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• Could not start the virtual machine after you use vmkfstools to resize - HELP!

  I thought I knew what I was doing, but apparently not...

  I tried to increase the size of a VM over 36 GB drive and now I can not start the server. Here's the change front of directory list:

  -rw - 1 root root 16781312 Sep 20 19:46 PJAEast-DL01-000001 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 325 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01 - 000001.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 4096 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 277 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 28201 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01 - Snapshot1.vmsn

  -rw - 1 root root 28267 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01 - Snapshot2.vmsn

  -rw - 1 root root 131604480 26 August at 08:04 PJAEast-DL01 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8684 25 August at 21:03 PJAEast - DL01.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 589 25 August at 15:18 PJAEast - DL01.vmdk

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 1042 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast - DL01.vmsd

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2779 Feb 9 15:10 PJAEast - DL01.vmx

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 267 Feb 9 15:10 PJAEast - DL01.vmxf

  -rw - 1 root root 9898631168 9 February 14:54 PJAEast-DL01_1-000001 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 331 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01_1 - 000001.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 73728 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01_1-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 283 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01_1 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 36322836480 28 August at 01:41 PJAEast-DL01_1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 597 25 August at 15:18 PJAEast - DL01_1.vmdk

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 78710 25 August at 16:06 vmware - 1.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 68108 25 August at 20:43 2.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 122302 28 August at 01:41 vmware - 3.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 90557 Sep 20 19:54 4.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 69453 9 February 14:54 vmware.log

  Then, I run the command:

  vmkfstools x 256g PJAEast - DL01_1.vmdk

  And now the virtual machine does not start, return an error: "the virtual disk parent has been changed since the child was created."

  The directory listing is now ("BOLD" indicates the change of information post-vmkfstools):

  -rw - 1 root root 16781312 Sep 20 19:46 PJAEast-DL01-000001 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 325 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01 - 000001.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 4096 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast-DL01-000003 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 277 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast-DL01 - 000003.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 28201 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01 - Snapshot1.vmsn

  -rw - 1 root root 28267 9 February 14:55 PJAEast-DL01 - Snapshot2.vmsn

  -rw - 1 root root 131604480 26 August at 08:04 PJAEast-DL01 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8684 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast - DL01.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 589 25 August at 15:18 PJAEast - DL01.vmdk

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 1015 28 August 01:52 PJAEast - DL01.vmsd

  -rwx - 1 root root 2779 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast - DL01.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 267 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast - DL01.vmxf

  -rw - 1 root root 9898631168 9 February 14:54 PJAEast-DL01_1-000001 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 331 28 August to 01:52 PJAEast-DL01_1 - 000001.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 73728 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast-DL01_1-000003 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 283 Feb 9 16:12 PJAEast-DL01_1 - 000003.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 274877906944 28 August 01:41 PJAEast-DL01_1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 599 9 Feb 16:11 PJAEast - DL01_1.vmdk

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 68108 25 August at 20:43 2.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 122302 28 August at 01:41 vmware - 3.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 90557 Sep 20 19:54 4.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 69453 9 February 14:54 5.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 39510 Feb 9 16:12 6.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 39411 Feb 9 16:12 vmware - 7.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 39410 Feb 9 16:14 vmware.log

  I can't do anything else until I get comments. Can anyone recommend a way to solve this problem?

  I thought I knew what I was doing, but apparently not...

  I agree

  Two a problem with the new drive.

  1. You get the error message comes from the basic disk with a different size than the disks of the snapshot.
  2. With a size of 256 GB, you will not be able to create snapshots of the disk (on ESXi prior to 5.0 with a block size of 1 MB)

  What you can try to do is to edit the file PJAEast - DL01_1.vmdk :

  • 536870912 VMFS 'PJAEast-DL01_1 - flat hard' RW--> RW 70943040 VMFS 'PJAEast-DL01_1 - flat hard. "
  • DDB. Geometry.Cylinders = "33418'-> ddb.geometry.cylinders = '4416.

