I would like to ask for assistance regarding a problem that I’m facing with the production environment based on ESXi 5.5 Update 3f (Build Number - 6480324).
The problem occurs on VM’s based on Windows 2000 (SP4) Server Operating systems that reboot abnormally with event (6008) being logged onto the event viewer , just a generic message that the previous shutdown was unexpected. The reboots occurs every 2-3 hours in a day and is continuous.
The Virtual machines have been newly created on the Cluster of 2 ESXi hosts and the reboot occurs for all the Win2K Virtual Machines.
I would like to know if you have any similar cases in the past and if there are any steps to resolve the problem.
| Version | Release Date | Build Number | Vmware Tools Version with Patch |
| ESXi 5.5 Update 3f | 9/14/2017 | 6480324 | 10.0.9 |
Guest OS - Windows 2000 (SP4) Server
Adapter Type - Flexible (had initially installed E1000 but now changed to troubleshoot)
SCSI Controller - Bus Logic Parallel