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When creating a Vmware Virtual Machine guest, running a Windows Server 2008 checked build from sources such as technet, or MSDN, a blue screen of death may occur ( ie STOP:0x0000008E).
This is caused by the windows HAL being violated within the Virtual Machine.
A fix for this issue is to add the below line to the virtual machine’s configuration (.vmx file).
piix4pm.smooth_acpi_timer = TRUE
In case the server has no DVD/optial drive or you have an iso but no DVD-r available. It is possible to install ESX 4 using a USB flash drive.
1. Use a bootloader application such as Unetbootinto create a bootable flash drive using the iso (simply point to the iso file, specify the USB flash drive and click ok) .
2. Boot the server from the USB flash drive
3. Click Tab when the ESX install options appear
4. Add the command askmedia to the end of the syslinux bootloader string that appears.
The ESX4 installation process will continue as normal, however an additional option of selecting a media path such as USB, FTP and NFS will be available.
Network Card information: ifconfigDisplay the network cards availible in ESX: esxcfg-nics -lDisplay the network card linked to service console: esxcfg-vswitch -lUnlink Vmnic from vswitch esxcfg-vswitch -U vmnic0 vSwitch0link a vmnic to vSwitch0 esxcfg-vswitch -L vmnic1 vSwitch0Change the Vlan ID of the console port in ESX: esxcfg-vswitch vSwitch0 -v 15 -p “Service Console” (where 15 is the Vlan ID)
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I'm Paul McSharry, a technical consultant & trainer from London, UK. 
