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• Access NAS storage of ESXi Server using VMKernel Port?

  Hello

  I would like to know the best procedure to connect to the NAS storage of ESXi host 5. I am able to connect to the NAS storage according to the screenshots listed in the link below.

  http://www.tintri.com/blog/2011/11/connecting-vSphere-to-NFS-the-easy-way/

  But, I saw different configurations in the past where port dedicated VMkernel is assigned to NAS and all storage goes into network 10 G. I try to do the same and created a VMkernel for NAS port. But I don't think that traffic is going over there as it is not used at all.

  I gave the IP address of the ESXi server on the NAS box to get access. I couldn't give address IP VMkernel sideways NAS. How can I make use of this IP VMKernel dedicated NFS storage?

  I want to implement the best way to pass NAS 10 G network traffic. In addition, How can I test if storage traffic crosses VMkernel port?

  Suggestions needed.

  Virtualinfra is right that you must use a different subnet for NFS traffic. You masked the IP range, so I don't see what you use, but make sure that the vmkernel and storage using a single subnet, not the management subnet. If you get an error, your use of a subnet that goes out the default gateway of the management port, or that you are using the same subnet.

  I wrote a few articles on the use of NFS with vSphere: http://wahlnetwork.com/2012/04/19/nfs-on-vsphere-a-few-misconceptions/

  Also, make sure that the vmnic can route traffic on that subnet, as in the case of the use of VLANs.

• Export data of material state via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I was just wondering if anyone have used PowerCLI for export the xml information of material status for a host to vCenter?

  I'm not really familiar with PowerShell and PowerCLI so I don't know if this is even possible but it would help us to completely automate some pilot third party verification.

  Thank you for your time and help

  Matt

  You can check the driver versions when you are connected to a host without the need for an XML export.

  I've attached a quick script and dirty to write versions of all the drivers in the console.

  Main points of the script:

  Connect-VIServer - Connect to vCenter

  Get-VMHost - lists associated Hosts the vCenter

  Get-EsxCli - access to the host ESX CLI

  $EsxCli.system.module.get("$DRIVER_NAME") - retrieves the VMKernel module (if the system knows about it) by name

  It's just the best way to show how to get information about the drivers. Basically you just connect the vCenter Server via PowerCLI, then connect to hosts one by one. When you are connected to a host, use EsxCli to obtain the driver information (module).

  I also forgot to add a line at the end of the script, so here it is: ' $DISCONNECT = Disconnect-VIServer $VCENTER_SERVER-force - confirm: $FALSE.

  -Ryan d. King

• Help, I changed the password of root ESXi via powerCli, now I can not connect with the web client or the console.

  Help, I've changed the root ESXi via powerCli password, now I can not connect with the web client or the console, but I can still connect to powerCli. The command I used was;

  SE connect-VIServer esxihostname-user root - password newpasswd

  This production network btw, I have connected to each host and run the above command, these ESXi hosts are not on a domain

  y at - it something I have left out. I really appreciate any assistance that you people can provide.

  Thank you, Joe

  It is probably a longshot, but a lot of things in the land of windows is not sensitive to capital letters as Unix is.  I wonder if your new password you put through powerCLI mixed uppercase in it and if the capitalization was abandoned by command windows powerCLI Analyzer, or he interpreted as all capitals or something.   If you can still get through the powerCLI you could try to reset the password again to something simple without capitalization mixed case and if your password on ESXi strategy requires a special character, try something different than a "$", like a "_" (I find that a '_' is less likely than some other special characters (, as a '-' or a ' / ' to cause problems with analyzers.).

  Edit:

  Another thing, you can try before playing with the password once again, is to create a different username ESXi using powerCLI and see if the password ends up what you think, it should be, and if you can get with the client vsphere using it.  In this way, you can find out if there are some problems with certain characters or Cap through command powerCLI Analyzer without losing your remaining root by powerCLI access.  After some tests, you can understand what went wrong with your initial password change and may be able to fix it with less risk of losing access.  I also assume that you can not create a new username on ESXi who is able to change the root password no matter what authority give you it, otherwise, you could create a new username with PowerCLI, then connect to the client vsphere with it and change the password to root from there.

• NTBackup access denied errors using VSS

  I have a reception "access denied" errors using ntbackup on Windows Server 2003. This server is part of a domain, but not a controller domain.  All patches and updates are applied. The backup log is as follows:

  The backup status
  Operation: backup
  Active backup destination: file
  Media name: "Test Sybil Backup.bkf created 20/05/2011 at 10:43"

  Creation of snapshots snapshots volume: 1 attempt.
  Backup (via shadow) "C:".
  Backup set #1 on support #1
  Backup description: "Set created on 2011-05-20 at 10:43"
  Media name: "Test Sybil Backup.bkf created 20/05/2011 at 10:43"

  Backup type: Normal

  Backup started on 20/05/2011 at 10:44.
  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\CLMBKHQZ\desktop.ini" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\CPMZ0DUR\desktop.ini" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\KLY7W5UN\desktop.ini" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  WARNING: Could not open "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\O1UF4L6Z\desktop.ini" - skipped.
  Reason: Access is denied.

