how to get vmci socket work in vMA?
The vMA VM can start and listen on vmci socket after I enabled it in the VM setting. However, the other VMs can't connect to the vMA's vmci socket CID. The same program works when I tried to connect...
View ArticlevMA unable to authenticate via web ui?
Hi there... Have installed the latest vMA in order to get UPS graceful shutdown working but am having a strange problem. It is all setup fine and have followed the instructions to the letter in the...
View ArticlevMA 5 vmware-cmd getguestinfo displayName
I read somewhere that you could retrieve any information stored in the .vmx using vmware-cmd getguestinfo <variable>. I've been playing with this a little, and while it does return a number of...
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 Articlevilogger authentication failure in vMA 4.1
I have multiple ESXi 4.1 hosts and have setup a vMA 4.1. I have added all hosts with authentication fast pass, using vifp addserver. I can connect to individual target host and it works fine. I have...
View ArticleLicense key(s) for VMware vSphere 4 Standard for 1 processor (Max 6 cores per...
Actualmente tengo Vmware ESXi 4.0.0 build 171294 free, agregué una licencia para 1 CPU, en las especificaciones de las licencias aparece lo siguiente: Product Features:Up to 256 GB of memoryUp to...
View ArticleUpgrade vMA 4.0 to 4.1 using vima-update
In the release notes of vma 4.1 (http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/vma41/vma_41_relnotes.html) it seems possible to update the appliance from 4.0 to 4.1 using vima-update: Important: You...
View ArticleResxtop with VMA 4.1 batch mode capture not opening in perfmon
I've created an hour long batch capture using resxtop with the following command: resxtop -b -n 720 --server servername.domain > vmacapture.csv However when I add the Data Source to perfmon I get:...
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 ArticlePassword for VIMA?
Dumb question, but I can't find the passwod in the Admin guide? Can someone help?
View ArticleCronjob
Hi guys, I got my whole environment up and running, I can manually create backups with ghettoVCBg2.pl and it works perfectly. Only thing I want to do now, is make it a cronjob.I tested the cron feature...
View ArticleShutdown script not working
Hi, I am using an Eaton UPS, and have written a script to shut down all my VM's in case of power loss. When I run the script manually while sshed into the vMA 5 machine it works like a charm, the...
View Articleremote running scripts from vma to esxi
trying to run a bash file on a esxi server to take snapshots from vma with ssh commands. can this be done? 2 esxi servers. one active one standyby. two standby one has scripts that backs up host1. I...
View ArticleRevisiting - vma 4.1 asks for username password when using esxcli
I'd like to revisit this topic - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1638488#1638488 I have a VMA version 4.1.0.0 and I want to run the esxcli command against one of my ESXi 4.1 hosts (this host is...
View ArticlevMA 4.1 error Failed to add users.
hi, guys:I have just installed a new vCenter 4.1 with 1 esxi 4.0u2 and 1 esxi 4.1. I have downloaded vMA 4.1 and try to use AD auth to connect vCenter. I have joined the vMA into domain and restarted...
View ArticleESXi shutdown via vMA and apcupsd. ssh issue.
Hi, I'm trying to set up a safe shutdown of our ESXi U4 (free) host using the method described by jholland here. I have set it up as described in the article and am attempting to test it, for testing...
View Articlesetting up vMA with AD
Hi,I am trying to set up vMA and i am up to page 15 of the guide (http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/vma41/doc/vma_41_guide.pdf).Where it says to go to a windows PC and run this commandktpass...
View ArticleCreate FT on vCenter via cron
I have two host joined to server vCenter 4.1 on 64bit Windows 2008 server. I installed the VMA to manage server hosts and vCenter. VMA join to a domain. I found a perl script to manage the FT. If...
View ArticleHowto restart vmware-vpxa using the vMA 4.1
I like to know Howto restart vmware-vpxa on an ESXi host using the vMA 4.1 Currently i do it with a PowerCLI procedureConnect-VIServer «hostname»$vpx = Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -eq...
View ArticlevMA causes rapid database growth
Hey all. Have a question and I wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing this. I deployed vMA 4.1 a while back and I believe I followed the deployment guide correctly. However, I had a problem...
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