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VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to VM’s

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KB ID 0000515

Problem

Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled and you have been unable to paste to VM, VMware say in their own documentation:

Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1).

To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices.

Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders.

Solution

ESX Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste to VM an individual Guest machine)

Using vSphere 8 or Above

Firstly, you need to shut the virtual machine down > Right Click it > Edit Settings >  Advanced > Add the following TWO attributes and values.

Add in the following two;
Attribute: isolation.tools.copy.disable, Value: false
Attribute: isolation.tools.paste.disable, Value: false

Click OK >  Power the VM back on.

Using HML5 Web Client (Enable Copy and Paste to VM)

Firstly, you need to shut the virtual machine down > Right Click it > Edit Settings > VM Options > Advanced  > Scroll down.

 

Edit configuration > Add configuration params;

Add in the following two parameters then click OK

Name: isolation.tools.copy.disable, Value: false
Name: isolation.tools.paste.disable, Value: false

Using Flash Web Client.

Firstly, you need to shut the virtual machine down > Right Click it > Edit Settings > VMware Option Tab > Advanced > Edit configuration > Add in the following;

Name: isolation.tools.copy.disable, Value: false
Name: isolation.tools.paste.disable, Value: false

 

OK > OK > Power on VM

Using VMware Client (Enable Copy and Paste to VM)

1. Firstly, you need to shut the virtual machine down > Right Click it > Edit Settings > Option Tab > Advanced > General > Configuration Parameters.

2. Select “Add Row” and add the following two options:

[box]isolation.tools.copy.disable

isolation.tools.paste.disable [/box]

Set both these values to FALSE > OK > OK > Power the VM back on again.

Note: Even without these values set, if a VM is vMotioned to an ESX host that has the copy.paste options set in it’s config file (see below) then these features are automatically enabled.

Option 2 (Enable Copy and Paste to VM on an individual Guest machine)

1. You can also achieve the same as above by directly editing the .vmx file for the virtual machine, Add the following two values as shown below:

[box]isolation.tools.copy.disable=”FALSE”

isolation.tools.paste.disable=”FALSE” [/box]

Note: Even without these values set, if a VM is vMotioned to an ESX host that has the copy.paste options set in it’s config file (see below) then these features are automatically enabled.

Option 3 (Enable Copy and Paste on the ESX host for all the VM’s on that host)

Note: This procedure will be removed/reset after an ESX upgrade. (You will need to carry out this procedure again post upgrade).

1. Connect to your ESX server, either directly on the console, or via SSH. and execute the following command:

[box]vi /etc/vmware/config[/box]

 

2. Press i to insert text and paste in the following two lines:

[box]isolation.tools.copy.disable=”FALSE”

isolation.tools.paste.disable=”FALSE” [/box]

Press Escape > then type :wq to save the changes.

Additional Steps for Linux / Ubuntu to allow Copy and Paste to VM

1. Assuming you have the VMware tools installed in your Linux guest VM, if not execute the following command:

[box]sudo apt-get install open-vm-toolbox[/box]

To enable copy paste on the guest execute the following command:

[box]vmware-toolbox &[/box]

One the VMware tools properties page pops up you will be able to copy and paste.

Enabling Copy and Paste in VMware Workstation

Out of the box, this functionality is switched on. However if you lose it then open the virtual machines settings > Options tab > Guest Isolation > Enable the Copy and paste option.

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Windows Server 2012 – Install Error

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KB ID 0000618 

Problem

I thought I’d spin up Server 2012 today, and as usual with all new OS’s I run them up in VMware Workstation to take a look (I’m running Workstation 8.0.3 build-703057).

As soon as it started up I was greeted by this.

Your PC needs to restart.
Please hold down the power button.
Error Code: 0x0000005D
Parameters:
0x000000000FEBFBFF
0×0000000020000800
0×0000000000000000
0×0000000000000000

Below is information for VMware Workstation and ESXi 5

Solution

For VMware Workstation

1. In my case it was simply a BIOS setting that needed to be enabled. Enter your system BIOS and locate a feature called Data Execution Prevention, (or No Execute Memory Protection).

