> Hi,
>
> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so we
> have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I have
> them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events logged:
>
> event ID 1025
> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>
> event ID 1033
> "VM1" was reset.
>
> event ID 1062
> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>
> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is only
> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for the
> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a RAID5
> array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong with them.
>
> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run for
> days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again. Has
> anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing this?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
>

> Great, thanks!
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
>
> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already. Now
> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bhargav
> >
> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the .vhd
> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Rick Barber
> >>
> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> #1 in Service and Support
> >>
> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds vhd
> >>>files....
> >>>
> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so
> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I
> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
> >>>> logged:
> >>>>
> >>>> event ID 1025
> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
> >>>>
> >>>> event ID 1033
> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
> >>>>
> >>>> event ID 1062
> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
> >>>>
> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is only
> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for the
> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a
> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong with
> >>>> them.
> >>>>
> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run
> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing
> >>>> this?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you,
> >>>>
> >>>> Rick Barber
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds vhd
>files....
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so we
>> have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I
>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
>> logged:
>>
>> event ID 1025
>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>
>> event ID 1033
>> "VM1" was reset.
>>
>> event ID 1062
>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>
>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is only
>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for the
>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a RAID5
>> array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong with them.
>>
>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run for
>> days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again. Has
>> anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing this?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>>
>
>

> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the .vhd
> has 250 Gb free on it.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds vhd
>>files....
>>
>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so
>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I
>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
>>> logged:
>>>
>>> event ID 1025
>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>
>>> event ID 1033
>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>
>>> event ID 1062
>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>
>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is only
>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for the
>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a RAID5
>>> array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong with them.
>>>
>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run
>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again. Has
>>> anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing this?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already. Now
>that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Bhargav
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the .vhd
>> has 250 Gb free on it.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds vhd
>>>files....
>>>
>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so
>>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
>>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I
>>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
>>>> logged:
>>>>
>>>> event ID 1025
>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>
>>>> event ID 1033
>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>
>>>> event ID 1062
>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>
>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is only
>>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for the
>>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a
>>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong with
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
>>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run
>>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
>>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing
>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>
>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Great, thanks!
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
>
> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bhargav
>>
>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>
>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>>>vhd files....
>>>>
>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or so
>>>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is a
>>>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart (I
>>>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
>>>>> logged:
>>>>>
>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>
>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>
>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged
>>>>> for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored
>>>>> on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
>>>>> with them.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on the
>>>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will run
>>>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
>>>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be causing
>>>>> this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Hi
>
> I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
> Virtual
> Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the virtual
> server
> to see if that fix the problem.
>
> Hakan
>
> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>
>> Great, thanks!
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>
>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>> >Now
>> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Bhargav
>> >
>> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>> >> .vhd
>> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Barber
>> >>
>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> #1 in Service and Support
>> >>
>> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>> >>>vhd
>> >>>files....
>> >>>
>> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>> >>>> Hi,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>> >>>> so
>> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is
>> >>>> a
>> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart
>> >>>> (I
>> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
>> >>>> logged:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> event ID 1025
>> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> event ID 1033
>> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> event ID 1062
>> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>> >>>> only
>> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a
>> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
>> >>>> with
>> >>>> them.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
>> >>>> run
>> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
>> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
>> >>>> causing
>> >>>> this?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thank you,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Rick Barber
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

> Rick,
>
> Can you please try this?
>
> From Virtual Server Web Console, select "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk". Scan
> all vhd files you have. If they don't show up in drop down, add search
> paths (I'm pretty sure you already have it configured). Also, when
> scanning please make sure the virtual machines are turned off.
>
> Running "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk" might remove possible errors in vhd
> files. The disk-read errors are known to be disk problems in physical
> machines.
>
> From MSDN article:
>
> The problem could be one of the following:
> . There is no system partition on the first hard disk.
>
> . The Master Boot Record is corrupt.
>
> . The Partition Boot Sector is corrupt.
>
> . The Boot.ini file is missing.
