Vmware Kb-84273

The vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) fails to start properly, dropping into a Dracut emergency shell or showing errors about failed snapshots. This occurs because the underlying logical volume management (LVM) snapshots have consumed 100% of the root file system space, preventing the OS from mounting necessary partitions.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

: VMware Fusion on Apple Silicon is a virtualization product, not an emulator like Rosetta 2. It requires the guest operating system (OS) to match the host's CPU architecture. It cannot "translate" an X86 guest OS to run on Arm hardware. Symptoms of KB-84273

VMware KB-84273 occurs when users attempt to run x86_64 architecture virtual machines on ARM-based Apple Silicon Macs, creating a fundamental incompatibility. Resolving this "language barrier" requires creating a new virtual machine using an ARM64-compatible operating system rather than attempting to migrate an older Intel-based VM. For specific resolution steps regarding this error, visit Broadcom Community . Vitual Machine Error KB-84273 | Fusion - Broadcom Community vmware kb-84273

The error message explicitly states: "This virtual machine cannot be powered on because it requires the X86 machine architecture, which is incompatible with this Arm machine architecture host" .

: Download the Windows 11 Arm64 ISO directly from Microsoft’s website.

There is no "switch" to make an X86 VM run on Arm hardware in VMware Fusion. Instead, you must provision a new VM using an Arm-compatible operating system. The vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) fails to start

Since you cannot run the old X86 VM, you must manually transfer your data:

Sometimes, after a failed start or a system crash, you might see a "virtual machine appears to be in use" error instead of the architecture error. To fix this, navigate to the VM's folder in macOS and .

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VMware KB-84273 Title: "vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) fails to boot with 'Failed to start Snapshotted VMs' or stuck at Dracut Emergency Shell"

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