Automount NFS drive in vMA
Hi, I'm trying to automount a NFS network drive in a vMA VM; I can do it manually via: sudo mkdir /mnt/xyz; sudo /etc/init.d/portmap start; sudo /etc/init.d/nfslock start; sudo mount...
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 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 ArticleError connecting to server at 'https://localhost/sdk/webService': Connection...
Hi there, Im trying to setup a cronjob to email the vmwarevSphereCheck report daily/weekly. However setup in the crontab - nothing happens. I don't get an email. This is a snipnet from my crontab....
View Articlevmkfstools -L lunreset|targetreset functionality in VMA
Hi All, I couldnt find vmkfstools -L lunreset|targetreset functionality in VMA. Is there an alternative for the same in VMA. If no then please point me to the appropriate API/method for the same in...
View ArticleDisabling vMA 4.1 log collection
Our Hosts are getting an event storm from our vMA server causing some abnormal table growth in our vCenter server DB. We identified the likely root cause as log collection setup on the vMA. Rather than...
View ArticleVMA 5.0.2 and 5.0.1 permission denied with resxtop
I've mounted a windows share on the appliance to dump logs to when running resxtop. I'm able to write a file to the windows share with touch, but get Permission denied when using resxtop. I also...
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 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 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 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 Build 1062361 not pingable
Hi, I am trying to deploy a VMA to help on my VCAP-DCA exam. I have gone through, and deployed the virtual machine from the ovf file. I also went into edit the settings of the VM, under the Options...
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 ArticleAssign VMA management rights to any user other than vi-admin
How to assign VMA management rights to any user other than vi-admin?
View ArticleREAD ONLY
Hi, I try to modify a config file in /var/tripplite/poweralert and the system refuse. ACCESS DENIED. Any idea plz
View ArticlevMA 5.5.0.0 Refreshed Build
Hi there, I note that a newer build of vMA 5.5 has recently been made available (and indicated by a notice in the vMA forum I'm posting in). The newer build appears to be v5.5.0.0 Build 1387931 while...
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 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 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:...
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