Reference Guide

Workaround To resolve the issue and prepare your hypervisor, follow the procedures given below

depending on the hypervisor you are using.

NOTE: Ensure that you perform the following procedures on the system that hosts the VM.

To prepare your ESX/ESXi hypervisor for using ROK media:

1. Go to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore name>/<VM name>/<VM name>.

2. Open the vmx file in an editor and add the following line:

smbios.reflectHost = TRUE

NOTE: Ensure that you edit the vmx file for every VM that you create.

To prepare your Microsoft hypervisor for using ROK media:

1. Insert the ROK media and go to <DVD drive>:\ROK.

2. Run hyperv_prep.vbe on the Windows Server operating system running Hyper-V and

follow the instructions on the screen.

NOTE: If you are running the utility on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server

2008 R2, type cscript hyperv_prep.vbe in the command prompt.

To prepare your

Citrix XenServer hypervisor

for using the ROK media, ensure that the

XenServer version is 5.5 or later.

Running hyperv_prep.vbe Fails

Description Running hyperv_prep.vbe from the ROK media fails on a Windows Server operating system and

an error message is displayed.

Workaround Ensure that:

• The Windows Server operating system supports the Hyper-V role.

• The Hyper-V role is enabled on your system. If not, enable the role and proceed with

the installation.