ESX Server Clustering Notes
Preventing the DHCP Server on a Virtual Network from Serving a Physical Network
Enabling Verbose (Debug) Logging in Lab Manager 2.x
Backing Up and Restoring Lab Manager
Configuring tape drives and media changers on ESX 3.x
Security Response to RHSA-2007:0095, "Critical: krb5 security update"
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000039: vmkernel Update
Obtaining a VMware Converter 3.0 Enterprise License
LUN suddenly becomes unavailable to one or more ESX Hosts
Delay Separating Prompts Between Failed Logon Attempts Cannot Be Modified
My Computer Does Not Hibernate and I Receive the Error Message, "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API"
Disruption of VMware Tools Service Can Cause Error Messages to Appear During Virtual Machine Reboot
Fully Qualified Domain Name Length Limit is Changed in ESX Server 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1
Pocket ACE Is Storing Session Data on a Remote File System and Displays the Error Message, "This Pocket ACE may have reduced performance."
ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch 7 ESX-1000068: An Error Is Displayed when Attempting to Install the VMware Remote Console for Windows
Locating VMware Workstation Serial Number
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000070: Timekeeping in Microsoft Windows 2000 SMP, VMware Tools Update for 64-bit Virtual Machines
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1000072: Timekeeping in Microsoft Windows 2000 SMP and the Windows Multimedia Timer Service
ESX 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000073: Kerberos Security Update
VMware ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1000074: Update to the esxupdate Utility
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000075: LSI MPT SAS Driver Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000077: Update to Host Agent
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000078: Update to VMkernel; Fixes for Critical Issues
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1000079: Updates to Emulex Driver
ESX 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1000080: Kerberos Sercurity Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1000081: Update to Host Agent
Migration with VMotion Fails When Destination Host Cannot Find Swap File
New vmkerrcode Utility Displays VMkernel Errors
Warning "UNSUPPORTED flags (0x1) -> EINVAL" Sent to Log During Virtual Machine Initialization
Cannot Connect to Remote Client (CD-ROM or Floppy) from the Devices Tab of VMware Tools
On NUMA Systems With More Than 64GB RAM, ESX Server Host Might Fail to Boot
Virtual machine cannot be powered on because its working directory is not valid
Purging old data from the database used by vCenter Server
Determining whether virtual machines are configured to autostart
Security Updates to Service Console Kernel
The Pocket ACE Deploy Utility does not detect some high-capacity USB hard drives when running on the Microsoft Vista operating system.
The IP Addresses in Instance View and Help Desk Are Out of Order
Cannot Undo Revert Snapshot
Security Response to XFree86 and X Server Integer Overflow Flaws
The ACE Server Configuration Web Application Does Not Support Secure Remote Connections
ACE Management Server and Trust Relationships Between Multiple Domain Controllers
Cannot Block DHCP Traffic for an ACE Instance on a Linux Host
USB Devices Don't Work Well with Linux 2.4.x Kernel Host Systems
Do Not Connect a USB Device to a Pocket ACE Instance
Problems Occur if You Unplug a Pocket ACE while the Pocket ACE Is Running
Pocket ACE Performance Issues
Problems Connecting to the Server Configuration or Help Desk Web Applications
Display Name of Virtual NIC Does Not Change after Upgrading VMware Tools
Migrating a Lab Manager Environment
Apache Server Fails to Restart Requested by ACE Management Server Configuration Application
Certain Characters Cause ace_upgrade.exe to Fail
Activation Limits Are Not Working for Groups
Inconsistent ODBC Driver Versions Cause Apache to Crash
ACE Management Server Leaks Private Virtual Memory
Load Balancing ACE Management Servers with chain.crt Certificates
Pocket ACE Performance Test Creates Inconsistent Results
64-Bit Virtual Machine Will Not Power On or Reports OS Not Found on ESX Server
iPod Driver Doesn't Load in Guest
Using Remote Desktop from a Guest to Connect to the Host Machine Freezes the Computer
How to Make the Host Mouse Pointer Follow the Guest Mouse Pointer
XFCE4 Default Icon Theme Can Cause a Core Dump
Guest Crashes If Display Settings Specify Too Large a Size on Too Many Monitors
DNS and WINS Information Sometimes Cannot Be Customized When Using File > Import
Favorites List Sometimes Is Erased
Pressing the Middle Button on a Thinkpad Releases the Cursor
Shared Folders Might Not Appear for Ubuntu 6.04 Hosts with Windows Guests
Can't Run Applications with the VMCI SDK on Windows Hosts
"esxupdate -l query" Output Shows Missing Package
Changing a Virtual Machine to Use a Different vSwitch Affects No Change Until Virtual Machine Is Restarted
Configuring networking from the ESX service console command line
Invalid Format Message When Creating or Changing a User Account Password Using VI Client
Warning Messages Related to CCISS Driver while Starting HP Insight Manager on ESX Server 3.x
Reading Files from DVD Optical Drives Seems to Consume an Unusual Amount of Time on HP ProLiant DL380 G4 Servers with ESX Server 2.5.3
Recreate Service Console Networking from the Command Line
Using Samba shares with vcbRestore on ESX Server Service Console using domain logins
Fedora Core 6 Virtual Machines Require LSI Logic Adapters
Default Firewall Filter Does Not Allow for DNS Traffic Over TCP
ESX Server 2.0.2 Patch ESX-1000271:No lspci Entries for Devices Assigned to VMkernel
The vdf -h Command Displays Attributes of First Volume Only
Unable to create a VMFS3 partition on a metaLUN or LUSE LUN
Test connection fails with error -1073738824 - The specified object is not found on the system
Named Pipes are Not Deleted If Relative Filenames Are Used
"Unable to save snapshot file" Error Occurs When Taking a Snapshot
VirtualCenter UI Is Not Refreshed Properly After Deletion of CD-ROM from Virtual Machine
Changes in the Configuration of a Hardware iSCSI Card Not Reflected in the Properties Dialog Box
Enabling VMotion for HP DL580 G3/G4 or ML570 G3/G4 Servers with Different BIOS Revisions
Path Failover on Symmetrix LUNs Is Not Working on ESX Server
Is a Server Reboot Required on ESX Server Hosts In Order to See Newly Presented LUNs from an EMC Symmetrix SAN?
Repeated Extent Operation of the Same LUN to Existing VMFS volume Might Cause Data Corruption
Controlling Which Virtual Machines and ACEs Run on a Host
Setting up a VMKcore partition to capture purple screen output
Advanced Disk Usage and Setup Options
Recovering from a failed uninstallation or removal attempt
How can I determine if a VMFS volume is on local or SAN-based storage?
Unable to restart VirtualCenter after SQL Server fails
Installing ESX Server 3.0.0 or 3.0.1 on Sunfire V40Z Server with Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processors
Using Your ACE Option Pack
ESX Server 2.5.5: System with Mixed 4GB and 2GB HBAs Might Fail to Operate If Divided Inconsistently
Converting a physical blade server fails
Adjusting the VMware High Availability failover timeout value
Web Server Runs Slowly in a Windows 2000 Virtual Machine
ESX Server 2.5.5: The mii-tool Does Not Operate Correctly on e1000 Network Adapter
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware ACE 2.0
Unable to Open Registry Key Error Occurs when Lab Manager Tools Is Configuring Guest
A Case Mismatch Between the Backup Policy's Backup-List Mount Points and BACKUPROOT Might Cause VCB Backup Jobs to Fail
Problem Installing VirtualCenter 1.4 with Web Service
FAQ: VMware ACE 2.0.x Licensing
VMware ACE Licensing Scenarios
Guest operating system information is incorrect in VMware Infrastructure Client
Windows XP SP2 Virtual Machine Fails to Boot (Can Only Boot in Safe Mode) - Error: "NOT_IMPLEMENTED vmcore/vmm/main/busmem.c:984"
Dealing with iSCSI I/O Errors and Rejected Logins on iSCSI LUNs/Targets That No Longer Exist
Problems with ACE 2 Virtual Printer Output
Error Message About SCSIPORT.SYS Version or STOP 0x1E Error on Resulting Windows 2000 SP4 Virtual Machine
Latency Problems with the Virtual Machine Console View
Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Can Debug Only One Project at a Time
esxupdate -l Query Shows Missing Packages and Wrong or Duplicate Package Versions
ESX Server Configuration Backup and Restore procedure
Custom Attributes Are Not Always Being Displayed in VirtualCenter Client Console
ESX Server 2.5.5: Unable to Perform Scripted Installation Using Virtual Media
VMware HA Configuration Errors after VirtualCenter Server 2.0.1 Update
Troubleshooting missing templates
IPSec error within a Windows virtual machine
Windows XP setup cannot find any hard disk drives during installation
ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch: Proc Node Not Updated When QLE2460 HBA Speed Changes to 2Gbps in BIOS
Capturing virtual switch traffic with tcpdump and other utilities
Virtual machines fail to power on with a "Bad address" error after rebooting the ESX host
ActiveX Console View Control Installation Error on Linux
Moving or copying a virtual machine within a VMware environment
License Administration Using an Options File
Creating a virtual machine snapshot fails with the error: The attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (Powered Off)
You receive a The Specified Key, Name, or Identifier Already Exists or Invalid Configuration for Device '1' error
Invalid Search DN message received when configuring ACE Management Server to use LDAP authentication.
Virtual Machines Won't Power On, Host Supports Only a Single CPU
MSCS Requires 2Gb Fibre Channel HBAs on ESX Server 2.5.5
Error Occurs when Attempting to Add More Than 1024 Addresses to the IP Address Pool
Workstation 6 Is Installed, but Cannot Locate and Install ACE Option Pack
SQL Server Recovery Model Affects Transaction Log Disk Space Requirements
Cannot install ESX patch with a No upgrade path exists error
ESX Server 2.5.5: The vmware-cmd -H remote-host Command Does Not Work from a ESX Server 2.x Host for a Remote ESX Server 3.x Remote Host
Not Enough Licenses error when using SMP or SAN on VMware Infrastructure 3 Starter Edition
Disk I/O problems and poor performance with LeftHand NSM160 iSCSI storage array
Performance module (vcpSysPerf) crashes in OLEAUT32.DLL with Windows Error
Configuring the ESX Server firewall to use a custom heartbeat port to communicate to VirtualCenter
SSL2 Is Required for the Return Proxy of ESX Server 3.x
FQDN Is Limited to 31 Characters during Lab Manager Installation
VMware license server tools (LMtools.exe) fails when the system settings tab is selected
Red Hat 4 U4 64-Bit Guests Kernel Panic, Out of Memory
Mapping a world virtual machine number to a virtual machine name in a vm-support dump
ESX Server 3.0.1 Support for Built-In NVIDIA nForce Gigabit Ethernet on Sun Blade X6220 Server Modules
VMware VMFS Volumes are Displayed Twice in HP Insight Manager Web Interface of the ESX Server
Cannot use iSCSI or NFS over an etherchannel bond to a Cisco switch
preupgrade.pl Script Recommends Change in Network Configuration Before Upgrade from ESX Server 2.x to 3.x
VMotion fails with the error: problem detected at CPUID level 0x80000001 register 'edx'
Exchange server peaks a virtual machine's CPU usage at 100%
LMTools Crashes when System Settings Tab Is Selected
ESX Server 2.5.5: Pegasus CIM Listener Does Not Operate Correctly on Some IBM Servers While IBM Director 5.20 U1 Installs
ESX Server 2.5.5: IPMI Service Must be Started Manually After Installation of IBM Director 5.20 Update 1
ESX Server 2.5.5: Installation of IBM Director 5.20 Update 1 Displays Benign Warning Message Regarding libsysSp.so Driver
Error Messages In /var/log/vmware/esxcfg-firewall.log During Installation of ESX Server
Editing or viewing virtual machine settings fails with the error: Value Cannot be NULL
Identifying the ESX Service Console MAC address
Not all Inventory Data Uploaded to Dashboard even if Force Full Export is Used and Data is Collected Correctly
Error Message: "Could not perform operation because this object is busy"
Determining detailed build number information for VMware ESX 3.0.x and 3.5.x hosts
ESX Server 2.5.5: "kernel panic: Fatal Exception" After a Forced Reboot of RHEL4 U4 Virtual Machine
Multiple duplicate characters for a single keystroke when working in the VMware console
Number of Network Cards Supported During Default Installation of Solaris 10U3 64-Bit Virtual Machine
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001204: Samba Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001205: vixe-cron Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001206: BIND Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001207: Shadow-utils Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001208: OpenLDAP Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001209: PAM Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001210: GCC Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001211: GDB Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001212: Kerberos Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001213: Samba Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001214: vixe-cron Security Update
Templates Are Missing from Inventory
All console networking suddenly stops in ESX 3.0.1
Conversion wizards fails with error Can't determine guest OS when converting a source running Windows 2003
Optimizing iSCSI software initiator performance and NIC teaming
ESX Server 2.5.5: Unable to Boot IBM LS21 Blade into linux-up Mode
ESX Server 2.5.5: Installation of IBM Director 5.20.1 Using ISO Fails
How to Register a Managed Server to a Different Instance of Lab Manager
Remote console does not open with error "Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied"
Restore Fails When Backup Client Agents Are Configured With Hostnames
Collecting Inventory with WMI fails with error "Provider load failure"
ESX Server 2.5.5: Unable to Restore Data Backed Up Using Commvault 6.1 SP4 Server in Windows Virtual Machine
Security Response to CVE-2007-1861
A security alert is seen from external security software about a possible SMURF network attack
IIS Port Details are not Collected When Generating VirtualCenter Server Log Bundle
VirtualCenter Server Crashes and Logs an "unable to allocate 272 bytes of shared memory" ODBC Error
VMware Converter agent fails to install due to a connection error
Unable to upgrade existing VMware Tools
Cannot re-add an ESX host to VirtualCenter
Unable to Disconnect Virtual CD-ROM or Floppy Disk
Template customization fails on Windows Vista with the error: Object reference not set to an instant of an object
How to Determine the Version of the Managed Server Agent
ESX Server 2.5.5: System with Mixed 4Gb and 2Gb QLogic HBAs Missing COS Device Files for SAN LUNs After Boot
Installing ESX Server Licenses
Data Collection fails with runtime error 70 "Permission Denied" on a Windows 2003 server
Loss of network connectivity on some Sun servers using NVIDIA network controller
Starting and Stopping Recording of Virtual Machine Activity from Within the Guest
VI Client Times Out when Adding New Storage
License server cannot read license file if name is too long
Messages log contains "floppy0: disk absent or changed during operation"
Cannot deploy a new virtual machine from a template - Invalid configuration for device "1"
Replacing the Existing Statistics Rollup Stored Procedure
DNS and Routing do not display in the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Troubleshooting not enough licenses when connecting an ESX host to VirtualCenter
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Infrastructure SDK
Reverting from a Snapshot Fails to Capture the Earlier Change in RAM
Uninstalling Lab Manager 2.4 and Reinstalling Managed Server Agent Software Generates NFS Datastore Error
Creating a local VMFS volume generates the error: Error during the configuration of the host: Failed to update the disk partition information
Cannot install LM Tools to a template that belongs to a domain
How to Terminate a Long-Running Operation
Using a Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768 in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Virtual Machine
Unity Is Not Working Across Multiple Monitors
Microsoft Office prompts for activation after running Boot Camp virtual machine under Fusion
Best Practice for copying a virtual machine to make a backup
Corruption in Video Playback When Using Wyse Multimedia Support
No Audio During Video Playback After Guest Operating System Resumes From a Suspend State
Video Output Is Lost When Transitioning from Wyse RDP to Windows RDP on Another System
Video Playback Performance Degradation After Migration with VMotion
VMware Tools Upgrade on a Virtual Machine with Wyse Multimedia Support Installed Fails
Fusion menu bar interferes with the operating system menu bar
Using the Apple iSight camera in a Windows virtual machine
Inventory Collection Fails with Error "Generic Failure" -2147217407 on SWbemServicesEx (WMI)
Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Errors
Virtual Machine Crashes with a "NOT_REACHED C:/ob/bora-36983/bora/devices/mainmem/mainMemHosted.c:964 bugNr=45226" Error Message
Taking a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine with Independent, Non-Peristent Disks Fails
ESX Server 2.5.4 and 2.5.5 Installation Stops on Sun Fire X4200 and X4100 Server Systems
Certain graphical elements are not drawn in a virtual machine running Windows
Conversion fails on a source running Windows NT with a Dell PERC 3 or 4 disk controller
ESX Server fails to boot due to read-only file systems
Availability of test automation tool plug-ins with Lab Manager
Client Backups Fail with Firewall Enabled
Unable to Launch VMware Tools Help in Solaris 10
All servers stop collecting performance data after a local network outage
Windows applications do not appear in Dock when using Unity Mode.
VMX Configuration Values for Ethernet Are not Retrievable Using Current Perl Scripting API and vmware-cmd
VMFS Datastores Are Inaccessible After Upgrading the PERC 4 Firmware on Systems with ESX Server 3.0.x
Restore Fails When Using vcbResAll With –b prompt Option
Enabling trivia logging in VirtualCenter
New VMFS Volumes Exposed to the VCB Proxy Requires Rescan
vcbMounter Fails and Reports the Exception: "vmodl.fault.HostNotReachable"
Cannot Convert a Windows 2003 Enterprise Ed (SP1) Machine to a Virtual Machine
Backups Fail if the Virtual Machine Name Contains Spaces
Using iSight in Mac OS X After Using in a Virtual Machine Corrupts Video
Troubleshooting VMware High Availability (HA)
Reverting a snapshot fails with a permission denied error
Cannot log into the ESX host service console after setting up Microsoft Active Directory authentication
Troubleshooting a dashboard password reset not allowed message
Choosing a Complete Install in the VMware Tools Installer Does Not Install Wyse DLLs
After Upgrading An ESX Server Host, Installing Wyse Multimedia Support Fails From Command Line
Conversion fails at 99% with the error "Unable to determine guest OS" or "sysimage.fault.OsVersionNotFound"
Reverting a snapshot fails in VirtualCenter with the status: In Progress
Synchronizing Archived CSV Files to the Information Warehouse
Solaris DHCP Clients Might Not Get Hostname if DHCP Server Is Not Solaris
Some space missing from a new VMFS data store due to hidden files
Converter Fails at 97%: "No Active Partitions", "Unable to determine guest operating system", or "unable to remap drive" Error Message
Generating a manual memory dump in a virtual machine
Windows Vista Cannot Detect CD-ROM Drive
Troubleshooting Email Issues
Virtual machine does not power on and there is high CPU reservation
Runtime error when temporary directory path contains non-English characters
ESX Server 2.5.5: Error Message Appears During Tools Installation
Propero workSpace Server Agent Settings
Unable to upgrade VMFS file system: Function not implemented
Sound Does Not Work in Virtual Machines Running Windows 2003 Server 64-Bit Enterprise Edition R2
Mac System Software Unexpectedly Disables Intel Vanderpool Technology
IBM Director 5.20.1 Server Console Does Not Display Emulex Fibre Channel Card Information in Inventory>Hardware>Adapter
VirtualCenter Won't Start, Unhandled Exception
Cannot connect to the WebAccess website
Virtual Machine Becomes Unresponsive When You Open a Document from a Fusion Shared Folder
Windows Explorer Becomes Unresponsive or Quits When You Access Fusion Shared Folders
[Archived] Files in DivX Digital Media Format Do Not Display Correctly in Windows Media Player
Fusion Windows Easy Install Does Not Work for Vista
[Archived] VMware Fusion Fails with an ASSERT When I Run a 3-D Application
Using VMware Fusion with the Cisco VPN Client
Adding three or four-day choices to lease times menu
VMware Fusion Fails to Remount the Boot Camp Partition
Tips on using a Macintosh keyboard
After Installing VirtualCenter 2.0.2, VirtualCenter May Fail to Start
MKS Console Does Not Appear Over Remote X Authentication
pcnet32 loads Instead of vmxnet on ESX 3.0.x
Reusing a Capacity Planner installation
Expanding a Volume in a Lab Manager Environment
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001691: BIND Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001692: Shadow-utils Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001693: OpenLDAP Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001694: PAM Security Update
Switching to Unity View Might Cause Failure When Sheet Dialog Box Is Open in Virtual Machine Window
VMware Fusion Virtual Machines Displayed on Secondary Monitor Have Incorrect Screen Resolution
Installing Wyse Multimedia Support in ESX 3.0.2
Moved Virtual Machine Does Not Retain Information About Applications Displayed in the Mac Dock
VMware Fusion Virtual Machines Become Unresponsive or Quit Unexpectedly During Suspend and Snapshot Operations
Some File Systems Unable to Support Very Large Files
Changing the Resolution on a Host Mac While a Virtual Machine Is in Unity View Causes Mouse and Display Problems
VMware Fusion 1.0 Quits Unexpectedly After Change to the Floppy Settings
Virtual Machine's Windows Program Applications Are Not Correctly Displayed After Upgrade from VMware Fusion 1.0 Beta
Fusion Does Not Support Multiple Displays In Unity View
Windows in Unity View Become Frozen in Position
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001723: Kerberos Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001724; Security Updates
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001725: BIND Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001726: Shadow-utils Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001727: OpenLDAP Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001728: PAM Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001729: GCC Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001730: GDB Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001731: Kerberos Security Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001732: VMkernel Update: Fix for Duplicate Packet Issue
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001733: Daylight Saving Time Update
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001734: Daylight Saving Time Update
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1001735: Daylight Saving Time Update
Quitting the application from the Mac dock does not work in Unity View
Unity View not supported when mulitple users are logged into Windows
Configuration File Option Causes the Mouse Not to Work in Unity View
Switching to Unity View While a Snapshot Operation Is in Progress Can Result in Unpredictable Display Behavior
Turning Off Debugging Might Not Work
Some Files Are Not Correctly Uninstalled When You Uninstall VMware Fusion
Virtual Machine Responds to Mouse Input Incorrectly
VMware Tools CD-ROM Icon Does Not Mount when Installing VMware Tools on RHEL 5 with CD-ROM Connected
Powering on multiple virtual machines may cause system to run slowly
The alarm triggers for virtual Machine disk usage and network usage report numbers over 100%
On Macs with More Than One CD-ROM Drive, Physical CD-ROM Drives Cannot Be Moved Between Running Virtual Machines
Guests display a solid white screen when very high resolutions are used on Mac or virtual machine
Virtual Machines Stored on Drives Formatted with FAT32 Can Fail in VMware Fusion
X Graphical Windows System Not Supported in Linux Unless VMware Tools Installed
Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Microsoft Vista 32-Bit
When a Virtual Machine Is Running on a Writable Removable Device, Removing the Device Causes Problems
Copied virtual machines do not show a Fusion icon in the Finder
An error is randomly seen stating that the database cannot be opened
After upgrading the virtual hardware the virtual machine still shows that it is the previous version
"Internal Error 2738" when installing LMTools in a Windows guest
VMware VI3 support with NetApp MetroCluster
Security Response to CVE-2007-4059 and CVE-2007-4155: ActiveX Vulnerabilities in IntraProcessLogging.dll and vielib.dll
Choosing a network adapter for your virtual machine
[Archived] Fusion Does Not Restore Virtual Machine to Unity View After Mac Dock Launch
Unable to Install or Update Sun Solaris Guest OS
Applications that use MDI might not display correctly in Unity View
VMware Fusion Does Not Support Drag-and-Drop Operations Between Linux Virtual Machine and Host
Configuring the SVGA Video Driver on Older Versions of Windows Virtual Machines
[Archived] Control-Clicking in Unity View Does Not Work If Boot Camp Virtual Machine Was Created in VMware Fusion Beta 3
ESX host shutdown displays the message: Syncing hardware clock to system time [FAILED]
Local SMB Storage Capacity Information Displayed in the Lab Manager Web Console Is Incorrect
New virtual machine creation fails with unable to access file message
[Archived] Customizing Virtual Machine's Mouse Settings for Playing Games in VMware Fusion
[Archive] Options for Migrating GSX Server Virtual Machines to ESX Server 3.x
USB Is Not Working after Upgrading to ESX Server 3.0.2
Unable to add a physical mode disk mapping (RDM) to a virtual machine stored on an NFS datastore
Manually forcing VMware Fusion to use specific network interfaces or connections
Setting Custom Video Memory Size in Fusion
"Please insert the Disk:1" Alert Dialog Box Appears when Upgrading VirtualCenter 2.0.x & VirtualCenter 2.5.x to the latest version
ESX 3.0.2, ESX-1001902; cciss Driver Upgrade to 2.4.66, Support for 16+ Logical Drives
ESX 3.0.2, ESX-1001903, bnx2 Driver Upgrade, Support for Broadcom 5709 Based Network Card (NIC)
ESX 3.0.2 Udpate 1, ESX-1001904, nVidia Forcedeth Interrupt Storm Fix
ESX 3.0.2, ESX-1001905, AMD CPU 64-bit Guest Operating System Support
ESX 3.0.2, ESX-1001906, megaraid_sas Driver Upgrade, Support for the LSI Logic 1078 HBA
ESX 3.0.2, ESX-1001907, SMBIOS Fix; PRE-enablement Support for AMD and Intel CPUs
ESX Server 3.0.2, ESX-1001908, e1000 Driver Upgrade, Support for New Network Interface Card (NIC)
ESX Server host requirements for link aggregation
Performance module (vcpSysPerf) fails in PDH.DLL with an error
VirtualCenter does not start when connecting to Oracle Database
Inventory data collection on Linux Servers does not return RAM (memory) values
Guest operating system cannot connect to the physical serial port
vmdk file copied from the command line cannot be found or used
Server Groups on Dashboard do not update when changed from Collector
Product key field in Windows Easy Install does not accept serial number
Installing Guest Operating Systems from ISO Images
Powering on a virtual machine or accessing the console fails with a handshake error
Virtual machine stops responding during backup
Automatic Configure Option to Format a VMFS Volume from a Solaris Virtual Machine Fails
Resolving a "VMWare converter agent interface version is not compatible" message
VMware High Availability isolation event occurs when one of the teamed vmnics is disconnected and reconnected
Setting Isolation Response and Restart Priority values at the cluster level in VMware Infrastructure Client
Best Practices and Advanced Features for VMware High Availability
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1002081; Fix for Time Gain in Windows OS
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002082; Fix for Time Gain in Windows OS, Support for 64-bit Guest Libraries, PBMs for SLES 10 SP1
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002083; vpxa Upgrade Failure; Update to Allow Snapshot with RDM Disks Attached; Other VMware-hostd-esx.rpm Updates
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002084; Support for NetApp specific OpCode; VMkernel Updates
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002085; Updates to VMware backuptools
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002086; Support for 64-Bit Guest Libraries, PBMs for SLES 10 SP1
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002087; Fix for Time Gain in Windows OS
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002088; vpxa Upgrade Failure; Internationalized ESX Server 3.x Product Home Page; Update to Allow Snapshot with RDM Disks Attached; Other VMware-hostd-esx.rpm Updates
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002089; Support for NetApp-specific OpCode; Latent Ping Response; VMkernel Updates
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002090; Update to VMware backuptools
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002093; Update to VMkernel, Fixes for vmklinux Heap Allocation Failure, Networking Issues, Extraneous Warning Messages
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002094; Updates to VMware-hostd-esx
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002095; Updates to VMware-esx-vmx and VMware-esx-tools; Support for OEM Windows SLP
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002096; QLogic 4Gb HBA Firmware Upgrade
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002097; Updates to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi and VMware-esx-iscsi; Fix for iSCSI Path Bring-up Failure
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002100; Updates to VMware Tools; Fixes For Detecting LSI Logic Controller, Installing vmxnet Correctly, Compilation Failure With GuestSDK Header Files
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002101; Fix for VMware vdf Utility
No more space for the redo log error when attempting to start a virtual machine
Enabling VMware SNMP Support
Benign Warning Message When Running vm-support
Consistent EMC CLARiiON LUN presentation to ESX hosts
[Archived] slow performance during transfers
Setting Multiple Isolation Response Addresses for VMware High Availability
QLogic Host Bus Adapter does not show any targets on the iSCSI array
Cannot power on virtual machines in VirtualCenter
Backing up virtual machines from the command line
VMware HA Agents Fail to Automatically Reconfigure After Network Connectivity is Restored
How to attach and configure an XRAID storage
Attempting to activate license features produces an error
[Archinved] backup jobs fail at pre-backup.bat
VMware Tools install/upgrade stops responding on Veritas Storage Foundation VMware HA cluster node
Changing the virtual SCSI controller of a virtual machine
Performance Dashboard Enterprise Summary shows no servers, only the Industry Average
ESX Server 2.5.5: The Command /proc/version Shows Linux OS Redhat 7.1 (for ESX Server mode) and 7.2 (for UP and SMP mode).
The Add Extent wizard includes a warning message regarding data loss after extending a LUN
ESX cannot access VMFS datastore after the VCB (VMware Consolidated Backup proxy server) connected to this VMFS volume
[Archived] Adding iSCSI LUN crashes ESX host
Virtual machine power on error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
VirtualCenter randomly fails when connected to an Oracle database
[Archived] Host machine only support one CPU Message appears with deploying tempate
ESX host cannot contact License server because license server is not working
[Archived] the properties screen is blank for datastore on 1 host, but shows up fine on second host.
After migrating a virtual machine from ESX 2.5.x to 3.0.2, adding another disk file fails
MSCS cluster configured in Windows 2000 cannot access the shared RDM LUN
Modified coldclone.iso CD fails to boot
Creating a virtual machine snapshot fails with the error: File already exists
"Out of Memory" error when running Inventory
Creating floppy images for use with Fusion
[Archived] VI Client does not show the red-orange-green status dots
Swapping CDs when software installation needs multiple discs
[Archived] LUN scaning errors
Adding a Program to the Unity Applications Menu
Swapping the Option and Command keys in a virtual machine
Shutdown and suspend guest menu options are missing
Third party launcher may cause an error on Fusion launch
Troubleshooting Windows 2003 guest operating system performance issues on ESX 3.0.1
Cannot create an ACE package without VMware Tools installed to the virtual machine
Forcing the virtual machine's real-time clock to match its host on each power cycle
VirtualCenter Disallows User Names With Non-ASCII Characters
One LUN could not be opened only using fullvm backup mode error in VMware Consolidated Backup
[Archived] clone from template with customize causes vi client to lose connection and the VC service stops
Adding a network adapter to an ESX 2.5.2 host
Cannot install VMware Tools because a virtual machine's CD-ROM drive does not work
Adding a Managed Server yields Error '' hexadecimal value 0x1B, is an invalid character. Line5, position 12
Mouse cursor disappears or stops working properly after installing Tools to a Windows virtual machine converted from Microsoft Virtual Server or Virtual PC. Networking may also not function properly.
