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[Solved] Call failed due to network issue Microsoft lync when bothendpoints are internal

  6:25 PM    Santosh

While working on Microsoft Lync I have faced "Call failed due to network issue" while making audio/video calls to the users. In my environment I have successfully implemented Lync for IM, audio video conference, Auto Attend, voice mail. But calling was the issue in different scenarios.

Called failed due to network issue
I was not able to able to make calls due to " call failed due network issue" in below scenario,
1. if user is connected Lync from home via Internet and other user is in office network

I was able to make calls if,
1. If I connected to the Office network via Remote Access VPN & other users is in office network
2. If both user are connected to Lync server via internet through Lync edge server.

But call fails if both users in the different network i.e. in office or at home

In my network we have five location & user logs in to the Lync server from different five location via site 2 site vpn or from home via Internet.

Below are the network details of five offices,

Server Network - 192.168.1.0/24
Office 1 - 192.168.1.2/24
Office 2 - 192.168.3.0/24
Office 3 - 192.168.4.0/24
Office 4 - 192.168.5.0/24
Office 5 - 192.168.6.0/24

My Microsoft Lync front end server is in the 192.168.1.0/24 network along with my archiving, monitoring, SQL Server & Edge server Internal facing network card.

TO resolve you have to add routes for your internal network on your Lync Edge server,
My Edge server IP's are
1. Internal
192.168.1.10 Mask 255.255.255.0
No gateway
DNS - Internal DNS server

2. External Facing Network
IP - 10.10.12.10 Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway - 10.10.12.1
DNS - 4.2.2.2 & 8.8.8.8

My gateway for Internal network traffic for my Edge server is (192.168.1.0/24) is 192.168.1.1 so that it can communicate with the Lync front end server. Same way you need add routes for your other network i.e. offices on your edge server as shown below,

Open Command Prompt on Edge Server & add routes

route add -p 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
route add -p 192.168.2.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
route add -p 192.168.3.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
route add -p 192.168.4.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
route add -p 192.168.5.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

Gateway will be the same for all other network traffic. Once you add persistent route restart Edge server & try to make calls.

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[Solved] Search for a Microsoft lync SIP enabled users in microsoft Lync client

  9:34 AM    Santosh

If you want to search only Lync sip enabled users in Lync search List then here is the answer. By default Lync address book service scans AD for address book & Lync only adds users to its address book if is able to find or normalize to a valid phone number (E.164). The Address Book service uses the normalization rules in company_phone_number_normalization_rules.txt

But in my case I just want to add Microsoft Lync SIP enabled users in Microsoft Lync client search list.

So lets get start,

Download Microsoft Lync Resource Kit from below URL and install it on front end Lync server.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21165

Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\ResKit & open ABSConfig.exe

Here I am going to include only Lync SIP enabled users in Lync address book, so in "Only include users that have a value for this AD attribute" should be msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress

Click on Apply changes & close the ABS configuration tool. Wait for 0-24 hours to populate the Lync address book & see the results. Or you can refer below guide to manually change the Lync address book download interval.

http://mytricks.in/2012/09/solved-lync-contact-search-not-showing-all-users.html


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[Solved] Lync Contact Search not showing all users

  9:09 AM    Santosh

While working on Microsoft Lync few users reported me that they are not able to view all Lync contacts. Follow below process to solve Lync contact search issue,

1. Open Microsoft Lync management shell & run Update-CsUserReplicatorConfiguration command, This process synchronizes data between Active Directory and the Lync SQL database.

PS C:\> Update-CsUserReplicatorConfiguration -verbose

2. Now run PS C:\> update-csaddressbook -verbose command

Above command trigger the Microsoft Lync Server to synchronize current Active Directory information in the Lync SQL database into the downloadable client and device address book files. (i.e. GalContacts.db & GalContacts.db.idx )

Now Update Lync Clients address book download interval- The address book does not populate itself immediately it takes 0-24 hours to populate the contacts. To change the Lync address book download interval follow below process,

Execute the following command from the Windows Command Prompt to add registry entry (run as an administrator) to change the address book download interval,

reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Communicator /v GalDownloadInitialDelay /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Now open C:\Users\santosh\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Communicator folder replace Santosh with actual username & delete Lync profile i.e. sip_santosh@mytricks.in OR delete the Lync address book files (i.e. ) i.e. GalContacts.db & GalContacts.db.idx ) from C:\Users\santosh\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Communicator\sip_santosh@mytricks.in (replace sip_santosh@mytricks.in with actual user name.

