Vmware Server web UI stops working.

orjanp · 2010-04-11 21:44:29

I have installed Vmware Server from AUR. It seems like it works fine for a short time. I can access the web interface after the initial configuration is done. But the problem is that is suddenly stops responding after a while. I still have not got to the point where I have installed a virtual OS. I have just created the virtual machine itself.

A couple of times is has worked with restarting the Vmware daemon. But most of the time I just get an "Unable to connect" message when I try to connect to it trough Firefox. Opera gives the same result. But telnet seems to get contact.

I'm trying to get this to work in

# uname -a
Linux ArchT400 2.6.32-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 15 20:44:03 CET 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Does anyone have an idea on what might be the problem?

$ telnet 10.0.0.25 902
Trying 10.0.0.25...
Connected to 10.0.0.25.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 VMware Authentication Daemon Version 1.10: SSL Required, ServerDaemonProtocol:SOAP, MKSDisplayProtocol:VNC , VMXARGS supported

# /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware status
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 is running
Host network detection is not running
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded

The session logfile.

# cat /tmp/vmware-root/authdlauncher-4092.log
pr 11 23:25:31.041: authdlauncher| Log for VMware Authentication Daemon Launcher pid=4092 version=2.0.2 build=build-203138 option=Release
Apr 11 23:25:31.052: authdlauncher| SOCKET creating new listening socket on port 902
Apr 11 23:25:31.052: authdlauncher| listening on port 902
Apr 11 23:25:31.052: authdlauncher| launching authd at /usr/sbin/vmware-authd
Apr 11 23:25:31.052: authdlauncher| starting poll loop
Apr 11 23:25:31.519: authdlauncher| forked new child (pid 4241, fd 15)
Apr 11 23:25:31.519: authdlauncher| parent: closing connection socket
Apr 11 23:25:31.536: authdlauncher| SigHandler: received signal 17
Apr 11 23:25:31.536: authdlauncher| received 65280 status for pid 4241

# cat /dev/vm
vmci    vmnet0  vmnet2  vmnet4  vmnet6  vmnet8  
vmmon   vmnet1  vmnet3  vmnet5  vmnet7  vmnet9

Last edited by orjanp (2010-04-14 07:50:39)

Mektub · 2010-04-12 05:32:32

orjanp,

take a lokk at:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=95119

Perhaps it helps.

Mektub

Last edited by Mektub (2010-04-12 05:32:52)

orjanp · 2010-04-12 09:41:00

There is no vmware-modconfig in my vmware-server installation.

It works fine after a reinstall of the server and the modules. But just for a little while.

I have not changed kernel after the initial installation.

orjanp · 2010-04-12 12:24:12

It has now been working for some time. It seems like Firefox 3.6.2 is causing some problems. It don't work with the Vmware console plugin. I have tried to downgrade to Firefox 3.5.7, but then I only get a...

$ firefox
Couldn't load XPCOM.

Have also downgraded xulrunner to 1.9.7.1 and nss to 3.12.4.

Tested from a Win7 computer with IE8, and it works fine.

Last edited by orjanp (2010-04-12 12:25:12)

orjanp · 2010-04-13 07:22:17

I downgraded Firefox to 3.5.7 and I got the Vmware console to work.

But the Vmware server stills get unresponsive from time to time.

Last edited by orjanp (2010-04-13 09:43:45)

orjanp · 2010-04-14 08:04:20

I managed to install Windows 7 in Vmware Server yesterday. And it worked fine, except that my whole system became very unresponive together with the Windows 7 installation. But it did work. I rebooted my computer today and started up the vmware deamon, and no luck in connecting to the server. I only get an 'Unable to connect' error in Firefox. To fix this, I will have to remove /etc/vmware and install vmware-server over again.

So at the moment, Virtualbox is winning hands down. It don't slow down my hole system, and Windows feels as fast as it was running not in a VM. And it works. The only issue is very slow IO.

Vmware Workstation 6 was alot faster than the Server version. Maybe I shuld try it instead. Just have to find a PGKBUILD for it.

Last edited by orjanp (2010-04-14 08:09:52)

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#1 2010-04-11 21:44:29

Vmware Server web UI stops working.

#2 2010-04-12 05:32:32

Re: Vmware Server web UI stops working.

#3 2010-04-12 09:41:00

Re: Vmware Server web UI stops working.

#4 2010-04-12 12:24:12

Re: Vmware Server web UI stops working.

#5 2010-04-13 07:22:17

Re: Vmware Server web UI stops working.

#6 2010-04-14 08:04:20

Re: Vmware Server web UI stops working.

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