2. Enable that setting, then ensure you shut the machine down then manually power it back on again.

Additional Points to Note when installing Server 2012

Make sure on the properties of the VM > Hardware > Processors > Tick Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or V/RVI (Note: Virtual support should also be enabled in the host machines BIOS).

VMware Workstation – Error – “Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”

VMware Workstation likes to automatically install VMware Tools, Sometimes Server 2012 does not like this and sits with a black screen that will flash blue when you click on it. So to Stop it Installing VMware Tools, Options Tab > VMware Tools > Select Manual. Note: you can always snapshot it and then manually install it later it you want to test. This has been a problem since the early releases of Windows 8.

Solution For ESXi5

1. Here’s the same problem on an ESXi 5 host.

2. Before you do anything you need to be at ESXi 5.0 U1 for Server 2012 to be supported (That’s build number 623860 or better).

3. However in this case the problem is the same as above, The server in question was an HP Proliant ML 350 G5. Boot the server and press F9 to enter the RBSU > Advanced Options.

4. Processor Options

5. Enable ‘No-Execute Memory Protection” > Exit and save settings.

6. And now we are good to go.

Follow up

04/07/12 Email from Simon Reindl:

I had to update my Bios as InsydeH2O does not offer any tweaking options, It is using Compal Bios (previous 9, now 10 – downloaded from Compal.com. It is using InsydeH20 BIOS on a Compal motherboard. It is a custom build.

 

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Windows 8 Wont Run in VMware Workstation

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KB ID 0000506 

Problem

When attempting to power on a VM built with the Windows 8 (Developer preview) you will see the following:

Error:
*** VMware Workstation internal monitor error ***
vcpu-0:NOT_IMPLEMENTED vmcore/vmm/intr/apic.c:1903
Please report this problem by selecting menu item Help > VMware on the Web > Request Support
, or by going to the Web page”{URL removed”}.
Please provide us with the log file (C:Users{username}Documents
Virtual MachinesVMvmware.log) and the core file(s)
(C:Users{username}DocumentsVirtual MachinesVMvmware-core.gz, C:Users{username}
DocumentsVirtual MachinesVMvmware64-core.gz, C:Users{username}DocumentsVirtual Machines
VMvmware-vmx-9120.dmp).
If the problem is repeatable, please select ‘Run with debugging information’ in the Options panel
of Virtual Machine Settings. Then reproduce the incident and file it according to the instructions.
To collect data to submit to VMware support, select Help > About and click “Collect Support Data”.
You can also run the “vm-support” script in the Workstation folder directly.
We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.
We appreciate your feedback,
— the VMware Workstation team.

Solution

1. After some fiddling, it seems the problem is related to Workstation version 7, (See below):

2. Once swift upgrade to Workstation version 8 and the problem is gone.

Note: If this is not a path you want to go down you can also run Windows 8 in Virtual Box

 

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GNS3 – Network Cards Are Missing

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KB ID 0000964 

Problem

Like most techies, I am always fiddling with things. One of my mottoes is “If you never break anything, you never learn how to fix things”. So after messing around with the networks in VMware Workstation (What I typically use for connecting GNS3 to either real machines, or the outside world). I lost the network connections in GNS3 and could not get them back. Seems like any new NICs that you add are not listed either.

Solution

Note: It might be worth resetting your VMware Workstation Network settings before continuing. (Edit > Virtual Network Editor > Restore default).

1. To make things simple, I’ve renamed the Network Cards installed by VMware workstation to something a little more descriptive, (if you unsure which is which, just run ‘ipconfig’).

2. Let’s double check, drop to command line and run the following command;

[box]
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
[/box]

3. And let’s affirm what GNS3 is telling us by running the following script from the GNS3 directory;

[box]
“C:Program FilesGNS3network-device-list.cmd”[/box]

LEAVE THIS WINDOW OPEN

4. As you can see (above) there is a discrepancy. To get GNS3 to ‘sync’ with windows we need to restart the NetGroup Packet Filter Driver service. Open an elevated command prompt and issue the following commands;

[box]

net stop npf
net start n/f

[/box]

5. Now execute the script again and it should show the correct network adapters.

6. Now from within GNS3 you can add the correct network cards to your ‘Clouds’.

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