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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#434343'>Hello –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#434343'>I have installed the VMware-server-1.0.5-80187.i386.rpm package
on a CentOS 5.1 system. I then ran the vmware-config.pl program. I chose mostly
default answer, except that I did not choose the NAT option; I saw no errors. <br>
<br>
I used the VMware Server Console to create a Red Hat Linux VM. I also copied an
externally created VM into the '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/' directory. I
cannot power-on either of these VMs. The VM's console is blank for several
minutes, after which the following message appears in a pop-up window:<br>
<br>
Unable to change virtual machine power state: The
"/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx" process did not start properly<br>
Try running "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx /var/lib/vmware/Virtual
Machines/Red Hat Linux/Red Hat Linux.vmx" from the command-line on the
server..<br>
<br>
I tried running it from the command line, as the message suggests. That just
hangs forever. I don't see anything other than the above error message in the
/var/log/vmlog/vmware-serverd.log file.<br>
<br>
I've tried rebooting, and uninstalling and reinstalling the VMware Server
software. I even tried installing from tar file, instead of the RPM. Nothing
changes.<br>
<br>
I'm completely stuck. Can anyone help me with this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Richard Fairfield | Applications Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>www.isilon.com D +1-206-777-7911 M +1-206-372-2776<o:p></o:p></p>
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