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• I need a way to search search all the .vmx files

  I have a problem with vMotions in vCenter 6.0 I migrant to ESXi 5.5 with standard switches to a vCenter 6.0 with distributive switches.  For your information, here is the process.

  (1) unplug the host to vCEnter 5.5

  (2) add a host to vCenter 6.0

  (3) migration of ESXI 5.5 to 6.0 ESXi host with the installation of a standard switch.

  4) migrate to 6.0 with standard switch ESXi ESXi 6.0 with D-switch.

  Full migration.  The reason for the double jump is that esxi 55 can't change host and network to a switch-d so I have to get to ESXi 6.0 first.

  It all works very well, but for some reason, the .vmx file doesn't change not the port group. She is always present the standard switch. How ever VMS are on the rise and connected, the web client shows the port of switch-D group.  But when I do a vMotion it changes again in the d switch and the VM crashes.

  I have a case open with VMware to solve this, but I need to get the other VMS migrate without failure.

  The explanation may have been a bit long-winded, but here's what I need.

  I'm OK with PowerCLI but it is a bit outside my experience.  Can we create a script for watching all the ethernet ports in the .vmx for all virtual machines files see what port on their group name?

  Thanks for any help

  Tree!

  Try like this

  Get - VM | Select Name,

  @{N = "PG"; E = {(Get-NetworkAdapter-VM $_ |)} {(Sélectionnez-ExpandProperty NetworkName) - join ' |'}}

• Need help updated the VMX file on several Virtual Machine

  All,

  Can anyone help with a problem I'm having?  Here is a brief explanation of what is happening and what we need to solve.

  Recently we found out that we need to add a line in the file VMX of several virtual machines.  In the past, I was able to do this, but would have cold start the virtual machine for the changes to take effect.  Starts cold won't be a problem, because we can program it.

  However, no one knows a way to add this line in the file VMX virtual machines in a cluster.

  Here's the line I need added:

  Devices.hotplug = "false".

  Here is a script that was used earlier (esx 3.0 days) to keep the VM tools updated on reboot.  At this point, if the virtual machine has been turned on, this change could not do through the UI.  However, this script worked to update the .vmx file and then we have cold reboots for the changes to take effect.

  Get-viserver - < Server > - < user > - < password >

  $viview = get-Cluster-name NOMCLUSTER | Get - VM | foreach-object {get-view ($_.ID)}
  $viview | {foreach-object
  $vmConfigSpec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools = new-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.afterPowerOn = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.afterResume = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.beforeGuestStandby = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.beforeGuestShutdown = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "UpgradeAtPowerCycle".
  $_. ReconfigVM ($vmConfigSpec)
  }

  The exact script can be found in Disable HotPlug

• Having problem to add code to the .vmx file.

  I try to add the code below in my .vmx file.

  mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE".
  MemTrimRate = 0
  prefvmx.minVmMemPct = "100".
  prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = 'TRUE '.
  sched.mem.pshare.Enable = "FALSE".
  I added my vmx file attachments, so you can take a look.
  I added these lines of code to the wrong file?

  After that, I am unable to open the virtual machine and get an error message:

  http://i50.Tinypic.com/33mwub9.PNG

  IM using Windows 7 pro on the host computer. With the help of VMware Workstation 8

  Help please! =)

  The file you connected, Windows 7 vmxf, isn't the .vmx config file and does not have the file, you should be editing!   Remove your Windows 7 vmxf file changes and edit the .vmx instead.  If you still have questions after that cleaning of the .vmxf file and modifying the .vmx file and then archive them both in a zip file and attach to a response message.

• How can I register all of the VMX files found in a list of stores of data with new names

  Hello-

  I'm trying to find a way to search through a given list of data and each discover a warehouse. VMX file, add this machine in the inventory I want to prepend the name of the machine as something different. That is to say, instead of "Machine1", I wish it were registetred as "auto-Computer1.  So, imagine I have an empty data center with 4 warehouses of data stored in a table $arrDatastoreToInclude.  I want to loop through each of these data stores and add all the VMX files I found back in the inventory.

  I know that I can use the following to get data warehouses I want:

  $dsindatacenter = get-data center $DataCenterName | Get-Datastore? | {$arrDatastoreToInclude - contains $_.} Name}

  But I have no idea how to analyze these data stores for the VMX files and what command to add them in the inventory.  Can anyone help?

  Try the following, it is based on the script of the position that Robert mentioned.

  You will need to provide a file (in $VMFolder) where unregistered virtual machines will be stored.

  The Set-VM cmdlet will take care of the rename.

