Generate the CSV file to the virtual machine by using get-stat statistics

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• ESXi 4.0 on Dell 1850 this host doesn't support VT you have configured the virtual machine to use an operating system 64-bit client.

  Hello

  , I have in 3 data centers Dell 1850, identical hardware configurations.  I installed Esxi 4.0 to the ISO from site Web de VMware dell custom help. He is successfully installed on all servers, without error at all. I've updated them all to the last generation, using VMware vSphere Client. I have a problem with one of the server when I want to use 64-bit machines, he realizes: this host does not support VT you have configured the virtual machine to use an operating system 64-bit client.  However, this host is not able to run 64-bit virtual machines or virtual computer has 64-bit support disabled. For more information, see http://www.vmware.com/info?id=152. I don't understand why I got this, servers are identical, versions of BIOS, firmware, and all updates are the same. There is also a warning in the configuration tab, on the State of health link.

  Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestion.

  Yes according to the description of CPU, it seems that they do not support intel VT:

  http://Ark.Intel.com/product.aspx?ID=28016&processor=&spec-codes=SL7DX, SL7HH, SL7PF, SL7TD, SL8KQ

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• Create the virtual machine by using the file PowerCLI and csv

  I know there is a lot of info out there on this and I think I have a working script prety good.  Much was borrowed from this thread, http://communities.vmware.com/thread/315193 many thanks to LucD.

  My code is as follows:

  # Deploy virtual machines from CSV file
  # Much borrowed from http://communities.VMware.com/thread/315193?start=15 & tstart = 0

  
  # CSV import file
  Import-Csv "C:\guests.csv" - UseCulture | %{
  # Gets the customization information to configure the static NETWORK card and assign the static IP address
  Get-OSCustomizationSpec $_. Customization | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | `
  Game-OSCustomizationNicMapping - UseStaticIP - IpAddress IpMode $_. ""IP address""
  -Subnet mask $_. Subnet - DefaultGateway $_. Gateway - Dns $_. DNS
  $vm = New-VM-Name $_. "" Server name "-model $_. Model-host $_. ' "The ESX host" '
  -Datastore $_. Data store - OSCustomizationSpec $_. Customization"
  -Confirm: $false - RunAsync
  ## .......
  }

  He's going to cross and clone the virtual machine, and looks like he's running of the OSCustomizaitonSpec then it bombards.  It cleans bad VM.  Recent tasks shows "failed virtual machine clone that a specified parapeter was not correct." hostname ".

  The problem is that I don't mean to set a hostname with the OSCustomixationSpec, I try only to IP address info.

  I'm runningn PowerCLI 5.0.1 build 581491

  My ESXi host is 5.0.0 build 914586

  My vCenter Server is Ver 5.0.0 build 623373

  I opened a new thread, because the age of the old thread.  Not sure if this is the best way to do things.

  A very simple and intuitive brake system :-)

  ## Deploy VMs from CSV File
  ## Much borrowed from http://communities.vmware.com/thread/315193?start=15&tstart=0  
  
  $maxJobs = 3 $currentJobs = 0
  ## Imports CSV file
  Import-Csv "C:\temp\TestDeploy1" -UseCulture | %{
  ## Gets Customization info to set NIC to Static and assign static IP address
      Get-OSCustomizationSpec $_.Customization | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | ` ## Sets the Static IP info
      Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIP -IpAddress $_."IP Address" `        -SubnetMask $_.Subnet -DefaultGateway $_.Gateway -Dns $_.DNS## Sets the name of the VMs OS
      $cust = Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name Test    Set-OSCustomizationSpec -OSCustomizationSpec $cust -NamingScheme Fixed -NamingPrefix $_.VMName## Creates the New VM from the template
      $vm=New-VM -Name $_."Server Name" -Template $_.Template -Host $_."Esx Host" `        -Datastore $_.Datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $_.Customization `        -Confirm:$false -RunAsync
  
      $currentJobs = Get-Job -State Running | Measure-Object | Select -ExpandProperty Count    while($currentJobs -ge $maxJobs){
        sleep 30      $currentJobs = Get-Job -State Running | Measure-Object | Select -ExpandProperty Count    }
  ## .......
  }
  

  You can be more selective about the current jobs. For example, you can check if the name of the job shows that they are actually cloning jobs.