VIX API 1.1 Allows Anonymous Access to Guest Operating Systems as the Console User on Workstation 6.0
VirtualCenter Service fails with the error: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_VPX_TASK'
Cannot power on a virtual machine from VMware Infrastructure Client because of low disk space
Non-US date and number format regional settings may cause errors in Stage Manager and Lab Manager
Abnormal CPU spike with Anti-virus installed in virtual machine
Debugging a Request Sent to the Server to Create a New Virtual Machine
Incomplete Uninstallation Prevents Installing an Update
Memory Slider Control Might Be Missing from Virtual Machine Settings and Wizard on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Hosts
Stale samba/smb mounted on /tmp - Cannot power on virtual machine
Disabling Shared Folders After the Next Session
On Older Virtual Machines with Windows 95, VMware Tools Upgrades Are Sometimes Incomplete
Datastore size and free space do not update when VMware Infrastructure Client is connected to VirtualCenter
CD-ROM or networking does not work on the virtual machine after converting a physical Windows NT server
Qlogic qla4052c iSCSI Host Bus Adapter cannot see the storage array
Recovering a lost partition table on a VMFS volume
Write-cache disabled on storage array causing performance issues or failures
Temporary directory on the VMware Consolidated proxy is not cleaned up after a successful backup
Resolving SCSI reservation conflicts
Recovery of a lost or deleted virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) on an ESX Server
Broadcom BCM5715S (NC326m) does not link at 100Mbps to a Cisco 2950 switch port
Cannot mount ISO files because Browse Datastore is disabled
Troubleshooting when a virtual disk is either corrupted or not a supported format
Cannot backup using VMware Consolidated Backup on the Fujitsu Eternus 4000 storage array
Configuring fibre switch so that ESX Server doesn't require a reboot after a zone set change
MSCS Support for Both 4Gb and 2Gb Fibre Channel HBAs on ESX Server 3.0.2 or Later
Committing snapshots when there are no snapshot entries in the snapshot manager
Removing an ESX host with running virtual machines from VirtualCenter
ESX vmnic device numbering considerations for blade servers
2007 Daylight Saving Time Change for New Zealand, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Honduras
[Archived] Blue screen on Shutdown and error: bug code USB driver
Using a VMware Workstation virtual machine in Fusion
Accessing data on a FireWire hard disk in from a guest operating system
Unable to open the Remote Console from the VMware Infrastructure Client
Test Connection fails both Remote Registry and Perfmon tests
Edited CSV files are rejected when uploaded to the Information Warehouse
How to Delete Raw LUNs Safely with ESX Server 2.5.x
Administrator role cannot perform VMotion
Embedding Virtual Machines in Web Browsers
Virtual machine does not start after starting previously
ESX Server requires two rescans to detect all available paths to virtualized storage from Hitach Data Systems NSC/USP arrays
LUN detected as a snapshot because LUN presentation settings were incorrect
CPUPerf and CPUPerf2 Time Fields
VMkernel Generates "ALERT: MTRR: 103: BSP has 36 physical bits but AP 7 has 38" During Boot
ESX Server 2.5.x Installation Fails with "Kernel Panic: Attempting to kill the idle task!" Message
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that appears as invalid
Using esxupdate to upgrade an ESX host
[Archived] Attempting to enter the file path produces an error
MAC and IP address conflict in a virtual machine
How to import a virtual machine with snapshots
[Archived] VCB mounter fails on NFS share
ESX Server 2.5.5: Option to Avoid Server Reboot Prompt During Upgrade Using upgrade.pl
VMotion fails with the error: Migration to host failed with error timeout (0xbad0020)
Updating the SQL login credentials for VirtualCenter
Enabling guest customization if it is greyed out
Install of Windows XP via RIS is taking a long time
VMware HA not enabled after ESX Server reboot
Revert to snapshot causes virtual machine to be suspended
Deploying a virtual machine from a template generates a general system error
Virtual machine does not boot after being converted from a physical RedHat machine
Editing a Virtual Machine with a Duplicate UUID.bios
Determining the amount of memory installed from ESX command line
VMware Consolidated Backup fails for non-administrative user
After updating the kernel on a Linux host, VMware Workstation stops functioning
ESX host stuck "in progress" when entering maintenance mode
Identifying the firmware of an HBA
Guest Operating System Standby Feature Removed in VirtualCenter Server 2.5
Incomplete SOAP Message Sent to the Web Services API Can Increase CPU Usage in ESX Server Host or VirtualCenter Server
iSCSI LUNs Are Not Accessable After Reboot Until Rescan
VMware Consolidated Backup file level backup operation fails with: Error while opening disk
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002422; cciss Driver Upgrade
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002423; Megaraid SAS Driver Upgrade
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002424; Updates to VMware-esx-vmkernel and VMware-esx-vmx; Fixes for Issues With Incorrect IP header, Heap Allocation Failure, vmkping and ramcheck Failure; Support for OEM Windows SLP
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002425; Updates to VMware-hostd-esx
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002426; Fix for VMware vdf Utility
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002427: Update to the bnx2 Driver
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002428; QLogic 4Gb HBA Firmware Upgrade
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002429; Updates to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi and VMware-esx-iscsi; Fix for iSCSI Path Bring-up Failure
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002430; Updates to VMware Tools; Fixes For Installing vmxnet Correctly, Compilation Failure With GuestSDK Header Files
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002431; Updates to VMware-esx-vmx and VMware-esx-vmkernel; Fix For Detecting LSI Logic Controller, Support for PCI-X NICs on IBM System x3655
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002435; VI Client Updates
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1002436; Updates to VMware-esx-vmx For Detecting LSI Logic Controller
ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1002437; Updates to VMware-hostd-esx
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002438; Support for PCI-X NICs on IBM System x3655
Shared LUN Fills Up When Upgrading ESX 2.5.x Legacy Templates Using VirtualCenter 2.0.x
No access to machines on different domains: Error "2147481648" during test connections.
Exchanging Windows Workstation and Linux serial numbers
Poor remote console performance to a virtual machine through VMware Infrastructure Client
[Archived] Tomcat process using high CPU
Changing the virtual network card from 10Mbps operation
[Archived] Virtual machine operation cannot be performed in current state
Preventing data loss during upload due to "black hole" proxy
MSCS Requires 2Gb Fibre Channel HBA on ESX Server 2.5.5
VirtualCenter failing to start, due to template registration problem
ESX host boot process fails to complete with a Kernel panic error
64-Bit Windows Host May Crash with Blue Screen When Booting a Linux Paravirtualized Kernel
Unable to configure VMware High Availability because the Default Gateway cannot be reached
Virtual Machines not listed under the ESX Server on the Hosts and Clusters View of VirtualCenter
VirtualCenter error "Check if the name is properly formatted"
A second VirtualCenter server does not licence after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.0.2
Converting a VirtualCenter database running on Microsoft SQL 2005 Express to Microsoft SQL 2005 Standard
Renaming a virtual disk
The command "/usr/bin/killall -q -s KILL VMap" fails and returns the error code 1
[Archive] One ESX host cannot see any primary nodes
Capturing virtual switch traffic on ESX 2.X using tcpdump
Adding a new host to a VMware High Availability cluster fails with the error: User Not Found, Access Denied
Performing V2P (virtual to physical) migrations
What are the differences between Converter Starter and Converter Enterprise?
ESX host displays the message "Configuration changes were not saved successfully during previous shutdown"
Creating a virtual disk within a virtual machine with VMware Infrastructure Client fails with an insufficient disk space error
VMware HA configuration fails with the error: VMAP_hostname process failed to stop
VirtualCenter administrators may lose admin rights when members of restricted groups
Recreating a missing virtual disk (VMDK) header/descriptor file
Fail to log on to Web Interface
Disk space error when running vm-support from an ESX Service Console
Convert an ESX Server 2.5.x template to ESX Server 3.0.x template
File System Becomes Read-Only on Ubuntu-7.0.4 with Existing SCSI Driver
When performance collection is run, an MSI installer window appears on the remote server
Cannot Enable HA on Hosts After Upgrading VC and ESX Server
Failed to deploy template: a general system error occurred: unexpected customization error
Newly extented VMFS datastore fluctuates between the old size and new size
Upgrading an ESX host that is managed by Lab Manager
[Archived] Setup LDAP authentication on a ESX 3.x to Novell eDirectory.
VI Client Might Incorrectly Display RDM LUNs in Physical Compatibility Mode as Available Disk when Storage Virtualization Devices Are Used
[Archived] CPU0 will spike to 100% until it is taken out of the cluster and then rebooted
VirtualCenter fails when removing the last host from a cluster
Unable to edit VM bios from Virtual Center
BootRun Service May Prevent Power On of VM Deployed From Template
[Archived] How to clone an existing virtual disk and create a VM to use it
Determining if the Current Session Is Still Active After Reboot
Changing the Timeout Value in C# .NET for Web Service Requests
Updated Localized Resources Not Installed When Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.0.2 or Any VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update Release
Concurrent Cloning of Virtual Machines Using A Single Template With Guest Customization Fails
Disabling Balloon Driver
Cloning fails when source has multiple partitions or disks using the BlockClone method to ESX host
Inventory collection is slow across WAN
[Archived] VMotion of Linux VM from ESX 2.5 to ESX 3.0.x causes a Purple Screen
Administrator Users Do Not Have the Ability to Clone a VM
Correctly configuring firewalls for data collection
Agent prompts for location of MSI file during uninstall
What version of ESX 2.5.x is compatible with what version of SVC?
NLB Cluster can't route to remote subnets in multicast mode.
ESX Hosts Might Experience Read Performance Issues with Certain Storage Arrays
Troubleshooting a general system error that occurs when powering on a virtual machine
How does Capacity Planner handle clustered servers?
InstallShield Sometimes Stops Responding When Upgrading From Any VMware Consolidated Backup Version Prior to 1.5
Understanding the Memory Active and Memory Usage indicators on the Performance tab
Running Symantec Veritas NetBackup fails with the error: Status Code 57
VCB Commands Return Wrong Version on ESX Server 3.0.1 Host
Migrating a virtual machine fails with the error: Validation migration exception - Permission to perform this operation was denied
[Archived] Esxupdate -n -r HTTP fails for 3.0.x when updating from a IIS Web Repository
ESX host can't write out new initrds while running esxcfg-boot or during an upgrade with esxupdate
Enable Browse Datastore for Users at Datacenter Level
VirtualCenter only displays the IP address of the last virtual NIC in a multi-NIC virtual machine
Determining the number of ESX host CPU licenses a server requires
Results of pre-built reports do not match results of a similar custom report
Service Console Redundancy for VMware High Availability
Ensuring Counters Are Unique Across ESX Server and VirtualCenter Versions
ComputeResourceSummary.totalMem Returns a Negative Value
Getting Events or Notifications of Events as They Occur
Virtual Floppy I/O Error Messages Seen in /var/log/messages after System Boot Up
Required NetBackup Integration Module Components Installed on VCB Proxy
1003147 [Archived] Obtaining information about RAID configuration on Perc5/i disk controllers
Using VMware Converter to convert Microsoft Cluster (MSCS) nodes to virtual machines
Unable to set VMkernel gateway as there are no VMkernel interfaces on the same network
ESX Server 3.0.1 Stops Responding After Installing Driver Update CD CCISS Driver v2.4.66-1VMS
Adding a host to VirtualCenter fails with the error: A general system error occurred
After upgrading VirtualCenter the error message A General system error occurred: pending vpxa update appears
Managed Servers page is not updating/refreshing
Storage page (virtual machine or media) is not refreshing/updating
VCB File level mount fails with the error message: "Error: The System Folder could not be found."
Email alerts are not being sent/received as expected
A time out occurs when exporting or importing a template or configuration
Inconsistent Datastore Labels in Cluster
Cannot Manage ESX Servers With VirtualCenter After Upgrade to 3.0.2.
ESX hosts disconnect after building new a VirtualCenter Server with old Hostname and IP Address
Virtual machine stops responding in a Power On state in VirtualCenter
Changing the swapfile location of a virtual machine
Problems when using your own SSL certificate
VI Client connected to VirtualCenter cannot create a virtual machine on the NFS datastore
RHEL4 virtual machines running Oracle/Java randomly kill processes by OOM killer
Cannot discover shared disks on second node of Windows 2000 MSCS Cluster after first node is activated
How to rescan a Fibre channel HBA for SAN Luns from qlogic BIOS utility
hostd and vpxa exceed hard limit for memory use during VMware Consolidated Backup
Exporting templates and configurations fails
ESX host enters a Not Responding state after connecting to VirtualCenter
Increasing VirtualCenter timeout settings
Dedicating specific NICs to portgroups while maintaining NIC teaming and failover for the vSwitch
VCB is performing very slow on ESX 3.0.2
Improve SAN Performance by Enabling Write Back Cache
Unable to Delete Snapshots After Restore From Backup
Unresolved Symbols Logged During Application of ESX Server 3.0.0 or 3.0.1 VMnix Patches
VMkernel default route gets removed after reboot when the service console uses an IP address acquired via DHCP. With S/W iSCSI enabled, Loss of access to iSCSI targets will occur upon reboot
VirtualCenter randomly fails with Oracle error
Configuring VMware HA fails when trying to contact a removed host
[Archived] How to redirect Web access home page on ESX 3.x or Virtual Center 2.x
Cannot deploy a template or mount an ISO image after upgrading from ESX 3.0.1 to 3.0.2
When doing a Clone of a SQL Server sysprep fails to update the SQL Server Name
Red Hat Virtual Machines Can Hang due to Red Hat Network Monitor Problems
VirtualCenter host error: Error during the configuration of the host: Already exists
DRS migrations are not logged by VirtualCenter
ESX 2.5.4 Server root file system goes read-only on HP server
Unable to add a host to vCenter and cannot establish SSH connection using the hostname
[Archived] Moving a VM from the Discovered folder in VirtualCenter to the Datacenter is not permitted.
Failed login to ESX host using VMware Infrastructure Client
Manually regenerate core dump file in ESX 3.x
Identifying virtual machine Monitor Panics caused by faulty CPUs
Best practices for physically moving an array
VirtualCenter Server Fails To Start When Installed on the Same Machine That has the VirtualCenter Database
Custom Network Settings Do Not Reflect on the Cloned Virtual Machines
Sharing a virtual disk between multiple virtual machines
Free space from an extent added to a VMFS3 datastore is not seen on the other ESX Server hosts
Cannot see new iSCSI LUN from lefthand Networks iSCSI array
VMware High Availability cluster reports the error: Could not reach isolation address
Determining the cause of data files being rejected by the Information Warehouse
F8 key does not work on the EULA page of a Windows guest operating system installation
Cannot Use Disk.MaskLUNs on LUN 0
[Archived] Editing the settings of one VM affects the configuration of another VM in ESX Server
Creating a secondary Service Console in VirtualCenter fails with the message: "Error during the configuration of the host"
[Archived] "esxcfg-nas -l" generates error "Error performing operation: Unable to create object, volume Name not valid" if the NAS/NFS device is not available
vcb fails when the path from the VCB proxy is connected to the standby storage processor on an active/passive array
License File Generation for academic and commercial licenses
Loss of network connectivity when port security is configured on the physical switch
Unable to access the specified host
Forcing host status from 7 to SCSI_HOST_OK is logged every few seconds in the VMkernel log
Adding an extent to a VMFS volume fails after a local LUN extension
Premature Storage Heap Exhaustion Might Occur on ESX Server Hosts with More than 32 Core Physical CPUs
The "admsnap start" Command Issued from a SUSE 10 Virtual Machine Hangs Instead of Reporting an Error Message when All Paths Are Down
How to increase the performance of the VirtualCenter Database
Cannot install VMware Infrastructure Client
Using the VIPerl Toolkit Web Services Debug Utility
PermGen Memory Size Increases by 10MB When Using Java Stubs Generated by Axis 1.4
Inserting a floppy fails when file has a VFD file extension
ESX 2.5, 2.0.x, and 3.5.x may stop responding when correctable memory threshold is exceeded on some ProLiant servers
Why snapshot removal can stop a virtual machine for long time
Virtual machine cannot communicate with the network when physical switch port has jumbo frames enabled
Virtual machine boots very slowly when Memory Limit is less than Physical Memory assigned
Unable to register a virtual machine from an NFS datastore
Two Windows virtual machines configured for multicast NLB do not converge
[Archived] What kind of Dynamic disks function with VMware Consolidated Backup?
Tools Status is Reported Incorrectly After Host Upgrade to ESX Server 3.0.2
After upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.0.2, Update 1, Update 2 or Update 3, the VMware VirtualCenter 2 Welcome page does not render completely
ESX 3.0.1 becomes unresponsive when connected to an HP MSA1510i iSCSI array with firmware version 1.32
Using an ESX Server host as an NTP server
Allowing SSH access to ESX hosts with public/private key authentication
[Archived] VMware VirtualCenter cannot connect to ESX host if extra files are found in /etc/vmware/service
VCB CLI utilities
VMware Consolidated Backup fails on virtual machines with Raw Device Mappings in physical compatibility mode
vmkping and ramcheck Commands Fail in ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1 or ESX Server 3.0.2 with Patch Bundle ESX-1001907 Installed
Tools show as "Not Running" in VirtualCenter virtual machine
DHCP and FTP Timeout Issues When Installing ESX Server Using Kickstart
Virtual Center prevents deploying from template - option is grayed out
Does Microsoft Windows Cluster Services work with ESX Server's NIC teaming features?
Ensuring the MAC address assigned to a virtual NIC does not change after VMotion
One or More Virtual Machines Crash When a Virtual Machine Is Rebooted
Troubleshooting Detected as a snapshot and Disallowing access errors when they occur cluster wide
After upgrading to VMFS3 you cannot browse the datastore in VirtualCenter
Virtual machine cannot be removed from inventory after unsuccessful VMware Converter conversion
Manually reloading the ESX host physical NIC driver when vmnic stops passing traffic
Source of Time Returned by VMGuestLib_GetElapsedMS in a VMware Guest
Storage LUNs on NetApp 960 become unresponsive during GFiler takeover/giveback operation
Mouse does not work inside virtual machine when MouseWorks is installed
Cannot connect to VirtualCenter after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and VMware Infrastructure Client 2.0.2
Cannot connect to a virtual machine with Virtual Desktop Manager
License Server timeout when trying to connect to an ESX host
Sysprep does not keep the Language settings for locale/regional
ESX Server 2.5.x Installer Hangs when Designating /dev/sda3 to Contain a VMFS File System
Custom scripts fail with errors when triggered by alarms
Process stuck in an uninterruptible sleep state
Unable to discover new LUN on Windows Virtual Machine (Windows 2003 server SP1) with Multipath S/W installed on Guest
Creating snapshots in a different location than default virtual machine directory
Online Help Does Not Appear for the VirtualCenter Database Upgrade Wizard
VI Perl Toolkit Memory Leak & BMC Performance Assurance
Tips for configuring Microsoft SQL Server in a virtual machine
Adding USB Keyboard/Mouse to KVM may trigger a purple diagnostics screen
Hostd Stopped Responding after Gradual Degradation of Response Time, Symptoms Vary
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002957; megaraid2 Driver Fix for UNISYS Platforms
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002958: Update to kernel-VMnix
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002959: Time Zone Rule Updates
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002960: Fix for SCSI Reservation Conflict Issue
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002961: Update to VMware-esx-tools
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002962: Security Update to the OpenSSL Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002963; Fix for OpenPegasus Management Server
ESX 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002964: Security Update to the Perl Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002965: megaraid2 Driver Fix for UNISYS Platforms
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002966: Update to kernel-VMnix
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002967: Time Zone Rule Updates
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002968: Security Update to the Samba Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002969: Security Update to the OpenSSL Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002970: Fix for OpenPegasus Management Server
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002971: Security Update to the Perl Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002972: Security Update to the util-linux Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002974: Fixes for SCSI Reservation Conflicts; Support for EMC Invista
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002975: Security Update to the Samba Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002976: Security Update to the util-linux Package
How to use vcbMounter from the command line on a VI3 host
Adding a new user to the ESX host from the VMware Infrastructure Client
Security Response to CVE-2007-3843
Boot volume goes read-only on failover
[Archived] Email alerts are not sent from VirtualCenter with Unknown error
[Archived] When editing the notes field of a Virtual Machine the text is not saved
Error during the configuration of the host: Unable to create Filesystem - NetApp LUN Type Should Be Set to VMware
Multiple snapshots are not preserved when converting a virtual machine
Adding video resolution modes to Windows guest operating systems
Analysis: Excessive Paging Values May Not Indicate Memory Starvation Condition
Virtual Disk Remains on a Datastore After Snapshots Referencing the Disk Are Deleted
The vmsnap and vmres Scripts Do Not Work with Generic SCSI devices
Solaris 10 U4 Virtual Machines Might Not Properly Configure Virtual Parallel Port
ESX Server 3i DHCP Configuration Might Fail at Startup
Paravirtualization Option Is Not Disabled for Unsupported Operating Systems
Restart or Shutdown of an ESX Server 3i Host Does Not Fail Over Virtual Machines to Other Hosts in the Cluster
vmkstats Does Not Work on Intel Core Family Processors
Cannot connect to virtual machine console through VMware Infrastructure Client or Web Access
Virtual machine on a multi-CPU host fails when the virtual machine implements 64bit vSMP
[Archived] Trying to Enable Promiscuous Mode for an Adapter in a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine Produces an Error Message
Determining the most recent available build of Capacity Planner
Manually Configuring a Virtual Machine to Use the e1000 Network Adapter Driver
[Archived] How to Store Snapshot Files on an Alternate LUN
Deleting snapshots of virtual machines with heavy disk I/O might cause host to be disconnected from VirtualCenter
Converter prompts for files when the source is Windows NT
Unsigned Driver Warning During VMware Tools Upgrade
VirtualCenter Server Might Crash in a Cluster with Manual or Partially Automatic DRS and Automatic DPM
Audio within a VM has more latency than it does on the physical host.
ESX Server 3.0.x Host Is Unable to Use VCB License from VMware Infrastructure Foundation License File
Bridged networking disconnects unexpectedly with IBM X series
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Update for Venezuela, Indiana, Egypt, South Australia, and Brazil for 2007
Jumbo Frames Are Not Available on VMkernel Networking Interfaces in ESX Server 3i
Error Message During Installation: error 1603: error installing Windows installer engine
VMotion from ESX Server 3.5 Hosts to ESX Server 3.0.x Hosts Causes the Console Sessions of the Migrated Virtual Machines to Become Blank
ESX Server becomes temporarily unresponsive under a heavy I/O load through aacraid driver
Storage Devices Connected to McData FC Switch Through QLogic Adapters Occasionally Do Not Reappear After Reboot
Supported 2.x Guest List Is Not the Same in Management Interface and VirtualCenter
Presence of a Removable Storage Device Might Prevent Converter from Successfully Converting a Physical Machine to an ESX Server Virtual Machine
Data Digest Not Supported on Windows Virtual Machines
ESX Server 3i License Information Lost When Recovery CD Is Used
Upgrading VMware Consolidated Backup Version 1.0.x to Version 1.1 Causes the Installer to Hang
Driver for NetXen NICs Supports Up to 31GB of Physical RAM on ESX Server Hosts
Legacy vmware-toolbox Script Tab Settings Revert to Default After VMware Tools Upgrade
Powering on Virtual Machines with Multiple PCI Devices Might Fail
VirtualCenter Database Upgrade Fails with an Exception When a Password that Contains Apostrophes or Double Quotes Is Used
Custom Scripts Configured to Run During Virtual Machine Events Will Be Executed Even if the Execution of the Scripts Is Disabled
Automatic VMware Tools Upgrade Does Not Upgrade to the Latest Version on Virtual Machines With Insufficient Space in the Root Partition
Administrative Credentials Are Required for Oracle and SQL Server Databases When Installing or Upgrading VirtualCenter
Subnet Mask of VMkernel Port Group Changes During Upgrade from ESX Server 2.5.x to ESX Server 3.5
ESX Server 3.0.x Bundle Upgrade Log Files and Console Report Errors Even Though the Upgrade Is Successful
[Archived] Unable to access LUN presented by DSS Open-e when block size is 4096k
Automatic Upgrades Cannot Be Performed for VMware Tools on Virtual Machines Running NetWare
Unable to Receive Data at Output File Connected to Serial Ports 3 and 4 in Fedora 7.0 (2.6.22 Kernel) Guest Operating Systems
VMotion Is Disabled After ESX Server Upgrade
Virtual Machines Might Lose Network Connectivity When Moved to a New Port Group
VirtualCenter Server cannot perform Consolidation Analysis
Incorrect device paths for LUNs displayed in Storage Summary
VirtualCenter Server Does Not Detect Changes in Host IP Address Unless SSL Certificate Verification Has Been Enabled
ESX Server Is Unable to Boot from SAN on an Emulex LP1150 or LPe1150 HBA
VirtualCenter Service Will Not Start on a Machine with Non-ASCII Characters in Its Computer Name
Virtual Machines Manually Migrated from an ESX Server 2.x Host to an ESX Server 3.x Host Subsequently Might Not Power On
VirtualCenter Server Fails to Start After You Replace Default SSL Certificates with Custom SSL Certificates
A Licensed ESX Server 2.x Host Erroneously Appears to Be Using Evaluation Mode
Some Alarms Disappear After Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5
An ESX Server 3i Host Cannot Accommodate Simultaneous VI Updates
VMware Consolidated Backup Cannot Create Quiesced Snapshots of Virtual Machines Running Microsoft Windows Vista
Cannot Specify Destination Folder on Non-Default Datacenter when Cloning Virtual Machines
When You Install Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition on a System Where Microsoft SQL Native Client Driver Is Present, the Installation Might Fail with Error
Service-Console-Only Mode Does Not Load megaraid_sas Driver Automatically for ESX Server 3.0.1
Upgrading VirtualCenter 1.4 with Optional Modules Selected Fails with an Error
VI Client Installation Fails on Windows Vista Business Edition with Enabled Antivirus Software
VMware Virtual Machine File System Partition Inaccessible After Importing PERC Configuration to Different PERC Card on ESX Server 3.0.2
The VirtualCenter Server might crash when using an older ODBC driver with Oracle 9i
License File Is Moved from the Location Specified During Installation
Aborting an ESX Server 3i Bootup after an Upgrade Invalidates USB Key for Further Upgrades
"Unable to change license status as the license server is not available" Error Received While Switching License Source to Evaluation
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.1 Command-Line Utility Connection to Port 902 Causes an Error Message
Backups Using vcbSnapAll Without -r Transfer Data on the / Directory
Mouse and SVGA Drivers Fail to Uninstall from Virtual Machines with Windows NT 4.0 SP6a as a Guest Operating System
Loading Parallel Port Driver Modules in the Service Console Generates Warnings in the ESX Server Boot Logs
Virtual Machine on RDM Shared Storage Becomes Invalid After Migration from ESX Server 2.5x to ESX Server 3.5 or ESX Server 3i
Panic error on ESX Server host with Neterion Network Adapter when booting into Service Console
Certain Special Characters Cause Software iSCSI Initiator CHAP Configuration Corruption
VirtualCenter Consolidation Service Usernames and Passwords Must Use Only ASCII Characters
When You Edit a Virtual Machine During a Cloning Operation, Validity Checking Does Not Work
Changing Disk Configurations While Cloning a Virtual Machine Can Trigger Unpredictable Behavior
Increasing the Size of the Hard Disk Fails on a Virtual Machine That Has Snapshots
When a Legacy Template Is Converted to a Virtual Machine, the Resulting Virtual Machine Must Be Registered on the Host Where the Template Was Created
Not Able To Burn CDs or DVDs in Virtual Machines with Linux 2.4 Kernel Supported Guest Operating Systems
ACE Master file fails to open because it is in use
Virtual machine loses second default gateway in a Microsoft Cluster Environment
Windows 2003 Enterprise Virtual Machines with Memory Configurations Higher Than the Host on which They Reside Are Slow to Boot
Snapshot Operations Submitted Directly to an ESX Server Host During Storage VMotion Corrupt Virtual Machine Data
esxtop Disk Stats Can Reflect Multiple Paths
Time Sync Option Becomes Disabled During Upgrade VMotion Unless the Virtual Machine Is Power Cycled Prior to the Migration
Permission Problem if Host Had Been in Lockdown Mode
Client-Side CD-ROM or Floppy Can Become Disconnected
Relocation Task Reports as Successfully Completed Even Though Virtual Machines Have Not Actually Been Relocated
If IBM Director 5.20.1 Agent Is Installed on ESX Server 3.5, the Director Console May Not List the Device Drivers
Configuration of VMware HA for Previously Partial-isolated Hosts May Fail
Remote CLI "esxcfg-nics -l" Does Not Show MTU for Physical NICs
Authentication from IBM Director Server Console to Director Agent Fails With the "Target System Is Not Currently Available" Error
Unable to set default gateway: An error occurred while communicating with the remote host
Windows Guest Operating System Customization Fails on German Windows Operating Systems
SOAP Error Encountered While Using Java and Axis 1.3
ESXi does not support physical serial and parallel ports
Host Floppy Is Not Supported
CD/DVD-ROM Writing Using the "HOST cdrom" Command Is Not Supported
Using VMware Converter to restore a backup created with vcbMounter fails
A VMFS volume is not available and VMkernel reports displays the error: Device size mismatch
VI Client Does Not Always Correctly Display Log Data Generated on Servers Running in Non-English Locales
Configuration Information Lost If ESX Server 3i Is Not Shut Down Properly
Unable to Power On a Virtual Machine After Virtual Hardware Upgrade if the Virtual Machine Has Additional Append/Undoable Mode Disk on Different Datastores
Uninitialized Value Errors in Boot.log After Upgrade
Running "esxcfg-mpath -l" Might Report Incorrect Number of LUN Paths
Installing the Tivoli Storage Manager Client on the Service Console Results in an Error
Excess SCSI devices (LUNs) Do Not Have Device Mappings in the Service Console
Cannot Power On a Virtual Machine with Too Many PCI Devices
[Archived] Virtual Center Service Not Recovering from network failure - Oracle database
VMware HA Log is filling up the File System
Connecting VMware Infrastructure Client directly to an ESX host fails with the hostd log error: max connection
Running out of disk space on local storage volumes
Unable to open a VMware Workstation virtual machine in VMware Server
VirtualCenter Server Installation Fails or Results in Error if Your System Does Not Have MDAC 2.8 SP1 or Later Installed
Remote CLI 1.1 Released with ESX Server 3i Version 3.5 is Incompatible with VI Perl 1.0
32-bit Microsoft Vista Virtual Machines Might Fail
Guest stops responding after connecting a USB CD-ROM
Installing a shared printer in Windows Vista guest operating system
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003175: Update to the esxupdate Utility
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003176: WebCenter Updates
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003177: I/O Transactions on Sun x4200 Servers Cause SCSI Timeouts
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003179: Fixes for Remote Console Blackout, OpenSolaris Boot Delay, Duplicate Packet Issue; Support for Virtual Machines to Share Generic SCSI Devices
VirtualCenter Server Crashes On Running the vmware-cmd -s Command to Register a Template
Migrating VirtualCenter from Microsoft MSDE 2000 to Microsoft SQL 2005 Express
ESX Server 3i Local UI Can Display Random Messages When a DHCP Server Sends a NAK Packet
Using Test Management Network to Resolve the DNS Host Name Is Unreliable
Some Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Are Not Initialized When Boot BIOS Is Enabled
Intel IGB driver is not included with ESX 3.0.2 Update 1
Can I uninstall Tomcat on my VirtualCenter 2 Server?
