VMware: Don't shut down that virtual machine

Franklin · Aug 13, 2008

VMware virtual machines on all hosts with the company's latest hypervisor, ESX 3.5 Update 2, in enterprise configurations have found that it will not power on after being turned off.

"We had an issue with 3.5 Update 2. It's actually a licensing problem," Niemar said. "Currently, what we know is that licensing prevents new virtual machines from powering up after shutdowns, and it prevents virtual motioning--moving a virtual machine from one host to another."

Niemar said VMware does not have a patch but that working on one is a "top priority."

"Customers should not stop virtual machines. Keep virtual machines going until we release a patch," Niemar said. "You can also move the clock backwards on the server."
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Meriadoc · Aug 14, 2008

Patched.

VMWare ESXi

VMware has reissued ESXi 3.5 Update 2 (build 110271) for download.

However, if you already have installed the previous ESXi 3.5 Update 2 build, please follow the steps below to correct this issue:

1. Read the following Knowledge Base articles first:
* Fix of virtual machine power on failure issue, refer to KB 1006716
* For VMware ESXi 3.5, refer to KB 1006670 for deployment consideration and instruction
2. Download and apply the patch according to the product(s) you have:
VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 2 Patch | Search All Patches
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