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• Get a list of available hosts to run a virtual machine?

  I've searched the forums have not found the answer to this, but please let me know if I missed it. Given a virtual machine name, I would like to a list of hosts that can run on the virtual machine to output. The only way I was able to do this is a two step process and I'm trying to enter a single line:

  Assume that the name of the virtual computer is SQLVS01

  $a = foreach ($vmname in get-vmhost - vm SQLVS01) {get-cluster - vmhost $vmname}

  Check that the value of $a for example for purposes:

  $a

  Name HAEnabled HAFailover DrsEnabled DrsAutomationLe

  Level vel

  -

  ---

  -

  ---

  -

  ---

  -

  ---

  -

  ---

  True SQLCluster1 1 true FullyAutomated

  Use the name of the cluster retrieved as a parameter:

  C:\ & gt; Get-vmhost-location $b.SID

  Output shows the VMHosts in this cluster

  Name

  -

  ---

  VMHost1

  VMHost2

  .. etc...

  Any ideas? It must be easier I have do it.

  Thank you

  Ed

  How about this?

  Get - vm SQLVS01 | Get-cluster | Get-vmhost | Select name

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  Jason

  Twitter: @jrob24

• How can I transfer a file from the operating system to a backup of the production running VM virtual machine?

  Problem:  After I do a backup one using ghettoVCB on a local VMFS volume, I have a virtual machine that I can start something happened to that running.  However, sometimes I just need a file from the OS level, which means that I would need to start to get them, but then I have an IP address conflict.  I can't imagine a way to have the NICs turned off and still be able to move the file.  If I change the IP addresses, the software that I need to create the file that I need to transfer no longer works because, although there no need of constant connectivity to the seller, it is locked to the public IP address.

  Material:  I have two 4 ESXi hosts to work, each with local VMFS volumes.  They share a private vlan common and a vlan common public.  They each ssh, ftp, wput, wget, and rsync available.  I have a Windows 2003 Server VM which also hosts a NFS and the VI client and other VMWare tools.  It also has private and public interfaces as do virtual machines that would be to make and receive the OS files.

  Question:  How can I transfer a file from the operating system to a backup of the production running VM virtual machine?

  Thank you!

  Yes Mr President, make sure you set the network on this virtual machine to be connected to the 'Internal' vswitch, you set up before turning the power on to the virtual machine.

  -

• Run a virtual machine or vAppliance on a VMPlayer installed on a virtual machine

  Hello

  I had to install VMPlayer 2.5.2 build-156735 on a virtual machine in the Back/restore solution. I was initially not able to install theVMplayer on a virtual machine, but I got the time this as a result of article

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/61041

  Now, after the successful installation, I'm not able to run a virtual machine on this VMPlayer, I get an error message

  "You can't power on a virtual machine with in a virtual machine.

  I tried to run a test applainc called My NMAP.

  I will attach the vmware.log file and the vmx file.

  I don't know there must be something in the vmx file to work around this problem.

  VM host is a Windows 2003 VM with sufficient resources.

  Any ideas how to get around this problem?

  Ah.

  ESX 3.0. * does not support monitor_control.restrict_backdoor.

  ESX 3.5. * does not support monitor_control.vt32.

  ESX 4.0. * takes in charge monitor_control.restrict_backdoor, but instead of monitor_control.vt32, you must use "monitor.virtual_exec = material."

  On ESX 3.*, you should still be able to execute the nested virtual machine by adding the following configuration option to the configuration file for the internal VM:

  vmx.allowNested = TRUE
  

• I need to run a virtual machine, hyper v on my windows machine 8 with workstation 10

  I know that I can run a virtual machine in hyper v in v hyper customer, my question is if I turn the functionality hyper v on this will affect my 10 workstation install?

  As far as I know, that you can no longer start the vmx86 kernel driver once the HyperV role is activated.
  In previous HyperV versions that you could use a special startup parameter to disable the HyperV role for the next boot - so that you can run Workstation - but I don't know if it still works.

