Recover a VM working directory Via PowerCli

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  I try the IP address subnet value and the gateway on RHEL6 Guest OS via PowerCLI. Howerver his failure with "bash: / tmp/powerclivmware0: permission Denied"

  $NetInt = get-VMGuestNetworkInterface - VM $VM. VMName - GuestUser $USR - GuestPassword $PWD

  Game-VMGuestNetworkInterface - VMGuestNetworkInterface $NetInt - $USR - GuestPassword $PWD - Ip $VM GuestUser. $VM.Netmask - IP-Gateway $VM subnet mask. Gateway - Dns $DNS1, DNS2 $

  It works fine on RHEL5 but not RHEL6.

  Does anyone have experience with this works for RHEL6 get? Any help would be appreciated!

  Model Security Configurations has problem.

  This occurs if the permissions to run executable files are denied to /tmp/

  Problem solved.

• Run the package in Guest remotely via PowerCLI

  Hi all

  I'm sure that I came across a script that can run a batch file in Windows remote clients using PowerCLI, but for the life of me I can't find it.

  I have 4 Windows VMS, who have the same connection credentials, they have a test.bat file in the same place, I need a way to execute commands remotely via PowerCLI simultaneously, is - it possible?

  It seems that the sqlio command is not found. May be that the directory is not in the Path variable in this OS.

  Try again with the full path to the executable sqlio.

• Fully automate the addition of a datasoter via PowerCLI

  I have a need to be able to completely automate the addition of a new data store to a new installation of ESXi via powerCLI.  My problem is I want to have this fully automated and be able to enforce it against any box without user intervention, which means that I need a way to return the CNAME of the ScsiLun in new-store data command.

  I am currently using the command to run my action you want below, but for some reason, it does not.

  $con = get-ScsiLun | Select-object CanonicalName

  New data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  The above returns the above error

  New-store data: 2010-07-19 10:55:32 news-Datastore 52e3288c-ef02-d45e-ea

  77 - 96cd39fe5cd6 could not find the specified disc or the disc is already in

  "use: ' @{CanonicalName = naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100}"

  C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\test.ps1:9 tank: 14

  + New-store data < < < < - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs Blo.

  ckSizeMB 1

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (@{CanonicalName...) 503152424f010

  (0}: string) , VimException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_StorageServiceImpl_GetHostScsiDiskByCanonic

  alName_DiskNotFound, VMware.VimAutomation.VimAutomation.Commands.Host.NewDa

  tastore

  Although below works very well.

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100 - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  I also tired the Deputy bud did not work

  $test = get-datastore. Select-Object - 1 first

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path $test - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  Help or direction would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  The Select-Object cmdlet does not return the name of the LUN as a string, but as a ScsiLunImpl object.

  The New-Datatsore cmdlet requires a string for the - Path parameter.

  You can do

  $con = (Get-ScsiLun).CanonicalName
  New-Datastore -VMHost 192.168.1.1 -Name newDS -Path $con -Vmfs -BlockSizeMB 1
  

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• File snapshot working directory / Suspend?

  I use Fusion 3.0 and I have one of my virtual machine stored on a NAS.  I have access to the content of the image of the virtual machine on the network.  When I suspend the virtual machine, I get the following warning:

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  However, I find no setting anywhere we will tell me the location of the file snapshot/suspend.  Can somone tell me where this setting is to?

  You can separate the VHD in management of VM files.  First of all, you should shut down your virtual machine and remove any instant assets via the Snapshot Manager to suspend the machine.  Go to Virtual Machines > settings and delete your virtual hard disk.  Merge you will be asked if you want to move the virtual disk in the trash, answer NO (or the disc may be removed).

  Then, open the package of virtual machine on your NAS and exit the virtual disks to a common location.  If the disc is in split format, you need to move all parties, for example disk.vmdk, s001.vmdk - disk, disk-s002, vmdk, and al. set.

  Return the rest of the VM package to your local Mac, i.e. Documents > Virtual Machines.  This should be a small, fast, copy before everything, including the .vmx virtual machine configuration file.  Open the package VM in Documents > Virtual Machine.  Go to the Virtual Machine > settings and add your virtual drive on the NAS with + (add the hard drive).  Use the open dialog box to locate the virtual disk on the NAS.  If requested, do not choose the option to copy the ramdisk (defeats the purpose), but the share of the choose option disc.

  In this configuration, your files of disruption/recovery will be local, but the virtual disk (99%) of the space of your VM's on the NAS.

• Change the working directory of the MathScript node in the working directory of the VI in which the node is added

  Hello

  I want to automatically change the working directory of the node Mathscript in a VI in the working directory of the VI, while I don't have to specify every time where is my file ".m", as most likely, it will be in the same folder as the VI.

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• Problem of CVI Working Directory

  I am runing a program compiled in the CVI 8.5 which gives me a random problem.

