Comments on: VMware Server 2 on Windows 2008 Server Core? http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2009/03/12/vmware-server-2-on-windows-2008-server-core/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CVS http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2009/03/12/vmware-server-2-on-windows-2008-server-core/#comment-294468 CVS Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:13:22 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2918#comment-294468 Hi Chris, i was also in the same situation as you were and i tried to install VMware Player on a Server 2008 R2 CORE but was unable to proceed with the installation. So i went ahead with VMware Server 2.02 and it got installed successfully. Unfortunately you cannot install IE on Server 2008 R2 CORE. So i tried Mozilla firefox and the VMware server webpage started up. I logged in and was able to create a VM, but when i started it, it stopped working.. and i am also unable to add any virtual machines to the VMware server inventory on my Server 2008 R2 CORE. Please suggest if you have figured out a solution already. Hi Chris,
i was also in the same situation as you were and i tried to install VMware Player on a Server 2008 R2 CORE but was unable to proceed with the installation. So i went ahead with VMware Server 2.02 and it got installed successfully.

Unfortunately you cannot install IE on Server 2008 R2 CORE. So i tried Mozilla firefox and the VMware server webpage started up. I logged in and was able to create a VM, but when i started it, it stopped working.. and i am also unable to add any virtual machines to the VMware server inventory on my Server 2008 R2 CORE.

Please suggest if you have figured out a solution already.

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2009/03/12/vmware-server-2-on-windows-2008-server-core/#comment-106380 Chris Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2918#comment-106380 Good point, Vox! I forgot to add that my "Plan B" will be to just reload the server as CentOS and strip it down as much as possible. But 2008 Core is new (to me) and I'm always up for an excuse to try something new... Good point, Vox! I forgot to add that my “Plan B” will be to just reload the server as CentOS and strip it down as much as possible.

But 2008 Core is new (to me) and I’m always up for an excuse to try something new…

]]> By: Vox http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2009/03/12/vmware-server-2-on-windows-2008-server-core/#comment-106372 Vox Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2918#comment-106372 Run it on linux and stop suffering :) Run it on linux and stop suffering :)

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