How to get memory for a virtual machine?

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• How to extend vmdk for several virtual machines?

  Hello!

  I have a 300 + vm on vsphere5.1 and I need to extend the system drive on each of them. Have ideas of how do with powercli? Thank you.

  You can try something like that.

  It will increase the size of 20% vmdk. Note that the virtual computer must be turned off for this.

  Get-VM | Where {$_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOff"} |Get-HardDisk -Name "Hard disk 1" |Set-HardDisk -CapacityGB ([int]($_.CapacityGB * 0.2)) -Confirm:$false -HelperVM $vm
  

  You can find another example in need a script powercli to increase Harddisk1 of virtual machines in a 20 GB file, can anyone give a script.

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

  Looking at the inventory of the data store in the VI client, there are a "number of Virtual Machines:" according to the General information for the Summary tab... I'm looking for a script that retrieves this information for me...

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

  Get-Datastore. WHERE-object {$_ .name - like "wlp" ' "} #this gives me all the data which are not local warehouses

  Could someone give an overview on how to script to retrieve the number of virtual machines on data warehouses...

  Thank you, Lee

  Sorry, something went wrong with the copy - paste

  Get-Datastore | where {$_.Name -like "vmfs*"} | Sort-Object -Property Name | %{$_ | select @{N="DSname"; E={$_.Name}},
                                                                        @{N="VMcount";E={($_ | Get-VM | Measure-Object).count}}}
  

• Unalterable RCLI in U4, how do the backup for my virtual machine

  Hi, in the update of this week, my esxi U4 servers build 153875, but now have a problem, my script php to backup virtual machines do not work, orders rcli is unable to connect to the esxi Server

  Search error:

  root@backuplinux script# /usr/lib/vmware-viperl/apps/vm/vminfo.pl--serveur virtual7

  Enter the user name: root

  Enter the password:

  Error to connect to the server " " https://virtual7/sdk/webService': Maybe host isn't a Virtual Center or ESX Server.

  I use:

  VI Perl Toolkit version: 1.6

  'Vminfo.pl' script version: 1.0

  You can take a look at ghettoVCB that use the console SSH not supported for download and execution of the backup script. You can also take a look at Veeam Backup If you are looking for a basic GUI solution, among others.

  =========================================================================

  William Lam

  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  http://Twitter.com/lamw

• VMware View | PowerCLI | How to get the number of virtual machine in a specific pool-ID

  Hello

  Generally, to get the number of VMS in a pool, I run this command:

  Get-pool | Select Pool_id, @{Name = "NumVM"; Expression = {($_ |)} (Get - DesktopVM). County}} | out-gridview

  But how can I list all the pools and then select the pool I want a county of?

  Maybe something like:

  Select 1 for accounts

  Select 2 for Marketing

  and then County VM just for this pool and immediate where at the output (Out-gridview or Export-CSV)

  Thanks, Julien

  Hi LucD

  I don't understand the line:

  1.. $pools. County | %{
  Write-Host "$_" $Pools [$_ - 1]. Name

  Why do we need the 1...

  Also is the same as get-get-resourcepool pool?

  Thanks, Julien

• How can I pay for the reservation of memory on all virtual machines to "0"?

  I am trying to write a script that will pay for the reservation of memory on all virtual machines that are invited in a cluster to '0 '.  We have book too much memory, and this setting should allow VMWare facilities manage reserves memory for me.  I have hundreds of virtual machines to update, so I can't do it by hand.  I hope that it is possible via the CLI.

  Can someone help me with this please?

  Matt example work certainly, and I'm sure that he was going to follow up with something similar to this after having confirmed if it worked or not because it is much more serious on the optimization of code for speed, but I'll (try to) save the effort. To test its extract on a cluster of 45 VMS, it took more than four minutes to complete.  The excerpt below took about 25 seconds.  The difference is of course to use the cmdlet "Get-View" and that it can run asynchronously so (it begins a vCenter task and immediately passes the following).  Of course, this will also put more of a strain to your vCenter server, so keep that in mind.

  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
  $spec.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
  $spec.memoryAllocation.Reservation = 0
  Get-Cluster "YOUR_CLUSTER" | Get-VM | Get-View -Property Config.MemoryAllocation | %{$_.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)}
  

• How to get the moref vCenter for a virtual machine

  I use with the vCloud orchestrator plugin.  I would like to understand how I can access the moref for a virtual machine identifier (as see vcenter) that is contained in a vCloud VAPP.

  Thank you

  Here is something I wrote to do. It uses the query service.

  Note that to be able to do, you need your plugin vCD to be connected to the org of system and use the administrator credentials.

  var vcdHost = vm.getHost();
  var vApp = vm.parent;
  
  var vms = new Array();
  var queryService = vcdHost.getQueryService();
  
  expression = new VclExpression(VclQueryAdminVMField.CONTAINER, vApp.getReference().href, VclExpressionType.EQUALS);
  filter = new VclFilter(expression);
  params = new VclQueryParams();
  params.setFilter(filter);
  
  var resultSet = queryService.queryRecords(VclQueryRecordType.ADMINVM, params);
  while (resultSet != null) {
      var records = resultSet.getRecords(new VclQueryResultAdminVMRecord());
      System.log(records.length + " VM records found");
      for each (var record in records) {
          if (record.name == vm.name) {
              return record.moref;
              }
  
      }
      resultSet = resultSet.getNextPage();
  }
  return null;
  

  Christophe.

