NOT_IMPLEMENTED Errors in Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 Virtual Machines on ESX Server 2.0 and 2.1
Details
I encountered a NOT_IMPLEMENTED error when I performed one of the following
on ESX Server 2.0 or 2.1:
Reconfigured a Windows Server 2003, XP, 2000, or NT virtual
machine from the vmxbuslogic to the vmxlsilogic SCSI controller.
Installed Windows Server 2003 SP1 in a virtual machine
configured to use the vmxlsilogic SCSI controller.
What's wrong?
Solution
This problem occurs if you use a newer LSI Logic driver
(version 1.10 or higher) with the following operating systems in an
ESX Server 2.0.x or 2.1.x virtual machine:
Windows Server 2003 (SP1 includes version 1.10)
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT
The guest operating system cannot boot, and the virtual machine
displays an error message that includes the following text: NOT_IMPLEMENTED To avoid this problem, use LSI Logic driver
version 1.09 (listed below) or upgrade to ESX Server 2.5. When you
are following the steps of the section www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_lsilogic_vms.html
in the VMware ESX Server 2.1 Administration Guide, you are asked to to visit
the LSI Logic Web site to download the driver. Here are the locations
on LSI Logic's Web site for the drivers supported by ESX Server
2.0 and 2.1:
Extract the .zip file selected above. Inside this archive is lsipseud.inf, which Windows uses to install the driver. To finish switching to the LSI Logic controller, continue with
the steps in the ESX Server 2.1 Administration Guide. Refer to: www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_lsilogic_vms.html.
