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VMware ESX Error: Unable to connect to the MKS: vmx connection handshake failed for mks of…

Posted on 03.Mar 2010 by Ray Heffer in Virtualisation, VMware

When you power on a virtual machine with VMware ESX VI3 or vSphere it may reach 95% progress in the tasks, but when you open the console you’ll notice the error: “Unable to connect to the MKS: vmx connection handshake failed for mks of /vmfs/volumes…”.

I'm a Senior Consultant working for VMware, living in the South East of England with 14 years of industry experience. Starting out as an NT4 admin in 1997, a Linux admin in 2004, and infrastructure team management roles, I now focus on virtualisaton (desktop & server). My personal blog captures my tech notes mostly on VMware and Linux technologies, in addition to my interests in Japan!

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