  Backup completed on 20/05/2011 at 10:44.
  Directories: 12
  Files: 1
  Bytes: 1 031
  Time: 1 second

  ----------------------

  Check the status
  Operation: Verify after backup
  Active backup destination: file
  Active backup destination: J:\Test Sybil Backup.bkf

  Check the "C:".
  Backup set #1 on support #1
  Backup description: "Set created on 2011-05-20 at 10:43"
  Verify started on 20/05/2011 at 10:44.
  Check completed on 20/05/2011 at 10:44.
  Directories: 12
  Files: 1
  Various: 0
  Bytes: 1 031
  Time: 1 second

  ----------------------

  In looking at RSOP (resultant set of policy) shows that the local and domain administrator users have full control over these files. I tried this using the two connections to user with the same result.

  Any ideas anyone?

  Thank you

  Michael Salvaggio

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• How to calculate the IOPS datastore / s and latency via Powercli?

  Hi all!

  I want to calculate the IOPS / s (RO/RW) and the latency of the data via Powercli store, but I cant' find this metric in Vcenter (in the data store tab) and see no metric for data via the cmdlet Get-Stat store.

  How can we measure IOPS / s and latency of data store?  For example I know veeam monitor this information - http://cdn.swcdn.net/creative/v16.8/images/screenshots/products/VM/Lg/EN/VMan60-Orion-Datastore-Top_Lg_960x540.jpg

  I know, I can get this VM or vmhost metric, but I need information on the data store.

  How to measure for IOPS / s and latency of data properly store?

  Thanks in advance!

  These measures are collected on ESXi nodes, entity would need to have the ESXi nodes where these data warehouses are connected.

  You can use the Instance property to filter.

  Under the PerformanceManager , you see all the measures for each indicator it indicates under which entity this metric is collected.

  

  And Yes, the cmdlet Get-inventory returns no data warehouses.

  There is a little, aggregated metric for data warehouses, I'll have to find an alternative for those.

  Nice catch!

• Cultivate a disc of virtual machines via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I'm looking to cultivate a few volumes on some servers via PowerCLI. I got the code to extend successfully the volume inside the prompt below OS once I increase it configured size through the user interface.

  Hard drive get "name VM | where {$_.} {Name - eq ' hard disk 2 "} | Together-hard drive - CapacityGB 20 - ResizeGuestPartition-confirm: $false

  My question is:

  Is it possible to increase the size put in service of a disk via PowerCLI I could run before the above code that extends the volume inside the guest OS?

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  As each correct answer, I'll have to start with "it depends".

  If this isn't the vdisk that contains the system partition, you can simply use the hard drive Set cmdlet with the CapacityGB parameter. See example 2.

  If it is the system partition vdisk, you need to use the parameter HelperVM of the cmdlet Set - hard drive .

  Note that the virtual machine and the HelperVM both must be switched off!

• Run the package in Guest remotely via PowerCLI

  Hi all

  I'm sure that I came across a script that can run a batch file in Windows remote clients using PowerCLI, but for the life of me I can't find it.

  I have 4 Windows VMS, who have the same connection credentials, they have a test.bat file in the same place, I need a way to execute commands remotely via PowerCLI simultaneously, is - it possible?

  It seems that the sqlio command is not found. May be that the directory is not in the Path variable in this OS.

  Try again with the full path to the executable sqlio.

• Enable SSH via Powercli

  Is there a way you can toggle ssh via Powercli

  Hello, vicdaw-

  Welcome to the communities.

  Yes, you can turn on/off (start/stop), SSH (and VMHost services in general) with the cmdlets Start-VMHostService and VMHostService Stop .  As such:

  ## start the SSH service on the given hostGet-VMHostService -VMHost myVMHost0 | ?{$_.Label -eq "SSH"} | Start-VMHostService
  
  ## stop the SSH service on the given hostGet-VMHostService -VMHost myVMHost0 | ?{$_.Label -eq "SSH"} | Stop-VMHostService -Confirm:$false
  

  If you want to change the strategy of starting services, you can use Set-VMHostService. Enjoy.

• Managind DRS groups via powercli

  Goodmorning.

  I need to get all the members of a group of virtual machine via PowerCli DRS.

  I found a few articles of aroud the cmdlets such as ' New -DrsVmGroup" or so on. "

  I don't see this cmdlets in my powercli.

  I connect to a Virtual Center 5.0 managing 6 hosts ESXi 4.1.

  Using PowerCli 5.1 release 1 of my laptop Windows8 or PowerCli 5.0.1 Center Virtual Server itself I can see the following:

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > get-help * drs * | name of ft

  Name
  ----
  Apply DrsRecommendation
  Get-DrsRecommendation
  Get-DrsRule
  New-DrsRule
  Delete-DrsRule
  Game-DrsRule

  Could you please help me to get on the right way to manage groups of powercli DRS?

  Thanks a lot for the help of youe.

