Recovery of vSphere PowerCLI with alarms

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  During the execution of certain tasks, I get the following error. Run the latest versions of vsphere powercli.

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  at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse (SoapClie
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  at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke (String methodN
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  at RbdApi.RbdService.CheckPxeProfileForProblems (ManagedObjectReference _this)

  at VMware.DeployAutomation.RbdHelper.ConvertToPxeProfile (RbdClient rbdClient,
  RemoteImageProfile profileWrapper)

  IM also from problems with the autodeploy host suspended after that the first hidden and I believe that this can contain it upward.

  Looks like you are using a newer version of PowerCLI with a pre - GA autodeploy version.

• Using Windows Powershell ISE with vSphere PowerCLI

  Hey everybody,

  I'm completely newbieand have just started on the track "managing vSphere with powershell. First problem:

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  I wish I could type my commands directly in the window of the ISE and manage my scripts etc because of this (I find myself n always cut and paste from Notepad when you use the PowerCLI).

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• 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?

• Addition of VMDK to VM in new vSphere PowerCLI

  Hi all

  This message goes hand in hand with may last post and involve the transfer of uncomfortable the new vSphere PowerCLI from the VItoolkit on VMware 3.5.

  One of my scripts uses some functions to add existing VMDK files on an existing virtual machine. The big problem is - this code is a reason any invalid in the CLI of new power.

  As you can see - functions have simple command line with VM, VMDK file and the number of SCSI controller. Can someone hazard a guess then that this process is no longer valid for PowerCLI?

  Thank you in advance: o)

  1. Functions

  # #Examples

  1. Add HD "PC4" "vmfs2" "PC4/PC4.vmdk" "controller SCSI 0".

  2. VM-delete-HD 'name' "disk hard 3" $TRUE ".

  function add-HD {}

  Param ($VMname, $SCSIcntrl, $DSname, $Filename)

  #write - host "adding disc $Filename data $DSname $VMname-VM store."

  $vm = get - View (Get - VM $VMname) USER.USER

  $ds = get - View (Get-Datastore-name $DSname) USER.USER

  {foreach ($dev to $vm.config.hardware.device)}

  If ($dev.deviceInfo.label - eq $SCSIcntrl) {}

  $CntrlKey = $dev.key

  }

  }

  $Unitnumber = 0

  $DevKey = 0

  {foreach ($dev to $vm.config.hardware.device)}

  If ($dev.controllerKey - eq $CntrlKey) {}

  If ($dev. Unitnumber - gt $Unitnumber) {$Unitnumber = $dev. Unitnumber}

  If ($dev.key - gt $DevKey) {$DevKey = $dev.key}

  }

  }

  LogEntry $sLogFile 'DeviceKey is $DEVKEY, UnitNUm is $UnitNUmber, ContrlKey is $CntrlKey.

  $spec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $spec.deviceChange = @)

  $spec.deviceChange += new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec

  $spec.deviceChange [0] = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDisk .device

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.backing = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.backing.datastore = $ds. MoRef

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.backing.fileName = "" + $Filename

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.backing.diskMode = "independent_persistent".

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.key = $DevKey + 1

  1. UnitNUmber SCSIID 7 is reserved for the controller - so ignore it and move on to 8.

  If ($Unitnumber - eq 6) {$Unitnumber = $Unitnumber + 1}

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.unitnumber = $Unitnumber + 1

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.controllerKey = $CntrlKey

  $spec.deviceChange [0] .operation = 'Add '.

  $vm. ReconfigVM_Task ($spec)

  }

  delete-HD {} feature

  Param ($VMname, $HDname, $Delflag)

  #write-host "' disassembly disk for VM $HDname: $VMname" "

  $vm = get - View (Get - VM $VMname) USER.USER

  foreach ($dev in $vm. Config.Hardware.Device) {}

  If ($dev. DeviceInfo.Label - eq $HDname) {}

  $key = $dev. Key

  $name = $dev. Backing.FileName

  }

  }

  $spec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $spec.deviceChange = @)

  $spec.deviceChange += new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec

  $spec.deviceChange [0] = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDevice .device

  $spec.deviceChange [0].device.key = $key

  $spec.deviceChange [0] .operation = 'delete '.

  $vm. ReconfigVM_Task ($spec)

  If {($Delflag)

  $svcRef = new-object VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference

  $svcRef.Type = 'ServiceInstance.

  $svcRef.Value = 'ServiceInstance.

  $serviceInstance = get-views $svcRef

  $fileMgr = get-view $serviceInstance.Content.fileManager

  $datacenter = (get-View (Get - VM $VMname |)) Get-Datacenter) USER.USER) .get_MoRef)

  $fileMgr.DeleteDatastoreFile_Task ($name, $datacenter)

  }

  }

  Below the new versions of my HD - Add and Remove-HD functions.

  The functions Add - HD had an error in this line

       $spec.deviceChange[0].device.backing.fileName =" " + $Filename
  

  The function Remove-HD can be optimized in vSPhere.

  With the help of the LayoutEx.Disk property, you can now find all the files that are located behind a virtual disk.

  The new versions are attached because there are some hooks in the code.

• Want J010dx m7: windows will not start until after full recovery of the system with new HARD drive

  Hello world

  I need help here.

