Script to enable ssh on ESXi host.

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• Script of PowerCLI to capture ESXi host CPU & memory

  Hi all

  I'm having the time more difficult to find a script that will give me ESXi host CPU and memory. I just need something simple, if there is such a thing?

  Example of what I'm looking for:

  Host name	Ability of GHz CPU	CPU GHz used	Free GHz CPU

  Host name	The memory capacity	The memory used	Free memory

  Help, please.

  You mean like this

  Get-VMHost-name MyEsx |

  Select Name,

  @{N = 'GHz CPU capacity'; E = {[math]: tour ($_.)} (CpuTotalMhz/1000,2)}},

  @{N = "GHz CPU used"; E = {[math]: tour ($_.)} (CpuUsageMhz/1000,2)}},

  @{N = "CPU GHz free"; E = {[math]: Round (($_.))} CpuTotalMhz - $_. {{(CpuUsageMhz) / 1000,2)}}.

  @{N = "GB memory capacity"; E = {[math]: tour ($_.)} (MemoryTotalGB, 2)}},

  @{N = 'Memory used GB'; E = {[math]: tour ($_.)} (MemoryUsageGB, 2)}},

  @{N = "GB free memory"; E = {[math]: Round (($_.))} MemoryTotalGB - $_. {{(MemoryUsageGB), 2)}}

• Disappear the hostname when SSH on ESXi host

  Hello experts,

  I just installed costs the ESXi host but 5.5u3 when ssh to that host is strange, its disappear before host name ~ order as an attachment.

  

  One has had this problem?

  Thanks in advance.

  Sorry it was Linux settings.

  Below is entered in my esxi host /etc/profile.local

  Export PS1 = "[$(echo ${VI_USERNAME//'\'/'\\'}) @\h:\w].

  It should work, if not paste your profile.local output file.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• script to find configuration of esxi host problems.

  Need a script to find if all configuration host on all issues the esxi host in the vCenter...

  example: alert, warning.

  Hello, nareshunik-

  You can consult the properties TriggeredAlarmState and ConfigIssue to display HostSystem for the VMHost objects, such as:

  Get-View -ViewType HostSystem -Property Name,TriggeredAlarmState,ConfigIssue | ?{$_.TriggeredAlarmState -or $_.ConfigIssue} | `    select name,         @{n="NumConfigIssues"; e={($_.ConfigIssue | Measure-Object).Count}},        @{n="NumAlarms"; e={($_.TriggeredAlarmState | Measure-Object).Count}}
  

  This will return just all hosts with a triggered alarm, a configuration problem or two (and the course of each):

  Name       NumConfigIssues  NumAlarms
  ----       ---------------  ---------
  myHost001                1          0
  myHost122                2          0
  myHost212                1          1
  

  How does do for you?

• script to find the local TSM and TSM remote is activated on the esxi host

  Need to generate scripts to find on which esxi host in the vcenter is enabled for Local TSM and TSM remote...

  Hello, nareshunik-

  Thanks to the handy Get-VMHostService cmdlet, you can quite easily get this info:

  Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | ?{"TSM","TSM-SSH" -contains $_.Key -and $_.Running} | Select VMHost,Key,Running
  

  The result is something like:

  VMHost    Key      Running
  ------    ---      -------
  myHost01  TSM         True
  myHost02  TSM         True
  myHost05  TSM         True
  myHost05  TSM-SSH     True
  

  TSM is the local service of TSM or "ESXi Shell", and the TSM - SSH service is "SSH".  How does do for you?

• Quick newb question: possible to 'navigate' the file on an ESXi host computer system remotely?

  As the subject says: is it possible to 'Browse' the file system to an ESXi host through a GUI tool on the server vCenter Server, instead of having to navigate this one via e.g. puTTY?

  JH

  OK... think about it. WinSCP and enabling SSH on the host computer ESxi is the key.

• ESXi4 enable SSH

  Hi all

  How to enable the SSH service do not have access to the remote server. Is this possible?

  The only access is available is VMware Infrastructure client.

  Best regards

  Play well.

  It's the same trick that I used. And has worked well for me.

  I have not found any problem related to a possible little sticky. Just use GZIP and TAR.

