Clone a Linux virtual machine

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• How access host files to virtual machine, host is Windows Vista and Red Hat Linux virtual machine?

  Please can you let me know them below, thanks, really appreciate your help on this.

  How access host files to virtual machine, host is Windows Vista and Red Hat Linux virtual machine?

  Thank you and best regards,

  Sam

  The RPM of samba must exist in the CD of RHEL itself. in any case, you can use winSCP tool to your windows host.

• IP address of the Linux virtual machines

  Hello

  I've got ESXi running. When I go to the virtual computers tab in VI Client and configure it to display the IP addresses, only the virtual machines that are windows actually show the IP address. How can I get Linux virtual machines to display IP addresses too?

  VMWare tools installed in Linux VM will do?

  Thanks in advance,

  André.

  Yes the Vmware tools are what you need.

• I can clone (clone full) a virtual machine that has snapshots of Vcenter.

  Hi gurus,

  Can I clone (clone full) an of Vcenter virtual machine that has snapshots.

  Kind regards

  Kamlesh.

  Hello

  Yes, you can clone the virtual computer.

  But your new virtual machine (the clone) will have none of the snapshots of the source of the VM.

  This will be just a version of the source running.

  Tim

• Create a manual clone of a virtual machine.

  Hello everyone and thanks for reading!

  We use vSphere 4 and use the NetApp IVMS snapshots - in other words, we can put our hands on State from a virtual machine in a coherent way. However, which was a problem

  Let's say I have a VM domain controller. It works fine, but I want to go and start a previous version of the same machine in the middle 'closed' to compate properties, say that buy make an object ldifde export. I mounted a snapshot, put my hand on a previous state and... froze. Why? Because I realized that the same VM is already running from the point of view of the vCenter and do right click - & gt; Register for the VMX maybe not a good idea. So, the question is: How can we start at the point, we have the DC running and its copy located on the side and up to the point where we have two VMS running side by side--one on the production network and the other in an isolated environment.

  Best regards

  Leonid

  No, you cannot use the files directly from the snapshot folder as they are read-only. Do you need a storage of reading / writing where you have a copy of the files in your VM.

  If you copy the files "the old way" to a new folder on a store existing data, or you use a NetApp (FlexClone) functionality to create a new device to the backup storage. Then, from these files, you register the vmx as a new virtual machine. He will tell you that these files came from an existing machine and will offer, to generate a new unique ID for this virtual machine. Don't forget to modify its network settings to avoid any conflict.

  Franck

• Scripts for clone/create several virtual machines model.

  Hello

  In the past I used viMa with ghettoClone.sh to create one or more virtual machines based on a model - however are there any similar scripts that run on VMA which can also be used to do the same thing. Because scripts can stand up to ESXi 3.5U2 however used ESXi4

  So, I'm looking to see if there is anything similar, which can be used for ESXi4 with VMA?

  See you soon

  Absolutely must. At this point it is probably not something you want to do or need to do that cannot be done by one of your scripts.

• Windows licensing for vSphere Essentials all Linux virtual machines running

  We offer vSphere Essentials and Essentials Plus of application virtualization on a company that currently has 4 servers that run multiple applications under CentOS. The two products are very good values, providing important functionality at a reasonable cost. Yet, society of the end-user has some resistance to the required cost of Windows Server licenses. There is no Windows servers on this network. Even a minimal vSphere Essentials requires usually 3 Windows Server licenses (for the domain controller, vCenter server, and database server) and a SQL server license. Even when using standard licenses, the total cost of these is higher than the cost of the essential elements of vSphere. Other people deploying vSphere Essentials on Linux-oriented networks are finding ways to use a lower number of Windows Server licenses?

  vCenter Linux would be an alternative in such cases, but this project seems to be stalled.

  Thank you.

  Welcome to the community,

  If you're only going to do the virtualization of servers (not VMware View) the vCenter Server does not need to be a member of the domain, or you need a separate SQL Server for a small environment. The edition of SQL SERVER 2005 Express (included in the vCenter Server installation) is sufficient.

  While a single license of Windows (more CALs) would do.

  André

• Create custom workflows in virtual machine

  Hello

  I use a native workflow 'Create custom virtual machine', but it does not deploy a machine of the ntemplate.

  He built a raw with personalised VM. Some other workflow to deploy the VM from the model but without customization.