Close the Lync client completely & sign-in. wait for 5 min & search for the Lync contacts. After login to Lync client you will see the new address book files i.e. GalContacts.db & GalContacts.db.idx downloaded from Lync front end server in your Lync folder.

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[Solved] Microsoft Threat Management Gateway The target principal name is incorrect

  11:33 AM    Santosh

Today I faced issue while publishhing my Microsoft Lync Web Services URL via Microsoft Threat managemtn gateway. Everytime while testing TMG website rule I get The target principal name is incorrect error. You can see the below error in detail, Testing

https://lync.domain.com:443/OWA/

Category: Destination server certificate error Error details: 0x80090322 -

The target principal name is incorrect.

After doing lot of R&D I found the solution. I have found any article in detail but few blogs help me a lot. Actually the issue is with Certificate CN (Common Name) used at Lync FrontEnd server (i.e. Lync External Web Services) & Threat Magement Gateway side (Public Name of the URL which we enter while creating web Publishing rule) You need to import certificate on both Lync Front End (use Lync topology builder to apply the certificate) & TMG server. for example your Lync external web services name is lyncweb.domain.com then common name should lyncweb.domain.com with additional SAN which are you going to use (e.g. dialin.domain.com etc). Also ensure Public name of the URL which you are going to enter while creating web publishing rule should match with Lync external web service else it will not work..

In next article I will cover how to create certificate request for TMG & how to import it on TMG & Lync front end server.

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Windows 8 releasing on October 28th 2012

  7:12 AM    Santosh

Today Microsoft has announced the date of much waited new operating system,Windows 8. Now the official lauch date of Windows 8 is 26th October 2012. This new announced on Windows Team Blog.

Windows 8 features two separate interfaces the traditional desktop version, with normal start bar and icons as well as a new touch-friendly "Metro" interface. In Windows 8 Many key apps, including Internet Explorer, have been redesigned to run in Metro.

I am expecting few other relealsed along woth Windows 8 such as Windows Server 2012,Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 etc.

October 26th is one of the biggest days in Microsoft history.

  

Microsoft Office 2013 available for download Customer Preview

  8:46 AM    Santosh

Today Microsoft released much waited Microsoft Office 2013. Office 2013 is optimized for touchsceens & traditional desktops and its definitly targeted to Windows 8.

Now you can download & test Microsoft Office 2013 Customer preview from below URL
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en

You can install 64 bit & 32 bit version of MIcrosoft Office 2013 online.. INstallation is little bit slow but its worth to test Office 2013. For me specially Microsoft Lync client 2013 which is incorporated with Office 2013 setup..

 



  

Download Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Preview

  6:02 AM    Santosh

Microsoft has released Microsoft Lync server 2013 Preview for its customer. Microsoft Lync 2013 is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform. Lync connects people everywhere, on Windows 8 and other devices, as part of their everyday productivity experience. Lync provides a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, HD video, and conferencing, and eliminates the need to use a VPN for encryption. Lync 2013 supports HD video conferencing and takes advantage of Windows 8 “touch first” capabilities to provide fast, natural, hands-on control of communications.

Features
Multi-Party HD Video
1080p Peer to Peer and Multiparty video
H.264 SVC Support
Skype Federation: Presence, IM, Peer-to-Peer Voice.
Voice/Video over Lync Web App
Lync Mobile VoIP
Now Archiving and Monitoring Server Roles can be co-located on Front End

Download Lync Server 2013 Public Beta

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Download OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 VMware Image and Run It on Windows 7 Computer

  4:21 AM    Santosh

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 was released for developers as build 12A239. To download Developer Preview 4, registered developers will need to log into the developer center and retrieve a download code which can be used within the Mac App Store. Apple's OS X Mountain Lion version 10.8 is the ninth and next major release of OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

Apple has hinted at WWDC2012 that Developer Preview 4 was close to the release candidate, and then announced that OS X 10.8 will be available to everyone through the Mac App Store next month for $20. Though DP4 is the most stable beta release yet, it still has a fair amount of bugs and is therefore only appropriate for developers to use.

 System requirements:

  • Mac with an Intel x64

  • 2GB of RAM

  • Language: Multilingual


OS X Mountain Lion DP4 VMware Image Changelog

  • - Apple dropped support for 32-bit mode in DP2 of Mountain Lion, so make sure you keep the VMware Settings flagged as "Mac OS X 10.7 64-bit"  otherwise no bootable medium will be detected. We are currently working on a workaround for this.

  • - Comes with direct download links as usual, should be faster this time.