  A few days ago, I was looking on all Internet search engines to find out how to enable SSH on esxi.

  But on each of them, no body knew how to do this. So I decided to investigate all the vCLI Perl scripts and found the solution.

  Next time if I have another question I know where to ask for help (better than staying hours, around this).

  I think that you've already tried this, but for some reason you don't want to disclose.

  Perhaps because this isn't a recommendation from VMWare or VMware don't want this match or something else.

  Thanks for telling me that I wasn't the first person to know this trick.

  You're the man.

• SSH access ESXi 4.1.0 fails

  Hi all

  I have a problem with SSH access on my server ESXi 4.1.0. The problem is that it keeps it all the time.

  Precesely more, I go to the tab "Configuration", "Safety profile", "Properties", "Remote Tech Support (SSH)" and configure the server running (I tried all three options). Then and for a few minutes, I can connect to the server using ssh, both with the root and non-root users. But after a few minutes the ssh server stops.

  I have no idea what's going on. Could you give me a hint to solve this problem?

  Thanls a lot for your help.

  Kind regards

  Agustin

  Hello

  Welcome to the community

  But after a few minutes the ssh server stops.

  Right, this is due to default security setting that stop ssh after a certain time (don't remember what are the exact numbers). If you want to enable SSH permanently you need to go to the screen of the ESX console and enable SSH from there

  http://vmwaremine.com/2010/10/25/how-to-enable-SSH-on-ESXi-4-1/

  See you soon
  Artur
  

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

• SCP SSH does not not between ESXi hosts

  Hello

  I have two servers ESXi 5, both I can access via ssh (putty) but I have if try invites one of the other ESXi ESXi5 I can´t access, my ping works, I try to use SCP between two but don t work, the error message:

  ~ # ssh 192.168.0.251
  SSH: connect to host 192.168.0.251 port 22: connection timed out
  ~ # scp /tmp/testescp.txt [email protected]: / tmp

  SSH: connect to host 192.168.0.251 port 22: connection timed out

  interruption of the connection

  PING 192.168.0.251 (192.168.0.251): 56 data bytes

  64 bytes of 192.168.0.251: icmp_seq = 0 ttl = 64 time = 0,157 ms

  64 bytes of 192.168.0.251: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 64 time = 0,214 ms

  64 bytes of 192.168.0.251: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 64 time = 0,187 ms

  -192.168.0.251 - ping statistics

  3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss

  round-trip min/avg/max = 0.157/0.186/0.214 ms

  SSH is enabled.

  I can connect using PuTTY or Winscp from a windows machine.

  Is there anyone sugestion?

  Copied from this thread;

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/2067067#2067067

  You must open the ssh ports in the firewall of ESXi.

  In vSphere Client check the host-> Configuration-> Security Profile-> Firewall-> properties

  and select "SSH Client" If you need to scp connections outgoing resp. "SSH server" If you want to enable incoming connections to PCs.

• Need a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter

  Hi all

  If someone can help me with a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter, create a role called admin and give all access except the root. This shoulb be past by a virtual centre.

  Very much appreciated to help him.

  Kind regards

  MelLvin

  I suspect that you posted your question to the wrong thread

  This requires only a minor change to the script above actually.

  Something like that

  $groupName = "group"$accountName = "user"$accountPswd = "password"$accountDescription = "A user"
  
  $esxlist = Get-VMHostforeach($esx in $esxlist){    Connect-VIServer -Server $esx -User root -Password "password"
  
      Try {      Get-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -Group -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null    }    Catch {      New-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -GroupAccount | Out-Null    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    Try{        $account = Get-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -ErrorAction Stop |        Set-VMHostAccount -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -AssignGroups $groupName    }    Catch{        $account = New-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -UserAccount -GrantShellAccess -AssignGroups $groupName    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    New-VIPermission -Entity $rootFolder -Principal $account -Role admin
  
      Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false}
  

• Script to check the version of Cisco VEM on ESXi host

  Hallo,

  I need help, a script to check and report in a CSV file, the version of Cisco Nexus 1000v VEM on all ESXi hosts connected to a vCenter.

