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• Clone a virtual machine directly from single ESXi host

  Hi, I want to clone a virtual machine with all the related feathers which the Associate ID (CPU ID, UUID, BIOS ID, etc.) and redeployed on another single ESXi host. It could help me how can I do?

  Hello

  without vCenter server you can accomplish this by check script PowerCLI this useful post below:

  Tools of HL - part 1 - clone a virtual machine without vCenter - notes LucD

  If you want to clone individual disks check this KB:

  VMware KB: Cloning of disks to the individual virtual machine through the ESX/ESXi terminal host

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  Kind regards

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• Add the Active Directory group to the ESXi host permissions

  I am trying to add a group of ads as an administrator directly to an ESXi host (not in vCenter).  I tried to use the following code:

  $domain = "mydomain".

  $group = "mygroup".

  $svcaccount = $domain + "\" + $group

  $folder = get-file-name "ha-folder-root".

  $authMgr = get-View Manager

  $perm = new-Object VMware.Vim.Permission

  $perm.principal = $svcaccount

  $perm.propagate = $true

  $perm.group = $true

  $perm.roleid = ($authMgr.RoleList | where {$_.}) ({Name - eq "Admin"}). RoleId

  $authMgr.SetEntityPermissions (($folder |)) Get - View). MoRef, $perm)

  I get the following error:

  You can not call a method on a null value expression.

  $authMgr.SetEntityPermissions < < < < (($folder |)) Get - View). MoRef, $perm)

  When it is connected to ESX the Manager Id is "Manager-ha-authmgr" you may not use the shorter expression of Get-View:

  $authMgr = Get-View AuthorizationManager
  

  The safe way to get the Manager display is via ServiceInstance object:

  $si = Get-View ServiceInstance
  $authMgr = Get-View $si.Content.AuthorizationManager
  

  Kind regards

  Yasen Kalchev

  PowerCLI Dev Team

• Displaying output on the ESXi host?

  It may be a stupid question but just wanted to be sure. I have ESXi running a desktop PC with a cluster of virtual machines configured. The PC has a screen attached to VGA. This means that I see the ESXi etc host configuration screen.

  I can remote into the MV from my computer laptop etc, no problem, but I would like to be able to use the screen. So is it possible to show a virtual machine on this screen, rather than the ESXi host / console?

  The short answer is no, this is not possible.

• Create new vCenter and move the ESXi hosts

  Hello

  I created a new vCenter vCenter apparatus using ISO 6.

  The deployment went well and I have all the installation program. I would now like to move hosts our old vCenter to new ESXi.

  I was reading this article to start the moving process.

  When I try to disconnect the host I get the message below

  

  In the article in the link above it is written that it will not affect the State of the virtual machine running on the host.

  If I click on 'Yes' here, it will automatically put the host in maintenance mode?

  I prefer not to do it if I can avoid it because I don't want to have to evacuate all virtual machines running on the esxi host.

  Wouldn't it be better if I disabled it HA first? Then try to move hosts? Or I'm sure to sign-out and the subsequent removal?

  Thank you

  See you soon

  Hello

  You must put your server in maintenance as a first step mode, then unplug and remove the server. It will work.

  If it doesn't work, disable temporary HA and remove your host of the VC.

• VM doesn't qutoboot upward after the restart of the ESXi host

  Hi all

  I environment, there is only a single Cluster. The Cluster has an ESXi host. all virtual machines including vCenter VM are resides on the ESXi host. When I reboot the host can all VM does not start?

  For comparison, there is a different environment, there are two Clusters (Cluster 1 and Cluster 2) in vCenter, Cluster 1 has two hosts ESXi Cluster 2 has only a single ESXi host. vCenter runs on the ESXi host residing in Cluster1.

  When I reboot the host residing in Cluster2, all virtual machines may start automatically.

  is that any expert can explain the difference? Why single environment can auto boot VMs when both of these environment has a host to the Cluster and cluster activate HA service?

  environments are executed at the ESX5.5.

