How do I 'batch' closing of a large number of virtual machines on a single order?

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  So I found these two functions of http://ict-freak.nl/2009/10/05/powercli-enabledisable-the-vm-hot-add-features/comment-page-1/#comment-14664

  He

  seems to be only for a unique virtual machine, but I need to set up

  their making hundreds of multiple servers.  Is it possible to implement

  foreach ($vm to $devVMs)

  $devVMs = c:\listofvms.txt

  in

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  VMs, vms 32 bit Windows 2003 as another list etc. instead of making a virtual machine

  at the same time.

  The two functions are for features to add memory to warm and the VM OS per CPU.

  Function Enable-MemHotAdd ($vm) {$vmview = Get - vm $vm |} Get-view$ vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec$ extra = New-Object VMware.Vim.optionvalue$ extra. Key = "MEM.hotadd" $extra. Value = "true" $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig += $extra$ vmview. ReconfigVM ($vmConfigSpec)}

  Function Enable-vCpuHotAdd ($vm) {$vmview = Get - vm $vm |} Get-view$ vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec$ extra = New-Object VMware.Vim.optionvalue$ extra. Key = "vCPU.hotadd" $extra. Value = "true" $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig += $extra$ vmview. ReconfigVM ($vmConfigSpec)

  }

  Any help is greatly appreciated.

  You can save this script in a .ps1 file.

  After have connected you to the vCenter (Connect-VIServer), you run the script from the prompt PowerCLI.

  .\myscript.ps1
  

  It will read all the guestnames that you stored in the .txt file and for each of these calls to the function.

  If you need to address another group of guests you modify the contents of the .txt file and run the script again.

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• Migration of a large number of virtual machines between servers

  I have a single ESX server and VirtualCenter (vSphere 4).

  I need to migrate all my virtual machines (30) to a new server, I'm.  They are all turned off (I use them as test beds a small number at a time).

  For the transition, I added two servers in my data center vCenter. I can migrate each VM individually, but it will be extremely painful and long.

  If anyone can recommend a way for me to start moving all virtual machines and let it run for a few days or longer, however it takes, perhaps through orders in the Service Console or?

  Thank you!

  As long as the virtual machine have several virtual disks on different banks of data/files, you should be able to copy files by using for example Veeam FastSCP.

  If you have disks to different stores of data/files, you will need to reconfigure the virtual computer on the target (changing settings or edit the VMX file) because of UUID data warehouses.

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• How to count the number of virtual machines that are turned on.

  Try to learn this PowerShell stuff... oh what fun.

  Given that maintenance mode does not work unless you manually VMotion servers or stop them, I am trying to program a loop to make sure that all VM on the host is disabled.

  How can I get the value of "#PoweredOn" in this statement so that I can compare it? I want to leave the loop when the number of virtual machines under voltage = 0.

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  {}

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  Write-Host $PoweredOn

  $num_powered_on = get-VMHost HOST1. Select-Object Name, @{Name = "#PoweredOn"; Expression = {($_ |)} Get - VM | Where-Object {$_.} PowerState - eq "Receptor"} | Measure-Object). {{Count}}

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  Try something like this:

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• How to enable 3D Graphics and HD audio on a virtual machine?

  How to enable 3D Graphics and HD audio on a virtual machine?

  The 3D support is supposed to allow the possibility for the graphical interface of Windows Aero, in order to test with a Windows 7 if possible.

• How to use an iso of media store in a virtual machine?

  I know this is a stupid question, but I can't understand how to use an iso of media store in a virtual machine in a laboratory Manager configuration. I copied on an ISO in my store of media NFS and its all synced to the top and available to use. But what I want to know is, is there a way we can map the iso in a virtual machine in the config of lab manager and make it look like cd?

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  just a couple first checks:

  1. the ISO standard appear in the media section of the organization who needs to use it.

  2. the NFS store is accessible by all esx hosts used in this organization

  3. go to the page of the console for the virtual machine that needs to use it.

  4 right-click the VM name to get the full menu

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  All this is in the user manual.

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• HELP - how to get the number of virtual machines on a data store?

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  I started the script but I'm stuck... I am very new on this...

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  Thank you, Lee

  Sorry, something went wrong with the copy - paste

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  Had to think about where to post this question; vCD forums or here. I chose here because it's the API specific vCO for vCD and not versions of Java/.NET working team of vCD.

  I'm going to build a workflow to allow my team to change the size of a disk. This disk is part of a virtual machine that vCloud Director 'property '. I heard several times to not only change the size of the disk in vCenter as then vCD runs a risk of being confused. I have reviewed the vCO API for the vCD and found that the VclVM object contains the set of disks (VclVM.disks) as a property. This returns an array of VclVirtualDisk. There is a method VclVM.updateDisks (VclVirtualDisk []), which seems to do exactly what I want. Update disk sizes (could be used to add new facilities). I have a bit of a problem to find how to call it from my point of departure.

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  'HardDiskSize' the call throws an error. It is a property read-only and is not a method. The API documentation don't do a good job to define all the methods where I can build a new VclVirtualDisk object. or clone an existing one.

  My thought was to update the existing structures of the disc and then pass them to the updateDisks (...) method. Yes, change an internal structure of an object from the outside is not something I should be doing.

  Any suggestions on how to "clone" this VclVirtualDisk object to change?

  If someone of the vCD of the vCO API team is looking, even updateDisks (...) method will do what I want? Or I have to watch fall down to Java to achieve?

  
  Thank you!

  If I remember correctly the ability to change the size of an existing drive is not available in API vCD 1.01.

  Christophe.

• How can I make a copy/clone of an existing virtual machine?

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  I have VM workstation 6 running on a PC and I know I can do it by cloning the virtual machine, I just want to make something similar.

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  With Virtual Machine to stop target, not suspended...

  CTRL-click on the entry of the Virtual Machine in the Virtual Library Target Machine and select Show in Finder and closing of the merger.

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• How im can extract the value of the persistence of virtual machine disk?

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• How to find the name of a VC that the virtual machine is on?

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