VMA Integration with HDS Storage Tools
I have a VMA instance configured (4.0.0-161993) and have pointed to each of my Vcenter servers (x2) using the "vifp add server" commands and the authentication pass through to ESX hosts works fine....
View ArticleghettoVCBg2 and Crontab Issue
Hey guys I have ghettoVCBg2 running fine on my VMA 4.1 machine, so now I decided it was time to automate the backups. I followed all the instructions I could find wrt Crontab. Basically I do the...
View ArticleUnable to shutdown ESXi 4.1 host from vMA 4.1 using vicfg-hostops
Hi, I have ESXi 4.1 U1 host server. I also have vMA 4.1 but it's not running inside the ESXi host (but I suppose this isn't important, is it?) According to the vcli doc, I could use the vicfg-hostops...
View Articlekerberos/ktpass/kinit problems
I've set up a version of ghettoHostShutdownESXi41 to shut down my VMs and hosts when my Dell UPS's lose power. I'm using adauth, and everything works as planned (shuts all VMs, sends email, shuts...
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 Articlefastpath authentication does not appear to work - pcns
I believe we are having a problem with fast path authentication.I can set the host and set the target and run commands successfully against the target without authentication prompts. Once I close the...
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 ArticleCannot install rpm to 5.1 vMA
I'm attempting to install an rpm to 5.1 that I previously installed to 5.0. On 5.0 it installed without issue. On 5.1, I get the following errors: Preparing......
View ArticleVMA 5.1 Credentials Store
I am working through some issues adding servers with AD authentication. Until I get adauth working, I will temporarily add servers with fast pass authentication. I see this message when doing so. "This...
View Article"Find entity by IP" when PCNS gives shutdown command.
I recently installed PCNS 3.1 on vMA 5.5. This in an ESXi version 5.5. I installed vMA and added my ESXi with 'vifp addserver server.domain.name' .with 'vifp listserver'I can see that it is...
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 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 ArticleIs it possible to Telnet to a VMA server
I have spent days trying to find out if there is a way to telnet to a vma server. Is this possilble? any help appreciated thanks.
View Articlevmware-cmd register command
I have been running the following command successfully in a script for several months now. vmware-cmd --server 192.168.5.29 --vihost 192.168.5.28 -s register...
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 set IP Addr for VIMA?
Hi, While booting VIMA, I opted for DHCP to pickup address. I would like to reset this and assign a static IP address for the same. How to do this? --Subram
View Articlewsman doesn't start
Hi all, I have vMA fresh download from vmware web site. Then:$ sudo /etc/init.d/wsman statusopenwsmand is stopped$ sudo /etc/init.d/wsman startwsman is already running$ sudo /etc/init.d/wsman...
View Article"Virtual Ethernet card 'Network adapter 1' is not supported..." when...
Hi, We've successfully deployed vMA in our ESX cluster and noticed that when we try to VMotion the virtual machine to another host we get the following warning message: Virtual Ethernet card 'Network...
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...
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