Error removing snapshot using vmware-cmd on ESX 3.5

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• VMControl error - 3: invalid arguments: Login failed - when you use VMWARE-CMD

  Hello

  I had a VM that does not - I received the error "the system returned error. Communication with the virtual machine has maybe stopped'.  I had a glance communities and found a lot of useful suggestions, mostly related to the use the VMWARE-CMD.

  Now I have 8 ESX 3.0.2 servers in a cluster and when I ssh to the console on the other 7 I have no problem running a VMWARE-CMD, but on this particular host that contains the virtual machine, I get VMControl error-3 error: invalid arguments: Login Failed - I get this if I try a getstate/start/stop/restart you name!  I get it even if I just try VMWARE-CMD - l.

  Has anyone had a similar problem?  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  I think that the vmware agent does not connect somehow.

  Try this.

  Right-click on the host in VI and unplug

  Connect directly to the host via VI and remove users from vmware

  connect to the host via ssh.

  go to/etc/vmware/ssl remove these certificates, there should be only 2.

  run: service mgmt-vmware restart

  They wait about 2 minutes and reconnect the host.  You will lose no VM configuration or, but who can help with the problem of vmware-cmd.

• To remove a CDROM to a virtual machine using vmware-cmd

  Hi all

  I add a CD-ROM to an engine off VM with the following vmware-cmd:

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  If you are already using java, what might be better to stick to the Toolbox for java.

  However, you can still use vimsh. In ESX 3.0, you can call vimsh - n - e-

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• V2v error a server using Vmware Converter has FAILED: cannot create a snapshot VSS of the source volumes. Error code: 109 (0x0000006D)

  I have the above, when you try to v2v, a server or ESXi server as a workstation or a HARD drive.  I have a lot of space on the disk being cloned to, everyone had this before, can you please provide a resolution? #

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  Chris

  Looks like what ive solved this now.  Ive disabled SQL VSS Writter and a product called Neverfail (we use to DR our servers).  Since ive done this im now able to create snapshots and images begin to generate.

• Instant snapshot of VMWare and SAN

  How the instant different(or similar) snapshots SAN VMWare?

  Thank you

  The case of use as well as the method of snapshots is very different.

  As NuggetGTR says table instant base will take a snapshot of the entire lun/volume, but instant VM are just for each individual VM.

  How snapshots are created are very different and this determines the use case. EG Netapp table according to snapshots are very effective and take very little space, because (simplifying here) they mark all blocks in the volume in read-only - so you have an overview of the entire volume and because it is not copying all the data it is very fast and not take place.  As new data are written/modified/deleted it says new blocks and blocks alone reading in the snapshot are not deleted or modified.  This makes it very effective and good for backups long term.  However, as this is an array based snapshot is done at the block level and Netapp doent know what data are, could be a SQL database or the virtual machine.  honing to get application-consistent backups, to a plugin abreast of the API as Snapmanager for SQL or VSC for VMware.

  VMware based snapshots of a virtual machine are created by sleep (possibly) the guest operating system and then marking the. VMDK a new read-only. VMDK is created for the virtual machine that will handle the reads/writes new data and the original. VMDK will manage the readings for the old data.  This process is repeated for each snapshot that is taken.

  More the string of snapshots (and. VMDK) files the most impact on the performance of the virtual machine.  Also when you delete a snapshot must merge the. Files VMDK back together which can take a long time and have a performance hit of old clichés.  They will be also eats more space!

  These are intended to serve as a term 'safety nets' shot so that you can quickly return as any change - not as a long-term backup solution.

  They are a great tool to use in conjunction with array-based snapshots.  Using Netapp for example, you can install the VSC in vcenter and use it to plan the snapshots table in conjunction with the snapshots of VMware.

  This will fix a nice snapshot of each virtual machine with a consistent state Vmware hard, then the snapshot of the table will be instant volume/LUN with all these beautiful .vmdks suspended/static, then it will remove snapshots of Vmware.

  Some best practices:

  • The snapshots are not backup. A snapshot file is only a log of changes to the original virtual disk. Therefore, do not count on it as a direct backup process. The virtual machine is running on the most current snapshot, not the original disk vmdk files.
  • Snapshots are not complete copies of the original disk vmdk files. The take a snapshot does not create a complete copy of the original disk vmdk file, rather it copies only the delta records. The changelog in the snapshot file is combined with the original files from disk to be part of the current state of the virtual machine. If basic disks are removed, the snapshot files are useless.
  • Delta files can reach the same size as the original file of the basic disk that's why storage provisioned to a virtual machine grows an amount up to the original size of the virtual machine, multiplied by the number of snapshots on the virtual machine.
  • The maximum supported snapshots in a string is 32. However, VMware recommends you to use only 2-3 shots in a string.
  • Do not use any single snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours. Snapshots should not be maintained for long periods of time for application or Virtual Machine version control purposes.
  • • This prevents snapshots to grow so large to cause problems when deleting / engaging them to the original virtual machine disks. Take the shot, make the changes to the virtual machine and delete / commit snapshot as soon as you have verified the condition of operation of the virtual machine.
    • Be especially diligent with use of the snapshot on the virtual machines, high-transaction, such as e-mail and database servers. These clichés can develop very quickly in size, filling data store space. Commit snapshots on these virtual machines as soon as you have verified the State of work appropriate to the process that you are testing.
  • If using a third party product that takes advantage of snapshots (such as backup of virtual machine software), regularly monitor systems configured for backups to ensure that no snapshots remain active for long periods of time.
    • Snapshots must be present for the duration of the backup process.
    • Photos taken by software of third party (called via API) may not appear in the Snapshot Manager vCenter. Check regularly for snapshots via the command line.

