[r...@zesx2 zsus]# vmware-cmd zsus.vmx start VMControl error -999: Unknown error: The poweron operation failed unexpectedly.
I don't believe we have support. I think that got lost in the budget shuffle recently. Kurt On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 14:14, Damien Solodow <[email protected]> wrote: > Try powering it on from the console: "vmware-cmd sus.vmx start" > Assuming it fails, paste in the last few lines from vmware.log in that > directory. > > I'm assuming you don't have support on your Vmware licenses? Otherwise > opening a case with technical support may get you a faster result.. > >>> Yuck: >>> >>> [r...@zesx2 root]# vmkfstools -P >>> /vmfs/volumes/esx2\:storage1/sus/sus.vmdk >>> Could not get volume attributes (rv -1) >>> Error: Connection timed out >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 13:28, Damien Solodow <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> That's a positive sign. >>>> Try this: "vmkfstools -P /vmfs/volumes/esx2\:storage1\sus\sus.vmdk" >>>> This will query the disk information. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 4:14 PM >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>> Subject: Re: OTish: ESX 3.5 guest won't boot >>>> >>>> [r...@esx2 root]# vmware-cmd >>>> /vmfs/volumes/esx2\:storage1/sus/sus.vmx >>>> getstate >>>> getstate() = off >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 13:10, Damien Solodow <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> From the ESX host run "vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/VOLNAME/VMNAME/VMNAME.vmx >>>>> getstate" and reply with the result. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 4:03 PM >>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>> Subject: Re: OTish: ESX 3.5 guest won't boot >>>>> >>>>> Some are on the SAN, some are direct attached, I haven't seen issues with >>>>> any of the other VMs yet. >>>>> >>>>> Kurt >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:57, Damien Solodow >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Do you have other guests on the same storage as the misbehaving guest? >>>>>> Are they working ok? >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:54 PM >>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>> Subject: OTish: ESX 3.5 guest won't boot >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm googling like mad, and not finding a lot. Our ESX >>>>>> infrastructure is primitive - it's two purely standard (not >>>>>> enterprise, so no vmotion, etc.) ESX boxes running a number of >>>>>> guests, some of which are on a SAN, some of which are on direct attached >>>>>> (internal) disk. >>>>>> >>>>>> ESX is Version 3.5.0 Build 133630 - the VI client is 2.5.0 103672 >>>>>> >>>>>> The guest that's misbehaving is our Win2k3 R2 SP2 WSUS server >>>>>> (also running our VIPRE enterprise console), and it's on direct >>>>>> attached disk. It started hanging, so I initiated a shutdown. >>>>>> After 15 minutes at the 'shutting down' dialog box without any >>>>>> movement, I asked ESX to power the box down. >>>>>> >>>>>> I then tried to start it, and got a popup from the VI client >>>>>> saying >>>>>> >>>>>> Error: Could not power on VM : Metadata write error. >>>>>> Failed to power on VM. >>>>>> >>>>>> I also tried starting it from the command line, and got the following >>>>>> error: >>>>>> >>>>>> VMControl error -999: Unknown error: The poweron >>>>>> operation failed unexpectedly. >>>>>> >>>>>> The ESX host contains a number of production machines, so I can't >>>>>> simply reboot in the middle of the day. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've cruised through /var/log/messages, and found messages like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> Apr 7 15:16:35 zesx2 cimserver: storelib-Failed to get pd infor >>>>>> for ctrl 0, dev 1 Apr 7 15:16:35 zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get >>>>>> information from controller 0 phy device 1 Apr 7 21:03:01 zesx2 >>>>>> cimserver: >>>>>> storelib-GetLDList-ProcessLibCommandCall failed; rval = 0x8017 Apr >>>>>> 7 >>>>>> 21:03:01 zesx2 cimserver: Volume Cannot get logical disk data from >>>>>> controller 0 Apr 7 21:03:01 zesx2 cimserver: storelib-Failed to >>>>>> get pd infor for ctrl 0, dev 1 Apr 7 21:03:01 zesx2 cimserver: >>>>>> Cannot get information from controller 0 phy device 1 Apr 7 >>>>>> 21:03:01 zesx2 >>>>>> cimserver: storelib-Failed to get pd infor for ctrl 0, dev 2 Apr >>>>>> 7 >>>>>> 21:03:01 zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get information from controller 0 >>>>>> phy device 2 Apr 8 07:03:00 zesx2 cimserver: storelib-Read config >>>>>> failed >>>>>> 0 Apr 8 07:03:00 zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get information from >>>>>> controller 0 phy device 2 Apr 8 07:03:00 zesx2 cimserver: >>>>>> storelib-Failed to get pd infor for ctrl 0, dev 1 Apr 8 07:03:00 >>>>>> zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get information from controller 0 phy >>>>>> device >>>>>> 1 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 cimserver: storelib-Failed to get pd infor >>>>>> for ctrl 0, dev 0 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get >>>>>> information from controller 0 logical device 0 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 >>>>>> cimserver: >>>>>> storelib-Failed to get pd infor for ctrl 0, dev 2 Apr 8 11:22:04 >>>>>> zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get information from controller 0 phy >>>>>> device >>>>>> 2 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 cimserver: storelib-Failed to get pd infor >>>>>> for ctrl 0, dev 1 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get >>>>>> information from controller 0 phy device 1 Apr 8 11:22:04 zesx2 >>>>>> cimserver: >>>>>> storelib-Failed to get pd infor for ctrl 0, dev 2 Apr 8 11:22:04 >>>>>> zesx2 cimserver: Cannot get information from controller 0 phy >>>>>> device >>>>>> 2 >>>>>> >>>>>> Any thoughts and pointers much appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> 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/> ~ >>> >>> ~ 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/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