Converting a physical or virtual machine to a virtual machine that uses Raw Device Mapping
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802301-BG: Update to the bnx2 Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802303-SG: Security Update to the util-linux Package
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802304-SG: Security Update to the Perl Package
Cluster Service Fails to Start on a Node when Powered On from a Suspended State
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802305-SG: Security Update to the OpenSSL Package
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802306-BG: Daylight Saving Time Update
VMware ESX Server 3i Version 3.5, ESXe350-200712401-I-BG: Firmware Update
Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support
Links in the Getting Started Tabs for Some Inventory Objects Might Not Be Displayed
Installing ESX Server Throws an "Anaconda Error" in the Partitioning Options Screen
Cannot access the SDK URL https://servername/sdk
In the Snapshot Manager of VirtualCenter, some snapshots have a green icon
Dell Recovery Fails if a QLogic HBA is Installed on Host Machine
VCB Backups Fail When Transport Mode Is Set to nbdssl
IBM System x3850 M2 and System x3950 M2 Servers Fail to Connect to 100Mbps Networks
.GHO image files cannot be converted
large temporary redo files in VCB proxy
VirtualCenter shows an administrator logging in every 5 minutes, but no administrators have logged in
Running Microsoft Exchange 2007 in a virtual machine distorts RTP streams
A long operation fails with an Operation canceled due to a reset error
ESX 2.x host cannot connect to VirtualCenter 2.x or disconnects from VirtualCenter 2.x
Error when installing VirtualCenter 2.0.2 with Oracle ODBC
If a Server Has Intel Dual-Core Processors (Tigerton), the VI Client Overreports the Number of Available Licenses
Connection to ESX Server Host Through VI Client Is Lost if You Attempt to Delete Several Virtual Machines at Once from the Datastore Browser
[Archived] SSH Randomly Disconnects when Logged into my ESX Server Host
A virtual machine fails with the internal monitor error: VMM64 fault 6
VirtualCenter Throws invalidArgument::Exception querySpec.interval
Permissions given to a group or user disappear after a reboot of the ESX host
Using MD5sum to verify the integrity of copied files
Unable to pass a guestinfo parameter from a virtual machine to an ESX host using VMware Tools and vmware-cmd
Memory Usage shows as a Negative Number when looking at the Summary Tab of a Resource pool
[Archived] Cloning a Template to Virtual Machine and Automatically Attach a Resource Pool
[Archived] Automatically Generating a URL for a Virtual Machine
Getting Security Certificate with HTTPS to Work with VI SDK in Internet Explorer
Creating Application to Connect to VMware Infrastructure 3 Gives Credentials Error
Connecting to a VirtualCenter Server Remotely Without New Certificates on the VirtualCenter Server
ESX Server Might Become Unresponsive when LUNs from IBM SVC Storage Array Are Removed
Inventory Collection fails with error -2147217900 - "Syntax error in string in query expression"
[Archived] MSA1500 with Firmware 7.0 (currently unsupported) was having an issue where 2 of the 4 LUNs becoming locked
Storage VMotion on Virtual Machine with I/O Intensive Workload May Result Incorrectly in a Timeout Error
Installing Update Manager with Unified Installer Might Fail if Disparate Databases Are Used
Understanding Invalid Opcode messages
Unable to Console to VM from VI Client. Error connecting: Connection terminated by server, ret -1 err 10054
VirtualCenter fails when using German Domain Controller
Connection fails immediately when trying to open a VMware Infrastructure Client session to an ESX host
No buffer space available errors appear in Windows Event Log
Overview of 3i serial number
Understanding VI3.5 Licensing: Server- and Host-Based Licensing Models
VMware Products in VI3.5 Foundation, Standard and Enterprise Editions
Updates to your VMware VI3 Starter Licenses
Using Analysis for Consolidation in VirtualCenter Server For the First Time Might Result in Non-Responsive VI Client
Changes in licensing for VI3 Standard Edition when upgrading to VI 3.5
Delete All snapshot operation results in a Consolidate Helper snapshot when a datastore has insufficient disk space
VMware Partner Activation Codes (PAC) Explained
What do the different administrator roles (PLA, SLA, and SA) mean?
Mounting Installation Disk Using HP iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) Causes Installation Errors if System ROM is Out of Date
License Serial Number on Direct Console Support Information Screen Is Not Consistent for Evaluation Licensing Mode
Consolidation of Large or Deeply Nested Snapshots Using VirtualCenter, SDK, or VCB Might Take Longer on ESX Server 3.5 than on ESX Server 3.0.x
VMFS Partition Cannot Be Created During ESX Server Installation If Prior Installation Is Detected
[Archived] Veritas Snapshot Provider provided with Netbackup causes disk full in VCB proxy
Upgrading to ESX Server 3 Version 3.5 When the Root Partition Is Nearly Full Might Cause Incomplete System Configuration
Restarting hostd (mgmt-vmware) on ESX Server hosts restarts hosted virtual machines where virtual machine Startup/Shutdown is enabled
SCSI: device set offline - command error recovery failed
Loss of Network Connectivity in Fenced Configurations
Virtual machines from a single disk chain may only run on 8 hosts (VMFS)
Calling vicfg-cfgbackup -r Results in Error Messages on Successful Reset
Does VMware support NetApp's ReplicatorX in Virtual Environments?
Enabling Template and Configuration Lease Expiration Alerts
Kudzu Presents Non-Readable Characters
Error in the hostd logs after running the parted/Util script: The partition table on /vmfs/devices/disks/vmhba2:0:0:0 is inconsistent
Failed to serialize result in hostd log file
NICs show as 100MB when they are 1GB
VI Perl Toolkit Script to Reconnect Non-Responding Hosts
Cannot remove a LUN extent
Differences in supported networking features between ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3
Do not grant or revoke the System Administrator's role to satisfy database permission requirements when upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003347: Security Update to the Samba Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003348: Security Updates to the Python Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003350: Fix for aacraid SCSI Driver Security Issue
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003351: Fixes for OpenSolaris Boot Delay and VMware Tools Installer
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003352: Virtual Machines on the ESX Server Host Do Not Power on Automatically
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003353: ESX Server Host Might Stop Responding When a CD-ROM Drive Is Accessed
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003354: iSCSI LUNs in the Pass-Through Mode Might Cause the ESX Server Host to Stop Responding
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003355: I/O Transactions on SUN X4200 Servers Cause SCSI Timeouts
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003358: Fix for Remote Console Blackout
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003359: Security Update to the Samba Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003360: Security Updates to the Python Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003362: Fix for aacraid SCSI Driver Security Issue
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003364: Virtual Machines on the ESX Server Host Do Not Power on Automatically
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003365: ESX Server Host Might Stop Responding When a CD-ROM Drive Is Accessed
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003366: iSCSI LUNs in the Pass-Through Mode Might Cause the ESX Server Host to Stop Responding
SAN volumes are not visible in the Conversion Wizard
Wake-On-LAN Compatibility as a Prerequisite for Distributed Power Management
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003374: Fixes for VMware Tools Installer
Getting performance graphs from ESX hosts to VirtualCenter Management server times out
64bit Windows virtual machines generate errors when trying to use the VSS and NT backup
ESX Server 3i Installable Can Boot Only from Hard Disk with Lowest or Highest SCSI ID
When trying to create a VMFS volume on a local hard disk post-install, VI Client responds with "When trying to create a local VMFS volume I receive error: "Error during the configuration of the host:Failed to update the disk partition information"
Requirements for upgrading to or installing VirtualCenter 2.5 with a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Database
VirtualCenter Server 2.0.x Displays Incorrect License Count in VI Client
ESX Server 3.0.2: Support for EMC Invista
VMware Tools fails to install during migration of ESX Server 2.5 to ESX Server 3.0
Support for OpenPegasus CIM Management Server in ESX Server 2.x dropped
Disabling VMware Guided Consolidation in VirtualCenter
Unexpected Restarts of Virtual Machines on ESX Server 3.0.1 Might Occur When Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 or When Adding ESX Server 3.0.1 to VirtualCenter 2.5
Diagnosing an ESX Server that is Disconnected or Not Responding in VirtualCenter
ESX 3.5 installation requirement for Dell Poweredge 1950
VirtualCenter server fails with the error: A general system error occurred: at line number 7, not well-formed (invalid token)
Replacing a Fibre Channel SAN LUN Causes ESX Server to Behave Unexpectedly
Installing VMware Tools manually in a VMware Fusion virtual machine
Keyboard and mouse not working in a virtual machine
Deleting a virtual machine
Adding the VMware SCSI Controller to a Windows guest operating system
Audio is not working in Windows XP virtual machine
Windows OS prompting for Activation when swapping between Bootcamp and a VMware Fusion virtual machine
Creating and accessing a shared folder from a Linux or Solaris guest operating system
SCSI events that can trigger ESX server to fail a LUN over to another path
NFS media storage constantly switches between unreachable and reachable
vcbMounter fails on SSL certificate verification with mismatch error
VirtualCenter does not start when connecting to an Oracle database
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802401-BG: Updates to VMware-hostd-esx
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802403-BG: Improved Statistics Collection for Support Scripts, Fix for Patch Issue Seen After Upgrading from ESX Server 2.5.x to 3.5.0
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802404-BG: Resolves DMA Issues on LSI 1078 and 106XE HBAs
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802405-BG: Update to MegaRAID SCSI Driver to Fix Dell PowerEdge 6650 Boot Issue
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802406-SG: Updated aacraid Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802408-SG: Security Updates to the Python Package
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802409-BG: Fix for Reset Issue with CD-ROM Controller, VMkernel Update for bnx2 Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200802401-I-BG: Firmware Update
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802410-BG: Unexpected Reboot of Virtual Machines Configured to Automatically Start or Stop
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802411-BG: Enhanced Validation Checks, and Fixes for Storage VMotion and Lab Manager
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802412-BG: Updates to the VMkernel to Fix Networking and Hardware Issues
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802413-BG: Sunfire X4200 Host Hangs Because of HBA Timeouts Due to DMA Problems
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802414-BG: Discrete Sensors Report Wrong Information to Monitors
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802415-SG: Security Update to Samba Packages
VMware Tools leak memory in Windows guests
Installing a Linux operating system in virtual machine fails
VMware Update Manager Plug-In fails to install
Tuning ESX Server 3.5 for Better Storage Performance by Modifying the Maximum I/O Block Size
Balloon driver retains hold on memory causing virtual machine guest operating system performance issues
Upgrade from VirtualCenter 2.0.x to VirtualCenter 2.5 fails with an error
What does output from dmesg regarding 'resize_dma_pool: unknown device type 12' mean
Troubleshooting screen resolution issues using VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system
Cannot deploy a virtual machine from a template after changing the NFS datastore IP address
Setting a static MAC address for a virtual machine in VMware Fusion
Changing an ESX Server's connection status in VirtualCenter
Replace Existing VMDK with New VMDK
Boot Camp virtual machine fails to power on
Troubleshooting startup issues by manually reinstalling Fusion
Troubleshooting Stop errors when using Boot Camp virtual machines
Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command
I/O Error with Netware 6.5 GOS during controller failover
Restarting the Management agents on an ESX or ESXi Server
Starting virtual machine produces the following error "Thin/TBZ disks cannot be opened in multiwriter mode"
Verifying that the Management Service is running on an ESX host
Verifying that the VirtualCenter Agent Service is running on an ESX host
Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
ESX Configuration Maximums
Physical drive failure on a storage array
Increasing the amount of RAM assigned to the ESX Server service console
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003504: Fix for mptscsi_2xx Driver
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003505: Fixes Network Connectivity Issues with Intel e1000 Driver
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003506: PXE Clients Fail to Boot Through Network
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003508: Fixes for VirtualCenter Server Agent Crash, Hot Addition and Deletion of LUNs Failure, Deletion of Virtual Machine Level Permissions; Support for VirtualCenter 2.0.x to Read Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 License Files
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003509: Fixes for NICs with RARP Broadcast and Hot Addition / Deletion of LUNs Failure
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003513: Fixes for VMotion and Clone Operations Failure, VirtualCenter Server Agent Crash, Hot Addition and Deletion of LUNs Failure, Virtual Machine Level Permissions; VirtualCenter 2.0.x Failure to Read VI 3.5 License Files
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003514: Fixes Packet Latency and tg3 Driver Issues
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003515: Fix for VMotion Incompatibility, Network Connectivity Issues; Fixes for LUNs' Hot Addition and Deletion Failure, PXE Clients Fail to Boot Through Network, RARP Broadcast with NICs Failover
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003516: Snapshot of a Suspended Virtual Machine Fails with an Error; Fix for Windows OEM CDs Installation Failure; Virtual Machines Stop Responding When Updated with Symantec Virus Definition
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003517: Security Updates to the e2fsprogs Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003518: Change in Default Multipath Policy;ESX Server Stops Responding Due to Low COW Heap Memory;ESX Server Hosts Stop Responding Due to a Spinlock Timeout;Fixes for SysAlert Warning Message, Partially Disabled Processors
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003519: Fix for esxupdate Utility
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003520: Fixes for USB Subsystem and High-Speed USB HID
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003521: Security Updates to the libxml2 Utility
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003523: Security Updates to the e2fsprogs Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003524: Updates to VMware-esx-vmkernel, VMware-esx-vmx, and VMware-esx-apps
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003525: Fix for esxupdate Utility
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003526: Fixes for USB Subsystem and High-Speed USB HID
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003527: Support for Ubuntu 7.10 GA
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003528: Security Updates to the libxml2 Utility
Rebooting an ESX Server host
[Archived] ESX server running on Gateway E9525R displaying Journaling error on the service console
vcbMounter fails with a 5104 error
Cannot upgrade VMware Tools on Red Hat Linux virtual machines after migrating it from ESX Server 2.5 to ESX Server 3.0
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that does not power on after a LUN is extended
Poor Network File Copy performance between local VMFS and shared VMFS
[Archived] vim.DiagnosticManager.browse appears multiple times in my log file
Does rebooting VirtualCenter Server affect running virtual machines?
Change the default boot sequence for newly created virtual machines
VMimages not showing up when mounting ISO to CD/DVD in VC 2.5
Determining if virtual machine and ESX host unresponsiveness is caused by hardware issues
Troubleshooting the VMware ESX Server Management Service when it will not start
Troubleshooting the inability to create a virtual disk
SLES9 64-bit with (GRE) tunnel - File transfer fails - Disabling TSO
Investigating disk space on an ESX host
Verifying the block size of a VMFS data store
Replacing Existing VMDK by Using FileOperation.replace Returns an Error
Missing Performance Data in VirtualCenter 2.5
Unable to customize a Linux virtual machine
VMotion fails with the error A general system error occurred: Failed waiting for data. Error bad0007. Bad parameter
Creating a single-host license file to include VMware Consolidated Backup
ESX Server Management Service fails when storage is refreshed in Virtual Infrastructure Client
Virtual machine customization fails after an upgrade of VirtualCenter
New Formula for Performance Data Collection in Capacity Planner 2.6
The Balloon Driver, vmmemctl, Is Unaware of Pinned Pages
Determining how much RAM is installed in each slot on an ESX host
Displaying VMware Tools Help on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Guest Operating System
Update Manager prevents VirtualCenter from starting due to locked port
Windows XP or 2000 virtual machine stops responding during boot up in Fusion
Numeric keypad is not working in a virtual machine
Starting a virtual machine generates a Syntax error
Unable to install Norton Antivirus 2008 in Windows Vista 64bit guest operating system
Cannot enable Update Manager plug-in for VirtualCenter
QLogic HBAs may reset every 497.1 days of ESX uptime causing fiber channel fabric disconnects
Host And Other Configuration Data Missing After Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5
Timesync problems in Netware 6.5
Troubleshooting a virtual machine outage across multiple hosts connected to the same array
Cannot Use Recovery CD, "There is more than one USB device connected to the system" Error Message
Cannot power on virtual machine in VMware Workstation 6 when UNC path is used
X Windows Does Not Boot on a Virtual Machine Running SLES 9 SP4 and VMware Tools
Auto Download of VI Client 2.5 Fails If VI Client 2.0.x is Installed on Windows Server 2003 SP1
Attempting to add a host to VirtualCenter produces a license error
Storage timeouts on Windows 2003 guests due to insufficient COW heap
No manpage for resxtop Remote CLI in Remote CLI Package
[Archived] Restarting the ESX Server Management service
ESX 2.5.4 Hardware fault with exception type 14 on release_region on Dell 1955 blade
Troubleshooting the firewall policy on an ESX Server
Logging 0/3 and 0/5 errors when using NetApp ONTAP version less than 7.2.2
Troubleshooting a Cannot find page file error when powering on a virtual machine
Virtual machine CPU usage spikes and remains abnormally high after VMotion in a VMware DRS enabled cluster
Cannot access LUN as it is marked as deactivated snapshot
Troubleshooting User Connection Issues in Virtual Desktop Manager
[Archived] "Error performing operation: Unable to create object, volume Name not valid" when running esxcfg-nas -l
How to enable Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) in a Linux kernel and in ESX Server 3.5
Cannot power on a virtual machine
Cannot power on an ESX virtual machine after a migration
Cannot power on an ESX virtual machine when nothing changed
Cannot power on an ESX virtual machine after changing something
Cannot power on an ESX virtual machine after a failure
VMware High Availability log file vmwareclustermanager.trace file grows large
Moving a virtual disk to another datastore
Determining if a virtual disk is attached to another virtual machine
For resxtop, the -V Interactive Option Is Not Currently Supported
Troubleshooting pooling issues
Identifying shared storage issues with ESX 3.x
Virtual switch tagging does not function when using Intel VT Quad Port Adapter
Minimum System Requirements for Installing ESX
[Archived] Printer Configuration in guest operating system with MacOS 10.4 (Tiger)
Mouse not working after installing VMware Tools in converted virtual machine
Cannot power on a hosted virtual machine after a migration
Cannot power on a hosted virtual machine when nothing changed
Cannot power on a hosted virtual machine after changing something
Cannot power on a hosted virtual machine after it fails
Checking media integrity for ESX Server hosts installations or upgrades
Network adapter does not appear in the Virtual Infrastructure Client
License Check Fails to Operate for VMware Consolidated Backup Foundation Edition in Served Mode
Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support
ISO not found error or MediaFileDoesNotExist
Unauthenticated Sessions Dropped Immediately
Troubleshooting fibre channel storage connectivity
Troubleshooting iSCSI array connectivity
Troubleshooting ESX and ESXi connectivity to fibre channel arrays
[Archived] Troubleshooting NFS server connectivity
Overview of migration compatibility error messages
ESX Server host network adapter compatibility
Verifying the integrity of the physical network adapter
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Infrastructure Client
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware VirtualCenter 2.x
Collecting diagnostic information in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Environment
Ensuring your hardware is functioning correctly
Verifying a feature is licensed
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Update Manager 1.0
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803201-UG: Upgrade to the Openwsman Protocol Adapter, Fix for OpenPegasus Management Server
ESX350-200803202-UG Patch; Multiple RPM Updates, Including VMware-esx-tools, VMware-esx-vmkernel, and VMware-hostd-esx
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803203-UG: Update to VMware-cim-esx
Running fdisk -l Fails to Display Local Storage in Some Situations
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803204-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-mptscsi_2xx
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803205-UG: Support for the VMware-esx-drivers-net-ixgbe driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803206-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-lpfc_elx_v740
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803207-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2300-v707_vmw
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803208-UG: Update to the esxupdate utility
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803210-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2-350.1.5.10b.1vmw
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803211-UG: Update to vmkernel and vmnix
Troubleshooting USB Issues in Virtual Desktop Manager
Performance Improvements with Virtual Infrastructure API 2.5
Installation of ESX Server 2.5.5 Fails on HP BL460c Using iLO and USB CD Drive
ESX Server 3.5 Might Display Performance Issues Due to IRQ Sharing
Enabling IOAT and Jumbo frames
Configuring name resolution for VMware VirtualCenter
Verifying and reinstalling the correct version of the VirtualCenter Server agents
Recreating a VMware High Availability Cluster
Troubleshooting VMotion CPU feature requirement error messages
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803212-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla4010 and VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla4022
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803213-UG: Driver Versioning Method Changes
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803214-UG: Security Update for the e2fsprogs, libxml, net-snmp, and pcre packages
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803209-UG: Update to the Service Console
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803215-UG: Update to the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Verifying network links
Web Access can incorrectly prompt you to upgrade to an older version of VDM Client
wsnm_jms process fails repeatedly after VDM Agent upgrade from beta2 to later releases due to incomplete JRE
VDM Client upgrade sometimes fails and displays the message The wizard was interrupted before VMware VDM Client could be completely installed
Testing VMkernel network connectivity with the vmkping command
Shortcut checkboxes in the VDM Client installer are not set when upgrading from Beta 2 to the release build
Synchronize time
Performance statistics rollup failure due to arithmetic overflow errors
BIOS update may be required for Xeon 5400 and Xeon 5200
Diagnosing VMware VMotion failure at 10%
Identifying issues with and setting up name resolution on ESX Server
Verifying time synchronization across environment
Investigating if an ESX virtual machine is powered on
Powering on an ESX host's virtual machine
Investigating power on permissions for ESX virtual machines
Validate your Internet Explorer settings
Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Virtual machine has 2 virtual CPUs but the host software only supports 1
Determining if a virtual machine is orphaned
Verifying ESX virtual machine file integrity
Validate the VirtualCenter guest customization specification if you intend to use one
Investigating ESX virtual machine resources
Virtual machine hardware versions
Troubleshooting host architecture incompatibility
Validating the .vmx settings of a virtual machine
Validate network ports on ESX
Verifying that ESX virtual machine storage is accessible
Slow VM performance or Web UI response problems
Install required Microsoft Windows patches
Microsoft Cluster Service Fails When All Paths to the Boot Disk of the Active Node Become Unavailable in a Boot from SAN Configuration
Verifying sufficient free disk space for an ESX virtual machine
Troubleshooting a non-responsive virtual machine
Verifying ESX virtual machine file names
Verifying the integrity of the parent disks for an ESX virtual machine
Investigating an out of resources error on a datastore
It is recommended that you upgrade VDM Client machines to use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 6.0
VDM does not support using link-local (169.254.x.x) addresses for desktop virtual machines
The VDM Administrator User Interface Can Only Be Accessed Through a VDM Connection Server in a Standard or Replica Installation
When Creating or Editing Desktops, Vista Desktops Do Not Show Up in the List
VDM Administrator User Interface Does Not Allow You to Enter the License Key
Support for VDM Web Access with Mac OS Is Experimental
Troubleshooting migration compatibility warning: Migration will cause the virtual machine's configuration to be modified, to preserve the feature requirements for its guest OS
Linux Web Access User Names Cannot Begin with a Hyphen
Single Sign On (SSO) Occasionally Fails When Using Passwords with Fewer than Six Characters
A Windows Security Alert Message Might Be Issued by the Firewall the First Time VDM Client or VDM Web Access Is Used on Windows
Session Timeout Produces Unexpected Behavior When the Direct Connect to Virtual Desktop Option Is Enabled
VDM Client Allows a User to Change the Desktop Preferences After a Session Timeout
Administrative rights requirement for use of VDM USB Driver
Webcams Have Known Issues with USB Redirection and Are Not Supported
Composite (Multi-Function) Devices Might Appear in the Device List as More than One Device
Bluetooth Devices Are Shareable to the VMware VDM Session
Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Device is a connected device with a remote backing
Duplicate printers appear in a virtual desktop
Required settings for USB audio devices shared using the Virtual Desktop Manager Client
Blackberry Devices Should Not Be Shared When in Use Locally
A Known Issue with the VDM Connection Server Might Affect Uptime of a Deployed Server
VDM Connection Server Cannot Distinguish Between Original and Cloned Virtual Machines
Verifying virtual network adapter is present and connected to the virtual machine
Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Currently connected device uses backing which is not accessible
VMware High Availability configuration issues when an iSCSI Service Console is on the same network
VMware VMotion fails if target host does not meet reservation requirements
Diagnosing a VMware VMotion failure at 90-95%
Support for dynamic disks and GPT disks
Troubleshooting migration compatibility warning: Device uses backing which is not accessible
Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: Unable to access file
Verifying ESX host networking configuration on the service console
Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Device is a SCSI controller engaged in bus-sharing
Troubleshooting migration compatibility warning: Reverting to snapshot would generate error (warnings) on the destination host
ESX Server 3.5.0 Might Require Manual RPM Installation After Upgrading from ESX Server 3.0.1 or 3.0.2
Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem
STP may cause temporary loss of network connectivity when a failover or failback event occurs
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility warning: No guest OS heartbeats are being received
VLAN Configuration on Virtual Switch, Physical Switch, and Virtual Machines - ESX 3.x
Unable to connect to an ESX host using Secure Shell (SSH)
Configuring the ESX Server host firewall for SSH
When you run a Bootcamp virtual machine with Windows Vista, you receive a Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working error
Host losing the peripheral connection such as iSight, or Bluetooth, or IR Receiver, when powering on the Windows XP virtual machine
Troubleshooting a Couldn't setup IRQ error in ESX 3.5
Sharing a printer with a Windows virtual machine using Apple Bonjour
Disabling the floppy drive in a virtual machine
Configuring a VLAN on a portgroup
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: The VMotion interface is not configured (or is misconfigured) on the destination host
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: VMotion from source host to destination host is unsupported because of VMotion protocol differences
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: The operation is not allowed in the current state
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Currently connected network interface uses network, which is not accessible
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Currently connected network interface uses network, which is a virtual intranet
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Currently connected network interface uses network, which is configured for different offload or security policies
Troubleshooting when a virtual machine loses network connection after VMotion
Troubleshooting migration compatibility warning: The VMotion interface of the destination host uses network, which differs from the network used by the VMotion interface of the source host
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Virtual machine has CPU and/or memory affinities configured, preventing VMotion
Investigating if a hosted virtual machine is powered on
Powering on a hosted virtual machine
Verifying hosted virtual machine file integrity
Investigating power on permissions for hosted virtual machines
Investigating hosted virtual machine resources
Investigating busy hosted virtual machine files
Determining the status of VMware host services
Checking connectivity to a VMware ACE Management Server
Unable to View aacraid Driver Details on ESX Server 2.5.4 Using IBM Director 5.20 Console
Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Unable to migrate: Insufficient memory resources
Verifying sufficient free disk space for a hosted virtual machine
Investigating hosted virtual machine lock files
Verifying that hosted virtual machine storage is accessible
Verifying hosted virtual machine file names
Verifying the integrity of hosted virtual machine parent disks
Unable to Enter a Virtual Machine's BIOS Configuration from the VI Client
Troubleshooting errors resulting from non-ASCII names
Mouse or keyboard stop functioning during installation or upgrade of ESX Server system
Diagnosing the Virtual Infrastructure Client when it fails to connect to VirtualCenter
Diagnosing the Virtual Infrastructure Client when it fails to connect to an ESX host
Determining if ESX host purple screens are caused by hardware issues
Troubleshooting permissions errors when connecting to VirtualCenter with the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Storage VMotion fails with the error: Failed to unstun VM after disk reparent
Troubleshooting gaps in performance data or missing performance data
Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Console problems
Locating a hosted virtual machine's files
SAN LUNs damaged after ESX installation, upgrade, or reinstall
Minimum System Requirements for Installing VirtualCenter
Multiple Rescans Might Be Required for Detecting New LUN Paths and Removing Existing LUN Paths
Configuring the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) with ESX Server
[Archived] Using MapDiskRegion to fetch large block map
Upgrading to ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 Best Practices
Troubleshooting a failed VirtualCenter Installation
Opening a command or shell prompt
Troubleshooting virtual machine network connection issues
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Fusion
Stopping, starting, or restarting vCenter services
Locating the installation directory of a VMware product
Verifying the networking within the guest operating system
Enabling serial-line logging for an ESX host
Collecting diagnostic information for Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM)
Verifying VirtualCenter Server and Virtual Infrastructure Client versions match
Troubleshooting a failed VirtualCenter Upgrade
Checking media integrity for VirtualCenter Installations and Upgrades
Troubleshooting a failed installation of VMware Tools in Linux
Verifying that the Secure Shell Daemon is running on an ESX Server host
Unable to run 32bit applications in a 64bit guest operating system
Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools Installation in a Windows Operating System
Ensuring the correct VMware Tools ISO image is loaded
[Archive] vcbMounter.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
Ensuring the correct guest operating system is selected
Unable to access VMware Virtual Infrastructure WebAccess if customized ports have been set
Verifying that ESX host hardware (System, Storage, and I/O) devices are supported
Creating custom certificates for VirtualCenter 2.x with OpenSSL and Microsoft Certificate Services Web Enrollment
Missing SCSI journal on the VMFS-3 datastore
Troubleshooting the VMware VirtualCenter Server service when it does not start or fails
Troubleshooting the database data source used by VirtualCenter Server
Unable to rename or delete a VMkernel portgroup after upgrading to ESX 3.5
When the File System is Full, VMFS Opens Without an On-Disk Journal, Which Prevents Some File Operations
Linux SMP Kernels Might Not Respond During System Startup
Can't VMotion or Power on 64bit virtual machine
Troubleshooting the installation of 64bit guest operating systems
Creating a new virtual disk for an existing Linux virtual machine
Troubleshooting an ESX Firewall Process that is not responding
Cannot remote console to a virtual machine
Update Manager fails to scan an ESX Server for updates when using non-default Web Services HTTP port
Ensuring Virtualization Technology is enabled on your VMware host
Hardware and firmware requirements for 64bit guest operating systems
Verifying a VMware Tools build version
Known issues when installing or upgrading VirtualCenter
vcbMounter returns a Visual C++ Runtime error
Troubleshooting ESX and ESXi connectivity to iSCSI arrays using hardware initiators
Troubleshooting ESX Server and ESXi connectivity to iSCSI arrays using software initiator
Enabling or Disabling CD-ROM Autorun in Windows
Troubleshooting ESX and ESXi host connectivity to an NFS Server
Troubleshooting LUN connectivity issues
Verifying the health of an operating system
esxupdate fails when using Microsoft IIS as the HTTP repository
A Virtual Machine's Computer Name May Not be Updated After Cloning or Customization
Troubleshooting VirtualCenter Database Configuration Issues
VMware Fusion crashes or presents an Unexpected Signal 10 error on the MacBook Air if the external SuperDrive is not connected.
Troubleshooting a VirtualCenter Client / Virtual Infrastructure Client Installation
Troubleshooting VMFS-3 datastore issues
Unable to configure NTP from the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Upgrading VMware Tools and virtual hardware on multiple virtual machines
Troubleshooting connectivity issues to an NFS data store
NIC team failover, failback, or VMotion results in loss of network connectivity
Benign Error Message Appears in /root/upgrade.log After Upgrading from ESX Server 2.5.5 to ESX Server 3.5 Update 1
Determining if a port is in use
Obtaining LUN pathing information for ESX hosts
Troubleshooting a single virtual machine failures on an ESX host
/var/log/vmkernel reports "kernel: unable to read partition table"
Modifying the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for a Windows virtual machine
Investigating the health of a VirtualCenter database server
Troubleshooting transaction logs on a Microsoft SQL database server
ESX reboots every time when attempting to push any I/O through ethernet cards
Extending the tablespace on an Oracle database
Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools upgrade
VMware Consolidated Backup fails with following a 554 PROXY service vpxa-nfc not found error
Verifying the Virtual Hardware Configuration of a virtual machine
Performing a rescan of the storage
Defragmenting VirtualCenter performance data indexes on a Microsoft SQL database
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803216-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-tg3
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803217-UG: Update to VMware-esx-srvrmgmt
VMware ESX Server 3i version 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200803201-I-UG: Firmware Update
VMware ESX Server 3i version 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200803201-T-UG: Tools Update
VMware ESX Server 3i version 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200803201-C-UG: VI Client Update
Investigating Active Directory when it causes the VirtualCenter Server to stop or fail to start
Verifying if software is causing your virtual machine to fail
Windows XP Host Computer Resets Unexpectedly
Cloning, templates, and migration functionality is not available from the Virtual Infrastructure Client when directly connected to an ESX host
Unhandled exception error is generated when using the VMware Infrastructure Client
Diagnosing slow deployment of templates or clones from VirtualCenter
Performing a disk check
Defragmenting a disk
[Archived] Renaming a software initaited ISCSI Node Name
Investigating operating system disk space
Detecting viruses
Detecting spyware
Using the Windows System Configuration utility
Booting into Safe Mode
Validating host memory
Performing hardware diagnostics
Investigating operating system memory usage
Changing Linux run levels
Investigating operating system CPU usage
Using Safe Boot
Switching Mac OS to Single User Mode
Verify the health of ESX Server Operating System
Preventing the Undefined, OFFENDING COMMAND: STACK error on Brother Printers in Fusion
Converting a monolithic-sparse (single growable disk) to split sparse (split disk into 2GB files)
Restarting Boot.sh with VMware Fusion in MacOS
Microsoft Money under Fusion 1.0 does not correctly perform on-line banking activities
Troubleshooting slow template deployment on a single template
Checking CHAP authentication on the ESX Server
During Installation of ESX Server 3.0.2 or later the VMFS Partition Is Listed as Unknown on Partitioning Options Page
Restarting the software iSCSI stack
Critical VMware Security Alert for Windows-Hosted VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware ACE
Unable to configure VMware VMotion network on same subnet as iSCSI
Completing a clean installation using the ISO image if your installation or upgrade fails
Enabling dual monitor capabilities for Wyse Thin-Clients with TCX
Moving a single virtual disk using Storage VMotion
Identifying LUNs masked by ESX 3.x
Increasing the size of a virtual disk
Sample configuration of EtherChannel / Link aggregation with ESX 3.x and Cisco /HP switches.