  My HP envy m7 J010dx works perfectly with my original hard drive (1 TB).

  I am preparing a second HDD (NEW 320) as backup.

  I took off the Moose HDD (1 TB) and replace it with the NEW HARD drive (320GB) and try to do a full recovery of the system with the HP recovery DVD.

  After full system recovery and laptop computer needs to be restarted in order to continue, the laptop keeps restarting on the logo of windows 8.

  I think it says device not found Boot. Also a test using the UEFI tool material HP and all pass.

  Replacing the NEW HARD drive with the original of the old HARD drive and it start normally.

  What can go wrong here in this case? Thank you very much for the help.

  Concerning

  John

  OK, I read through the thread and this is my point of view on this based on works including restore process with the user created a recovery (UCRDs) media which the user indicated that they used.

  If you just want to jump to the conclusion at the bottom, you can see my opinion. If you want to know 'why' Please read the entire post.

  Model No.: m7-j010dx

  Product #: E0K83UA #ABA

  Ships OS: Windows 8 (64-bit)

  Recovery HP part No. Kit: 730336-002 (3 DVDs + extra)

  User replaced the HARD drive with a 1 TB hard drive 5400 RPM with HP ProtectSmart hard drive Protection a new hard drive is a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS 320 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 3.0 GB / s 2.5 "Notebook internal hard drive.

  With the help of UCRDs sent media recovery media (SSRDs):

  When the UCRDs are created, only the drivers for the HW operation (this is a critical point, that I will look later) are burned to the user created a recovery media.  Consider this a snapshot of the current HW, the base drivers and software applications.   If you change the HW on your laptop or desktop where the additional device requires a different driver for these features, a few questions you might - recovery process could stop because he can't find the right driver, a blue screen, a lack of start-up or other unstable system.

  A few years ago, I had a PC that would not recover because the Blu - ray (ODD) optical disk drive did not work.  I replaced the WEIRD Blu - ray with a generic DVD/CD burner into the new part of Blu - ray is presented.   I got the PC using SSRDs thinking I would put some time and just install the Blu - ray after the PC has been recovered.   The PC recovered and when the new Blu - ray showed I installed the unit and guess what?  All PCs have shown in Device Manager and applications was a generic ODD - no Blu - ray capability and ability to read Blu - ray content in the default HP provided for multimedia applications delivered with the PC.  Applications were there but no Blu - ray capability.

  Huh?  It looks that I did not put any time at all.

  I inserted the new Blu - ray ODD and distributed recovery with the HP SSRDs.

  After recovery, I had all the Blu - ray drivers and applications supported Blu - ray.

  The difference between UCRDs and SSRDs:

  UCRDs provide a glimpse of what is installed and functional both disks are created.

  Version Digest of the player on what is happening with SSRDs to retrieve a PC (before Windows 10):

  SSRDs have all the drivers for all the HW and SW qualified for the unit.  There may be several drivers for hard drives, different types/screen resolutions, sides, etc.  Based on the characteristics of the specific laptop / desktop a process is run called "Do / don't.   After entering the recovery SDRD, the Notebook media boots to Recovery Manager.  The first step is a raw copy of all the contents of the disc on a temporary partition.  Following the Do / do not process looks at the characteristics of this specific unit and remove all other drivers and applications not used by this device.  Drivers and the only successful applications are the features supported.   And then, the new operating system and recovery partition is created.   The PC end recovery of cleaning process and restart the laptop / desktop. And, Yes, you guessed it, if you create the user created a recovery media, you only have the drivers for HW devices and applications of HP on the PC at the time.

  So, that being said, what could be the cause/solution?

  Hard drives can be different enough so that a different driver (not the UCRDs) is necessary for the newly installed HW.

  The SSRDs are supported on the new HARD drive installed?

  I don't know, I have an office boy, and I have not tried on this model of laptop.

  If you have / acquire SSRDs, I recover the laptop with the new installed HARD drive and see if it works.  It may or may not.  I don't know what drives were qualified for this laptop.

  If this does not work, the last option is cloning via USB connection (old HARD drive in the PC, new HARD drive connected to a USB 3 via the SATA Adapter (dongle) USB port, install or download software cloning and cloning the old HDD to the new.)   I just did this on the two older Windows 7 computers laptops using a SanDisk Ultra kit.  He has worked on both units.

  Conclusion:

  I don't think that the problem is caused from a HARD drive of 1 to a 320 GB HARD drive, as it meets the minimum specs for a complete installation.  I think the problem is related to the use of UCRDs to retrieve and the UCRDs do not have the HARD driver/firmware/application disc.

  But then again, I know.

  I am an employee of HP...

• Re: Recovery DVD tool starts with error message

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• Power with alarm mode

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  Ron thx.

  As far as I know, has nothing to do with PowerCLI, this is how vCenter gets this information, and how and where some HW providers make this information available.

  With the interface of the CIM, you can dump all the available information and then find exactly the tag died murdered.

  See what this returns

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  You will be asked the password root ESXi.

  On some of our older IBM HW, I get the following where we expect the identification sticker.

  

  But the information is there, just to another property.

  As we have already mentioned our VMworld session, exploring the CIM API.

  There is a lot of information in there