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• Win98SE invited in WS v10.0.1; cannot upgrade virtual hardware

  I installed VMware WS v9.x v10.0.1 and, as with all the previous WS upgrades, I upgraded the virtual hardware to version 10.  With one exception, all that is.  My Win98SE guest does not accept the upgrade of virtual equipment of v9 to v10.  I have an error message: "this virtual machine does not have the latest version of VMWare Tools.  You must update the VMware Tools until you can upgrade the virtual machine.  "For more information about upgrading, see 'http://vmware.com/info?id=98'.  I am running WS on a Win8.1 Pro host.

  First of all, I did never had upgrade level of VMware Tools before upgrading the hardware.  I always updated the virtual material THEN upgraded VMware Tools.  In fact, I just did it for my Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux VMs, Win7.

  Secondly, it seems to be there anyway no new version of VMware Tools for Win98SE.  When I start the operating system, I get no automatic indication I had to upgrade.  When I go to the VM option in WS while the VM is running I only get the option "Reinstall VMware Tools".  And when I set the winPre2k.iso on the virtual CD and start the installation manually I get only the options to repair/uninstall/reinstall.  Relocation of the VMware Tools has the same original problem.

  I remember something vaguely similar in the past where VMware has released an upgrade which was problematic because they did not provide a new VMware Tools for Windows Pre2k operating systems and has not bothered to even update the version number in the file winPre2k.iso so that it works correctly with the new virtual hardware.  I'm guessing that something like this can happen again.  Either that or there is some kind of a bug.  I am remiss to contact VMware directly to report a bug through their support mechanisms; the last time I did it turned into a long 6 + months fiasco loaded many emails back to California and the India Conference calls, allowing the remote control of my computer, etc.

  When I tried to create a new VM Win98SE, WS chose the 10 hardware version that tells me Win98SE is supposed to work on this latest version of virtual equipment.

  So, let's recap: WS v10.x wants the latest tools installed in Win98SE VM prompt to update the virtual hardware to v10 but do not accept that there is NO new version of tools.  I have marked this message as a question in case someone can offer opportunities to a solution which I missed.  It's maddening to constantly through problems like this in a piece of software as professional and expensive.

  Sorry you have a question however...

  : 1 Windows 98 is more a BONE officially supported by VMware for VMware Workstation 10 (or Microsoft for that matter) even if it can be selected in the wizard.

  Fact 2: A given virtual hardware version can be selected does not mean all the features will be compatible with all operating systems or any OS.

  Fact 3: Products VMware, like many other manufactured goods, have questions that will have to be workaround at certain times.

  Then...  If it appears there is a question of trying to change the hardware compatibility through the user interface and then manually edit the .vmx config file to make the changes necessary and appropriate!

  If I were to create a Windows 98 VM by selecting "hardware compatibility:" Workstation 9.0 and 10.0 Workstation, while accepting all the default values, the only difference in the .vmx config file is virtualHW.version = '9' vs virtualHW.version = "10".  If a simple manual modification of the .vmx config file it will modernize to 10!

• Virtual hardware switch to 4 (ESX 3.5) 09 (5.1 ESXi)?

  Hi guys

  Someone made a form of virtual hardware upgrade of virtual machines with version 4 to 9?

  Are there questions? I need to level 9 VM win2003, win2000 1 vm and 1 Net vm with windows, anyone know if there are any questions? Which is the process to do?

  Thanks and greetings

  Evening,

  Here's the process:

  1. stop the virtual machine

  2. the virtual machine snapshot

  3. upgrade of hardware

  4. start the virtual machine

  5 Verify the application functionality

  6 remove the snapshot

  If you have problems a rollback to snapshot will change the version back.  I know that 2003 be fine with that will improve others I did not personally to version 9.   Anyway with the steps above you should be ok with a little downtime.

  Thank you

  J

• Virtual hardware changes while deploying a vApp

  Hi, is it possible to modify the virtual material at the time of the deployment of a paralytic to vCloud Director or does another tool? I mean, what I would like is to deploy a virtual machine from my catalog (for example, a Windows 2008 Server R2 Standard 64 bit) but more his memory or vCPU.