• Cannot resize the virtual disk, the virtual machine by using a «child» vmdk file

  Release: VMWare workstation 9

  SE host: Windows 7 64-bit

  Screenshots below.

  I want to resize my VM from 50 GB to 100 GB.

  It seems that VMware workstation 9 uses a child for my VM vmdk.  In my case, using its "Windows Server 2008 R2 x 64 - 000001.vmdk" for its virtual disk file.  The correct file should be "Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmdk", I think.

  There are currently no snapshots registered for this virtual machine, I see.

  The virtual machine works well as is, but I can't resize the disk without the VMWare gui, saying I should be perform the operation on the parent vmdk file.

  It seems that I do run a snapshot that is not really a snapshot?  How to merge with the older files - Sxx.vmdk to 0000xx - Sxxx.vmdk

  I also tried to use the command line tool to manually resize the vmdk parent, but I get permission "access denied" errors.

  Kind regards

  Matt

  -------------------------------------------

  Parameters of the HARD disk:

  

  Error:

  

  Files:

  

  He no snapshots are displayed in the Manager of snapshot with the check box 'Show AutoProtect snapshots' verified then the snapshot is an orphan and the best way I use normally to fix this if I want the contents of the snapshot of orphan to be among the basic disk is with tab of the virtual machine in VMware Workstation GUI closed I simply delete the .vmsd file and then open the virtual machine tab in the VMware Workstation GUI and cover and immediately remove a snapshot in the Snapshot Manager.  This will force the orphan snapshot to merge with the parent disk.  Then to clean I still remove the .vmsd file and orphans, .vmsn and .vmem file.

  Note: Before the procedure you have a good backup of the virtual machine in case you accidentally mess something up.

• VMware 6.5.5 cannot import the virtual machine that uses 2GB "disks of split.

  Hello

  I'm using VMware Workstation 6.5.5 under Win XP. I tried to import a virtual machine that was created by using the option 'Split' virtual disks into files of 2 GB. The import fails and presents a pop-up: ' Conversion Assistant/cannot determine the guest operating system. The log file includes the line "could not find the disk cofortcol3v01 - cl1.vmdk. This file does not exist of course, there are more files cofortcol3v01-cl1 - s001.vmdk, cofortcol3v01-cl1 - s002.vmdk and so on. The machine virtual original (cofortcol3v01) has been created under VMware Workstation 5.1, and it does not under Workstation 6.5.5.

  Is this a known problem in the conversion utility? Is there a work around for this problem?

  Thank you.

  -Phil Anzel

  FYI... VMware Workstation peut import a Virtual Machine that uses twoGbMaxExtentSparse discs.

  The log file includes the line "could not find the disk cofortcol3v01 - cl1.vmdk. This file does not exist of course, rather there are files cofortcol3v01-cl1 - s001.vmdk, cofortcol3v01-cl1 - s002.vmdk and so on. The machine virtual original (cofortcol3v01) has been created under VMware Workstation 5.1, and it does not under Workstation 6.5.5.

  Is this a known problem in the conversion utility? Is there a work around for this problem?

  The problem is that you're missing the "disk DescriptorFile", "cofortcol3v01 - cl1.vmdk" and which is why it's a failure and not a limitation of the Conversion utility.

  Also if you actually had a Virtual Machine created in VMware Workstation 5.1 you can simply run directly under VMware Workstation 6.5.5 without having to run the import command.

  Anyway, if you have a backup that you can recover the file "cofortcol3v01 - cl1.vmdk" then you should be fine and if you have not then a new can be created.  If you can archive (compress) files vmware*.log (usually 4 of them) in a single zip file archive and tied him to a post in response, then one of us will create a new file "cofortcol3v01 - cl1.vmdk", based on the information contained in files vmware.log for you, if you don't know how to do it yourself.

