How to deploy multiple ESX servers simultaneously?

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  We connect our ESX servers to an Equallogic SAN iSCSI using VMWare iSCSI card.   I have a data store that has ISO files to store.   So far, I can connect only this data to an ESX Server store on time.  I have to disconnect an and connect manually to the other.  We currently have a facility relatively bare bones (don't have vCenter again, grouping, etc.).

  Is there anyway to connect the same data store to multiple ESX servers?  I tried to adjust the volume of Equallogic SAN for read only (since I just need to read ISO files), but I can't connect to ESX servers when I do this.

  Remember that the volume is enabled for clustering.

  From v4.x Equallogic firmware, there is an option advanced on each volume.

  André

• LM load balancing - how to use have LM use multiple ESX servers

  I have LM (3.0.1.378) connected to two ESX servers, one with 32 GB of RAM and one with 8 GB of RAM. The deployment of configurations, all virtual machines are attached to the ESX 32 GB server. They all use a shared storage... How to Manager of laboratory to use the 8 GB ESX server also?

  You deploy machines that have the saved state?  If your ESX hosts are heterogeneous processors State registered will always cause Lab Manager to deploy on the same host.  You can check the type of processor on the field 'ID processor' on screen 'host properties.

• How to get multiple ESX share of resources on multiple servers

  I lead a team of 10 technical consultants. I recently bought 3 servers with the intent to install ESX on them and let my team to use VM images on them to do their learning and testing.

  My question is:

  Is it possible that we are pooling the resources of all 3 machines as a single ESX and then assign the resource to individual machines downloaded by consultants? My intention is to maximizse the use of resources by creating a pool of resources, rather than going for 3 individual dicult with their pools ESX servers.

  Any guidance on this very appreciated.

  Of course, last edition 4.1, I guess: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esx-4-1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm

  You will find the tasks of installation and configuration described here as well as a description on how it works.

  AWo

  VCP 3 & 4

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• How to specify multiple DNS servers with Dr.-ip-customizer

  Hey guys,.

  The CSV file I get out of the Dr.-ip-customizer tool seems to imply that I can specify multiple DNS servers (it has a column called "DNS Server (s)'").  My problem is that I do not know how...  I tried to put in two server IPs with a space between them, I also tried a comma followed by a semicolon.  The semicolon and space gets the error thrown upward when I try to import that says 'Invalid DNS server field' and the comma causes her think that there are too many columns (since it is after all a CSV file).

  so, any ideas? What I have to put on separate lines or something

  According to the Administrator's guide (P. 56, it is not very clear), it seems that you want to place the second DNS server on a new line with the VM ID and the number of the adapter.  '0' If you want to be global value or the number of actual card to override the global settings.

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• Deploy multiple virtual machines simultaneously

  Hello

  I'm trying to deploy multiple virtual machines at the same time using powercli.  I think I have has the switch - RunAsynch, howerver, this doesn't seem to work, instead of that virtual machines are deployed one at a time.  Here is my code:

  SE connect-VIServer-Server vc1. MYDOMAIN.local - user MYDOMAIN\MYACCOUNT-password MYPASSWORD

  New-vm - vmhost prodh1. MYDOMAIN.local - name of TEST - SVR01 - model W2K8R2SP1 - IOMEGA data store - OSCustomizationspec-W2K8R2SP1-_Tobedeleted location | Start-VM - RunAsync

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  New-vm - vmhost prodh1. MYDOMAIN.local - name of TEST - SVR03 - W2K8R2SP1 - IOMEGA data store model - OSCustomizationspec-W2K8R2SP1-_Tobedeleted location | Start-VM - RunAsync

  New-vm - vmhost prodh1. MYDOMAIN.local - name of TEST - SVR04 - W2K8R2SP1 - IOMEGA data store model - OSCustomizationspec-W2K8R2SP1-_Tobedeleted location | Start-VM - RunAsync

  Start-Sleep - seconds 300

  Get - vm "TEST-SVR01 | Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface Guestuser - administrator - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" |? {$_.name - eq "Connect to network Local 3"} | Game-vmguestnetworkinterface administrator - Guestuser - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" - IPPolicy - 192.168.1.25 static IP - Netmask 255.255.255.0 - Gateway 192.168.1.1 DNS - 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3 - RunAsync

  Get - vm "TEST-SVR02 | Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface Guestuser - administrator - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" |? {$_.name - eq "Connect to network Local 3"} | Game-vmguestnetworkinterface administrator - Guestuser - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" - IPPolicy - 192.168.1.25 static IP - Netmask 255.255.255.0 - Gateway 192.168.1.1 DNS - 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3 - RunAsync