  Is it possible to include an option to model the workflow "Create custom virtual machine"?

  Thanks in advance

  Use several workflow and actions as building blocks to build one that meets your needs... For example, suppose you want to deploy a Windows VM with customization...

  Create a new workflow called "deploy Windows VMS"

  Inside of this workflow, add the following workflow:

  Clone, windows with a single NETWORK card and credential<-- this="" will="" clone="" a="" vm="" windows="" vm="" from="" template,="" perform="" sysprep="" (change="" unique="" id,="" guest="" os="" name,="" set="" administrator="" password,="" join="" domain="" if="" specified,="" and="" set="" ip="" address="" as="">

  Take the exit (a new virtual machine) this workflow and send it to each flow of work following:

  • Change of RAM (Workflow)
  • Add the disk (Workflows)
  • changeVMvCPU (Action)

  should look a bit like this:

  

  Once you have linked all together correctly and all attachments, you'll probably want to adjust the presentation so that the CPU/Mem are in the correct section, as well as additional info on the disk... Here's a quick example:

  

  This process could be replicated, but using a Linux workflow specific to meet the same needs deployment clone custom Linux virtual machines.

• Clone a virtual machine / move to folder / delete VM / as a Powershell Script as a scheduled task ends with "ongoing"

  Hi all,.

  I would kindly ask your help with a script that needs to run as a scheduled task. It is functional, but does not correct and little need for love at the end...

  I want to create a script that

  • find a virtual machine with a pattern on its behalf (realized and works)
  • delete a virtual machine with a reason given in his name (completed works)
  • create a clone of a virtual machine (completed works)
  • move that created clone (upstairs) and move it to a folder named (open)
    or the fact in the clone process
    
    

  I realized thus far:

  Add-pssnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  # Import CSV backup
  $backupinfo = import-Csv C:\scripts\vm_backup\test.csv
  VCenter servername #Set
  $vcenter_server = "name servers".
  #Connect to vCenter
  SE connect-VIServer $vcenter_Server

  # BEGIN OLD BACKUP CLEANUP
  #Select all old backups
  $old_backups = get - VM *-backups
  {if ($old_backups)}
  {foreach ($backup_vm to $old_backups)
  Get - VM $backup_vm | Remove-VM - DeleteFromDisk-confirm: $false
  }
  }

  # START QUEUING NEW CLONES
  #Increment through CSV
  {foreach ($customer to $backupinfo)
  $target_host is get-VMHost-name $customer. TargetHost
  If {($target_host)
  Date format #Set for clone names
  $date = get-Date-Format 'YYYY-MM-dd ".
  Date format #Set for emails
  $time = (get-Date - f "Hh: mm")
  #Get SourceVM
  $vm is get - VM $customer. SourceVM
  # Create new snapshot clone
  $cloneSnap = $vm | New-Snapshot - name "instant Clone.
  # Get the managed object display
  $vmView = $vm | Get-View
  # Get the managed folder object reference
  $cloneFolder = $vmView.parent
  # Construction specification clone
  $cloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec
  # Make linked disc specification?
  $cloneSpec.Snapshot = $vmView.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
  #Set VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
  $cloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
  #Thin commissioning
  $cloneSpec.Location.Transform = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation]: sparse
  #Target data store
  $cloneSpec.Location.Datastore = (get-Datastore-name $customer. TargetDS | Get - View). MoRef
  #Target host
  $cloneSpec.Location.Host = (get-VMHost-name $customer. TargetHost | Get - View). MoRef
  #Target list of resources, from the first VM in the TargetHost
  $cloneSpec.Location.Pool = (get-VMHost-name $customer. TargetHost | Get - VM | Select-Object - 1 first | Get - View). ResourcePool
  Name of clone #Set
  $cloneName = ' date of $vm-$- $temps - backup ".
  # Create clone
  $clone_task = $vmView.CloneVM_Task ($cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec)
  # Remove snapshot created for clone, will automatically queues
  Get-Snapshot - VM (VM-Get-name $customer. SourceVM) - name $cloneSnap | Remove-Snapshot - confirm: $False
  }
  }

  # Move folder in VM Clone
  Move-VM - VM * - backups - Destination Clone

  VCentre #Disconnect
  Disconnect-VIServer-confirm: $false

  The script itself runs so far and does what it should, but the scheduled task is always "in process of execution". Now, I created a work around in this way, I have finished the task after two hours of running; but there must be a better solution that works properly.
  As well as the part with the rise of the virtual machine.

