Managing VMware vSphere VMs
Increasing the disk timeout on Microsoft Windows VMs
Increase the amount of time for a Microsoft Windows VM to wait for unresponsive disk I/O operations.
About this task
•
Increase the disk timeout value to 190 seconds. VMware tools, version 3.0.2 and later sets the
value to 60 seconds.
•
Include this registry setting on all Microsoft Windows VMs and templates to accommodate
unresponsive disk I/O operations.
•
For more information, refer the
VMware Knowledge Base entry 1014
.
Procedure
1
Using the Microsoft regedit application, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>
/System
>
/
CurrentControlSet
>
Services
>
/Disk
.
2
Right-click and select
New
>
DWORD (32-bit) Value
.
3
Type the value name
TimeOutValue
. The name is case sensitive.
4
Set the data type to
REG_DWORD
.
5
Set the data to
190
(decimal).
6
Reboot the VM.
Setting up Java and Internet Explorer on the management
workstation or VM
Set up Java and Internet Explorer version 11 on the management workstation or VM (element manager) if
Unisphere or other web-based applications fail to launch. Configure the Java security setting to support
web-based applications.
Before you begin
•
Ensure Java version 7 Update 51 or later is installed on the management workstation or VM.
•
Ensure the Java security level complies with your corporate security policy.
Procedure
1
Using administrative privileges, log on to Microsoft Windows on the management workstation or
virtual machine.
2
Navigate to the Java Windows Control Panel.
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