  After that, I would recommend to clone the virtual disk to a new one, replace the virtual disk in the virtual machine settings and resize it to a maximum of 254GB (see "calculates the time system required by the snapshot files" at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012384)

  • vmkfstools-i PJAEast-DL01_1 - 000003.vmdk PJAEast - DL01_1a.vmdk

  André

• Cannot start the virtual machine after you create snapshop

  I found a strange behaviour. I have a Windows 2008 guest that I just copied in my new box ESXi. I am trying to create a snapshot before upgrading the guest to 2012 Windows operating system. The virtual machine has currently no snapshots. Whenever I have create a snapshot, he succeeds, but then I can't start the virtual machine saying that it does not find the vmdk file delta even though I see there in the data store. In order to start the virtual machine, I have to delete the inventory and it readd, but then I lose the snapshot. I also have another computer virtual running Windows 8.1 that does exactly the same thing. How can I create snapshots safely without damaging the virtual machine? I also tried to create the snapshot while the virtual machine has been activated but that makes crashing and then it does not start again, so I have to repeat the process to remove the inventory and it time. Frustrating. See the screenshots, I have attached.

  Once these virtual machines have been in Hyper-V in the past and I just convert to VMware format using the StarWind V2V converter.

  Yes, for an ESXi host and target you must either select the ESX f.vmdk as format target (growable option is for VMware Workstation), or you must convert the virtual machine once more instead of simply upload the files to an ESXi host.

  André

• Cut short Linux to start the virtual machine directly

  Hi, I want to make a shortcut on the desktop to start a virtual machine directly

  Host: Edubuntu 10.10 64 bit

  Client: Windows 7 64-bit family (called: "'Educatieve netwerk.vmx" ")

  Working directory:/ home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk

  The virtual computer name: Educatieve netwerk

  Full path to the virtual machine:/home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx

  Location of VMS and the default teams: / home/zml/vmware

  I'm using VMWare Workstation version 7.1.3

  I tried the commands of mutiple, but still without success...

  VMware x/home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx

  didn't work...

  Could someone help me?

  Maarten

  Try the following:

  VMware x ' / home/vmware/zml/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx.

  Make sure you put quotation marks ("" ") for the computer virtual access path.

• How to start a virtual machine without vmx file

  Hello, I have a virtual machine that I want to start up using 10.0.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit workstation but I don't have multiple vmdk files and a file on me vmxf and apparently, that's all that is in the software. How do I run something like that?

  Hello
  You cannot start a virtual machine without a vmx file.
  If you do not have a vmx file - fly a.
  For example this one:
  -----------------------------------

  . Encoding = "windows-1252".

  config.version = '8 '.

  virtualHW.version = '8 '.

  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0.virtualDev = "free".

  memsize = "2048".

  scsi0:0. Present = 'false '.

  scsi0:0. FileName = "set-path-to-bootdisk-and-then-set-.present-to-true-to-activate".

  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000".

  displayName = "minimal-vm.

  guestOS = "windows7-64.

  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".

  ------------------------------------

  That cuts into a file and store it as a *.vmx.
  Then launch the new VM with
  VMware /path-to-vmx/name.vmx or
  vmplayer /path-to-vmx/name.vmx
  Other users may also recommend to simply launch the user interface and follow the file > New menu...
  and then order the new virtual machine to the card by selecting your existing virtual disks.

• Unable to start the virtual machine and snapshots are missing from snapshot Manager.

  Hello

  I'm new here in the VMWARE communities and I don't know if I'm posting this survey in the right place. I am currently using VMWARE Workstation 9. The issue I'm having is that I can not start my VM. The error that says:

  

  This is an overview of my settings:

  

  When I try to get a snapshot I can go back, I get this snapshot Manager screen:

  

  I checked the files on the directory of the virtual machine. The snapshot files are still there.