• Loading file to the Virtual Machine by using an external USB drive... Please help

  We have an environment that we would like to import and create a virtual machine. The files are on the external 1 TB external hard drive USB puppy with NTFS. The files are approximately 430 GB. I tried almost all the options to get the files to the HOST that is running the server ESXI 4.0.

  Whenever we tried to get the files using the USB drive and Vsphere client connected to a local computer running windows on the ESXI 4.0 Server somehow transfer stops after a while. Some time around after ro possibly around 250 GB 200 GB. So far, we are not able to get the hard master file that occupies about 430 GB in the ESXI data store.  We also tried the third "Fastscp" software to transfer files to the ESXI host, but we had the same problem that the transfer stops at some point.

  Another option that we tired was to start a machine with Linux live CD and USB directly attached to this machine. As the Linux version was newer USB NTFS partition hard drive has been detected without installing any NTFS disks. We have mounted the drive USB on this machine and exported the mount point. In the ESXI server using CLI not supported (Alt - F1) we were able to ride the point of editing exported and tried to copy the files to the folder main datastore but same problem the transfer stops after a few hours sometimes even near 300 GB.

  Y at - it somehow I can bypass the file transfer by using not not the network, which means that if we reach directly the USB key to the ESXI server machine does not recognize it (using Alt - F1 not CLI) because it is partitioned into NTFS. I read that ESXI only supports FAT partition.

  We also tried to start the machine running ESXI server with the latest versions of Linux, in this case, we were able to mount the USB drive directly, but because ESXI stores files with VMFS partition we couldn't mount this partition in linux.

  Could you please recommend any solution to get the files the server ESXI 4.0?  Is there a way to allow us to start the EXSI with Linux server and can mount the partition VMFS use third-party drivers? OR what you would do. Advice would be nice.

  Welcome to the forums - using the vSphere client should work - block of what size did you use to create your VMFS data store? If you left it at the default of 1 MB, then the bigger file, you can copy that VMFS datastore is 256 GB - you'll need to create the data store with a block size of 2 MB which will allow you to create a file upto 4 MB or 512 GB keast and a size of 1024 GB.

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• Download the Virtual Machine by using VI Toolkit

  Hi all!

  I tried a lot of things, but I can't find a way to find in the record of the witch in "models and virtual computers" virtual machine...

  I try to get the hierarchy records all the...

  for example, in the photo I have Add...

  under 'Templates\Linux '...

  hope that I had clearly...

  Thank you!!!

  This script shows all virtual machines and the path to the 'blue' folder, in that they are

  $report = @()
  Get-VM | Get-View | %{
    $row = "" | select Name, Path
    $row.Name = $_.Name
  
    $current = Get-View $_.Parent
    $path = $_.Name
    do {
      $parent = $current
       if($parent.Name -ne "vm"){$path =  $parent.Name + "\" + $path}
       $current = Get-View $current.Parent
    } while ($current.Parent -ne $null)
    $row.Path = $path
    $report += $row
  }
  $report
  

  The script can easily be converted into a filter, this will allow you to find the path of the folder to one or more specific VM.

  The filter looks like this

  filter Get-FolderPath {
       $_ | Get-View | % {
            $row = "" | select Name, Path
            $row.Name = $_.Name
  
            $current = Get-View $_.Parent
            $path = $_.Name
            do {
                 $parent = $current
                 if($parent.Name -ne "vm"){$path = $parent.Name + "\" + $path}
                 $current = Get-View $current.Parent
            } while ($current.Parent -ne $null)
            $row.Path = $path
            $row
       }
  }
  

  With the filter you can now use it like this

  Get-VM PC* | Get-FolderPath
  

• Path to the file on the virtual machine

  Hi people

  I am aware of VMRUN and would use call programs on the virtual computer and move files between the host and the guest.  I don't know exactly what it does good, nor how these virtual machines are actually structured, so I would like someone to clarify for me if it is even possible to have a host path to a file on the client VM.

