topic Windows 2003 VM Fails boot after mbralign in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Windows-2003-VM-Fails-boot-after-mbralign/m-p/2530#M246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have installed the latest set of Host utils on an Classic ESX 4.0 server. I have a vm that has 2 basic disks. Drive/Disk one is not aligned. I have followed the directions step by step and the mrbalign tools runs including all the automation of shutting down and powering up the vm. However no matter what I have tried the vm will not boot. I get "Operating system not found".</P><P></P><P>Am I missing something here? I thought Windows machines are fully corrected using the mbralign tools. I have also removed dick 2 and just tried this with the disk that was not aligned.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:02:54 GMT thom_anderson 2025-06-05T07:02:54Z Windows 2003 VM Fails boot after mbralign https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Windows-2003-VM-Fails-boot-after-mbralign/m-p/2530#M246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have installed the latest set of Host utils on an Classic ESX 4.0 server. I have a vm that has 2 basic disks. Drive/Disk one is not aligned. I have followed the directions step by step and the mrbalign tools runs including all the automation of shutting down and powering up the vm. However no matter what I have tried the vm will not boot. I get "Operating system not found".</P><P></P><P>Am I missing something here? I thought Windows machines are fully corrected using the mbralign tools. I have also removed dick 2 and just tried this with the disk that was not aligned.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:02:54 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Windows-2003-VM-Fails-boot-after-mbralign/m-p/2530#M246 thom_anderson 2025-06-05T07:02:54Z Re: Windows 2003 VM Fails boot after mbralign https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Windows-2003-VM-Fails-boot-after-mbralign/m-p/2534#M247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thom -</P><P></P><P>You mention you're using the latest version of the Host Utilities Kit.</P><P></P><P>There's a known bug with the mbralign tool in the 5.2 HUK, you want to use the one included with the 5.1 version of the HUK.</P><P></P><P>I hope this response has been helpful to you.</P><P></P><P>At your service,</P><P></P><P><BR />Eugene E. Kashpureff<BR /><A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:ekashp@kashpureff.org" target="_blank">ekashp@kashpureff.org</A><BR />Senior Systems Architect / NetApp Certified Instructor<BR /><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekashpureff" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekashpureff</A></P><P></P><P>(P.S. I appreciate points for helpful or correct answers.)</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:55:49 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Windows-2003-VM-Fails-boot-after-mbralign/m-p/2534#M247 ekashpureff 2011-01-03T23:55:49Z