  Get - vm "TEST-SVR03 | Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface Guestuser - administrator - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" |? {$_.name - eq "Connect to network Local 3"} | Game-vmguestnetworkinterface administrator - Guestuser - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" - IPPolicy - 192.168.1.25 static IP - Netmask 255.255.255.0 - Gateway 192.168.1.1 DNS - 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3 - RunAsync

  Get - vm "TEST-SVR04 | Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface Guestuser - administrator - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" |? {$_.name - eq "Connect to network Local 3"} | Game-vmguestnetworkinterface administrator - Guestuser - GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" - IPPolicy - 192.168.1.25 static IP - Netmask 255.255.255.0 - Gateway 192.168.1.1 DNS - 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3 - RunAsync

  Get-NetworkAdapter "TEST-SVR01 | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName VM1-confirm: $false

  Get-NetworkAdapter "TEST-SVR02 | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName VM1-confirm: $false

  Get-NetworkAdapter "TEST-SVR03 | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName VM1-confirm: $false

  Get-NetworkAdapter "TEST-SVR04 | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName VM1-confirm: $false

  If anyone can help?

  Thank you

  Duncan.

  Yes, you are right.

  By specifying the param -VM (Get - VM $modelVM) , you create the new virtual machine from an existing one.

  Just change the cmdlet New - VM settings according to your needs and let the VM - far.

  It creates your virtual machines based on a template and specification of customization.

  $esxName = "prodh1.MYDOMAIN.local"
  $template = "W2K8R2SP1"
  $datastore = "IOMEGA"
  $newVmList = "TEST-SRV01", "TEST-SRV02", "TEST-SRV03", "TEST-SRV04"
  $custSpec = "W2K8R2SP1"
  $location = "_Tobedeleted"
  $taskTab = @{}
  
  # Create all the VMs specified in $newVmList
  foreach($Name in $newVmList) {
       $taskTab[(New-VM -Name $Name -VMHost (Get-VMHost -Name $esxName) -Template $template -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $custSpec -Location $location -RunAsync).Id] = $Name
  }
  

  Of course, you can write it as before. You will need to only change the $newVmList variable in the original script.

  foreach($Name in $newVmList) {
       $taskTab[(New-VM -Name $Name -VMHost "prodh1.MYDOMAIN.local" -Template" W2K8R2SP1" -Datastore" IOMEGA" -OSCustomizationSpec "W2K8R2SP1" -Location "_Tobedeleted" -RunAsync).Id] = $Name
  }
  

  You will also need to insert the remaining part with the while loop and the customizations in your network!

  http://www.lucd.info/2010/02/21/about-async-tasks-the-get-task-cmdlet-and-a-hash-table/

  Concerning

  Emanuel

• How to add permissions for a specific to multiple ESX Servers AD account

  Hello

  I would add host authorization for a specific to about 100 guests ESXi AD account.

  I could add the authorization for a single host.

  SE connect-VIServer ESXihostname

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  Now I need to run this in a loop of 100 servers

  Help, please.

  You can try with the SDK method?

  $esxName = "MyEsx".

  $adName = "domain\user".

  $roleName = "Admin".

  $esx = get-VMHost-name $esxName

  $authmgr = get - see $esx. ExtensionData.Client.ServiceContent.AuthorizationManager

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  $perm. Main = $adName

  $perm.group = $false

  $perm.propagate = $true

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• Can someone direct me to resources on how you get TWO esx servers to the same storage array?

  Hi all

  I use:

  2 x Compaq DL380 G2 with 5i

  cards controller 5300 AND attached to the base storage Bay

  STORAGEWORKS ENCLOSURE 4354R RM DOUBLE PORTS U3 (not yet pregnant

  compatibility list).

  The first server appears to see the good in the console of the virtual server storage Center.  The second server will see s for only its own storage room tho.  How do both to see and use the same storage.  The concept is new to me, but trying to learn.  Is there something I need to see the same storage in the virtual Center for TWO machines esx Server?  All IM just not in the right place?  Thank you.

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/78873 was a previous thread on this can enlighten us. Looks like the 4354R has the bus is divided into 2 x 7 disks and each connector in the back can 'see' 1 of the two buses. The quickspecs (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10624_div/10624_div.html) refer to "... allows access to two areas of storage separated from two different servers. So the first "thing" would be to get two buses attached together inside the unit so that the two connectors on the back see all readers, you must get the endpoint SCSI disabled on the device (you want termination on each 'end' of the cable that is two SCSI adapters in the servers).

