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I just converted a redhat linux 8.0 physical server into a VM by using a workaround I found on a blog using vmware converter, and then making some modifications. The linux vm boots great now, and I want to get vmware tools installed, but when I try to install, I get "A general system error occurred: Internal error" anyone have any thoughts? VI 2.5 U1 and ESX 3.5 U1.

I'll start by saying.. HA used to work What I have is two hosts. Each runs about half its load and the plan is if one were to fail the other takes on the load. Simple. Problem is somewhere along my upgrade path, something got screwed and now HA will not re-configure. I constantly get the "HA agent on amer-esx1.fqdn.com in cluster Production in Waltham(datacenter) has an error. I get this on both hosts. I can ping from each host to the other host, I made entries in the /etc/hosts just to make sure although pinging back and forth was working before. I then started to think it may have been a 3.0.1/3.5 issue because I tried it again after upgrading one of my hosts but it still happens. I enabled HA again after everything was upgraded and I got the same error as well as a insufficient resources error. Are there any HA logs in 3.5.1 that may tell me exactly what is going on? Nothing else has really changed in terms of netowrking etc and I sure am running out of ideas

I have 3 esx servers.. two are vmware enterprise running at 3.0.1(vmotion, ha, drs etc..) and a third standard license(no ha.. etc..) that I just upgraded to 3.5. I also have a single virtual center license that I manage my two enterprise VMware ESX servers under. Two questions.. the 3.5 machine was my dev machine.. I just moved all my dev machines to it.. including some templates I had played around with, and now I've discovered I seem to have lost the ability to provision machines from templates.. after some quick reading I think this is because you need the machine to be managed under Virtual Center to be able to do that.. which is fine if that's the case.. more importantly, and this is a licensing question... can I add my esx standard license to my VC server so I can manage all 3 vm servers under virtual center? I just bought a 4th server with vmware foundation for the eng lab.. and it'd be great if I could manage that under my VC server as well, but I'm not sure if thats the way it works.

config: HP ML 350 G5 - vmfs on a netapp san using qlogic hbas. running ESX 3.0.1 I think I know what the problem is, but I'm posting anyways just for thoughts. So I had my systemboard replaced because I put some new memory in and all of a sudden I couldn't see the logical drives. Funny enough, after leaving the machine powered off and unplugged all weekend, it was able to see the drives again but the tech replaced the board since he had it anyways. The tech left aafter showing me that the logical drive appeared.. and I was happy. So I hooked everything back up, and start getting errors during the boot.. one had to do with loading the vmkernel qla4022 drivers and then complaining that it couldn't load that in the service console.. then a ton more scrolled by that I couldn't see, and finally ended with "failed to mount root" and dropped me into a busybox 0.60.5 shell. I searched around the forums real quick and saw other people had similar issues on esx 3.5 after a firmware upgrade on dells hardware. I have to suspect that something similar happened here, as it all worked fine for 8 months before, and im pretty sure the system board has the latest firmware from HP on it. I'm on to HP already to tell me what I need to do, but I forsee a fight ahead of me. I asked them how I can get a copy of older firmware so I can downgrade but we'll see what they have to say. Thoughts? Does the above seem to be the most plausible cause? Disgruntled and esxless...

I haven't looked into any VMware certifications... what's out there? Anyone have good links regarding the certs? Is there only a VCP? How many tests do you have to take and how much? What are the best study materials(other than real world playing/experience).