  For example, I use scripts from my Mac that do a lot of editing on the side of the virtual Windows machine - is there is a way, I can use to refer to and modify a file on the virtual machine without using VMRUN.

  Thank you very much!

  Mirroing is a little difficult, I don't think that anything that is either duplicated with shared folders.  What happens is the Windows to the Documents, music, path is set to a UNC path (vmware-host\), which is served by the VMware HGFS file system, a mechanism for sharing private with OS X.  In OS X, just the files live in any directory is shared.  But that's what you say, a place with several shared paths.

  For SMB sharing, sharing so once mounted on your Mac, OS X uses a SMB client to Yes go on the network to access files in your guest VM files standard Windows.  All traffic is host only, unless the virtual machine is filled and you use the Wifi connection, in which case the traffic can "bounce" the point of wireless as a jump.  There are ways to optimize the network path, so all traffic is strictly host only.

  I have not benchmarked HGFS v. SMB, but there is a "tax" anyway compared to the opening of the VM file on its file system local.  For your use case, it is probably useful to check the two options.

• Could not enumerate the virtual machines that are used as models

  Hey guys,.

  I have a simple script that collects information from a virtual computer. Unfortunately, I'm getting a lot of mistakes, he doesn't pull out information if the virtual machine is used as a model.

  $date = get-Date-format-M - d - yyyy

  Import-Csv C:\test\servers_mate.csv - UseCulture | %{

  Get-VM-name $_. Name |

  Select Name,

  @{N = 'Center'; E = {Get-Datacenter - VM $_______ |} {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = "Cluster"; E = {Get-Cluster - VM $_______ |} {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  Host, NumCpu, MemoryGB,

  ProvisionedSpaceGB, Powerstate,

  @{N = "Path"; E = {}

  $current = get-view $_. ExtensionData.Parent

  $path = $_. Name

  {}

  $parent = $current

  if($parent.) Name - only "vm") {$path = $parent. {Name + "\" + $path}

  $current is get-view $current. Parent

  } While ($current. Parent - no $null)

  [channel]: join ('-',($path.)) Split('\') [0.. ($path). Split('\'). (Count-2)]))

  }},

  FolderId,

  @{N = "Manufacturer"; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). Manufacturer reference}},

  @{N = ' model'; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). Model}},

  @{N = "ProcessorType"; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). ProcessorType}}

  } | Export-Csv "C:\test\servers-vcenter-servers-vmpath-$date.csv" - NoTypeInformation - UseCulture

  the output current is like that.

  Name

  Data Center

  Cluster

  Host

  NumCpu

  MemoryGB

  ProvisionedSpaceGB

  PowerState

  Folder path

  FolderId

  Manufacturer

  Model

  ProcessorType

  I just also want to collect the same information, even if the virtual machine is used as a model. Introduction 1 additional column is perhaps something like below. So we can clearly identify if it is a virtual machine or be used as a model? Thank you.

  Name

  Data Center

  Cluster

  Host

  NumCpu

  MemoryGB

  ProvisionedSpaceGB

  PowerState

  Folder path

  FolderId

  Manufacturer

  Model

  Type of processor

  Virtual MACHINE or template

  Erros I receive.

  Get - VM: get-VM VM with name 03/08/2015-12:40:44

  "xxxx" was not using the specified

  filter (s).

  Online: 2 char: 5

  + Get-VM-name $_. Name |

  +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (:)) [Get - VM], VimException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError, VMware.VimA

  utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

  Try something like this

  Import-Csv C:\test\servers_mate.csv - UseCulture | %{

  Notice-EEG - ViewType VirtualMachine-filter @{'Name' = $_.} Name} | %{

  $esx = get-view-Id $_. Runtime.Host

  $_ | Select Name,

  @{N = 'Template'; E={$_. Config.Template}},

  @{N = 'Center'; E = {Get-Datacenter - VM $_.} Name | {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = "Cluster"; E = {Get-Cluster - VM $_.} Name | {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = 'Host'; E = {$esx. Name}},

  @{N = "NumCpu"; E={$_. Config.Hardware.NumCpu}},

  @{N = "MemoryGB"; E = {[int]($_.)} Config.Hardware.MemoryMB/1KB)}}.