  So to summarize: HyperV and workstation cannot co-exist and be used one after the other - at the very least a reboot is required

• Definition of reserves on the running JAVA Virtual machines

  I recently came across an overview of VMware performance that had a page essentially recommending reservations memory setting for the running Java virtual machines (see table). We have Java environments and did not have performance problems or complaints so, I doubt that I would implement any changes. However, I am curious to know if it's even a better practical recommendation, I could not put the date on the document so I wanted to see if someone had updated or current information for vSphere 4.X, 5.X environments.

  In General, we only use reservations memory to avoid the overhead administrative and operational increased. If we have never not a necessity, I prefer to use reservations to pool resources rather than granular level VM reservations.

  In my opinion, if you use the reservations are a regularity no exception in your environment, then you can use these rules.  That said, if you don't have no problem, I wouldn't change anything.  I've also linked a new document below.

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/Techpaper/Enterprise-Java-applications-on-VMware-best-practices-guide.PDF

• Run a virtual machine with a graphical interface on a host without GUI

  Hallo

  I want to install a simple Windows 7 for some tasks bit where I need Windows on my server Ubuntu 14.04. This server has no GUI (no X) and should have any.

  Already, I've installed the virtual Windows machine on my workstation to 12, so I would just copy the vmdk on my linux server and run it, maybe put something in the vmx file.

  But I do not know is that it's all means possible.

  Is it?

  Is there any player or any application for ubuntu VMware when there is no X system (on ubuntu), where I can run virtual machines with GUI inside?

  Maybe another virtualization tool, vmware not?

  I think that this exact question already somewhere, but I haven't found much question where comments lacking a GUI, but not the host.

  I need a guest-gui on a host without gui (where I have only the terminal).

  So maybe it's not possible at all, so please tell me a 'no', so I won't expect more

  Thank you to

  Frank

  EDIT: oh, this seems to be another question unanswered it is too difficult or too stupid?

  Hi Frank,.

  Now that would be stupid, having a text Installer, and then not allow the virtual machine to run. I think it should work, but you must pass the nogui option.

  Vmrun help:

  beginning

  (Supported only on teams

  Workstation.)

  Starts a virtual machine (.vmx file) or team (file .vmtm).

  The default graphical user interface option starts the machine in an interactive way,

  What is necessary to display a user interface of VMware.

  Nogui option suppresses the user interface,

  including start-up, to allow dialog box not interactive

  writing scripts.

  [gui | nogui]

  refer to the manual of vmrun: VIX API Documentation

  Edit: hmm... Now, I see that you have already tried the nogui option. You might be able to install the package libxinerama, but he could hang out in a lot of dependencies.

  FWIW, vSphere is pretty much what you describe a system not GUI to run GUI invited, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.

  Unfortunately, I don't have a host linux without X installed handy here, so can't test here without the implementation of a server without head myself.

  You can also try to run the client via the command vmware:

  VMware Workstation 12 Pro Documentation Center

  --

  Wil

• Host search for any virtual machine is slow.

  Community

  I want to improve performance on the following code. Takes more than 2 hours to run. I think that the reason for which its so slow is due to Get - VM. Once, I saw a Get - view on how to improve the performance of Get - VM but don't know exactly how to use it. The script search the whole army to the virtual Center and produces a list of host with no virtual machine. I'd like to remove the flags of CPU as each host returned so I can match as processors if possible.

  Thank you

  $vcs = @)

  $vcs += viserver-connect server01

  $vcs += viserver connect server02

  $vcs += viserver connect server03

  $vcs += viserver connect server04

  $allhost = Get-VMHost -Server $vcs

  {foreach ($virtualhost in $allhost)

  If (-not (get-vmhost -Server $vcs $virtualhost |)) Get-VM {( -Serveur $vcs)) {echo "$virtualhost"}}

  Disconnect-VIServer -confirm: $false

  You have more than 1 Virtual Center in your environment?

  If so, you can provide them at the same time as input to the cmdlet Connect-VIServer tabular.

  With the following code, you should be able to list all the ESX servers that have no guests set on them as well as CPU masks for each ESX Server.

