Manually Remove VMware Workstation?
KB ID 0000576 Problem Tried to upgrade my VMware Workstation Version 8 today, then my laptop has a BSOD with a NETIO.SYS error, I bought it back up again, and attempted to manually install the newer version. This failed with an obscure .msi error. Even running the installer for the older version would not help. Solution Rather than picking it out of the registry, you can run remove it by running the install .exe file with a...
VMware Error “The request refers to an object that no longer exists or has never existed”
KB ID 0000147 Problem Seen when trying to power on a client VM Solution Either Restart the Virtual Center service, or reboot the Virtual Center Server. Then retry to power on the VM. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
Deploy a Router in your ESX Environment
KB ID 0000182 Problem ESX is designed for building both enterprise class networks, and networks solely for test purposes. That’s all fine and dandy but what if you want turn on DHCP in your network but still have it connected to the outside world? Yes you could deploy a Windows server running Routing and Remote Access – as a router, but that seems to be overkill in the extreme. In the past I’ve done articles on...
VMware Error – Host {name} currently has no management network redundancy
KB ID 0000231 Problem Seen in Vmware ESX / Vmware Vsphere environments with both ESX and ESXi hosts. Solution As far as errors go this one’s pretty straight forward (and very common). I’ve seen it in ESX3 and VSphere networks, with high availability clusters. It’s complaining because there is only one physical NIC presented to the Service Console (I know ESXi does not have a service console, but it has a management...
ESXi 4/5 – Adding a license key
KB ID 0000272 Problem ESXi is free, however when you have installed it you will see, Solution 1. To get your key go to the VMware web site > Products > Download > Log in > It will give you a key with the download. 2. Connect to the ESXi host with your vSphere client. 3. Select the Host > Configuration tab > Licence sd Features > Edit > Enter Key > Type in the key > OK > OK. Related Articles,...