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• Virtual machine does not respond on esxi 5.0 using Vsphere 5 customer

  Hello

  One of my virtual machine does not respond when I am trying to connect through the console on my vsphere client. I use esxi 5.0.

  The thing is that I have several virtual machine works very well and I do not understand why it doesn't work anymore.

  When I try to restart the vSphere client, nothing happen or when I try to stop it.

  Does anyone have an idea of what I need to do?

  Welcome to this community!

  in some special cases the virtual machines enter State does not. In this case, we have to kill the VM process to bring the virtual machine online.

  the following KB explains different methods to do the same thing.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1014165

  Follow the steps under "using the ESXi 5.0 esxcli command to turn off a virtual machine.

  I would recommend contact VMware support, given that the steps above are a little off destructive.

• All virtual machines to an ESXi Server ping

  Hi all

  For a project of mine, I need to create a script that asks for the ESXi server host name,

  and after that start ping all virtual machines that are on the ESXi server.

  I tried to do without success up to now.

  Help will be appreciated.

  Thank you!

  What follows is based on the fact that the VMware tools are installed.

  If they are not installed, you could adapt the script to try and ping displayname VM.

  $esxName = "MyEsx".

  Get-VMHost-name $esxName | Get - VM | %{

  $hostnamePresent = $_. Guest.HostName - don't $null

  {if ($hostnamePresent)}

  $pingable = test-Connection - ComputerName $_. Guest.HostName - count 1 - calm

  }

  else {}

  $pingable = $false

  }

  Select - InputObject $_ - the property name.

  @{N = "This Hostname"; E = {$hostnamePresent}},

  @{N = "responding"; E = {$pingable}}

  }

• ESXi 4.1 upgrade to ESXi 5.5 while all virtual machines and data warehouses

  We have two servers ESXi 4.1.0 348481 (Essentials) and we need to upgrade to ESXi 5.5 for support of Windows Server R2 2012. We intend to use the interactive upgrade. We want to ensure that the virtual machine is preserved. More precisely VMFarm001 where ESXi is installed in the same data store as VMServer1. VMServer1 is our largest server and cannot be migrated to another data store easily because we are not allowed for vMotion.

  The following layout

  VMFarm001

  Dell PowerEdge R710

  Data store:

  Storage1 - 1.36 TB

  VMServer1 - MS Server 2003

  Install ESXi

  Storage2 - 1.82 TB

  VMServer2 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMServer3 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMFarm002

  HP ProLiant ML350 G5

  Data store:

  Storage1 - 95GB

  Install ESXi

  ISOs

  Storage2 - 1.82 TB

  VMServer4 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMServer5 - MS Server 2008 R2

  I have a feeling I'm worried for nothing given that option during the ESXi upgrade and keep the VMFS datastore.

  Thank you

  Yes, that's correct.

  I recently finished the upgrade of lots of stand-alone hosts ESXi 4.1 (with local storage only) to 5.1 and all were successful. The same process applies to 5.5, so you shouldn't have a problem with preservation of VMFS data warehouses (and all virtual machines).

• Virtual machine does not start

  Hello, I had a VM VirtualBox but VB don't sharing not the graphics so I was told to use the workstation. I tried from news on workstation Virtual Machines, but also to transfer to the other virtual machine, but it sits right on the screen for hours. I have a pretty crappy laptop so I understand the Virtual Machines may not work correctly, but this would make won't start do not at all?

  

  When I try to get out, it gives me this error message.

  Please try * .vm (including the asterisks).

  André

• Database SQL query to get all virtual machines with comments enabled customization?

  Hello

  Does anyone know of a SQL query that can be executed against the vCloud Director DB for all virtual machines who invited enabled customization?

  I can't have PowerShell to pull these data on a global scale.

  Thank you

  jkasal

  Has taken a quick...

  Select top 10 v.id, v.name, v.vapp_name, v.vc_id, v.moref, ui_vapp_vm_list_view v.guest_customize_enabled v with (NOLOCK)

  seems to have if the setting is enabled or not.