>
> . The Windows NT boot loader, NTLDR, is missing or corrupt.
>
> . The Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) is corrupt, or
> the CMOS battery is run down.
>
> . Hardware has malfunctioned.
>
>
>
> Given the nature of Virtual Machines some of above may not apply.
>
> I hope this helps you troubleshoot. It might not solve the problem at all
> but is worth a try.
>
> Thanks,
> Bhargav
>
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:%23mLJqDj$(email address - cut out)...
>> Great, thanks!
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>
>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bhargav
>>>
>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>
>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>
>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>>>>vhd files....
>>>>>
>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>>>>>> so we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
>>>>>> is a disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>>>> restart (I have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order
>>>>>> of events logged:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged
>>>>>> for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored
>>>>>> on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing
>>>>>> wrong with them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>>>>> the thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
>>>>>> run for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
>>>>>> again. Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
>>>>>> causing this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Hi Hakan,
>
> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out. All of
> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi
>>
>> I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
>> Virtual
>> Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the virtual
>> server
>> to see if that fix the problem.
>>
>> Hakan
>>
>> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>
>>> Great, thanks!
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>
>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>> >Now
>>> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Bhargav
>>> >
>>> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>> >> .vhd
>>> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thank you,
>>> >>
>>> >> Rick Barber
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> >> #1 in Service and Support
>>> >>
>>> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>> >>>vhd
>>> >>>files....
>>> >>>
>>> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >>>> Hi,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>>> >>>> so
>>> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is
>>> >>>> a
>>> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart
>>> >>>> (I
>>> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of
>>> >>>> events
>>> >>>> logged:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> event ID 1025
>>> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> event ID 1033
>>> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> event ID 1062
>>> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>> >>>> only
>>> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a
>>> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
>>> >>>> with
>>> >>>> them.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
>>> >>>> run
>>> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
>>> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
>>> >>>> causing
>>> >>>> this?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Thank you,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Rick Barber
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

> Bhargav,
>
> No problem. I scanned all the vhd files (after turning the VMs off).
> They all showed up in the drop down box. We'll see if that helps.
>
> This is a brand new server built specifically for VS but as we both know
> that doesn't mean that there isn't a problem with one or more of the disks
> or the RAID controller. Hopefully that's not the case. What I've found
> strange is that I'm getting no errors on the physical machine. The only
> disk errors getting logged are in VS. I've verified that auditing is
> turned on for all disk failures on the physical machine.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> news:%23OO8wtj$(email address - cut out)...
>> Rick,
>>
>> Can you please try this?
>>
>> From Virtual Server Web Console, select "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk". Scan
>> all vhd files you have. If they don't show up in drop down, add search
>> paths (I'm pretty sure you already have it configured). Also, when
>> scanning please make sure the virtual machines are turned off.
>>
>> Running "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk" might remove possible errors in vhd
>> files. The disk-read errors are known to be disk problems in physical
>> machines.
>>
>> From MSDN article:
>>
>> The problem could be one of the following:
>> . There is no system partition on the first hard disk.
>>
>> . The Master Boot Record is corrupt.
>>
>> . The Partition Boot Sector is corrupt.
>>
>> . The Boot.ini file is missing.
>>
>> . The Windows NT boot loader, NTLDR, is missing or corrupt.
>>
>> . The Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) is corrupt, or
>> the CMOS battery is run down.
>>
>> . Hardware has malfunctioned.
>>
>>
>>
>> Given the nature of Virtual Machines some of above may not apply.
>>
>> I hope this helps you troubleshoot. It might not solve the problem at all
>> but is worth a try.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bhargav
>>
>>
>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:%23mLJqDj$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Great, thanks!
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>
>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bhargav
>>>>
>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>>>>>vhd files....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>>>>>>> so we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
>>>>>>> is a disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>>>>> restart (I have them set to automatically restart) Here is the
>>>>>>> order of events logged:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged
>>>>>>> for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are
>>>>>>> stored on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is
>>>>>>> nothing wrong with them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>>>>>> the thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>>>>>> will run for days without a problem. Then the same thing will
>>>>>>> happen again. Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that
>>>>>>> might be causing this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Rick,
>
> You are right. I have seen on our Dell servers that even if OpenManage
> won't report errors I replaced 2 CPU's after troubleshooting on brand new
> server. Diagnostics tools aren't always smart enough.