  @{N = "ProvisionedSpaceGB"; E = {($_.Summary.Storage.Committed+$_.Summary.Storage.Uncommitted)/1 GB)}},

  @{N = "Powerstate"; E={$_. Runtime.PowerState}},

  @{N = "Path"; E = {}

  $current = get-view-Id $_. Parent

  $path = $_. Name

  {}

  $parent = $current

  if($parent.) Name - only "vm") {$path = $parent. {Name + "\" + $path}

  $current is get-view $current. Parent

  } While ($current. Parent - no $null)

  [channel]: join ('-',($path.)) Split('\') [0.. ($path). Split('\'). (Count-2)]))

  }},

  @{N = "FolderId"; E={$_. Parent.ToString ()}}.

  @{N = "Manufacturer"; E = {$esx. Hardware.SystemInfo.Vendor}},

  @{N = ' model'; E = {$esx. Hardware.SystemInfo.Model}},

  @{N = "ProcessorType"; E = {$esx. Hardware.CpuPkg [0]. Description}}

  }

  }

  The error you see seems to indicate that there is an entry in the CSV file for a nonexistent VM.

• Automate the deployment of iso on the virtual machine and configuration following the

  I need to:

  1. create a virtual machine with a certain configuration

  2 specify an iso file to be connected to the power on.

  3. the need to have access to the console after plugging on.

  I know that #1 and #2 are possible using the CLI. I need to know if #3 is possible.

  
  

  I need to deploy a custom on the virtual computer operating system and must have access to the console to use options in the CLI of the target VM.

  
  

  
  

  TIA
  

  When you say that access to the console after poweron, do you mean open the console automatically? If this is the case, then you can use the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet. It will automatically open the console of the virtual machine in WebClient.

  If you want to automatically run commands inside the virtual machine then use Invoke-VMScript cmdlet.

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• Smart card reader does not correctly connect once the virtual machine is restored from sleep using the vmrum controls

  Smart card reader does not correctly connect once the virtual machine is restored from sleep using the vmrum controls

  Scenario is,

  1. smart card reader is connected to the VM with card inserted in

  2 initiate a prompt suspension of the VM toolbar

  3. now to resume the virtual machine by using vmrun command into the host machine

  WS t vmrun start xxx.vmx

  Now, the recovery of VM but the smart card reader that was previously connected does not work properly in VM that is to say, sometimes after CV chip card reader driver is uninstalling and a few other times, chip connected to the drive is not available on a virtual computer

  My requirement is after power, smart card reader can stay connected to the virtual computer with the already installed driver and the smart card.

  Kindly help with this problem.

  Host operating system: Victoire 2012 R2

  The VM OS: win 10 x 64

  Thank you!!

  Dear all,

  I had a work around for this problem. By adding "usb.autoConnect.device0 ="0xVID:0xPID"" this statement to the VMX file, solves this problem, that is, whenever the VM is wake-up by clicking on the link CV or using vmrun commands, it connects the unit in question automatically and it is charging correctly with his driver. Obtaining smart card detected after sleep\hibernate with no problems.

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• Internal error starting the Virtual Machine after Crash

  I'm in Yosemite and when running a virtual Windows 7 machine it suddenly stopped working. The beach ball slider off for half an hour and I was force quit Fusion 7. While trying to launch the virtual machine again, I get a message "Internal error" generic.

  Already tried: restart my Mac, repair permissions, uninstall/reinstall Fusion 7, even try to fix the main VMDK file (it is divided and returned without error).

  Any suggestions?

