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  • 1.  VM win2008 power Off .. 95%

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 02:30 PM

    i must power off a virtual machine Windows 2008 server, but from virtual center the task is stop at 95%.

    i tried with vmware-cmd

    vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/4b9f65df-45531f94-17ab-001517cffb85/2008-veeam/2008-veeam.vmx reset hard

    but i recivied :

    vim.fault.TaskInProgress: Another task is already in progress.

    there is another method ?

    thanks too much.



  • 2.  RE: VM win2008 power Off .. 95%
    Best Answer

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 02:38 PM

    Restart the vmware hostd service i.e. # service mgmt-vmware restart and this task would be canceled but and I guess the VM would have been powered off.

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    f10

    VCP3,VCP4,HP UX CSA



  • 3.  RE: VM win2008 power Off .. 95%

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 02:46 PM

    thanks too much ...

    # service mgmt-vmware restart

    Stopping VMware ESX Management services:

    VMware ESX Host Agent Watchdog

    VMware ESX Host Agent

    Starting VMware ESX Management services:

    VMware ESX Host Agent (background)

    Availability report startup (background)

    when vcenter reconnet the host ?



  • 4.  RE: VM win2008 power Off .. 95%

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 03:33 PM

    The host will reconnect automatically, however if it does not then right click the host and click on connect.

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    f10

    VCP3,VCP4,HP UX CSA



  • 5.  RE: VM win2008 power Off .. 95%

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 03:35 PM

    shutdown -r -n now

    after 5 minute reconnect host to virtual center ...

    thanks too much.