Environment
Novell NetWare
VMWare Workstation 5.5.2
VMWare Command Line Tools
VMWare DOS Tools
VMFTP
VMWare Workstation 5.5.2
VMWare Command Line Tools
VMWare DOS Tools
VMFTP
Situation
In the event of a crashed NetWare server as a VMWare guest
where file access is not possible, there may be a requirement to
retrieve files from the DOS partition. This is in light of
the host server not having a floppy drive available, or where
remote access is needed.
Resolution
VMWare command line tools for DOS are available:
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Ensure the DOS tools (VMFTP) are copied to the DOS
partition, for example, C:\DRDOS\
[These need to be in place before any crash]
1) Create a VMWare shared folder
VM Settings > Options > Shared Folders > [create
folder on host]
2) Boot server to DOS, either using it's existing DOS
partition or a boot CD
3) Run VMFTP from DOS
4) Setup local directory path, for example, LCD C:\NWSERVER\
[Enter LCD to confirm]
5) Setup remote directory, for example, CD /VMSHARE
[Enter PWD to confirm]
6) Create empty file on host and give full access to file (777 on a Linux host)
[Example filename: DOSLOG.TXT]
7) Transfer file from guest to host
[Example, PUT LOGGER.TXT DOSLOG.TXT]
8) The guest file LOGGER.TXT will then transfer to the hosts file DOSLOG.TXT
All the steps are usual FTP commands, apart from step 6.