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sheinaz
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Hi, so here's my story:
I wanted to automatically connect to my local host when the vmware
server console program is started. I did not want to have to click 'ok'
on the popup box each time. (Where it gives you an option to log as
local host or remote host)
So to my desktop vmware server console i edited the shortcut to have
the following so that i could log on as local and start my virtual
guest OS immediately:
"C:\Program Files\blah\blah.exe" -l "C:\Virtual Machines\blah\blah.vmx"
which works like magic!.... but this is when i click on the desktop
shortcut. I want this to happen on reboot of the physical PC also. SO i
tried to put this shortcut in startup and had also tried to put in
scheduled tasks... but neither seems to work... On reboot, both options
stop at the vmware server console and do not allow me to view my guest
OS until i connect to local host manually.
I dont get why this would work by the desktop shortcut but nto when i
put the same thing in startup.
Any help would be great ! thanks!
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ok so i am editing:
I was able to make a batch file which starts a guest vm on reboot of
the physical machine. this is what i use:
@echo off
echo Starting VMware in 60 seconds ...
ping -n 60 > nul
echo VMware should start now ...
echo %cmd01% %cmd02%
echo If this line is ok, press a key to
echo continue, else CTRL+C to exit
pause > nul
set cmd01="C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware.exe -l"
set cmd02="E:\virtual machine\windows_2\Windows XP Professional.vmx"
start %cmd01% %cmd02%
exit
My problem is i need TWO guest OS to start in the same vmware server
console window in full-screen tab-view. I have this working with one
guest automatically starting. I want both to start in the same window
but cant seem to modify my script to do this.
I am able to run two seperate script on start-up of physical machine
which permit me to launch two vmware server console windows, but i want
both guests in one window.
Any suggestions would help. I know vmware workstation has the teaming
option so that would probably help in launching both guests in same
window. but i have vmware server and cannot switch to workstation.
Thanks in advance.
Sheinaz
Hi, so here's my story:
I wanted to automatically connect to my local host when the vmware
server console program is started. I did not want to have to click 'ok'
on the popup box each time. (Where it gives you an option to log as
local host or remote host)
So to my desktop vmware server console i edited the shortcut to have
the following so that i could log on as local and start my virtual
guest OS immediately:
"C:\Program Files\blah\blah.exe" -l "C:\Virtual Machines\blah\blah.vmx"
which works like magic!.... but this is when i click on the desktop
shortcut. I want this to happen on reboot of the physical PC also. SO i
tried to put this shortcut in startup and had also tried to put in
scheduled tasks... but neither seems to work... On reboot, both options
stop at the vmware server console and do not allow me to view my guest
OS until i connect to local host manually.
I dont get why this would work by the desktop shortcut but nto when i
put the same thing in startup.
Any help would be great ! thanks!
-----
ok so i am editing:
I was able to make a batch file which starts a guest vm on reboot of
the physical machine. this is what i use:
@echo off
echo Starting VMware in 60 seconds ...
ping -n 60 > nul
echo VMware should start now ...
echo %cmd01% %cmd02%
echo If this line is ok, press a key to
echo continue, else CTRL+C to exit
pause > nul
set cmd01="C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware.exe -l"
set cmd02="E:\virtual machine\windows_2\Windows XP Professional.vmx"
start %cmd01% %cmd02%
exit
My problem is i need TWO guest OS to start in the same vmware server
console window in full-screen tab-view. I have this working with one
guest automatically starting. I want both to start in the same window
but cant seem to modify my script to do this.
I am able to run two seperate script on start-up of physical machine
which permit me to launch two vmware server console windows, but i want
both guests in one window.
Any suggestions would help. I know vmware workstation has the teaming
option so that would probably help in launching both guests in same
window. but i have vmware server and cannot switch to workstation.
Thanks in advance.
Sheinaz