  Looks like you run your virtual machines from a disk formatted in NTFS by using the Paragon NTFS driver.  Have you tried to use disk utility to check the integrity of the NTFS partition?  Error messages suggest strongly that the NTFS file system may be corrupted or there may be a problem with the NTFS driver.  (I think that the NTFS driver is not available when you used the recovery environment to check disks).

  If this volume extracted also OK through the disk utility first aid option, you pourriez either requires an upgrade of your driver of Paragon NTFS since version 11 to version 12 (which their Web site claims is the first version with support of Yosemite), or you may need to set the drive on a Windows machine and have windows to control its own native on the volume file system in Paragon file system audit case missing something.

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• vmreconfig.pl add a CD/DVD device will fail if the virtual machine created with vmcreate.pl

  I am trying to add a cdrom to my VM I created with the vmcreate.pl.

  When I use the script vmreconfig.pl to create the cdrom I get the following error...

  Cannot use a value that is not defined as a reference to a matrix to/usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/vm /... AppUtil/VMUtil.pm line 898.

  OK so I have create a cdrom in vSphere and try again manually...

  Addition of the cd 'cd '...
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  OK, so I think that my VM I created with the vmcreate.pl missing the ide0: 0 or something...

  Any suggestions on how I can do this?

  I'm doing the following...

  1. create the virtual machine by using vmcreate.pl.

  2. Add the CDrom to the virtual machine using vmreconfig.pl.

  Thanks in advance.

  Just watched this.

  The vmreconfig.pl script does not handle the case of a device not defined in the VirtualIDEController object array.

  Look like the real device table is not defined until an IDE device is actually connected (or when a new IDE device is added).  I'm not 100% sure of what generates the actual peripheral table off the coast of the VirtualIDEController, but the case of a table of undefined device should be handled in the script to reconfigure.

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  In VMUtil.pm, you will find line number 929:

  My = $unitNumber $# {$controller-> device} + 1;

  This is to change:

  My = $unitNumber (set $controller-> device)? $# {$controller-> device} + 1:0;

  There may be other cases in the VMUtil.pm module that needs to be updated as well.  For this reason, it may be better to just write your own custom tool.  However, the simple correction above may let you go ahead with your project in the short term.

• To access the virtual machines of two different hosts

  Greetings,

  I have a question that I can't find the answer to. I am setting up a virtual machine environment small and need to better understand the architecture behind it.

  2 host servers

  1 iSCSI Equallogic San (target)

  I have installed 35i ESX and runnning on two physical hosts. .205 et.206

  I created a data store on my SAN to host my 'model' VM.

  De.205, I can see the data on the SAN network store and browse the virtual machine I (using VMConverter) moved there.

  De.206, I can see the data store on the SAN, but when I sail, I do not see the same information. I see no. VM.

  MY understanding is that using the SAN to store the virtual machine and that I would make the hosts of this data store to run the virtual machine. But the way in which it seems that I have the virtual machine configured on both hosts, always pointing the data store on the San but again using converter, copy de.205 vers.206.

  What don't understand me or that I don't understand.

  Your help is appreciated.

  Welcome to the VMware community forums.   If you have configured things Ok, you will be able to browse the data from these two hosts store and see the same content.  You can register the virtual computers on both hosts.  For an existing VM on the host from 1, you find the data on the host of the 2nd store, right-click on the VMX file and select Add to the inventory.  Have you thought to vcenter server?  It's going to do it is a lot easier.

• Windows on VM - says my copy of Windows 7 on the virtual machine is not authentic

  I have the Virtual Machine on a Mac and am running Windows 7 on the virtual machine.  I get a message that my copy of windows is not genuine, so, how do I get a product key.
  I get a message from Microsoft that this copy of Windows is not supported.  If I need to buy Windows overall, how can I download it to VM?

  You can purchase a license for the edition you installed and change the key and activate it on the Internet.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/buy/default.aspx

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/get-a-new-Windows-product-key

  Click Start, right click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click on the link "change product key".

  Enter the product key and click next to activate via the Internet.