>
> I also noticed you are a hoster? I would like to talk to you offline for
> something that interests me. Would you ming if I can send you email?
>
> Thanks,
> Bhargav
>
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:eTjKzIk$(email address - cut out)...
>> Bhargav,
>>
>> No problem. I scanned all the vhd files (after turning the VMs off).
>> They all showed up in the drop down box. We'll see if that helps.
>>
>> This is a brand new server built specifically for VS but as we both know
>> that doesn't mean that there isn't a problem with one or more of the
>> disks or the RAID controller. Hopefully that's not the case. What I've
>> found strange is that I'm getting no errors on the physical machine. The
>> only disk errors getting logged are in VS. I've verified that auditing
>> is turned on for all disk failures on the physical machine.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> news:%23OO8wtj$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> Can you please try this?
>>>
>>> From Virtual Server Web Console, select "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk".
>>> Scan all vhd files you have. If they don't show up in drop down, add
>>> search paths (I'm pretty sure you already have it configured). Also,
>>> when scanning please make sure the virtual machines are turned off.
>>>
>>> Running "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk" might remove possible errors in vhd
>>> files. The disk-read errors are known to be disk problems in physical
>>> machines.
>>>
>>> From MSDN article:
>>>
>>> The problem could be one of the following:
>>> . There is no system partition on the first hard disk.
>>>
>>> . The Master Boot Record is corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Partition Boot Sector is corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Boot.ini file is missing.
>>>
>>> . The Windows NT boot loader, NTLDR, is missing or corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) is corrupt, or
>>> the CMOS battery is run down.
>>>
>>> . Hardware has malfunctioned.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Given the nature of Virtual Machines some of above may not apply.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps you troubleshoot. It might not solve the problem at
>>> all but is worth a try.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bhargav
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:%23mLJqDj$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Great, thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>
>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>
>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>>>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Bhargav
>>>>>
>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>>>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>>>>>>vhd files....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>>>>>>>> so we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
>>>>>>>> is a disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>>>>>> restart (I have them set to automatically restart) Here is the
>>>>>>>> order of events logged:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>>>>>>>> logged for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files
>>>>>>>> are stored on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is
>>>>>>>> nothing wrong with them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>>>>>>> the thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>>>>>>> will run for days without a problem. Then the same thing will
>>>>>>>> happen again. Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that
>>>>>>>> might be causing this?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Rick,
>
> You are right. I have seen on our Dell servers that even if OpenManage
> won't report errors I replaced 2 CPU's after troubleshooting on brand new
> server. Diagnostics tools aren't always smart enough.
>
> I also noticed you are a hoster? I would like to talk to you offline for
> something that interests me. Would you ming if I can send you email?
>
> Thanks,
> Bhargav
>
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:eTjKzIk$(email address - cut out)...
>> Bhargav,
>>
>> No problem. I scanned all the vhd files (after turning the VMs off).
>> They all showed up in the drop down box. We'll see if that helps.
>>
>> This is a brand new server built specifically for VS but as we both know
>> that doesn't mean that there isn't a problem with one or more of the
>> disks or the RAID controller. Hopefully that's not the case. What I've
>> found strange is that I'm getting no errors on the physical machine. The
>> only disk errors getting logged are in VS. I've verified that auditing
>> is turned on for all disk failures on the physical machine.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> news:%23OO8wtj$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> Can you please try this?
>>>
>>> From Virtual Server Web Console, select "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk".
>>> Scan all vhd files you have. If they don't show up in drop down, add
>>> search paths (I'm pretty sure you already have it configured). Also,
>>> when scanning please make sure the virtual machines are turned off.
>>>
>>> Running "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk" might remove possible errors in vhd
>>> files. The disk-read errors are known to be disk problems in physical
>>> machines.
