vifptarget command not found
I just downloaded and setup the vMA vapp this week and while trying to get things setup I have added server using the vifp addserver command. I can list the 6 hosts that I have setup but I cannot use...
View ArticleScript download
Where I can download the script from? There is no link in the doc page. Thanks!
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 ArticleInstalling VM like Vima.
Hi! How can I install a virtual machine with the characteristics that the Vima? I want to install this in a linux 32 bits becouse I don't have nothing in 64 bits yet. What steps I need to do fo do...
View ArticleHaving issues with "vmclone.pl" and "vmreconfig.pl"
I'm running into an issue when trying trying to execute the RCLI command "vmclone.pl" located on VMware's VIMA Here is quick look at the environment: [vi-admin@vima-primp-industries vm]$ uname -a...
View ArticleNew VIMA release announced: vMA (vSphere Management Assistant) 4.0
On April 21, VMware announced VMware vSphere 4.0 (see http://www.vmware.com/go/vsphere). As noted on http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/buy/overview.html , "VMware vSphere will be available for...
View ArticleCreating a cron job
Hello all, I'm using the VMware Health Check v0.9.4 script by William Lam. The script works great from the VIMA appliance but when I try to setup a cron job it does not execute. Here are the contents...
View ArticleFirewall Ports needed for VMA
Hi,my VMA VM does not reside on the same subnet as the vCenter or the ESX Servers, however, the network department can create firewall rules to allow it manage the vCenter and the ESXi Hosts.what...
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 ArticlevSphere CLI: Can not specify dvsName, dvportId parameters for --add operation.
Anyone, I am really getting frustrated with this issue. I am trying to create a VMkernel port on DVS with an MTU setting of 9000. I followed some instructiuons from...
View ArticleAccess host datastore from vMA
Hi Guys! I haven't found the way how can I access the EXSi host datastore and copy files from there to the vMA guest. Do you know something about it? Thanks,RobertJ
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 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 ArticleCleanup needed after removing vMA prior to deleting targets
vMA 4.1.0 BUILD-268751 I removed my vMA prior to removing it targets. Is there a preferred way to cleanup the residual "vi-admin00" and "vi-user00" account information on the esx hosts prior to...
View Articleautomation for viftarget -s only on startup (for PCNS)
Hello out there Atm I'm working on a vMA specially for APC's PCNS.So far everything works fine but if the vMA itself reboots I have to run a vifptarget -s manually, otherwise PCNS won't be able to...
View ArticleUnable to open /dev/sdb after adding 2nd HD to vMA
I am trying to setup the vMA to use for ESXi SysLogs as outlined here: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/05/28/using-vma-as-your-esxi-syslog-server/ Everything is going fine until I go to format...
View ArticleHow to change keyboard in vMA5?
This post is actually a follow-up to my thread at http://communities.vmware.com/thread/318603 but I think I'd better start a new discussion. First, a little summary:In vMA 4.1, it was possible to press...
View ArticleHP System Management Homepage in vMA
Hello! I've read that it is possible to install hardware agents in vMA. I would need HP System Management Homepage and the Compaq Array Configuration Utility. Can I use the Linux versions or those for...
View ArticlevMA 5 vmware-cmd getguestinfo displayName
I read somewhere that you could retrieve any information stored in the .vmx using vmware-cmd getguestinfo <variable>. I've been playing with this a little, and while it does return a number of...
View ArticleProblem to execute script from cron
I have a script that i would like cron to execute every day and it works fine if I logon to the vMA and execute it from the command line, but cron just throws back "Server version unavailable at ......
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