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Unable to connect to the MKS: Error connecting to /bin/vmx process

If I reboot any of the VMs, they stall. when I try to open the console to see where the machine is in the boot process, it get the error "Unable to connect to the MKS: Error connecting to /bin/vmx process".

I'm running ESXi 5.0.0 build 504890

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I just rebooted a non-essential VM with the console window open so I could watch what was happening. It seems to hang at the point that it starts to load the OS and is "Applying computer settings...". It then freezes for a few minutes and then finally completes the boot process. If I close the console window and try to open it again, I get the error "Unable to connect to the MKS: Error connecting to /bin/vmx process".

shnelsonx

This type of issue can surface when DNS isn't configured properly or is misbehaving. Have you validated these settings within vSphere, ensuring all FQDNs are resolvable?

Is this happening against one VM? Another solution may be to reinstall VMware tools. You can right click the VM, select Guest -> Install/Upgrade VMware Tools. It is important to do this while not attempting to view the console, this will allow it to automatically deploy and reboot the machine without interaction.

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I've uninstalled VMWare tools from the test machine and rebooted successfully. When I attempt to re-install the tools however, the installation fails with "Call "VirtualMachine.MountToolsInstaller" for object "Server-01" on ESXi "10.10.1.10" failed."

The tools are definitely the issue. Are there advantages to using them?

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