Cannot remove hosts to dvSwitch

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  I'm trying to remove a vmnic leave a host, and the PowerCLI Cmdlets reference looks like it gives me the wrong information: www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI41/html/Remove-VMHostNetworkAdapter.html

  Here is what I tried:

  $network = get-vmhostnetworkadapter - vmhost Host1-name vmnic7

  Delete-VMHostNetworkAdapter - nic $network

  Cannot bind parameter 'Nic '. Could not convert the value of 'vmnic7' of type ' VMware.» VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.Nic.PhysicalNicImpl' type 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.Networking. Nic.HostVirtualNic'.

  I also tried:

  $network = get-vmhostnetwork - vmhost Host1

  delete vmhostnetworkadapter nic - $network.virtualnic [7]

  Unable to validate the argument on the parameter "Nic".  The argument is null or empty.

  Any ideas?

  It can be done, just requires little code.

  Try the following, it is based on the code in dvSwitch messages.

  function Get-dvSwitch {
    param([parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)][string]$DatacenterName,    [parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true)][string]$dvSwitchName)
  
    function Get-dvSwitchInThisLocation {
      param(
        [parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)]
        [VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference]$LocationMoRef,      [parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true)][string]$dvSwitchName    )
  
      $location = Get-View $LocationMoRef    foreach($child in $location.ChildEntity){
        if($child.Type -eq "Folder"){
          Get-dvSwitchInThisLocation $child $dvSwitchName      }
        elseif($child.Type -eq "VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch"){
          $temp = Get-View $child        if($temp.Name -eq $dvSwitchName){
            $temp        }
        }
      }
    }
    Get-dvSwitchInThisLocation (Get-Datacenter $DatacenterName).Extensiondata.NetworkFolder $dvSwitchName}
  
  function Remove-dvSwHostNic {
    param($dvSwitch, $hostMoRef, $pnic)
  
    $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.DVSConfigSpec  $tgthost = New-Object VMware.Vim.DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberConfigSpec  $tgthost.Host = $hostMoRef  $currentBacking = ($dvSwitch.Config.Host | where {$_.Config.Host -eq [string]$hostMoRef}).Config.Backing  $tgthost.operation = "edit"  $tgthost.backing = New-Object VMware.Vim.DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberPnicBacking  $tgthost.Backing.PnicSpec = $currentBacking.PnicSpec | where {$_.PnicDevice -ne $pnic}
    $spec.Host = $tgthost  $dvSwitch.UpdateViewData()
    $spec.ConfigVersion = $dvSwitch.Config.ConfigVersion
    $taskMoRef = $dvSwitch.ReconfigureDvs_Task($spec)
    $task = Get-View $taskMoRef  while("running","queued" -contains $task.Info.State){
      $task.UpdateViewData("Info")
    }
  }
  
  $esxName = "MyEsx" $dcName = "MyDatacenter" $dvSwName = "dvSw1" $removepnicName = "vmnic3"
  $esx = Get-VMHost -Name $esxName
  $dvSw = Get-dvSwitch -datacenter $dcName -dvswitchname $dvSwName Remove-dvSwHostNic -dvSwitch $dvSw -hostMoRef $esx.ExtensionData.MoRef -pnic $removepnicName
  

  The code is a dirty thing, but it works in my test environment.

  Provide the name of ESX (i), the name of the data center, the name of the dvSwitch and Teddy that you want to remove.

  I'll add this function Remove-dvSwHostNic to my collection.

• Cannot retrieve host associated with a substituent VMs

  Hi guys.

  This is my setup:

  vSphere 5.1

  Main site (Production)

  Cluster, 7 guests.

  Compellent primary storage (with the Manager of the own company compellent).

  vCenter own VM

  a few replicant vms (with a server of domain names).

  Secondary site (remote)

  Cluster, 3 guests

  Secondary Compellent storage (with the Manager of the own company compellent).

  vCenter own VM.

