC Time Zone is making a mess
So, for the past weak I've being having a lot of problems with NTP service on some of my ESXi (v 6.5 U1), and I think it's all related to the fact that my time zone is UTC-06:00.
I have configured all my ESXi to point to my local NTP (Domain Server) server and it does the work, but, the ESXi have +6 hours difference and well, you can imagine the rest, all my VMs are constantly fighting each other trying to have the domain server time vs the ESXi host time, and it's driving me nuts!! Why VMware does not let you change the UTC parameter according to your current time zone.
Do you guys have a workaround about this, or is it just VMware trying to make us pay for an advance support agreement?
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vRA 7.3 - Hide "Custom Properies" Tab on Reconfigure for Support role
Hi all,
In vRA 6.x, a user with support role couldn't see the "Properties" Tab for a VM in the Reconfigure Screen. Now, in vRA 7.3 they can see this tab.
Is there any way to hide that tab?
Thanks,
D.
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VMWare Fusion 10.0.1 doesn't see USB devices anymore [SOLVED]
My previous setup was:
MacOS 10.12 Sierra
VMWare Fusion 7.1, running
- Windows 7
- Windows 10
All was fine until I upgraded to MacOS 10.13, High Sierra.
Started VMWare Fusion, all well. Started the Windows 7 VM and my iMac crashed instantly. Split second.
Upgraded to VMWareFusion 10.0.1.
Got the "System Extension Blocked" message and allowed VMWare Fusion in the MacOS Security & Privacy settings.
But both Windows 7 and Windows 10 VM's don't see USB devices anymore. No error message, no warning. They just don't see them.
I Googled around, even saw the other post related the subject below, but no solution found.
???
Edit: Completely removed VMWare Fusion and did a clean install. Still the same problem...
Edit 2: Shouldn't there be an usbarbitrator service running in the VM's? I don't see any. Also /var/run/vmware doesn't show anything related.
Edit 3: The service usbarbitration (on the host) doesn't run. /Library/Logs/VMware USB Arbitrator Service.log contents:
2017-10-07T19:47:01.361| ServiceImpl_Daemon: PID 833
2017-10-07T19:47:01.362| ServiceImplRef: Before start().
2017-10-07T19:47:01.576| Warning: UsbarbServiceCommon: exit status 6912.
2017-10-07T19:47:01.576| ServiceImplRef: After start().
2017-10-07T19:47:01.576| ServiceImplDaemon: Exiting with code 0.
Started VMWare Fusion and started usbarbitrator by hand: sudo /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmware-usbarbitrator --kext /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/kexts/vmioplug.kext
Same results, not working, not running. And log file shows the same.
Beats me.
Yvo
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Odd Network Issues Since Migrating Environment From vSphere 6U3 > 6.5U1
Hello all -
Need your assistance if you can spare a few - have been having definitive network issues in 6.5 U1. Seems to be vDS related. Haven't noticed issues when Host/VMs run on vSS. What issues? VMs occasionally not ping'ing. Cisco Voice servers not getting NTP info from 'cluster' member VM (2 VMs per Cluster for those familiar with Cisco - pub/sub servers). Domain Controller VMs having occasional communication issues (this one I'm not convinced on but my Director seems to think there's an issue here). When VMs run on vSS...issues seem to have dissipated. Weird for sure.
Also, when I was beginning the migration from 6U3 > 6.5U1, and disconnected Hosts from old (6.0U3) VCSA & connecting them to new (6.5U1) VCSA, our "services" (web UI's, DC connectivity, etc.) went down even though VM guest OS & OS (Windows) services didn't go down. We had to reboot all VMs. Never had this happen when just connecting Hosts with running VMs to a new vCenter. Has anyone else ever had this happen? And none of this, Host Connection issue or the vDS issue I described earlier has ever happened before. Anyone else seeing "odd" network issues with 6.5U1?...and seemingly mainly when running on vDS? I've been Googling for quite a while and haven't seen anything out there (yet). My org doesn't have VMware Support unfortunately, so I can't pursue this from a VMW Support perspective, sadly. :/
Thanks in advance.
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VDI Desktop Environment
Hi guys.
So our own personal VDI environment has been made and provisioned for Windows 10. And I'm just wondering if there's any way I can remove the two command prompts propping up on the bottom left of the screen every time someone logs on?