• How to find the age of a child and snapshot number snapshot for a virtual machine.

  Hi all

  How to find the age of a snapshot for a virtual machine child count and snapshot.

  This code snippet should help... Assuming that you have the following entries:

  VM (VC:VirtualMachine)

  snapshot (VC:VirtualMachineSnapshot)

  System.log("====== Snapshot details for VM: "+snapshot.config.name+" ======");
  var snapshotTrees = vm.snapshot.rootSnapshotList;
  System.log("Snapshot Tree Count: "+snapshotTrees.length);
  for each (snapshotTree in snapshotTrees){
      showSnapshotInfo(snapshotTree, snapshot);
  }
  
  function showSnapshotInfo(snapshotTree, selectedSnapshot){
      if(selectedSnapshot == snapshotTree.snapshot){
          System.log("====================");
          System.log("Name: "+snapshotTree.name);
          System.log("Id: "+snapshotTree.id);
          System.log("Description: "+snapshotTree.description);
          System.log("createTime: "+snapshotTree.createTime);
          System.log("quiesced: "+snapshotTree.quiesced);
          System.log("replaySupported: "+snapshotTree.replaySupported);
          System.log("backupManifest: "+snapshotTree.backupManifest);
          System.log("snapshot id: "+snapshotTree.snapshot.id);
          System.log("state: "+snapshotTree.state.value);
          var childSnapshotList = snapshotTree.childSnapshotList;
          if(childSnapshotList != null){
              System.log("childSnapshotList length: "+snapshotTree.childSnapshotList.length);
          }
          System.log("");
      }
      if(snapshotTree.childSnapshotList != null){
          System.log("Children found: "+snapshotTree.childSnapshotList.length);
          for each (childSnapshotTree in snapshotTree.childSnapshotList){
              showSnapshotInfo(childSnapshotTree, selectedSnapshot);
          }
      }
  }
  

  During the passage of one of my virtual machines, here is an example of output I get:

  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.493] [I] Snapshot Tree Count: 1
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.493] [I] ====================
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.494] [I] Name: before upgrade to 5.0.1
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.494] [I] Id: 31
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.494] [I] Description:
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.495] [I] createTime: Mon Mar 19 2012 13:48:57 GMT-0400 (EDT)
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.495] [I] quiesced: false
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.495] [I] replaySupported: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.495] [I] backupManifest: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.496] [I] snapshot id: snapshot-83
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.496] [I] state: poweredOff
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.496] [I] childSnapshotList length: 1
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.496] [I]
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.497] [I] ====================
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.497] [I] Name: Before 5.1 upgrade
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.497] [I] Id: 36
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.497] [I] Description:
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.498] [I] createTime: Fri Sep 21 2012 21:59:58 GMT-0400 (EDT)
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.498] [I] quiesced: false
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.498] [I] replaySupported: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.498] [I] backupManifest: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.499] [I] snapshot id: snapshot-84
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.499] [I] state: poweredOff
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.499] [I] childSnapshotList length: 1
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.499] [I]
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.500] [I] ====================
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.500] [I] Name: Before Named Instance
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.500] [I] Id: 37
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.501] [I] Description:
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.501] [I] createTime: Mon Nov 11 2013 13:40:46 GMT-0500 (EST)
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.501] [I] quiesced: false
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.501] [I] replaySupported: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.502] [I] backupManifest: null
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.502] [I] snapshot id: snapshot-236
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.502] [I] state: poweredOff
  [2014-06-12 15:19:21.502] [I]
  

• How to configure the CD driver on the host for a virtual machine?

  After you create a virture machine and put the CD of driver on host, when powered on the vertual machine, may not start the drive form the CD only from NIC.

  How to configure the CD driver on the host for a virtual machine?

  Right-click on the virtual computer and go to edit settings. Click the Options tab and under the tip list, there should be Boot Options. Enter an amount of milliseconds to wait before your boot, so you can activate the CD-ROM. You can also activate the CD even if it boots to the NETWORK card option, and then reset the virtual machine. Get the focus of this virtual machine on the console session, and then press ctrl-alt-insert. Your CD-ROM will stay connected if you do not want to delay the startup process.

• How to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi shell

  Anyone who can tell me how to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi Shell. I tried this command-h ls but does not work.

  Have you checked "ls-lh', it will provide information as the attached screenshot." "

• How to change network name for all virtual machines within the same cluster

  We have recently changed name vswitch to take into account that something significant, in the past vCenter could change the labels of networh for all virtual machines... seems this time help labels are not changed (maybe its got something to do with the update vcenter for 2.5.U3)...

  in any case, someone at - it a powershell script that could find all the virtual machines that are referring to the old label network and then changing again the name... ?

  Enjoy the respponses...

