Cannot Delete a Virtual Machine(Another task is already in progress)
Nov17

Cannot Delete a Virtual Machine(Another task is already in progress)

KB ID 0000376  Problem When you try and delete a Virtual Machine from ESX or VSphere you see the following error. Error: Another task is already in progress. In addition, if you try and remove the VM from the inventory you will see the following error. Error: Call “VirtualMachine.Unregister” for object “{vm name}” on vCenter Server “{VCenter name}” failed.   Solution In my case the VM in...

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Using Openfiler and vSphere ESX / ESXi 5
Nov17

Using Openfiler and vSphere ESX / ESXi 5

KB ID 0000380 Problem Openfiler is a free NAS / SAN prebuilt Linux distribution, that can provide iSCSI storage to your VMware environment, it’s ideal for small setups (This video was made with all the devices running in VMware workstation 7, on my laptop. That’s two ESXi servers, a vCenter server, and the Openfiler iSCSI target server). Solution Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links Openfiler Thanks to...

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Backup Exec – Error “0xe0009585 – Unable to open a disk of the virtual machine”
Nov17

Backup Exec – Error “0xe0009585 – Unable to open a disk of the virtual machine”

KB ID 0000349  Problem Seen while using Backup Exec 2010 R2, while attempting to backup an Exchange 2010 server (on Windows server 2008 R2) in a VMware virtualised environment (using the VMware Backup Exec Agent). Click for Larger Image Errors Read Job Completion Status Completed status: Failed Final error: 0xe0009585 – Unable to open a disk of the virtual machine. Final error category: Resource Errors Errors Backup-...

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Is Exchange 2010 Supported on VMware?
Nov17

Is Exchange 2010 Supported on VMware?

KB ID 0000333  Problem At time of writing (30/09/10) it seems I cant get a definitive answer! My colleague tried to log a third line support call with Microsoft this week, as soon as they found out that Exchange 2010 was running in a VMware environment, they (literally) hung up on him. Solution Well Microsoft’s own documentation says it IS Reference: Fair enough Exchange 2010 is supported on a “Third party Hypervisor ONLY...

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