  You will need to check the box allow VMS to start and stop automatically with the host system and then change the setting on the edit tab, and mention what needs to be done for each machine.

• Find the ESXi hosts that aren't in clusters

  How can I find the ESXi hosts that are not in the groupings using powercli?

  As always, there are several ways to do so.

  Try this one

  Get-VMHost |where{$_.ExtensionData.Parent.Type -ne "ClusterComputeResource"} |Select Name
  

• where to check the availability of the esxi host?

  vsphere 4.1 customer, where can I go to check the availability of the esxi host without going to the terminal of the esxi host?

  Hello

  You can find uptaime or ALL your ESXi servers in the data center in this way

  Click on the vCener Server (left site)--> hosts tab in the window on the right and on the right site, you will see availability for all guests

  See you soon
  Artur
  

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

• What is the best way to get a customized version # from an ESXi host?

  Each quarter, we generate a sequence of updates (including patches and security scripts) which are performed manually on our 5.0 ESXi hosts. I don't have an internet connection and so I have to do it this way.  I would like to be able to identify the last quarterly update that has been run on the vCenter servers and/or Client VI.

  Right now, I think adding the quarter, example 1 Q 13 on the DCUI message, then help PowerCLI, vCenter to retrieve the message DCUI, crawled and paste the quarter in the field host Annotations on vCenter.

  Kind of ugly, but I cannot find a cool way to get data like this outside of the host.  I don't want to rely on my user manually set to nothing, for example the field of Annotations on vCenter that is also subject to errors.

  I really want something that can also be seen on the VI Client, too, as the annotations are only on vCenter.

  I have ideas about the best approach to tackle this problem.

  Thank you

  Not sure if this is the best way, but that's what I ended up doing.   It feels like there should be a better way.

  I've updated my quarterly script to add the version number at the bottom of the file, / etc/vmware/welcome, whenever it is run on an ESXi host (e.g. myScript version: v1.0 Date: 04June2013).  This file appears under the banner DCUI.

  Then, I wrote a script powerCLI to roughly the following:

  foreach ($vmHostObj in Get-VMHost-name *) {}

  # Get the full message of DCUI in/etc/vmware/welcome

  $msgObj = echo $vmHostObj | Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration-name Annotations.WelcomeMessage

  # Convert a hash of a string table welcome message

  $msgTxt = echo $msgObj.Item ("Annotations.WelcomeMessage")

  # find the clue for the string containing my script information, which is at the end of the welcome message.

  # This is important because the substring below function will extract everything after the index.

  $idx = $msgTxt.IndexOf ("version myScript :")

  If ($idx - gt 0) {}

  $label = $msgTxt.Substring ($idx)

  Set Annotation - remarks on the entity $vmHostObj - CustomAttribute - value $label

  }

  }

  This replaces the Notes field for each host, one day I can go back and make it more user-friendly where it replaces the version leaving the rest of the field notes intact.

• Is it possible to add the ESXi 4.1 host to vCenter 4.0

  Hello

  When I try to add ESXi 4.1 hot to vCenter 4.0, after a few seconds, esxi 4.1 is disconnecting to form vCenter 4.0.

  I have two blades, one blade server has ESXi 4.0 and another has ESXi 4.1. Can I manage the two hosts to vCenter 4.0.

  Note: I can not upgrade my ESXi 4.0 to 4.1, I need to test my product on both versions.

  Thanks in advance.

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• No persistent personal firewall configuration to the ESXi host is restarted

  I followed the instructions in this KB http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2007381

  My host is restarted still does not add my cutom firewall settings... If I use the shell and manually run esxcli updating of network firewall adds it.

  I'm under ESXi 5.1, according to the KB you add updating of firewall of network esxcli to the /etc/profile.local that I have confirmed that my xml is copied from my data store.