  $DatacenterName = "MyDatacenter" $arrDatastoreToInclude = "DS1","DS2","DS3","DS4"
  
  $dc = Get-DataCenter $DataCenterName $dsindatacenter =  Get-Datastore -Datacenter $dc | ?{$arrDatastoreToInclude -contains $_.Name}
  
  $VMFolder = "MyFolder"
  $ESXHost = Get-VMHost -Location $dc | select -First 1
  foreach($Datastore in $dsindatacenter) {
      # Collect .vmx paths of registered VMs on the datastore     $registered = @{}
      Get-VM -Datastore $Datastore | %{$_.Extensiondata.LayoutEx.File | where {$_.Name -like "*.vmx"} | %{$registered.Add($_.Name,$true)}}
  
     # Set up Search for .VMX Files in Datastore    New-PSDrive -Name TgtDS -Location $Datastore -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root '\' | Out-Null    $unregistered = @(Get-ChildItem -Path TgtDS: -Recurse |         where {$_.FolderPath -notmatch ".snapshot" -and $_.Name -like "*.vmx" -and !$registered.ContainsKey($_.Name)})
      Remove-PSDrive -Name TgtDS
     #Register all .vmx Files as VMs on the datastore   foreach($VMXFile in $unregistered) {
          New-VM -VMFilePath $VMXFile.DatastoreFullPath -VMHost $ESXHost -Location $VMFolder |
          Set-VM -Name ("Auto-" + $_.Name)
     }
  }
  

  Unregistered virtual machines will be saved with Displayname that is present in the VMX file.

  If this would cause a conflict with VM already registered, you can use the Name of the cmdlet New-VM parameter

• Information in the VMX file reader

  Is virtual and RDM disk information saved in the VMX file?  Type the location of the disk (virtual disk or Raw Device Mapping) file, disk, node mode and peripheral ramdisk (independent, persistent or not persistent) and compatibility (physical or virtual) mode.  I only seem to be able to find the disc mode and part, part of which is in a hexadecimal format.

  Thank you

  gwok01,

  The information in the Client VI if manually browse you your VM (s) and look at its disk configurations, you can tell whether a RDM (physical/virtual), as well as other attributes. This information is stored within each ESX/ESXi host and I am just extract VM (s) that contain a ROW (s) and printing gives information by using vimsh.

  I remember not casual if this information is also stored in vCenter, if hosts are joined, but you may also be able to interrogate the VMDB if you use vCenter.

  =========================================================================

  -William

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

• Auto DataGrid refreshing when the source of the XML file changes.

  I'm new to Flex2 and tried to look everywhere, including this forum, but I don't always have it clear.
  
  I want to auto-refresh of a DataGrid control that contains an XML data, whenever the XML file changes.
  I read something about data binding, but still the dataGrid control is not data refresh.
  The program should display data in real time all the time.
  
  I use HTTPService to connect to the XML file.
  
  I do not know that this is not the first time requested, so if you could me link to a site, or another post, that would be great.
  Thanks for any help,
  
  ######################
  
  <? XML version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"? >
  < mx:HBox
  ' xmlns:MX =' http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml '
  Width = '100% '.
  Height = "450".
  creationComplete = "memosSv.send ()" >
  
  < mx:Script >
  <! [CDATA]
  Import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
  Import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
  [Bindable]
  private var memos: ArrayCollection collection;
  private function memosHandler (event: ResultEvent): void {}
  Memos = event.result.memos.memo;
  }
  
  []] >
  < / mx:Script >
  
  < mx: states >
  < name mx: State = "memoCuerpo" >
  < mx:AddChild position = "lastChild" >
  < mx:Panel width = "342" height = "402" layout = "absolute" title = "Contenido Del Memo" >
  < mx:TextArea
  x = "10" y = "10".
  width = '304 '.
  height = "342".
  cornerRadius = "10".
  Editable = "false".
  Selectable = "false".
  .Contenido Text = "{MEMOS.getItemAt (dgMemos.selectedIndex)}" fontSize = "12" / > "
  < / mx:Panel >
  < / mx:AddChild >
  < / mx: State >
  < / mx: states >
  
  < mx:HTTPService
  ID = "memosSv".
  ' URL =' http://222.222.221.225/distefanoRIA/memos.xml '
  result = "memosHandler (Event)" "
  showBusyCursor = "true" / >
  
  < mx:DataGrid
  dataProvider = "{memos}".
  width = "301".
  sortableColumns = "false".
  ID = "dgMemos".
  a click = "currentState ="memoCuerpo"" >
  < mx:columns >
  < mx:DataGridColumn width = "190" id = "columnaTitulo" dataField = "titulo" headerText = "Titulo del Mémo" / >
  < mx:DataGridColumn id = "columnaFecha" dataField = "date" headerText = "Date created" / >
  < / mx:columns >
  < / mx:DataGrid >
  
  < / mx:HBox >
  ##################

  Here is an example:
  http://www.CFLEX.NET/showFileDetails.cfm?ObjectID=560

  Tracy

• Question about the .vmx file created on ESXi

  I'm trying to automate the creation of a virtual machine and take a snapshot. I use the vSphere SDK Perl.