  • - Completely Vanilla build. Drivers are purely patched Apple files.

  • - Continued new packaging for smaller download.

  • - Fresh installation of 10.8 DP4, everything was fixed during installation.

  • - Make sure VT is turned on in your BIOS, if available.

  • - No comment on AMD systems. Same applies as previously mentioned here.

  • - Reasonably quick boot time, about 1 minute 15 seconds on average.

  • - Recommended you run on the latest version of VMware, as that's what it was tested on, and apparently fixes Apple logo stalling.

  • - Several driver patches to allow as best a universal build as possible.

  • - Snappier system. Clicks receive response almost (if not) instantaneously.

  • - We uploaded an updated VMware Tools to our Mediafire folder here. Hopefully these should work better than in the last 10.8 image.


In previous articles we learn

Download Lion OS X 10.7.3 VMware Image and Run It on Windows 7

How to Install OS X Lion 10.7 on VMware Workstation 8 For Windows 7

How to Install MAC OS X Snow Leopard in VMware Workstation 8

Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox 4.1.4 Windows 7

Note: We don’t encourage downloading Apple software via file-sharing / torrent sites and run it in an virtualized environment under Windows. This guide is for informational purposes only. If you like OS X Lion, Get a Mac. It’s against the EULA for Mac OS X to run the OS in a virtual machine. The EULA for Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Server/Client 10.7 allows you to run the OS in a virtual machine, but only inside OS X on an Apple hardware. This method is completely for testing and learning purpose.

Source of the article is www.souldevteam.com You can download the Lion OS X 10.7.4 VMware image from www.souldevteam.com

How to Run OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer preview on Windows 7

1. Download OS X 10.8 VMware Image

2. Extract downloaded VMware image using WinRar or 7Zip.

3. Go to VMware unlocker folder &  unlock your virtulization software. In my case its VMware workstation.



4. Now open Mac OS X  Lion.vmx file in VMware workstation .



5. Now modify Memory & CPU configuration as shown below. I am using 4GB of Ram.


 

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[Guide] How to Download and Install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) Datacenter

  5:55 AM    Santosh

The next version of the Windows 8 Server, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter, is now available. You can download the latest version from TechNet, which includes resources to take advantage of all the features of this pre-release version.

The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server 2012, will offer businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware, cloud-optimized infrastructure. It securely connects across premises and helps IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently.
Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC):

  • Takes you beyond virtualization

  • Delivers the power of many servers with the simplicity of one

  • Opens the door to every app on any cloud

  • Enables the modern work style


Download Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter

System Requirement for Windows Server 2012

CPU - Minimum: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor

Memory - Minimum: 512 MB

Disk - Minimum: 32 GB

Here I have covered all steps with screen shots which are necessary to Install Windows 2012 Server on VMware workstation 8

 


 

 

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[Guide] How to download and install Windows 8 Relase preview on VMware Workstation 8

  5:40 AM    Santosh

Today, Windows 8 Release Preview is available for download. This is Microsoft's final pre-release of Windows 8, and includes Windows 8, Internet
Explorer 10, new Windows 8 apps for connecting to Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger (and many more), and hundreds of new and updated apps in the Windows Store.

In a blog post, Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's top Windows executive, touted the Release Preview as the "final pre-release" build, and talked about the
next milestone, RTM, for "release to manufacturing," the label that describes the completed version used by computer makers to pre-install the operating
system on new PCs.

New Windows 8 Features,

  • New Bing-powered apps, including ones for travel, news, and sports

  • Improvements to Mail, Photos, and People apps

  • Increased Start personalization

  • Better multiple-monitor support

  • Better Windows Store navigation

  • New family safety and security functionality

  • Enhanced touch support for Internet Explorer 10


Download Windows 8 Release Preview
Microsoft has provided direct links to ISO files.

So now we are ready with ISO file. Create new Custom Virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8.  Select Guest Operating system as Microsoft Windows  & Version as Windows 8



Select Memory & CPU as per your requirement, In my case I am using 4GB memory, 60 GB Hard Disk & 1 CPU for my Windows 8 Release preview virtual machine..


Now mount the Windows 8 release preview ISO image to your Windows 8 virtual machine & start the installation. Installation of Windows 8 is very straight forward & nothing special,

You refer my below guides if you want all steps with screen shots,

[Guide] Installing Windows 8 Customer Preview on VMware Workstation 8

[Guide] How to Install Windows 8 on VMware ESXi 5.0



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[Guide] Download Lion OS X 10.7.4 VMware Image and Run It on Windows 7

  5:04 AM    Santosh

All MAC users are you ready for new update from Apple? Apple has just release latest version of OS version i.e. 10.0.7 & it comes with number of small fixes to improve things like you rmac stability & security.