  I tried to solve the problem by editing the configuration of virtual machine file to use another vmdk. I got an error saying something about the parent and the child are not synchronized. Sorry I don't have a screenshot of that. I also tried to make a copy of one of the other VMDK and rename it to match with the name of the missing file. That also made me anywhere I tried looking on the net but I get answers to other vmware ESXi and vSphere products. So I don't know if they apply to my current situation.

  At this point, I'm hoping to recover my machine or at least be able to use snapshots. Please notify.

  I think that the restoration was the best way to solve this problem. I actually checked the different files, but it looks like I missed something. In any case, create snapshots with the virtual machine in a state engine is my personal preference. It is not only to save disk space (since there is no need to preserve the current state of memory), but also provides a consistent state. As for the number of snapshots, you're always on the stop side, and if you are not having issue of performace with small changes you make you should be ok. In case there is a performance problem, you may consider to store the computer virtual on an SSD that will certainly help.

  Since the Center of Documentation of VMware Workstation 10

  To the premises of the virtual machines, you can take more than 100 snapshots for each linear process. For shared virtual computers and remote, you can take a maximum of 31 snapshots for each linear process.

  André

  Post edited by: a.p. corrected fault, "SSD" instead of "SD".

• start a virtual machine at startup of windows 7 via issue of short boot cut

  Hi Experts

  I am running Win7 with 10 Workstation. I'm trying to start a VM at startup as its suppose to host my server cloud. Then I don't have to manually start the virtual machine each time.

  I put a shortcut to vmware workstation in the startup folder in the start menu. And followed the guide of the user of the WS10, excerpts below:

  Incorporate the workstation Startup Options in a Windows shortcut

  1 right click on the shortcut of the workstation and select Properties.

  2 in the target text box, add all the options to use after the vmware.exe and place the entire order

  quoted string.

  For example:

  «C:\Program VMware Workstation\vmware.exe x»

  C:\Documents and utilisateur\Mes Documents\My Me\Windows Machines\Windows Settings\nom virtual

  Me.vmx ".

  So I did the same thing, but when I put in the path to my vmx file I get an error how the target path is invalid. That's what I put:

  "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware.exe x - D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx.

  But when I run it as a command such as file below, it works:

  CD "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Workstation\.

  VMware.exe - x "D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx"

  output

  can someone point out to me what am I doing wrong?

  Form the command as follows: "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware"-x "D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx.

  Or you can configure the virtual machine to run as a Virtual Machine shared.  Check out the VMware Workstation Documentation and or the help file.

• [Q] cannot start a virtual machine - internal error [SOLVED]

  Hallo,

  I installed Workstation 8 and cannot start a virtual machine - or those created those previous or new. Turn the machine gives me an "internal error."

  My characteristics: Win 7 64-bit (SP1), Core i7 2600 K with 8 GB of Ram

  The newspaper of vmware:

