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Nov 05
Whilst renaming a server the error message “Another task is already in progress” appeared.
Checking Tasks & Events shows an operation timed out earlier in the morning when creating a snapshot of the server for a backup.
Powering off the server was also met with the same error as was the resetting the server. Migration was the only task that could be performed successfully.
The problem appears to be around there being insufficient bandwidth/resources to handle the request.
The solution is to ssh to the physical ESX server that the virtual machine resides on and restart the “mgmt-vmware” service as the user root.
service mgmt-vmware stopStopping VMware ESX Management services: VMware ESX Host Agent Watchdog[ OK ] VMware ESX Host Agent[ OK ]
Wait 30 seconds and start the service
service mgmt-vmware startStarting VMware ESX Management services: VMware ESX Host Agent (background)[ OK ] Availability report startup (background)[ OK ]
The ESX server and any virtual machines hosted on it will disconnect from the Virtual Infrastructure/vSphere Client and can be reconnected by right clicking on the ESX server and choosing “reconnect”.
When it reconnects attempt the tasks that were failing earlier and they should now as intended (I had to power the server on because I had initiated a shutdown earlier via the operating system, the server will stay running without any interruption throughout this process).
This problem occurs on the following versions
- vSphere ESX 4.0
- EXS 3.5
Nov 02
Nintendo have released a new drive in the latest Wii’s that currently cannot be cracked. The options are replace the drive or use an alternative method of loading games such as SD card (offered by the WiiKey Fusion) however this can be expensive considering the cost of SD cards.
EDIT: There is another alternative now which is the WODE (Wii Optical Drive Emulator) which emulates the optical drive and unlike hard or soft mods can never be detected.
There are two suppliers in Australia of the different mod chips modsupplier.com and OzModChips.com
The WiiKey Fusion Wii Mod Chip can be found here
Modsupplier @ AUD$72.50
The DriveKey Wii Mod Chip can be found here along with info on the new dvd drive
Modsupplier @ AUD$59.50
General info on modchips can be found on Wikipedia here – List of Wii drivechips
The Wiikey Manufacturer website has plenty of information – Wiikey
