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VMware Server - Automatic startup of Guest OS upon reboot of physical machine
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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! ----- 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 |
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