  The function GetDir (gExecFolder) does not return the same value all the time, which causes an error when accessing the files that do not have a full path.

  for example, MyFunction ("FileName.ext");

  The error is file not found.

  Please take a look at these 2 images showing the different outputs of the GetDir (gExecFolder).

  Good performance:

  

  Bad output:

  

  Note that I stopped running after this executed line.

  Thanks for your help.

  I personally resolved to set the paths to the extent possible, as the current working directory is not always constant throughout the life of the application. For example, it is changed when you browse the PC with FileSelectPopup or DirSelectPopup: I normally have a timer or a secondary thread that periodically records status running the disk while it is running even when the popup is on and I get errors for non-existent file in the working directory changed.

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• How to calculate the IOPS datastore / s and latency via Powercli?

  Hi all!

  I want to calculate the IOPS / s (RO/RW) and the latency of the data via Powercli store, but I cant' find this metric in Vcenter (in the data store tab) and see no metric for data via the cmdlet Get-Stat store.

  How can we measure IOPS / s and latency of data store?  For example I know veeam monitor this information - http://cdn.swcdn.net/creative/v16.8/images/screenshots/products/VM/Lg/EN/VMan60-Orion-Datastore-Top_Lg_960x540.jpg

  I know, I can get this VM or vmhost metric, but I need information on the data store.

  How to measure for IOPS / s and latency of data properly store?

  Thanks in advance!

  These measures are collected on ESXi nodes, entity would need to have the ESXi nodes where these data warehouses are connected.

  You can use the Instance property to filter.

  Under the PerformanceManager , you see all the measures for each indicator it indicates under which entity this metric is collected.

  

  And Yes, the cmdlet Get-inventory returns no data warehouses.

  There is a little, aggregated metric for data warehouses, I'll have to find an alternative for those.

  Nice catch!

• How to calculate the CPU Ready on Cluster DRS via Powercli?

  Hi all!

  I have a DRS Vsphere cluster. I want to know what is the value of the loan of CPU I have in my group.

  For example, I get 20% of powercli value, it is normal for the cluster, but if I have 100% or more, I have a problem.

  How to achieve via Powercli? And how to calculate the percentage values correctly?

  I know, I can get all values of CPU Ready of VMs cluster, but IT is not the same thing, I need overall value of CPU Ready.

  Thanks in advance!

  As far as I know you can get the cpu.ready.summation for ESXi nodes or VMs.

  For a cluster, you will need to get the value of each node in the cluster ESXi and then take the average.

  The metric cpu.radey.summation is expressed in milliseconds.

  To get a percentage, you need to calculate the percentage of loan period during the interval during which it was measured.

  Something like this (this will give the loan current %)

  $clusterName = "mycluster.

  $stat = "cpu.ready.summation".

  $esx = get-Cluster-name $clusterName | Get-VMHost

  $stats = get-Stat-entity $esx - Stat $stat - Realtime - MaxSamples 1 - forum «»

  $readyAvg = $stats | Measure-object-property - average value. Select - ExpandProperty average

  $readyPerc = $readyAvg / ($stats [0].) IntervalSecs * 1000)

  Write-Output "Cluster $($clusterName) - CPU % loan $(' {0:p}'-f $readyPerc).

• Export data of material state via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I was just wondering if anyone have used PowerCLI for export the xml information of material status for a host to vCenter?

  I'm not really familiar with PowerShell and PowerCLI so I don't know if this is even possible but it would help us to completely automate some pilot third party verification.

  Thank you for your time and help

  Matt

  You can check the driver versions when you are connected to a host without the need for an XML export.

  I've attached a quick script and dirty to write versions of all the drivers in the console.

  Main points of the script:

  Connect-VIServer - Connect to vCenter

  Get-VMHost - lists associated Hosts the vCenter

  Get-EsxCli - access to the host ESX CLI

  $EsxCli.system.module.get("$DRIVER_NAME") - retrieves the VMKernel module (if the system knows about it) by name

  It's just the best way to show how to get information about the drivers. Basically you just connect the vCenter Server via PowerCLI, then connect to hosts one by one. When you are connected to a host, use EsxCli to obtain the driver information (module).

  I also forgot to add a line at the end of the script, so here it is: ' $DISCONNECT = Disconnect-VIServer $VCENTER_SERVER-force - confirm: $FALSE.

  -Ryan d. King

• Collect information of the NIC via PowerCLI

  Hi all

  We need to collect the following information about all the cards in all hosts via PowerCLI:

  -name

  -manufacturer

  -version of the driver

  -firmware version

  -MAC address

  We know the esxcli method, but it would take a lot of time that we have many hosts and they would send an alarm to deactivate the lock mode and activating SSH and it would be extremely long and inefficient.

  While Google search, we found this method through Get-EsxCLI (http://jreypo.wordpress.com/tag/powercli/), but for some reason that I can not even list the NICs.

