Windows In VMware Fusion ‘Cannot Access Shared Folders’
KB ID 0001627 Problem Every so often I have a problem with the Windows 10 VM that I run on my mac in VMware Fusion, last time I needed to upgrade to Fusion 11.5, before that it was a registry fix. This time I could not access any files or folders on the parent mac. Network Error Windows cannot access \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\{Folder-Name} You do not have permissions to access \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\{Folder-Name}. Contact...
VMware – Ubuntu Screen Resolution Problem
KB ID 0000411 Problem I have a guest VM on my vSphere test rig that’s running Ubuntu 10.10. That I use for testing, for a while I could not get the screen resolution above 854×480 (For wide screen or 16:9 format). Solution Note I’m assuming you already have the VMware tools installed! 1. Shut down your guest machine, open the VMware VI client and go to the settings of the guest machine. go the the hardware tab...
Possible bug in VMware Client
KB ID 0000413 Problem Unable to use multiple console sessions in Windows 7. 1. Seen on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, with and without aero enabled, on two separate machines. 2. Happens if connected to VCenter OR directly to ESXi (build 4.1.0, 260247) 3. Does NOT happen with the same software from Server 2003. (Same systems, same vesion of the VI client). 4. Does NOT happen on Server 2008 R2 Standard x64 (Same systems, same version of the VI...
vSphere – Guest VM is shown as (Orphaned)
KB ID 0000414 Problem I’ve seen this happen a few times now, while looking at your Virtual infrastructure, one or more client machines is greyed out and shown as (Orphaned). Solution If you have many guests VM’s on one host with this problem, you can cure this by removing the parent host and re-adding it to the cluster, then right clicking it and select “Reconfigure for HA”. Or you can do the following, on a...