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Error: "vmware-serverd not running".
Details
On a Windows host, I get the error: "vmware-serverd not
running". What is wrong?
Solution
This message means the VMware Registration Service is not
running. You may see this message when you are using the VMware
Management Interface or the VMware VmPerl API, starting a remote
console, trying to register a virtual machine or when you start the
local console and no registered virtual machines appear in the
Virtual Machine Name list.
There is a known issue where an attempt to register a virtual
machine that is already registered causes the VMware Registration
Service to terminate.
On a Windows host, the service must be restarted manually. Open
the Services window on your VMware GSX Server host (choose Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Services). Right-click the VMware Registration Service and
choose Start. Restarting the VMware Registration Service does not
require you to reboot the host.
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