Snapshoting a virtual machine (Windows or Linux) before a upgrade VMware Tools as a precaution

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  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:11.950 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] connection to the host on port 443 esxserver1 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:11.950 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] at localVersion is: vim.version.version8 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.057 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] remote version is: vim.version.version5 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.090 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] root user authentication 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.097 + 02:00 [02940 "Default" error] vim [VimResultFilter] property. UserSession, found ipAddress 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.097 + 02:00 [02940 "Default" error] vim [VimResultFilter] property. UserSession, userAgent not found 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.097 + 02:00 [02940 "Default" error] vim [VimResultFilter] property. UserSession callCount not found 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.117 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] connection to the host on port 443 esxvcenter 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.117 + 02:00 [warning 02956 "Default"] processing response closing in unexpected state: 3 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.117 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] at localVersion is: vim.version.version8 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.142 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] remote version is: vim.version.version8 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.148 + 02:00 [02940 info 'Default'] user administrator authentication 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.252 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] ComputeResource for vim. HostSystem:host - 9 is vim. ClusterComputeResource:domain - c23 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.255 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] ResourcePool to vim.ComputeResource:domain - c23 is vim. ResourcePool:resgroup - 24 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.258 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] reuse existing connection of VIM to esxvcenter 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.266 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] scheduled timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive 2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.272 + 02:00 [info vmomi.soapStub 02940 ' [2]'] adapter heel of reset for server < cs p:032592f8, TCP:esxvcenter:443 >: closed

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.276 + 02:00 [info 02940 ' vmomi.soapStub [1]'] adapter heel of reset for server < cs p:03259078, TCP:esxserver1:443 >: closed

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.277 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] connection to the host on port 443 esxvcenter

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.277 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] at localVersion is: vim.version.version8

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.298 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] remote version is: vim.version.version8

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.304 + 02:00 [02940 info 'Default'] user administrator authentication

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.401 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] scheduled timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.437 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] ComputeResource for vim. ResourcePool:resgroup - 24 is vim. ClusterComputeResource:domain - c23

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.520 + 02:00 [info 02940 ' vmomi.soapStub [3]'] adapter heel of reset for server < cs p:03259078, TCP:esxvcenter:443 >: closed

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.520 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] created a new element of Scheduler with id = '1', "16:02:12.277 05-07-2013" = firstTimeToRun, source = ' ', targetRPOInMinutes = '0 '. -__thiscall Converter::Server:Scheduler:SchedulerItemImpl: ("d:/build/ob/bora-1087880/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/schedulerItemImpl.cpp:87")

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.520 + 02:00 [02940 info 'Default'] point planner with id = '1' created - __thiscall int Converter::Server:Scheduler: ("d:/build/ob/bora-1087880/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/priorityQScheduler.cpp:49")

  2013 07 - 05 T 16: 02:12.546 + 02:00 [03756 info "Default"] planning point 1 Planner run at time = 16:02:12.546 2013-07-05. -Sub __thiscall Converter::Server:Scheduler:SimpleScheduler:Run (void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-1087880/bora/sysimage/ufad/server/scheduler/simpleScheduler.cpp:109")

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.640 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] connection to the host on port 443 esxserver1

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.641 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] at localVersion is: vim.version.version8

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.660 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] remote version is: vim.version.version5

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  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.673 + 02:00 [error 03764 "Default"] vim [VimResultFilter] property. UserSession callCount not found

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  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.693 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] connection to the host on port 443 esxvcenter

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.693 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] at localVersion is: vim.version.version8

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.717 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] remote version is: vim.version.version8

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  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.826 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] reuse existing connection of VIM to esxvcenter

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  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.855 + 02:00 [info 03764 ' vmomi.soapStub [4]'] adapter heel of reset for server < cs p:00691758, TCP:esxserver1:443 >: closed

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.884 + 02:00 [info 01240 "ThreadPool"] Thread has enlisted

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:12.977 + 02:00 [error 02956 "Default"] cannot send the response to the client: class Vmacore::SystemException (Die Pipe wird just closed)

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:13.019 + 02:00 [03764 info "Default"] Started task 'Task-4' for job = 'job - 5 ", item ="1"- __thiscall Sub Converter::Server:Job:JobProcessorImpl:StartProcessingJobs (void) ("d:/build/ob/bora-1087880/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/job/jobProcessorImpl.cpp:385").

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:13.051 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [task, 338] [Task-4] - BEGIN - convert

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:13.091 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [taskSpec, 467] task [Task-4] [TaskMap] - 4:task - 1

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:13.111 + 02:00 [02940 info "Default"] ConverterConnection: KeepAlive timer cancelled, StopKeepAlive succeeded

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 02:13.132 + 02:00 [info 02940 ' vmomi.soapStub [0]'] adapter heel of reset for server < cs p:03272018, PIPE:\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-worker-soap >: closed

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 21:49.811 + 02:00 [02960 'Ufa.HTTPService' error] unable to read the request; flow: io_obj p:0 x 03168404, h:-1, < tube "\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap" >, < pipe "\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap" > >, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException (operation timed out)

  2013-07 - 05T 16: 22:14.812 + 02:00 [02956 error 'Ufa.HTTPService'] cannot read the request; flow: io_obj p:0x031683a4, h:-1, < tube "\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap" >, < pipe "\\.\pipe\vmware-converter-server-soap" > >, error: class Vmacore::TimeoutException (operation timed out)

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.810 + 02:00 [error 01240 'Default'] [task, 350] [LRO] Unexpected Exception: converter.fault.CloneFault

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.850 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [task, 379] [Task-4] - ERROR - convert: converter.fault.CloneFault

  -> (converter.fault.CloneFault) {}

  -> dynamicType = < unset >

  -> faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),

  -> description = 'the operation encountered a network error.

  -> msg = ""

  ->}

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.850 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [diagnosticManager, 269] retrieved taskInfo for "converter.task.Task:task - 4" mapping to "converter.task.Task:task - 4".

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.850 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [diagnosticManager, 309] the task with id = "4-task" proved to be a task 'recent '.

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.850 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [diagnosticManager, 323] no existing group of newspaper found to task with id = 'Task-4 '. The task is still 'young' so a bundle of newspapers going now is assigned.

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.882 + 02:00 [info 01240 'Default'] [diagnosticManager, 792] recovery job related diagnostic for the tasks of server with id = 'Task-4 '.

  2013-07 - 05T 18: 02:04.931 + 02:00 [info 03760 "Default"] run 0 employment "job-5" finished with a mistake. -struct Converter::Server:Job:JobExecutor:SchedulerUpdateSpec __thiscall Converter::Server:Conversion: ("d:/build/ob/bora-1087880/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/conversion/conversionJobExecutorImpl.cpp:405")

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  Thomas

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  Hi John,.

  Unfortunately, a Windows virtual machine does emule not entirely software low level required to run on a Macintosh DAQmx.

  That your customers can do, however, is running Bootcamp to install Windows on their computer, and then they will be able to use DAQmx.

  http://www.Apple.com/support/Bootcamp/

  -Abram