HP VMM service modifies the /etc/vmware/firewall/services.xml file
Troubleshooting template deployment or cloning when it fails
ESX Server briefly stops responding while trying to load the driver for the Qlogic HBA
Local console session causes error message
Sharing a folder from the host machine to a virtual machine
VMware Consolidated Backup fails and VirtualCenter reports Mapdiskregion failed
Increasing the amount of memory assigned to a virtual machine
Increasing the amount of CPU assigned to a virtual machine
Restoring a virtual machine after it stops responding
Installing MS-DOS in a guest operating system on Fusion
Installing Windows 98 using a floppy disk
Microsoft Windows Vista Aero features not working in a Fusion virtual machine
Bluetooth wireless keyboard or mouse does not work on host and guest simultaneously
ESX Server Limits Access to the Management LUN of the Dell MD3000 and Dell MD3000i Storage Devices
Diagnosing why VirtualCenter is not sending email alerts
Increasing the size of a disk partition
Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition (64 Bit) ServicePack-1 Guest Operating System Fails to Operate while Running Microsoft Hardware Compatibility Test (HCT)
VirtualCenter Guest Operating System Customization Might Fail to Set Static IP Settings on a Windows Guest Operating System when the Local DNS Client Service Is Disabled
Sample configuration of virtual switch VLAN tagging (VST Mode) and ESX Server
ESX Server Installer Does Not Create VMFS and vmkcore Partitions Correctly
Completing a remote or scripted ESX Server installation
High CPU usage after upgrading VirtualCenter 2.x with MSDE database to VirtualCenter 2.5 with MS SQL Server
Scripted Installation of ESX Server Fails When Network Switch Is Configured with a Large STP Forwarding Delay
Running Scripted Installation Fails When Port Number of Remote Server Is Not 80
Storing a virtual machine swap file in a location other than the default
Data Collection fails with the error The service has not been started
Network performance issues
NIC teaming in ESX Server
Configuring the speed and duplex of an ESX Server host network adapter
Troubleshooting network issues by capturing and sniffing network traffic via tcpdump
The Power On Task Scheduled on Virtual Machines Fails After Migration
Manual Intervention Required for ESX Server iSCSI Software Initiator to Communicate With iSCSI Storage
The VI Client Requires .NET Framework 2.0 to be Installed on 64-bit Editions of Windows Prior to Its Installation
VMware Storage VMotion Fails on Virtual Disks Configured as Independent-Persistent
Size of the Oracle Database Table Increases Unnecessarily
Cannot create a Resource Pool in a VirtualCenter cluster
Configuring promiscuous mode on a virtual switch or portgroup
Determining why ESX host spontaneously reboots
ESX Server host fails to boot after installation or upgrade
Troubleshooting a VMware ESX Server Upgrade Failure
ESX host or virtual machines have intermittent or no network connectivity
The Control key mapping may not behave as expected in the guest operating system
Adding another virtual disk to a Windows XP virtual machine in VMware Fusion
Snapshot feature is disabled for the Boot Camp partition virtual machine
Windows Virtual Machine Might Fail with a Blue Screen When Symantec Virus Definitions are Updated
Extraneous Error Message on Systems With SAS 6/iR Integrated Controllers and Running Dell OpenManage
Enabling Full Force Export on the Collector
Unable to download patches using VMware Update Manager
Sample Configuration - ESX connecting to physical switch via VLAN access mode and External Switch VLAN Tagging (EST Mode)
Collecting diagnostic information from an ESXi host that experiences a purple screen
Accessing the BIOS when the POST screen clears too quickly
No results returned in custom report on the Stats_Core data source
Log files grow to excessive size
No values for Disk Queue and Disk Busy are returned on a custom report from the Stats_Core data source
ESX Server 3.0.x hosts managed by VirtualCenter 2.5 may not respond after applying ESX Server patches
Not All Network Adapters Are Detected During Installation if One or More NetXen 10 Gigabit Ethernet NIC Card Is Present
ESX Server virtual machines stop responding due to shared storage connectivity issues
Performance Collection fails with a performance library trust error
ESX 3.5 host fails to boot with mounting root error
Installing virtualization software within a virtual machine
Changing the download location for VMware Update Manager
Performance Collection fails with error 258 - "PDH returned - The wait operation timed out"
Some reasons why ESX servers may have problems accessing SAN storage when using Emulex HBAs
VDM Client log is in a different location than other VDM components
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804401-BG: Update to VMware-esx-vmkernel
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804402-BG: Update to VMware-esx-vmx
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804403-BG: Update to VMware-hostd-esx
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804404-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804405-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-megaraid2
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804406-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-e1000
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804407-BG: Update to kernel-source and kernel-vmnix
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804408-BG: Update to VMware-esx-scripts
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200804401-O-BG: Firmware Update
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805515-SG: Security Update to Fix Local Exploitation of an Untrusted Library Path Vulnerability in vmware-authd
VMware ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200805501-I-SG: Firmware Update
VMware ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200805502-T-SG: VMware Tools Update
Cloned Virtual Machines Refer to the .vmdk File of the Source Virtual Machine
ESXi hosts without swap enabled cannot be added to a VMware High Availability Cluster
Non ASCII Characters Are Not Supported in DRS Rule Name and in Advanced Options Setting of DRS
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004181: Virtual Machine Migration Might Cause ESX Server to Stop Responding
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004182: SNMP Traps Generated During VMotion; VMware Tools Not Installed on Virtual Machines; Powered Off Virtual Machines Unregistered in Maintenance Mode; ESX Server 3.0.x Hosts Managed by VirtualCenter 2.5 Might Not Respond
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004183: vcbSnapAll Generates Error Messages
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004184: Fix for OpenPegasus Management Server
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004185: Thumbnail Files Accumulate in ESX Server Host; Virtual Machine Does Not Synchronize With ESX Server Host Time; ESX Server Host Might ASSERT or Not Respond During Snapshot Operations
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004186: VMware VIX API Memory Overflow Vulnerabilities; VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation on Windows-based GOS; Unable to Browse NFS or Networking Shares; Pre-Built Modules for VMware Tools
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004187: Service Console Security Update for the PCRE Package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004188: Service Console Security Update for the net-snmp package
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004189: Service Console Security Update for Kerberos 5
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004190: Service Console Security Update for unzip
Caps lock light is sometimes reversed to the functionality
Determining if the Data Synchronization task is configured correctly
How to verify whether you can implement re-signaturing when seeing snapshot LUNs
Physical host shutdown while using multi-initiator zoning or an outdated Microsoft Storport driver may result in loss of LUN access for VMware ESX hosts
VMFS data store on local disk not available after BIOS upgrade
Enabling the Veeam FastSCP firewall port in ESX 3.5
The Getting Started tab in VirtualCenter 2.5 does not display properly
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004210: Virtual Machine Migration; Thumbnail Files Accumulate; SMTP Data Packets Get Dropped; Virtual Machine Does Not Synchronize; ESX Server Host Might ASSERT or Not Respond During Snapshot Operations
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004211: SNMP Traps Generated During VMotion; VMware Tools Not Installed on Virtual Machines; Powered Off Virtual Machines Unregistered in Maintenance Mode; ESX Server 3.0.x Hosts Managed by VirtualCenter 2.5 Might Not Respond
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004212: vcbSnapAll Generates Error Messages
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004213: Fix for OpenPegasus Management Server
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004214: Software iSCSI Initiator Does Not Discard Stale Target Bindings
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004215: VMware Tools Update for RHEL 5.x
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004216: VMkernel LVM driver Might Stop Responding; VMware VIX API Memory Overflow Vulnerabilities; Snapshot Operations Might Fail Under High I/O Stress
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004217: Service Console Security Update for the pcre Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004218: Service Console Security Update for the net-snmp Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004219: Service Console Security Update for Kerberos 5
VirtualCenter fails to start when using an Oracle database
Solaris 10 64bit virtual machine reboots continuously after a fresh install
Troubleshooting a LUN that is extended in size past the 2TB/2047GB limit
Cannot power on a virtual machine because the virtual disk cannot be opened
Unable to power on a virtual machine with an attached SCSI device after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5
Decoding purple screen errors
Sample configuration of virtual machine(VM) VLAN Tagging (VGT Mode) in ESX
Reset Sensors In VI Client Returns General System Error
Pegasus Error Message Seen While Upgrading or Installing ESX Server 3.5 Update 1
ESX Server with NIS Enabled Appears to Halt System with CIM-Identity or VMware_Identity Queries
ESX Server Software Installation Fails when Fibre Channel Cable Connected to the Server
Backup or Restore Jobs Fail when ESX Server Firewall Enabled
Guest operating system doesn't detect BusLogic SCSI adapter
Enabling Support for NetQueue on the Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
VirtualCenter Server service cannot be started after installation
VirtualCenter generates an Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation error
Importing a large virtual machine fails with timeout error
VirtualCenter Upgrade Using ISO Image Fails if the Existing Installation Was Done Using ZIP
Update Manager and Converter Enterprise Plug-Ins Are Not Available in the VI Client
Custom Installation Using Unified Installer Fails When Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 or Later
Deploying Virtual Machine from a Template Fails with a No Permission Error
VirtualCenter Database Upgrade Fails with Arithmetic Overflow Error
Upgrade Fails if VirtualCenter Database Name Has More than 20 Characters
Cloned Virtual Machines Do Not Contain DNS Suffix
Taking Snapshots of Virtual Machines With Virtual Disks on Different Datastores Can Cause Datastores to Disappear From the VI Client
ESX Server Hosts Disconnecting From VirtualCenter Server Due to Socket-Related Errors
Unable to Log in to Cloned Windows Vista Virtual Machine Using Administrator Account
ESX Server VMkernel Does Not Recognise a Loaded IDE Controller and Displays an Error Message
Path Failover Might Not Complete Successfully with LSI3444E Under High Stress in ESX Server 3.5 Update 1
Running the Command esxupdate query Does Not Show Obsolete Entries After Upgrading ESX Server 3.0.x to ESX Server 3.5 Update 1
VMware Tools Upgrade for Windows Guest Cannot Continue
ESX Server Host Might Lose Access to iSCSI Targets from EMC CX3 Series Array
Upgrading VMware Tools Using RPM on a Linux Guest Imported from Workstation Might Fail
Benign Error Message on initrd Recreation During Upgrade to ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 or higher Using esxupdate
VMware Tools Upgrade on Linux Guests Requires Manual Network Service Restart
Benign Warning Message for Freshly Installed or Upgraded ESX Server 3.5 or Later Host
VirtualCenter Server shows log in errors in the security event log
Connecting a Remote CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to a Virtual Machine Fails with a No Permission Error
VMware Update Manager host scan fails with "Metadata for patch missing" when the Update Manager host has multiple NICs
Installing VMware Tools in VMware Fusion fails
Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2 host operating system cannot join a domain controller
Powering off an unresponsive virtual machine on an ESX host
[Archived] Determine the power state of an ESX Server virtual machine
Identifying whether an ESX host virtual machine has snapshots
Identifying causes of not being able to power cycle ESX Server virtual machines
[Archived] Troubleshooting a file level backup issue
Enabling debug logging for the Virtual Desktop Manager Connection Server and Client
Verifying ESX Server virtual machine error checking and history for power cycle problems
VMware Consolidated Backup fails because the VMFS signature does match that of the ESX hosts
Windows XP virtual machines are non-responsive
VMware Tools Uninstaller in Ubuntu Guest Does Not Remove vmxnet Module
Windows Registry Displays Two Different VI Client Version Entries
Database Upgrade Fails if the Preserve Performance Data Option is Unchecked
Troubleshooting an error when trying to export a virtual appliance
Installing and configuring the Backup Exec VMware Consolidated Backup Integration Module
Intel PCI-X Network card EEPROM corruption
Troubleshooting why you cannot see iSCSI LUNs after upgrading to ESX 3.5
Password must be entered multiple times at service console login
Patch Installation Might Require Obsolete Bundles to be Included in the Patch Depot
Boot Process Stops After Upgrading ESX Server 3i to a Newer Version
Investigating server group types
A VMFS datastore disappears after path a failover
Duplicated Packets Occur when Beacon Probing Is Selected Using vmnic and VLAN Type 4095
Only One vmhba for Each Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Controller
Changing the polling time for datastore paths
Updating rollup jobs after the error: Performance data is currently not available for this entity
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and Ubuntu 7.10, 64-Bit SMP Can Stall When Running, Installing, or Booting on an Intel Host
UserDuct_Open Fails During Crossdup with VMK_WOULD_BLOCK or Waiters List Not Empty Warnings
File Naming of ESX Server Version 3.5 Update 1 Deliverables
Removing Cable from One Port on an HBA and Connecting to Another Port on the HBA Causes Both Ports to Fail
VMware Tools Custom Script Not Executed for Suspend or Shut Down Events
esxtop statistics not being updated for certain HBAs
VI Client Does Not Prompt for Downloading Client Update
ESX Boot-from-SAN Configuration with Xiotech Magnitude 3D 3000 Storage Array Might Not Boot Properly
VMKlinux Runs Out of Memory when Using an mptsas System with More Than 128 LUNs
Confirming if a patch or software installation caused an ESX host reboot
VirtualCenter fails to connect to Update Manager if a new HTTP or HTTPS Web Services port is specified during VirtualCenter installation
HA Cluster Configuration Fails When the VirtualCenter Server Is Upgraded to VirtualCenter 2.5
User with 'Create' privilege cannot create virtual machines on host client
Cold Migration From ESX Server 3.0.x Host to ESX Server 3.5.x Host Fails for Virtual Machines with Memory Snapshot
Cold Migration From ESX Server 3.0.x Host to ESX Server 3.5.x Host Fails for Suspended Virtual Machines
Shutdown Delay for virtual machines in the Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown section of an ESX Server
Troubleshooting a VMFS that is out of heap memory
VirtualCenter shows incorrect content for NFS datastore
Multipath Configuration for MSCS with N+1 Configuration
Using multiple storage groups with Consolidated Backup
Update Manager scan fails if ESX host time is incorrect
Corrupted esx.conf file causes network settings not to display
Setting up VMware Update Manager Service for Isolated networks
Resizing a LUN used by a Raw Disk Map
Adding and committing redo logs
VMFS metadata corruption causing virtual machine failure
Cold Migration from ESX Server 2.x Host to ESX Server 3.5.x Host Fails
An error appears when attempting to power on a Boot Camp partition running 64bit Windows
Disabling masked host names and restore real host names or correlate pseudonym keys
ESX Server Does Not Recognize Second Host Bus Adapter SAS LSI3444E in IBM x3650 Type 7979
Automatic Tools Upgrade Requires Virtual Machine Reboot for IP Address and DNS Entries to Appear in Virtual Machine Summary Tab
A Benign Error Message Is Displayed When Enabling iSCSI on ESX Server 3i Embedded with the VI Client
Troubleshooting the failed process of adding a data store from a Windows Services NFS device
Ability to customize the .ini file delivered to the client in Virtual Desktop Manager
Boot from Dell Recovery CD Might Fail if External USB Device Is Connected
VMware HA configuration fails with a VMWareClusterManager Rule not enabled error
Windows 2003 R2 x64 virtual machine fails with STOP Error: 0x000000D1 or STOP Error: 0x0000001E
ESX host writes failure message in the VMkernel log file every 2 minutes
Error when attaching a baseline to an ESX Server host in VMware Update Manager
Adding an ESX or ESXi host to vCenter Server causes the error: The host type is not supported, or was added to a cluster but does not support clustering features
Upgrade to ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 Installation Creates Two Apache Version Files
CPU Utilization Peaks After Installing Dell OpenManage
ESX Server performance counters in standalone host
Adjusting scripts to accomodate some Solaris system configurations
Consolidation systems stops responding at "Starting Analysis" or "Preparing Analysis" messages
Lab Manager Networking - basic information
Troubleshooting snapshot commit issue on a virtual machine
VMware Update Manager Network Port Requirements
Committing snapshots fails with the error: Too many levels of redo logs
Disabling keyboard mapping features in VMware Fusion
The virtual machine does not power on when 3D acceleration is enabled
VMware Infrastructure Client missing permissions tab
ESX hosts frequently stops responding after installing an ESX patch
The Administrator role does not have permission to access a virtual machine's CD/DVD-ROM device
Installation of ESX Server Fails on HP BL685 if the Emulex Card Is Disabled from the BIOS
RHEL 3 virtual machine throws an "Unable to mount root fs" error
After updating VMware Fusion to 1.1.1, a crash occurs with an Unexpected Signal 10 when passing Keyboard input to a Windows XP virtual machine
A connected USB storage device does not mount in a Windows virtual machine
Migrating/Clone fails from a local disk to a NFS share
Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter
VMware VirtualCenter console displays a handshake error
Set netPktHeapMinSize=32 and netPktHeapMaxSize=128 to Enable Jumbo Frames and NetQueue
Determining if user activity caused ESX host reboot
Unable to Power On a suspended virtual machine using the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Mounting an ISO as client device fails with a Please specify a valid image file error
Investigating network devices and device settings as a cause of VMware Converter failures
Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) support on ESX
Moving VirtualCenter to a different datastore
Troubleshooting the VMware High Availability error, Unable to contact the primary host in a cluster
Unable to ping gateway from Service Console
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805501-BG: Updates to VMkernel and Multiple RPMs
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805502-BG: Update to VMware ESX Scripts
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805503-BG: Update to VMnix
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805504-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for Cyrus SASL
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805505-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for unzip
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805506-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for Tcl/Tk
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805507-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for Kerberos 5
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805508-SG: Security Update to cim-smwg
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805513-BG: Update to VMware-esx-iscsi
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805514-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-e1000
Virtual machine network issues such as packet loss when using an iGB driver
File size of VMDK files may be smaller than the original when vcbMount performs a backup
Limited configurations are supported for VMware HA and ESX Server 3i hosts
Changing root password on ESX host
VirtualCenter returns an error when enabling a plugin
Unable to install ESX on a Dell server with a Serial ATA drive
Applying DRS settings to an ESX host generates an error
Using Wyse XP embedded (XPe) thin client to access my Virtual Desktop Manager virtual desktop
VirtualCenter rejects changes to the default gateway
Unable to enable Update Manager plug-in
Importing a virtual machine fails with a Cannot locate sysprep files error
Unable to find memory information for guest operating system using legacy defaults
Resolved Issues in ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 and ESX Server 3i Update 1 (Embedded and Installable)
vlance driver does not provide information for network tools in RHEL 5.1
Network redundancy message when configuring VMware High Availability in VirtualCenter 2.5
[Archived]VI Client can not pass ctrl_alt_ins to vm as ctrl_alt_del
Installing VMware Tools generates a general system error
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004719: Service Console Security Update for unzip
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004720: Fix for bnx2 Driver Not Properly Reporting Simulated Hardware Failure
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004721: Service Console Security Update for Cyrus SASL
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004722: Service Console Security Update for Cyrus SASL
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004723: Service Console Security Update for Tcl/Tk
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004724: Service Console Security Update for Tcl/Tk
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004725: VMware VIX API Memory Overflow Vulnerabilities
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004726: VMware VIX API Memory Overflow Vulnerabilities
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004727: VMware VIX API Memory Overflow Vulnerabilities; VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation on Windows-Based GOS; Unable to Browse NFS or Networking Shares; Pre-Built Modules for VMware Tools
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004728: Security Update to Fix Local Exploitation of an Untrusted Library Path Vulnerability in vmware-authd
Port requirements for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure / Manager
Connecting to the VMware Virtual Desktop Manager Connection Broker fails with the error: Your license key is invalid
A license error appears when logging in to Lab Manager
Increasing the color quality from 16-bit to 24-bit in a Windows XP virtual desktop
Using an ESX 3.0.x and ESX 3.5 host in the same cluster
Unable to shutdown Windows using Shutdown Guest option
After connecting VMware Infrastructure Client to VirtualCenter you see the error: Input string was not in a correct format
Insight Manager may cause SCSI reservation conflicts
Moving a managed ESX host from one VirtualCenter to another VirtualCenter
Installing and configuring the Loopback adapter in a virtual machine
Screen Resolution Does Not Change After VMware Tools Installation
ESX host stops responding and displays a purple screen error after a storage rescan
vCenter operation times out with the error: Operation failed since another task is in progress
Retaining resource pools when disabling VMware DRS clusters
Changing the size and number of logs for hostd, vpxa, and vpxd
Host fails to mount root file system during boot
Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools installation VMware Fusion
Troubleshooting the "getgrnam failed" error message when booting ESX 3.5
VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 Server service does not start
Changing the IQN target number on an ESX host
LGTO sync error interrupts remote virtual machine connectivity
Troubleshooting blocked inbound network traffic on Windows Vista or 2008 after installing a VMware product
Identifying raw device mappings using VMware Infrastructure client
Specifying the keyboard layout when connecting with VNC client
Determining if your VMware Tools ISO image is corrupt
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004821: Security Update to Fix Local Exploitation of an Untrusted Library Path Vulnerability in vmware-authd
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004822: Snapshot Operations Might Fail Under High I/O Stress
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004823: VCB Command-Line Utilities Might Contain Passwords
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004824: VCB Command-Line Utilities Might Contain Passwords
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1004825: vmware-cmd Script Fails to Connect/Disconnect Devices on ESX Server 3.0.1
Virtual machines generate a question after shut down
Importing external Godaddy.com certificates
Troubleshooting vim.fault.invalidlogin in VirtualCenter logs
Enabling sound for remote desktop (RDP) in a Windows virtual machine
Messages log contains "snmpd[1129]: /proc/net/dev data format error, line ==||"
IBM Athena x3850 M2 or x3950 M2 Servers Stop Responding When Booted into Debug Mode
Orphaned Virtual Machine Displays Error Message
Datastore Renaming Fails When the VI Client is Connected Directly to ESX Server
Firefox Browser Generates an Error or Crashes
Creating consistent swiscsi LUN Target IDs in VirtualCenter
Instance customization fails for Ace master
Rebooting an ESX 3.5 host reboot causes the error: Initialization for vmfs2 failed with -1
Alarm scripts fail after VirtualCenter 2.5 upgrade
Launching a virtual machine if it is not listed in Virtual Machines Library window
Troubleshooting an Unrecoverable Error in VMware Fusion
Cannot connect to the hosts using VirtualCenter after changing the SSL certificate on ESX 3.5 hosts and VirtualCenter 2.5
Troubleshooting network settings causing a Data Synchronization failure
Network cable of a virtual machine appears unplugged
DRS Might Be Disabled if DPM Is Used with HA Admission Control
Cannot connect to the remote server when downloading the Update Manager or Converter plugins
Using TCP Wrappers causes virtual machine console connections to fail on ESX 3.5.x and VirtualCenter 2.5.x
Automatic assignment of IP addresses fails on non-English Windows 2000
Cannot ping Windows XP virtual machine from outside
Attempting to log in to the ESX host via web access produces an error
Slow reboot of vSMP virtual machines on ESX when a lot of guest memory is page-shared
VMotion fails with swap file error
Fix for an Interoperability Issue Between ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 and Foundry Switch
Troubleshooting issues with virtual CD and DVD drives.
Update Manager fails with the error Metadata for patch missing
Failure to launch Fusion online video tutorials
Troubleshooting right mouse commands in a Window virtual machine
Activation prompts for Boot Camp Windows Vista virtual machine
Hard Disk not found error message when installing or repairing a Windows XP virtual machine in VMware Fusion
Information Missing in Performance Report File
Enabling 3D acceleration
ESX 3.5 cannot run some commands on the service console
Large snapshot delete operations time out in VirtualCenter
Print from Windows XP/Vista over an Apple Airport Base station network connection
VMware High Availability configuration fails with a "no active primaries" found error
Unable to install hardware video drivers in virtual machine
Configuration of VMware High Availability fails with a Panic error in the esxcfg-firewall.log file
Guided Consolidation button is missing in VirtualCenter 2.5
Exporting esxtop performance data as a CSV file and manipulating it from the command-line
Getting "iScsiLibException: status(80000004): General OS-specific failure; Message=im_addDiscoveryAddress" when configuring hardware iSCSI dynamic discovery address
VMware HA fails with the error: AAM Agent did not start
Remediation Might Fail Through Update Manager
Virtual Machine with 4 Virtual CPUs Should Not be Powered on
Template File Names Not Updated in Managed Object Browser
Connecting a USB speaker in a virtual machine
Cannot start the guest operating system install process and a No bootable device error appears
Configuring a NIC device for the service console in a kickstart configuration
Cannot power on a 64bit virtual machine in VirtualCenter
Cannot sync Windows Mobile 6 device using mobility center
Best practices for upgrading SAN (Fiber, Switch or SAN Array)
A new installation of ESX does not boot on Fujitsu-Siemens BX630 Servers
VMID Displayed in SNMP trap is Inaccurate
Upgrade to ESX 3.5 on systems with separate /usr partition requires manual intervention
VirtualCenter fails with Max_DB_Connection error
VMkernel: WARNING: SCSI: 2351: LUN WWN mismatch for DGC path vmhbaX:X:X detected wwn #
Windows XP System Restore checkpoint is removed from source machine after a P2V hot clone
Analyzing SCSI Reservation conflicts on VMware Infrastructure 3.x and vSphere 4.x
SCSI Reservation Failures on HDS USP or NSC
SCSI Reservation Failures on HP XP Storage Arrays
Virtual Machines Do Not Fail Over from an ESX Server 3i Embedded Host Rebooted Through the VI Client
Backup Compatibility issues with VMware Consolidated Backup 1.0.3 Update1 and Virtual Center 2.5 Update1 with ESX 3.0.X and 3.5
Unable to use Apple Infrared Remote in a Windows virtual machine to control applications
Troubleshooting product installation failures
Cannot install VirtualCenter 2.5 when Symantec Security EndPoint Protection is blocking access to the SQL Server database
vmware-cmd commands may fail in ESX 3.5 service console
Configuring a firewall for use with Virtual Desktop Manager
Troubleshooting why a console session closes
Connection Server service fails to start with busError message
The VirtualCenter Server is unable to decrypt passwords stored in the customization specification
Determining if there are leftover delta files that VMware Infrastructure Client cannot detect
Cannot run commands when you log into the ESX host using an SSH client
Virtual Machines appear to be running or registered on multiple ESX Servers
Unable to apply DRS settings with error "Insufficient CPU Resources"
Using esxcfg-nas to unmount a disconnected NFS datastores
A virtual machine does not power on and displays in VMware Infrastructure Client as Invalid
VirtualCenter 2.0 fails with a 1996 error Backtrace: (backtraces not supported)
For an MD3000i, the software iSCSI alias cannot be more than 31 characters long
Customization of a Template never runs after deployment
Setting Default Desktops in Virtual Desktop Manager 2.1
VMware ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200805503-C-SG: VI Client Update
[Archived] Unable to boot ESX
Troubleshooting an Attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state error
The VirtualCenter service fails after moving virtual machine files to another host for a different instance of VirtualCenter
Creating logs in VDM for a desktop that is not part of a domain
Internationalized versions of VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 1 show different build numbers between VirtualCenter and the VI Client
[Archived] vcmounter failing to mount file level vms
Virtual machine does not power on because of missing or locked files
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005100: Issue in IDE Emulation and Hyperlinks in VMware Tools Help; Re-enable Shrink Tab in VMware Tools; VM Applications return Errors;VMware Tools Service Might Fail on SLES 9 SP3 VMs;PBMs for VMware Tools on SLES 10 VM
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005101: IBM SVC Returns Check Condition Error; Warning Messages Appear After Installing HP Insight Management Agents 7.90
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005103: Concurrency Issue in Retrieving the AboutInfo Data Structure; hostd Agent Might Crash While Getting Configuration Object for Snapshot Virtual Machine
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005104: vmware-cmd Script Fails to Connect/Disconnect Devices on ESX Server 3.0.2
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005105: Fix for Data Loss in Serial Ports; IBM SVC Returns Check Condition Error; Warning Messages Appear After Installing HP Insight Management Agents 7.90; Fix for an issue in IDE Emulation; Applications in VMs return Error
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005106: ESX Server Might Stop Responding When Running ethtool on a Broadcom NIC
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005107: VMware Tools Service Might Fail on SLES 9 SP3 VMs; SLES S9 SP4 VMs Fail to Start X Server; Fix for Hyperlinks in VMware Tools Help Page; PBMs for VMware Tools on SLES 10 VMs
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005108: Fixes for Replacing msvcrt.dll,VMware Tools Installed on Solaris 10 U5,VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x;Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29;LVM Allows Same Extent to Be Added
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005109: Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29; LVM Allows the Same Extent to be Added Twice to a Volume; Virtual Machines Might Stop Responding; Fix for VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005110: Fix for Replacing msvcrt.dll with an Older Version During VMware Tools Upgrade; Fix for VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x Patch Installations; Fix for VMware Tools on Solaris 10 U5 GOS
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005111: Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005112: Enabling Root Password Expiry; VirtualCenter 2.5 Displays an Error When a Virtual Machine is Powered on; Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005113: Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005114: VCB Fails Due to Disk Lease Timeout; Enabling Root Password Expiry; VirtualCenter 2.5 Displays an Error When a Virtual Machine is Powered on; Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005115: Updated Third-Party OpenSSL Library
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005116: Updated Third-Party OpenSSL Library
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005117: Service Console Security Update to BIND
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1005118: ESX Server Might Fail with a Purple Screen When a Target Reset Is Issued During Heavy I/O Conditions
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1005119: ESX Server Might Fail with a Purple Screen When a Target Reset Is Issued During Heavy I/O Conditions
VMware VI Perl toolkit sample script windowsvm.pl does not return any results
View missing data export feature in consolidation estimator does not return all records
Creating a Single Host and Centralized License file on the License Portal
Disabling VM Tools logging on a guest operating system in VMware Workstation
Supportability of Linux virtual machines that have an updated kernel
ESX 3.x Server and vCenter 2.x Editions
VirtualCenter inventory is empty after upgrade
Configuring VMware High Availability produces firewall errors
Increase logging level for storage
Offline Patch Bundle ESXe350-200804401-O-BG Might Not Install
MSCS Node fails when powering on with a Cannot open the disk
Decoding Machine Check Exception (MCE) output after a purple screen error
Required ports for configuring an external firewall to allow ESX and VirtualCenter traffic
SSL handshakes with VirtualCenter intermittently failing: SSL Handshake on client connection failed
VMware Tools displays as out of date in VMware Infrastructure Client when the VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 2.0.0 403 agent is installed
Sharing a virtual machine between users in the Mac OS
CIM_ERR_NOT_FOUND: Error during upgrade to ESX 3.5 Update 1
Virtual machine network gets disconnected after VMotion
Virtual machine is unresponsive and Event IDs 11 and 15 occur in the Windows guest operating system Event log
Cannot create a virtual machine in a DRS enabled cluster
Injecting SCSI controller device drivers into Windows
Configuring Custom SSL Certificates in VirtualCenter 2.5
Performing Storage Migrations or svmotion on Virtual Machines with Raw Device Maps or RDMs attached.
