vMA 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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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...
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 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 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 Articlehow to get hostname by providing VM guest name
Hello I need a Perl script that run on vMA 5.0 I need a script that accept VM guest name and returning me which ESX it attached to Can someone help me? Thanks
View ArticleGetting frustrated trying to get a password in vMA 5.5.0.0-1387931
I'm trying to set up vMA to get the APC Network Shutdown installed, and I'm really getting annoyed here.I'm on a danish keyboard, so I'm trying to do it as simple as possible, to elimitate problems...
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Best way to transfer files to vMA
My first experience with vMA was very painful. I needed to transfer some files to it but found that the only way to do so, at first glance, is using some CD/ISO image!? Come on, I'm not going to burn...
View ArticleNavigating ESXi Command Line via VMA
I have VMA 5.0 installed in my ESXi environment and I have added all the ESXisevers via "sudo vifp addserver xxxxxxx" and I see all my ESXi servers when I do "vifp listservers". I just cannot figure...
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 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 ArticlePCNS doesn't work after upgrade VMA
Hello, I use PCNS 3.0.1 on Vsphere ESXi 5.0.1 and VMA to shutdown the VM's and the host in case of a power outage. Last week I upgraded VMA 5.0.0 to the latest version 5.0.0.1 (not really an upgrade,...
View ArticleInstalling VM like Vima.
Hi! How can I install a virtual machine with the characteristics that the Vima? I want to install this in a linux 32 bits becouse I don't have nothing in 64 bits yet. What steps I need to do fo do...
View ArticleUsing VIMA to shut down an EqualLogic PS5000E SAN
Currently I'm working on setting up a VIMA to handle shutting down hosts in the event of a power failure (Talking to an APC UPS) Has anyone had much experience with Dell/EqualLogic's host scripting...
View ArticleSlow Performance with RCLI Scripts
I've noticed that almost all RCLI scripts (ESX 4 or 3.5) take anywhere between 5-30 seconds to complete on the vMA. But when running directly on the console, the output is returned instantaneously....
View ArticleFailed Adding Target Servers (hosts! not guests...) to VIMA with sudo vifp...
Hallo, I've 2 ESX hosts: I installed the VIMA virtual machine on one of these (an ESX3i) and i'm able to execute: $sudo vifp addserver 10.0.45.67 (i give the password and everything is ok When i...
View ArticleHow to browse datastores to run vmkfstools
i'm a huge n00b to vMA, vCLI, PowerCLI, etc. I'm trying to clone a VM using ESXi. I have vMA installed and i've already added my server through vifpadd server and i've already done vifpinit to my...
View ArticlevMA 4.0 and IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 agent for Linux
I would like to know if the following requirement for ITM 6.2.2 agent for Linux precludes vMA 4.0. The Linux version must support the Korn shell (ksh) and Motif Window Manager (libmotif) for...
View ArticlevSphere Client main window periodically jump into foreground
I'm running vSphere Client Version 4.1.0 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 and Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise, and I'm encountering problem with the client... When I open up a console window on one of the...
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:...
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