In previous articles we learn

Download Lion OS X 10.7.3 VMware Image and Run It on Windows 7

How to Install OS X Lion 10.7 on VMware Workstation 8 For Windows 7

How to Install MAC OS X Snow Leopard in VMware Workstation 8

Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox 4.1.4 Windows 7

Note: We don’t encourage downloading Apple software via file-sharing / torrent sites and run it in an virtualized environment under Windows. This guide is for informational purposes only. If you like OS X Lion, Get a Mac. It’s against the EULA for Mac OS X to run the OS in a virtual machine. The EULA for Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Server/Client 10.7 allows you to run the OS in a virtual machine, but only inside OS X on an Apple hardware.

This method is completely for testing and learning purpose.

Source of the article is www.souldevteam.com You can download the Lion OS X 10.7.4 VMware image from www.souldevteam.com

MAC OS X 10.7.4 including fixes that:

  1. Resolve an issue where the “Reopen windows when logging back in” setting is always enabled

  2. Improve compatibility with certain British third-party USB keyboards

  3. Address an issue that may prevent files from being saved to a server

  4. Improve the reliability of copying files to an SMB server


Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 VMware Image Changelog

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- Comes with direct download links. Nothing special, but requested.
- Completely Vanilla build (aesthetically). No customized Bootloaders etc.
- Faster boot up time. Should boot in under 1 minute on almost all machines.
- Fresh installation of 10.7.4, everything was taken care of before or during
installation.
- Improved support for AMD. By this I don't mean every AMD machine is now
working, but those which weren't beforehand now have a better chance
of working.
- New packaging method which allowed for a smaller download.
- Several driver patches to allow as best a universal build as possible.
- Snappier system. Clicks receive response almost (if not) instantaneously.

How to Run Lion OS X 10.7.4 on Windows 7

1. Download Lion OS 10.7.4 VMware Image

2. Extract downloaded VMware image using WinRar or 7Zip.

3. Go to VMware unlocker folder &  unlock your virtulization software. In my case its VMware workstation.


4. Now open Mac OS X  Lion.vmx file in VMware workstation .


5.  Now modify Memory & CPU configuration as shown below. I am using 4GB of Ram.



Check below Video from Soul Dev Team for more details



 

 

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[Guide] How to Install and Configure SkyDrive on Windows 8 and Windows 7

  5:19 AM    Santosh

SkyDrive is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually from any device such as tablet, mobile or computer. With SkyDrive for Windows 8 cloud-based files are always just a touch away from anay other app for easy sharing or access.

With Skydriveyou can browse your entire skydrive including files shared with you. Upload or share files to SkyDrive from any other Windows 8 app or from PC view,edit & share documents using Office Web Apps.

Currently Micrsoft announced that it is lowerning the space it provides for SkyDrive from 25 GB to 7GB.

"7GB free for all new SkyDrive users. We chose 7GB as it provides enough space for over 99% of people to store their entire Office document library and share photos for several years, along with room for growth. To put things in perspective, 99.94% of SkyDrive customers today use 7GB or less – and 7GB is enough for over 20,000 Office documents or 7,000 photos. Since the current base of customers using SkyDrive tilts towards enthusiasts, we are confident that, as we expand the range of people using SkyDrive, this 7GB free limit will prove to be more than enough for even more people."

"We know that many of you signed up for a service that offered 25GB, and some are already using more than 7GB of storage. So, starting today, for a limited time, any registered SkyDrive user *who has uploaded files to SkyDrive* as of April 22nd can opt in to keep 25GB of free storage while still getting all of the benefits of the new service. (For users who are already using more than 4GB as of April 1, we’ve automatically opted you in to 25GB of free storage to avoid any issues.) "

So lets get started follow below steps to enable your SkyDrive account..

Download location for SkyDrive for Windows 7 & Windows Vista






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[Guide] How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in VMware Workstation 8

  12:04 PM    Santosh

Today I have got time to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on VMware Workstation 8. ANd it was
success, I have seen so many forums that users was not able to run Ubuntu 10.04 in VMware
Workstation but I was able to do so..

What is new in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Ubuntu 10.04 comes with thousand of free softwares & it does everything user needs to do in
daily computer use. It even work with your Cameras,Printer & MP3 palyers.

