Vmware is not booting

[Eric Jacklin]

While booting up the VMware server it is giving "Mounting root failed"
Would you please suggest some step to troubleshoot the same.

Hardware: BL460
VMware :3.5

[Raj D.]

Eric,

>Mounting root failed"

"Mounting root failed" : means root filesystem was unable to mpount


- More info required here:
uname -a # if you have.
- what happened since last time it was working fine.
- any chages done before reboot.


Action can be taken:
- interupt at grub loader:
- A to append to boot string:
- add s at the end to boot with single user mode:
- Once booted verify /etc/fstab and other boot logical volumes if any thing wrong.
- If you find something wrong, fix the entry and reboot, that should fix the problem.

http://dailypackage.fedorabook.com/index.php?/archives/157-System-Recovery-Week-Single-user-mode.html

hth,
Raj.

[Alan_152]

What OS is hosting your VMware Server? Or are you using ESX or ESXi?

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

check this threads :

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1012852

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004797

mikap