Adding data to the ESX host store

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• ESX 3.5: copy files using the service console from a network share to the esx host data store

  Hello

  I wonder. Is there a command that I can run the service console that would allow me to copy a file from a network share on the data store on the esx host?

  Eric

  If sharing is a Windows, you can also use smbclient within the service console and ride sharing.

  André

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• Question ESXi 5.5 with turn a virtual computer: "an error was received from the ESX host turning on VM" '22 (Invalid argument)"'DiskEarly on a power Module failed.'

  Here's what happens when you try to turn it on one of my virtual machines (see also accessories):

  Error stack:

  An error was received from the ESX host turning on VM vzilla-ws2012r2e.

  Unable to start the virtual machine.

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/51286ca4-ef967828-664d-001b2129ad71/vzilla-ws2012r2e/vzilla-ws2012r2e_3.vmdk ' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  22 (invalid argument)

  Power DiskEarly module has failed.

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/51286ca4-ef967828-664d-001b2129ad71/vzilla-ws2012r2e/vzilla-ws2012r2e_4.vmdk ' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  22 (invalid argument)

  This circumstance may be linked to a sata cable issue, with the possibility of temporary loss of connectivity, which could result in data loss/corruption, I realize.  It is a laboratory box.  Especially say that the 2 VMDK he complains (trying to light) is both on the grounds of a single physical disk. Data, read and written to the speaker, since the problem are very good (which indicates the wiring problem was resolved, and the VMFS5 file system seems to be in good health).

  No photos.  No related clones.  Just a 2012 Windows Server based VM, with several drive letters in, with those underlying files VMDK residing on different stores of data VMFS5.  Implemented end (these drives aren't really so huge), but far from running out of physical space for the data either. Everything is working great for months, until today, trying to it turns on again.

  You are looking for:

  "Failure error disk beginning module lit" results in this article:

  error disk on start module failed

  which indicates the .lck files may be present.  It does not exist.

  Then upwards, of a variety of other items:

  Re: Unable to start the virtual machine: invalid argument on *-flat.vmdk

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1004232

  https://communities.VMware.com/message/search.jspa?peopleEnabled=true & userid = & ContainerType = & Container = & q = module + DiskEar...

  error disk on start module failed

  but alas, none of them seem to relate directly, or exactly.  My vmware.log file is attached below, as well as some screenshots of to show the structure of the unity of this virtual machine.  Hoping that this post proves fruitful, if anyone has had a similar situation.  The data at stake here are (mostly) redundant, but I would rather understand my way of it, in the case where it happens to me again, or can help others.  Many preferred rather than give up, reformat the VMFS and start again.

  Thank you!

  Good news, the best result I could hope. No data is lost. No corruption of the VMFS or NTFS don't drive in the virtual machine. Nice!  Saved me a few terabytes of data restoration and learned a little more on file system of troubleshooting along the way.

  It took a technician of VMware Service excellent, attentive, methodical remote 2 hours in a WebEx previously to resolve problems with these 2 files vmdk manually, because he found that there is a lock on them. I opened a request of Service (SR) # with VMware by following the instructions here:

  VMware KB: Cannot access certain files on a VMFS datastore

  To resolve this problem, apply for support from VMware Support and note this ID (1012036) Knowledge Base article in the description of the problem. For more information on the filing of a request for support, see How to submit a support request.

  I'll cover this saga and the exact process for collecting and downloading of newspapers, through to my TinkerTry.com, including the ride video.  I even captured much of the technical work that has been done. That said, it is true that little of the magic that was made to resurrect the metadata will remain a mystery, given that this piece is VMware.

  I'm ok with a bit of black box, considering how I'm happy that I got all my data, and time savings that the quick recovery represented.

  By clicking on the button "answer".

• Find a VM on the ESX host by vmx fullpath

  Hello

  I have the location of the VM ( directory/vm.vmx)

  Is it possible to find the object computer virtual (Virtualmachin) on the ESX host with this path full vmx?

  Concerning

  Manfred

  Yep, take a look at FindByDatastorePath which allows you to search by path of the data store and returns a VM MOR

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• Add more disk space for the ESX host

  Hi all

  I need to throw more disk space to my ESX hosts.  I know how to bind records in Navisphere and present to the ESX host.  Once in the VI client, I "think" I need to go to the host and do a rescan of the HBA or something like that?  I'm a little unsure of the market of part VI to add more disk space.  Could someone just point me in the right direction?  Please note that I am looking to add more disks to existing hosts in existing clusters.  It adds no storage to a new host... rather an existing one.

  Thank you

  Jonathan

  You are on the right track.  Re-scan storage card, under the configuration tab select storage adapters, select the adapter and click on the link of the new analysis.  Then go to the storage section and there should be a link in the top right of the screen that says storage Add.  Click on that and it will guide you in adding/setting in form/naming of the new disk.

