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• CAN´t see VMs in vCloud Director

  Hi all,

  I set up a Lab Director 5.5 vcloud and everything works fine, but importing vcenter VMs. If I want to add a virtual machine as VAPP through the wizard, I m able to see the vcenter but not the virtual machines within this instance. Also my aren´t of guest VMs in vCD showing.

  

  

  I hope someone can help me.

  Concerning

  Marcel

  Hello

  • You must open a session vCloud Director as a system administrator and the organization containing the VAPP must have a vDC available organization also ensure that the virtual machine must be turned off, without clichés or vSphere Fault Tolerance active

• What is the smallest model of VAPP available that can be used with vCloud Director?

  Hi all

  I was on the hunt to find the smallest operating system which can be used for demonstration purposes.

  I want to be able to quickly create vApps so a small footprint would be ideal.

  What guys do you use?

  I found this customization for operating system support invited into vCloud Director 5.5 (2058524) | VMware KB

  I always look for a 'micro' distribution that supports customization of comments.

  What is the smallest available?

• Where can I find the package libXdmcp vCloud Director 5.1 RPM installation?

  Hi all

  I have installed my first vCloud Director and am not a Linux
  Guy at all. In any case my RedHat 6 operating system does not include the RPM libXdmcp
  package. I downloaded and installed several RPM packages on the web,
  but none of them does not seem to fix the problem. vCloud Director always told me
  the package is not installed. I think that am downloading and incorrect installation
  RPM. Can someone please point me to a URL where I can download the right file?
  I went to many Web pages with hundreds of links to libXdmcp
  downloads, but I don't know which one to choose from. Also if you can tell me the
  good way to install this would be great!

  Thank you in advance for your help!

  He should be the one below, it's him I used all my environments and is the one in the post to blog as well.

  
  

  libXdmcp - 1.1.1 - 3.el6.x86_64.rpm

• where can I get the vcloud Director OVF?

  For the life of me I can't find where to download the Director unit of vcloud OVF.  Can someone point me in the right direction?

  https://www.VMware.com/go/try-vCloud-Director

• vCloud Director 5.5.1 can prepare the host

  Hello!
  My environment: vCloud Director 5.5.1.1654672

  ESXi 5.1.0 1065491

  vCenter 5.5.0 1623101

  
  I want to prepare a new host in our vCloud cluster, but I only had errors:

  "host cannot be prepaired":

  com.vmware.ssdc.util.LMException: com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.SvcConnectionException:

  com.vmware.ssdc.util.LMException: com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.SvcConnectionException:

  com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.SvcConnectionException:

  com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.SvcConnectionException

  all with the error "unable to connect to vcenter Server.

  org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: connection to https://vcloudserver refused

  -Connection to https://vcloudserver refused

  -Connection has expired

  I checked the dns resolution (all directions, network connectivity (ping, telnet,...), vshield status etc...)

  I found the Thread problem preparing hosts , but is not a solution for me.

  Anyone have any idea?

  THX

  BR

  I solved my problem - it was a firewall issue.

  vCloud Director coud not connect to the esxi host because ports were blocked.

• Map ID between vCloud Director and vCenter Chargeback by API

  I currently have a configuration where vCenter Chargeback automatically imports the hierarchies of vCloud Director by a data collector. I find difficulty in mapping a vCloud Director ID entity in a vCenter Chargeback one.

  I'll give a practical example:

  I vCloud Director organization ORGNAME and VM VMNAME.

  I want to generate a chargeback for the entity VMNAME report. How do I tell me what ID of entity should I spend in the report query if the only information I have comes from the vCloud Director?

  Thank you in advance,

  Marco

  Hi Marco,.

  To get the Id of the virtual machine in the entity report request, you have the following option: -.

  • Go step by step to VM, in this approach, you have to call according to API

  1. Get all the hierarchies, GET hierarchies--> this response API, get the id of the hierarchy based on the hierarchy name (name of the hierarchy will be same as the name of the Organization to vCloud Director)
  2. Hierarchy of browse, GET /hierarchy/ {hierarchyId} / browse--> this the API response, you get the id of the entity of the root of the hierarchy
  3. Entity to browse, GET /entity/ /hierarchy/ {hierarchyId} {entityId} / browse--> this response from the API, you will GET the ID of the entity for immediate children of the entity of the root of the hierarchy
  4. Go by calling the entity API browse recursively until you reach your desired VM (or entity).

  Please note that travel entity API returns very few details about the entity (name and entity id). If you want to filter your VM (or other entity) based on the name, this might be enough for you.

  But if you want to filter your VM (or other entity) on other criteria, you may need to call ' entity Get GET /entity/ /hierarchy/ {hierarchyId} {entityId} "API for more details on the entity.