1. The Head-Up Display (HUD)
The new HUD gives you a fast alternative to the traditional, menu-based way of telling your
computer what to do. Instead of clicking on menu items to give it instructions, you just tap the
alt key to bring up the HUD and start typing what you want to do. You’ll then get a list of
functions, without ever needing to know in which menu they live.

2. The Video Lens
The new Video Lens makes it easier than ever to find the videos you want to watch. Just click
on the icon on the Dash and enter your text to search. Whether it’s stored on your computer, on
YouTube or anywhere else, you’ll soon see a list of matching content.

3. Ubuntu Software Centre
The Ubuntu Software Centre gives you instant access to thousands of apps. You can see the
top-rated apps, compare apps by rating and user reviews, keep track of what you've installed,
and sync your apps between all your Ubuntu computers.

So lets get started, New VM creation under VMware workstation 8 is straight forward so I am not adding all screen shots. If you want you can refer my other posts for the same.

It is necessary to install VMware tools on Virtual machine. I have covered in steps in my How to install VMware Tools on Ubutntu 12.04 LTS in VMware Workstation 8 article.

First create Custom Virtual machine and select guest VM operating system as Linux and version as Ubuntu as shown below



This is my Ubuntu 10.04 Virtual machine summary. I am using 2GB of memory with single processor. If you want you can use more memory & CPU as per requirement.  Also I am using 20GB of Hard Disk.


In next step I have mounted my Ubuntu ISO file & stared my Virtual machine. Here is the booting screen of Ubuntu,




 











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How to Install and configure WSUS in Windows Server 2012

  12:45 PM    Santosh

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables information technology administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates to computers that are running the Windows operating system. By using WSUS, administrators can fully manage the distribution of updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers in their network.

In previous versions of Windows Server's such Windows Server 2008 & Server 2008 R-2 need to download and install WSUS 3.0 SP2 manually. But in Windows Server 2012 WSUS installation is very easy. Just follow below steps to install and configure WSUS on your new Wndows Server 2012. No need to download WSUS application & its incorporated as server role in Windows Server 2012,

1. Open Server Manager





WSUS builds on SUS by expanding the range of software it can update. The WSUS infrastructure allows automatic downloads of updates, hotfixes, service packs, device drivers and feature packs to clients in an organization from a central server(s).

















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[Guide] A fatal error occurred while trying to Sysprep the machine

  5:53 AM    Santosh

Today While working on System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) in Windows 7, I received the following error message:

A fatal error occurred while trying to Sysprep the machine.



After spending quite time I found the soution for the error. And the solution is,


1. Go to Sysprerp folder i.e.  c:\windows\system32\sysprep\Partner


2. Then move or delete all contents of the Partner folder to another folder for backup purpose.


3. Now run the sysprep.exe


For few user's sysprerp starts by stopping  mediaplayer process running and by uninstalling & installing mstdc. For me everything without success but above steps works 100%.



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[Guide] How to Install Windows 8 on VMware ESXi 5.0

  10:43 AM    Santosh

In Previous version of VMware ESXi 5 Windows 8 Developer & Customer Preview is not on the list as it was not supported. Some of you already noticed it by geeting (HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILED) error.


Now there is a guranteed solution to install Windows 8 on VMware ESXi 5.0 and its to patch ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.0 update 1. There are two ways to upgrade/patch VMware ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.0 update 1. Check below guides which I covered step by step,

 [How to Guide] How to Upgrade ESXi 5 to ESXi 5 update 1 from CLI Without Update Manager

[Guide] How to upgrade VMware vSphere ESXi 5 to vSphere ESXi 5 Update 1 using the vSphere update manager

Also there are couple of guides which will help you if you are newbie to VMware ESXi 5,

[Guide] Install VMware vSphere 5 (ESXi 5) in VMware Workstation 8 

[Guide] Installing VMware vCenter Converter 5

So lets get started,

To install Windows 8 on VMware ESXi 5 follow below steps,

1. Update ESXi 5 to ESXi 5.0 update 1, check below guides for the same,

 [How to Guide] How to Upgrade ESXi 5 to ESXi 5 update 1 from CLI Without Update Manager

[Guide] How to upgrade VMware vSphere ESXi 5 to vSphere ESXi 5 Update 1 using the vSphere update manager

2. Now create new Virtual machine for Windows 8, now Windows 8 will be listed in the supported Guest OS.


3. Mount the Windows 8 ISO image & turn on the Virtual machine.


4. Install Windows 8



5. Here we go, Windows 8 is installed & running on VMware ESXi 5.0 without any issue thanks to the VMware ESXi 5.0 update 1 patch.



 

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