I can't speak to your error on ESX (I would guess the answer is get a newer version) but Virtual Server certainly isn't the solution at the moment. Running SP1 on a guest in VS can result in extremely slow perf. Aric had mentioned it here previously and I wasn't seeing it on my machines until I installed SP1 on my Virtual Exchange Server and bam, I saw the perf issue in spades. I have since heard that if you install the VS SP1 Beta 1 guest bits or the VPC SP1 guest bits onto the guest the issues will clear up though you can well understand that isn't supported by MS.
As a general statement though, this kind of thing makes you want to smack MS. It is just like the issue with coming out with XP but no admin pack for XP to admin AD only this one is far worse. Say a company has collapsed their physicals and use VS. MS puts out an SP and it is pretty critical for you to install but as soon as you do, your perf dies across the board. I can see there being issues between say VMWARE and MS in this regards, but it shouldn't be occurring amongst MS products like that. How many people have to hold off upgrading their Servers to SP1 because they are running them on VS and can't afford the perf hit? joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] 2003 SP1 on VMware ESX - reboot issue Heya all! Been having this annoying problem since the start of SP1 RC, basically when I reboot the vmware guest domain controller (SP1) it goes to reboot properly, then while starting up win2003 - it shutsdown instead. Host is ESX Server 2.1.0 build 7728 (yeah its rather old) VM events: Vmware ESX Server internal monitor error - Not implemented at 2182 (7728) I have 5 of my guest test DC and so far I can confirm all are having this problem. Anyone else has anything like this happening? Before SP1 all goes well.. Perhaps this should be a selling point of Virtual Server? :-) Thank you and have a splendid day! Kind Regards, Freddy Hartono Windows Administrator (ADSM/NT Security) Spherion Technology Group, Singapore For Agilent Technologies E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