Adding a static route to an ESX host for an extra service console
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200806401-BG: Updates to VMkernel and hostd
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200806402-BG: Update to the Service Console Kernel
VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200806404-SG: Security Updates to WebAccess Components Tomcat and JRE
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200806405-BG: Update to VMware-esx-vmx
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200806401-I-BG: Firmware Update
After cold migration on ESX Server, virtual disk with snapshot has the wrong CID
hostd log message causing an ESX host to show as Disconnected or Not Responding in VirtualCenter
Disabling the NAT or host-only adapters
Raw device mappings for a virtual machine in Lab Manager
High CPU usage and slow performance on all virtual machines on an ESX host
Migrating virtual machines with RDMs
Maximum desktop spanned screen resolution
Virtual machines are assigned an unexpected host name after Sysprep runs
Clicking on any object in VirtualCenter produces the error: Object reference not set an instance of an object
Passing host wireless adapter network traffic to guest virtual machines
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Troubleshooting the missing table vpx_dual error in VirtualCenter
Viewing the number of CPU Licenses using the VI Client
Manually adjusting the IP address pool reuse waiting timeout
VirtualCenter fails to start with the error Invalid object name vpx_sequence
Not enough licenses installed
[Archived] WebAccess crashes on Hebrew OS
Event Export .xls file does not contain domain user log in information
Error when converting a machine to an ESX virtual machine
Creating a second root user account
Filenames over 64 characters in ESX Server ISO image may get truncated during content extraction.
VMware ESX Server Host Agent is already running
Using VMware Converter to convert XenServer virtual machines to VMware virtual machines
VMWare Consolidated Backup proxy server is rebooted resulting in ESX hosts losing access to their LUNs
TCP/IP performance tuning
Adding additional storage to a Lab Manager environment
ESX VMkernel log reports a failure to establish iSCSI session connections to target portals
VMFS 3 versions and upgrade paths
Running Multiple Virtualization Products on an Intel Mac
Sending print screen commands to virtual machines installed on Mac Book and Mac Book Pro
Cannot create new snapshots on a virtual machine after removing a disk from the virtual machine
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that fails to clone from VirtualCenter
Agent service command line opitons
Agent installation generates an error if the setup file is in a folder containing special Japanese characters
Extending a RDM with snapshots can result in corrupted data
VDM Connection Server must be installed in directories with ASCII characters only.
VDM client unable to connect when Citrix XenDesktop or Citrix Desktop Server agent is installed on VDM agent desktop
During the upgrade, the administrator can define a default VDM Connection Server for new users. Existing users still maintain their most recently used list which may not include this server.
Virtual Switch does not load balance outgoing traffic on all available up links
Determining if multiple virtual CPUs are causing performance issues
Rollup jobs run on only one instance of VirtualCenter if two or more instances of VirtualCenter access the same SQL database
Troubleshooting a Windows Vista virtual machine that shows only single processor
HTTPS redirection does not occur when connecting a VDM 2.0 Client to a VDM 2.1 Connection Server or when connecting a VDM 2.1 Client to a VDM 2.0 Connection Server.
In VirtualCenter, deleting a virtual machine that is in the cloning state does not remove the VDM configuration entry. No new attempt to clone the virtual machine will be initiated.
If the disclaimer is configured and a connection is made from a VDM Client running VDM 2.0 to a VDM Connection Server running VDM 2.1, the connection is refused with an error message until the client is upgraded.
The error message, "HTTP redirect request must be confirmed by the user" is displayed while HTTPS redirection fails when connecting a VDM Client running 2.0 to a VDM Connection Server running 2.1.
Service Console Might Lose Network Connectivity on a Server with More than 128GB of Memory Installed
If your external URL is not configured correctly, you may see one of the following exception: java.io.IOException:readToken:Premature EOF in the log file.
When using a thin client and manually entering a domain name, the name must be entered in upper case letters for SSO to function.
When setting the default desktop on the command prompt, you must enter both domain name and username.
The error message "insufficient disk space" may mean that their is a network connectivity problem and not a lack of disk space as the message indicates.
Leaving the client on the login screen without any activity for a few minutes stops the log in process.
VMware license server service does not start due to conflict with another FlexLM server
On the desktop summary page, the value selected for Do not power on virtual machine after creation does not display correctly. The policy follows what has been selected in the desktop wizard.
Image customization specifications in VirtualCenter must have a NIC configured in order to create a desktop pool.
A VDM Server in a Japanese domain cannot be resolved by a Windows Vista VDM Client.
When you remove a user's entitlement, the user will not automatically be logged off. Make sure they have no connections remaining to that pool.
Checking for previous installations of VMware hosted products
When using a Proxy with Update Manager, you must set trusted sites within the browser
Verifying sufficient permissions exist
Invalid views in a VirtualCenter database
Cannot power on a virtual machine and you receive an Object does not exist error
DNS and Routing information is blank in VMware Infrastructure Client
In a non-persistent desktop pool, when decreasing pool size, it may take longer than expected to delete virtual machines
Unable to login to Dashboard
Determining if you are running on a virtualized platform
[Archived] "/" partition on ESX server is not reporting available space accurately.
When closing your browser or browser session while using VDM Web Access it can take up to two minutes for the session to reset
Troubleshooting an error when uploading a license file
Configuring Sun StorageTek disk arrays 6540, 6140, 2540, FLX380, FLX280 and FLX240 to work with VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware ESXi 3.5
Datacenter option not available during placement process of a status change request
Verifying Dashboard user credentials
Unable to connect to iSCSI storage using the software initiator
Enabling the VMware Converter plug-in in vCenter causes VMware Infrastructure Client or vSphere Client to fail
Cannot Power on virtual machines on an ESX host
User names with more than 20 characters are not supported by VDM Web Access
Company ID activation settings prevent login
Some Human Interface Devices may appear in the VDM Client Devices menu. Devices that are required for local usage (such as keyboards and mice) should not be shared to the Guest virtual machine
Web Access on Windows does not support accessing VDM servers with localized domain names.
Security policies that may cause login issues
If the installation path for a VDM Connection Server contains special characters, the VDM Connection Server service stops or will not start.
Cannot see or configure the iSCSI software adapter on ESX 3.5 with VirtualCenter 2.5
Storage sizing guidelines for pools spanning multiple datastores
View server and agent startup experiencing long delays due to recursive enumeration when multiple domains are present
Extended logging and disk threshold for logging GPO policies are not component-specific
Downloading and Installing VMware Fusion
ESX fails to authenticate some active directory users with "Authentication failure (ASN.1 encoding ended unexpectedly)"
Cannot use Veeam SCP to copy files from an ESX host
After expanding the size of a VMDK disk that is attached to a shared bus adapter, virtual machines fail to power on
Understanding user roles and access rights
Cannot configure VMware High Availability when an ESX host has multiple service consoles
Dashboard feature is missing or not available
Feature sets available by license mode
Hardware detection issues may prevent an ESX host from booting or using a PCI card
Converting Windows-based physical computers or other virtual machines into VMware Fusion virtual machines
When an ESX host and associated virtual machines are removed from VirtualCenter, VDM removes those virtual machines that are powered off or suspended from the VDM directory.
Setting the ESX Server Edition while licensing the ESX host
Configuring a License Source on an ESX host
Troubleshooting when no data or new data appears on the Dashboard
VirtualCenter does not show snapshots when snapshots exist
Checking connectivity to Dashboard
Adjusting the Data Synchronization task timeout values
Ensuring virtual machines stay on a specific ESX host
Locating VMware Serial Number online
Troubleshooting when data synchronization tasks do not complete successfully
Verifying purchased licenses meet current need
Virtual machine resource settings changed after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 and ESX 3.5
Cold migration fails with the error "Failure to create journal file provider"
Known issues with the Data Synchronization task
Registering a VMware License Key
Mounting an NFS storage device fails with the error: MOUNT RPC Failed with RPC Status 13
Monitoring system resources for Collector tasks
Ensuring validity of Subscription Contracts to receive product upgrades
A thin client connection prompts you to log in twice
Removing the Getting Started tab in VirtualCenter 2.5
Data Synchronization task stops responding, and may enter a restart loop
Unable to deploy virtual machine in resource pool due to DRS error message
Data collection task stops responding and does not recover
Choosing the right number of systems to assess per collector
The VMware High Availability (HA) agent fails at 96% after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5.0
Moving virtual machines with Storage VMotion
Troubleshooting a database error that appears while using Capacity Planner
Components and versions required to run Capacity Planner
Troubleshooting when Data Collector does not function, launch, or no tasks run
Known issues causing Collector failure
Troubleshooting a Data Manager application initialize failure
Confirming local Administrator rights
Troubleshooting Missing or Incorrect Licenses on the Portal
Unix or Linux data collection fails with unknown key error
Converter Agent fails to install on Windows NT with "Unspecified error in client manager"
MMR requires overlay support.
VirtualCenter (vCenter) licenses explained
Troubleshooting why you cannot connect an ESX host to VirtualCenter - Not enough licenses installed
[Archived] Remote VirtualCenter Server Adress must be used for Site Pairing in SRM
A "General fault caused by file" error message is generated when a "Insufficient space for provisioning operation" error message should be generated
USB devices sometimes stop functioning and need to be unplugged and reattached to resume operation.
Service mgmt-vmware restart may not restart hostd
Installing or upgrading VMware Tools from the ESX console
Deploying new virtual machines on IBM SVC LUNs takes a long time to complete
Enabling and disabling verbose logging on Qlogic and Emulex Host Bus Adapters
What is beacon probing?
Using an alternate keyboard layout for a virtual machine in VMware Fusion
Shadow virtual machine must be removed from Recovery Site if the corresponding protected virtual machine is removed from protection
Determining the UUID of a LUN
SQL Express installation fails with the error: an instance with the same name is already installed
Sysprep file locations and versions
Ensuring VirtualCenter Server is the only VMware product installed on host
Static IP settings lost after conversion
Not all groups are returned from Active Directory when trying to add permissions in VirtualCenter
Starting License Server and VirtualCenter Server services
Troubleshooting no records or results returned by a report, dashboard, or graph
Troubleshooting a License Server that has stopped responding
Troubleshooting Dashboard report settings
The VirtualCenter Server service fails to start with the error ORA-01654
Checking data collection consistency
Known issues affecting Dashboard reports and scenarios
Reports or scenario results are incorrect or missing some servers
Disabling VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 Evaluations
[Archived] datastore name inconsistant between virtual infrastructure client and esx
Troubleshooting a VMware Infrastructure Client Administration console that shows Evaluation after Commercial Licenses are installed
Dashboard returns internal error message
Cannot attach a disk backed up by VMware Consolidated Backup to a virtual machine hosted on ESX
ESX not working properly in VirtualCenter after IP address change
Using vmware-cmd from a remote location in VMware Server
Multiple display support in Virtual Desktop Manager
Troubleshooting data collection failure on target servers
Checking network connectivity to target servers
Missing or incompatible software packages that prevent data collection
Troubleshooting access rights, policies, and permissions preventing data collection
Troubleshooting software failures and errors that prevent successful data collection
Cannot License VMware Workstation
Known issues affecting data collection
Data for a target server is incomplete
Product Compatibility Between VMware Stage Manager and VMware Lifecycle Manager
Administrator becomes read-only in VirtualCenter after Users with read-only added
Boot Camp virtual machine fails to power on
Data collection task does not complete
Data collection is slow
Applications that can cause keyboard problems with virtual machines
Product Compatibility between VMware Stage Manager and VMware Site Recovery Manager
Product Compatibility Between VMware Stage Manager and VMware Update Manager
Product Compatibility Between VMware Stage Manager and VMware Lab Manager
Product Compatibility Between VMware Stage Manager and VMware Consolidated Backup
VirtualCenter fails with the ODBC error: There is insufficient system memory to run this query
Developing a collection strategy based on network topology
VMware High Availability isolation event after one teamed NIC is plugged into a different port
Antivirus Software Blocks SMTP Email Alerts From Stage Manager and Lab Manager
Enabling VMI with SLES10 SP2 32bit virtual machines on ESX
Incorrect Context View for Virtual Machine Datastore Usage Appears When Using Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
Stage Manager Installation Fails in Compressed or Encrypted Folders
Stage Manager Datastores Tab Does Not Display Current Capacity After Creating or Deleting Virtual Machines
[Archived] PCT protocol on ESX host
A Black screen with an exclamation icon appears when logging in to a Windows 2003 virtual machine
Prevent VMware Tools from starting automatically in a Linux guest
Data on Dashboard report is inaccurate
Template shows as disconnected in VirtualCenter
Long delay when booting from SAN using a QLE4062 HBA
Gathering target system inventory data from the operating system
1801 PCI Resource Allocation Error when booting from SAN using a QLE4062 HBA
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that stops responding or fails when the CD-ROM entry is ATAPI
VMotion, VMware HA and various service console commands fail to run after upgrading an ESX host
Software issues that prevent accurate data collection
Displaying an ESX host in vCenter by its FQDN or short host name
Resignaturing VMFS3 volumes from the command line
Known issues affecting data accuracy
Listing SAN LUNs that are not in use by a datastore
Adding new licenses to an existing centralized environment
Remote configuration features not available
Detecting and Using CPU Features in Applications
EVC and CPU Compatibility FAQ
Freeing space when the /var/ partition is full
A virtual machine is frequently suspended when the host is running on battery power
VMware Update Manager does not install and generates error 25015
Guidelines for generating and importing an SSL certificate from a Microsoft certificate authority for VDM
Setting up a static IP address when using bridged mode in VMware Fusion
VMotion migration fails with a Filesystem name error
Instructions for Mac VDM Web Access with RDC 1.0
The vm-support script takes a long time to complete
Desktop type search filter fails when field contains dash (-) character
Update Manager fails to download updates and metadata
Determining and changing the rate of timer interrupts a guest operating system requests
Unable to add an ESX host to VirtualCenter 2.5
Japanese characters in external URLs do not display correctly
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808401-BG: Security and Other Updates to VMkernel, hostd, and Other RPMs
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808402-BG: Updates the Service Console Kernel
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808403-BG: Updates the Software iSCSI Driver
Copying a template from an ESX host to a remote ESX host in a different datacenter using SCP
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808409-SG: Security Update to the BIND Package of the Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808410-BG: Updates Software Broadcom Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808405-SG: Security Update to the Net-SNMP Package of the Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808406-SG: Security Update to the Perl Package of the Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808407-BG: Updates Software QLogic iSCSI Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808408-BG: Updates ESX Scripts
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808501-I-SG: Firmware Update
Windows 2003 guest operating system fails because time is too fast
vcbMounter fails with error: Cannot open disk file: Error: Failed to create temporary file
Activating Lab Manager Licenses
SCSI Target is unrecognized on DELL PowerEdge servers with PERC 5 controllers
Cannot resignature a cloned LUN
[Archived] Clone fails with "General fault caused by a file"
Entitled desktop users are displayed as "NULL/ NULL" in the Administrator console
Troubleshooting an ESX host that cannot connect to Lab Manager Server
Time falls behind in a virtual machine when the memory of the virtual machine is paged from disk by the VMkernel
[Archived] Installation of SCSI Drivers Manual in Virtual Machine
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Stage Manager 1.0.x
Limitation of Disaster Recovery Failover LUNS for Some iSCSI Arrays and Some Hosts
Ensuring the guest operating system type is set correctly
NFS Datastore greyed out after reboot of ESX
Unable to mount a Samba share
VirtualCenter fails to start with an ODBC error
Missing folders prevent VirtualCenter Server service from starting
Troubleshooting an Exception: Assert Failed error
ESX 3.5 vmkwarning logs indicate that the array does not support the SCSI 3 protocol
Windows filesystem (such as C:) shows a different size than the partition size
Unable to cold migrate a virtual machine with the error, Failed to connect to host
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808201-UG: Security and Other Updates to VMkernel, Service Console, and hostd
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808202-UG: Update to VMware-esx-scripts
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808203-UG: Update to VMware-esx-backuptools
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808205-UG: Updates to VMware-cim-esx, cim-smwg-1.0, and pegasus-2.5
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808206-UG: Update to vmware-hwdata
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808207-UG: Update to VMware-esx-lnxcfg
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808209-UG: Update to VMware-esx-srvrmgmt
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808210-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-ixgbe
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808211-UG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-tg3
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808212-UG: Update to the MegaRAID SAS Driver
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808213-UG: Update to the MPT SCSI Driver
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808214-UG: Update to the QLogic FC Driver
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808215-UG: Update to the Emulex FC Driver
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808217-UG: Update to Web Access
VMware ESXi 3.5 U2, Patch ESXe350-200808201-I-UG: Firmware Update
VMware ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200808202-T-UG: VMware Tools Update
ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200808203-C-UG: VI Client Update
Cannot connect to desktop - Virtual Desktop Manager Client failed to create the RDP control
Multi-monitor desktop in Virtual Desktop Manager shows only one desktop in middle of screen
CPU Scheduling Affinity options not available
ESX hosts cannot see a new VMFS datastore presented by Dell MD3000i
Reducing the activity log file size
Migration or power on operations fail in VMware environments using NFS datastores
ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808218-UG: Security Update to Samba
Renew Disk Lease task appears in the VMware Infrastructure Client every 40 seconds
Troubleshooting a Workstation runVM failed unrecoverable error
Identifying all virtual disks that point to a physical disk from the ESX console
Display VM network inventory using PowerShell
Guest customization in VirtualCenter 2.5 fails if TMP or TEMP environment variables have been modified
Unable to mount NFS datastore
Time runs too fast in a Windows virtual machine when the Multimedia Timer interface is used
Cannot cast from source type to destination type
Virtual machine Share values change from Normal to Custom after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5
The vmware-cmd -l command generates an error
Troubleshooting network connection issues caused by proxy ARP
Files copied to a floppy disk are missing after ejection
Blank database after VirtualCenter upgrade
Migrating a vCenter 2.5 Server database from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005
Automatically starting a virtual machine when the computer starts
Upgrading ESX Server on a Sunfire x4200 M2 stops responding on reboot when loading "forcedeth.o"
Virtual Machine Overwrite in VirtualCenter Gets Stuck at 97%
Conversion fails with PlatformError 1450 on Windows 2000 or NT
Troubleshooting a failure that occurs during a rescan of storage adapters
Virtual desktop connection fails after upgrade
Connection to Converter Enterprise server fails when service account restricted
Unexpected Bundles Included in Remediation Through VMware Update Manager
Cannot power on virtual machines after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 if DRS is set to manual
Windows 2000 Virtual Machine Stops at "Safe to turn off computer" Screen
SCSI Reservation Failures on Hitachi USP or NSC Arrays
SCSI Reservation Failures on SUN StorageTek 9985 and 9990 Arrays
SCSI Reservation Failures on Nihon Unisys SANARENA 5200 and 5800 Arrays
Switching between text consoles in a Linux virtual machine
Virtual machine violates VMware HA availability constraints even when reservation is set to 0
Troubleshooting a Fault.MemorySizeNotRecommended.Summary warning when migrating
VCB syntax error when running prebackup.bat script - (command.wsf 22,3 jscript syntax error)
Failure to connect to web interface
Customization of templates or clones in VirtualCenter may fail if third party software is installed
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006028: Updates the Samba Package Distributed with the ESX Server Service Console
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006029: Updates the Samba Package Distributed With the ESX Server Service Console
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006030: Service Console Update to Net-SNMP
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006031: Service Console Update to Net-SNMP
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808401-SG: Service Console Update to Net-SNMP
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808402-SG: Perl Security Update to Service Console Package
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808403-SG: VCB Fails Due to Disk Lease Timeout; Enabling Root Password Expiry; VirtualCenter 2.5 Displays an Error When a Virtual Machine is Powered on; Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808404-SG: Fix for VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x Patch Installations; Virtual Machine Core Dumps are Generated During VMotion; Third Party Library libpng Updated to 1.2.29
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808405-BG: Fix for Replacing msvcrt.dll with an Older Version During VMware Tools Upgrade; Fix for VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x Patch Installations
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006037: Perl Security Update to Service Console Package
Update Manager installation fails with the error: Error 25003. Setup failed to create database tables
Troubleshooting a failed install or upgrade of VirtualCenter - Error 1305
A direct connection with remote desktop connection (RDP) to a Virtual Desktop Manager managed virtual machine fails
[Archived] VMware Virtual Consolidated Backup fails due to locked virtual machine files
Shutting Down the Stage Manager Server System or Service Does Not Affect Deployed Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Datastore Usage Page Does Not Display Expired Configuration Mentioned in Deleting Service Error Message
Time in virtual machine drifts due to hardware timer drift
Using remote assistance to shadow users working in virtual desktops
Assigning LDAP users or groups shows only 20 objects or the display process times out
Certain virtualized applications always run a second copy of the active native application
A large virtualized application is always corrupted and cannot be deployed
Time in a Linux virtual machine jumps backward when using clock=pit
Time runs slower than real time due to lost timer interrupts
Updating ESXi Hosts by Using Update Manager, VMware Infrastructure Update, and the Remote CLI
Time drifts in virtual machines and the service console due to the HPET misreporting its frequency
HTC Touch phone device fails to synchronize over USB
VMware Infrastructure Client for Linux systems
VMware Consolidated Backup cannot lookup a virtual machine by IP/DNS
Consolidation fails with error: "VirtualCenter must gather more information to enumerate the domains and workgroups in the enterprise. This may take several minutes. Try again later."
Resuming a suspended virtual machine causes an access violation error
The Converter plugin is missing from the Virtual Infrastructure Client
Time in a Linux 2.6 guest operating system runs faster than real time due to lost tick overcompensation
Creating snapshots fails and performing a backup with VCB causes a virtual machine to shut down
Does rebooting VirtualCenter affect an ESX host or the virtual machines running on it?
Sysprep fails with domain name error
Conversion to an ESX host fails with vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument
Troubleshooting the VirtualCenter agent service when it does not start
Ensuring the VMkernel parameter NFS.LockDisable is set to default
Suse Linux 10.3 cloned virtual machines boot and run slowly on ESX 3.0.1
Troubleshooting a NoQueueHandler error
All virtual machine tasks fail in VirtualCenter because another task is in progress
ESX 3.5 host in VirtualCenter shows disconnected, and is not receiving any UDP heartbeats
What is a TOE NIC and does ESX support any TOE NICs?
VI Client reports incorrect system memory usage
Unable to log in when Active Directory contains a very large amount of users
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware ThinApp
USB thin client redirection does not work with a Wyse thin client
Cannot connect ESX to VirtualCenter with error: a connection failure occurred
Configuring VMware ThinApp to run from a non-default location
Registering a virtual machine operating system in VirtualCenter
VirtualCenter fails to start after upgrading from the Japanese version of VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2
ESX Server 3.0.3: VMotion Requires 30% of Unreserved CPU on ESX Server Source and Target Hosts
ESX Server 3.0.3: Check Partition Size When Performing ESX Server 3.0.3 Upgrades
ESX Server 3.0.3: Patch Installation Fails if Directory Name Contains Spaces
ESX Server 3.0.3: e1000 Driver not Detected on Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit Guest Operating System in ESX Server 3.0.3
ESX Server 3.0.3: Fix for NOT_IMPLEMENTED Error Message in LSI Emulation
Error when you try to enable VMware Update Manager
No users appear when attempting to entitle a virtual desktop
Ping from an ESX host fails with the error: Operation not permitted
[Archive]QueryPerfComposite Requires startTime and endTime for Real-Time Metrics
QueryPerfComposite Requires startTime and endTime for Real-Time Metrics
Collecting VMware Infrastructure Virtual Disk Development Kit Diagnostic Information
Using Application Sync to rollback problematic updates
A 64bit host is detected as only 32bit capable
A template's regional settings change when deployed
Unable to retrieve performance charts using VirtualCenter 2.0.2
Settings changes are not saved in VMware Workstation
Windows XP Service Pack 3 virtual machines fail to transfer data through a virtual parallel port
Forcing a virtual machine to power off in VMware Fusion
Removing a datastore from an ESX host fails with the error: unable to remove partition 1
Windows Guests Installed with LSI Logic Storport Driver 1.26.05 Crash while Booting
Supported Virtual Network Adapters for Virtual Machines in Microsoft Cluster Service Clusters
SharePoint Server 2007 performance issues
Unable to power on virtual machine - A general system error occurred
Customization specifications dialog in deployment wizard is blank or empty
Connecting to VMware Server using VMware Infrastructure Client
Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 fails with a database error
Cannot create a new desktop pool after upgrading from Virtual Desktop Manager 2.0 to 2.1
Installing ESX 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge R905 throws "not able to find any drivers" error
VirtualCenter 2.5 upgrade fails with a Cannot drop the procedure vpx_stats_rollup error
Licensing for ThinApp information
Diagnostics Collection Tool (DCT) fails on Windows Vista Japanese
The vpxd.exe process spikes to 100% CPU usage when DRS is enabled in a cluster
VMware Consolidated Backup fails with the error: No path to device
Cannot start the application after initial install
Accessing VMware ThinApp licenses
Best practises for upgrading an existing VMware Desktop Manager environment from version 2.0 to 2.1
Metadata files of a powered-on virtual machine might be deleted from shared storage
Support for NetQueue on ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 2
Virtual machine does not power on with a could not reserve memory error
VirtualCenter logs contain numerous login failures
Determining if an ESX host supports 64bit virtual machines
Troubleshooting when the Conversion wizard does not complete successfully
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that fails during preparation
Troubleshooting a snapshot process that fails to initialize
ESX host not responding in VirtualCenter
VMotion times out at 10% with the error: Failed to get WID
Troubleshooting cloning problems
Troubleshooting reconfiguration task failures
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that fails to boot with STOP 0x7B error
Cannot boot or start the resulting virtual machine
Troubleshooting a log in failure that occurs on a converted virtual machine
Cannot start Converter cold clone CD
Troubleshooting connectivity to the Connection Broker server
Troubleshooting a "Desktop not available" message
Troubleshooting LDAP query errors
Cannot connect through the security server
Troubleshooting virtual machines that are stuck in a customizing state
Cannot install client, agent, or connection server
Troubleshooting VMware ThinApp installation issues
Troubleshooting the build process in VMware ThinApp
Application shortcuts or file-type associations are missing when deployed
Settings changes to a native application populate the deployed instance incorrectly
Troubleshooting virtualized applications that do run in ThinApp
Troubleshooting an Unable to connect error in ThinApp
Troubleshooting server component installation or upgrade issues
Troubleshooting agent component installation or upgrade issues
Troubleshooting why you cannot add a template or configuration
Adding an ESX Server fails
Troubleshooting when networking in the virtual machine fails
Troubleshooting an out of storage space condition
Determining why you cannot create a new or consolidate existing virtual machines
Troubleshooting import or export failures
Troubleshooting a failure to deploy or undeploy a virtual machine
Cannot add new ESX 3.5 hosts after upgrading from ESX 3.0
Logging in to the virtual desktop fails with domain connection error
Unable to Ping a Virtual Machine Using the IP Address or External IP Address Displayed in the Stage Manager Web Console
Navigating the Stage Manager Web Console Generates Microsoft SQL Server Database Error
Cannot remove a datastore connected with NFS
Disabling access to VMware Tools
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006355: Perl Security Update to Service Console Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006356: Service Console Security Update to BIND
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808406-SG: Service Console Security Update to BIND
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808407-SG: Security Updates to Web Access Components Tomcat and JRE
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006359: Security Updates to Web Access Components Tomcat and JRE
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006360: Security Updates to Web Access Components Tomcat and JRE
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006361: Security and Other Fixes for VMware-esx-vmx, VMware-esx-vmkernel, and VMware-esx-apps RPMs
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006362: Fix for QLogic Driver Issue When Resetting the Storage Target
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006363: ESX Server 3.0.x Hosts in a VirtualCenter 2.5 Environment Enter a Not Responding State After Applying Certain ESX Server Patches
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006364: Fix for kernel oops During VMware Tools Installation on 2.4.2 or 2.4.9 Linux Kernels
ESX hosts show as disconnected after VirtualCenter upgrade
Cannot get exclusive access to the VirtualCenter repository
Extending a logical volume in a virtual machine running Red Hat
Unable to format or initialize a virtual machine's virtual disk
Keyboard and mouse stop working in virtual machine console after vMotion
ESX Server does not detect CDP information on Intel MT or PT dualport NICs after native VLAN change
VMware Tools fails to install or upgrade video and mouse driver
ESX 3.5 Host Update Rollup Bundle Advisory
Determining the user in control of the Remote Console of a guest operating system
Cannot take a snapshot, the feature is greyed out
Limit of Virtual CPUs Raised from 128 to 192 on ESX 3.5 Update 1 and Later Updates
ESX Server 3.0.2: Incorrect RPMs Might Remain on ESX Server 3.0.2 or ESX Server 3.0.2 U1 After Tarball Upgrades from ESX Server 3.0.1
Performing an Operation Simultaneously on Large Number of Virtual Machines Might Cause hostd to Stop Responding
VMotion fails at 10% with a memory resource error
Virtual machine powers off and cannot restart after trying to take a snapshot
ODBC errors when using VirtualCenter and Update Manager with an Oracle Database
Advanced Configuration options for VMware High Availability
Enabling logging for the VMware Authorization service
VMotion fails at 10% on ESX 3.5 with an QLogic iSCSI HBA
Timekeeping best practices for Linux guests
VMware-x.log files filling VMFS volume, causing various problems
You cannot power on a virtual machine and see a vm swap file error
VirtualCenter Server with multiple IP addresses changes the IP address while the services are running
Configuring SNMP traps in VirtualCenter
Virtual machines experience delays when booting after upgrading to ESX 3.5
Mounting an ISO image fails with the error: Invalid file type
The vpxd log records _PING_SERVER_ message every 5 minutes
Troubleshooting a The object or item referred to could not be found message
[Archived] Moving a VM (with snapshots) manually
Checking for insufficient memory resources
Installing Navisphere agents on an ESX host
Checking for insufficient slots
Autostart of virtual machines fails on an ESX 3i host when it is licensed with a Standalone Edition serial key
VirtualCenter error: invalidargument=value of '17' is not valid for 'index'. Parameter name: index
DRS Affinity rules for more than 2 virtual machines are not honored
Persistent pool is unavailable when a new user attempts to connect
Understanding networking types in hosted products
Licensing Free ESXi 3.5
Changing the VirtualCenter Server database user ID and password
Cold clone disc does not retain network settings
NFS mount with NetApp failing - permission denied error
Troubleshooting damaged operating system components that cause conversion failure
VMware High Availability fails with error: Configuration of host IP address is inconsistent on host
ESX host fails with a Spin count exceeded (logSerialIRQLock) - possible deadlock error
VMware Infrastructure Client displays incorrect Resource Share values for VirtualCenter 2.5
Troubleshooting an ESX host that does not boot
Converter Plugin for VirtualCenter fails to install and rolls back unexpectedly
Cannot build the LM Tools ISO
Choosing the right fencing option
Checking the status of the virtual router
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006511: Update for the e1000 Driver
Retrieving the ScsiLUNDurableName Through the MOB in 3.0.x
WSDL Generator and XML Generator Do Not Handle Properties of type MethodFault[] Correctly
VMware ESX Server and Security Issues in OpenSSH
Identifying virtual machines running on an ESX host with an unresponsive service console
Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) Multicast mode over routed subnet - Cisco Switch Static ARP Configuration
VMware GSX end of availability information
PSP configuration for a device is not updated after changing the default SATP PSP
VirtualCenter Server Might Export Incomplete Performance Chart Data
WBEM support in HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 SP2 does not work after installing Patch ESXe350-200807401-I-UG
Installation of VMware Workstation fails with an invalid drive error
A Windows virtual machine reports less than the full 4GB of allocated memory
VirtualCenter 2.5.0 Update 2 gives error: Incompatible HA Networks
VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 Comparison
Update Manager fails when performing a scan
Setting a static IP address for the Remote CLI appliance
Black squares, boxes, windows or screens appear in virtual desktop
PShare chain length too long: length=25
Repairing boot sector problems in Windows NT-based operating systems
Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) Multicast Mode Configuration
Checking for disk corruption on the destination server after using VMware Converter
After applying an ESX patch, VMotion fails at 90% with the error: Checksumming not enabled on source machine
Licensing VirtualCenter 2.5 fails because it is configured for evaluation mode
Windows 2000 virtual machine fails with "Stop 0x0000001a" when using more than 4GB of memory
"Please insert the Disk:1" dialog appears when upgrading to VMware Update Manager Update 2
Multiple conversion attempts of Windows 2008 fail
Unable to run ESX host commands after using the su command
Virtual machine tasks slow in VirtualCenter
Configuring a physical server to boot from CD
Microsoft Windows 64bit operating systems (Vista, 2003, and 2008) randomly fail
ESX 3.5 host becomes unresponsive with the purple screen error: deltadisk+0x4baa stack
Microsoft Network Load Balancing Multicast and Unicast operation modes
After an upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5, Sysprep does not prepare the guest operating system when deploying a virtual machine from a template
Exporting diagnostic data fails on ESXi embedded
Troubleshooting a wizard interrupt error for VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
A virtual machine's console in VirtualCenter is blank and shows the message: Unknown MKS event
Corrupt redo log causes virtual machine to trigger errors while powering on
Installing VMware Tools on a Windows 2008 Standard Server Core that does not have a GUI
A Novell SUSE kernel 2.6.16.60-0.25 virtual machine stops responding when mounting a CD-ROM
VirtualCenter 2.5 Upgrade - Warning 25032
Health status option is not shown in VirtualCenter after upgrading ESX
Changing an RDM from physical to virtual compatibility mode
The tg3 network driver fails to load during ESX boot
Verifying the ESX Local Storage or SAN array is configured correctly
Verifying proper installation and functionality of Converter Agent
HA Network Compliance Check
Checking networking connections between Converter end points
Some IBM servers are missing ESXi or have corrupt Recovery CDs
Enabling Windows Single Sign-on support in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
During upgrade of VirtualCenter, setup states it cannot connect to the database with the given DSN
Network setting is not showing within Virtual Infrastructure Client for ESX host.
