Impossible to clone virtual machines to VSAN datastore

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• Problem with script to clone virtual machines

  Hello

  I created a script to clone virtual machines on a regular basis around a method posted by LucD and Simon Long here or on their blogs.

  Here is the part that does the actual work:

  $VM = get - VM $Machine.MasterVM
  # Send Email of departure
  .\startmail.ps1
  # Create new snapshot clone
  $CloneSnap = $VM | New-Snapshot - name "Instant Test" - Quiesce
  # Get the managed object display
  $VmView = $VM | Get-View
  # Get the managed folder object reference
  $CloneFolder = $VmView.parent
  # Construction specification clone
  $CloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec
  $CloneSpec.Snapshot = $VmView.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
  # Make the linked disc specification
  $CloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
  $CloneSpec.Location.Datastore = (get-Datastore-name $Machine.BackupDS). Extensiondata.MoRef
  $CloneSpec.Location.Host = (get-vmhost-name $Machine.BackupHost). Extensiondata.MoRef
  $CloneSpec.Location.Transform = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation]: sparse
  $CloneName = "$vm - BU - $date"
  # Create clone
  $vmView.CloneVM ($cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec)
  # Write newly created VM to stdout as confirmation
  Get - VM $CloneName
  # Remove snapshot created for clone
  $Snap = get-Snapshot - VM (VM-Get-name $Machine.MasterVM)-name $CloneSnap | Remove-Snapshot - confirm: $False
  #Send full email
  .\endmail.ps1

  I want to use in an environment composed of 3 servers ESXi 4.0 with a local data store each. This works well in my test environment, but not in that productive.

  Here, I get this error:

  Exception, calling 'CloneVM' with '3' or the arguments: "it was not correct to specified parameters.
  Spec.Location.pool ".
  C:\script\vm-backup\backup.ps1:98 char: 18
  + $vmView.CloneVM < < < < ($cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec)
  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [], MethodInvocationException)
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: DotNetMethodException

  In a comment on his blog, made Simon refers to an error in the data store, but it seems very well here.

  By comparing the values of the characteristics to those of my testbed everything looks good, too.

  Does anyone of you can tell me where to look for the problem?

  Thanks in advance

  Christian

  That's correct, 1 by Server default resource pool.

  You can do

  Get-ResourcePool-name resources-site (Get - VMHost - name MyEsx)

  to get the default pool for a specific ESX Server

  CAB, you add a line in your original script

  $CloneSpec.Location.Pool = (get-ResourcePool-name resources-site (Get - VMHost - name MyEsx)). Extensiondata.MoRef

  This should be the correct MoRef

  The message seems to indicate that the target VM already partially exist.

  Remove it before you run your script once again.

• How do the automatic deletion script clone virtual machines

  Hello

  We use the VM data recovery to clone virtual machines. We would like to clone some VMs on weekly basis but we need a script (or automatically) to remove the existing cloned VM automatically. VDR not clones a virtual computer when there is already a clone of this virtual machine.

  The easiest way is to use the Windows Task Scheduler.

  See runs a scheduled job PowerCLI Alan post.

• vCenter Orchestrator - Clone virtual machine with a name like VM_Date

  Hello

  I have try the Workflow "Clone virtual machine, no customization. It works very well but I would like to change settings (cloned virtual machine name), but I don't know how I could do this.

  I would put the cloned vm name: vm_date like this CHDCVSCT0001_31_08_2011.

  Is someone can help me?

  Thanks in advance

  Good day

  Best regards

  Christophe Simond

  No prob. Scripting Self is always the best way to learn

• Clone virtual machine configuration

  Hello

  I have a requirement to clone a single copy of the configuration of the VM in a datacenter to another data center.

  We essentially use HUR to do a replication of the storage of a domain controller to another. Once replication is complete and has been shared, we climb the target LUN with Signature data warehouses are ' option and the same data store name. With that, most disk mappings is lost in particular on the virtual machines with large number of disks and we eventually remove these drives and do a manual mapping with the same SCSI controller than source VM.

  My requirement is I want to automate this process and for which I need to capture details first source below and then reproduce the same destination VM.

