vMA 5.1 - rielloUPS - ghettoHostShutdown5.pl - not working as daemon
Hi all, this is my first post so please don't hurt me ;-). and thanks for your patience Our System-Environment:- we have a rielloUPS with netman (ethernet) running and a small ESXi System with two...
View Articlevifptarget missing in vMA 5.1 after update
A 5.1 I saw the Kb article on how to fix this issue. My question is how to do i edit the .bashrc file. I tried using winscp, but got access denied. The KB states to login to the console as root and...
View Articlevma 5.0/5.1 joined domain... but can't use vifp addserver??? kind of urgent :-(
Hi, I joined my vma to my domain. I pointed it at my ESX Admins OU when I did so. I put the users I want to be able to use the vma in my OU, and gave them admin privileges in vcenter. I can login to...
View ArticleManage snapshots with vMA
Hi, Is there any way in which I could manage VM snapshots using vMA? I'm using the command "vmware-cmd" but I see no option to LIST the snapshots and revert to a specific one. I can only get the...
View ArticleSlow vMA - Every vifp command takes 10-15 seconds to run.
The subject says it all. The vMA VM is fast and responsive but as soon and I run a vifp command or an esxcli command against a target it takes ~10 seconds for a result. Any thoughts?
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vicfg-hostops -o info returns vmotion disabled...
always, vma 5.5. And vMotion works vi-admin@vma:~[esxi1]> vicfg-hostops -o info Host Name : esxi1Manufacturer : VMware, Inc.Model : VMware Virtual...
View ArticleScripting a few deployment parameters
Does anyone have any success on scripting either of the following two changes in an ESXi deployment? I'm not seeing options for these in the vMA. PowerShell is an option however ideally I'd like this...
View Articlevma update not working
Hi, I installed vma4.1 new, on my vsphere 4.1 environment. I added my servers without a problem (great manual!). The problem starts when I want to run the update command. Here is what I do:...
View ArticlevMA causes rapid database growth
Hey all. Have a question and I wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing this. I deployed vMA 4.1 a while back and I believe I followed the deployment guide correctly. However, I had a problem...
View ArticlevGhettoLinkedClone script and additional documentation
I was an avid fan of GhettoLinkedClone and so when vSphere came out I started trying out vGhettoLinkedClone. Some of the readme's in the Perl script were helpful, but I am still lost on somethings....
View ArticleHow do i determine my ESX IP with vMA?
Hi, I'd like to find out what my ESX host's IP is from within vMA but i don't see a esxcfg-vswif command in vMA. Is there another way when connected to an ESX host via vMA to get the IP of vswif0?...
View ArticlevGhettoLinkedClone Customization failing
Hi all, I just recently started playing with vGhettoLinkedClone for ESX4; it works perfect until I try to use the --customize_guest option.This is the command line I am using: vGhettoLinkedClone.pl...
View ArticleRemote SCSI access via the perl SDK
I understand that there are ways to obtain SCSI LUN inquiry information via the SDK and rCLI. In particular, the ScsiLun class:...
View ArticleYour CPU doesnt support long mode.
I have installed ESXi 4.0 server as a host on Dell OptiPlex 755 with 4 GB ram(Intel Core2 Duo E4600@2.4GHz 2.39 GHz).I am using 32-bit system.Now I also installed vMA and when I am put the power on,it...
View ArticleHow to restart the ESX/ESXi Management Agents via vMA ?
Hi, I could not find a way to perform the "Restart Management Agents" operation that is available on the DCUI, through a perl script on a vMA. ESX has the "service mgmt-vmware restart" command...
View ArticleCustom splash screen in VMA console?
I was wondering if there was a way to add some content to the console screen displayed by VMA? I have added web administration to my VMA and would like to show a link to the start page. I happened...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 vs 4.1: Slow SSH connections and slow network response
I just deployed the latest vMA 5.1 after attempting vMA 5.0 Patch 2 and being unable to resolve issues with the proxy settings. IMO vMA 5.0 and vMA 5.1 are just simply awful. Anyway, I need some help...
View ArticleError contacting apcupsd @ localhost:3551: Connection refused
Good day! Faced with a trouble while trying to setup apcupsd on vMA. Here is config: /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf:UPSCABLE ether UPSTYPE snmp DEVICE 10.99.64.254:apc:public #(this is IP-address of my...
View ArticleScripting a few deployment parameters
Does anyone have any success on scripting either of the following two changes in an ESXi deployment? I'm not seeing options for these in the vMA. PowerShell is an option however ideally I'd like this...
View ArticleFailed to add vmkernel nic: A specified parameter was not correct. vSphere...
Hi. I try to add vmknic with Jumbo Frames to my distributed virtual switch. I read the guide vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide:"vicfg-vmknic -a -i DHCP "vmk5"I see error...
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