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli = Get-EsxCli - vmhost host

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.system.module.get

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: {vim. Get EsxCLI.system.module.get.ModuleDetails (string module)}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim. Get EsxCLI.system.module.get.ModuleDetails (string module)

  Name: get

  IsInstance: true

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.system.module.list

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: {vim. EsxCLI.system.module.list.Module [] list (boolean active, responsible boolean)}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim. List of [] EsxCLI.system.module.list.Module (active boolean, boolean loaded)

  Name: list

  IsInstance: true

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.network.nic.list

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: [] list() {vim.EsxCLI.network.nic.list.Nic}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim.EsxCLI.network.nic.list.Nic [] list()

  Name: list

  IsInstance: true

  Can someone help me? Thanks in advance!

  Add parentheses to the method call

  $esxcli.network.nic.list)

• Help, I changed the password of root ESXi via powerCli, now I can not connect with the web client or the console.

  Help, I've changed the root ESXi via powerCli password, now I can not connect with the web client or the console, but I can still connect to powerCli. The command I used was;

  SE connect-VIServer esxihostname-user root - password newpasswd

  This production network btw, I have connected to each host and run the above command, these ESXi hosts are not on a domain

  y at - it something I have left out. I really appreciate any assistance that you people can provide.

  Thank you, Joe

  It is probably a longshot, but a lot of things in the land of windows is not sensitive to capital letters as Unix is.  I wonder if your new password you put through powerCLI mixed uppercase in it and if the capitalization was abandoned by command windows powerCLI Analyzer, or he interpreted as all capitals or something.   If you can still get through the powerCLI you could try to reset the password again to something simple without capitalization mixed case and if your password on ESXi strategy requires a special character, try something different than a "$", like a "_" (I find that a '_' is less likely than some other special characters (, as a '-' or a ' / ' to cause problems with analyzers.).

  Edit:

  Another thing, you can try before playing with the password once again, is to create a different username ESXi using powerCLI and see if the password ends up what you think, it should be, and if you can get with the client vsphere using it.  In this way, you can find out if there are some problems with certain characters or Cap through command powerCLI Analyzer without losing your remaining root by powerCLI access.  After some tests, you can understand what went wrong with your initial password change and may be able to fix it with less risk of losing access.  I also assume that you can not create a new username on ESXi who is able to change the root password no matter what authority give you it, otherwise, you could create a new username with PowerCLI, then connect to the client vsphere with it and change the password to root from there.

• Cultivate a disc of virtual machines via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I'm looking to cultivate a few volumes on some servers via PowerCLI. I got the code to extend successfully the volume inside the prompt below OS once I increase it configured size through the user interface.

  Hard drive get "name VM | where {$_.} {Name - eq ' hard disk 2 "} | Together-hard drive - CapacityGB 20 - ResizeGuestPartition-confirm: $false

  My question is:

  Is it possible to increase the size put in service of a disk via PowerCLI I could run before the above code that extends the volume inside the guest OS?

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  As each correct answer, I'll have to start with "it depends".

  If this isn't the vdisk that contains the system partition, you can simply use the hard drive Set cmdlet with the CapacityGB parameter. See example 2.

  If it is the system partition vdisk, you need to use the parameter HelperVM of the cmdlet Set - hard drive .

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• Problem deleting snapshot via PowerCLI

  I can see the snapshot via command line, but not through the vSphere Client.

  Cannot remove Instant said.

  > Get - VM | Get-Snapshot | Select the virtual machine, created name

  VM                         Name                                 Created

  sp3vtst Scheduled_Snapshot 11/06/2013 16:35:08

  Impossible to remove it:

  > Remove-Snapshot - Snapshot $Scheduled_Snapshot

  Remove-Snapshot: failed to validate the argument on the parameter "snapshot." The

  argument is null. Supply a non-null argument, and try the command again.

  On line: 1 char: 27

  + Delete-Snapshot - Snapshot $Scheduled_Snapshot

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

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidData: (:)) [delete-screenshot], ParameterBin)

  dingValidationException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: ParameterArgumentValidationError, VMware.VimAutom

  ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.RemoveSnapshot

  Of course, IE my my $Scheduled_Snapshot setting is incorrect.

  I tried without the $, between single quotes and double, na - da

  As I said, I'm not in the client.  Could be false information of the command Get - VM?

  I tried to delete the virtual machine to inventory, time, create a snapshot and remove all of the customer.  Don't know what to try next.

  I have installation jobs to take pictures before the updates of Windows.  Now I would like to delete them via PowerCLI.

  Thank you

  D

  Try it like this

  Get-VM-name sp3vtst | Get-Snapshot - name 'Scheduled_Snapshot ' | Remove-Snapshot - confirm: $false

• ESXi5.1 - CDP-settings via PowerCLI

  Hello

  It is possible to set the CDP-settings on an ESXi5.1 on several hosts via PowerCLI?

  And if then...?

  Thanks in advance!

  Chakoe

  I guess that (wildguess), that your vSwitches are called vSwitch. Misspelling? Case-sensitive?