RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
I've had behavior like this on physical equipment, too. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076910 or send a blank email to leave-9076910-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076910 or send a blank email to leave-9076910-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076918 or send a blank email to leave-9076918-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076910 or send a blank email to leave-9076910-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076918 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9076918-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076939 or send a blank email to leave-9076939-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076910 or send a blank email to leave-9076910-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076918 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9076918-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076939 or send a blank email to leave-9076939-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076959 or send a blank email to leave
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076910 or send a blank email to leave-9076910-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076918 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9076918-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jonathan.l...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1cn=Tl=ntsysadmino
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer WiseStamphttp://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076981 or send a blank email to leave-9076981-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076981 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9076981-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business
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I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076981 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line
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My mother hung me on a hook onceonce. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm
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Amen! -Jeff Steward On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer WiseStamphttp://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extensionutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=footer [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: jstew...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8250068.606d17937843617f86ab4441e27acc58n=Tl=ntsysadmino=9076981 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank
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Too funny, I just mentioned on another list that Johnny Dangerously was a family favorite movie. -Jeff Steward On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.comwrote: My mother hung me on a hook onceonce. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly
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That _IS_ funny.. I just heard somebody say that on another list! -sc From: Jeff Steward [mailto:jstew...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Too funny, I just mentioned on another list that Johnny Dangerously was a family favorite movie. -Jeff Steward On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: My mother hung me on a hook onceonce. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... Signature powered by WiseStamp [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] [4] And you're not inside On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Kurt, Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches.. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd =displayKCexternalId=1004611 On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - that's another problem I've been having... I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work just fine. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, with no explanations found. We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount up a disc locally. Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: snippety Well, hmmph. OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and had exactly *no* issues. The almost exactly part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. No freaking idea. Weird. I'm going to sulk now... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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OK - here's what I did, and it seems to have worked - but it's really brutal, and I *don't* recommend it: I used the IP address I manually resolved to start the updates again. They timed out - hung on installing something or other, so I cancelled the updates. The updates didn't actually cancel, however, so I initiated shutdown. Shutdown hung, too, so I killed some processes. It still hung. So, I got really brutal and just powered off the VM, then powered it back up again and did a checkdisk. I then had DNS resolution going again, and started the patching process once more, and it proceeded just fine after that. All patches installed cleanly. I suppose I should patch ESX, but I'm actually on a day off right now, so will look into that after I get back into the office... On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 04:12, Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote: Yeah, I thought maybe you had multiple nics in a team/trunk from the vm's vswitch to the physical switch. Sorry, no idea:( jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I have 3 adapters for the VMs, and two for management - network failover is set for link detection only, no load balancing, no notify switches, no failback. vswitch0 is the service console, vswitch1 is the virtual machine port group. Don't know if that answers the trunking question or not. Kurt -- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:34 Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com I saw something very similar a while ago:) What's your esx vswitch and nic config and if you're using trunking, what switch and how's it configured? jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
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Yeah, I thought maybe you had multiple nics in a team/trunk from the vm's vswitch to the physical switch. Sorry, no idea:( jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I have 3 adapters for the VMs, and two for management - network failover is set for link detection only, no load balancing, no notify switches, no failback. vswitch0 is the service console, vswitch1 is the virtual machine port group. Don't know if that answers the trunking question or not. Kurt -- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:34 Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com I saw something very similar a while ago:) What's your esx vswitch and nic config and if you're using trunking, what switch and how's it configured? jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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If it was me, and I had a couple of ESX hosts, I would VMotion everything off one, run update manager to remediate the patch level, and then move everything the other way and do it to my other hosts. I always take a screenshot first so I can put everything back the way it was. I can honestly say I haven’t seen this, but why in the back of my head does something tell me the VM drivers on the Windows host and the patches seem to be conflicting. Hopefully when running WU, you are NOT updating drivers. No need in a VM. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
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YES! -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
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Snapshots rule. Unless (like I've had) you get some idiot using them to do a restore on a virtualised DC, in which case you may hear a lot of *NO* On 19 August 2010 13:41, Martin Blackstone mblackst...@gmail.com wrote: YES! -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~ -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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I trust Kurt's good sense to not try a snapshot restore on a DC. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:46 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Snapshots rule. Unless (like I've had) you get some idiot using them to do a restore on a virtualised DC, in which case you may hear a lot of *NO * On 19 August 2010 13:41, Martin Blackstone mblackst...@gmail.com wrote: YES! -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~ -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
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If I had vmotion, I would do exactly that. I don't believe I'm updating drivers - none of the optional updates are for hardware. Kurt On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 04:26, Martin Blackstone mblackst...@gmail.com wrote: If it was me, and I had a couple of ESX hosts, I would VMotion everything off one, run update manager to remediate the patch level, and then move everything the other way and do it to my other hosts. I always take a screenshot first so I can put everything back the way it was. I can honestly say I haven’t seen this, but why in the back of my head does something tell me the VM drivers on the Windows host and the patches seem to be conflicting. Hopefully when running WU, you are NOT updating drivers. No need in a VM. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
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Excellent idea. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 05:21, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and see which one breaks DNS? That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
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I saw something very similar a while ago:) What's your esx vswitch and nic config and if you're using trunking, what switch and how's it configured? jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
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32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
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I have 3 adapters for the VMs, and two for management - network failover is set for link detection only, no load balancing, no notify switches, no failback. vswitch0 is the service console, vswitch1 is the virtual machine port group. Don't know if that answers the trunking question or not. Kurt -- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:34 Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com I saw something very similar a while ago:) What's your esx vswitch and nic config and if you're using trunking, what switch and how's it configured? jlc -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~
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On the options tab for the VM, under Guest OS on the right hand side does it say the right one? Do you have other Win2k3 R2 servers on that host? What are you using for the host? That's an older build of ESX, are you looking at updating to a newer Update rev? DAMIEN SOLODOW Systems Engineer 317.217.6881 (office) 317.217.6851 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
Ah - yes, the OS is set for Win2k3 Standard 32-bit. No other Win2k3 boxes, but a very recent WinXP SP3 VM (installed last week) and an ancient Win2k Pro SP4 VM. It is an older build, and I now have licenses for current builds, but don't have hardware on which to put it - yet. Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 19:01, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: On the options tab for the VM, under Guest OS on the right hand side does it say the right one? Do you have other Win2k3 R2 servers on that host? What are you using for the host? That's an older build of ESX, are you looking at updating to a newer Update rev? DAMIEN SOLODOW Systems Engineer 317.217.6881 (office) 317.217.6851 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... 32-bit VM ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 Flexible adapter Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' Kurt On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow damien.solo...@harrison.edu wrote: Few questions: Windows x86 or x64? What update or build of ESX are you using? Which virtual nic are you using? Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? -- Sent using BlackBerry - Original Message - From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right now. Sitrep: Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the name and try again. EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... Kurt ~ 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/ ~ ~ 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/ ~