>>>
>>> From MSDN article:
>>>
>>> The problem could be one of the following:
>>> . There is no system partition on the first hard disk.
>>>
>>> . The Master Boot Record is corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Partition Boot Sector is corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Boot.ini file is missing.
>>>
>>> . The Windows NT boot loader, NTLDR, is missing or corrupt.
>>>
>>> . The Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) is corrupt, or
>>> the CMOS battery is run down.
>>>
>>> . Hardware has malfunctioned.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Given the nature of Virtual Machines some of above may not apply.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps you troubleshoot. It might not solve the problem at
>>> all but is worth a try.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bhargav
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:%23mLJqDj$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Great, thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>
>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>
>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
>>>>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Bhargav
>>>>>
>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>>>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
>>>>>>>vhd files....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
>>>>>>>> so we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
>>>>>>>> is a disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>>>>>> restart (I have them set to automatically restart) Here is the
>>>>>>>> order of events logged:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>>>>>>>> logged for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files
>>>>>>>> are stored on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is
>>>>>>>> nothing wrong with them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>>>>>>> the thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>>>>>>> will run for days without a problem. Then the same thing will
>>>>>>>> happen again. Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that
>>>>>>>> might be causing this?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Hi Hakan,
>
> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out. All of
> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi
> >
> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
> > Virtual
> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the virtual
> > server
> > to see if that fix the problem.
> >
> > Hakan
> >
> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
> >
> >> Great, thanks!
> >>
> >> Rick Barber
> >>
> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >>
> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked already.
> >> >Now
> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Bhargav
> >> >
> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
> >> >> .vhd
> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Barber
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the holds
> >> >>>vhd
> >> >>>files....
> >> >>>
> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >>>> Hi,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month or
> >> >>>> so
> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it is
> >> >>>> a
> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't restart
> >> >>>> (I
> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of events
> >> >>>> logged:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> event ID 1025
> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> event ID 1033
> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> event ID 1062
> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
> >> >>>> only
> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged for
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on a
> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
> >> >>>> with
> >> >>>> them.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
> >> >>>> run
> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen again.
> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
> >> >>>> causing
> >> >>>> this?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Thank you,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Rick Barber
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

> For disk maintenance I use SpinRite (http://grc.com).
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> //
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:eL4$Hok$(email address - cut out)...
> Bhargav,
>
> It is a Dell server and OpenManage and Array Manager don't show anything.
> You are correct about diagnostic tools not always being enough especially
> in
> regards to servers.
>
> Yes, I work for a hosting company. You are welcome to email me directly
> at
> (email address - cut out).
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
> Windows 2000 MCP
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> news:O8GNZXk$(email address - cut out)...
>> Rick,
>>
>> You are right. I have seen on our Dell servers that even if OpenManage
>> won't report errors I replaced 2 CPU's after troubleshooting on brand new
>> server. Diagnostics tools aren't always smart enough.
>>
>> I also noticed you are a hoster? I would like to talk to you offline for
>> something that interests me. Would you ming if I can send you email?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bhargav
>>
>>
>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:eTjKzIk$(email address - cut out)...
>>> Bhargav,
>>>
>>> No problem. I scanned all the vhd files (after turning the VMs off).
>>> They all showed up in the drop down box. We'll see if that helps.
>>>
>>> This is a brand new server built specifically for VS but as we both know
>>> that doesn't mean that there isn't a problem with one or more of the
>>> disks or the RAID controller. Hopefully that's not the case. What I've
>>> found strange is that I'm getting no errors on the physical machine.
>>> The
>>> only disk errors getting logged are in VS. I've verified that auditing
>>> is turned on for all disk failures on the physical machine.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>
>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> news:%23OO8wtj$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Rick,
>>>>
>>>> Can you please try this?
>>>>
>>>> From Virtual Server Web Console, select "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk".
>>>> Scan all vhd files you have. If they don't show up in drop down, add
>>>> search paths (I'm pretty sure you already have it configured). Also,
>>>> when scanning please make sure the virtual machines are turned off.
