topic Error starting Simulator 8.0.1 after install in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Error-starting-Simulator-8-0-1-after-install/m-p/49527#M4738 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After apparently successfully installing both the vmware server and the simulator it wont give me a console.</P><P></P><P>Message follows:</P><P><BR />Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out.</P><P>The attempt to acquire a valid session ticket for "vsim-cm1" took longer than expected. If this problem persists, contact your system administrator.</P><P></P><P>Am barely conversant with vmware, but the vmware guest is powered on.</P><P></P><P>Obviously I have missed something.</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance!</P><P></P><P>==== walter</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:59:33 GMT wnorthmtitsd 2025-06-05T06:59:33Z Error starting Simulator 8.0.1 after install https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Error-starting-Simulator-8-0-1-after-install/m-p/49527#M4738 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After apparently successfully installing both the vmware server and the simulator it wont give me a console.</P><P></P><P>Message follows:</P><P><BR />Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out.</P><P>The attempt to acquire a valid session ticket for "vsim-cm1" took longer than expected. If this problem persists, contact your system administrator.</P><P></P><P>Am barely conversant with vmware, but the vmware guest is powered on.</P><P></P><P>Obviously I have missed something.</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance!</P><P></P><P>==== walter</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:59:33 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Error-starting-Simulator-8-0-1-after-install/m-p/49527#M4738 wnorthmtitsd 2025-06-05T06:59:33Z Re: Error starting Simulator 8.0.1 after install https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Error-starting-Simulator-8-0-1-after-install/m-p/49530#M4739 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After 3 more tries, with uninstalls, just to make sure I followed the directions there is still no joy in mudville.</P><P>I keep getting the same error.&nbsp; I cant help but think there is something missing in the directions about</P><P>configuring the vmserver to run the simulator.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:07:27 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Error-starting-Simulator-8-0-1-after-install/m-p/49530#M4739 wnorthmtitsd 2011-02-23T20:07:27Z