  The problem I faced is if I create a virtual machine called TestVM, the .vmx file created on the ESXi is TestVM_1.vmx instead of TestVM.vmx due to which my snapshot creation fails.

  I faced the same problem, if I manually create the virtual computer. If there is no other computer virtual with the same name.

  A restart of the server ESXi fixed the problem.

• How to get VM to the .vmx file path when you have the VM name?

  Hi all

  I use the latest version of VIX API to power on virtual machines on an ESX Server. I work with c# in Visual Studio 2012 and currently I have power on the virtual machine by using the following code:

  VMWareVirtualMachine virtualClientMachine = host. Open (vmMachinePath, 2100);

  While this works, I think it is better to be able to turn on the virtual machine when you know the name of the virtual machine and not the path. So, how can I get the path to the VM to the vmx file when I know the name of the virtual machine? For example, if my VM on the ESX Server is called WIN7GERMAN, how I can get the path and pass this to the host. Opening function?

  Thanks for any help or code.

  John

  VM names are not unique, that's why it is not supported.

  You can use VixHost_FindItems() and locate the VIX_PROPERTY_FOUND_ITEM_NAME property without papers and use the associated VIX_PROPERTY_FOUND_ITEM_LOCATION to get the value to pass to VixHost_OpenVM().  You have to deal with duplicate however names

• Is it possible to store parameters to script with the InDesign file?

  Hello

  I have a crazy idea: it is possible to store parameters to script with the InDesign file?

  In this case the Scripting Guys will be able to store these settings with the file, and when the script runs - he can check if those setting exists - if so - script can run without showing the dialog with the settings... (like all the necessary parameters are stored with the indesign file), and of course we can force InDesign to display the script dialog parameters if run us with the alt/option key pressed when executing this script. Maybe even different scripts will be able to share these settings and interact with each other... We will be able to have the settings will be saved with the file, or temp settings for the document assets or session (till InDesign is closed). With eventListeners and commissioning, scripts, that we will be able to make scripts that would be able to check updates and automatically run when we placing images and text and so on... This can be a set framework of InDesign scripting, allowing to write scripts that use ui and same libraries so we don't have to write everything from scratch every time and just included required libs...

  So here are 2 great questions for now:

  (1) is it possible to store script with .indd file settings

  (2) who is interested in creating InDesign scripting (because it only makes sense if it will use a lot of people)

  PS: I know that it is possible to store settings in an external file, but this time, I'm interested only to save the params with .indd

  The syntax of the function to write the label:

  app.activeDocument.insertLabel('myLabel', 'myLabelValue');
  

  IMPORTANT: If you forget the name of the label, the label is LOST! Really? YES, REALLY!

  The syntax of the function for the reading of labels:

  var myLabel = app.activeDocument.extractLabel('myLabel');
  

  http://indisnip.WordPress.com/2010/07/31/saving-script-data-within-document/

• How do the .vmx file

  How do the .vmx file to enter data for the serial ports?

  Open the file with Notepad (or your favorite text editor) upward, NOT working.

• Using several data stores, cannot migrate the vmx file in a data store

  I am host migration between 3.5 and 4.0, and part of the migration requires me to vmotion data to a single shared LUN data warehouses.  From there on, I import the virtual machine in 4.0 and using the script to migrate the two VM disks at different stores of data below.  The problem I have is that the configuration (vmx) file not migrated and is left on the shared storage LUNS.  Anyone knows how to go beyond this?

  The Script:

  $VMDisk = 'disk 1 '.

  $VMName = 'TestVM '.

  $TargetDS = get-Datastore - VMHost (Get-VMHost-$S.id Id) | Where-Object {$_.} Name - like "PMV"} | "" FreeSpaceMB tri-objet-descending | SELECT name - first of all 1

  $vm = get-View - ViewType VirtualMachine-filter @{"Name" = $VMName}

  foreach ($dev in $vm. Config.Hardware.Device) {if ($dev. DeviceInfo.Label - eq $vmDisk) {$diskId = $dev. Key}}

  $spec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

  $diskspec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator

  $diskspec. Data store = (Get-Datastore-name $TargetDS.Name |) Get - View). MoRef

  $diskspec.diskId = $diskId

  $spec. Disk = @($diskspec)

  $task = get-View ($vm. RelocateVM_Task ($spec, "lowpriority"))

  OK, I think I understand your problem now.