>>>>
>>>> Running "Inspect Virtual Hard Disk" might remove possible errors in vhd
>>>> files. The disk-read errors are known to be disk problems in physical
>>>> machines.
>>>>
>>>> From MSDN article:
>>>>
>>>> The problem could be one of the following:
>>>> . There is no system partition on the first hard disk.
>>>>
>>>> . The Master Boot Record is corrupt.
>>>>
>>>> . The Partition Boot Sector is corrupt.
>>>>
>>>> . The Boot.ini file is missing.
>>>>
>>>> . The Windows NT boot loader, NTLDR, is missing or corrupt.
>>>>
>>>> . The Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) is corrupt,
>>>> or
>>>> the CMOS battery is run down.
>>>>
>>>> . Hardware has malfunctioned.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Given the nature of Virtual Machines some of above may not apply.
>>>>
>>>> I hope this helps you troubleshoot. It might not solve the problem at
>>>> all but is worth a try.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bhargav
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23mLJqDj$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>> Great, thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
>>>>>>already.
>>>>>>Now that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Bhargav
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds the
>>>>>>> .vhd has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the
>>>>>>>>holds
>>>>>>>>vhd files....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> so we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> is a disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>>>>>>> restart (I have them set to automatically restart) Here is the
>>>>>>>>> order of events logged:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> event ID 1025
>>>>>>>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>>>>>>>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> event ID 1033
>>>>>>>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> event ID 1062
>>>>>>>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It is
>>>>>>>>> only logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>>>>>>>>> logged for the host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files
>>>>>>>>> are stored on a RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> nothing wrong with them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click on
>>>>>>>>> the thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>>>>>>>> will run for days without a problem. Then the same thing will
>>>>>>>>> happen again. Has anybody had this problem or know of anything
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> might be causing this?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>>>>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>>>>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

> Hi
>
> The chance to fixed disk, did´nt fix the problem.
>
> Hakan
>
> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>
>> Hi Hakan,
>>
>> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out. All
>> of
>> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
>> > Virtual
>> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the virtual
>> > server
>> > to see if that fix the problem.
>> >
>> > Hakan
>> >
>> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Great, thanks!
>> >>
>> >> Rick Barber
>> >>
>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >>
>> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
>> >> >already.
>> >> >Now
>> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Bhargav
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> .vhd
>> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thank you,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rick Barber
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the
>> >> >>>holds
>> >> >>>vhd
>> >> >>>files....
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >>>> Hi,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month
>> >> >>>> or
>> >> >>>> so
>> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
>> >> >>>> is
>> >> >>>> a
>> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>> >> >>>> restart
>> >> >>>> (I
>> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of
>> >> >>>> events
>> >> >>>> logged:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> event ID 1025
>> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> event ID 1033
>> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> event ID 1062
>> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It
>> >> >>>> is
>> >> >>>> only
>> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged
>> >> >>>> for
>> >> >>>> the
>> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on
>> >> >>>> a
>> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
>> >> >>>> with
>> >> >>>> them.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click
>> >> >>>> on
>> >> >>>> the
>> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
>> >> >>>> run
>> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
>> >> >>>> again.
>> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
>> >> >>>> causing
>> >> >>>> this?
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Thank you,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Rick Barber
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

> Hi Hakan,
>
> Oh well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for following up.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi
> >
> > The chance to fixed disk, did´nt fix the problem.
> >
> > Hakan
> >
> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Hakan,
> >>
> >> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out. All
> >> of
> >> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Rick Barber
> >>
> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> #1 in Service and Support
> >>
> >> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
> >> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
> >> > Virtual
> >> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the virtual
> >> > server
> >> > to see if that fix the problem.
> >> >
> >> > Hakan
> >> >
> >> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Great, thanks!
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Barber
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
> >> >> >already.
> >> >> >Now
> >> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Bhargav
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> .vhd
> >> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Rick Barber
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the
> >> >> >>>holds
> >> >> >>>vhd
> >> >> >>>files....
