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VMware patch available for the product license to expire on 12 august 2008
August 13th, 2008 | 
Author: VMware has released a patch for VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware ESX 3.5i.
1.Read the following Knowledge Base articles first:
Fix of virtual machine power on failure issue, refer to KB 1006716
For VI 3.5, refer to KB 1006721 for deployment consideration and instruction
For VI3.5i, refer to KB 1006670 for deployment consideration and instruction
2. Download and apply the patch according to the product(s) you have:
VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 2 Patch | VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 Patch
ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 issue with product license to expire
You got the following error when powering on a VM:
Unable to Power On virtual machine with “A General System error occurred: Internal error”
An issue has been uncovered with ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 that causes the product license to expire on August 12. VMware is alerting customers and partners of this issue. VMware regrets the inconvenience caused to customers. Updated product bits with correct licensing will be made available for download as soon as possible.
This seems to affect initial VM power-on (including from suspended state) and VMotion.
On the VMTN forum there is a thread post about this problem, check it here
VMware has created a KB article:
Unable to Power On virtual machine with “A General System error occurred: Internal error”