  Could you maybe help me or have a good idea how to solve this problem?

  Thanks in advance

  Try again with

  PowerShell-no interactive - noprofile - executionpolicy override - file C:\scripts\scriptname.ps1

• What is the interval of time between the virtual machine Linux and ESXi host synchronization?

  I have ESX5.0 with a centos6 installed on this linux virtual machine.

  After the installation of vmware for Linux virtual machine tools, I activated the time synchronization between the virtual machine linux and ESXi host through vmware-toolbox-cmd.

  I wonder what is the interval of time between the virtual machine linux and ESXi host synchronization? If I quickly time OS system, when the OS system time will sync back to the ESXi host?

  According to http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/Timekeeping-In-VirtualMachines.pdf:

  By default, the demon checks the guest only once per minute operating system clock.

  However, depending on whether the guest is behind or in front of the result is different. So, please read the section "periodic synchronization" (at least) in the document mentioned above.

  André

• How do the automatic deletion script clone virtual machines

  Hello

  We use the VM data recovery to clone virtual machines. We would like to clone some VMs on weekly basis but we need a script (or automatically) to remove the existing cloned VM automatically. VDR not clones a virtual computer when there is already a clone of this virtual machine.

  The easiest way is to use the Windows Task Scheduler.

  See runs a scheduled job PowerCLI Alan post.

• Best method to move virtual machines Linux of VC 2.5/ESX 3.5 to 4.0/ESX4 vCentre

  Guys,

  I have to move a number of them. The two groups are there. If it is not a question about the upgrade of the VC/ESX. I want to use the simplest method possible to move these VMs and here's my plan:

  1 copy the whole directory of VM from the data store on VC 2.5 to the data store on vCentre 4.

  2. Add the virtual machine to inventory in vCentre 4.

  3. upgrade VMware tools

  4. switch to hardware version 7.

  And that's all. Please let me know if this plan is feasible, or more importantly, no holes in the plan.

  Thank you

  Hello

  You have a few options:

  1. you can bring up the old data store for ESX 4.x and save the VM on vCenter 4.0.

  2. you can add that the host ESX to vCenter 4.0 3.5 move virtual machines in ESX 4.0 cluster.  You can use vMotion and Storage vMotion, according to your needs.

  3. you can use the stand-alone converter to make a hot cloning of Linux virtual machines in ESX 4.0.

  Best wishes / Saludos

  -

• linux in VMWARE virtual machine

  Hi all

  I know the converter cannot convert physical linux vmware except by the windows. Is it possible to convert the Linux virtual machine, such as VPC or Virtual server for vmware vmware workstation - or ESX?

  Thank you.

  Converter 4.0.1 can hotclone some Linux distributions when the target is ESX.

  Starwind V2V Converter use for every other thing and makes the adjustment manually

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• Powershell script to clone a virtual machine

  Hello

  I would like to make a clone of a virtual machine with a powershell script. I can't find a way to do that easily. I wrote a script that clon a model VM1 then model VM2. Is there another method?

  Thank you

  NB: Tomorrow, I'll post my script (poor script :/)

  There is no direct command in the current construction of PowerCLI to clone from a virtual machine.

  To do this, you need to use the SDK CloneVM_Taskmethod.

  There are a number of samples available in this community.

• Virtual machine consolidation is necessary.

  Hi guys,.

  I have a problem with esxi no space for vm, it can't start, also cannot consolidate due to no space. Could you please advice what can delete the folder of the virtual computer?

  Thank you.

  I got scared to see a thin virtual disk configured with multiple snapshots. Show file sizes, you may need to up to ~ 37GB (size of 75 GB configured minus 38 GB currently used by file flat th) additional disk space on the data store to consolidate snapshots.

  Unless you have an another data store with enough free disk space to migrate/clone to the virtual machine, your options are limited. What can work, is that you register the virtual machine as an OVF (on the ESXi host file menu) on your PC (assuming that there are enough free space on the disk), then delete the VM on the ESXi host and finally re-import the file of Fiction. Another option to use VMware Converter or a backup application.

  André