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
> >> >> >>>> Hi,
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past month
> >> >> >>>> or
> >> >> >>>> so
> >> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that it
> >> >> >>>> is
> >> >> >>>> a
> >> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
> >> >> >>>> restart
> >> >> >>>> (I
> >> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of
> >> >> >>>> events
> >> >> >>>> logged:
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> event ID 1025
> >> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
> >> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> event ID 1033
> >> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> event ID 1062
> >> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error occurred.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs. It
> >> >> >>>> is
> >> >> >>>> only
> >> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is logged
> >> >> >>>> for
> >> >> >>>> the
> >> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored on
> >> >> >>>> a
> >> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing wrong
> >> >> >>>> with
> >> >> >>>> them.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and click
> >> >> >>>> on
> >> >> >>>> the
> >> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They will
> >> >> >>>> run
> >> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
> >> >> >>>> again.
> >> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
> >> >> >>>> causing
> >> >> >>>> this?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Thank you,
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Rick Barber
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
> >> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> >> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

> Hi Rick
>
> What version of "Virtual Machine Additions" are you using.
> I created my disk in Virtual PC 2004 SP1, and I notes that the version in
> VPC 2004 is 13.306 and in VS 2005 it is 13.206. So I uninstalled it and
> reinstalled the "correct" version. Maybe ???????
>
> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>
>> Hi Hakan,
>>
>> Oh well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for following up.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > The chance to fixed disk, did´nt fix the problem.
>> >
>> > Hakan
>> >
>> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Hakan,
>> >>
>> >> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out.
>> >> All
>> >> of
>> >> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Barber
>> >>
>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> #1 in Service and Support
>> >>
>> >> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>> >> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
>> >> > Virtual
>> >> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the
>> >> > virtual
>> >> > server
>> >> > to see if that fix the problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hakan
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Great, thanks!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rick Barber
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
>> >> >> >already.
>> >> >> >Now
>> >> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> > Bhargav
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that holds
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> .vhd
>> >> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Rick Barber
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the
>> >> >> >>>holds
>> >> >> >>>vhd
>> >> >> >>>files....
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> >> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >> >>>> Hi,
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past
>> >> >> >>>> month
>> >> >> >>>> or
>> >> >> >>>> so
>> >> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that
>> >> >> >>>> it
>> >> >> >>>> is
>> >> >> >>>> a
>> >> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>> >> >> >>>> restart
>> >> >> >>>> (I
>> >> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of
>> >> >> >>>> events
>> >> >> >>>> logged:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1025
>> >> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual machine
>> >> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1033
>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1062
>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error
>> >> >> >>>> occurred.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs.
>> >> >> >>>> It
>> >> >> >>>> is
>> >> >> >>>> only
>> >> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>> >> >> >>>> logged
>> >> >> >>>> for
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored
>> >> >> >>>> on
>> >> >> >>>> a
>> >> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing
>> >> >> >>>> wrong
>> >> >> >>>> with
>> >> >> >>>> them.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and
>> >> >> >>>> click
>> >> >> >>>> on
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>> >> >> >>>> will
>> >> >> >>>> run
>> >> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
>> >> >> >>>> again.
>> >> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might be
>> >> >> >>>> causing
>> >> >> >>>> this?
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Rick Barber
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> >> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> >> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

> Thanks everybody for their help. This problem has now been resolved. The
> disk errors were being caused by backups on the host server. Virtual
> Server needs full access to the VM files. Apparently the backup agent was
> locking the files which was causing the VMs to shut down intermittently.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Rick Barber
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com
> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi Rick
>>
>> What version of "Virtual Machine Additions" are you using.
>> I created my disk in Virtual PC 2004 SP1, and I notes that the version in
>> VPC 2004 is 13.306 and in VS 2005 it is 13.206. So I uninstalled it and
>> reinstalled the "correct" version. Maybe ???????
>>
>> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Hakan,
>>>
>>> Oh well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for following up.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Rick Barber
>>>
>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>
>>> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > The chance to fixed disk, did´nt fix the problem.
>>> >
>>> > Hakan
>>> >
>>> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi Hakan,
>>> >>
>>> >> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out.
