Running ESXi 5.5. Host server cannot upgrade to 6.7 too old.
Created a 2016 server working fine.
Had to set MAC to a predefined address because of a third party license requirement. All posted process to assign static MAC did not work someone gave me the following setting to make the license work:
monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"
monitor_control.virtual_rdtsc = "false"
monitor_control.disable_directexec = "true"
Then set MAC in the image's network card configuration.
After doing so can't get image to boot cleanly with out the error message. The system appears to work. This error prevents the vmtools to upgrade or uninstall/re-install.
Can clear the error message if I rebuild the *vmx* file anew.
Not sure if there are any log for the *VMware tools* setup or other logs to look at.
Can you check the virtual machine log file?
I'm seeing theses messages. I truncated them because they repeat. Not sure what i'm looking at.
the thing that stands out is: *2018-12-04T17:09:35.521Z| vmx| I120: Tools: Tools heartbeat timeout.*
2018-12-04T17:09:26.013Z| vcpu-0| I120: VMMouse: CMD Read ID
2018-12-04T17:09:35.521Z| vmx| I120: Tools: Tools heartbeat timeout.
2018-12-04T17:09:36.427Z| vcpu-0| W110: Balloon: Start: vmmemctl reset balloon
2018-12-04T17:09:36.427Z| vcpu-0| I120: Balloon: Reset (n 3 pages 0)
2018-12-04T17:09:36.427Z| vcpu-0| I120: Balloon: Reset: nUnlocked 0 size 0
2018-12-04T17:11:08.678Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 0
2018-12-04T17:11:08.678Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 0
2018-12-04T17:11:08.707Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 0
2018-12-04T17:11:08.707Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 0
2018-12-04T17:11:08.777Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.777Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.777Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.778Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.778Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.778Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM ide1:0: CMD 0xad (*UNKNOWN (0xad)*) FAILED (key 0x5 asc 0x24 ascq 0)
2018-12-04T17:11:08.833Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.833Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.834Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.834Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.835Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.835Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM ide1:0: CMD 0xad (*UNKNOWN (0xad)*) FAILED (key 0x5 asc 0x24 ascq 0)
2018-12-04T17:11:08.836Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.836Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.837Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.838Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
2018-12-04T17:11:08.838Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM ide1:0: CMD 0xad (*UNKNOWN (0xad)*) FAILED (key 0x5 asc 0x24 ascq 0)
2018-12-04T17:11:08.839Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.839Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 31
2018-12-04T17:11:08.839Z| vcpu-0| I120: CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 2 starting feature 64
Did you checked this KB VMware Knowledge Base ?
Yes, did not find an answer.
The environment I'm using does not match. I assume the issue is based on my static addressing process I used.