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FTF 003: VMware NSX - Hosts with Error status

A couple of days ago I had a small problem with NSX and firewall rules that did not work properly. During checking NSX Status via Web Client I found - Error status on Distributed Firewall (DFW) status on some hosts as shown on the below figure: No more information about issue after clicking on Error link. Rebooting host… Read More »

Error connecting to /bin/vmx process and cannot open a local pipe to local virtual machine

Error connecting to process and cannot open a local pipe to local virtual machine

Today, when I wanted to power one my virtual machine, I got the following error: An error was received from the ESX host while powering on MK_SIM. Connection error while establishing connection (11): Error connecting to /bin/vmx process. Cannot open a local pipe to local virtual machine '/vmfs/volumes/.... Under investigating I realized that there was a VM process… Read More »