vMA 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 ArticlevMA 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 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 ArticlevCenter running check script
Hi. Very new to VMA and Perl, just got the appliance installed and want to try writing a simple script to just check if vCenter is actually running - guessing you could simply try to connect to the...
View Articlevi-fastpass for scripts
hi! How are you? I have a problem for to do script using vi-fastpass. The first i agree all ESXi with vifp addserver.... but later i dont know how to call this function in a script. i´m sure that...
View ArticlevMA and apparent firewall issue
I deployed a new copy of the vMA 5.5.0.1. Immediately after deployment, I was able to ping the vMA and ssh into it. After running for about 24 hours, I am no longer able to ping or ssh into the...
View ArticleESXi and VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
We are a care home company looking to virtualise our environment using ESXi 4.1. I need to connect the ESXi running on a DELL poweredge R610 to a UPS. I have downloaded the new VMware vSphere...
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 ArticlevMA Update Best Practice
Hi everyone,I apologise if this is a basic question but I had trouble finding any relevant documentation. Simply, what is the best practice for keeping vMA (v5.0+) up-to-date? I'm currently running a...
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 Articlecannot ssh to vima
Hi, I've jsut setup vima on my ESXi and it has some great features, however what I cannot figure out is how to ssh to it. I use something like "Putty" but when i try to connect I cannot it just...
View ArticleESXi 4 - vGhettoLinkedClone - Agent Error
Hello, I'm trying to run the vGhettoLinkedClone.pl script and keep getting this error: " Operation is not supported by the current agent " I am trying this from a remote linux machine (not on...
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 ArticleHow to perform self recognition ?
Hi VMWare gurus, I have a tricky problem to feed your mind; I am running a vMA appliance as a guest on an ESXi host. I want to run a perl script that will connect to an ESX/ESXi host (given as a...
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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 ArticleHow can I run the vim-cmd on the ESXi target from vMA?
I need to get some vSwitch specific information like - whether the MAC Address Change, Forged Transmits and Promiscuous Mode policies are set to Accept or reject. I can get the information directly...
View ArticleConfigure vMA for CIM Operations
I am trying to configure the vMA for CIM Operations. I am trying to connect to it from HDS Device Manager 7. When I try to run the following command sudo /etc/vmware/vmware-smis-setup.pl I get the...
View Articlelibusb can't work in the vma(vsphere management assistant) 4.1
I develop a program which use libusb-0.1.so.4.4.4.4.When the program call the usb_get_busses method, it return 0x0.But the code is well in other linux system. So I compile the libusb source code in the...
View ArticlevMA 5 unable to SSH
Hello all, I have been setting up vSphere 5 in my test enviroment and I have run into a problem with the "vSphere Management Assitant (vMA) - 5.0.0.0 build 472630". I have set it up with a static IP...
View ArticleChange 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...
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