  Thanks in advance

  A few things on this blog could help.

  If you know the names you want to use, you could also just use something like:

  Get-Cluster X | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where { $_.NetworkName -eq "OldNetwork" } | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName "NewNetwork" -confirm:$false
  Get-Cluster X | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where { $_.NetworkName -eq "NewNetwork" } | Set-NetworkAdapter -Connected:$true -confirm:$false
  

• How can I change the looks of Access Infrastructure Web location for the virtual machine files?

  How can I change the looks of Access Infrastructure Web location for the virtual machine files?

  My default is set to MACHINES C:\VIRTUAL.  But I want to change it to turn to an external drive connected with an eSata cable. Can I do this?

  Hello

  Add just like a new data store.

  Login to your web access, select your host (not the virtual machines) in the left menu.

  You should see a link on the right side with "Add data store", give it a name of store and add the directory.

  Now, you can add a virtual machine to this place.

  Good luck!

  --

  Wil

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• Can join a Cluster of storage disk out of Maintenance DTS Mode to set up the profiles for a virtual machine storage policies?...

  Can join a Cluster of storage disk out of Maintenance DTS Mode to set up the profiles for a virtual machine storage policies?...

  
  IE can you define the rules of affinity DTS depending on how the rules of storage of profiles are configured for a virtual machine?

  In my mind it seems there is disconnect from the DTS and storage profiles.

  Thank you.

  = NOTE =.

  My lab at home, 2 organizes running ESXi 5.0

  Dv01 has

  Of startup vmfs 7200 RPM 160 G = dv01-BOOT

  Vmfs 1 TB 7200 RPM = VM02-VMFS

  VM02 has

  Of startup vmfs 7200 RPM 160 G = VM02-BOOT

  Vmfs 1 TB 7200 RPM = VM02-VMFS

  Vmfs 5900 RPM 2 TB = VM02-TV01

  I have (3) facility profiles of storage using 'User-defined storage Capablity' as shown below:

  (160 @ 7200 RPM SATA) boot > Boot

  Fast (160 7200 RPM SATA and 1 TB @ 7200 RPM SATA) > fast

  Slow (2 TB @ 5900 RPM SATA) > slow

  Then, I set up a storage Cluster with my local disks on dv01 (only to date)

  LocalVM disc dv01-BOOT and dv01-VMFS disk of the 'cluster of storage.

  I have a computer virtual called DC01 (HardDisk1) want to live on 'Boot' profile storage drive
  His "Non-compliant" poster according to the storage profile, it should run on drive 'boot' on dv01

  To get to this point, I put the StorageCluster in Mode of Maintenace 'DTS' and forced a sVmotion of all virtual machines off dv01-BOOT

  No disks are IO or claim of space.

  But once I take the 'DTS Maintenacne mode' STARTUP dv01 floppy is now get the DTS to return him to satisfy the storage profile (rule) I install... IE do the 'storage profile' VM complient (without doing a few externall API, the PS script or the 3rd party software calls)... ??

  Seems weird it is (or may be) such disconnection of a memory of the profiles and the StorageClusters and the DTS?

  Thank you...

  At this point, I think that storage DRS and storage profiles are two technologies to separate and work independently, but what you suggest is a great idea-

• VCenter shows a network for a virtual machine that is not associated with any host

  I have a win2k3 VM who at one point had a network assigned to him called "MONITORING".  This network is configured is no longer in the ESXi (5.5) environment.  The virtual machine is connected to a network called "PRD-SURVEILLANCE" which is correct.  It's not really cause a problem, but I can't find a way to get rid of the object of MONITORING network.

  In VCenter MONITORING networks has a VM of 1 meter, the number of hosts of 0.  I also see it in the VM - dialog box, change the settings, but there is no option to remove it.  Profile Image to the virtual machine is version 10 so I can't use the old Client of VI to try to remove it.  I have checked each host and do not see this listed network object.

  I tried to restart the VM, it migration between hosts, changing its network of SURVEILLANCE of PRD to another network and vice versa and close - remove NIC and add a new card network.  MONITORING legacy network still appears in the config.

  For the virtual machine's .vmx file shows that the correct network: ethernet0.networkName = 'RDP-ANALYSIS '.

  Any suggestions on how I can remove the artifact of MONITORING network?

  The virtual machine has a preview that was created at the time where the MONITORING network was still affected?

  André

• Modify the script for multiple virtual machines

  I'm working on the powercli user to change the CPU and the memory of several virtual machines.

  I found the perfect scenario created: http://ict-freak.nl/2010/05/07/powercli-script-to-schedule-memory-and-or-vcpu-updowngrade/comment-page-1/#comment-20336

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  Can someone tell me to change so do several virtual machines.  A text file would be ideal, but I'm ready for anything as this point, nothing I try does not work.

  Thank you.

  You could do

  foreach ($vm in Get-VM-name (Get-Content:\Powercli_scripts\servers.txt))

  I don't know why it's poweroffs randomly.

  You can add the - WhatIf parameter on this line, like that it will only say what he does, without actually running the cmdlet.