  Kind regards.

  It is not possible right now.  You must copy the entire TIME, then modify virtual hardware, then press power.  Change the material during the deployment process is a feature request which is being investigated.

• on the virtual hardware noob question, pls help

  I have a problem. I have a system with vmware not made by me, but now I have to take control of it and make backups of machines. I want to buy essentials and essentials of veeam vsphere.

  Today, I read this:

  Virtual hardware

  • Virtual machines with disks involved in the shared SCSI bus are not supported, because VMware doesn't support taking snapshots these virtual machines.

  • RDM virtual disks in physical mode, Independent disks disks connected via in-guest iSCSI initiator are not supported and are ignored automatically process.

  Where can I find this information? I mean where can I see in vsphere client if I am in this situation? Is there something one place where I can find clear if my system is in this situation? I had under Configuration, storage adapters, and it is written:

  Broadcom iSCSI adapter

  vmhba32 iSCSI

  This means that I'm doomed?

  Hello

  This information is on your VM configurations. If you need to choose your VM--> pass parameter to change. Then select your SCSI controller and verify if the virtual or physical mode is selected.

  

  . For RDM, just select a hard drive and check to see if you have a logic unit number instead of a vmdk. But if it's a vmdk you will not see the physical or virtual mode option.

  

  Kind regards

  Julien.

• A guest can find its own virtual hardware version?

  Is it possible for a person to understand its own virtual hardware within the guest OS version?

  Hello

  try to read this site and test Detect Hardware Version from within the virtual prompt | vinternals

• VMware tools and host of virtual hardware upgrade process

  We currently have 8 guests esx4 we plan to upgrade to esxi5.  Our downtime window is relatively low.  We should have sufficient time to upgrade all hosts, but I'm not so sure that we will be able to get all the vm tools and equipment as well updated.  Is there a common question VMs on the older virtual hardware and vm versions tools until our next maintenance window?

  Or would it be best to try to get half of the hosts and all the computers upgraded this time and the other half next time?  We have not all hosts the value automatically vmotion machines so that they remain in place unless you have an accident.  In addition, in this scenario is any problem to launch half esx4 and the other half to esxi5?

  Any advice or ideas would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Steve Hrabak

  Is there a common question VMs on the older virtual hardware and vm versions tools until our next maintenance window?

  There is no problem.  Your guests will not be able to take advantage of some of the new features added with vHardware 8, but as they are upgraded they will be.

  http://www.VMware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vSphere-ESX-vCenter-Server-50-new-features.html

  y at - it no problem running esx4 half and half to esxi5

  No worries there, too.  The only thing that you must do is upgrade to VMFS5.  The bed and breakfast vSphere5 no cannot be able to see a LUN VMFS5, but everyone can see and use a LUN VMFS3

• How to cancel the upgrade virtual hardware task?

  Hi guys,.

  Right now, we have a problem.

  Last week, we try to migrate a computer virtual from one server to another.

  We forget to type hard when you copy the files.

  vmkfstools-i /vmfs/volumes/4e7cbe71-9b013d2d-b735-001e67059c6c/EVSamsClub/EVSamsClubServer/FedoraTest.vmdk/vmfs/volumes/4e7cbe71-9b013d2d-b735-001e67059c6c/EVSamsClub d thin

  The correct is

  vmkfstools-i /vmfs/volumes/4e7cbe71-9b013d2d-b735-001e67059c6c/EVSamsClub/EVSamsClubServer/FedoraTest.vmdk/vmfs/volumes/4e7cbe71-9b013d2d-b735-001e67059c6c/EVSamsClub. VMDK thin d

  Then, we get an error message.

  http://screencast.com/t/kf5vSY4A2R3

  And then we hit the virtual hardware to update. Now a week past and the VM still under upgrade virtual hardware.

  It cannot be cancel and we can not delete the virtual machine.

  See here:

  http://screencast.com/t/76nDz2CpLWXe

  Right now, we want to just cancel the upgrade process and delete the virtual machine.

  Any suggestion?

