As discussed in this VMware thread:  http://communities.vmware.com/thread/413602 VMware converter 5 fails to recognize LVM slices on CentOS 6 or Red Hat 6. Log files shows: WARN storage.lvm ]: Failed to match lvs output line ‘  lv_root|vg00|587034787840B|-wi-ao–|1 This issue is:  -wi-ao–    converter is expecting:  -wi-ao  (no –) Two fixes: 1.  downgrade to:   lvm2-2.02.72 -or- 2. Wrap ...

Unable to connect to the MKS: Login (username / password) incorrect Open /etc/vmware/config with a text editor. Add this:  vmauthd.server.alwaysProxy = “TRUE” Check your firewall config/network setup.    This error is caused by your vSphere client not able to communicate with the ESX/ESXi host directly. All “Unable to connect to the MKS:” errors are network issues.   ...

ESX/ESXi 4.0 /etc/vmware/ssl/ vCenter Server 4.0 C:UsersAll UsersVMwareVMware VirtualCenterSSL For Windows Server 2008, C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware VirtualCenterSSL    

By default, the “ssh” command does not exist in VMware ESXi 4.1. To create it, login as root and execute the following command: ln -s /sbin/dropbearmulti /bin/ssh

When updated VMware ESX 4.0 to 4.1: Host was not updated, no changes required. Skipping bulletin ESX410-GA-esxupdate; it is installed or obsoleted. Encountered error RunCommandError: This is an unexpected error. Please report it as a bug. Error Message – Command ‘['/usr/bin/vim-cmd', 'hostsvc/runtimeinfo']‘ terminated due to signal 6 Simply type: ldconfig

This error will appear when attempting to install VMware vCenter 4.1. A work around for this issue is to create a system DSN. Then open regedt32 on the server and go to HKLM > Software > ODBC.INI > Update its driver to: C:WINDOWSsystem32sqlncli10.dll. Restart the vCenter install.

When running VMware PowerShell CLI you receive this error: Set-ExecutionPolicy : Access to the registry key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftPowerShell1ShellIdsMicrosoft.PowerShell’ is denied. Right click powercli and click: “Run As Administrator” Once powershell starts type this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned