Shuting down a Windows 2012 server running VMware vCenter Server 6.0 reports errors in the Event Viewer
Article ID: 335986
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- You have VMware vCenter Server installed on Windows 2012
- After restarting the Windows 2012 server you see these errors in the Windows event logs.
- Event ID 7023
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Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: <MM/DD/YYYY><time>
Event ID: 7023
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: vc-w12-01a.corp.local
Description:
The VMware System and Hardware Health Manager service terminated with the following error:
The system cannot join or substitute a drive to or for a directory on the same drive.
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</time> - Event ID 7031
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Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: <MM/DD/YYYY><time>
Event ID: 7031
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: vc-w12-01a.corp.local
Description:
The VMware System and Hardware Health Manager service terminated unexpectedly.</time>
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
Cause
The Windows service manager interacts with VMware services when starting and stopping services. Hardware health uses an open source code package (winrun4j) to interface the java applications with the windows service manager. The application winrun4j was built and tested on Windows server 2008 which has no such reported errors.
Resolution
This is a known issue affecting VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x.
Currently, there is no resolution or workaround.
This is a cosmetic issue and can be safely ignored.
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