Issue with SQL server time outs from a Template or Clone in Vsphere 4

[sype]

Hello VMware Community!

Issue:

I am having an issue with SQL connectivity in my application. I am getting a general time out error message from the virtual server that was deployed from a Template/Clone. Weird thing is; we can telnet to the sql server on 1433 and see it keep open the connection; however when the application we use tries to connect we get a timeout error 8/10 times.

My questions:

1.) Have any of you ever had any issues with a server that was deployed from either a template or cloned.

2.) are there any tools that you know of that will help troubleshoot this issue; basically the connections between the sql server and the virtual servers.

My workaround:

I have been adding VM's from scratch to my vsphere install. This is very lengthy and takes time.

Any help is appreicated.

Thanks,

sype

[idle-jam]

Did you perform a sysprep?

[AndreTheGiant]

Also SQL server was in the template?

If yes I suggest to install it after the template has been deployed and customized.

Andre

[sype]

idle-jam

i looked at this and this seems to be only for windows xp machines. I was deploying servers from a template. Server 2008 x64.

[sype]

Andre,

the sql server is an actual physical server, that the Virtual servers connect to. I just wouldn't see why deploying the VM from a template would cause such an issue. I do believe its something in the networking part of the VM however, after doing telnets and doing a packet capture, I cant determine that there is an issue from a Logical OSI model. But there is definitely a issue with the template and clone creation feature.