  If you to filter the VM (or other entity) based on the attribute custom, you can use the API ' get the attributes of an entity, GET /hierarchy/ {hierarchyId} /entity/ {entityId} / attribute.

  • If the size of your hierarchy is not great (you don't have too many entities in the hierarchy), you can follow the following approach: -.

  1. Get all the hierarchies, GET hierarchies--> this response API, get the id of the hierarchy based on the hierarchy name (name of the hierarchy will be same as the name of the Organization to vCloud Director)
  2. Get hierarchy, GET /hierarchy/ {hierarchyId}--> this response API returns you all entities in the hierarchy with a single blow. Once again very little detail of the entity is returned (name and entity id), if you want to refine your entity on other criteria rather than by name, then you need to use 'Get entity' or 'Get the attributes of the entity year' as explained above.

  Please note that if Director vCloud in vCenter Chargeback hierarchies that are filled automatically, there is a named "vCloudEntityId" located on the rebilling of entities corresponding to entities vCloud Director of custom attributes. The value of the custom attribute "vCloudEntityId" represents the entity type id and the vCloud vCloud Director entity.

  For example, if a TIME named "helloVapp" has id 123456 into vCloud Director. Then in vCenter chargeback the value of the custom attribute "vCloudEntityId" will be "VcloudVappEntity-123456"for this "helloVapp" TIME."

  I hope this helps.

  -Amrainder

• MCAK for vCloud Director 5.1

  Hello

  We use the most recent MultiCloud since vCloud Director but now look at upgrading to vCenter vCloud Director 5.1.

  I had seen a mention of help soon with version 5.1 of vCD, but did not see if it is available, or in what version it will be.

  Would you be able to give an indication of support for this version, please?

  Kind regards

  Paul

  You should have no problem with the latest version of MCAK vCloud Director 5.1. All the features of the IAC has been verified. What is not yet supported is 5.1 VCD API, so you would not be able to take advantage of the new features of the product/API with the adapter IN VCD (although you can always write your own custom using HTTP requests process to call the new REST API directly).

• VMware vCloud Director with the NSX Manager installation process.

  Hello world

  I recently planned to deploy VMware vCloud Director (so NSX Manager will be deployed, as part of the process) on an existing environment (existing virtual machines running, virtual switches,...).

  Customers use their virtual machines because they are in production.

  I was wondering if the deployment / installation of NSX Manager would cause no downtime or disturb the workflows running or even break the VM interconnections?

  Thanks in advance,

  Lawrence B.

  I looked at many tutorials, and indeed nothing should happen so that deploy a controller or something else. My concerns were about this "else", as the virtual switches and so on. I guess that the NSX will show existing resources such as the existing virtual switches (and so forth) already configured with vCenter?

  What vCloud Director does is interact with NSX via API.  Calls are exclusive to VXLAN (vdnscope-# resources in the API) and demand to deploy or update an edge.  vCD is not 'show' resources discovered by NSX.  You configure NSX and vCD makes an API call and said ' I want a Board connected to the port groups A and B "or"I want a new vWire of this VXLAN instance.

  Is there a document with the "best practices" for the deployment of vCD?

  Yes: VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit: Cloud Computing reference Architecture | United States

  The meddle with existing resources, must have dedicated resources for the vCD vendor (aka the cluster in vCenter).  It is better to have that then using a pool of resources to a cluster where neighbour noisy problems can arise.  vCAT above might exceed a lot of that when you read it.

• vRealize device Orchestrator 6.0.3 and vCenter 5.5 5.6 U3/vCloud Director

  Hello world

  I have a few questions on the compatibility between vRO 6.0.3 and vCenter vCloud Director 5.6 and 5.5:

  In vCenter Orchestrator 5.5.2 I plugin to connect the vCO to vCenter (version 5.5.2.1875635):

  

  1. in new vRO 6.0.3 for configuration I can not find this plugin, but when I checked the news of plug-ins I found a plugin vCenter (version vCenter Server 6.0.2.2995112). But how can I connect vRO 6.0.3 vCenter 5.5 (only by the workflow?).

  

  2. a supplementary door on vSphere Web Client integration with vRO. To do this properly first of all I must use SSO authentication mode? It won't work with LDAP authentication?

  3. anyone know if vRO works closely with vCloud Director 5.6? I found 5.5.1.2 plugin, but using this plugin, I can not connect to vCD (in vCO 5.5.2 I have no problem).

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Hello

  (1) Yes, plugin configuration is workflow (this is the approach recommended new plug-ins; the old configuration of Web UI is deprecated and will be removed at some point).

  (2) only the SSO mode is supported; LDAP won't work. Note that the UNIQUE authentication token is acquired in the name of the user logged in vSphere client to Web, so you must make sure that this user has enough permissions to connect to vRO.