  Source VM

  VMDK path with data store name

  VMDK mapping to each scsi controller.

  The VMDK disk size

  Mappings of RDM

  SCSI controller shares (if any)

  With the above information, I am looking for script map VMDK disks with the same data store name and the same number of SCSI controller to destination.

  If someone could help me, that would be great and I will save a lot of time spent on manual mapping.

  Thanks in advance.

  The following script to retrieve the info you would need for step 1.

  Get - VM | Get-hard drive |

  Select @{N = "VM"; E={$_. Parent.Name}},

  Name,CapacityGB,filename,@{N='Datastore'; E={$_. FileName.Split(']') [0]. TrimStart('[')}},

  @{N = "SCSIid"; E = {"{0} ': {1}" f (& {$script: ctrl = Get-controller SCSI - HDD $_;}) "} $script: ctrl. ExtensionData.BusNumber}), $_. ExtensionData.UnitNumber}},

  @{N = "Shared SCSI"; E = {$script: ctrl.} BusSharingMode}},

  @{N = "RDM"; E = {if($_.) DiskType - match 'Physical') {$_.} ScsiCanonicalName}}}

• Question of clone Virtual Machine

  When you clone a virtual machine by using the vSphere 4.1 client and it's personalization of the guest operating system, and he said "customization Windows resources are not found on the server.", what it refers to?  The server vCenter, the local PC or the VM I'm cloning?

  Using the stand-alone converter, I know put the correct sysprep files in the user folder, but I don't see how that comes into play here.

  digitlman77 wrote:

  When you clone a virtual machine by using the vSphere 4.1 client and it's personalization of the guest operating system, and he said "customization Windows resources are not found on the server.", what it refers to?  The server vCenter, the local PC or the VM I'm cloning?

  The host OS vCenter.  You must place the sysprep files in the appropriate location.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1005593

• Impossible to run virtual machines (could not open/dev/vmmon)

  Currently, I can't open one of my virtual machines. I get a dialog box appear saying "couldn't open/dev/vmmon: no such file or directory".

  I'm 10.11.4, on a current model Mac Pro under VMWare Fusion 8.1.0 on OS X.

  Can any ideas on how I fix?

  The following lines are written to the console when I run VMWare Fusion:

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.108 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.209 PM]: JMicronATA.kext has no Info.plist file.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.224 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.239 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.245 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.278 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.284 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.xpc.launchd [1 5:43:20.303 PM]: (Menu com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000007.VMware [1012]) initial merger Service came out with abnormal code: 1

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.406 PM]: unapproved kexts are not allowed

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.406 PM]: ERROR: invalid signature for com.vmware.kext.vmci, does not load

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.425 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.431 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 5:43:20.445 PM EET [368]: failed to SecTaskLoadEntitlements error = 22

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.481 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.487 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.599 PM]: unapproved kexts are not allowed

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.599 PM]: ERROR: invalid signature for com.vmware.kext.vsockets, does not load

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.609 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.615 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.663 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.669 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.776 PM]: unapproved kexts are not allowed

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.777 PM]: ERROR: invalid signature for com.vmware.kext.vmnet, does not load

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.787 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.793 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.838 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache identifier 209 input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.844 PM]: cannot create the kext: invalid CFBundleVersion entry cache 11 identifier input.

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.948 PM]: unapproved kexts are not allowed

  07/04/16 com.apple.kextd [53 5:43:20.948 PM]: ERROR: invalid signature for com.vmware.kext.vmx86, does not load

  07/04/16 5:43:23.458 VMware Fusion [936] PM: failed to SecTaskLoadEntitlements error = 22

  07/04/16 5:43:23.458 VMware Fusion [936] PM: failed to SecTaskLoadEntitlements error = 22

  07/04/16 5:43:23.458 VMware Fusion [936] PM: failed to SecTaskLoadEntitlements error = 22

  07/04/16 5:43:30.000 PM syslogd [51]: sender ASL statistics

  Hello

  First thing I would try is a reboot, but given the error, I would not hold my breath on this binding.

