Kurt,

Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we
get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us
up.  When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place
where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up).



On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> >> >
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> >> >
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> >>
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