  (3) it should be newer versions of this plugin, and compatibility matrix showing which plugin version is compatible with given the vCD. Don't know where it is, however.

• Move the VM from: vCloud director to vCenter

  How to move a virtual machine from: vcloud director to the vcenter even integrated into vcloud Director?

  If VCD has no more need of this virtual machine, you can perform steps below.

  1 unregister the virtual of VC machine

  2 remove the machine virtual de VCD

  3. save the VM in VC

  SCR would be an additional tool that would be useful for moving loads of work, but a lot depends on number of cases of use of involved and of the virtual computer.

• Cannot delete the storage policy to vCloud Director 5.5

  I'm trying to delete the storage policy to vCloud Director 5.5. I did in several vCloud Director organization VDC but stuck with one on the same instance of vCloud Director. I migrated all the VMs, the media and the VAPP model to another storage strategy. I checked in vCenter as there is no VMs who belong to this policy. Always in the vCloud Director, I see 30MB "asked" to this strategy of storage for this VDC.

  Any ideas what I need to check? How can I find what always uses this storage strategy?

  The problem has been resolved. Failed ISO image was only visilble in Administration and media & other only. After it has been removed, we were able to delete the storage policy.

• vCloud Director - SVMOTION ERROR

  When I try to SVMotion a virtual machine. I get the error "this virtual machine is managed by vcloud Director solution.» It is not recommended to edit it directly. Instead, use the management console.

  The virtual machine is turned off in State

  Please suggest how to SVMOTION a virtual computer managed by vCLOUD Director

  Hello

  Even if it's a warning, we can migrate the virtual machine as long as under conditions are checked.

  Note: migrate through Storage vMotion is possible, but there are several caveats.

  • Make sure that the new data stores have the correct storage policy and are assigned to the correct hosts. There is no vCloud check engine steering investment using this method and it can cause serious problems if you do it right.
  • This is not recommended for virtual machines configured quickly as they are inflated to the full clones.
  • It is not possible for VAAI quickly put into service of the virtual machines being unable to Storage vMotion them vSphere.
  • Balancing of virtual machines on data warehouses is entirely manual.

  Follow each step diligently---> http://download3.vmware.com/vcat/documentation-center/index.html#page/Consuming%20a%20vCloud/3c%20Consuming%20a%20VMware%20vCloud.2.083.html

  VMware KB: Best practice for migrating to new storage in vCloud Director vCloud infrastructure

• vCloud connector - cannot copy VAPP vCloud Director to vSphere

  Evening,

  Try to copy a paralytic to vCloud Director on vCenter 5.5 5.6 using vCloud connector 2.7.

  The scenario:

  -vCloud Director fully configured with one Org, an Org vDC and a catalog.

  -The catalog is entirely filled, shared and published.

  -Org and catalog are configured to allow the publication to external organizations;

  -vCenter and vCloud Director have been added to vCloud connector via vSphere Client plug-ins;

  -vCloud plug connector is able to see the entire structures of vSphere and vCD (org records, catalogs, vApps, models, etc.).

  Reproduce the error:

  -Using the vSphere Client, click on the Org vCD;

  -Go to the tab vApps.

  -Select a VAPP off engine;

  -Click on copy.

  -Select Catalog (it is marked as shared and, curiously, unpublished);

  -Select vCenter as the target;

  -Select the clusters, folders, data store, formatting the drive and so on;

  -Power On TIME after deploying (or not, does not matter);

  -Validate (managed);

  -Finishing.

  Task starts and fails in a minute (or less) with the following message:

  "Export OVF has failed. Failure when copying data to the clouds: https://< vcloud_director_fqdn >. Reason: [0e65fbc1-4e04-4924-ae06-c4377dfc97af] there is no catalog in the organization. »

  Looks as vCloud connector, for some reason, is unable to locate the catalog during deployment (although it may be perfectly visible during the Copy Wizard and in his inventory).

  I tried searching for it and can't find anything similar to this error.

  Maybe it s a vCD configuration error, but how would be? I ve already selected all types of option to allow editing of catalogue and sharing, and nothing has changed.

  I published also successfully catalog VCDs to vCloud connector content library, so nothing else makes sense to me.

  Solved.

  Created a new catalog and IS NOT published. Used for the copy. Went well.

• vCloud Director 5.6

  Hello

  There is a new plug-in for vCloud Director 5.6?

  Thank you

  Hello

  There is no specific vCloud Director Plugin for 5.6 available yet, but the existing plugin 'should' work with 5.6 so the API is backwards compatible.

  Of course, you can't use it to automate the new vCD 5.6 feature.

  If something does not go as planned, I recommend opening a SR with VMware Support.

  See you soon,.

  Joerg