  Who is King

  Zigange

  Hard shut down the virtual using the vSphere client. If it does not migrate all other virtual machines off the coast of the host, then turn off the host. When you restart the host, you should be able to remove the virtual machine as the processes that are running against her will have stopped.

  Kind regards

  Paul

• ESXI5 Vmtools and virtual hardware

  Would it be possible to create 1 scan to remdiate the two Vmtools and virtual hardware? I am currently on ESXI 4.1. I don't see that it documented that anyone can be done. Was wondering if someone had done?

  No, because the virtual hardware cannot be upgraded with the software.

• View composer does not see the VM images parent after Virtual Hardware 7 upgraded?

  I upgraded to 4.0.1 view last month, then there are 2 weeks, we have upgraded to vSphere. After the upgrade, I upgraded to VMware tools of a VM parent, improved virtual hardware 7 and took a new snapshot. When I go to the view admin console I don't see the new snapshot, I made available in the form of default image. It works very well so that the virtual machine is stored virtual hardware version 4, but breaks after moving to 7.

  Did I miss a step? Anyone else seen this problem? I'm close to the opening of a case of pension on the issue.

  It is an option on an existing pool.  Just change the pool and go to either host or a cluster.  The box should be at the bottom of the page.

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• Update of the virtual hardware using the SDK?

  We are converting 2.5 VC to vSphere 4.0, and I'm curious to know if it is possible to automate the process of updating the hardware virtual of our VMS version 4 to version 7, so that we can start using them in an environment vSphere with all the bells and whistles. To be clear, I'm trying to know if there is a way to use the Perl API to duplicate the results I would get by right-clicking on a virtual machine in the VC and selecting "Update of virtual hardware".

  Yep, you'll need to get a reference to an offline VM and then call the UpgradeVM_Task method and specify the version, and in this case it will be 7

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• VMtool and virtual hardware

  Afternoon,

  I'm running ESX3.5 Update 2 in a HA environment and will update this weekend to ESX 3.5 Update 4.

  After you install update 4, I am aware that I have to update the VMtools and virtual hardware.

  Y at - it a particular order, I need to make the tool or the material in?

  Thank you

  Sorry if this ends up here twice... I replied by e-mail, but it has not been posted...

  Yes, you have to restart each VM following the upgrade of the tools from the virtual machine.

• virtual hardware 7, what should be done?

  I know it's pretty simple to upgrade the virtual hardware to 7, but efforts must be made to the virtual machine after?

  Hello.

  After the update of the virtual material, when you turn on the machine virtual BACK - Windows does not detect the new device (s) and then you will need to restart.  After the reboot, I usually just check in the device manager that everything looks good.  I also check event logs as well for good measure.  As you say, it should be a fairly simple process.

  Good luck!

• SAS Logic Controller / update of the virtual hardware

  so I did experiments with virtual hardware, logic SAS SCSI Controller in the virtual machine and enhance network drivers.

  First it is just me, or is this a VERY intensive upgrade, you must install the NEW vmtools, then stop, then upgrade the hardware (this is why I have experimented with the realization of the upgrade, and then Tools, which works very well).  However, using even a NEW CD of Windows install (2003) and the floppy disk controller, the SAS drive is not recognized.  I can add it during the 'press F6 for new controller... ". "blah blah blah... but he said some people found hard drives, as well as change the controller, despite having installed drivers with the tools of the NEW virtual machine still cause the OS to blue screen, inaccessible device.

  So now the question arises, someone understood what driver to use for this?  They should be, but they do not seem to work, FTM

  SAS controller is also required for the Windows Clustering 2008 because the old LSI adapter will not work (lack of support for SCSI-3).

• virtual hardware 7, who is it?

  Hi, I use vmware on V3.5, sometimes, in the documentation, I see the virtual hardware 7? Can clarify you for me what is?

  This is the configuration that we have when we create a virtual machine?

  Concerning

  You will usually be upgrading it when the virtual computer is moved to a new version of

  the software host VMware (ESX, VMware Server, etc.). Version

  reflects the new capabilities in hardware that will see the virtual machine and in

  the VMX for the virtual machine, you will see the config.version settings and

  virtualHW.version change when you do this.

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