Specifications

Administration Guide
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Table 1‐5!includes!some!general!troubleshooting!information.\
Table 1-5. Troubleshooting
Problem Suggestions
Can’t!start!a!virtual!
machine.!
Check!permissions!on!the!virtual!machine!configuration!file!and!on!
the!virtual!disk.!
See Setting Permissions for Owners of Virtual Machines on
page 139.
Check!that!there!is!enough!memory! to!power!on!this!virtual!
machine.!
See Sizing Memory on the Server on page 401.
Check!that!there!is!enough!unreserved!swap!space.!See!Swap Space
and Guest Operating Systems on page 388
.
Check!that!the!virtual!disks!are!in!a!VMFS!volume.!If!the!virtual!
disk!file!is!from!VMware!Workstation!or!VMware!GSX!Server,!be!
sure!the!virtual!disk!has!been!properly!imported,!through!the!
management!interface,!into!ESX!Server.!
See Migrating VMware
Workstation and VMware GSX Server Virtual Machines on page 50.
Can’t!connect!to!the!
VMware!Management!
Interface.!
Check!whether!there!has!been!a!loss!in!IP!connectivity.
Check!that!the!NIC!duplex!or!speed!matches!the!Ethernet!switch.
Check!that!the!service!console!is!not!swapping.
Check!that!the!root!file!system!has!available!disk!space.
Can’t!connect!to!the!
VMware!Remote!
Console.
Check!whether!there!has!been!a!loss!in!IP!connectivity.
Check!that!the!NIC!duplex!or!speed!matches!the!Ethernet!switch.
Check!that!the!service!console!is!not!swapping.
Check!that!the!root!file!system!has!available!disk!space.