Performance issues with bridged networking and Windows Server 2003 SP2
Adjusting the virtual SCSI adapter type in a VMDK file
IP address listed with 256 in place of 0 (zero) during install
Installer places SQL Express DB on Windows default drive
vReplicator causing multiple issues with the Management agent
Applications and drivers that may not convert into virtual machines
Sample switch port configuration - TRUNK Mode with VLAN Pruning
[Archived] 2TB limitation for LUNs or disks when using ESX
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901401-SG: Updates VMkernel, VMX, and hostd
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901402-SG: Security Update for ESX Scripts
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901404-BG: Updates VMware Tools
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901405-BG: Updates VMware-esx-lnxcfg
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-2000901406-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901407-BG: Updates Pegasus
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901408-BG: Updates SATA Drivers
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901409-SG: Security Update for SNMP in the Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901410-SG: Security Update for libxml2 in the Service Console
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200901401-I-SG: Firmware Update
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200901402-T-BG: VMware Tools Update
ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200807812-I-BG: Critical Fix for August 12 Licensing Timeout Issue
Running custom quiescing scripts inside Windows virtual machine with ESX 3.5 Update 2 and later
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006672: Update to pam_krb5 RPM
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200809401-SG: Security and Other Fixes for VMware-esx-vmx, VMware-esx-vmkernel, and VMware-hostd-esx RPMs
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200809402-BG: Fix for QLogic Driver Issue When Resetting the Storage Target
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200809404-BG: Update to the Service Console Kernel
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200809405-BG: Fix for kernel oops During VMware Tools Installation on 2.4.2 or 2.4.9 Linux Kernels
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006678: Security Update to VMware-esx-vmx
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006679: Update to pam_krb5 RPM
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006680: Fix for Proper Deletion of VMware Log Files; Fix for an Instruction Synchronization Issue; Corrected Message for Path Failover
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006681: Virtual Machine Heartbeat Alarms Misreport Status; Hostd Stops Responding
Cannot access datastores while the array reports the 2/0 0x6 0x29 0x0 sense code
Hot adding a disk to a virtual machine from command line interface
Troubleshooting when you are unable to select hardware templates
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808411-BG: Updates Performance Tools
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808412-BG: Updates lnxcfg
Cloning a Source That Contains File System Errors Might Result in a Damaged Copy
Eject key does not work properly when a virtual machine is assigned to a physical drive
Ping reply fails with a hardware error on a Windows virtual machine
Moving a Datastore Using SSMove
Verifying the firmware on the RAID controller or HBA is up to date.
Changing the IP Address of the Existing VirtualCenter Server for Stage Manager
VIX API Shared Folder Status Subject to Delay in Linux Guests
Enabling VMotion on internal vswitch behind bridged-mode firewalls and other network appliances
Powering on a virtual machine fails with an internal system error
Troubleshooting the LM Agent and checking the installed version
Unable to load DLL 'vmlicense.dll' HRESULT: 0x800736B1
Configuring the ESXi 3.5 Management Network from the direct console
VMware Consolidated Backup operation fails with the error: Could not renew disk lease. Aborting operation.
Unable to Power On virtual machine with “A General System error occurred: Internal error”
Changes in /etc/fstab are missing after upgrading VMware Tools
ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200806812-BG: Critical Fix for August 12 Licensing Timeout Issue
Troubleshooting a database upgrade failure from VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 to 3 or 4
Conversion fails when source image or disk file is 1TB or larger
All files on the disk do not match the size of the disk properties usage
Lab Manager installation requirements
Setting the resource expiry and testing garbage cleanup functions
Troubleshooting connectivity issues between the agent, client, and connection server in VMware Virtual Desktop Manager
Identifying the location of virtual machine files
VMware Consolidated Backup fails after upgrading VirtualCenter
VMware Consolidated Backup can fail if there are two console interfaces that can route traffic between each other
Running esxupdate query displays two similar Update 2 entries after installing ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 re-release from an ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 GA installation.
VMware Converter Agent fails to start or install with system error 1920
Firmware upgrade on the storage array causes all LUNs to be detected as snapshots
Connecting to a virtual machine's Remote Console fails with the error: The remote host certificate has these problems
Troubleshooting ESX host preparation
The VirtualCenter service fails to start with an error indicating that a folder does not exist
Domain login fails if snapshot is reverted
Host IP in vpxa.cfg retains old value after changing service console IP
Fetching the native path from within the virtualized environment
Time zones unexpectedly change on virtual desktops
Removing an unknown guest from the inventory generates an object reference error
Enabling (verbose) debug logging in LM 3.x
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Lab Manager 3.x
Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) UNICAST Mode Configuration
Checking the VDM Agent installation and status
Update Manager scan fails
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Virtual Consolidated Backup 1.5
Checking import prerequisites in Lab Manager
VMware Infrastructure Client incorrectly reports the health status of IBM x Series Servers with an LSI 1078 as Alert
Importing System Groups from CSV to the Dashboard fails
Server stops responding and displays a purple screen error
VMkernel on host stops responding and displays a purple screen error
Types of purple screen errors
Extracting the log file after an ESX or ESXi host fails with a purple screen error
Using performance collection tools to gather data for fault analysis
Identifying environmental issues that can cause purple screen errors
Service Console stops responding and displays a purple screen error
Validating ESX host configuration after purple screen errors
Decoding the purple screens - Service Console OOPS/Panic
VirtualCenter 2.5 with Microsoft Clustering Service (MSCS)
Verifying that the virtual desktop or server is joined to the domain
Correctly preparing a virtual machine template for deployment
VMware Converter Cannot Take a Snapshot of a FAT Volume on 64-bit Vista and Windows 2008 Sources
Cloning a virtual machine using customization fails at 40% with the error: fault.CustomizationPending.summary
Does fragmentation affect VMFS datastores?
ESX host cannot connect to the licence server using the FQDN
A SCSI Reservation Issue with MSA2012sa
Conversion fails when the source file is accessed using a UNC path
Testing virtual machine storage I/O performance
Password aging in ESX Console Operating System
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client download from VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 Web interface fails to complete
FTP from the Service Console does work after enabling ftpClient in the firewall settings
Unable to login to a virtual desktop due to Windows logon software (GINA) error
Validating guest customization when preparing a virtual machine template for deployment
Changing the hostname on VirtualCenter server
Using vcbRestore to restore a virtual machine
Committing snapshots from within the Service Console
Sysprep no longer runs on template after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
Troubleshooting database access
Disabling the client drive redirection feature
Troubleshooting missing driver and Windows file errors during reconfiguration
Troubleshooting file, volume, and disk access problems during conversion
Troubleshooting VirtualCenter connectivity and operation
Unable to deploy a template from an internal network to an ESX host in a DMZ network
Cannot add ESX 2.5 hosts that are not SSL authentication enabled to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
Template deployment fails at 95% with a Customization Failed error
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808413-SG: Security Update to cim-smwg for the Openwsman Component of the Service Console
VirtualCenter server does not start after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update2
Enabling software iSCSI fails with the error: vmk_HeapCreate failed
When using QLA4062 or QLA4060 on IBM x3650, an ESX host experiences boot delays with the error: Initialization for qla4022 failed with -19
Cannot enable the Update Manager plug-in
VirtualCenter profiler and scoreboard logs
Converting a template to a virtual machine fails with the error: There are no active hosts in the cluster
Windows Installer runs on every application launch
CD or ISO image selection is empty when creating a new template
Verifying the Microsoft ASP.NET version installed
Troubleshooting virtualized applications running in a Windows Terminal Services environment
[Archived] Storage VMotion timeout ESX3.5 build#103908
Virtual Machine Is Powered On, On Multiple ESX Hosts
'Upgrade to VMFS 3' link is disabled in VI Client after ESX Server host is upgraded
Rebuilding virtual machine swap files when swap files do not point to a replicated datastore
Rescans Might Cause CD-ROM Drives Attached to vmhbas to Become Inaccessible from the Service Console
Enable Network Card on Windows 2000 Professional or Server Virtual Machine Running McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i
Changing the IP address of the Service Console on an ESX host
Installation of the MKS plug-in fails
Multiple log in prompts appear during login after implementing RSA
Minor Spelling Error in the VMkernel Logs
Microsoft applications fail to activate
Using the VMware SCSI Disk Driver for Windows Guest Operating Systems
Desktop refuses client connection or the connection is terminated unexpectedly
Registering the virtual application to complete deployment
Supported ThinApp installation methods and usage
Configuring an ESX host for lm-agent installation
ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5.x Patches Appear in Depot Even Though VirtualCenter Manages Only 3.5.x Hosts
Specifying a DNS Server for ACE Instances That Use Instance Customization
Newly Installed RPMs Are Listed as Wrong or Duplicate Versions when System Time Is Rolled Back
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006968: Security Updates to the ESX Server Service Console Packages for libxml2
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810501-BG: Fix for Proper Deletion of VMware Log Files; Fix for an Instruction Synchronization Issue
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810502-BG: Virtual Machine Heartbeat Alarms Misreport Status; Hostd Stops Responding
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810503-SG: Security Updates to the ESX Server Service Console Packages for libxml2
ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1006974: ESX Server 3.0.x Hosts in a VirtualCenter 2.5 Environment Enter a Not Responding State After Applying Certain ESX Server Patches
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810505-BG: Corrected Message for Path Failover Command
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810506-BG: Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed
ESX Server 3.0.2: Roll-Up Bundle for ESX Server 3.0.2
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006979: hostd Exceeds Hard Limit for Memory Usage
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006980: Virtual Machine Is Powered On, on Multiple ESX Server Hosts; VMkernel Mark Paths as Offline When SVC Is Not Ready After a SVC Reset
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006982: Security Update to the ESX Server Service Console Packages for bzip2
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006983: Update to tzdata.rpm Package
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006984: Hyperthreading Status Reported Incorrectly on Non-HT Multicore Processors for ESX Server 3.0.2
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006985: Mapping of Scripts in VMware Tools
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200811401-BG: hostd Exceeds Hard Limit for Memory Usage;Virtual Machine Is Powered On, on Multiple ESX Server Hosts;VMkernel Mark Paths as Offline When SVC Is Not Ready After a SVC Reset
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1006987: VmPerl Compilation Fails During Patch Installation
Configuring a VMkernel port and enable VMotion via command line
Settings missing in deployed applications
Verifying isolation mode usage in ThinApp
Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express SP2
Upgrading to Lab Manager 3.0 patch 1
Troubleshooting application dependency and capture issues
Virtualizing existing domain controllers
Unable to deploy Virtual Machines due to network configuration issues
An NFC connection fault can occur during a block-level cloning operation
Running GSX Server on a Stratus ftServer or NEC Express5800 System
Performance charts in VirtualCenter 2.5 are incorrect or blank
Cannot migrate powered off virtual machines
Implications of enabling or disabling VMware HA strict admission control when using DRS and VMware DPM
Using DHCP based Network Templates
Windows 2008 64bit fails to load: CPU not compatible with 64bit mode
Configurations in a saved state do not deploy after upgrade
VMware Consolidated Backup fails because the ESX host stops responding in VirtualCenter
Will the 30-day complimentary support apply to the free VMware Fusion 2.0 upgrade for existing VMware Fusion 1.x customers?
SMP virtual machines running Linux using the TSC clocksource stop responding or stall
Expanding/growing Raw Device Map (RDM) size
Unable to power on a virtual machine after a volume resignature
ESX 3.0.1 Service Console stops responding with a COS Oops Error
Console web site fails to open with "Service Unavailable"
Cannot add a datastore after increasing the size of the volume
Creating capture fails with "Unable To Write" error
Manually Installing and Uninstalling the Lab Manager Agent Software on an ESX Host
Cannot add ESXi host to a VMware High Availability cluster
NetXen NC510F 10GB adapter not detected
Storage Drivers for ESX 3.5.x and Microsoft Windows XP When Using the VMware LSI Logic Storage Adapter
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810201-UG: Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hostd
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810202-UG: Updates ESX Scripts
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810203-UG: Updates MPT SCSI Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810204-UG: Updates bnx2x Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810205-UG: Updates CIM and Pegasus
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810206-UG: Updates ATA PIIX SCSI Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810207-UG: Updates SCSI Driver for QLogic FC HBAs
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810208-UG: Updates esxupdate Documentation
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810209-UG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810210-UG: Updates HP Storage Component Drivers
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810212-UG: Updates VMkernel iSCSI Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810214-UG: Updated Time Zone Rules
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810215-UG: Updates Web Access
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200810401-I-UG: Firmware Update
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200810402-T-UG: VMware Tools Update
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200810403-C-UG: VI Client Update
Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed
Manually installing McAfee VirusScan Plus in VMware Fusion
Is virtual machine clustering supported?
When installing Converter Enterprise, you see the error "Please provide a value for all of the required fields" after entering your username and password
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) network information via command line and VirtualCenter on an ESX host
Resource Distribution chart on Cluster Summary tab only shows some hosts
VMotion problem with Virtual Machines running on 64bit guests on AMD Barcelona servers and ESX 3.5/ESXi 3.5 Update 1 or Update 2
High Availability fails to configure after an upgrade to ESX 3.5 Update 2
Past Month stats rollup job fails in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 running with Microsoft SQL 2000 SP4 on Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Server SP2
Replacing CPUs on an ESX host
RDM filesystem inconsistencies caused by automatic disk defragmentation
Configuring a virtual machine to be debugged with Microsoft Windows Debugger
Plugins failing after VirtualCenter hostname change
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200809404-SG: Security Update to VMware-esx-vmx
VMware ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200809401-I-SG: Firmware Update
A deployed package fails to power on due to a policy failure
Troubleshooting data corruption on EMC Celerra's that are running DART OS v5.5 and v5.6
Update Manager Client becomes disabled randomly
VMware Consolidated Backup fails when it is configured to identify the virtual machine by IP address
Disk does not show up in Add Storage in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 and later
Customization fails with the following error message on VC Events: Failed to deploy template: Customization Failed
ESX fails to boot from SAN with an MSA 1000
TCP Packets from a Source Windows 2000 Virtual Machine Stop Reaching the Destination Windows 2000 Virtual Machine Unless Zerocopy is Disabled
[Archived] Host becomes unresponsive
VirtualCenter upgrade fails with a Case-Sensitive SQL error
An ADAM error message appears when creating a pool
Troubleshooting a Windows XP guest warning about BusLogic SCSI drivers
VMware products might be affected during VirtualCenter upgrade
Powering on a virtual machine fails indicating that the VMware Authorization service is not running
Cannot perform operations in VirtualCenter when using the Quest Vintela Authentication Services plug-in
Using a reverse proxy with VDM
Virtual machine Import option is disabled or grayed out
Update Manager patch download fails with the error: Patch Metadata Not Found
Guest Memory Setting Recommendation for VMware SVGA II Adapter
After upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2, you cannot attach a VMDK disk file to a virtual machine
Guest memory alarms not clearing in VirtualCenter
Configuring the locked.properties file
Changes do not appear after expanding the a VMDK in VMware Infrastructure Client
VMware Consolidated Backup fails on a Windows NT virtual machine
ESX host in a VMware High Availability cluster fails to enter maintenance mode and stops at 2%
Adding Manual Markers to a Recording During Replay
Virtual CD/DVD Drive Disconnects During Multiple Disk Installation
Upgrading virtual hardware to version 7 requires reinstallation of vmxnet driver
Cannot power off guest operating system because another task is in progress
Cloning a virtual machine fails at 10% with the error: The Virtual Disk is either corrupted or not a supported format
A Windows 2003 virtual machine high CPU usage after a conversion from physical to virtual
Determining VCB versions and build numbers
Ensuring services or network servers are available to the application
A failure occurs when you press any key in a virtual machine
Scheduled task to download updates fails to run and shows as queued in VirtualCenter 2.5
Down NIC link state after installing ESX 3.5 Update 2
VirtualCenter does not accurately report RDM drives
Cannot configure a VMware High Availability cluster with the option key das.bypassNetworkVerification=yes
[Archive] VM networking unable to browse workgroup
The virtual desktop connection fails when automatic login is enabled in the virtual machine
Snapshot operation fails because the file already exists
Blackberry 7230 Devices Do Not Work on Linux Virtual Machines That Have Desktop Manager 4.0
Enabling enhanced vmxnet adapters for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 may fail to start after upgrade
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200811404-SG: Security Update to the ESX Server Service Console Packages for bzip2
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200811405-BG: Update to tzdata.rpm Package
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812409-BG: Hyperthreading Status Reported Incorrectly on Non-HT Multicore Processors for ESX Server 3.0.3
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200811407-BG: Mapping of Scripts in VMware Tools
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007204: Virtual Machines Stop Responding When Disconnected from Serial Port; Required Patch for IBM FAStT Storage Arrays (DS3000, DS4000, DS5000 families) to Correct an Issue with Failover; Fix for a VMFS Issue
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007205: Fix for vdf -P Command to Delimit the Output Values with Proper Spacing
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007206: Qlogic iSCSI Driver Allocates Target IDs Greater than 255
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007207: CHAP Authentication Failure on ESX Server
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812401-BG: Virtual Machines Stop Responding When Disconnected from Serial Port
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812402-BG: Fix for vdf -P Command to Delimit the Output Values with Proper Spacing
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812403-BG: Qlogic iSCSI Driver Allocates Target IDs Greater than 255
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812404-BG: Permissions on the Service Console File System Change to Read-Only During Long NetApp Cluster Failover
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812405-BG: CHAP Authentication Failure on ESX Server
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007213: Fix for hostd RPM
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007214: Permissions on the Service Console File System Change to Read-Only During Long NetApp Cluster Failover
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812406-BG: Fix for hostd RPM
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812407-BG: Required Patch for IBM FAStT Storage Arrays (DS3000, DS4000, DS5000 families) to Correct an Issue with Failover; Fix for a VMFS Issue
After upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2 to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3, VirtualCenter fails to start with Error 42000
Unable to add EICON Diva ISDN card via PCI Passthrough into a virtual machine
Cannot add storage in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
ESX Server hosts to be backed up should have access to the datastore in hot-add mode
Are full versions of SQL Server, Oracle, or other external databases supported?
Can multiple servers connect to one VirtualCenter?
Unable to connect using MirrorView
Troubleshooting a VMware High Availability cannot read /var/log/vmware/aam/aam_config_util.def error
SATA CD-ROM drive is not functional on the Dell PowerEdge systems after ESX installation
[Internal] KC boot camp 2
Deployment of a template fails due to fenced-only permission on the network
Cannot upgrade an expired server license, the serial numbers are no longer available
VMDK Recovery Tool (ESX 3.5 Update 3)
Requirements for importing a virtual machine from VirtualCenter
All virtual machine consoles within Lab Manager displaying as Unavailable
VMWare High Availability error: VMWareClusterManager Rule not enabled error while configuring HA in a cluster
Virtual desktops are deployed with duplicate DNS names
Network connectivity might be lost during ESXi 3.5 boot
Bridged networking does not work when loopback adapter is installed on host
Diagnosing Vizioncore's vFoglight console memory heap error
Upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 fails with the error: Invalid command line argument
Troubleshooting a VMware Tools applying transforms error
hostd is not responding and cannot be killed by the kill -9 command
VI Client Displays Information for Disconnected USB Storage Devices
Creation of a virtual machine fails when using VirtualCenter
Extending partitions in Windows using DiskPart
Online Help Is Not Displayed on Windows Server 2003 and 2008 Until You Enable JavaScript
On Windows Vista Hosts, You Must Sometimes Enter the Serial Number After Installation
Limitations Regarding Preserving Network Settings When Updating to Workstation 6.5
For Solaris Operating System Installation Using Legacy Emulation for CD Devices Might Produce an Error
Occasionally the Virtual Machine Does Not Recognize That a New Floppy Disk Has Been Inserted in the Drive
Linux Operating System Limitations for Hot-Add of Virtual CPUs
Making Studio Max Viewports Display Correctly on a Linux Host with a Windows XP Guest
Symbolic Links Do Not Work in Folders Shared Between Linux Hosts and Windows Guests
Permissions Issue with Starting a Virtual Machine on a Windows Vista Host
Only administrator users can open VMware Tools on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 guests
You Must Run Workstation as an Administrator to Create a Virtual Machine from a Windows Vista Physical Machine
vsla-agent becomes unresponsive when the service console has two IP addresses
Issue with Determining the Default System Volume When Converting Dual-Boot Virtual and Physical Machines
Mouse movement is not smooth while running games in a virtual machine
Clicking on a host or guest in VirtualCenter causes the host to go into Not Responding state
Changing or blocking the default ports 80 (http) and 443 (https) on ESX 3.x
VMotion fails and VMotion licenses show as Not Used in Virtual Center
Windows user account gets locked out when VirtualCenter service is running
Update Manager service fails to start and the errors 1920 and 27519 display
Troubleshooting when you are unable to access the VMware Stage Manager web interface
SNMP traps are not being sent to the service console
Configuration suddenly goes into an inconsistent state
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Update in Brazil and Argentina for 2008
"No such device errors" in /var/log/messages.l when booting ESX Server 3.5 and later
VMware Tools installation fails with Error 1722
Testing the Monitoring Virtual Machines functionality in VirtualCenter
Incorrect account credentials prevent deploy or undeploy operations
VirtualCenter incorrectly reports that VMware Tools is out of date
VMware Infrastructure Update does not see all hosts
[archived] Unable to add a local datastore through VirtualCenter
Editing the resource allocations of a virtual machine generates an error
VirtualCenter service does not start after reboot with the error Unable to get exclusive access to VirtualCenter repository
Verifying that the xinetd service is running on an ESX host
VMFS unable to delete files due to 0 blocks available to write journal
IP conflicts occur if using fenced mode and default gateway does not match configuration gateway
Cannot connect virtual machine CD-ROM to the CD-ROM of the host
ESXi host is unable to generate support logs because local storage is full
The VMkernel log indicates that the TCP/IP heap is below 9%
Connection server fails to start
Uploading a file to and downloading a file from a datastore fails
Trying to add an ESX host to the inventory in VirtualCenter causes multiple errors
Non-English Filename Might Not Work Properly with Windows NFS Server
Lab Manager MKS Console Browser Plug-In on Windows Can Be Installed Only by a Windows Administrator
VDM Client Fails to Connect to Virtual Desktop After Upgrading to VDM 2.1 or 2.1.1
Updating the Number of Ports on the Lab Manager Network Switch
Error when running vm-support if insufficient disk space
Sysprep runs unexpectedly at each deployment of a cloned template
Resources in Use Error for CIFS Datastores
Boot Camp virtual machine fails to boot
Cannot connect to NFS network share
Determining if a network traffic storm caused a VMware High Availability isolation response
Logging in to VirtualCenter with VMware Infrastructure Client fails with the error: The request failed because of a connection failure
ESX fails to boot with fsck error
Licensing an ESX host by pointing to a License Server through VMware Infrastructure Client fails
Misleading information in esxcfg-vswif man page
VMFS detected as snapshot after change of Symmetrix version
Scheduler Cell Size on Six-Core Processors
Installing a custom signed certificate for SSL remote console connections
Configuration of HeaderDigest and DataDigest elements for software iSCSI
Troubleshooting IPHash outbound NIC selection
VMware Tools stops responding or fails to install when Virtual Machine Monitoring is selected
Resolving the VirtualCenter error: The type initializer for vpxClient.VMconfig.CPUID threw an exception
Prerequisite for Playing Tony Hawk 4 in a Virtual Machine
Restrictions on User Names When Using Instance Customization for ACE Packages
VMware Tools Cannot Start on Ubuntu 7.10 Guests If an Unsupported Screen Resolution Is Used
[Internal] Why do NICs sometimes change their ordering after an ESX installation?
Limitations Regarding Taskbar Location for Linux Guests in Unity Mode
Unity Mode and Framebuffer Memory Allocations for Linux Hosts
Limitations Regarding Mouse Configuration When Running Unity Mode on Linux Hosts
On Ubuntu 8.04 Hosts with X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90, You Might Not Be Able to Run Multiple Virtual Machines
Cannot Power On an ACE Instance That Uses Kiosk Mode or Keyboard Logging Detection
3-D Games Might Cause Linux Hosts with Some ATI Cards to Freeze
Windows Server guest fails when an EMC snapshot LUN is activated
Importing certificates issued by an OpenSSL CA
Installation of ESX350-200805501-BG or ESX350-200806401-BG causes esxtop to cease functioning
Copying Files from a Remote File System Fails When Replaying a Recording If You Click Go Live
SAS Link and Port Failovers with the Intel Modular Server Running Update 3 and Later Versions of ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5.
Automatic Update of VMware Tools Might Generate the Error "VMwareUser.exe Entry Point Not Found"
Cannot Install ACE Packages When the Host Has Another ACE Instance Running
Configuration Settings for Creating an OS/2 Warp v4.52 Virtual Machine
Instance Customization Fails If the Initialization Script Is Placed in the ACE Resources Directory
You Must Manually Start Apache Before Logging in to ACE Management Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
The ACE Keystroke Logging Detection Feature Gives False Positives for Some HP Keyboards
Choosing a Screen Resolution When Running vmware-config-tools.pl Might Cause a "No Screens Found" Error
An "Unidentified Publisher" Message Appears When You Uninstall Workstation from a Windows Vista Host
Cannot Power On Virtual Machines If You Start Workstation as root When Using a GL-Based X Server
Changes to Encryption Suites for Web Access and Administrative Access
Deploying BEA LiquidVM Fails When the Virtual Machine Does Not Have NICs Attached
Surrogate Pairs Are Not Supported for the Path to the Workstation Installation Directory
Installation of some RPM packages might be skipped during upgrade to ESX 3.5 Update releases.
On Japanese Hosts, You Cannot Upgrade from an English Version of Workstation
Limitations on Volume Migration When You Import a Virtual or Physical Machine
When Importing, a Source Machine with Mixed IDE and SCSI Disks Might Not Produce a Bootable Virtual Machine
Connection server unexpectedly loses connection with VirtualCenter
Some VNC Server Applications Cause Error Messages When You Go into Unity Mode
Cannot Power On Pocket ACE If You Previously Unplugged the USB Device Without Safely Disconnecting It
If an ACE Instance Running in Kiosk Mode Is on a Host That Goes into Standby Mode, the Host Stays Locked
The Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Setting Might Not Persist After a Workstation Upgrade
The ACE Management Server Configuration File for the Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol Does Not Take Effect
Addressing Microsoft ADAM security vulnerability MS08-035 in servers running VDM
Disabling the Gnome-Panel in the Kiosk Full Screen Mode
Some Applications in Linux Guests Do Not Work in Unity Mode
Relaunching Multiple ACE Instances Running in Kiosk Mode Might Cause the VMware Player Menu to Appear
Install McAffee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i and Add a Network Adapter
Installing Older Workstation Packages on Workstation 6.5.0
Limitations to application support in ThinApp
Installer Requests for System Service Runlevels During Installation
Automate an Install by Skipping the EULA Agreement
Update Manager cannot perform patch remediation on virtual machines
Console of IBM Director 5.20.1 sometimes does not list device driver details for ESX 3.5
Running vmkfstools Remote CLI with --queryfs requires full path name
Cannot Launch 3-D Games That Use DirectX on a Ubuntu 8.04 Host
Guest Operating System that Does Not Support the Attach to Application Option in the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse
Linux Hosts That Use the evdev Driver for Keyboards Do Not Map Keys Correctly in Any Guest
Unable to deploy configuration from Lab Manager
Using a Remote Desktop Connection When Installing VMware Tools Causes the Installation to Stop Responding on Windows XP Guests
Dell Recovery CD fails to recover ESXi version 3.5
Automatic Upgrade from Beta Bundle to GA RPM Install Does Not Remove the Beta Install
Extracting Files from a Bundle Install for Linux Uninstalls the RPM Install
Enable Execution Tracing for Record/Replay
Unable to log into Webview after modifications to Active Directory group
Authentication from IBM Director Console to Director Agent Fails
Cannot login to VirtualCenter 2.5 without local administrator privileges
A virtual machine deployed from a template shows the wrong disk size
Reducing the size of the VirtualCenter database when the rollup scripts take a long time to run
VMware Workstation fails to load when restarting the host after the initial installation
Preventing database corruption
Site Recovery Manager maximum VirtualCenter Server name length
Is Thin disk VMDK supported?
hostd log contains many updateChildResourceConfiguration entries
Support for Guest Customization on Localized Guest Operating Systems
Downloading files through VMware Infrastructure Client fails with the error: Connection to server has timed out
Security vulnerability in CAPICOM redistributable
Problem connecting to VMware Server
Support for VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) and Multipath software
VMware Tools installation fails with the error: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed
SNMP trap information incorrectly displays in 3rd party monitoring software
Calculating the priority level of a VMware DRS migration recommendation
Cannot deploy a virtual machine from a template because the template VMDK file is locked
Adding a User or a Group Times Out When Lab Manager Is Connected to Large or Slow LDAP Service
Joining a VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0 template to a domain
VMotion fails with the error: There are not enough Licenses installed to perform this operation
Installing VMware Tools on Virtual Machines Fails If Guest OS Is Set to Other
Invoking Processes on Deployed Virtual Machines by Using SOAP API
Rescuing a running virtual machine with dd when datastore metadata is inaccessible
Collecting the Support Information Using the SupportLink Tab Under Settings Might Display an Error
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811401-SG: Updates VMkernel, hostd, and Other RPMs
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811402-SG: Updates ESX Scripts
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811405-SG: Security Update to libxml2 in Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811406-SG: Security Update to bzip2 in Service Console
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811408-BG: Updates QLogic Software Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200811409-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200811401-I-SG: Firmware Update
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200811401-T-BG: VMware Tools Update
Solaris 10 U4, 64-bit graphical installation fails with the default virtual machine RAM size of 512MB
Pools or virtual machines remain listed in VirtualCenter after being deleted in View Manager
Scan of host fails after upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3
Unable to enable iSCSI because the IQN value is blank
ESX host fails with a purple screen error after upgrading to Dell Open Manager 5.5
Assigning specific users to a persistent virtual desktop before first use
VirtualCenter service fails to start with the error: Datetime field overflow
Algorithm Used for Load Balancing While Placing Virtual Machine In a Cluster
Reinstalling Lab Manager Fails When a Previous Installation Process Is Canceled During the SQL Server Setup
Taking a snapshot fails with the error: Failed to take a memory snapshot, since the virtual machine is configured with independent disks
Launching multiple Adobe CS3 projects simultaneously causes a failure
Re-registering orphaned virtual machines
Sample configuration of distributed switch (DVP) uplink from the ESX command line
Customizing vMA for Non-English Environments
All ESX host options disabled after an upgrade to ESX 3.5 Update 2
ASSERT Error When Powering on a Virtual Machine Using a Physical Serial Port
Create/Edit Wizard Permits Entry of Pool Size Greater than the Capacity of Selected Datastores
Error message logged when load balancer does not supply user-agent in HTTP header
ESX host intermittently disconnects from VirtualCenter
ESX build upgrade causes system fault and purple screen.