• Can we use use DELL R610 / R710 for execution of the ESX host?

  We will purchase a new server to run ESX 3.5 or vSphere.  We have new DELL servers.

  We considered R610 and R710, but we see that there are only 2 PCIe slots.  As one of them be given for an image ADDITIONAL NIC card, there is only one location for HBA.   It is advisable to use a Dual Channel QLogic QLE2462 HBA.

  However, it seems that the Dual Channel HBA will be a single point of failure - if it is connected to 2 different switches FC.  We would love to hear if anyone uses these DELL servers to run the ESX host.

  Thank you

  Good question, I would have preferred two HBA cards. If storage fails everything disappeared. If network failure you will not have access to the outside, but the chances of data corruption is smaller.

  Duncan

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• Move the ESX host again VC, VM permissions is needed

  @all:

  I have a big problem with the permissions on the virtual machine.

  Due to the fact that I created a new VC, I want to spend the ESX host for the new Victoria Cross. No problem, but it the individual permissions for VM to disappear.

  Well, I'm looking for a script powershell read/grouping, the name of the virtual machine and the permission is assigned (like the tab authorization VC). After the removal of the host, I would like to add the permissions to the virtual machine.

  Probably something with "AuthorizationManager" but I can't make it work...

  Any help is appreciated

  THX

  If you want to only read permissions for virtual machines in a specific data center do you it like this

  $serviceInstance = get-view ServiceInstance
  $authMgr = get-view $serviceInstance.Content.authorizationManager
  $report =@()
  
  # Read and list all permissions for VMs in Datacenter
  Get-Datacenter  | Get-VM | %{
    $entity = $_ | Get-View
    $permissions = $authMgr.RetrieveEntityPermissions($entity.MoRef, $false)
    foreach($perm in $permissions){
      $row = "" | Select VMname, Principal, Role, Group
       $row.VMname = $entity.Name
       $row.Principal = $perm.Principal
       foreach($role in $authMgr.RoleList){
         if($perm.RoleId -eq $role.RoleId){
          $row.Role = $role.Info.Label
            break
         }
       }
       $row.Group = $perm.Group
      $report += $row
    }
  }
  $report
  

• How to report the current time on the ESX host in to a csv file with the following

  Hello guys

  I have the script next where I make the required details except the current time on the ESX host. Anyone can guide me please.

  		{foreach ($esx to $vmhosts)
  			$hostVC = $vcenter
  			$hostCluster = $esx. Parent.Name
  			$hostHost = $esx. Name
  			$ntp = $esx | Get-VMHostNtpServer
  			$hostNTP = "$ntp".

  			}

  I want to integrate the following for loop of the above for loop and ge the output in a single table.

  foreach ($esxcli in get-vmhost | get-esxcli) {"" |} {Select @{n = "Time"; e = {$esxcli.system.time.get ()}}, @{n = "hostname"; e = {$esxcli.system.hostname.get (.hostname)}}}

  Add-Content - Path '$hostVC, $hostCluster, $hostHost, $hostNTP, $hostTime' $hostInvFile - $ hostTime is where I want to get my host right now.

  I'm vcenter, esx name, name of the cluster, host of the ntp server address, but I need the host thus present.

  Thanks in advance.

  Thank you

  vKar

  Try changing the line where the script retrieves the VMHost to this

  $vmhosts = get-VMHost-State connected. Name sort

  This way the script will be only to ESXi nodes that are "connected".

  Pick up time for those defective does not much sense in all cases

• Reboot the ESX host as possible while on VM snapshots exist?

  Can you safely do a reboot of a host ESX VM there was on this host which are off (of course), but have a snapshot exists at this time?

  Because we restart some ESX host but you also have to install some Windows updates on the virtual machine on these hosts. Normally, we take a snapshot of the WM, install updates, restart, check if everything is working fine, and then remove the snapshot. But after a reboot the ESX host we also check if the VM have started and are working very well. In this case, it would cost me 2 restart and check for WM

  When I could do the snapshots, installation of updates, power off the virtual machine, reboot the ESX host, turn on the virtual machine, all check and then delete the snapshots, it saves me time. Only thing I don't know and can't find is so it record to make a snapshot is by restarting the EX host and if the snapshot can be deleted after reboot normally.

  Welcome to the community,

  don't worry, a restart of the host is quite VMs, regardless of whether they are active or not snapshots.

  André

• I upgraded to ESXi 5.0 to 5.5 ESxi now when I ping the esx host, it fails.

  I upgraded to ESXi 5.0 to 5.5 ESxi now when I ping the esx host, it fails.

  I was able to ping before the update. Test management system also fails to ping the default gateway.

  I sent a private message you, could answer you on this one here? Got iso's, he's now testing in my lab, but I don't have that kind of network cards, you will need to do the real test for me.