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VMware fusion Kernel Panic/CPU disabled by guest os- HELP NEEDED TODAY
Hello,
While working on a project in CodeBlocks in VMware Fusion, my computer froze. When I tried to reboot I received the error message "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system.", and now I cannot access any data saved in my VM. I then received a kernel panic error on a black screen that says "not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0)" and I cannot access my project. How can I resolve this issue and recover my project which is due today?
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VM Remote Console crashes on Windows 10 1709
Has anyone seen any issues with this? Same result from IE/Chrome (potentially Edge - I forget the results there). The VMRC opens in a new window and then after about 5 seconds stops responding and dies, resulting in the need to force close.
In the vmware-vmrc.log I see:
Non-retriable error encountered (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\VMware\preferences.ini~): The system cannot find the file specified (2)
Clearning the credentials cache.
Aborting all jobs!
But the file exists.
Another log has an entry:
CDS error: CdsUtil_QueryMsiPropertyByProductCode: MsiViewFetch failed: 259.
The existing version of vmrc-windows is newer than what the server has, using existing component
But I'm not sure the version is the issue...I could be wrong. I downloaded the latest VMRC, but that was as a result of it crashing already so I figured it was because I was now on Win10 build 1709.
I've seen a few other posts about a similar issue that said something about DNS, but this has been working until very recently, so I don't believe it to be that.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Fusion 10 "Secure VM Encryption"
The product comparison between Fusion 10 and 10 Pro shows that only Pro supports "Secure VM Encryption".
What does this mean?
- Can encrypted VMs created using earlier versions of Fusion still be run in Fusion 10 (not Pro)?
- Can existing VMs created using earlier versions of Fusion be encrypted in Fusion 10 (not Pro)?
- Can VMs created using Fusion 10 (not Pro) be encyrpted?
- Other scenarios?
Thanks.
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Fullscreen with F10 on Mac 10.11 turns other screens blank / makes it unusable
With F8 when I switched to fullscreen only the monitor where the VM was running was used. Now with F10 it makes the guest full-screen on
one monitor but turns all other monitors black. This makes the fullscreen-mode unusable.
Are there any tricks to switch back to the previous behavior?
[Update]
"Displays have separate Spaces" is not selected and selecting it is not an option.
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New to Fusion 10
I have just downloaded version 10 and need some help setting it up on my iMac.
Where can I download any information on how to start please?
Ron West.
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NAT not working on Fusion 10.0.1
I upgraded to 10.0.1 (although because of other issues it was a bit of a manual install. Now, I notice the bridge mode works but NAT mode does not. I've tried:
- restarting VMware Fusion
- rebooting the Mac
- removing and reinstalling the network adapter in the VM Preferences
- There is nothing in the System Preferences > Security waiting to be "approved" as other folks have noted when they saw similar issues
vmnet(1,8) are visible in the output of ifconfig on the host system.
Any suggestions on what to try next?
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Encrypted Shared Mailbox
Have anyone experienced an issue opening an encrypted email from an encrypted shared mailbox on Windows10 instant clone with UEM 9.2.1 running on Horizon 7.3.1. When they try to open an email they get an error saying " your digital id name cannot be found by the underlying security system group mailbox" .The same users can open the same shared encrypted mailbox in Windows 7 linked clone running on Horizon 6.2.3 with persona management.
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Horizon 7 - Kinect?
Hi,
I am trying to connect a kinect camera, using real time but the camera is not recognized.
This camera is used with software to size the boxes in a transport company.
This is being done within a PoC.
When I connect the camera without USB redirection, the camera is not detected.
When I redirect USB the camera is detected but there is no image.
If I use the PC camera, it works.
I have checked the Horizon compatibility matrix but I am not sure if a kinect is inside or outside?
and what should be the form of connection if by USB or in real time?
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AWS VM provisioning Request FAILS
Same request in vRA and ServiceNow plugin AWS Blueprint FAILS on plugin request.
The following component requests failed: Amazon_Machine_1. Request failed: Machine HOSTNAME11: Failed Provisioning. Ensure that the AMI, Instance Type, and Availability Zone are correct. Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Appears to be some issue with the subnet being passed. We check off Subnet in a VPC and the actual subnet on the Catalog Request (same as the vRA portal).
