vMA 5 script command to start up a VM
I've been googling this for a while and just can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Is there a way to use the vMA to start up a powered off or suspended VM? Thanks! h
View ArticleWhy can't I install gcc or git in vMA 5.0.0's SLES 11
I'd like to build some 3rd party software and have it available as a service in vMA 5.0. The source is in a git repository and would require gcc (among other things) to build it on the VMware SLES 11...
View ArticlevMA 4.1 Network issue
I have issue with vMA 4.1 , From vMA i am able to ping all host / VCenter but from VC neither I am able to ping or putty vMA
View ArticlevMA 5 to 5.0Patch1 Failing with 403 Error?
Hi all,I have a vMA 5.0.0.0 installed with PCNS running on it... I have looked around and saw the post about VMtools but I haven't touched VMtools on this app. When I try to use the webportal to update...
View ArticlePLEASE HELP! Using vMA to run script using cron fails!
I am trying to revert a guest to the latest snapshot using snapshotmanager.pl and all works fine when I run it. However when I try to run it using cron it fails! I redirected output from the...
View ArticleIs it possible to Telnet to a VMA server
I have spent days trying to find out if there is a way to telnet to a vma server. Is this possilble? any help appreciated thanks.
View ArticleHow to set advanced host options w/ Perl SDK?
I want to write a script that will let me set advanced host options, so I can roll them out to all of my hosts in one go vs. touching each host. I have the Enterprise license so I don't have host...
View Articlevmclone.pl customization error
Hi, fairly new to using the perl sdk... I am trying to deply from a template using vmclone.pl. It works fine when I don't customize the vm or guest, but when I do I get the following failure when...
View Articlepcns on vMa 5.1
Hi,I have a problem with APC PCNS on VMA 5.1.I installed version 3.0.1 and unfortunately not work, in addition to the attempt to power off the console hangs https://vma:6547, the connection is lost....
View ArticlevMA 5.1 WebUI not working
Hi, I can't access to WebUI of vMA. The reason is vami-lighttpd is not listening to the ipv4 address: netstat -tulpen | grep 5480tcp 0 0 :::5480 :::*...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 with AD
Hello vMA specialistsToday I installed vMA 5.1. What i did:- vMA joined in AD- vCenter Server added as target with Authpolicy adauth- added an ESX 4.1 and two ESXi 5.0 hosts to vMA. All ESX...
View ArticleSOAP-Error after suspending VM
Hello Forum, when suspending my Virtual Machines (on a vMA version 5.1.0) I get this error: Operation cannot be performed:SOAP Fault:Fault String: A general system error occured: Unknown errorFault...
View Articleshell script for VMA commands
Does anyone know how to write a shell script for the following VMA commands? Thankssudo vifp addserver ESX.domain.comvifptarget -s ESX.domain.comvicfg-vswitch -B both vswitch0
View ArticleHow to configure ESXi 5.1 to shutdown using an APC SmartUPS
HelloI understand that DOC-9531 is depreciated and was for ESXi 3.5 but has this method of shutting down ESX Hosts been replaced with something? What is the best practice mentod for shutting down ESXi...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 AD authentication/target issues
Hello, I'm attempting to setup my first vMA 5.1 server in our environment. I've successfully (from what I can tell) joined vMA to our AD domain. When I attempt to add our vCenter 5.1 server as a target...
View Articlefastpass doesn't work if vCenter is configured with a domain user
I installed vMA 5.1 with vCenter 5.1.1a. ssh vi-admin@vma_ip #vMA has been joined to the AD domain:vi-admin@vma:~> sudo domainjoin-cli queryvi-admin's password:Name = vmaDomain =...
View ArticlevMA Tools, VM hardware, etc....
Not a lot of guidance on the vm config options, but can the tools be upgraded vm hardware upgraded from v7 to vmx-09 without any issue?
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 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 ArticlevMA 5.1 or 5.5 not pingable from other subnets
Dears,you know vMA require IP pool, i did it then after deploy vMA 5.1 or 5.5 then the vMA not pingable, its only pingable from same subnet machines.
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