  You can try to add to /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh instead and see what happens...?

  / Rubeck

• Additional LUN in CX300 not seen by the ESXi host

  Hello.  We have an ESXi server.  There are currently two VM.  The data store is in the Dell - EMC CX300 SAN.  We want to add more virtual machines then I burned another logic unit number in the SAN.  My co-admin who manages the ESXi said that he could not see from the ESXi Server!  He needs to restart the ESXi Server?  What he must do to make the additional storage space is available on the ESXi Server?

  Thanks in advance.

  He will have to rescan the HBAS. And maybe even twice...

  Duncan

  VMware communities user moderator

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• Impossible to withdraw, migrate, etc., VM on the ESXi host

  Earlier, the room of my loss of cooling infrastructure hosting servers suffered vSphere causing several ESXi hosts to closure without notice due to excessive heat.  Needless to say that the results were chaotic.  While I recovered/restored most of the systems, a problem seems to persist.  It is a virtual machine that is impossible to remove, move, etc. due to locks on files active.  The option in the .vmx to "Add to the inventory" file in the data store is also disabled.  However, this virtual machine is not displayed with a "vim - cmd vmsvc/getallvms" command.  In fact, investigating the locks on files, it doesn't appear with a ' vmkvsitools lsof | grep VM_Name command"and no result back with a ' ps | grep VM_Name command.  The host in question has also been restarted and updated (5.1 update 2, Update 3) so a simple reboot does not clear the locks.  So, the question is; How can I get rid of this virtual machine so I can properly re - add to vCenter?  Any help would be appreciated.

  Then just do a kill-9 20156 and you are all set - this kill everyone and goes out by the force of the virtual machine and your hair will be free

• The ESXi host upgrade, replicas linked clones

  I am trying to upgrade my 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi ESXi hosts.  I have some clone bound view pools and their replicas that has been created.  Given that these replicas are instant, they can be vmotioned.  What is the best method of upgrading a host ESXi replicas with snapshots on it? Just upgrade the host and let the lines where they are?

  Thanks in advance.

  From my experience every time you put the host in maintenance the replica mode is moved offshore to another host in the cluster.   You can then perform you upgrade with no problems.

• Change the ESXi host IP address

  Hello

  I have the following Setup for vSphere 4.1 and you must change the subnet:

  1 - host 1.0.0.1

  Host 2: 1.0.0.2

  Home 3 - 1.0.0.3

  vCenter - 1.0.0.99

  I need to move all my guests and my vCenter to a new subnet:

  1 - host 1.0.0.1

  Host 2: 1.0.0.2

  Home 3 - 1.0.0.3

  vCenter - 1.0.0.99

  I want to try a host first of so I moved all my virtual machines from the host 3.

  I can go on the pages of Configuration/network host and select Properties on the virtual switch containing VMkernel port of my network management - from there it seems that I can just change the network IP management settings. However, it is the right way to do it? I thought that the best thing to do is the following:

  1 disconnect the host vCenter

  2. connecting to the host directly using vSphere client

  3. change the IP address of the host management network

  4 reconnect to the host (using the new IP address of the host) using vCenter

  Should I switch to maintenance mode?

  The same operation can be performed on a host running VMs?

  Thank you

  Change the management IP has no impact on the virtual machines running on this host. To make a change of this nature, I often disable HA (either completely, or uncheck "Enable Host Monitoring" on the segment of HA configuration). This will ensure that the interruption in the availability of management so that the changes of property intellectual fires any sort of isolation HA event.

  HA, you should be able to make the change from the vSphere client attached to the host or vCenter. Just make sure that you have access to the consoles so you fubar the vSwitch and needed fix through tech support mode or the DCUI.

  You are afraid to have virtual machines on the host, if not in maintenance mode to evacuate VMs. It is not necessary.

  vCenter relies heavily on DNS, make sure that the new IP address reflects the input host DNS.