  Basically, "vem version - v" but for all the ESXi hosts connected to a vCenter.

  Thank you

  Joseph

  I suspect you could use PowerShell v1, in this version that the Export-Csv has not had the UseCulture parameter.

  Try to run the script without this parameter.

  But I would strongly suggest to upgrade your version of PowerShell (v3 is available)

• PowerCLI script for join ESXi hosts to Active Directory

  Is there a script that I can run to join the ESXi hosts Active Directory?  I have over 100 guests that I need to join AD and want to add it script instead of using the GUI VC.

  Thank you!

  Matt

  You can browse all of your servers, but you would need to make fully automated, is get the credentials somewhere.

  You have different passwords on all ESXi servers?

  In this case, you could do something like that

  $cred = get-Credential # prompt for user and password

  Get-VMHost | Set-VMHostADDomain -ADJoin:$true -Domain$domain-Credential $cred

  If you do not have the same account/password for all servers ESXi, you want probably asked for each host.

  You could possibly temporarily store in a file and read this file.

  $accounts = @ {}

  Import-Csv "C:\accounts.csv" | %{

  $accounts [$_.hostname] = $_.password

  }

  Get-VMHost | Set-VMHostADDomain -ADJoin:$true -Domain$domain-User root -Password $accounts[$_.Name]

  The CSV file contains 2 columns, called host name and the other called password.

  We read the CSV file and store the passwords in a hash table, where the host name is the key.

  We use the hash table to fetch the password of the Set-VMHostADDomain cmdlet tree.

• The benefits of enabling LDAP authentication for ESXi hosts?

  Hello

  We have been and need to justify the advantages and disadvantages of joining ESXi hosts to Active Directory?

  Thanks 4 your help.

  I see a benefit for sure you can assign complete administrative privileges to individual users in a group. If you assume a group of 10 directors of ESX, individual users can connect to the host via LDAP. Will they make changes or crash the system, you will know who did it. You can follow the verification very easily using this method. Otherwise, everyone will connect as root, and we do not know who is to blame when something crashed, etc.

  It's pretty easy to join the ESXi host in AD and I don't see any problem that I respect. It is individual decision whether to implement or not.

• What turns off SSH on my hosts?

  Inherited a 5.1 environment (vCenter and ESXi) running

  I have a cluster that is enable SSH for security profile, it does not get back in a few minutes. This does not happen with the new hosts, which I have added to this cluster or in any other cluster.

  There is no host profile, the hosts are NOT in locked mode. No scheduled tasks other than Bishop of update checks.

  When I look at the events after that his tour backing up the listed user is the [email protected] and the watch turn it off.

  The ssh session timeout has probably been on these hosts.

  See for example VMware KB: using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x

  Andreas

• Update Manager fails during upgrade from 5.0 to 5.5 ESXi host.

  Nice day

  I am trying to upgrade to 5.0 and 5.5 ESXi host using Update Manager. However, when I scan my host I get incompatible error. When I click Details I get the error "unsupported configuration.

  Update Manger newspapers show that SANE_ESX_CONF is not in the host logs see below:

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS", the planned test of "PRECHECK_INITIALIZE", "version esx.conf" found "version esx.conf".

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'SUCCESS', 'SUPPORTED_ESX_VERSION', wait 4 5' found '5'

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'SPACE_AVAIL_ISO', expected '347872773', '347872773'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'MEMORY_SIZE', expected '4261412864', '34357448704'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'HARDWARE_VIRTUALIZATION', expected '3', 3'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'CPU_CORES', expected '2', 4'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test ' 64BIT_LONGMODESTATUS', wait 1', found 1' «»

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: ' SUCCESS, 'NXBIT_ENABLED', '1' expected, found test 1'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:220 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'ERROR', 'SANE_ESX_CONF', expected 'True' to test, found 'False. '

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:220 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'SUCCESS', the test plan "UNSUPPORTED_DEVICES", ", found"

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:221 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'ERROR', 'PACKAGE_COMPLIANCE', test

  I tried to reboot the host but still no luck. the search file is the esx.conf file. When I ssh host I find the file here.

  Any help/thoughts is appreciated.

  Thank you!

  -Ali

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