  The error messages seem to suggest that some drivers are corrupted. The only way to solve, which is by uninstalling VMware Fusion 8, restart OS X (ensuring that no driver remains persistent), then install VMware Fusion 8 again.

  Note, that this will not delete your virtual machines (with additional backups is always a good thing if)

  --

  Wil

• Impossible to expand virtual machine using workstation 8.04 disk

  Hello

  I recently installed workstation 8.04 on my Vista 32 with no problems.

  Then, I installed Win 7 ultimate in my computer again without any problems.

  Now, I tried to extend the VM disk but got the error below:

  There is not enough space on the file system for the selected operation.

  There are 19 GB free on the host (Vista) and I expanded only VM 5 GB hard drive, but I still get the same error.

  The virtual computer is in one file.

  Thanks in advance for any help.

  I guess that the virtual disk to the virtual machine is a unique hard (not a 2 GB sparse disk) file. In this case temporarily resize the virtual disk requires additional disk space, because the content of the virtual disk is copied to the new virtual disk file.

  André

  Post edited by: a.p..

• Impossible to update virtual machines with WSUS

  Hi, (first timer so please, be gentle)

  We have deployed only a small number of virtual machines, which are built from the same model. When trying to deploy WSUS updates, a virtual machine appears and only for a few seconds at a time then randomly change to another virtual machine. Which allows us to push updates.

  I understand that the problem he pulled on the model to build, but is there anything else that we could rate?

  See you soon

  Hello

  I had this problem some time, and it wasn't the SID of the OS but the ID of the WSUS client.  This can be regenerated on each client by following these steps:

  a. run regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate
  b. remove the PingID SUSClientID and AccountDomainSID values
  c. stop and start the Service Wuauserv
  d. from the command prompt run: wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

  Once this done, clients should begin to appear in the WSUS = console)

  Hope this helps

  Adam

• Impossible to place virtual machines in folders

  Hey there,

  I am relatively new to the world of VCenter and I'm currently a problem put VMS in Vcenter folders.  My current structure is:

  VCenter Server

  | _ Data center

  | _ File Foo

  | _ Folder Bar

  What I want to do is to put some of my virtual machines in the bar folder, but I don't seem to be able to.  When I add a new host on the VCenter server, my only option under 'select a location for the virtual machines from the host' is my data center.  What I read, I see also folders that I created as an option in this dialog.

  I tried adding a host and then dragging the VMs desired in my folder, but this operation is not allowed

  Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.

  the records must be created under the Virtual Machines and the view of the inventory of models.  These records will be blue. Once completed, you should be able to drag and drop guests in the records, as well as set permissions

• Comparing the virtual machine RAM and DataStore FreeSpace

  Hi all

  I'm trying to find out where VM is having more RAM compared to the data store space.

  I wrote the script for the same error below and is. More on is it possible I can print as VM name and name of data store after comparing the values. Please suggest.

  $vm = get - vm

  $vm | Select Name,MemoryMB,@{N='FreeSpaceMB'; E = {(Get-DataStore |)} Where {$_.} Name - eq ($vm. ({ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName). Split('[]') [1]}). FreeSpaceMB}} | WHERE {$VM.memorymb - ge $_.} FreespaceMB}

  PowerCLI C:\ > $vm | Select Name,MemoryMB,@{N='FreeSpaceMB'; E = {(Get-DataStore |)} Where {$_.} Name - eq ($vm. ({ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName). Split('[]') [1]}). FreeSpaceMB}} | WHERE {$VM.memorymb - ge $_.} FreespaceMB}

  Can't compare "4096" to "1621381 1621333". Error: "could not convert the.

  Value "System.Object []" type "System.Object []" type "System.Decimal. »

  At line: 1 char: 168

  {{+... ceMB}} | WHERE {$VM.memorymb - ge $_.} FreespaceMB}

  +                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (:)) [], RuntimeException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: ComparisonFailure

  Try like this

  Get - VM |

  Select Name, MemoryMB,

  @{N = "FreeSpaceMB"; E = {(Get-Datastore-nom ($_.))} ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName). Split('[]') [1] | Select - 1 first). FreeSpaceMB}} |

  WHERE {$VM.memorymb - ge $_.} FreespaceMB}

• Cannot start multiple virtual machines.  Maybe I corrupted the model

  We had problems with disk space, and I was looking around to see if he had left garbage data store.  I am very new to VM, but even though I'm new I'm responsible for helping maintain.  So I learn a lesson the hard way.

