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yan darcy posted Jul 24, 2025 08:47 PM

vctl system start failed due to download link to crx.vmdk unaccessable. It seems that download3.vmware.com doesn't point to any IP. How should I do if want to use vctl. 

System info

Vmware workstation version: 17.6.4 build-24832109
Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2

error message:

PS C:\Users\Administrator> vctl system start
Downloading 3 files...

Error downloading from https://download3.vmware.com/software/fusion/file/crx.vmdk: Head https://download3.vmware.com/software/fusion/file/crx.vmdk: dial tcp: lookup download3.vmware.com: no such host
Preparing storage...
Container storage has been prepared successfully under C:\Users\Administrator\.vctl\storage
Preparing container network...
Container network has been prepared successfully using vmnet: vmnet8
Launching container runtime...
Container runtime has been started.

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