VMware KB: ESXi 4.1 virtual machine fails to power on with the error: FoundryVMDirectlyOpenSocketToV

Log into the VMware ESXi host as the root user. For more information, see Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0 (1017910). Run the command: /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop To make this change persistent on reboot, run these commands:

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