On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure there are appropriate commands to turn off the VM from the > console, but you might not need to go that way. Try browsing to the ESX > host (by ip, if necessary) and logging in to "VMware Virtual > Infrastructure Web Access".
OK; did that. (I usually just use the VCenter, so I've never used this web interface). It says the VM is powering down. Tried the console; it, too, is just a message that says the VM is powering down. Can't power it off from here, either. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:03 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: can't power off a VM on ESX 3.5 > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Or alternatively, is a snapshot being removed/still open? > > No snapshot. At least, I didn't tell it to take a snapshot, and > there's nothing that schedules snapshots. > > I'm not trying to shut down the ESX server, just one of the VMs. I can > SSH directly to that ESX server, but what would I do once I got there? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
