Change subnet mask and default gateway for vMA
We've made some changes to our network and vMA is the last one to receive the new subnet mask and default gateway. Can anyone tell me how to change those details? I've done stuff like this on several...
View Articlevifp addserver: failed to add users
All, I've got a weird problem I wish someone could help me with. I have google this and found the error, but all the info is regarding vMA that is active directory enabled and mine is not. I have two...
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 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 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...
View ArticleAPC Powerchute Network Shutdown - ESXi 4.1 and vMA 4.1
We are taking our first venture into the ESXi world. We've used ESX a lot but not ESXi. We have multiple clusters in vSphere (1 cluster for each physical location). Most of the clusters have 2 physical...
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 fails with fsck problem
I am running a vma 5.1 on every esx 5.1 host in a local store with installed APC shutdown software. Everything worked fine for some weeksI did a backup of the vma with veeam after installing every...
View ArticleRunning commands in vMA
I have vMA up and have added a test host to it using vifp addserver. How does one then run esxcli and vim-cmd type commands against hosts using the vMA?Thanks!
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 Articlevi-fastpass for scripts
hi! How are you? I have a problem for to do script using vi-fastpass. The first i agree all ESXi with vifp addserver.... but later i dont know how to call this function in a script. i´m sure that...
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 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 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
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vicfg-hostops -o info returns vmotion disabled...
always, vma 5.5. And vMotion works vi-admin@vma:~[esxi1]> vicfg-hostops -o info Host Name : esxi1Manufacturer : VMware, Inc.Model : VMware Virtual...
View ArticleResizing the vMA disk
Help! I need to resize the vMA /var/log filesystem, after adding 100(ish) ESXi hosts and enabling vilogger the disk is now full. Is there an easy way to increase the disk size/LV? Any help...
View Articlecron + vifpinit
Hi, I've added the required server, and by manually running "vifpinit" am able to run commands against it. What I wish to do is have a crontab task do some of the things, and unfortunately there seems...
View Articleinstalling PowerChute Network Shutdown on a vMA
When I try to install the PCNS software for VMware, the vMA is connected to the cdrom when I do a ls to see what is on the cd, look at the attached screen shot.when i do sudo ./install.sh i get the...
View ArticleHow can I run the vim-cmd on the ESXi target from vMA?
I need to get some vSwitch specific information like - whether the MAC Address Change, Forged Transmits and Promiscuous Mode policies are set to Accept or reject. I can get the information directly...
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