It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. It's a known problem. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004611
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah - that's another problem I've been having... > > I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a > CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with > 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just > fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work > just fine. > > Kurt > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment, > with no explanations found. > > > > We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop. > Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first > time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount > up a disc locally. > > > > Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a > VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one. > > > > > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... > > > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. > >> It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right > >> now. > >> > >> Sitrep: > > > > <snippety> > > > > Well, hmmph. > > > > OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and > > had exactly *no* issues. > > > > The "almost exactly" part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at > > a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. > > > > So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. > > > > No freaking idea. > > > > Weird. > > > > I'm going to sulk now... > > > > 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/> ~ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37ba1c&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9076910 > or send a blank email to > leave-9076910-8080758.f0f37eba7f9db04d7598d052fc37b...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9076918 or send a blank email to leave-9076918-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
