Error 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 ArticlevMA 5.0 Logging?
Hi, I have setup an esxi 5.0 environment and deployed the linux vcentre appliance as well as the new vma 5.0 appliance. Aside from some password/timezone glitches etc everything seems to be fine....
View ArticleHow to change keyboard in vMA5?
This post is actually a follow-up to my thread at http://communities.vmware.com/thread/318603 but I think I'd better start a new discussion. First, a little summary:In vMA 4.1, it was possible to press...
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Wrong build number of vMA 4.0
I've downloaded vMA 4.0 and deployed it on my ESXi server. Both filename and product version section in vSphere client claim it's build 161993.But: [vi-admin@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/vima-releasevMA...
View ArticleHP System Management Homepage in vMA
Hello! I've read that it is possible to install hardware agents in vMA. I would need HP System Management Homepage and the Compaq Array Configuration Utility. Can I use the Linux versions or those for...
View Articlecli remote shutdown command not working anymore on esxi 5.1 ?
Hello everybody i'm with the free version of esxi 5.1 and i try to create a ups shutdown script to power off gracefully my vm and my host. On the previous version (5.0) i used the following command...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 vs 4.1: Slow SSH connections and slow network response
I just deployed the latest vMA 5.1 after attempting vMA 5.0 Patch 2 and being unable to resolve issues with the proxy settings. IMO vMA 5.0 and vMA 5.1 are just simply awful. Anyway, I need some help...
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 ArticlevSphere Management Assistant (vMA) 5.1 VMware Tools
The vSphere Client is showing that VMware Tools is not installed. Does the VMA need VMware Tools? The vSphere Client Install/Upgrade VMware Tools is not working? I assume I have to do a manual install?
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 ArticlevMA - Still asking for username/password
I have run all the commands to set and verify that the ESXi host I want to manage via the vMA is functional. vifp listservers --long returns the correct server (complete hostname), type (EXSi) and...
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...
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How to install VDDK 1.1 on vMA 4.0 (libfuse.so.2 fix)
For those of you that might be interested in installing and giving Virtual Disk Development Kit 1.1 a try on VMware vMA, you may run into an issue with the following: The following libraries could not...
View ArticleRemove VM from ESXi via vMA
I have a VM that I can not delete or remove from inventory in my ESXi environment. I have never used vMA and am trying to do it under the guidance of numerous google searches. But I cant seem to find...
View ArticleScripting Memory Reservations
Is there way to use the vMA server to script adding 100 VM's a memory reservation? I have 100 VDI clients that use an Oracle App with Java and using shared memory caused a performance degradation....
View ArticlevMA 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 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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vma vmware tools error
Unable to install vmware tools As suggested by one of the link to delete ds file, problem persists even after deleting file.
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