Change subnet mask and default gateway for vMA
We've made some changes to our network and vMA is the last one to receive the new subnet mask and default gateway. Can anyone tell me how to change those details? I've done stuff like this on several...
View Articlevifp addserver: failed to add users
All, I've got a weird problem I wish someone could help me with. I have google this and found the error, but all the info is regarding vMA that is active directory enabled and mine is not. I have two...
View Articlecli remote shutdown command not working anymore on esxi 5.1 ?
Hello everybody i'm with the free version of esxi 5.1 and i try to create a ups shutdown script to power off gracefully my vm and my host. On the previous version (5.0) i used the following command...
View ArticlevMA 5.1.0.0 does not retain name/domain upon reboot
I'm trying to the latest vMA (5.1.0.0 Build 782391) build and cannot figure out why it will not retain it's hostname. I follow the 'Deploy vMA' steps completely and verify the name is updated, but when...
View ArticleIs resxtop on vMA ever going to be either fixed or adequate workaround provided?
I used to make use of the vMA more during the pre 5.1 days to avoid having to enable SSH on all of my hosts and to have a central point of host management for CLI type stuff. Version 5.1 broke resxtop...
View Articlehow to get hostname by providing VM guest name
Hello I need a Perl script that run on vMA 5.0 I need a script that accept VM guest name and returning me which ESX it attached to Can someone help me? Thanks
View ArticlevMA keeps prompting BAD PASSWORD
When trying to configure vMA for the first time I enter pretty long passwords, for example (VMw@53de or T5s1ng#3) but Unix keeps on saying the passwords are too simple!! passwd= Authentication token...
View ArticlevGhetto linked clone script in vMA : Can't locate AppUtil/VMUtil.pm in @INC
Hi, I'm trying out the new vGhetto linked clone script in th vMA script. I currently got the "Can't locate AppUtil/VMUtil.pm in @INC" error when i tried the script on n empty vMA appliance. When...
View Articlecompatible with "apcupsd-multimon"
Hi there, First of all - this vMa is fantastic! Really appreciate the information that is shared within this community. I've downloaded the latest vMA and installed apcupsd-3.14.7-1el5.x86_64.rpm...
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 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 Article"Virtual Ethernet card 'Network adapter 1' is not supported..." when...
Hi, We've successfully deployed vMA in our ESX cluster and noticed that when we try to VMotion the virtual machine to another host we get the following warning message: Virtual Ethernet card 'Network...
View ArticleDeploy URL VMA 4.1
Hi, I am used to deploy the vMA directly from the VI Client. For the Version 4.0 the URL is documented : "When you use the vSphere Client to deploy vMA to an ESX/ESXi host, you can enter the following...
View ArticlevMA scripting wonders
Ok, so I have been working on scripting from the vMA. I am pretty familiar with what you can and cannot do with it, but this is my first attempt at scripting a complete configuration. One thing I am...
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vMA: No virtual machine found
Hi there, I have trouble with controlling vms with the CLI remote AND the vMA.I read this problem in other threads, but I don´t find any solution for that. When I am ask for the inventory with...
View Articleerror running perl scripts on vma
hi there, I'm trying to run some healthcheck scripts on a VMA but am getting access denied errors - this is probably due to my lack of knowledge on Linux! When I try to run the script (logged on as...
View ArticlevMA with active directory problems
I've read a few posts with people having issues, and William mentioned there may be a bug, but has it been resolved? Using ESX4.1 u1. vMA 4.1.0 For some of my esx hosts, when trying esxcfg-nics -l for...
View Articleghettohostshutdown vma 5 apc shutdown the cloud
Hi, we have two rooms with esxi hosts running in one cluster.if one room (or both) are in a power fault there are apc ups which have power for ~40minutes. Till now we had vSphere 4.1 with the...
View ArticleHow to list the security settings of Distributed Virtual Switches and...
Is there a .pl which i can use to list the security settings of Distributed Virtual Switches and distributed virtual Portgroups? settings likePromiscuous mode (allowed /reject)Mac Addres changes...
View ArticleReading custom fields with vMA
Hallo together, i am searching information for reading a custom attribute field with a perl program.It has to read a annotation field from a vm.Can anybody help me with a sample script? ThanksTimm
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