  011 10 - 03 T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid = 3424 version 8.0.0 = Build = build-471780 option = output
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: The process is 64-bit.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Host = encoding windows-1252 = windows-1252 codepage
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Host is Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.713 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VTHREAD initialize main thread id 0 "vmx" host 6336
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.738 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Settings REGIONAL windows-1252-> user NULL = System = c07 c07
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.738 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Msg_SetLocaleEx: HostLocale = windows-1252 UserLocale = NULL
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.743 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: FILE: FileLockDynaLink: other process validation tools are: available
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.014 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Hostname = KOENIG
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = d fe80::41: e6a3:5dd2:fa9f % 11
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = fe80::1cf:3682:36e8:4ccb % 17
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = fe80::1 d 80: 2f6e:979 c: b57d 18%
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP 192.168.1.4 =
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = 192.168.30.1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = 192.168.158.1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: HOSTINFO 1074415970 @ 3331240Hz-> 0 Hz 1000000000
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: HOSTINFO ((x * 2518163806) > > 23) + 322527338056
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: System uptime 321912074 us
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: command line: "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware" "-s" 'vmx.stdio.keep = TRUE' "-#" "product = 1; name = VMware Workstation; version 8.0.0 =; BuildNumber = 471780; licensename = VMware Workstation; licenseversion = + 8.0; ""-@ ""pipe=\\.\pipe\vmxf3ce37cf9b6f9c3e;" "D:\VM\Windows 7 x64\Windows 7 x64.vmx".
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Msg_SetLocaleEx: HostLocale = windows-1252 UserLocale = NULL
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.056 + 02:00 | VMX | "I120: UI connection on pipes '\\.\pipe\vmxf3ce37cf9b6f9c3e' user (null)".
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.057 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMXVmdb: local connection timeout: 60000 ms.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.104 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VmdbAddConnection: cnxPath = / db/connection / #1 /, cnxIx = 1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.105 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:483]: VMAutomation: initialize VMAutomation.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.105 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:780]: VMAutomationOpenListenerSocket() to listen
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 0, newAppState = 1870, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Past vmx/execState/val of poweredOff
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 1, newAppState = 1873, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 2, newAppState = 1877, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 3, newAppState = 1881, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: calculated 3411189 kHz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMMon_RememberkHzEstimate: calculated 3411189 kHz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC kHz estimates: Memoirs of vmmon 3411189, 3411189, osReported 3401000. With the help of 3411189 kHz.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU 0 # TSC = 1100186590922
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 1 TSC = 1100186590888
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: # 2 CPU TSC = 1100186590603
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 3 TSC = 1100186590637
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 4 TSC = 1100186590948
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # TSC 5 = 1100186590906
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 6 TSC = 1100186590898
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 7 TSC = 1100186590836
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC of measured first delta 345
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC 387 min Delta
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC 0 3331240 Hz-> 0 to 3411189000 Hz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC ((x * 4294966339) > > 22) +-1100565306901
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: tscOffset-1100187618517
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: using TSC
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: material TSCs are synchronized.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: PTSC current = 289960
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Module CPUID initialization failed.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:869]: VMAutomation_LateShutdown()
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:819]: VMAutomationCloseListenerSocket. Close the socket of the receiver.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMX VMDB Flushing connections
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | "I120: VmdbDbRemoveCnx: remove Cnx Db for ' / db/connection / #1 /"
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VmdbCnxDisconnect: Disconnect: pipe closed for pub cnx ' / db/connection / #1 /' (0)
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.129 + 02:00 | VMX | W110: Failed to initialize the virtual machine.

  I scored an error... I tried to reinstall, clean... nothing helps.

  Curiously, I can use the Player app to run all VM´s without problem...

  All solutions?

  Thanks in advance

  Marcus4Aspern

  Is - the name change "vmware.exe" with something else?

• The delay between starting the virtual machine folder.

  I used some teams a lot in workstation 7, but in work stations, 8, they were replaced by folders.

  One of the great thing about the teams has been the ability to control the delay between the start of virtual machines.

  8 I can only find a general option under change preferences in my computer. I gues the only way around is the starting order of script or is there an option that I missed?

  According to an analysis last week of one of the developers of VMware, yes - scripting is the best answer.  He said that the old method of delay the start was not exactly accurate anyway and recommended script.

• IP not set to start the virtual machine

  Environment: ESX 4 server, hosting VMware Studio 2.0 (final version), will deploy device created in the same ESX host.

  -

  ---

  I was not yet able to determine if my wait will not, but I expected that my VM would be marketing it would have an assigned IP address already if I finish the network settings section in the build settings. But when I start my VM, it starts with IP = 0.0.0.0.

  I'm going to network Type = static and by filling in all the details for the IP, mask subnet, gateway, DNS 1 and 2. It seems that they are used when the virtual machine is in 'construction' on the host, but I'm not entirely sure about this.

  In the OVF IP assignment settings, I tried selecting OVF environment, but have not set of OVF properties (I don't think that this should be mandatory if I am already addressing in the build settings).

  After construction, into my vSphere Client (ESX4), I chose the file & gt; Deploy the template OVF... & gt; Deploy from URL and paste the URL of the virtual machine built recently. I start the virtual machine and watch the console screen boot and load the operating system. IP address is never assigned and the console device is displayed with IP = 0.0.0.0.