  I found a number of virtual machines in organized which did not seem to relate to existing models.  For example, we have a model name 000729-Server2008 Server 2008, that they are in lm401\729.  But it appers to be a clone of 729 to lm401\16.  I'm going to guess that 16 was the original version and changes or clones have been made for him and we are now sitting to 729.

  Then I moved 16 in another data store, but it failed because there is a lock on the hard master.  So I moved everything back.  Now, when we try to start up of VMs driven from this model we get "file & lt; filename not specified & gt; not found"I went back and tried to deploy and supply on the model but I get

  Impossible to deploy virtual machines in the pool of resources 'resgroup-131.

  • Not to feed one or more virtual machines.

  • Error when powering on a virtual machine '2008 X 86'.

  • Cannot power on the operation on a virtual machine
    carried out because one of the files is locked. Consolidation of the
    virtual machine can solve this problem.

  • The operation cannot be performed because a file is locked.

  So I cancelled and tried to consolidate while I get

  Host '172.31.7.111' reported an error. A disk error has occurred: the parent of this virtual disk could not be opened. Host '172.31.7.111' reported an error. A disk error has occurred: the parent of this virtual disk could not be opened.

  Can someone help me?

  This article may help: http://www.vmware.com/kb/1007969

  If you have found this helpful at all prices please points using the correct or useful!  Thank you!

• Copy or duplicate virtual machines

  I installed ESXi 3.5 and I use VMware Infrastructure Client to manage.

  How can I copy/duplicate existing virtual machines the simplest and fastest way?

  I tried to copy files between folders, but the server hanging, so I presume that there is a better way...

  Concerning

  Marius

  Simplest is to clone virtual machines, but this feature is not available in free ESXi, you have vCenter.

  So I guess the only way is to use FastSCP (free tool), download power power VM off to your office and new different directory. Then right click on .vmx datastore browser and "add to the inventory.

  ---

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Virtual MACHINE running on two hosts after hung vmotion

  Hello

  I started a VMotion of virtual machine by host A to host B. The request got hung at 65% for several hours. I restarted the VCenter service, registered to vsphere. The process was running is longer, but now the virtual machine appears on the Host A and host B.

  The Cluster-'Virtual Machine' tab displays the virtual machine and cycles between two hosts seconds couple?

  Anyone seen this before? How can I fix it? Thanks in advance!

  First of all, it's impossible.  A virtual machine cannot be in 2 places at once.  It's just in the transition.

  Secondly, vCenter manages the process but it doesn't actually do the vMotion, ESX hosts are.

  What is happening is life of the virtual machine on the host only until the end of the evolution towards the other host (somewhere around 97%) when the transfer is confirmed with the new host.

  Best thing to do is to restart the services of management on both hosts and see if that frees the vMotion.

• MPIO inside a guest virtual machine?

  Is it supported to configure MPIO inside a guest OS running on esxi4.1?

  I was looking at our configuration of Exchange virtual computer and for some reason any consultant configured our message Exchange store by using of Windows Iscsi initiator. Currently it has only a single session in the message store. That said, the virtual network adapter that is used for the iscsi initiator is connected to a vswitch configured for Iscsi traffic with 2 adapters, which should cover the aspect of redundancy. Not sure if it's useful to have multiple NICs configured inside the guest to use MPIO?

  I've seen some old messages in this regard, and it seemed that it was not "supported, but I thought I would check to see if something has changed."

  Thank you
  Kevin

  Closer to you, you could get is 68 of the document "vSphere storage" under the "SAN iSCSI ESXi Restrictions" section:

  "Impossible to use virtual-machine software multipathing to perform I/O to a single physical LUN balancing."

  As you say, the virtual network adapter that is used for the iscsi initiator is connected to a vswitch configured for Iscsi traffic with 2 adapters, which should cover the redundancy.