  Here is a good article on vmware snapshots:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1015180

• VMware-cmd: achieve data warehouses via vcenter

  Hello

  I have a proplem with vmware-cmd command.

  When I query the server esxi with the VMA by using the switch - l, it works very well. That's what I get:

  vmware-cmd -H esxi02.axe.lan -U root -P xxxx -l
  
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  In addition, there is an error in the perl script. I take a peek, but I could not find any problem with him. This is beyond my skills, I'm afraid.

  Any ideas? Permission problem?

  This message was edited by: Mafaldo

  Mine as a vMA 4.1. but the switches are different!

  [vi-admin@xx ~] $ cat/etc/vma-release
  vMA 4.1.0 BUILD-268751
  [vi-admin@xx ~] $ vmware-cmd - help

  Use: vmware-cmd

  VMware-cmd - s

  Options:

  Connection options:

  H - or - server Specifies a host ESX or a Virtual Center

  -h or--vihost Specifies a target host if the host is a virtual Center

  O Specifies an alternate port

  Q Specifies an alternative Protocol

  You can check the version of vMA? and if possible update.

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  Hello

  To unsubscribe from the virtual machine to a host, we use 'vmware-cmd utility.

  What exactly is 'vmware-cmd utility. Is it through command line?

  Y at - it another option to unregister the virtual machine to a host?

  -Prashant

  If it's for ESX classic, it is a CLI utility housed in the Service Console for the execution of certain operations of VM command such as for registration, power and snapshot operations to name a few.

• Running the VCS 4 and ESX 4 and computer virtual on a PC using VMWare Workstation 7.01

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  I could not install on my PC Windows 7.01 vCenter. I was getting a "28035.Setup error". I was told that you can run vcs on a virtual machine, so I decided to create a machine virtual W2K3 just for my VCS. I have 1 VM ESX 4.0 and 1 VCS 4.0 VM on my PC. I'm using VMWare Workstation 7 to join my VM and vSphere Client on the desktop. How can I run VCS? Normally, it will show on vShere customer. Do I need to reinstall from the CD of vCenter? Any ideas? Thank you.

  When I try to add my vcs on the domain controller server

  I don't understand exactly what you are trying to add?

  Basically, what you need to run a test environment is:

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  -Member Server windows on which you are installing vCenter Server

  -one or more host ESX (i)

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• Update boot entry automatic using vmware-vim-cmd (or vmware-vimsh)

  Hello

  Is there an example of how update the automatic start-up using vmware-vim-cmd input.

  The problem that I am running is

  1. when I type

  VMware-vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/update_autostartentry 16 powerOn-1 1-1 systemDefault systemDefault

  When 16 is one of my VMIds, I get the following

  Invalid option '1'

  Use: update_autostartentry VMId StartAction StartDelay StopAction StopDelay WaitForHeartbeat Strafpkt

  I can't understand what the invalid option '1'.

  Here's what I've done so now

  1. research in the communities for examples. There are a few messages, but none seem to provide real-world examples of work (beyond the use of message)

  2. I found this link http://pubs.vmware.com/vi-sdk/visdk250/ReferenceGuide/vim.host.AutoStartManager.AutoPowerInfo.html who talks about what type of entry it is pregnant. I tried double quoting and only citing the parameters of xsd: String, but that did not work either

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  2. get all VMIds in the system

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  FS = ""

  NR 1 >

  }

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  If (NR == 1) {}

  #ignore header

  }

  else {}

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  Print $1

  }

  }

  / * End awk script * /.

  Then run/bin/awk f /root/autostart.awk

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  d. stopaction, stopdelay etc. - leave at the default system (or - 1 as the pubs suggested link)

  I'm sure that there are more effective and these ways to do this, I need to follow this approach for a specific reason.  I was wondering if someone can help me with the syntax correct for vmware-vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/enable_autostart please?

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  It seems that the problem is with you using -1 as input for StartDelay and StopDelay,-1 is not a valid entry that I tested, and you must specify either systemDefault or a time interval.

  I created 4 VMS dummy on ESXi 4.0 host and did the following and it worked:

  Enable auto-start through vimsh (vim - cmd)

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  Enabled AutoStart
  

  Adjustment of the 1st virtual machine:

  ~ # vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/update_autostartentry 1264 "PowerOn" "15" "1" "systemDefault" "systemDefault" "systemDefault"
  
  1Updated AutoStart order.
  

  Definition of the 2nd VM:

  ~ # vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/update_autostartentry 1232 "PowerOn" "15" "2" "systemDefault" "systemDefault" "systemDefault"
  
  2Updated AutoStart order.
  

  Definition of the 3rd VM:

  ~ # vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/update_autostartentry 1280 "PowerOn" "15" "3" "systemDefault" "systemDefault" "systemDefault"
  
  3Updated AutoStart order.
  

  Definition of the 4th VM:

  ~ # vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/update_autostartentry 1264 "PowerOn" "15" "4" "systemDefault" "systemDefault" "systemDefault"
  
  4Updated AutoStart order.
  

  You can manually set the automatic start/stop by using the vSphere Client and using the following command to retrieve the config:

  vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/get_autostartseq
  

  which can then be used as a basis to set the configuration.

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