  I then have to connect with the image, manually assign the IP settings and then everything works. I expect this happen at boot time so that my firstbootscript can take advantage of the assigned IP address.

  -

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  Maybe I go about it the wrong way, but my usecase is as follows:

  Build a VM & gt; Distribute the VM on end user & gt;  end user deploys on ESX and chooses address IP & gt; end user boots VM for the first time & gt; firstbootscript runs automatically

  Am I missing something? Can I have different expectations about how IP assignment is supposed to work? I read about IP Pools, but this isn't an option in my vSphere Client.

  Property of the FVO is the best option to set an IP address.

  Long back for Linux OS, I have written a shell script to set the IP address and the hostname in firstboot Virginia you can try this for your going here is the link for the same thing.

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-10953

  In the OS from VMware Studio tab you can paste this script in the script firstboot.

  First of all, please run this script manually and then use it in VMware Studio firstboot.

• Start the virtual machine and wait for WF, does not connect to the computer virtual for Vds (Windows 2008 R2)

  Hello

  See a strange problem with only a Windows 2008 R2 model. When you use the built-in function "Start VM and wait" workflow to start a virtual machine (after conversion from a template either manually, or through workflow) NIC of the virtual machine (I tried VMXNET3 and e1000 times) does not connect to the problem. Vds can be replicated in a different VCenter, so spreading the vds. I also created several models of Windows 2008 r2 and all have this problem.

  If the model is converted and started outside VRO, it gets an IP from and is connected to the VDS immediately

  Tried add/remove the NIC of the model

  Tried to move the comments on different hosts

  Tried to create a new template from scratch

  NOTE: Windows 2012 R2 doesn't have this problem in the same circles, the only constant is the Windows 2008 R2 being started by VRO.

  Anyone seen this before?

  I found this article and it fixed my problem VMware KB: registration or the deployment of a virtual computer model fails apparently a fix a problem in ESX 5.1, 5.5 (I used the option to get around and things are good)

• What HA refusing to try to start a virtual machine?

  I'm trying just to clear on how this process works. If HA is enabled, there is a failure of the host, and he's trying to restart the virtual machines on one or several other hosts, when the host will refuse to restart (failover) a virtual machine? Assume that there is no reservation other than the default 37 MHz CPU and some booking fees calculated generals for RAM (these are the default values, right?). A host would continue to attempt to restart the virtual machines as long as there are at least 37 Mhz and a few hundred MB of RAM available for the moment he is trying to restart? And if so, there are algorithms maintains the host master to decide where to start these VMs? I just think that she should try to startups VM alternately between the available hosts and wait a little bit to make sure that there are still some available resources before you start the following, or something like that.

  Also, if there is fragmentation of resources (for example, 8% of availability on each of the 15 hosts), but HA needs to start a virtual machine that requires 15% of host resources (I realize that there is a reserve in order to decide this question of the requirement, even), would automatically make migration of VMS to other hosts (if the DRS is also enabled) or he'd just sorry cannot start this virtual machine, even if the group as a whole has space for him.  [in this case, must not make large reserves because without a reservation, the virtual machine would start upward and like CPU or memory has increased its use would cause some DRS force other virtual machines out of the host, and perhaps that would work.]

  vSphere 5.1 (vCenter and ESXi)

  The master knows where virtual machines are running and try to balance where virtual machines are started. Reservations and overhead costs are the only things taken into account from a point of view of its use (not the actual resources consumed on a host) because HA does what VMs restarted (and if they have reserves prompting these resources, they need to have to start).

  If the DRS is turned on and available, HA will work with DRS to move workloads so that the largest VMs can begin. If you have virtual machines more the thing to think about is what admission control policy you use. It may be wise to use the location function if all your virtual machines are large and close to the same size, or dedicated host of failover so you won't have to deal with shuffling DRS of workloads. Everything depends on your environment and your needs.

  Does that answer your questions?

