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Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 24. Dec 2009, 11:53
by destruct
Hi everybody!

I'm running 3 win2k3 guests on linux host. While working, after few hours or days, one of windows guests (random) hangs. It respond to ping and allowed to connect by mstsc, but freezes while login and if i'm already connected to terminal, i can't open any programs and reboot ;(! For reboot machine, i have to use VBoxManage.

I have host node with configuration:

OS: Linux, Debian Lenny (2.6.26-2-686-bigmem)
CPU: 4x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz
RAM: 8 Gb
VBox: 3.0.6

I have 3 guest nodes with same configuration:

Name: ruby
Guest OS: Other/Unknown
Config file: /root/.VirtualBox/Machines/ruby/ruby.xml
Memory size: 1000MB
VRAM size: 8MB
Number of CPUs: 1
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device (1): DVD
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI: on
IOAPIC: off (i'm changing to on/off but this did not help)
PAE: off
Time offset: 0 ms
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging: on
VT-x VPID: on
State: running (since 2009-12-24T09:16:14.569000000)
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: off
Floppy: empty
SATA: disabled
IDE Controller: PIIX4
Primary master: /root/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/ruby.vdi
NIC 1: MAC: 0800274FE7CA, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'eth0', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: Am79C973, Reported speed: 0 Mbps
NIC 2: disabled
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
Audio: disabled
Clipboard Mode: Bidirectional
Video mode: 1024x768x32
VRDP: disabled
USB: disabled

Help me! :)

Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 24. Dec 2009, 12:39
by vbox4me2
Try 2.2.4 or 3.1.2

Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 11. Jan 2010, 09:20
by destruct
I was updated to last version but trouble did not disappear :(((

Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 11. Jan 2010, 09:57
by vbox4me2
Disable vt-x.

Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 11. Jan 2010, 11:44
by destruct
VT-x VPID or Hardw. virt.ext? I tried to switch on/off

Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs while working

Posted: 11. Jan 2010, 13:51
by vbox4me2
All such toggles.
Set Memory size: 1024MB