  $vcs = Connect-VIServer -Server ,,...,
  
  $allhost = Get-View -ViewType HostSystem -Server $vcs
  foreach($virtualhost in $allhost){
       Write-Host $virtualhost.Name
       if($virtualhost.vm.count -eq 0){
            Write-Host "==> No guest defined" -foregroundcolor red
       }
       foreach($cpuInfo in $virtualhost.Hardware.CpuFeature){
            Write-Host "CPU Level" ("{0:x}" -f $cpuInfo.Level)
            Write-Host "`tEax:" $cpuInfo.Eax
            Write-Host "`tEbx:" $cpuInfo.Ebx
            Write-Host "`tEcx:" $cpuInfo.Ecx
            Write-Host "`tEdx:" $cpuInfo.Edx
       }
  }
  

• Running same virtual machine in the Lion and the snow leopard cause problems?

  I just loaded a new hard drive with Mac OS X Lion to run some programs that run only on Lion.  My Mac serves mainly through Snow Leopard installed on the main hard drive.  I can boot to an OS or the other.  Two questions:

  (1) can I have my a copy of VMware Fusion 4.1.1 installed on the disk of Lion and leopard snow by car?  Of course, I can only use one at a time since I can start only upward in an OS.

  (2) if I do the above and open my Windows XP VM on Lion, are all changes to the virtual machine that would make it unusable under Snow Leopard (or vice versa)?

  Bill

  Make sure that your VM is off - not suspended--before the host.
  Then it should work without problem

• All of a sudden can only run a virtual machine on a workstation to 12G, used to be able to run at least three

  After years of use of my computer, I have a problem suddenly as the likes of which I've never seen elsewhere.  On a machine that was able to run three virtual computers, I now get error messages when I try to run more than one.

  The message I get is displayed as an attachment.  It indicates only 1192 MB is available for the second virtual machine, I try to run.  See error message when you try to run a second virtual machine.png

  The preferences that I set myself for VMWare Workstation show until 9210 MB should be available for virtual machines.  See the preferences.png workstation.

  Who is running when I try to launch a second is set to use 2 GB.  See machine running virtual preferences.png

  Resource monitor shows also that it should be 5376 available MB.

  I'm puzzled.  What could happen?  How can I solve this?

  I am running 8.0.1 build-528992.

  find your config.ini file
  Win7: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini
  XP and 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini

  and change or add these 2 lines
  prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "FALSE".
  prefvmx.minVmMemPct = '0 '.

  These settings should allow you to assign 12 GB of RAM or more for your virtual machines
  If this is not the case - I would switch to 7.1.4

• Host multihomed - Routing of Virtual Machines

  Hi all

  I am running VMWare Server 2.0.2 on a Debian box (Ubuntu 9.10).   The host is a multihomed with the following interfaces:

  eth0 - 192.168.0.30/24

  eth1 - 192.168.1.1/24

  IP routing is enabled between the interfaces.   The default gw on the 192.168.0.0/24 subnet is.

  I have a Virtual Machine with a fixed IP of 192.168.1.50.   It uses a bridged in VMWare Server NETWORK adapter.   The bridged network is related to interface eth1 (192.168.1.0/24).

  I have a test on the 192.168.0.0/24 network computer.   The IP address of the machine is 192.168.0.35.   This machine I ping the 192.168.1.1 (eth1) interface.   So, I know that the IP routing and routing work on the virtual machine host.  However, I cannot ping or something else with the VM guest to 192.168.1.50 treat my test to 192.168.0.35 machine.

  What should I do in VMWare Server to enable routing between two networks?   I have to keep setting up multihomed and are the guests of computer virtual on a separate subnet.

  Thanks in advance to all!

  Assume that your host is connected to 192.168.1.0 only...

  ... He sends all packets to other networks, he can't speak for the default gateway. In this case, the default gateway should know the road.

  ... he knows the 192.168.0.0 network (because you added a gateway (host) to the network locally in the comments) it sends all packets to the host.

  In both cases, the host must have a routing software. Otherwise he knows about networks, but there is no way to transport a packet from one network to the other.

  AWo

  VCP 3 & 4

  Author @ vmwire.net

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• How the hosts finished in a virtual machine? Issue of UPS

  Hello!