  I fear that in the current construction of PowerCLI, the Move-VM cmdlet does not destinations of individual data for each virtual hard disk store.

  With the RelocateVM_Task method, it is possible.

  The following script moves a guest at 3 different data warehouses:

  -the. VMX file for DS2

  -hard disk 1 for DS3

  -hard drive 2 TB DS4

  $vmName = "MyGuest"
  $vmxDS = "DS2"
  $osDS = "DS3"
  $dataDS = "DS4"
  
  $vm = Get-VM -Name $vmName
  
  $vm.Extensiondata.Config.Hardware.Device | %{
       if ($_.DeviceInfo.Label -eq "Hard disk 1"){
            $osDiskId = $_.Key
       }
       elseif($_.DeviceInfo.Label -eq "Hard disk 2"){
            $dataDiskId = $_.Key
       }
  }
  
  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
  
  $osRelocate = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator
  $osRelocate.Datastore = (Get-Datastore -Name $osDS).Extensiondata.MoRef
  $osRelocate.diskId = $osDiskId
  
  $dataRelocate = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator
  $dataRelocate.Datastore = (Get-Datastore -Name $dataDS).Extensiondata.MoRef
  $dataRelocate.diskId = $dataDiskId
  
  $spec.Disk = @($osRelocate,$dataRelocate)
  $spec.Datastore = (Get-Datastore -Name $vmxDS).Extensiondata.MoRef
  $spec.Host = $vm.Extensiondata.Summary.Runtime.Host
  
  $task = Get-View ($vm.Extensiondata.RelocateVM_Task($spec, "lowpriority"))
  while("running","queued" -contains $task.Info.State){
       $task.UpdateViewData("Info")
       sleep 5
  }
  

  BTW, you can use the cmdlet Set - hard disk to a virtual disk that is specific to a data store.

  But as I understood what is not possible in your environment.

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• ESXi does not lend itself to modification of the .vmx file

  Hello

  I use an old distro from Suse Linux 32-bit on a 64-bit VM Workstation.  I modified the file vmx virtual machines with "monitor_control.disable_longmode = 1" in order to force the guest to detect as a 32-bit operating system or a 32-bit application that must run on the Suse installation used client starts correctly.

  Everything works well, but I need to do the same thing on our ESXi server company but have encountered the following problems:

  1. its possible, but not easy to modify the vmx without ssh or ftp access.  Am I missing something here?

  2. our local IT guy hesitates to start hacking the configuration files unless it had to ensure that the other virtual machines, or entire server, be affected by the change

  I would be grateful if someone could a) advise on the best way to edit files on a server ESXi and b .vmx) confirm that changing the vmx on usually file a VM guest interfere with anything else running on the host computer.

  Thanks in advance,

  RoryG

  With the virtual machine you can add parameters through the VI client.

  Settings / Options / Advanced / General - Configuration settings.

• Why the .cod files change download to download?

  I do some tests on my BlackBerry (Bold 9700) of security and when I use JavaLoader.exe to download the .cod files I noticed that some of them will be different from download to download.

  For example if I do the following:

  > JavaLoader.exe save Sudoku_v46_480x360

  > cp Sudoku_v46_480x360.cod Sudoku_v46_480x360.cod.1

  > JavaLoader.exe save Sudoku_v46_480x360

  > diff Sudoku_v46_480x360.cod Sudoku_v46_480x360.cod.1

  The files will be different.  I compared the in a hex editor and the differences are small (single-byte) and coherent (0x07 in 0x77) in 10 places in the file.  They seem to be divided as wel.

  -What is JavaLoader.exe done or there at - it something on the device itself that constantly updates the application?

  Thanks for any idea!

  Never mind, just found out why this is happening.  Some of the .cod files (if there is more than 64 k I think) will decompose in a zip format and zip headers may be slightly different (last modified time may change) then the global .cod file will be binary different.

• 7 merger and bootcamp, where the .vmx files are stored?

  Hi all

  where is the for the stored session of bootcamp *.vmx file? I can't find.

  I would like to add an entry of bootdelay for training camp.

  Thank you!

  Greetings from the Germany

  Christian Stuben

  Edit:

  Meanwhile, I found Re: Bootcamp .vmx file config vs , but neither in Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion / or in Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion / I find a subfolder of virtual machines.

  Found. I just don't see the tilde in the path.