I'd like to request a big shiny red power button........ John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4
From: G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: can't power off a VM on ESX 3.5 Note to VMWare developers: need. virtual. power. cord. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:58 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Or alternatively, is a snapshot being removed/still open? 2009/10/14 Michael Leone <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> I have a VM that I am trying to shut down. I went into the OS (Win2000), and told it to shutdown. And it never did - it started to, but never completed; it just hung there, at the "Shutting down Windows" screen. VCenter reports that the VM is powering down, but is stuck at 95%. So after a few minutes, I tried the "shutdown guest OS" feature. Nothing. So then I tried the "power down VM" option. Again, nothing - still shows 95% through the "Powering off virtual machine". Now, I don't care about this VM. I was going to delete the entire thing from disk, anyway. But now I can't seem to stop the silly thing at all. It eventually came back and said that it had timed out. Meanwhile, I still can't power off the thing, so I can delete it. Can't open a console, to see what it says. Can't do a reset, since it says another operation is in progress (although I can't see what operation). Can't delete from disk, since it thinks it's still running. Ideas? ~ 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." http://raythestray.blogspot.com -- -- Gregory Waleed Kavalec --------------------------------------------- What matters?... Only the flicker of light within the darkness, the feeling of warmth within the cold, the knowledge of love within the void. - Joan Walsh Anglund ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