• Gwetting a list of all virtual machines and used space

  
  I apologize for my very basic question.

  I need to make a file (better if an Excel file) with a list of all virtual machines in a simple 5.x vSphere infrastructure including 2 VMare ESXi 5.x servers and the disk space used (allocated, used) of each virtual computer.

  The easiest way seems to list the virtual machines from the vSphere client and export the list as a .xls file.

  It seems simple, but when I look at the file I see a lot of missing VMs or a large number of missing values for several virtual machines (just the Runts).

  Is this a problem with my vSphere client?

  I tried to create a PowerCli script using the "Get - VM|" Select-object Name"command, but my limited skills will let me extract the value of the used space.»

  Can someone please provide a sample of PowerCli I can just copy and use?

  Is there another way to get the information I need?

  Concerning

  Marius

  .

  Not knowing that if you have configured a cluster or just stand-alone hosts, here is one simple line...

  Get-VMHost-name | get - vm | select name, usedspaceGB

  From there, you can make formatting, get total usage etc.

• Protection group virtual machines do not have consistent snapshop point in time using vSphere replication

  As the title, we feel when capturing instant timestamp for virtual machines in a protection group.

  Which means a group of database servers, applications, and others, when drill us test to start the virtual machines in the recovering site files timestamp in the virtual machines are varied.

  Snapshot work is executed simultaneously for all virtual machines in the group when planning replication hit? Or is it because certain virtual machines (like DB) speak more time to complete the snapshot so than others like apps VM completed early?

  Anyone hit this problem? We use vSphere replication instead of array based replication.

  Thanks /.

  Dylan

  Hello

  It is a behavior expected with current versions of vSphere replication - replication source host Scheduler is not aware of any grouping of virtual machines and starts the replica instance to meet the RPO requirements. The decision when to start a new instance is based on the time of loading and transfer to some of the previous instances.

  Multi-vm coherence is on the roadmap for a future release and will describe what exactly you address issues.

  If you use VR 5.5, you may use multiple points depending on the time (JEREMIAH) and after switching some of the old machines instances (represented by VM snapshots) to match the State of the other machines.

  Kind regards

  Martin

• Access to the network in all virtual machines lost after that put 8.1 to level.

  Today, I upgraded my host computer to Windows 64-bit Pro 8.1. I did the upgrade through the Windows store. There are no errors or problems during the upgrade.

  However: The host machine equipped with a Qualcomm E2200 network adapter, and it runs the 'Killer' Network Manager software called at startup. After the 8.1 update, when the machine did its last restart, Qualcomm Network Manager opened with a message that the LSP has not mapped correctly. I clicked 'YES' to remap it. Probably a stupid move on my part.

  Thereafter, I lost all network connectivity in all my virtual machines. I have virtual machines for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 RTM (not the preview) and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. ALL of them have lost the network.

  The host computer has no network problem and works well after the upgrade.

  Any ideas or suggestions to reset network connections in virtual machines?

  All virtual machines are set to use NAT.

  Oh I have to say also that the host computer is running VMware Workstation 10 and everything was fine and dandy, has never had problems at all until this upgrade/LSP remap thing. I have install VMware Tools in the VM of Windows 8.1, with no effect at all.

  Thank you.

  -J

  Two things, I'll try:

  1. go in the virtual network editor and restore settings. The culprit is probably the VMNet to NAT configuration.

  2. If this does not work, it seems that the virtual card for NAT does not somehow. The simplest workaround is to uninstall and reinstall the workstation.

• Is no vmdk file, but the script says, all virtual machines backed up Ok!

  Hello everyone;

  Please excuse any lack of details because this is the first time that I write. I've scoured internet for days now trying to find no matter how much detail that could help me solve the problem. I'm new in the world of script ESXi and ghettoVCB.

  My intention is to run several tasks on a schedule. Each type of backup (quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily and multiple) runs at a specific time. The planning section works very well.

  I'm hoping to solve this urgent backup, I should be able to solve reboot.

