ESX /tmp filling up due to ql_ima.log

Problem: VMware reports: A general system error occurred: cannot read the host cache configuration because some other process is modifying it at this time Operation failed, diagnostics report: Cannot read the host cache configuration because some other process is modifying it at this time. ls -alh /tmp shows the tmp folder as being full with ql_ima.log

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VMWare Cookbook

Here’s another new book just out about VMware VMware ESX and ESXi. According to Amazon.com, you’ll not only learn the basics — how to pool resources from hardware servers, computer clusters, networks, and storage, and then distribute them among virtual machines — but also the stumbling blocks you’ll encounter when you monitor systems, troubleshoot problems,

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You receive the “vSphere client could not connect with the vCenter Server” error message when you attempt to connect to the Virtual Center using a remote VMware vSphere Client

I received this error message after a system restart to complete the installation of the some Windows updates. Fortunately it was nothing major – just 2 services that had failed to start. Just ensure that the VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices and VMware VirtualCenter Server services are both ‘Started’