Um, wow. Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't turn up in my searches..
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > 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=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9076918 > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > or send a blank email to > leave-9076918-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@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=9076939 or send a blank email to leave-9076939-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