>>> >> All
>>> >> of
>>> >> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thank you,
>>> >>
>>> >> Rick Barber
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> >> #1 in Service and Support
>>> >>
>>> >> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>>> >> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> > Hi
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically Expanding
>>> >> > Virtual
>>> >> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the
>>> >> > virtual
>>> >> > server
>>> >> > to see if that fix the problem.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Hakan
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Great, thanks!
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Rick Barber
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
>>> >> >> >already.
>>> >> >> >Now
>>> >> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Thanks,
>>> >> >> > Bhargav
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> >> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that
>>> >> >> >> holds
>>> >> >> >> the
>>> >> >> >> .vhd
>>> >> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Thank you,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Rick Barber
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> >> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>> >> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive the
>>> >> >> >>>holds
>>> >> >> >>>vhd
>>> >> >> >>>files....
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> >> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> >> >>>> Hi,
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past
>>> >> >> >>>> month
>>> >> >> >>>> or
>>> >> >> >>>> so
>>> >> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say that
>>> >> >> >>>> it
>>> >> >> >>>> is
>>> >> >> >>>> a
>>> >> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>> >> >> >>>> restart
>>> >> >> >>>> (I
>>> >> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order of
>>> >> >> >>>> events
>>> >> >> >>>> logged:
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1025
>>> >> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual
>>> >> >> >>>> machine
>>> >> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1033
>>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1062
>>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error
>>> >> >> >>>> occurred.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs.
>>> >> >> >>>> It
>>> >> >> >>>> is
>>> >> >> >>>> only
>>> >> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>>> >> >> >>>> logged
>>> >> >> >>>> for
>>> >> >> >>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are stored
>>> >> >> >>>> on
>>> >> >> >>>> a
>>> >> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing
>>> >> >> >>>> wrong
>>> >> >> >>>> with
>>> >> >> >>>> them.
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and
>>> >> >> >>>> click
>>> >> >> >>>> on
>>> >> >> >>>> the
>>> >> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>> >> >> >>>> will
>>> >> >> >>>> run
>>> >> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
>>> >> >> >>>> again.
>>> >> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might
>>> >> >> >>>> be
>>> >> >> >>>> causing
>>> >> >> >>>> this?
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> Thank you,
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> Rick Barber
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>> >> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>> >> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

> Glad to know you finally got to resolve the problem. I didn't know how I
> overlooked that part. Infact, I had a thread going particularly in this.
> Check out my thread called KB867592. It is interesting.
>
> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Thanks everybody for their help. This problem has now been resolved.
>> The disk errors were being caused by backups on the host server. Virtual
>> Server needs full access to the VM files. Apparently the backup agent
>> was locking the files which was causing the VMs to shut down
>> intermittently.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rick Barber
>>
>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>> #1 in Service and Support
>>
>> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Hi Rick
>>>
>>> What version of "Virtual Machine Additions" are you using.
>>> I created my disk in Virtual PC 2004 SP1, and I notes that the version
>>> in
>>> VPC 2004 is 13.306 and in VS 2005 it is 13.206. So I uninstalled it and
>>> reinstalled the "correct" version. Maybe ???????
>>>
>>> "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Hakan,
>>>>
>>>> Oh well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for following up.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Barber
>>>>
>>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>>
>>>> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> > Hi
>>>> >
>>>> > The chance to fixed disk, did´nt fix the problem.
>>>> >
>>>> > Hakan
>>>> >
>>>> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Hi Hakan,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> You may be on to something there. Let me know how that works out.
>>>> >> All
>>>> >> of
>>>> >> my disks are Dynamically Expanding.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thank you,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Rick Barber
>>>> >>
>>>> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> >> #1 in Service and Support
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Hakan" <(email address - cut out)am> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> >> > Hi
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I have the same problem. I have changed from "Dynamically
>>>> >> > Expanding
>>>> >> > Virtual
>>>> >> > Hard Disk" to "Fixed size virtual hard disk" and restarted the
>>>> >> > virtual
>>>> >> > server
>>>> >> > to see if that fix the problem.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Hakan
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > "Rick Barber" wrote:
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >> Great, thanks!