  VM site recovery manager.

  No domain name server.

  So, when I test the recovery plan is working perfectly. Yesterday, I tried an exercise in failure:

  1 - Disconect link between the Production Site and the remote location.

  2. - connect my laptop in the Remote Site lan.

  3. - connect the vSphere Client in vCenter Secondary Site.

  4 - action for run for the stimulus plan.

  but fails when try to power of virtual machines. Error:

  Error: Cannot retrieve host associated with a substituent VMs. The connection to the remote server is down.

  There is something wrong with my setup, but why? I do not know. I check and rechek but I don't see the wrong configuration.

  Plese help. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

  Another question.

  My direct area on Site of Production secondary and primary servers. Is good practice developed a third active area living in a Remote Site Server?

  Greetings.

  Reason: this problem may occur if a virtual machine with the same name as the virtual computer space reserved already exists in inventory of vCenter Site Recovery SRM.

  To resolve this problem, try one of these options and make sure that there is no conflict of virtual machine name:

  1. change the name of the virtual machine that requires the protection of the protected Site.

  2 If the virtual machine on the recovering Site is necessary, change the name of the virtual machine for recovery Site.

  3. If the virtual machine on the recovering Site is not necessary (perhaps because it's an old placeholder virtual machine or a virtual machine created by mistake), remove the virtual machine from the inventory.

• Cannot remove data VMDK file store

  Hello

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  -rw - 1 root root 262144 Jul 31 13:55 2010 - 10 a-000001 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 133711265792 Jul 31 13:55 2010-10A - s001.vmdk

  I tried a rm without success:

  The virtual machine is more listed in VCentre (I tried to delete data store manager), I believe that files can be locked for a reason, but I don't know enough to determine whether it is safe to kill the s pid which seem to use the folder:

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  disc of demo server grep 1318 root cwd DIR 0,18 560/vmfs/volumes/4fb703b6-bb64840f-e817-02215eccbdbb/MS 21592
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  I can kill these processes? I have not the option to restart the server.

  I've also seen mention of restart /sbin/servicesservices. SH , but I'm hesitant because I don't know what this will do - how does affect other virtual machines running?

  I'm running ESX 4.0.0 208167 (according to VCentre) and I watched as a result of discussions among others:

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/2037529

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/126894

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/246141

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 10051

  
  Any help is greatly appreciated

  
  [MS root@ESX1 server demo disk] # rm - rf 2010-10A - 000001 - delta.vmdk
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  I've also seen mention of restart /sbin/servicesservices. SH , but I'm hesitant because I don't know what this will do - how does affect other virtual machines running?

  You can restart the services... There will be no impact to the VMS running... also try to restart VMware vCenter services (services.msc)

  If the above does not work, then restart the host seems to be the fastest and the most secure option.

• Cannot remove Datastore ESX 3.5

  Hi ESX veterans.

  I am a novice using ESX, and lately I just install ESX on a new Dell server, with 6 x 450 GB configured in a Raid 5 environment. I realized that once the ESX is complete, and VI client infrastructure is installed, there will be a default data store created using all available space with a block size of 1 MB.  In the latest installation of couple on older servers (which worked well), I simply remove the data store and to recreate another large block data store, so I can do a greater volume to install my OS.  But this time, I get this error:

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  WingKChan

  Hello Wingchan,

  I don't think so that you can delete the partition your ESX Server, which is the more necessary to partition VMFS. You can delete when you have several stored VMFS mounted on your ESX. I'm assuming that the... but not sure.

  However, since you have to change the size of the block. You can try the VMFSKTOOLS command to change the size of the block. Remember that you will lose all the systems of comments that uses this data store. Please move them to the secure location if necessary.

  I put a link here to how to change the size of the block. (not my blog, obtained through Google)

  http://techblog357.blogspot.com/2008/01/ESX-Server-35-general-system-error.html

  To run this command, you must take the ESX Server console.

  Thank you

  Shan

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