  Here is the command I use:

  /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB.sh w /tmp/ghettoVCB-work.multiple f/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmlist-Multiple g/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple-l /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB_logs/ghettoVCB.Multiple_Backup.log

  vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple contains:

  # Multiple backups - rotation County 6

  #

  VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = / vmfs/volumes/Vault2-DataSet1/URANUS/Multiple

  DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin

  VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 6

  POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0

  ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0

  ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 4

  POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5

  SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15

  ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  Vmlist-multiple contains 1 server is listed:

  # List all virtual machines that are backed up several times a day

  HEAT

  The log indicates that the backup was successful - but it has not been the case. Backup size should be approximately 8 GB. However, when you look at the output folder, only the following files are here:

  
  

  HEAT.vmx

  STATUS.ok

  Question is now - where are the vmdk files that should be present?

  Output (-d debug) can be found here: http://pastebin.com/hMGphTL3

  So, here is what I observed:

  When you run the script, the snapshot only takes a few seconds to create and delete then. I'm seeing happens on the list of the tasks of vSphere Rencent (screenshot attached).

  If I create a snapshot manually - it will take much more time to create and delete a snapshot. The difference here is 6 minutes, and 4 seconds using the script create a snapshot manually.

  So my presumption is that he is not actually create the snapshot, although vSphere said it is being created. So why is it the case?

  Help, please.

  ADDENDUM:

  If I run the following:

  ./ghettoVCB.sh m HEAT

  The backup is successful.

  Your said he clearly did not config file to back up all files hard.

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  I expect to see something like this if you want all the hard files

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = "all".

• How can I pay for the reservation of memory on all virtual machines to "0"?

  I am trying to write a script that will pay for the reservation of memory on all virtual machines that are invited in a cluster to '0 '.  We have book too much memory, and this setting should allow VMWare facilities manage reserves memory for me.  I have hundreds of virtual machines to update, so I can't do it by hand.  I hope that it is possible via the CLI.

  Can someone help me with this please?

  Matt example work certainly, and I'm sure that he was going to follow up with something similar to this after having confirmed if it worked or not because it is much more serious on the optimization of code for speed, but I'll (try to) save the effort. To test its extract on a cluster of 45 VMS, it took more than four minutes to complete.  The excerpt below took about 25 seconds.  The difference is of course to use the cmdlet "Get-View" and that it can run asynchronously so (it begins a vCenter task and immediately passes the following).  Of course, this will also put more of a strain to your vCenter server, so keep that in mind.

  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
  $spec.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
  $spec.memoryAllocation.Reservation = 0
  Get-Cluster "YOUR_CLUSTER" | Get-VM | Get-View -Property Config.MemoryAllocation | %{$_.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)}
  

• Get-file provides an account of all virtual machines in the folder structure.

  Hi all

  Tried a few searches in the community, but impossible to find exactly what I was looking for.  We have a configuration folder structure in vCenter.  We have some companies that we bought over time and we set up a folder, separate them with a top-level folder and folders nested for different types of virtual machine below, something like:

  CompanyX

  -Mail servers

  -Web servers

  -DB servers

  For the purposes of internal billing, asked me to get a count of all virtual machines for each company.  I can get the count for virtual machines directly in the "CompanyX" folder, but it does not include virtual machines in subfolders.  This is the script I used so far:

  Write-Output "VM enumeration for CompanyX VMware environment Total: $((Get-dossier 'CompanyX' |)). "(Get-VM) .count) | out-file "D:\ScriptResults\CompanyX.txt" - append

  As I said, that works very well for the virtual machines in the head in the parent folder, but it does not go down to the next layer.  Is there a way to get folder do that?

  I am a novice PowerShell/PowerCLI, so forgive me if I'm missing something obvious.

  Thank you

  Bob

  Hi Bob,

  I don't know if it was different in previous versions, but in the latest PowerCLI version 4.1 U1 if you

  Get-file "CompanyX" | Get - VM

  It will retrieve the VM in the top folder and all subfolders. You can easily check this with:

  Get-file "CompanyX" | Get - VM | Select-Object - Property Name, folder

  If you only want the virtual machine in the top folder you can use:

  Get-file "CompanyX" - NoRecursion. Get - VM

  The following script will get the VM number for all companies and write the result to a .csv file.

