Dashboard for esxi infra
Hi All,I have vCenter across location and we need to get the report weekly about the number of host, vm's , performance, changes done from last week to current week. such all report. How do i get these...
View ArticleHow to run powecli via jmeter
hi all, I am new to vmware/powercli. Is there a way to run powercli via jmeter?I've tried running a powercli script (.ps1) via jmeter using the 'OS Process Sampler'but that did not work (the script...
View ArticleDRS, only run during certain days/time
Is there a way to configure DRS to run only on certain days or timeframe? vCenter does not have this feature at this time but maybe thru a script (powershell)? Anyone have something to share? ex....
View ArticlevCLI for Linux not compatible with vSphere 5.1?
I have installed vSphere CLI 5.1 64-bit onto CentOS 6.3 64-bit. The problem I am having is that if I try to run resxtop on a ESXi 5.1 host, I get the error: Login failed, reason: HTTPS_CA_FILE or...
View ArticleHow to use Invoke-VMScript to execute a PowerCLI script on a remote host
I would like to run a PowerCLI script remotely. What are the required setups? To keep things simple, say I have two Win7 VMs on the same domain. In Win7VM1, I have a script as follow:-----...
View ArticleVms having high IO
Hi everyone, We have a very Huge Vmware farm, I was wondering how I know how many vms having high IO. Is there any tools in Open Source Community. Checking each and every hosts / Vms performance tab...
View ArticleRetrieving the name of a CustomValue by key?
Hello, First off, apologies if this is in the wrong sub-forum. I wasn't able to find anything more specific to my question. Feel free to move this post if there's a more appropriate sub-forum. Now...
View ArticleHow to assign a IP address to a newly created VM using vSphere API
Hi,I would like to automate the creation of a new VM from a template and assigning it an IP address using vSphere API. I am able to create a new VM using CloneVM_Task but stucked at assigining an IP...
View ArticleAutomate Cloning Templates Across vSphere DataCenters
Greetings all-- looking for some ideas here. Have a bunch of "master templates" at our primary datacenter. I'd like to clone all of these to my remote site datacenters within the same vsphere. I'd...
View ArticleIs it possible to deploy OVF image as a template
Hi, I have used ovftool to export VM as OVF images. Deploy OVF works fine and the VM is deployed on the target.I would like to know if ovftool has an option to deploy the image as a template rather...
View ArticleRunning commands inside a Windows Host
What is the current best method for VMware admins to run commands inside a Windows Host? The idea is to be able to connect to vCenter from a command line, list VMs, and and specificy commands that...
View Articlenew user similar to root permission without Shell access
I need a new user similar to root permission without Shell access (for DELL OME configuration) in ESXi 5.1. I am well aware this is possible could you suggest me the steps?
View ArticleVMware Automated Power Off?
Is there power off a VM using Windows shell commands & VBScript?I have a VB script file to start 4 VMs. I'd like to have a VB script that powers off these same 4 VMs. Suggestions? 4BoysDad
View ArticleFew questions about setting up a VM purely from the command line
Hello all, I'm currently working on automating our virtual machine farms using command line tools, but I am looking for some direction on how to modify some paramenters of a VM without having to go...
View ArticlevSphere client for Android - vmwPAD (NEW)
The new vSphere client for Android has been released by freeroam.me The app description - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.freeroam.vmwpad The demo video -...
View ArticleHow to download a VM as ovf using vmware sdk
Hi, I tried "ovfManager" with "importVApp", but that doesn't have the option to download ovf to client/local machine. My requirements are follows-----------------------------------------a) Create a...
View ArticleVMware Tools and vHardware Updates
Is there any way to automate the upgrade/update of VMware tools and vHardware on 800 virtual machines? Someone out there must have a powercli script of something. Thanks,jd
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Mass convert all VMDK's to Eager Zero?
Have thousands of VM's with multiple VMDK's each that are all on different tiers of SAN storage. Looking for an easy way to migrate them all online without an outage to Thick Eager Zero, currently all...
View ArticleGet current alarms from vSphere with PowerCli or REST API
I want to extract the data associated with the currently triggered alarms in vSphere, and I want to do it in an automated fashion with APIs or via PowerCLI. So far, I've only found cmdlets and...
View ArticleWindows 8 Optimization guide
Anyone have or have seen a Windows 8 optimization guide similar to the previous Windows 7 one?
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