VMware GSX 3 - Manual (Page 95)

C H A P T E R 3 Upgrading VMware GSX Server
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disk, you may see the following error message while VMware GSX Server is
upgrading the virtual hardware: “Unable to upgrade <drivename>.
One of the supplied parameters is invalid.” You may safely
click OK to continue the upgrade process.
• Windows 95 and Windows 98 guests cannot load CD-ROM drivers at first:
The first time you run a VMware GSX Server 2 virtual machine under VMware
GSX Server 3, the guest operating system discovers new hardware and attempts
to install drivers for it before it loads the CD-ROM driver. As a result, it is unable to
load drivers from the operating system installation CD. In many cases, the drivers
are already available in C:\Windows, C:\Windows\System or
subdirectories under those two directories. However, a simpler approach is to
skip any files that Windows does not find at this stage. Then, after the guest
operating system has finished loading and is able to read from the CD-ROM, you
can run the guest operating system’s Add Hardware Wizard and allow it to
detect new hardware and install the appropriate drivers.
Upgrading the Virtual Machine’s Hardware
To upgrade the virtual hardware, choose VM > Upgrade Virtual Hardware. A message
appears, warning that the upgrade process cannot be reversed. Click Yes to continue,
then follow the directions.
When you upgrade the virtual hardware, you may then need to take several steps to
be sure the new virtual hardware is recognized properly by the guest operating
system. If your guest operating system is listed below, the instructions for that guest
operating system provide examples of the steps you may need to take to perform
these updates.
Windows 2000 Guest
The following steps provide examples of what you may see as your guest operating
system recognizes the new virtual hardware. The specific steps may vary, depending
on the configuration of the virtual machine.
1. Power on the virtual machine and let it update the CMOS.
2. Windows automatically installs the software for any devices it detects.
3. Install the new version of VMware Tools. For details, see Installing VMware Tools
in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.
4. Shut down the Windows guest and power off the virtual machine.
5. Choose VM > Upgrade Virtual Hardware.