Failed To Log Into NFC Server – VMware
Whilst trying to upload or download files directly from VMware ESXi 5 by browsing the datastore, I received this error: Failed to log into NFC server I’m not sure what the cause or fix for this is...
View ArticleThe VMRC Console Has Disconnected. Attempting To Reconnect. Failed To Open...
When you try to open a console window to a VM from a VMware vSphere Client running on Windows 8, you may find that you just get a black / blank screen with the following error: The VMRC console has …...
View ArticleConnect To ISO Image On Local Disk Greyed Out – VMware vSphere Client
I thought I’d write about this because it’s tripped me up a couple of times and it’s such an easy one to fix. Sometimes the option to connect to an ISO image on the local disk can be greyed out, …...
View ArticleHow To Change Thick Provisioned Disks To Thin Provisioning VMware
There are a couple of ways to do this, one is via the vSphere Client GUI and the other is via an SSH connection to the ESXi server. Changing from thick provisioned to thin provisioning is easier in...
View ArticleUnable To Connect To The MKS: Failed To Connect To Server On Port 902
If you get a black screen when you try to connect to the console with the following error: Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:902 Then it’s likely that you have...
View ArticlevSphere Could Not Open The Client Device
When trying to connect your local disk (CD/DVD) drive to a VM in vSphere Client, you can get the following error message: Remote device connection Could not open the client device “DriveLetter:”. It is...
View ArticleFIXED: The VMRC Console Has Disconnected – Windows 8
Back in October I published an article around the fact that the vSphere client won’t allow a console connection to a VM from Windows 8, giving the error The VMRC console has disconnected. Attempting to...
View ArticleUnable To Download vSphere 4.1 Client From vSphereClient.VMware.com
When trying to download the vSphere Client after trying to connecting to vSphere or an ESXi host and clicking Run or Save, you get the following error: Update Save Failed The required client support...
View ArticleThe Required Client Support Files Need To Be Retrieved From The Server...
When trying to connect to vSphere or an ESXi host, you get: Updating The required client support files need to be retrieved from the server “vsphereclient.vmware.com” and installed. Click Run the...
View ArticleUnable To Connect To The MKS Console Access To The Virtual Machine Cannot Be...
When trying to connect to the VMware vSphere console you can get the following error: Unable to connect to the MKS: Console access to the virtual machine cannot be granted since the connection limit of...
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