continue running vm when vmware console exits

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

Hi,
working with vmware-server and vmware-server-console I noticed that when I close the GUI, the VM is turned off, too. With vmware-workstation this behaviour is ok, but why does the server switches off VMs only because the GUI exits?
I couldn't find any settings to change that.
I know how to do it in the windows version of vmware-server but these options aren't in the linux one...
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sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

That's really weird. Of course it should not shut down or switch of any VMs and I'm quite sure that there is no configuration setting for that.

Are you 100% sure that the command

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

I have two machines with vmware-server here. Can't test it on the one I had this issue but just tried it with the other - started a VM, closed the console, vmrun list still shows me the VM. Restarted the console which shows me nothing but a blank screen for the running VM. I can't switch into the VM, the only thing left is to stop the VM...
Will test it with the other machine later.
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sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

A blank screen? Just black?

I'm sorry if this is too basic, but could it be that this is just the console blanking of the running VM's system?

Have you tried clicking inside the black area and then press the ctrl-key of your keyboard?

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

The VM isn't reacting any more. Can't activate it by clicking or pressing ctrl+g - the hdd symbol blinks now and then, so the machine is still running but I can't use it over the gui.
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sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:40 am Post subject:

Can you post a screenshot of this situation?

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

A screenshot of a blank screen? Sure, why not ;)
-> http://thiem-net.de/misc/pics/vm.jpg

sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

Weird. The error can usually be fixed by correcting the permissions of the vmx file but in your case they seem to be correct.

What kind of file system is /mnt/exchange?

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

ext3
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sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject:

Do you login as root via the Vmware server console or do you use a different user?

Have to set "this machine is private" at the VMs' settings?

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

vmware server and console are started as root and the machine isn't private.
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sschlueter · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject:

Then I'm now officially out of ideas

Lawless · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 638 Location: Germany

No problem

I'll try to lock the problem down.
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