  Hello

  I quickly wrote 1 liner for you:

  (get-cluster cluster_name). ExtensionData.ConfigurationEx.group |? {$_.vm}|% {'$($_.name) GROUP found in this group'; foreach ($currentvm to $_.vm) {(get-vue-id $currentvm) .name}}}
  GROUP VmGroup1 is in this group

  vmX

  VMY

  vmZ

  GROUP VmGroup2 is in this group
  UMB

  vmB

  vmC

  vmD

  Let me know if you still have any questions about this

• To access the catalog UDF fields in workflow SOA

  Hi all

  I created two UDF fields as a catalogue. I am populating the name of the approver in these areas.

  In the SOA approval workflow, I want to get the name of the approver of this field of the UDF and affect demand for this user.

  To do this, I would be able to access the catalogue UDF field in the SOA workflow.

  I tried to use the catalogData xsd. However, he only fields OOTB and no information on the fields of the UDF.

  Pointers on this?

  Kind regards

  Shashi Kiran. N

  We can get the information in the fields of the UDF catalog using the oracle.iam.catalog.vo.Catalog.getMetadata API () of the CatalogService in the integration of Java of the composite of the SOA.

• The host system resources / booking via PowerCLI

  Hello chaps,

  Does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the CPU and the memory that is reserved for a host via PowerCLI?

  (Home > Configuration > Allocation of system resources > edit)

  I usually affect the reserve memory 800 MB and CPU 800 MHz according to the design best practices.

  Thank you

  
  Dan

  As far as I know, there's no cmdlet for this, but you can use the UpdateSystemResources method.

  You just need to know that the key to the Scriptures "host/system".

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  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.HostSystemResourceInfo $spec.key = "host/system" $spec.Config = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec$spec.Config.cpuAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo$spec.Config.cpuAllocation.reservation = 800$spec.Config.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo$spec.Config.memoryAllocation.reservation = 800$spec.Config.ChangeVersion = $esx.ExtensionData.SystemResources.Config.ChangeVersion
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• Disable Hyperthreading via PowerCLI

  Hello Chaps,

  Does anyone know a way to disable hyperthreading CPU via PowerCLI?

  I can tell you if it is enabled or not with this:

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  Thank you

  Dan

  Hello, dtracey-

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  ## host upon which to act$strMyHostName = "myhost.domain.com"## get the View object for the HostCpuSchedulerSystem$viewHostCPUSchedulerSystem = Get-View (Get-View -ViewType HostSystem -Property ConfigManager.CpuScheduler -Filter @{"Name" = $strMyHostName}).ConfigManager.CpuScheduler## disable hyperthreading$viewHostCPUSchedulerSystem.DisableHyperThreading()
  

  You can quickly adjust this to any desired hosts, as you wish.  Note, if the method succeeds, this tells the system to not "treat Hyperthreaded as resources can be planned at the next startup the Scheduler of UC", by docs.

• Disable the host followed via PowerCLI

  Hi all...

  
  I am looking for a way to disable the host followed via powercli.

  I found one-liner of LucD to get the current state: Get-Cluster | Select Name, @{N = 'Home monitoring status'; E={$_. Extensiondata.Configuration.DasConfig.HostMonitoring}}

  And I know how to turn on/off HA: Get-Cluster | Cluster - HAEnabled game: $false

  But I'm not sure how to combine the two.

  I want to be able to quickly toggle host control without having to disable HA altogether.

  Thoughts?

  Thank you!

  You can use a where clause

  Get-Cluster | where {$_.} Extensiondata.Configuration.DasConfig.HostMonitoring} | Cluster - HAEnabled game: $false

• Fully automate the addition of a datasoter via PowerCLI

  I have a need to be able to completely automate the addition of a new data store to a new installation of ESXi via powerCLI.  My problem is I want to have this fully automated and be able to enforce it against any box without user intervention, which means that I need a way to return the CNAME of the ScsiLun in new-store data command.

  I am currently using the command to run my action you want below, but for some reason, it does not.

  $con = get-ScsiLun | Select-object CanonicalName

  New data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  The above returns the above error

  New-store data: 2010-07-19 10:55:32 news-Datastore 52e3288c-ef02-d45e-ea

  77 - 96cd39fe5cd6 could not find the specified disc or the disc is already in

  "use: ' @{CanonicalName = naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100}"

  C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\test.ps1:9 tank: 14

  + New-store data < < < < - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs Blo.

  ckSizeMB 1

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (@{CanonicalName...) 503152424f010

  (0}: string) , VimException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_StorageServiceImpl_GetHostScsiDiskByCanonic

  alName_DiskNotFound, VMware.VimAutomation.VimAutomation.Commands.Host.NewDa

  tastore

  Although below works very well.

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100 - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  I also tired the Deputy bud did not work

  $test = get-datastore. Select-Object - 1 first

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path $test - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  Help or direction would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  The Select-Object cmdlet does not return the name of the LUN as a string, but as a ScsiLunImpl object.

  The New-Datatsore cmdlet requires a string for the - Path parameter.

  You can do

  $con = (Get-ScsiLun).CanonicalName
  New-Datastore -VMHost 192.168.1.1 -Name newDS -Path $con -Vmfs -BlockSizeMB 1
  

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