• ZPrint accident of process before starting the virtual machine

  I see the following messages in system.log everytime my Windows VM starts. These accidents zprint apparently never happened before today. There is no previous accident for zprint report. The messages below always repeat 3 times before other messages on VM, commissioning.

  09/02/15 21:20:33... Report of incidents ReportCrash [7538] advice for zprint processes [7537]

  09/02/15 21:20:33... ReportCrash [7538] error saved crashreport to /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/zprint_2015-02-09-212033_...crash using uid: gid 0: 0, euid: egid 0: 0

  Extract from the report of crash:

  Exception type: EXC_ARITHMETIC (SIGFPE)

  Exception codes: EXC_I386_DIV (division by zero)

  Why the merger issues the command zprint? If she has always done so before, why is zprint now blocking?

  (If I run the terminal zprint command without specifying the name of the area it blocks the same way.)

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Some things that I did today that might be important:

  My Mac Pro locked up while I was running Firefox (open Youtube and Yahoo pages).  I pushed the power button / stop. The virtual Windows machine was running at the time.

  After restarting the Mac Pro, when I tried to start the virtual machine, I got the message: "... vmdk has one or more internal errors that cannot be repaired. The only option is to restore from a backup copy of this disk... »

  So I renamed the corrupt VM bundle, then drag-and - drop copied all of the virtual machine to a backup volume.

  When I started the virtual machine restored, I noticed the crash zprint above messages.

  Thank you!

  OS X 10.5.8, Fusion 3.1.4

  Fusion uses zprint to internal information of the kernel which are very difficult to obtain by other means.

  Given how long it has been since OS X 10.5.8 or Fusion 3.1.4 were changed, either something has been corrupted or something has changed in the system environment for that to happen early.  I can't find any other references to zprint triggering a SIGFPE anywhere else on the Internet...

  If you do not already done, I highly recommend running disk utility and check (and possibly repair) the disks of your host before doing anything else.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• Start all virtual machines in and exclude a folder

  Hello

  I would like to start all our virtual machines with the exception of those who reside in a particular folder. In addition, I would like to shift the power-ups to not overwhelm the environment. Someone at - he already wrote a script for one or two of them and is willing to share?

  Thank you!

  You can use the following trick

  $excludedVM = get-file-name MyFolder. Get - VM | Select the name of ExpandProperty-

  Get - VM | Where {$excludedVM - notcontains $_.} Name} | Start-VM

  If you want to shift the powerons of the virtual machines, you can use a Start-Sleep cmdlet

  $excludedVM = get-file-name MyFolder. Get - VM | Select the name of ExpandProperty-

  Get - VM | Where {$excludedVM - notcontains $_.} Name} | %{

  Start-Sleep - seconds 5

  Start-VM - VM $_

  }

• Unable to start the virtual machine after restoration

  Guests including Test host: ESXi 5.1.0.1065491

  Vm problem: 32-bit, Server 2003

  I use Veeam Backup & Restore 6.5 to back up my vm.  I always do a test restore to ensure that my backups are good.  I'm having a problem with a restore.  The 32-bit Server 2003 vm starts just fine on the main host it runs on.  All the vm are 64-bit except for one who is a 32-bit Server 2003 vm.  Restoring the machine virtual and implemented on a host except the 32-Bit vm Server 2003 test.  After restoration and trying power to the top, I get the following error:

  Unable to start the virtual machine.

  Turn on VPCM module has failed.

  Viewed performance counters require version 3 or greater of architectural performance monitoring.

  Anyone know if there is a fix for this problem?

  TIA,

  Mux

  I assume you are using different hardware (CPUs, the BIOS settings) for VMS restored!

  The virtual machine has VPCM enabled, which causes the problem. You can either disable it in vSphere Web Client (you can do this in the vSphere Client Windows), or directly modify the .vmx VM by setting vpmc.enable to "FALSE".

  For how toggle this setting in the Web Client see allow virtual in the Web Client vSphere CPU Performance counters. If you want to edit the .vmx file manually, you need to delete/re-add the VM from the inventory or recharge (see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026043)

  André