We had a few issues and now have to disable the 'automatic updates flag'. We are planning on a 'scheduled enable' at a predictable time the next time we the VMTools update is needed. Yay fo rPowerCLI and scripting.
In this issue, have you tried process exolorer to identify which dependent services are getting it stuck? Then use SC.exe or pskill to make them die? On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Jeff Poling <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Windows 2008 Server Core system running as a VM on VMware vSphere > 4.1. The vmware tools upgrade went poorly and now the lanmanserver (server) > service is stuck in start_pending. Reboots do not correct it. I am trying > to reinstall vmware tools, but the installer is stuck on “removing backup > files” (possibly related to the server service being hung??). > > > > Has anyone seen this before? Any thoughts on how to fix it? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