  While you might be able to get the 4354R shared between the two ESX hosts, you can also get all the benefits of the shared disk + the possibility of vMotion, etc. by implementing the 4354R known as iSCSI or NFS storage. It also swings you back to something that is 'supported '. To do this, you have two approaches

  1. Fix 4354R on one of the ESX boxes, create a virtual machine that has access to the entire disk on the 4354R and run something like OpenFiler in the virtual machine to 'share' the disk via NFS or iSCSI

  2. Set up a 3rd server if you have one available and run the version of "bare metal" OpenFiler, or install Linux or OpenSolaris distribution and configure NFS and/or iSCSI target.

• How to deploy multiple domain internal IM

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  I have a requirement to deploy several area internal to the server Cisco IM and presence. Let's say that there are 3 user group who are ready to connect to Cisco Jabber using 3 different internal domain. For example: [email protected] / * /, [email protected] / * /, [email protected] / * /.

  How to achieve this condition? How many server CUCM or IM & presence needed?

  Thank you.

  If you are running 10.5 +, single cluster, if you are running 9.x or below, 3 groups.

  Simply configure the flexible JID on your IM & P and if there are several areas, that will transform your IM & P in a multi-domain server.

  http://docwiki.Cisco.com/wiki/cups/IM%26P_FAQ#How_to_configure_flexible_JID_and_multi-domain_on_IM.26p.3f.3f

  I also suggest that search you for the above terms cisco.com preview more about it.

• Using PowerCLI with Flexclone rapidclone re - deploy multiple servers daily

  Hello

  We currently use vSphere4.1 with SAN NetApp Flexclone Rapidclone installed We have deployed multiple servers with success of a model of Flexclone using rapidclone.

  The servers in question are Windows 2008 RDS servers, which we would like to destroy and recreate on a daily basis.

  We want to make use of the feature to "Redeploy" Flexclone, which will equip the servers and redploy image, but we want to do this on a planning automated nightly.

  There are not many examples on the web on how to do it and with which application.

  I suppose the obvious choice to be PowerCLI, but don't have any idea how to write the script.

  Can anyone provide information on how to go about starting this script, or if there is a record of the tool that will convert mouse movements in vSphere PowerCLI commands. I tried to use Onyx 2.0 but for some reason it produces no output when cloning using "NetApp - implemented service & cloning" in the context menu in vShpere.

  Any help would be much appreciated.

  Kind regards

  New year's Eve.

  I think that this rapidclone does not use methods public vSphere API.

  This probably explains why you don't see nothing in Onyx.

  This rapidclone comes with API and/or the cmdlets?

• Need to know how to describe something to confirm the physical ESX servers have 2 good trails in the SAN

  Hello

  I wanted to know "how to do something to confirm the physical ESX servers have 2 good trails in the SAN script" via power Cli script.

  Kindly help me for the script

  Thank you

  KR

  Try the following lines

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• How to get data from perf of ESX servers when VC is unreachable?

  Hello

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  Kind regards

  Deepak

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• How anyone SAN disk of multiple ESX hosts?

  Dear all,

  We presented several SAN drives to a few servers ESX 4.0 memory of EVA.

  As one of the SAN is not necessary now, we want anyone there.

  It is also confirmed he does not need to keep all the data in this SAN disk, would you please indicate the steps to this end, but no need to shutdown ESX servers?

  In fact, I tried to study the following document, but it is too difficult for me. Help, please.

  Unpresenting a LUN that contains a store of ESX 4.x and ESXi4.i data

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1015084

  Kind regards

  Tommy

  what you need to do is really, make sure the logic unit number is empty, remove the LUN of your stocks of VI.  From there, ask enterprise to after LUN storage team.  When they have been the team of storage upnpresented, rescan your storage adapters, and logical unit number should not be more visible to your VI.

• Work with multiple vCenter servers in PowerCLI

  VI the value of multiple server mode:

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  Connect to two servers vCenter:

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  Find the cluster and do not specify a VC:

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  Cluster data center is displayed correctly:

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• connect multiple ESX in my script.

  Dear all,

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  I tried it in my script.

  $esx = (get-Content "C:\Desktop\vmlist.txt") to connect-VIServer $esx

  How to connect with the credentials. Please guide me to solve this thread.

  Then you should be able to do

  $esx = get-Content "C:\Desktop\vmlist.txt".

  Connect-VIServer $esx - the username-password YourPassword YourUser

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  $esx = get-Content "C:\Desktop\vmlist.txt".

  SE connect-VIServer $esx - Credential $cred

  There are several ways to get the credentials in the $cred variable.

  Alan discusses the VICredentialStore in his Back to Basics: connecting to vCenter or a vSphere Host post.