You can see we set the amazon_provisioninto and amazon_subnet_id on the requestData:
"key": "amazon_provisionInto",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "subnet"
}
},
{
"key": "amazon_subnet_id",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 23
Below is the requestData passed:
"requestData": {
"entries": [
{
"key": "provider-Amazon_Machine_1",
"value": {
"type": "complex",
"componentTypeId": "com.vmware.csp.component.cafe.composition",
"componentId": null,
"classId": "Blueprint.Component.Declaration",
"typeFilter": "AWSRHEL7useast1*Amazon_Machine_1",
"values": {
"entries": [
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.DeactivateMachine",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "memory",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 3840
}
},
{
"key": "description",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "amazon_advancedCapabilitiesMode",
"value": {
"type": "boolean",
"value": false
}
},
{
"key": "amazon_securityGroups",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "_hasChildren",
"value": {
"type": "boolean",
"value": false
}
},
{
"key": "enable_amazon_network_options",
"value": {
"type": "boolean",
"value": true
}
},
{
"key": "reservation_policy",
"value": {
"type": "entityRef",
"classId": "Infrastructure.Reservation.Policy.ComputeResource",
"id": "AWS EAST1 Policy",
"componentId": null,
"label": "AWS EAST1 Policy"
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Expired",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "machine_prefix",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "max_per_user",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 0
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.WaitingToBuild",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "amazon_location",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Requested",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "key_pair",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "0"
}
},
{
"key": "ebs_storage",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 0
}
},
{
"key": "Hostname",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "HOSTNAME"
}
},
{
"key": "cpu",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 2
}
},
{
"key": "property_groups",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.InstallTools",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.BuildingMachine",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "_cluster",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 1
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.MachineProvisioned",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Disposing",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
},
{
"key": "amazon_provisionInto",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "subnet"
}
},
{
"key": "instance_type",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "m4.large"
}
},
{
"key": "amazon_subnet_id",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 23
}
},
{
"key": "ebs_storage_volumes",
"value": {
"type": "multiple",
"elementTypeId": "COMPLEX",
"items": []
}
},
{
"key": "Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.CloneWorkflow.CustomizeOS",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "__*,*"
}
}
]
}
}
},
{
"key": "provider-_number_of_instances",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 1
}
},
{
"key": "provider-_archiveDays",
"value": {
"type": "integer",
"value": 14
}
},
{
"key": "provider-_leaseDays",
"value": null
},
{
"key": "provider-providerId",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "e15eee81-2a33-46d5-9021-872c862c29ef"
}
},
{
"key": "provider-providerBindingId",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "AWSRHEL7useast1"
}
},
{
"key": "provider-subtenantId",
"value": {
"type": "string",
"value": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
]
},
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Workstation Player 14.0.0 + Win XP + problem with resolution
Hi
I use Workstation Player 14.0.0 on a Win 7 Pro 64bit. I use a virtual machine with Win XP Pro.
In the past with 12.5 I had no issues.
Now with 14.0 I have a strange problem:
- at first start of virtual machine, only a part of the effective resolution is used, the other part is black
- when I restart the emulated Win XP, the whole screen of the program window is used
e.g. resolution of the VM 1280 x 1024, first start only 1280 x about 800 is usable, the other part is black and also the mouse pointer is not in sync, after reboot of Win XP, the resolution is fully usuable and the mouse pointer is in sync.
I did already reinstall VMware tools and VGA device. But the problem is still there.
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traffic shaping @ PORTGROUP AND AT SWITCH LEVEL_POWERCLI
Hi Luc,
i was checking one of your postregarding traffic shaping which is below .
$pgName="TestPG"
$esxName="MyEsx"
$esx=Get-VMHost-Name$esxName
$pg=Get-VirtualPortGroup-Name$pgName-VMHost$esxName
$netSys=Get-View$esx.ExtensionData.ConfigManager.NetworkSystem
$spec=$pg.ExtensionData.Spec
$spec.Policy.ShapingPolicy.Enabled=$true
$spec.Policy.ShapingPolicy.AverageBandwidth=50000*1KB
$spec.Policy.ShapingPolicy.BurstSize=512*1MB
$spec.Policy.ShapingPolicy.PeakBandwidth=50000*1KB
$netSys.UpdatePortgroup($pgName,$spec)
how to get above numbers (average bandwidth,burst size,peak bandwidth)specific to our environemt
also what needs to be changed in above code to enable it @standad switch level .
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