• Check if the esx host is in maintenance mode

  
  Hello

  I need to know if there is a api in java vi which can let us know if any of the esx host is currently in maintenance mode?

  I know there is a way to discover this through the same monitoring using event Manager, I need to know is an api live which can let us know if the esx host is in maintaince at that precise moment?

  Thank you and best regards,

  Rachid chollet.

  Hi rachid,.

  I guess that the following property is what you are looking for: HostSystem.runtime.inMaintenanceMode

  But watch out for the docs for the property when it reads it: it is not set during the entry phase of maintenance mode.

  --

  Thomas G.

• How to view the ESX host name as well as the information on the material (see text)

  I would like to see the ESX host name in the first column.

  Is there a better way to do it?

  Any help is very appreciated.  Thank you

  The section of my script for the hardware looks like this:

  #######################
  # VMware ESX hardware #.
  #######################
  Get-VMHost | Get-View | ForEach-Object {$_.} Summary.Hardware} | Select-object name vendor, model, MemorySize, CpuModel, CpuMhz, NumCpuPkgs, NumCpuCores, NumCpuThreads, NumNics, NumHBAs | ConvertTo-Html-title "Configuration of VMware ESX server Hardware" - body "< H2 > VMware ESX server Hardware configuration." "< / H2 > ' | Out-file - add $filelocation

  And My on put currently looks like this:

  (I want to see the name of the ESX host as the first column)

  Hardware configuration of VMware ESX server.

  Name of the vendor	Model	MemorySize	CpuModel	CpuMhz	NumCpuPkgs	NumCpuCores	NumCpuThreads	NumNics	NumHBAs
  HP	ProLiant DL360 G7	34348974080	Intel Xeon E5640 CPU @ 2.67GHz	2666	2	8	16	4	3
  HP	ProLiant DL360 G7	34348974080	Intel Xeon E5640 CPU @ 2.67GHz	2666	2	8	16	4	3
  HP	ProLiant BL460c G6	25758969856	Intel Xeon E5540 2.53 GHz CPU	2533	1	4	8	8	3
  HP	ProLiant BL460c G6	25758969856	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5570 @ 2.93 GHz	2933	1	4	8	8	3
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2

  Not a more elegant solution, but it should produce the desired result

  &{foreach ($esx in Get-VMHost){
    ForEach-Object { $esx.ExtensionData.Summary.Hardware } |
    Select-object @{N="ESX Name";E={$esx.Name}},Vendor, Model, MemorySize, CpuModel, CpuMhz, NumCpuPkgs, NumCpuCores, NumCpuThreads, NumNics, NumHBAs}} |ConvertTo-Html -title "VMware ESX server Hardware configuration" -body "
  VMware ESX server Hardware configuration.
  " |
  Out-File -Append $filelocation
  

• get the mac address of the ESX host through powershell commands

  How to get the mac address of the ESX host through powershell commands?

  Is there a particular reason that you are on this rather old version of PowerCLI?

  The current version is 5.1 R2

• Get the LUN of the ESX host Info

  Hello:

  Is there a way to extract the info from the ESX host LUN?  I need (s) Lun sees number/ID to match the storage admin ID...

  Thank you very much!

  Of course, the easiest way is this

  $report = foreach($esx in Get-VMHost){
      foreach($hbaKey in ($esx.Extensiondata.Config.StorageDevice.ScsiTopology.Adapter | where {$_.Adapter -like "*FibreChannelHba*"})){
          if($hbaKey.Target){
              foreach($tgtKey in $hbaKey.Target){
                  foreach($lunKey in $tgtKey.Lun){
                      $hba = $esx.Extensiondata.Config.StorageDevice.HostBusAdapter | where {$_.Key -eq $hbaKey.Adapter}
                      $lun = $esx.Extensiondata.Config.StorageDevice.ScsiLun | where {$_.Key -eq $lunKey.ScsiLun}
                      Select-Object -InputObject $lun -Property @{N="Host";E={$esx.Name}},
                          @{N="HBA";E={$hba.Device}},
                          CanonicalName,DisplayName,@{N="LUN";E={$lunKey.Lun}}
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }
  $report | Export-Csv "C:\lun-report.csv" -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture
  

• Is Invoke-VMscript in PowerCLI 4.1.1 still needs special privileges on the ESX hosts, as in previous versions?

  Is Invoke-VMscript in PowerCLI 4.1.1 still needs special privileges on the ESX hosts, as in previous versions?
  With powercli 4.1 I never knew how to use Invoke-VMscript without using the credentials of the account root ESX, which is not to go.

  For ESX 4.1 and later, it's "Virtual Machine.Interaction.Acquire comments control Ticket.

  For ESX 4.0 and earlier versions, it's 'Virtual Machine.Interaction.Console Interaction.