Command to monitor snapshot deletion
Failure to remove VMkernel port group after upgrading from ESX 3.0.x to 3.5
[Archive] Failed to load library libcrypto.so: Solution
A virtual machine running a SQL Server loses connectivity during a VMware Consolidated Backup or snapshot operation
When hard drive space is too limited on the computer, an error message stating that there is not enough hard drive space to proceed is displayed
Disconnect and Logoff options from the View client menu do not work when the virtual machine is set with "password protection" option
When a user connects to a desktop through multiple View Clients desktop sessions are disconnected
"Bean must be used in a Portal context" error message
Single sign on does not work when connecting from View Portal on Mac OS to a Terminal Server desktop back end
View Portal on Mac OS does not support connection to Windows Vista desktops
View Portal on Mac OS cannot connect to Windows Terminal Servers when using a tunneled connection
Scheduled jobs do not run
View Manager does not support connecting to desktop sessions on operating systems configured to require Network Level Authentication (NLA) for remote desktop connections
Deleted Desktop Display Names are Listed in the Desktop List
The Delete After First Use Setting Does Not Work if the Desktop is Reset
Removing a View Manager ADAM Instance Causes an Error
Direct Console User Interface Display Incorrect During Shutdown/Restart
Ending an assessment in Capacity Planner
Changing the AppSyncURL on deployed packages
Switch Desktop option behaves incorrectly when users are connected to more than three desktops at the same time
Installing the View Agent on Windows XP disables the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching
Registry entries are not removed in Windows Terminal Servers when uninstalling the View Agent is complete
If the View Connection Server installation path contains too many characters, the installation fails with an error message
During installation of the View Agent on an unmanaged machine, specifying a View Connection Server name with non-ASCII characters is not supported
Agent installation fails if the fully qualified domain name of the View server contains Japanese characters
No warning message is generated that desktops are checked out when you uninstall the View Client with Offline Desktop
View Client with Offline Desktop does not work with CAC authentication
Users accessing View Administrator or View Portal might be prompted to select a certificate
When using both CAC and SecurID, users can change the SecurID user name when "Enforce SecurID and Windows user name matching" is selected
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware View Composer
VMware Studio Validating Build Error: SSLLoadSharedLibrary
Disabling and enabling VMware Web Access on an ESX host
Entering an invalid PIN for CAC authentication redirects to the login screen
Client network interruption fails to automatically reconnect to remote desktop
The View Agent installation may show the virtual printing component but actual printing support may not be available
USB redirection performance is affected by processing speed
Renaming or removing a datastore in ESX after creating a pooled desktop causes unexpected behavior
On some Windows XP embedded devices, the "Auto-connect to this desktop" menu setting is unchecked when in fact that setting is enabled
If a user is entitled to two or more local desktops and is running them simultaneously, all error messages and dialogs are associated with the first desktop that you open
RDP connections to machines running View Agent that are not initiated through View Manager are no longer blocked by default
Passwords cannot contain high-ASCII characters
Power off tasks in VirtualCenter fail during pool deletion because the virtual machines are already powered off
Virtual desktop with display names ending with a backslash (\) cannot be launched from View Portal
Data redirection fails when domain user profile in master virtual machine is used to log in to a clone
No virtual desktops are available in the Administration screen
Installing the View Agent will not remove registry entries, stop services, or remove directories when there is an active View Session on Windows Terminal Server
ESX error: No free space left on device
Offline Desktop does not work if the virtual machine resides in an NFS datastore
Pressing Alt+Ctrl+Delete while on the login screen for a checked-out desktop freezes the keyboard in the guest
If the session timeout expires while Offline Desktop is running, the desktop selection dialog cannot be reopened
Non-ASCII characters in the default check out folder name cause check out to fail
By default, the check out folder uses the desktop display name
When connecting to a local desktop, the View Client with Offline Desktop will show a message that says "Preparing to run desktop locally..."
When running a desktop locally for the first time, the Windows guest will ask to restart the operating system
All offline sessions associated with a View Connection Server are displayed after a rollback
After a rollback is performed using the View Administrator, the desktop becomes unavailable in the desktop selection dialog
Canceling a desktop check in and then rolling back a desktop prevents checking out the desktop at a later time
Source host does not support a location change location for a virtual machine swap file causing VMotion to fail
The virtual machine debug driver was disabled for this virtual machine message displays in event log
iSCSI and Jumbo Frames configuration on ESX 3.5
Disabling VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Minimum permissions required for View Composer
Desktop check out only works when the client and server are located in the same locale
Offline SSO fails for checked out desktops (individual or pooled) if the last user who logged on was not in the current domain used for the current check out
When adding a permission, the error "Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems" is displayed
Virtual machine alarm does not change after vMotion
View Client with Offline Desktop may not work in some locations that use non-ASCII characters
Reverting a desktop back to the anchor snapshot after creating a new snapshot prevents future check outs
Non-ASCII file names are not supported. View does not support non-ASCII file names
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812408-BG: QLogic Driver RPMs Versions Mismatch
VMware VirtualCenter service does not start automatically after reboot
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007670: ESX Server Fails When a Guest Operating System Sends a Large Data Packet With Large Number of Scatter Gather Elements
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007671: Fix to Remove Spurious I/O Error Messages
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007672: Applying a Patch Bundle Updates Some Original Entries in syslog.conf File
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007673: Security Update to SNMP in the Service Console
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007674: Security Update to libxml2 in Service Console
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007675: Updated vm-support Script
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1007676: Update for ESX Server With BCM 5700 Ethernet LAN Controller Cards
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901401-BG: COW_MAX_HEAP_SIZE_MB parameter Can be Changed Only in Service Console; ESX Server Fails When a Guest Operating System Sends a Large Data Packet with Large Number of Scatter Gather Elements
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901402-SG: Updated vm-support Script
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901403-BG: Applying a Patch Bundle Updates Some Original Entries in syslog.conf File
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901404-BG: Fix to Remove Spurious I/O Error Messages
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901405-SG: Security Update to SNMP in the Service Console
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901406-SG: Security Update to libxml2 in Service Console
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200901407-BG: Update for ESX Server With BCM 5700 Ethernet LAN Controller Cards
VirtualCenter upgrade fails with the database error: Must declare the scalar variable @v_upgrade_time
Option to generate IP address or virtual machine name using an application is always disabled
Troubleshooting poor local storage controller performance
A "No available servers for this transfer" error is sometimes generated when the number of concurrent transfers is in fact within the transfer slot limit
BIOS versions older than 2.21 cause a failure to a blue screen in a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 after a network interruption when running Offline Desktop
If a user data disk is added to a linked clone Windows might relocate the CD-ROM to a different drive letter than the original drive letter the CD-ROM was assigned in the parent virtual machine
If a Netware client is installed on the master virtual machine, the user profile will not be redirected during the first log on
Local user persistent disk is displayed as a network drive in My Computer
If a snapshot is taken on a linked clone, refresh and recompose operations are not supported
The Edit Image operation fails with the error "Specified AD container partial distinguished name is not valid" after performing a recompose if you have recently changed the AD container in the pool
Troubleshooting Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) quiesce related issues
Active Directory credentials required to create a linked clone in View Composer
Recompose operation from Windows XP to Windows Vista generates a warning message from ESX
Rebalancing fails for existing virtual machines if linked clones are moved another local storage
Under certain conditions, the View Composer Agent may initiate a reboot of the clone, executing the power-off script
If the administrator's Active Directory password is changed on the Active Directory server but is not changed on the View Composer server, the administrator will receive an AdOperationErrorFault
Non-ASCII user names and passwords for VirtualCenter are not recognized by View Composer
"Active Directory Server is not available" message is generated if AD credentials provided for QuickPrep are not valid
If a refresh operation is initialized on a group of linked clones and the View Composer server is down, the refresh operation will fail and leave some of the clones in an error state and some in the "Task halted" state
Recomposing a linked clone with one controller type to a Master clone of another controller type results in all disks attaching to the new controller type
View Composer uses first available disk slot to add disks which may result in "user data disk" getting added before "system disk."
Static DNS server setting is lost when a recompose is performed from a Windows XP virtual machine to a Windows Vista virtual machine
When a user profile is redirected to a user data disk, the DACLs of the "Default User" and "All Users" profiles are not the same as the DACLs of the files in the original directory
The distinguished name of the Active Directory container where the computer accounts of the linked clones will be created is not validated when creating a desktop pool
Error message might appear when creating linked clones
View Composer cannot remove replicas that are powered on
Intermediate snapshots of View Composer replicas might be removed by the VI client
The View Composer disk mounting subsystem may fail when the target ESX host cannot contact a server providing shared NAS storage
Sometimes a recompose or refresh operations can fail in some cases with the message "VcUnexpectedErrorFault(reason='Incompatible device backing specified')
The View Composer server shuts down after losing the database connection
Linked Clone Desktop creation or recompose operations can fail with the message VcUnexpectedErrorFault(reason=DuplicateNameFault) when the replica folder is not present in VirtualCenter
Upgrading to ESX 3.5 Update 3 causes local VMFS volumes to be unrecognized
User and system disk columns are empty when provisioning a View Composer pool
Virtual machine template list is not refreshed after creating a pool
The desktop pool wizard only displays one datastore if the pool is created from a template with any snapshots
Attempting to add an automated desktop pool using linked clone technology fails after reinitializing the View Composer database and generates an "Invalid value for parameter vcConfigId passed to SVI function" error message
Upgrading to ESX 3.5 Update 3 Causes Local VMFS Volume to be Unrecognized
Console stops responding when connecting to VMware Server installed on Gentoo Linux
Conversion of a NT4 hosts prompts for nonexistent hotfix file
Windows virtual machine generates a Possible Dead Lock Condition error
Deployed or cloned virtual machine base disk points to the VMDK of an original template or virtual machine
Unable to install SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
When upgrading the View Composer, the upgrade may sometimes fail asking you to try again later
Upgrading from beta builds of View Client with Offline Desktop to View Manager 3.0 requires that you manually uninstall the beta build and then install the new build
With beta and release candidate builds, replicas for the master clones are created in the VMwareSviReplicaFolder or the VMWareSviReplicaFolder
Upgrading from VDM 2.1 to View 3.x using a clustered setup
Direct connection to desktop is no longer a global setting in VMware View Manager 3.0
Upgrading from VDM 2.0 Agent build to the current View Agent generates a runtime error
VDM 2.0 Agent builds can be installed when later release builds are installed and it does not generate an error message
Cannot open the console of virtual machines using Web Interface
Troubleshooting poor network performance caused by a faulty fiber connection
Confirming a virtual machine is unresponsive
Locating virtual machine log files on an ESX host
Ensuring a virtual machine is not inaccessible due to a VMware VirtualCenter issue
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that has become unresponsive because of an ESX host
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that is unresponsive because of configuration issues
Two service consoles lose connectivity when one service console is disconnected
VMware support for the HP LeftHand P4000 iSCSI Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA)
Troubleshooting unresponsive guest operating system issues
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that has stopped responding
Cloned virtual machines might show Error state after a transient failure
Lenovo ThinkPad T61 laptops may fail to a blue screen with BSOD STOP: 0x40000080 when disconnecting a network cable
The View Connection Server does not distinguish between original and cloned virtual machines
Issues caused when Parallels Tools is installed in the virtual machine
USB sound device does not work in a virtual machine
The first attempt to add a domain administrator to the VirtualCenter configuration in View Manager fails
Linux virtual machine continuously reports errors related to the CD-ROM drive
Troubleshooting virtual machine TCP/IP connection issues
Consolidating snapshots
Health Status only displaying partial information following re-install
/proc/stat does not report virtual machine CPU usage
Cannot connect HP t5730 thin client device to a View server
Wyse Thin Client devices disconnect from Virtual Desktop Manager sessions
ESX 3.5 Update 3 host fails to boot after installing ESX 3.5 driver CD
The vmnet module remains loaded when VMware Server is shut down
A Windows Vista guest operating system might display incorrect CPU information when imported to VMware Server
Cold migration or storage VMotion unexpectedly renames virtual disks
Using Windows Event Viewer to identify the cause of an unresponsive or failed virtual machine
Windows applications do not start when run from the Fusion menu
Cannot power on virtual machine after a certain date in VMware Server
Enabling debug logging for VMware Tools within a Windows guest operating system
Verifying virtual machine TCP/IP settings
VirtualCenter will not start with SQL error
VMware Converter fails with the error: Unable to determine guest OS
Determining why the Snapshot Manager window does not appear
Defunct cimservera processes seen on VMware ESX 3.5 running hardware management agents
Cannot install VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5
Virtual disks status of “Not Configured" in the Edit Virtual Machine Properties wizard
Update Manager scan fails on ESX 3.0.3 host with VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3
Virtual machines may unexpectedly reboot when using VMware HA with Virtual Machine Monitoring on ESX 3.5 Update 3
An error appears when Quicken and Workstation are running on the same system
Enabling debug logging for the Virtual Desktop Manager Connection Server
Multimonitor does not work when the two monitors have different resolutions
Increasing the size of a Linux ext3 disk
Recovering an ESX host from GRUB prompt
Definition of the advanced NFS options
Troubleshooting virtual machine default gateway connection issues
Troubleshooting network connection issues caused by firewall configuration
CD or DVD drive is not accessible by the guest OS as a local device, only as mapped device
Client fails to connect unexpectedly to a previously working virtual desktop
View Composer installation fails when VirtualCenter server language is set to Swedish
Scan for Updates operation fails with the error: Update Manager has failed
Powershell - Encountered end of line while processing a string token
View Agent SSO does not work unless HP RGS Sender is installed before installing View Agent
Remediation of ESX350-2008114XX-XX Might Produce Errors
ESX host stops responding in VirtualCenter after adding a Virtual Appliance
Desktop virtual machines with the agent service not running are reported as Ready in the View Administrator and client connection fails
Snapshots not removed after using esXpress to back up virtual machines
Launching a client connection from the command-line
Dell Utility Partition support in ESX 3.5
Network connection failure for template virtual machine deployed from Lab Manager
Performing an emergency shutdown of all powered-on virtual machines on an ESX host
P2V fails when the target NFS datastore is mounted to a Windows Server running Unix services.
Installing NaviAgent on ESX 3.x and 3.5x
30 second delay when connecting to the View Server
ESX fails to boot after adding a processor
Japanese desktop display names do not display properly when using Web Access with Linux
Spaces before or after the View Server name causes connection failure during View Agent installation
View Administrator cannot be accessed when the regional language setting is changed from Japanese to English in Windows 2003 Server
Some Virtual Machines with VMware-Tools installed may hang upon storage rescan on VMware ESXi 3.5 hosts
Linked clone deployment power prerequisite
Unlocking View virtual machines in VirtualCenter
Autofit guest option is not working for Windows 2003
Licensing an ESX host using the command line
ESX Server fails to boot after a clean install due to different CPU steppings
GRUB fails to install during an ESX installation with a device.map error
Option to Import Machine disabled in VMware Infrastructure Client
Committing snapshots generates a content ID mismatch error
Unregistered packages do not restore file-type associations correctly
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903201-UG: Updates VMkernel, Service Console, and hostd
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903202-UG: Updates ESX Scripts
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903203-UG: Updates RPM Components
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903204-UG: Updates CIM and Pegasus
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903206-UG: Updates the bnx2x Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903209-UG: Updates SATA SCSI Drivers
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903210-UG: Updates Software Drivers for HP Smart Array Controllers
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903211-UG: Updates SCSI Driver for Emulex FC HBAs
Using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology with VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 Update 3
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903212-UG: Updates SCSI Driver for QLogic FC HBAs
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903213-UG: Updates Hardware Detection Utility
Troubleshooting a Service Console connection failure
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903215-UG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903216-UG: Updates Performance Tools
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903217-UG: Updates tg3 Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200903201-I-UG: Firmware Update
VMware ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200903202-T-UG: VMware Tools Update
VMware ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-200903203-C-UG: VI Client Update
Cannot add a new virtual hard drive
Unable to record audio from the virtual sound device
Upgrading VirtualCenter triggers false CPU and memory usage alarms
Installing Red Hat 8.0 in a Virtual Machine
Troubleshooting Network Connectivity with Virtual Switch Tagging (VST) mode
Troubleshooting network connectivity with External Switch Tagging (EST) mode
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903218-UG: Updates Driver for NetXen UNM NICs
VDM Agent fails to start on boot
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903219-UG: Updates e1000e Driver
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903220-UG: Updates ixgbe Driver
Using the disk screen in esxtop to expand the CID, TID, and LID to determine the amount of I/O that a virtual machine (WID) is using
Adding ESX host to VirtualCenter fails at 19%
Verifying gateway IP connection using the tcpdump command
A customized virtual machine cannot join a domain after upgrading to Virtual Center 2.5 Update 3
Systems within a specified range of IP addresses are not discovered
Disabling VMware High Availability (HA)
Disabling or Turning Off VMware FT
Processors and guest operating systems that support VMware Fault Tolerance
A VBScript error appears when you log in to a virtual machine
Verifying the VirtualCenter Managed IP Address
Datastores no longer available during upgrade
Deploying a Microsoft XP virtual machine from template fails
VMware Tools upgrade for Windows fails on ESXi
USB Connect option is not available from the Remote Console
Modifying the hot keys setting
Remote Desktop unexpectedly quits when connecting to a Vista peer from a Vista virtual desktop
Reserved or overhead ports for virtual switches in ESX 3.0.x and 3.5.x and ESXi 3.5.x
Starting a virtual machine that has VirtualCenter and license server installed (Chicken and Egg Problem)
Cannot provision new desktop virtual machines after changing the domain administrator password
Performing an end-to-end backup and restore for View Manager 3.0
Changing the DefaultLocale language setting in config.xml
Clearing the Created Packages list
User with Administrator rights on a Resource Pool cannot create a virtual machine
Drive letters may change after deploying Windows Templates
Test or Real Failover using Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Update 1 Might be Slow
Host CPU usage spikes to 100% and issues Event ID 100
Customization specifications dialog is empty
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903221-UG: Updates e1000 Driver
Configuring SNMP Traps for ESX 3.5
Error while enabling View Composer
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903223-UG: Updates Web Access
NetApp storage arrays not correctly detected after upgrading to Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Update 1
What is the Rapid Cloning Utility? Is it a supported utility to be used in Virtual Infrastructure Environment?
Statistics Settings For 5 Minute Interval Duration Might Not Be Saved
On certain Linux guest operating systems, the VMware Tools process vmware-user does not start automatically
The ESX host does not have persistent storage
DMZ Virtualization with VMware Infrastructure
Monthly scheduled tasks do not execute
Configuring and troubleshooting basic Software iSCSI setup
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903224-UG: Updates VMware-esx-lnxcfg
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903225-UG: Updates VMware-esx
On Some Linux Guests with SELinux Enforcing Mode Turned On, Uninstalling VMware Tools Makes the File System Read-Only
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903226-UG: Updates MegaRAID and LSI MPT SAS Drivers
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903227-UG: Updates Libxml2
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903228-UG: Updates Net-SNMP
Virtual machine computer account is disabled in Active Directory after deployment
Unable to select some system groups in the Consolidation Scenario Wizard
Taking a snap shot fails with a Disk Read error
Controlling LUN queue depth throttling in VMware ESX for 3PAR storage arrays
VMware VirtualCenter Server service does not start
Clearing write protection on a Windows Server guest operating system
VMware Tools status reports OK even though the tools build number is older than the ESX build number
Break connection task fails while a remote site VMware Infrastructure Client is open
Retrieving the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Logs and other useful information for support purposes
Packaged HOSTS file does not work with virtualized application
Configuring vSwitch or vNetwork Distributed Switch uplinks from the command line in ESX 4
VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 U3 I/O failure on SAN LUN(s) and LUN queue is blocked indefinitely
VMware View Manager Security Server does not redirect to proper external URL
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat with Integrated DNS and Active Directory
The VirtualCenter Server fails to start when installed on a Domain Controller with a non-English operating system
When Active Server fails, under certain situations, split-brain detections may prevent failover
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Out of Disk Behavior
The Repair option in the installer does not repair the Offline Desktop component
VMware Desktop Manager or View Manager keytool errors when adding a certificate
Keeping powered on virtual machines separated from powered off virtual machines
Troubleshooting a Cannot generate diagnostic bundle for ESXi 3.5 error
64bit Linux guest using e1000 driver loses network connectivity or becomes unresponsive
A failure occurs when you power on a virtual machine on a Window Server 2008 host
Two unique hosts with the same host name are merged
Enabling the Use of Non-root User for Hot Cloning of Linux Source Machines
Data Security Best Practices - SSL keys for communicating with VirtualCenter and other applications
Datastore space usage is incorrect when using Lab Manager or Stage Manager
CVE-2007-3798 Tcpdump vulnerability and ESX
64bit guest operating systems are unable to boot with Paravirtualization support (VMI) enabled
VMware View Manager fails to create a pool with a linked clone
Shared Folders Disabled in VMware Standalone Player
Resolving virtual machine IP address conflicts issues
Installing VMware Workstation fails generate the SSL keys
Unable to manage or edit VMware Server 2.0 virtual machines using the VMware Infrastructure Client
Virtual machines do not shut down gracefully
Troubleshooting network connection issues using Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Refresh Inventory Mappings Can Make Display Unresponsive at Sites That Support More Than 7 ESX Hosts
Configuring SNMP on an ESX host
Unable to start snmpd after ESX upgrade
CSV export of Consolidatable and No Data reports returns incorrect data
Error reading customization specification when deploying from a template
Cannot deselect the Split into 2GB files option when destination is an HGFS shared folder
vSphere CLI and Service Console Parity Issues
SRM fails to start, log shows Failed to initialize SOAP adapter: Failed to read Windows certificate store
Troubleshooting network connection issues caused by Windows network routing
Deleting virtual machines from protected inventory while SRM server is stopped produces "Object not found or never existed" error
Undocumented SRM utility srmcfg.exe may display unreadable output
Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues
Using the Command-Line to Install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Agent
Enabling Logging in to Helper Virtual Machine During Conversion of Powered-On Linux Sources
Disabling Automatic Shutdown of Helper Virtual Machines After Converting Powered-On Linux Sources
Performance issues caused by excessive chain length
Cannot add a host to VirtualCenter because a VirtualCenter error indicates that the management software is not running
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Server
Virtual Machines Cloned with Answer File Based Customization Might Not Be Added to the Domain Specified in the Sysprep Answer File
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903229-UG: Includes forcedeth Driver 0.6
Windows MOM monitor indicates that vmeventmsg.dll is missing
When powering on virtual machines only the first recommendations received by DRS are followed
Template deployment for Windows XP SP3 fails to complete
Some Arrays Might Require a Second Rescan During SRM Test and Recovery
Time falls behind in a virtual machine when the guest operating system writes to previously unwritten regions of its virtual disk
View Client or Web Client install issues on Windows XP Embedded based Thin Clients
IIS application pool settings prevent login
Installing the Performance Overview Plug-In in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4 and above
Switching on Disk Pre-Allocation for Flat Target Virtual Disks
Extending the Timeout Period for Helper Virtual Machine Startup
If the client loses connection to the server, refresh does not work on a desktop that is checked out
Enable Retention of Sparse Files During Linux Conversions
Increasing the Write Timeout Value for Conversions to ESX Destinations
The connection to the View Connection Server may be lost if the user immediately cancels while opening a desktop
Update Manager does not download host updates
View Agent does not automatically add an exception for RDP to Internet Connection Firewall on Windows XP SP1
Attempting to cancel a check-in after disconnecting and quickly restoring the network puts desktop virtual machine into an invalid state
VMotion errors between different Intel 45nm Core 2 revisions
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903230-UG: Updates VMkernel iSCSI Driver
Performance Overview Charts Might Not Be Displayed If the VirtualCenter Server Uses Oracle Database
Performance Overview might not be displayed if the VirtualCenter Server uses SQL Express Bundled Database
Performance Overview charts might fail to display if VirtualCenter is upgraded without stopping the VMware Infrastructure Web Access Service
ESX Server 3.0.2 and ESX Server 3.0.3: Not Able to Download VI Client Installation Files
SATA CD ROM drive is not functional on Dell PowerEdge R805
Troubleshooting virtual machine performance issues
Troubleshooting network connection failures
Enabling Belkin network USB hub in a virtual machine
User authentication fails for VMware ACE after changing the administrator password
No snapshots are listed in View Administrator when you are creating a desktop pool using linked clone technology
Customized Clones of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Virtual Machines Prompt For Network Location Selection Upon Power On
Poor virtual machine performance in ESX 4.0
Starting VMware Infrastructure Client fails when connecting to VirtualCenter
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat and Gigabit Ethernet NIC Drivers (NC77XX)
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Internal Tasks
Requirements When Using Trusted Certificates with SRM
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat log entries which may appear in the Application Event Logs
The VMware Channel is connected dialog
Starting the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Time out in application Starting/Stopping
Cannot create a new virtual machine in VMware Ace, Fusion Player, Server, or Workstation
Upgrade from VDM 2.1 agent to the VMware View Manager agent fails
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008405: ESX Server Might Stop Responding as Cache Is Cleared for Pages from Virtual e1000 Driver; Fix for NOT_IMPLEMENTED error triggered by guest LSI drivers
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008406: Security Update for Service Console Vim RPM
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008407: Not Able to Download VI Client Installation Files
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008408: Security Update for BIND RPMs in Service Console
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008409: Updated Service Console Package OpenSSL 0.9.7a-33.25
ESX Server 3.0.2: Roll-Up Bundle for ESX Server 3.0.2
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903401-BG: Add Pre-Built Modules for Ubuntu 8.04.2 Guest Operating Systems
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903402-BG: Support for Firmware Version of LSI Engenio DS4000 Series; ESX Server Might Stop Responding as Cache Is Cleared for Pages from Virtual e1000 Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903403-SG: Security Update for Service Console Vim RPM
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903404-BG: Not Able to Download VI Client Installation Files
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903405-SG: Security Update for BIND RPMs in Service Console
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200903406-SG: Updated Service Console Package OpenSSL 0.9.7a-33.25
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008417: Updates to esxcfg-firewall script to enable and disable FTP client service
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008418: Updates to esxcfg-firewall man page
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008419: Update to service console
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008420: Update to VMware-esx-tools RPM
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008421: Host code execution vulnerability from a guest operating system
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200904403-SG: Host code execution vulnerability from a guest operating system, vSMP virtual machines stop responding when network connection is intermittent
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3 ESX303-Rollup01: RollUp Bundle for ESX Server 3.0.3
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Capacity Planner
Clean installation of the View Connection Server fails when the default security on the parent directory of the installation directory is altered
SRM Server Migration Workflow
View Composer installation fails on Oracle 9i database with ODBC driver versions lower than 9.2
Provisioning operation fails when the desktop pool name is not unique in that VirtualCenter location
Unmanaged View Agent installation fails if computer description is zero length
Unable to delete a virtual machine in VMware Ace, Fusion, Player, Server, or Workstation
Troubleshooting remote console connection problems in VMware Server
Server Clocks are Different by xx:xx Min
Keyboard or mouse do not work in a virtual machine
Pinging the ESXi host IP fails after reboot
Using the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Utility DNSUpdate.exe (DNS)
Creating a static route for the VMware Channel Connection in a WAN environment
View Client command line option "-staycheckedout" works only in conjunction with the option "-checkin"
Checkout fails when the command line option "-checkout" is used with the option "-nonInteractive"
VDM managed Virtual Machines must not be moved within VirtualCenter
Troubleshooting a set of File Filters that is reset to C:\Protected\**
View Client command line option "-offlineDirectory" does not work correctly
SQL Server 2005 tempdb database continues to grow after starting a VirtualCenter 2.5 Service
Adding a route for multiple gateways to the Service Console network
Recovering from a failover
IP address and AD account of a desktop remain after it is deleted from a pool
Configuring Network Monitoring and Viewing the Network Status
Changing a MAC address in a Windows virtual machine
Edited Advanced Options In an HA-Enabled Cluster Do Not Take Effect
Best practices for running Java in a virtual machine
VMware product unexpectedly fails with an unrecoverable error
View Administrator and VirtualCenter display the amount of free space for a datastore inconsistently
Wyse V10L thin client device cannot connect to desktop on Virtual Desktop Manager 2.1 Server
Troubleshooting guest operating system failures in VMware Ace, Fusion, Player, Server, or Workstation
Sounds might not play as expected in redirected audio devices in Virtual Desktop Manager and View Manager
Critical VMware Security Alert for Windows-Hosted VMware Workstation
Cannot log in as root to an ESX host because you do not have the proper permissions
Troubleshooting network connectivity problems with a single virtual machine
Troubleshooting an incorrect or mismatched disk configuration
Unable to power on a virtual machine due to an invalid value
Troubleshooting snapshot failures in VMware Ace, Fusion, Server, or Workstation
Selecting DNS and Routing properties on an ESX host fails
CVE 2003-0786, CVE 2008-0891 and CVE 2008-1672 OpenSSL Vulnerability and ESX
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products
Uploading diagnostic information to VMware
Support Diagnostic Collection Tool fails with error "WinHttp.WinHttpRequest: The URL is invalid" when run on a Security Server
Vendor and resource check validation error: Invalid license and Installation should not continue
Storage IO crash consistency with VMware products
USB redirection for VoIP with View Clients
Update Manager Configuration with an Internet Proxy Might Fail if Proxy Port Has 5 Digits
Adding a VirtualCenter Server in View Administrator and accepting error message "Unable to connect to View Composer" disables OK button
Troubleshooting VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat channel drops
Troubleshooting performance issues in VMware vCenter Heartbeat
Ensuring your passive server meets minimum hardware requirements
Resolving hardware or driver issues on channel NICs
e1000 drivers do not load after ESX 3.5 Update 3 patches are installed
Firewall connections causing channels to drop in VMware vCenter Heartbeat
Ensuring you have the correct VMware Channel configuration
Troubleshooting MaxDiskUsage errors
Troubleshooting [L9]Exceeded the maximum disk usage on the Active server errors
Troubleshooting a [L9]Exceeded the maximum disk usage on the PASSIVE server error
Troubleshooting [L20]Out of disk space (NFChannelOutOfDiskSpaceException) errors
Recovering from a failed switchover
Configuring DNS with VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat in a WAN environment
Troubleshooting VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat synchronization failures
Services Running on the Passive Server
Troubleshooting when VMware Channel is incorrectly configured
The passive server has less available space than the active server
A USB device does not function in the virtual machine
Troubleshooting resource issues in VMware vCenter Heartbeat
Troubleshooting registry security issues
Correcting problems when DNSUpdate encounters Secondary DNS Servers in VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Creating Tasks in VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat to Synchronize time between the Passive Server and the Active Server
Unable to use a SCSI pass-through device in a virtual machine
Running Oracle without DBA privileges
Kernel panic during ESX host upgrade after disabling HBA in BIOS
vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-in - Online Help
Avoiding Split-Brain in a LAN
[Archived] moving VMs to new datastores without Virtual Center
Configuring VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat to update BIND9 DNS Servers deployed in a WAN
Configuring Split-Brain Avoidance in a WAN
Configuring and testing alerts in VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Fixing NetApp NFS datastore that mounts, but is not accessible
Web access redirect fails if an SSL accelerator [offloader] is present between client and server
Conversion fails when source or destination do not support large files
Removing duplicate or orphaned ESX hosts from Lab Manager
Unable to download latest ESX patches using VMware Update Manager
Freeing ESXi inodes
Update Manager fails to remediate with an invalid value error
USB Keyboard Does Not Work When Connected to a Rear Port of Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server
An Auto Switchover Started Event
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator and SysPrep Clones
Provisioning a linked clone desktop pool fails with the error: Virtual machine with Input Specification already exists
ESX vmkernel log and ESXi messages log contain the messages: WRITE10/READ 10 past end of virtual device
Changing the URL or IP address of a registered NFS datastore
ALT + F1 does not leave ESX banner screen
SATA Controller Support in ESX 3.5
[Archived] Configuring Timeout Values in VirtualCenter for the Virtual Machine Migration Task
Running VirtualCenter in a Virtual Machine
Invalid Access Mode specified in Endpoint: httpandHttps
Unable to remove source and replica virtual machines associated with View Composer desktop pools
Guidelines for generating and importing an SSL certificate for Virtual Desktop Manager
VMware Tools status shows as not running after running VMware Consolidated Backup
PPTP VPN connection in Fusion through NAT
Deployment of a fenced configuration fails with Directory not found error
Update Manager Causes the VI Client to Inappropriately Display the Reconfiguring virtual machine Task for Linux Virtual Machines
VMotion fails at 90% with a general system error, failed to resume on destination message
Required permissions for VMware Consolidated Backup or VMware Converter backup and restore operations when using NetBackup
Troubleshooting an unresponsive guest operating system in VMware Ace, Fusion, Player, Server, Workstation
Migration with VMotion between some Intel Xeon Pentium 4 processors causes some 64-bit versions of Windows to exit
Configuration system failed to initialize when using VI Client to access VirtualCenter
A virtual machine cannot be powered on and shows as unknown
MKS console fails to open with the error: the process /usr/lib/bin/vmware-vmkauthd-start failed to launch properly
Debug Message Might Appear in esxupdate.log
Creating a report of performance metrics for each logical drive per system
Disabling the VMware Packet Filter on the Channel NICs
Subnet and Routing issues in VMware vCenter Heartbeat
ESX350-200811408-BG and ESX350-200811409-BG Cannot Be Installed on ESX Server 3.5 Update 3
Linking a NIC to a virtual switch using the esxcfg-vswitch –L command produces a segmentation fault.
