How 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 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 ArticleHow do you use vMA
If there are multiple VM admins, do they need each vMA or can one vMA serve the purpose for all of them ? I know, we can use vMA with AD but I am not sure, how this will work when multiple users are...
View Articlevifptarget 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 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 ArticleVMware vMA and free ESXi - which ESXi license do you need so that vMA is...
I'm just evaluating vMA 5.5 with my home-lab of a few free ESXi 5.5-servers and now after reading some documentations I was trying my first few commands in the vMA-machine. So i registered my first...
View ArticleDo I have to use vMA 5.5 for ESXi 5.5?
Hi, We have Powerchute agents in vMAs running vMA 5.0 If we upgrade the ESXi to 5.5. does it follow that we must use vMA 5.5? Or will an older vMA still work with a newer ESXi? Thanks,
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 ArticleCan't Install VMa
I'm new to VM Ware and I'm trying to install VMa for my education. Currently, I'm running ESXi 4.0 on a Dell PowerEdge. When I try to install VMa, I get the following error when it tries to start:...
View ArticleError when running vifp addserver
When I run vifp addserver <server> it asks for the root password to which I give the correct root password to the host. It then reports:Error: An error occurred while creating users ons...
View ArticleVMA 5.0 hostname "localhost"
I deployed VMA 5.0 and despite it asking me for Host name during deployment, it still shows as localhost. What's the proper way to change it's name?
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 Articlevdf equivalent in vSphere 5.0?
Hi,I have installed Nagios on vMA 5.0, which is useful extension of vMA functionality beyond managing UPS (PCNS) or Adaptec RAID (Arcconf). However, I would like to monitor Datastores (warnings on...
View Articlevifptarget: command not found since upgrading
I upgraded my vma appliance from 5.1.0.0 build 782391 to 5.1.0.1 build 1062361 this morning and now when I try to issue the vifptarget command to specify one of the hosts in my list as the target I...
View ArticlevMA 5.5 will not function
I installed the new release of vMA 5.5 and configured the IP address and network configuration through the console on the vm. When I try to open my browser and browse the site it sits for a while and...
View ArticleHow do I create mutiple admin accounts on vMA?
Dear Friends, As we all known, the vMA has only two built-in account vi-admin and vi-user. In our farm there are serveral Esxi engineer, I want them login with their ow IDs on vMA. Can anyone guide me...
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 ArticlevMA4 vima-update error
Hi, i have a problem when i run the sudo vima-update scan. I have this Mess.: Encountered error TypeError: This is an unexpected error. Please report it as a bug.* Error Message - iterable...
View ArticleUpdate vMA without internet access
We are not allowed to let our servers to connect to the internet. Not even a proxy.Is there a way to update the vMA offline?
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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