  $ExcludeFolders = "Discovered virtual machine","other folder to exclude"
  Get-Folder vm | Get-Folder -NoRecursion | `
  Where-Object {$ExcludeFolders -notcontains $_.Name } | `
  ForEach-Object {
    $Folder = $_
    $Report = "" | Select-Object -Property Company,"Number of VM's"
    $Report.Company = $Folder.Name
    $Report."Number of VM's" = ($Folder | Get-VM | Measure-Object).Count
    $Report
  } | Export-Csv -Path CompanyVMsCount.csv -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture 
  

  If there is high records of the page you want to exclude from the list you can add them to the $ExcludeFolders variable in the first line of the script. The second line of the script gets all the 'vm' top of the folders page. The third line filter unwanted records. A few lines create the output objects. And the last line written objects in a .csv file.

  I added the Measure-Object cmdlet for the ($Folder |) Get - VM | Measure - Object). Account because otherwise you will get an error if the number is 0 or 1.

  Best regards, Robert

• All virtual machines are dead

  Hi, I discovered today that all virtual machines on my ESXi 4 has been arrested.  There are balls I can check what happened?  4 virtual machines are all CentOS 5.5 64-bit and very lightly loaded (IE TOP shows 0.1 for loading).  There is no more validation of CPU or memory.

  You can... How to do this depends on your configuration... For example, if you use vCenter or not. If this isn't the case, then connect to the host, go to the tab "Configuration", under the heading 'Software', ' Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown ' select and then click on the 'Properties' link (top right of this window)... This is where you can select the VM power on with the host country, what order they put under tension, or if they "Manual start" value when the host starts.

  If you do the settings on the host computer, vCenter will extract these settings in the configuration... I would suggest testing to confirm that the auto-start settings stick when you vMotion a computer virtual to another host (if you have more than one host) or not.

  Network administrator

  VMware VCP4

  Review the allocation of points for "useful" or "right" answers.

• Run a Windows command on all virtual machines

  Using PowerCLI, is it possible to run a Windows command on all virtual machines?  I would like to hiberbation disabled on all my servers as it is unnecessary and take up disk space.  Running powercfg-h off will do, but I really want to do it on all 200 of my VM.

  I can't seem to find the option in group policy, so I was hoping that this could be an option.

  The above posts are excellent resolutions. Here is another possible approach.

  You can do this with a Powershell script. Something like this should work:

  1. The list of virtual machines:

  SE connect-ViServer here VCenter server name

  $vms = get - VM

  1. If you have installed Powershell and PSRemoting enabled on each virtual machine, run the following:

  $vms | foreach-object {Invoke-Command - ComputerName $_.} Name - ScriptBlock {powercfg - h}

  1. If you have not installed Powershell and PSRemoting on each virtual machine, use WMI:

  foreach ($vm to $vms)

  {

  $vmName = $vm. Name

  (\[WMIClass\] ")
  (' $vmName\ROOT\CIMV2: Win32_Process "). Create ("cmd /c powercfg - h)

  }

  You should probably use the WMI method since it is unlikely that all of your virtual machines have Powershell installed and configured for remote access.

• How to change network name for all virtual machines within the same cluster

  We have recently changed name vswitch to take into account that something significant, in the past vCenter could change the labels of networh for all virtual machines... seems this time help labels are not changed (maybe its got something to do with the update vcenter for 2.5.U3)...

  in any case, someone at - it a powershell script that could find all the virtual machines that are referring to the old label network and then changing again the name... ?

  Enjoy the respponses...

  Thanks in advance

  A few things on this blog could help.

  If you know the names you want to use, you could also just use something like:

  Get-Cluster X | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where { $_.NetworkName -eq "OldNetwork" } | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName "NewNetwork" -confirm:$false
  Get-Cluster X | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where { $_.NetworkName -eq "NewNetwork" } | Set-NetworkAdapter -Connected:$true -confirm:$false