Problems With SBS 2008 Standard on ESXi 4.0.
Hi.
I'm running ESXi 4.0
I installed Microsoft SBS 2008 SP2.
After installation, i need to run some SBS wizards.
Every time i open windows such as network settings or Device Manager, the server hangs and stacks.
It also happens when i want to start Group Policy Management or Services in Administrative Tools
Any Idea?
Thanks.
Eran.
I'm running ESXi 4.0
I installed Microsoft SBS 2008 SP2.
After installation, i need to run some SBS wizards.
Every time i open windows such as network settings or Device Manager, the server hangs and stacks.
It also happens when i want to start Group Policy Management or Services in Administrative Tools
Any Idea?
Thanks.
Eran.
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The Dark1, Thanks.
It's good to know that P2V and V2P actually work.
The event log system is full of errors and i cannot focus on what the cause, yet i started to notice that after a long time the server release from it hang windows and the network connection appear as not connected.
In other words, i strongly believe that it is a network issue.
Any idea ?
Eran.
It's good to know that P2V and V2P actually work.
The event log system is full of errors and i cannot focus on what the cause, yet i started to notice that after a long time the server release from it hang windows and the network connection appear as not connected.
In other words, i strongly believe that it is a network issue.
Any idea ?
Eran.
Hi Eran,
What type of hardware is the ESXi installed on?
Yes it does sound like hardware... 2 things I would suggest:
1. Ensure VMWare tools is installed on the SBS08 VM
2. Does the ESXI Hardware meet the requirements for the ESXi? Is the hardware on the ESXi Compatibility list?
Can you boot the SBS08 box into Safe mode in ESXi?
Have you tried booting the SBS box without the NIC Connection/Power on a Boot option in the ESX VM Properties through your console?
What type of hardware is the ESXi installed on?
Yes it does sound like hardware... 2 things I would suggest:
1. Ensure VMWare tools is installed on the SBS08 VM
2. Does the ESXI Hardware meet the requirements for the ESXi? Is the hardware on the ESXi Compatibility list?
Can you boot the SBS08 box into Safe mode in ESXi?
Have you tried booting the SBS box without the NIC Connection/Power on a Boot option in the ESX VM Properties through your console?
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Its a 4 monts old Dell Power Edge R710 with:
6 300GB SAS 15K Disks At RAID 5.
16 GB RAM DDR3
2 Xeon Quad Core E5520 @ 2.27 GHz CPU's
VMWare Tool ware installed.
The server does compatible with ESXi.
I cat boot to safe mode !
I tried to remove the NIC's and restart the server - no help.
6 300GB SAS 15K Disks At RAID 5.
16 GB RAM DDR3
2 Xeon Quad Core E5520 @ 2.27 GHz CPU's
VMWare Tool ware installed.
The server does compatible with ESXi.
I cat boot to safe mode !
I tried to remove the NIC's and restart the server - no help.
ASKER
Anyone ????
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It look like we solve it.
i did all you guide me to and more.
As i started to suspect that the broblem is in the network card, i started to change network cards in the vSphare Client of the SBS machine.
The problem was always when i used the E1000 card.
It started to runs good when i changed the NIC to from E1000 card to VMXNET 2 (Enhanced).
For now, the system run very good with no problems.
Thank you very much for your help.
Eran.
It look like we solve it.
i did all you guide me to and more.
As i started to suspect that the broblem is in the network card, i started to change network cards in the vSphare Client of the SBS machine.
The problem was always when i used the E1000 card.
It started to runs good when i changed the NIC to from E1000 card to VMXNET 2 (Enhanced).
For now, the system run very good with no problems.
Thank you very much for your help.
Eran.
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I P2V a SBS 2008 SBS box to ESXi for a client of mine a few months back, and had SBS 2008 running on a ESXi 4.0 perfectly for 20 users, whilst I rebuilt the physical box and replaced it back in their environment.
I would be looking at the event logs, since then I have run up 3 SBS 2008 boxes on ESX for testing purpose's working well.
Let us know what errors you see