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> Rick Barber
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>> >> >> news:uR9YM%23i$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> >> >> >I thought that would be the first thing you might have checked
>>>> >> >> >already.
>>>> >> >> >Now
>>>> >> >> >that you confirmed, let's see if I can find anything.
>>>> >> >> >
>>>> >> >> > Thanks,
>>>> >> >> > Bhargav
>>>> >> >> >
>>>> >> >> > "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> >> >> > news:eMe81Pi$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> >> >> >> Good point. However that isn't the issue. The drive that
>>>> >> >> >> holds
>>>> >> >> >> the
>>>> >> >> >> .vhd
>>>> >> >> >> has 250 Gb free on it.
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >> Thank you,
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >> Rick Barber
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> >> >> >> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> >> >> >> #1 in Service and Support
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >> "Bhargav Shukla" <(email address - cut out)alias> wrote in message
>>>> >> >> >> news:uD4rEtZ$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> >> >> >>>I assume you are not running out of disk space on any drive
>>>> >> >> >>>the
>>>> >> >> >>>holds
>>>> >> >> >>>vhd
>>>> >> >> >>>files....
>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>> >> >> >>> "Rick Barber" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> >> >> >>> news:O37VkoW$(email address - cut out)...
>>>> >> >> >>>> Hi,
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> We are running VS 2005. At least four times over the past
>>>> >> >> >>>> month
>>>> >> >> >>>> or
>>>> >> >> >>>> so
>>>> >> >> >>>> we have had the VMs stop running. The VS error logs say
>>>> >> >> >>>> that it
>>>> >> >> >>>> is
>>>> >> >> >>>> a
>>>> >> >> >>>> disk-related error. Most of the VMs stop running and don't
>>>> >> >> >>>> restart
>>>> >> >> >>>> (I
>>>> >> >> >>>> have them set to automatically restart) Here is the order
>>>> >> >> >>>> of
>>>> >> >> >>>> events
>>>> >> >> >>>> logged:
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1025
>>>> >> >> >>>> The setting "hardware/bios/time_bytes" for the virtual
>>>> >> >> >>>> machine
>>>> >> >> >>>> configuration "VM1" was changed.
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1033
>>>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" was reset.
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> event ID 1062
>>>> >> >> >>>> "VM1" could not be started because a disk-related error
>>>> >> >> >>>> occurred.
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> It then proceeds to log the same thing for most of the VMs.
>>>> >> >> >>>> It
>>>> >> >> >>>> is
>>>> >> >> >>>> only
>>>> >> >> >>>> logged under Virtual Server in Event Viewer. Nothing is
>>>> >> >> >>>> logged
>>>> >> >> >>>> for
>>>> >> >> >>>> the
>>>> >> >> >>>> host machine or on the disk array. The .vhd files are
>>>> >> >> >>>> stored on
>>>> >> >> >>>> a
>>>> >> >> >>>> RAID5 array. I have checked the drives and there is nothing
>>>> >> >> >>>> wrong
>>>> >> >> >>>> with
>>>> >> >> >>>> them.
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> When you go to the Virtual Server Administration site and
>>>> >> >> >>>> click
>>>> >> >> >>>> on
>>>> >> >> >>>> the
>>>> >> >> >>>> thumbnail the VM will start up again within 1-3 tries. They
>>>> >> >> >>>> will
>>>> >> >> >>>> run
>>>> >> >> >>>> for days without a problem. Then the same thing will happen
>>>> >> >> >>>> again.
>>>> >> >> >>>> Has anybody had this problem or know of anything that might
>>>> >> >> >>>> be
>>>> >> >> >>>> causing
>>>> >> >> >>>> this?
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> Thank you,
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> Rick Barber
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>> http://www.orcsweb.com
>>>> >> >> >>>> Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
>>>> >> >> >>>> #1 in Service and Support
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >>
>>>> >> >> >
>>>> >> >> >
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>