New KB articles published for week ending 11/16/2008
In the last week these items are added or edited in VMware’s Knowledgebase at http://kb.vmware.com
VMware ESX Server Knowledgebase Articles:
How do I install UPS software? APC Powerchute (1007036) Date Published: 11/13/2008
TCP Packets from a Source Windows 2000 Virtual Machine Stop Reaching the Destination Windows 2000 Virtual Machine Unless Zerocopy is Disabled (1007110) Date Published: 11/12/2008
Investigating disk space on an ESX host (1003564) Date Published: 11/12/2008
Dell Recovery CD fails to recover ESXi version 3.5 (1007444) Date Published: 11/11/2008
Authentication from IBM Director Console to Director Agent Fails (1007450) Date Published: 11/11/2008
VI Client Error “The Request failed because the remote server took too long to respond” (1007358) Date Published: 11/11/2008
Using a Remote Desktop Connection When Installing VMware Tools Causes the Installation to Stop Responding on Windows XP Guests (1007442) Date Published: 11/10/2008
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200809404-SG: Security Update to VMware-esx-vmx (1007089) Date Published: 11/10/2008
VM looses network connectivity after VMotion. (1007464) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Other VMware Products Knowledgebase Articles:
Enable Network Card on Windows 2000 Professional or Server Virtual Machine Running McAffee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i (1006945) Date Published: 11/14/2008
Guest Memory Setting Recommendation for VMware SVGA II Adapter (1007140) Date Published: 11/14/2008
Adding Manual Markers to a Recording During Replay (1007162) Date Published: 11/14/2008
Upgrading an Older Virtual Machine Running Windows NT Guest Operating System to Workstation 6.5.x (1007168) Date Published: 11/14/2008
Extracting Files from a Bundle Install for Linux Uninstalls the RPM Install (1007446) Date Published: 11/14/2008
Option to generate IP address or virtual machine name using an application is always disabled (1007686) Date Published: 11/14/2008
VMware Tools Cannot Start on Ubuntu 7.10 Guests If an Unsupported Screen Resolution Is Used (1007377) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Limitations Regarding Taskbar Location for Linux Guests in Unity Mode (1007381) Date Published: 11/10/2008
On Ubuntu 8.04 Hosts with X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90, You Might Not Be Able to Run Multiple Virtual Machines (1007385) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Cannot Power On an ACE Instance That Uses Kiosk Mode or Keyboard Logging Detection (1007386) Date Published: 11/10/2008
3-D Games Might Cause Linux Hosts with Some ATI Cards to Freeze (1007387) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Copying Files from a Remote File System Fails When Replaying a Recording If You Click Go Live (1007393) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Automatic Update of VMware Tools Might Generate the Error “VMwareUser.exe Entry Point Not Found” (1007395) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Cannot Install ACE Packages When the Host Has Another ACE Instance Running (1007396) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Configuration Settings for Creating an OS/2 Warp v4.52 Virtual Machine (1007397) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Instance Customization Fails If the Initialization Script Is Placed in the ACE Resources Directory (1007398) Date Published: 11/10/2008
The ACE Keystroke Logging Detection Feature Gives False Positives for Some HP Keyboards (1007400) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Choosing a Screen Resolution When Running vmware-config-tools.pl Might Cause a “No Screens Found” Error (1007401) Date Published: 11/10/2008
An “Unidentified Publisher” Message Appears When You Uninstall Workstation from a Windows Vista Host (1007402) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Cannot Power On Virtual Machines If You Start Workstation as root When Using a GL-Based X Server (1007403) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Surrogate Pairs Are Not Supported for the Path to the Workstation Installation Directory (1007407) Date Published: 11/10/2008
On Japanese Hosts, You Cannot Upgrade from an English Version of Workstation (1007409) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Limitations on Volume Migration When You Import a Virtual or Physical Machine (1007410) Date Published: 11/10/2008
When Importing, a Source Machine with Mixed IDE and SCSI Disks Might Not Produce a Bootable Virtual Machine (1007411) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Some VNC Server Applications Cause Error Messages When You Go into Unity Mode (1007413) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Cannot Power On Pocket ACE If You Previously Unplugged the USB Device Without Safely Disconnecting It (1007414) Date Published: 11/10/2008
If an ACE Instance Running in Kiosk Mode Is on a Host That Goes into Standby Mode, the Host Stays Locked (1007415) Date Published: 11/10/2008
The Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Setting Might Not Persist After a Workstation Upgrade (1007416) Date Published: 11/10/2008
The ACE Management Server Configuration File for the Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol Does Not Take Effect (1007417) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Some Applications in Linux Guests Do Not Work in Unity Mode (1007420) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Relaunching Multiple ACE Instances Running in Kiosk Mode Might Cause the VMware Player Menu to Appear (1007421) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Cannot Launch 3-D Games That Use DirectX on a Ubuntu 8.04 Host (1007437) Date Published: 11/10/2008
Linux Hosts That Use the evdev Driver for Keyboards Do Not Map Keys Correctly in Any Guest (1007439) Date Published: 11/10/2008