  I know this was asked before, but just wanted to clarify

  -I want to use a UPS on my system, which will automatically stop OS X if there is a power failure. I put my WinXP VM fusion do not ask confirmation at the close. I just wanted to know if the inverter triggers a shutdown of OS X, will be the do Fusion VM one "shut down - IE. close the computer"or"suspend "?

  Thank you

  Mike

  Well, that depends on what version of Fusion you use.  IIRC, I believe there was a problem with this a 1.x version of Fusion, although I don't remember with one, but this was corrected at some point, but I don't remember which version.

  I know that with the Fusion 2.0.4 if I stop OS X with a Virtual Machine running, it is automatically suspended because under VMware Fusion (menu bar) > preferences... > General > when a virtual machine is closed: I chose to suspend the virtual machine and confirm before closing the box unchecked.

• Windows Server 2008 R2 on a host of Windows 7 virtual machine

  Using a host Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit), could I create a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 R2 as a DC with active directory and join the field of Win 7 host?

  If so, what virtualization software recommend?

  It would be only for development purposes.

  No, you would not be able to join the host (Windows 7) for Windows Server 2008 R2. (Chicken and eggs).

  You can use Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player:

  https://www.VirtualBox.org/wiki/downloads

  VMware Player;

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/details/player_401/dGpkYnRwd3didGRwQA==

• Using vmrun to obtain an IP address when you run the virtual machine mode headless fails customers

  Operating system: OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

  VMware Fusion: Professional Version 8.1.1 (3771013)

  When you run a VM guest in headless mode I can't use vmrun to get IP clients. If I eventually bring to the top/start the merger GUI, the command returns the IP address as planned. It is always reproducible.

  $ vmrun -T fusion start "path/to/MyVMs.vmx" nogui
  2016-06-12T10:55:46.626| ServiceImpl_Opener: PID 11515
  
  ... wait for VM to come up. If the VM has a static IP address I can now ssh into the instance.
  
  $ vmrun -T fusion getGuestIPAddress "path/to/MyVMs.vmx"
  Error: The VMware Tools are not running in the virtual machine: "path/to/MyVMs.vmx"
  
  $ vmrun -T fusion checkToolsState "path/to/MyVMs.vmx"
  installed
  
  ... Start the VMware GUI and ensure the VM's console window is open
  
  $ vmrun -T fusion getGuestIPAddress "path/to/MyVMs.vmx"
  192.168.100.23
  

  I tested with open-vm-tools and tools VMware packaged with the merger and the behavior is the same. I also spoke with others on the channel of freenode #vmware who have confirmed that the problem exists for users of workstation as well.

  Hi danandham,

  Welcome in the vmware community. Iyou s really a problem, we try to fix it.

  After a command, you can use as a workaround:

  vmrun t fusion getGuestIPAddress "path/to/MyVMs.vmx" - wait

  See you soon

• Run the virtual machine on the SSD or external HARD drive

  Hi all

  For school I need a large number of virtual machines. In total, I have about 140 GB of VM. And with a total of 250 GB of SSD on my macbook pro, which is for many.

  If I want to move my VM on an external hard drive.

  My question is what is the best type of external hard drive that I can get.

  It's a normal with a thunderbolt connection HARD drive or an external hard drive SSD with USB 3.0 connection.

  Who is the fastest, and I see a lot of delay compared to my normal internal drive of the SSD.

  I don't want a disc HARD normal 3.0, it may slow down the VM to a large part.

  Hello

  If you ask a normal hard drive vs SSD then the SSD will win anytime, regardless of the USB3 or love at first sight.

  An SSD using thunderbolt would be preferable, but I don't know if they are easy to find.

  The advantage of having a via USB3 SSD, is that the disc is easy to use also other non-apple machines.

  An SSD in USB3 should work fine however.

  Side note:

  As you have an external connection there is a risk of the drive is disconnected/offline when you use the virtual machine. This can cause whatever it is the corruption of data to have a virtual machine that is completely missing. So if this is going to be your Setup program then make sure to make regular backups of these virtual machines to another disk.

  --
  Wil