Shared configurations are no longer shared after upgrade
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (32 Bit) Virtual Machine Might Fail to Migrate to Lower Versions of ESX Server Host
Customizing Windows 2003 Server templates results requiring Windows Activation
Virtual machine experiences a monitor panic when browsing a virtual floppy disk from within the guest operating system
vdmadmin.exe -L option does not remove existing pool assignments
Unisys ES7000/7600 requires ehci USB module to be disabled for Console Manager to work
Performance Overview Tab Might Not Be Displayed When VI Client and VirtualCenter are Running on Separate Machines
Power Off Source System option is missing in vCenter Converter Standalone
Using Thinreg with a limited user account
STATs Report service error when accessing the Performance Overview in vCenter
Troubleshooting hosted disk I/O performance problems
Troubleshooting a Unable read partition information from this disk error in the Add Storage wizard
Deploying ThinApp packages using an Active Directory policy fails
Converting a virtual machine to OVF format fails when the target does not support large files
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903232-UG: Updates VMware-esx-docs
Information Related to Upgrade of VMware Tools in Windows Virtual Machines on ESX Server 3.5
Unable to print to eDoc PDF virtual printer
Importing a physical machine fails
Adding an extent fails with the error: Can't overwrite contents of active fb partition
Running vSphere CLI 4.0 commands against ESX/ESXi 3.5 systems
Verbose logging for VMware Infrastructure Client
Non Supported Upgrade Options for VMware Tools on ESX Server 3.5 or ESX Server 3i version 3.5
Secondary virtual machine cannot be powered on as there are no compatible hosts that can accommodate it
Shared Printers not working after applying Security Update 2009-001 for VMware Fusion
[Archived] Creating a quiesced snapshot failed because the create snapshot operation exceeded the time limit for holding off the I/O in the frozen virtual machine. Install VSS instead of Sync Driver.
Installing the Volume Shadow Copy Service with VMware Tools
esxcfg-boot fails with a More than one VMkernel found error
Stateless VMware ESXi Server Version 3.5 Update 4 Using PXE Booting
NetWork Adapter Error Message After Installing VMware Tools on 32-Bit Ubuntu Guests
Manually Building VMware Tools Kernel Modules in Ubuntu Guests
Installing Red Hat 9.0 in a Virtual Machine
Connecting to SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 from VirtualCenter fails with the error: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection
Enabling Support for NetQueue on Intel Gigabit adapters using the igb driver in ESX 3.5
Changing the IP Address of a Lab Manager server
Changing the name of a Lab Manager server
Changing the IP address of an ESX host in a Lab Manager environment
Extracting ESX Server 3i Version 3.5 Update 4 Installable Image Files for PXE Booting
Upgrading to ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices
Restarting management agents when Virtual Machine Monitoring is enabled may cause virtual machine reboots
Path Thrashing due to dissimilar ESX PSA claim rules
SSMove does not work if a datastore is disabled (3.0.2 only)
Fusion virtual machine may fail to power on when using an 8 processor Nehalem Mac Pro systems
VirtualCenter 2.0.1 fails and causes the host operating system to fail
The Licenses tab under Administration on VirtualCenter frequently goes blank
Cannot connect to a remote CD-ROM drive using VMware Infrastructure Client running on Vista
Unable to take a quiesced VMware snapshot of a virtual machine
Installing ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices
Cannot find the vmkdump tool in ESX 4.0 to analyze an ESX host failure
MSI attempts to repair natively installed application
Regenerating expired SSL certificates after 2 years
Increasing RDP color depth in a Windows XP virtual machine
ESX 3i Embedded - Issue with HP USB keys
Virtual machines lose network connection after VMotion
Foundry switch cannot failover to standby switch
Cannot log into a Windows 2008 virtual machine deployed and customized from template on VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4
Storage VMotion fails with a generic DMotion error
Deleting Parallels tools
Growing a datastore from the Service Console in ESX 4.0
Manually Building VMware Tools Kernel Modules in SLES and SLED Guests
Errors when trying to upload host-based license file in VI Client
ESX host does not see all paths to the EMC CLARiiON
On ESX Server 3.5, Inaccurate Health Status Warnings Are Issued on Some HP Systems with a PROCHOT Sensor
VDM / View support for users that reside in NT4 domains
Logging into VirtualCenter fails with the error: Bad username or password
Networking screen is blank in ESXi
Virtual machine network failure due to duplicate IP addresses
Setting COW heap values on Lab Manager
Changing VirtualCenter log locations
Solaris guest keyboard layout does not retain non-US layout setting
Changing the size of the SQL Server Express transaction log
Unable to access the admin console and host agent service does not start
Connection to a Linux source fails despite correct SSH configuration
hostd fails with signal 11, then fails repeatedly in a loop
Tasks and Events tab not showing proper Descriptions
Licensing in a Centralized Environment
A VMware product fails to install with error 1603
Web Access service stops with Event ID: 7034
VMFS volumes unavailable after upgrading OverLand firmware
Compellent firmware upgrade causes dropped iSCSI sessions due to read cache issue
Generating a Windows core dump from an ESX virtual machine
Cannot create a new linked clone automatic pool with a custom OU
Preparing new hosts fails if a new vCenter is added without deleting old vCenter
Sluggish behavior when administering ESX hosts in vCenter
F5 Load Balancer may interfere with VMware View Client Connectivity
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200903411-BG: Updates the bnx2x Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200903412-BG: Updates the Service Console Kernel
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200903411-I-BG: Firmware Update
Setting the license key from the command line
Deployment fails when Fence IDs are exhausted
Unstable issues on bnx2x driver
Collecting diagnostic information for Site Recovery Manager 1.x
Error when adding a PCI device after deleting another PCI device
"Requested registry access is not allowed" is displayed when a non-administrator user tries to launch VI Client
When using the Proxy.Pac file, the Client does not authenticate to the VDM server
ESX machines hosting passive MSCS nodes report reservation conflicts during storage operations
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access displays a 503 Service Unavailable error
VMware View Composer installation fails with Error 1920
Virtual machines do not have network connectivity after migration
Slow login for View desktops
ESXi hosts stop responding with the error: Backbone panicked: IP_CREATE_THREAD
Guest operating system cannot boot off of the paravirtual SCSI device
Virtual Printing Does Not Send Fonts to the Host System with a Print Job
vCenter Required Ports
Upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 fails with the error: Failed to initialize: Number of fields deserialized is not correct
Cannot shutdown or reset guest operating system using the VMware Tools menu
Virtual Machines Might Not Retain Their UUID When They Are Re-registered to the VirtualCenter
Failure due to malformed request to the server when enabling NTP Client
NetXen NX 2031 Cards Support No More Than 128 GB of RAM on a Machine
Microsoft SQL servers cannot handle non-ASCII names for datacenters after you upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5
ESX Server 3i version 3.5 occasionally fails to reboot the server when a reboot is issued
Services do not start when ESX host boots
Unable to migrate or create virtual machines on an NFS volume in VirtualCenter
Working with snapshots
Default vCenter Server certificates prevent some client applications from connecting to vSphere 4.0 systems
VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 4 and later uses high-security SSL ciphers
Hook timeout error when accessing virtual machine console through VI Client
Disabling the vSphere Web Access service in vCenter Server
View client keyboard and mouse do not work with SMS remote control
Error during provisioning or deploying a virtual machine
Performing an offline upgrade from ESX 3.x to ESX 4.0 on a local ESX host
Masking a LUN from ESX/ESXi 4.0 using the MASK_PATH plug-in
iSCSI Port Binding fails with error: Add NIC failed in IMA
Fonts are distorted in Windows virtual machine
Troubleshooting datastore creation errors
Mechanisms to determine if software is running in a VMware virtual machine
The esxupdate -l info command displays the bundle build date as the release date
Jumbo Frames support with Broadcom NICs
Naming conventions for single-port and multiport Emulex HBAs in ESX
VMware View Connection Server installation fails with Error 1406
Server rebooting after HP Management Agents installation completes
Deploying a template or registering a template or virtual machine fails because the file name is invalid or too long
Certain Linux virtual machines do not play sound after installing VMware Tools
Disabling system beeps in a Vista virtual machine
Cannot open Office documents from a SharePoint site
MSI installation fails with an error about already installed versions
The ESX 4.x upgrade script requires an IDE CD-ROM device
Network Connectivity Lost Due to Physical Link Down
VMware SQL Server Plug-in Automatic Filter Discovery
Cannot reach iSCSI target after enabling iSCSI port binding on ESX 4.0.0
An ESX host experiences a purple diagnostic screen with the error: lost heartbeat
Verifying host networking speed
Windows XP guest operating system fails if you connect to the same session with Wyse Thin Client and View Portal
Testing the packet filter and NIC compatibility
Error when attempting to cold migrate a virtual machine in VirtualCenter
Using the nfpktfltr command line options
Physical Link Down with Loss of Redundancy
Physical Link Down with Redundancy Degraded
TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) over IPv6 with e1000 Virtual Adapters
VMkernel NIC Not Correctly Configured
Linked Mode vCenter does not replicate if the time between vCenter servers are inaccurate
Lost connectivity to storage device
Lost Redundant Path to Storage Device
Path Redundancy to Storage Device Degraded
Host Connectivity Restored
Host Connectivity Degraded
Host Connectivity Permanently Lost
What port numbers must be open for SRM and VirtualCenter / vCenter Server?
VMFS Lock Volume is Corrupted
Connectivity to NFS Server Lost
Installing and uninstalling the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat packet filter driver
Connectivity to NFS Server Restored
Troubleshooting a VMFS resource volume that is corrupted
VMFS Volume is Locked
Cannot add an ESX 3.5.x Update 2 host with running virtual machines to an EVC enabled Cluster
Pegasus (cimserver) memory leaks reported in ESX 3.5 Update 2 and later
Update Manager service stops after scanning ESX 3.0.3
VMware High Availability isolation event may attempt to start virtual machines indefinitely
CPU spikes to 100% with VDM Server
Failure to create LUN snapshots when performing a Site Recovery Manager test failover
Virtual Infrastructure Client shows one datastore in use on the Summary tab when multiple datastores are in use
Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers are not recognized after upgrading from ESX 3.5 Update 3 to Update 4
View Non Persistent Profiles Persist
Cannot create a VMFS datastore using the Add Storage Wizard
Deleting snapshots from vCenter
[Archived] VirtualCenter terminates Update Manager tasks
HP’s CIM Providers sometimes fail to load on ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 3
Audio, Video, and Skype in a Fusion virtual machine
If a View Composer desktop is cloned and then used as a Parent VM, a message tells you to reboot when you attempt to log in
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-in – Feature List
Specifying the License Server used by VMware vCenter Server
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat interoperability with anti-virus scanners
The VMkernel log is flooded with the message: Skipping pshare: alloc failed on node <x>
Performing a server restart or shutdown when VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat is installed
Configuring VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat to delay automatic failover (manual failover)
Virtual machines cannot connect to the network with NetXen and NetQueue NICs after upgrading to ESX 3.5 Update 4
Windows virtual desktop log in error: Your desktop is in an inconsistent state that could cause data loss
Backing up the System State from the Primary server and restoring it to the Secondary server on Windows Server 2000 and 2003
Resolve two passive servers
Context-sensitive help not accessible in Internet Explorer 7
Incorrect value for vmklinuxHeapMaxSizeMB in ESX 3.5 Update 4 causes ESX to fail
Troubleshooting the Event log message: Missing VM was not in the original query
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that was moved out of scope
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) privilege escalation on Windows-based Workstation, Player, ACE and Server
Manually creating a VMFS volume using fdisk and vmkfstools -C
Performance Overview tab shows a STATs Report service error
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904201-SG: Updates VMX RPM
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200904201-I-SG: Firmware Update
VMware Site Recovery Manager dr-ip-customizer.exe utility fails
Statistics purge procedure might cause intermittent deadlocks in statistics roll up procedures
Failover to VMware FT secondary virtual machine produces an error
Virtual desktops reconfigure after adding replica server
Turning on or enabling Fault Tolerance for a powered-on virtual machine with lazyzeroed virtual disks fails
Unable to connect a CD-ROM to a Windows Vista virtual machine
Virtual machine console does not respond to Ctrl-Alt-Ins or Ctrl-Alt-Del
ESX hosts with a TLS LDAP configuration do not allow LDAP users to login
Overview Performance Charts do not display when the vCenter Server uses an Oracle database
SRM: Configuring DRS properties for a protected virtual machine
VirtualCenter Server service does not start with SSL Certificates larger than 1024 bits
Cannot boot ESXi on HP DL385 G2 servers
rm -rf on a directory with more than 380 files fails for ESX
Site Recovery Manager continuously logs Failed to ping the remote site
Adding VSS and removing the Filesystem Sync driver when upgrading VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine
Enabling and Configuring Linux Core Dump
Remediating ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 or earlier by using VMware Update Manager 1.0 Update 2 or later might fail
Problems with TEAC DV-28E-V DVD drive
MSI options dialog appears during VirtualCenter 2.5 install
Devices attached to hot-added BusLogic adapter are not visible to Linux guest
After repeated SAN path failovers, operations that involve VMFS changes might fail for all hosts accessing a particular LUN
SRM: How Changes to Virtual Machine Storage Affect Protection
Troubleshooting a specified file already exists on the server error when using Web Access
Adding a host to a vNetwork Distributed Switch may fail immediately with a Your session with VMware vCenter Update Manger is no longer valid error
Disabling ESX Certificate Checks in SRM
VirtualCenter Agent upgrade fails to install during upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4
ESX host fails to boot or experiences a purple screen error after power outage
Verifying your boot device in ESXi for USB issues
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1009938: Virtual machines in Lab Manager environment might stop responding due to a heavy load on LUN
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905401-SG: Update to VMware-esx-tools RPM
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905402-SG: Updates to esxcfg-firewall script to enable and disable FTP client service
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905403-BG: Virtual machines in Lab Manager environment might stop responding due to a heavy load on LUN
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905404-BG: Update to FTP client service
ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1009944: Update to time zone information (tzdata) package
VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905405-BG: Update to time zone information (tzdata) package
VirtualCenter 2.5 database upgrade fails
Error is displayed when user removes smart card immediately after entering the PIN
Upgrading Lab Manager fails with Error 28047
The esxupdate command with the -f/--force switch fails
VMware Tools installation fails when McAfee Antivirus is in Maximum Protection mode
Viewing a virtual machine's console in VMware Infrastructure Client fails with the error: Connection terminated by server
Performance task uses 100% CPU on the collector and does not make any connections to remote machines
Deleting a virtual machine template customization specification
Driver fails to load after change from BusLogic to LSI Logic
Cannot locate module and block-major-XX error appears in /var/log/messages
[Internal] Deploying virtual machines fails after upgrading Lab Manager
DE (German/Deutsche) keyboard input is not handled correctly in desktops opened from View Client using HP RGS protocol
Soft lockup messages from Linux kernel running in an SMP-enabled virtual machine
Error: "CPU has been disabled" When Booting or Shutting Down Virtual Machines
Cannot access the Service Console or manage virtual machines
Service console does not recognize runtime changes made to the LUN size
An error message appears after you enter the fdisk command with the absolute path of the disk
vCenter Server Installation Worksheet
Tracking ESX host user logins and activities
Restricting User Authentication and Security Settings
Error on the Performance Overview tab
Copying large files from the service console to a CIFS-mounted Windows disk might cause file corruption
Booting from an iSCSI LUN might be too slow or fail
The path status for the CLARiiON iSCSI storage system changes from dead to active and from active to dead
ESX might occasionally fail to boot from an iSCSI Clariion storage system
ESX host minimum firmware requirements for NetXen P2 10GB ethernet cards
Cannot use PSP_RR path selection policy with MSCS
Trying to change the disk format of an FT-enabled virtual machine while migrating across datastores results in a fault
Using Storage VMotion to migrate a virtual machine with many disks may timeout
Setting all virtual machines to automatically upgrade VMware Tools at next power-on
About Patch 3 for SRM 1.0 Update 1
Required VMware vCenter Converter ports
ESXi host disconnects from the VirtualCenter Server with a USB timeout error
Solaris virtual machines might not power on on virtual hardware version 7
Network receive packets dropped at the virtual switch
vCenter Server service might not start automatically if the machine is rebooted repeatedly
Getting Lab Manager 3.0 licenses and VMware View licenses
VMware support restrictions for Service Console installations of ESX 4.0
VMware Consolidated Backup installation instructions
VirtualCenter cannot authenticate domain account users
Invalid string position error when cloning or deploying a virtual machine
Error when using vicfg-iscsi to set up IP, subnet, and gateway separately
Upgrading the hardware version of Windows virtual machines might require driver updates
If a system has virtual network adapter, Guided Consolidation might compute a larger number of NICs for that system
How to Disable Guest Operations in the VIX API
vcbSnapAll command fails
vSphere Client might fail to connect to the vCenter Server
ECC Agent support in ESX
Virtualizing EMC ControlCenter (ECC)
CIM Sensor Data on IBM 3850/3950 Servers
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904401-BG: Updates vmkernel vmx hostd etc
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904402-SG: Updates ESX Scripts
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904403-BG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904404-BG: Updates VMkernel iSCSI Driver
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904405-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904406-SG: Updates vim-common, vim-minimal RPMs
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904407-SG: Security Update to BIND
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904408-SG: Security Update to the openssl Package
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904409-BG: Updates vmkctl RPM
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200904401-I-SG: Firmware Update
VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200904402-T-BG: Tools Update
Creation of named pipe or output file name in the form of any path in the service console fails
VMware ESX 4.0 and VMware ESXi 4.0 require 64bit servers
SLES 10 64bit virtual machine becomes unresponsive with the error: The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system
Operating system networking references and tutorials
Removing a standard (replica) connection server from a cluster of connection servers
[Archived] Migrating virtual machines between ESX hosts without shared storage
Operating System Specific Packages fail to install on RHEL 5.3
Operating System Specific Packages fail to install on Ubuntu 8.10 if Ubuntu Multiverse Repository is used
VI Client Performance tab and Storage tab do not function if vCenter Server uses an Oracle Database
The VMware Data Recovery client fails to connect to the VMware Data Recovery Appliance
Resolving vMA credential store corruption
Accessing the View Admin page fails with the error: Error 404 page not found
Virtual Machine Communication Framework (VMCF) Features are Experimental in the vSphere 4.0 Release
Licensing VMware View Manager
Licensing Lab Manager 3.0
Identifying hardware causes for purple screen errors
Using stack trace information to diagnose purple screen errors
[Archived] Manually migrating a virtual machine on an ESX host
Cannot customize RHEL 5 images
View Composer agent initialization state error (-1000) when provisioning virtual desktops
Unable to launch virtual machine when Fusion is not in the default location
Some kickstart commands for scripted installations of ESX 4.0 have been deprecated or are not supported
Basic SCSI Storage Troubleshooting
Solaris 10 U4 virtual machine becomes unresponsive during VMware Tools upgrade
When you use VMware vSphere to perform an ESX host upgrade, the upgrade might fail
vCenter Database Upgrade to ESX/ESXi 4.0 Fails with Oracle 10gR2
Cannot log into VirtualCenter 2.5X after installing the VI Client 2.0.x, 2.5x, and the vSphere Client 4.0, and then uninstalling the VI Client 2.0.x on a Windows Vista system
When you install ESX on some Dell servers using the DRAC5 virtual CD-ROM method, the ESX installation fails.
The vc-support command uses a 64bit DSN application and cannot gather data from the vCenter Server database
Changing the system time on an ESX/ESXi host produces a VMware High Availability agent error
Adapter Type dropdown menu missing vmxnet3 option on virtual machine running Suse Enterprise Linux
Low swap keeps patches from installing
Troubleshooting the boot failure of a Linux virtual machine converted from a physical computer
Performance overview error: STATs Report service internal error
Restoring a virtual machine backed up with VMware Data Recovery using VMware Converter
Does ESX 4.0 support 802.3ad Dynamic?
VirtualCenter components are unavailable when installing or upgrading from a zip archive
Backing up the ADAM database in VMware Virtual Desktop Manager and VMware View Manager
Power supply status displayed as red when supply unit is removed
Enabling public key authentication with a Dropbear SSH client on ESXi
[Archive] Installation of VMware Tools fails with Error 1722
Enabling ARP Redirect for Hardware ISCSI HBAs
pNIC loses connectivity on IBM x3850 servers with Intel 82571 NICs
Alert messages are logged when extents in a spanned volume go offline
Loss of network connectivity on SLES8 virtual machine
[Archived] ESX host experiences purple screen error within 5 minutes of booting
"Debug scsi underrun" log spew in the VMkernel log
Errors when gathering disk information during a physical to virtual conversion
Port Forwarding in VirtualCenter cannot use Tomcat ports
Virtual machines might fail to migrate if the VMware VirtualCenter Server service is stopped during the migration operation
Performance Overview Plugin shows Stats report service internal error
Where to download the Converter 4.0 boot CD
Command-line parameter -screenMulti enables Multimonitor for HP RGS desktops
Disabling VMotion on an ESX/ESXi host
Enabling verbose logging for View Composer related components
Disabling the vCenter Server Agent
Live clone of a virtual machine with an independent disk fails
Configuring disks to use VMware Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapters
How to create default alarms when upgrading to vSphere 4.0
Creating a 32bit DSN on a 64bit Windows machine
Identifying Symmetrix devices using the esxcfg-mpath and symdev commands
Conversion of a physical source with software mirrors fails
On ESX hosts, DHCP failures might occur in the service console during heavy loads
Unable to deploy linked clones and provisioning fails with the error reject prepare
Disabling Linked Mode for vCenter Server
Enabling license downgrade by disabling features
Purple screen error during Fiber Channel Changes
Connecting to the Virtual Desktop from the VMware View client fails with the error: Virtual Desktop in not available
Customization of Windows Vista or Windows 2008 fails
ESX host is non-compliant even after application of host profile succeeds
Protected Service Discovery task does not run when vCenter products are in evaluation mode
Protecting VMware Converter 3.0.3 with VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Reconfiguring the vCenter Orchestrator principal (public) IP address
Upgrading vCenter Server Heartbeat 5.5 to vCenter Server Heartbeat 5.5 Update 1
Unable to import a backup image or third-party virtual machine
Upgrading to vCenter Server 4.0 when using vCenter Server Heartbeat to only protect vCenter Server
ESX host becomes unresponsive on a Dell PowerEdge R900 server
Upgrading to vCenter Server 2.5 Updates or 4.0 when using vCenter Server Heartbeat to vCenter Server and SQL Server
VC Fault error in VMware View when attempting to create a pool
Upgrading ESXi 3.5 hosts with OEM server vendor’s specific components to ESXi 4.0
Guest operating system displays BIOS update message
LUN filtering mechanism during RDM creation
Slow login when running Novell Client in View Virtual Desktops
Creating linked clone virtual pools fails with the error: Failed to perform Active Directory operation. COM ErrorCode: -2147016646
Changing Lab Manager Virtual Machine NIC Emulation Type
Downgrading a vSphere 4.0 license to a ESX 3.5 license
NFS corruption with VMI kernel in SLES10 SP2
Update Manager upgrade fails with the error: The Wizard was interrupted before vmware could be completed installed
Support for Windows 7 and the Aero theme
Exception occurred due to a bad disk geometry when installing ESX host
Using a Microsoft or 3rd party software iSCSI Initiator in a VMware environment
Only one Seagate SCSI device can be supported by an ESX/ESXi host
Lockdown mode does not lock down machine
Setting up vCenter Server in a Microsoft Cluster Service Cluster
Blank printing sometimes occurs when the compression level for the virtual printer in the guest is set to "No Images"
Avoiding data corruption from NMIs by changing the VMkernel.Boot.nmiAction advanced setting
Cannot add an ESX Server 2.5.x host to vCenter Server 4.0 when Check Host Certificates is enabled
vNetwork Distributed Switch on ESX 4.x - Concepts Overview
Configuring vNetwork Distributed Switch using vCenter
Sysprep on Windows Server 2003 does not run
vSphere Client overview performance charts might not appear for ESX hosts prior to ESX 4.0
Memory health status information is not provided for systems without memory sensors
Unclaiming all paths to a storage device while several paths are dead makes the device unavailable when later attempts to reclaim the paths are made
VMotion Migration of a virtual machine that uses NPIV fails
VMware support for USB devices used for installing VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware Data Recovery fails to connect to vCenter with the error: Connect::BeginSession: failed to authenticate
Comparison of product offerings for vSphere 4.0 and VMware Infrastructure 3.X
Cannot change the ESX Server Edition and ESX remains in an Unlicensed state
vNetwork Distributed PortGroup (dvPortGroup) configuration
VMware High Availability slot calculation
Configuring vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS) Virtual Adapters
Understanding VMware Fault Tolerance
Out of Range DSUB Analog error when installing ESX 3.5
VMware Fault Tolerant virtual machine fails to power on and generates an error
Target limitations with Qlogic qla4xxx drivers
LogMPCmdErrors and LogCmdErrors commands are enabled by default on ESX/ESXi 4.0
VMFS volume becomes inaccessible during SAN LUN replication
Virtual machines log HGFS error messages relating to VMware Tools when you have just a Linux console installed
vm-support might fail on ESXi systems with many VMs if run on the root partition
Migrating virtual machines between vSwitch or PortGroups to vDS or dvPortgroups
Migrating Service Console and/or VMkernel port from Standard Switches to Distributed Switch
Jumbo frames are not supported on vmxnet2 NICs for virtual machines running FreeBSD
Running multiple vCenter Server processes simultaneously causes Qlogic iSCSI HBA port errors
VM run on thin-provisioned disk might become unresponsive
The primary virtual machine remains powered on in live mode, but fault tolerance is not established
The Turn on Fault Tolerance option is disabled
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Converter
VMware Fault Tolerance migration transition states
Error encountered in vCenter 4 when enabling the following plugins: Virtual Server Service Status and Hardware Status
Joining a cloned virtual machine running vCenter Server to the original virtual machine fails with a licensing error in status.txt
Windows Persistent Route stops working
Using NAT between the vCenter Server system and ESX hosts
VirtualCenter 2.5 upgrade fails with a ORA-30036 error
Virtual machine fails to power on with the error: Config File does not Exist
Performance issues on Windows 2008 terminal servers
New alarm to trigger a script or send an email fails
VMotion fails after a third-party security tool performs a port scan of the ESX hosts
Upgrading an ESX 3.x virtual machine to ESX 4.0
Split and Combine license keys on vSphere
Entitlement Mapping for vSphere
Private VLAN (PVLAN) on vNetwork Distributed Switch - Concept Overview
Site Recovery Manager Test Failover fails intermittently
ESX Server Destination Option Is Unavailable in Converter
Configuration of Private VLAN (PVLAN) on vNetwork Distributed Switch
Configuring a legacy license server to manage ESX/ESXi 3.x hosts in vCenter Server 4.0
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware ESXi Server 3.5
Management Controller firmware information not displayed in hardware status
VMware Storage VMotion fails if virtual machine migrated after suspended and resume state
Configuring Jumbo Frames on a vNetwork Distributed Switch
Changing the default value of MaxBurstLength for the software iSCSI adapter might cause loss of connection with the EqualLogic storage system
Avoiding performance issues when using ESX/ESXi 4.x with NetApp storage devices with ALUA
ESXi VMware Tools for Linux do not include pre-build kernel modules for unsupported guests and the RPM format package for tools
Inaccurate Monitoring and Health Status seen in VI Client, vSphere Client, VirtualCenter, or vCenter Server
Disabling vNetwork Distributed Switches
Ports on a vSwitch are not freed when hot removing network adapters from virtual machines
ESXi console message: OEM Policy File is dirty. Settings not respected.
vSphere Client installation might fail with Error 1603 if you do not have an active internet connection
The overview performance charts don't appear if the vCenter Server host is renamed
Windows Performance Utility log files contain incorrect Last values for data counters
Unable to Power on virtual machine due to a Licensing error
Checking compliance of a host profile
Applying a Host Profile to a host or cluster
Configuring Virtual Guest VLAN tagging (VGT) mode on a vNetwork Distributed Switch
Sometimes the upgrade from ESXi 3.5 to ESXi 4.0 fails when the host is trying to reboot
Upgrading VMware Tools on multiple virtual machines
Changing Beacon Probing settings using the command line
Configuring External Switch VLAN Tagging (EST) mode on a vNetwork D