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• Start all virtual machines

  Hello

  A couple of weeks, I installed Vmware server 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.04 server, I must say that it works perfectly, I encounter any problem yet. At this point, I am trying to automate some processes such as backup and start and stop virtual machines.

  The thing is for the moment we have 4 virtual machines and im starting those manually now (1 by 1) using the vmrun command, now my question is, is anyway to start all virtual machines at the same time? I tried many things and I can't make it work, some help would be really appreciated.

  Thanks in advance and best wishes,

  Stone.

  OK - enter you requirement exactly, in my defense.

  I posted earlier, a shell script to the server 2.0 beta forum, which found all the *.vmx scripts, and then made a "suspend" their needs so very easy to change it to do a 'departure' instead.

  See the 'vmware - suspend' script in this post:

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1036371

  Post edited by: guyrleech

• Close all virtual machines on ESXi

  Hello

  I'm new in the administration of vSphere. I would like to raise our ESXi servers due to updates, but I've read that you shut down all virtual machines that are on it. You have something better to do then close VMs one? I expect a powershell script, but I have found none so far.

  Thank you

  Kralijir, you can do it from the console GUI.

  In the left pane, select the ESX host.

  In the right pane, click the tab "virtual machines". Now, you can select block all virtual machines here and simply right-clicking them stop all, or make other changes in bulk.

  Some changes via selection bulk require all virtual machines to be in the same State; Turned off the power, power, etc.

  If it works for you, please mark this answer as the 'response '.

• Start the virtual machine and wait for WF, does not connect to the computer virtual for Vds (Windows 2008 R2)

  Hello

  See a strange problem with only a Windows 2008 R2 model. When you use the built-in function "Start VM and wait" workflow to start a virtual machine (after conversion from a template either manually, or through workflow) NIC of the virtual machine (I tried VMXNET3 and e1000 times) does not connect to the problem. Vds can be replicated in a different VCenter, so spreading the vds. I also created several models of Windows 2008 r2 and all have this problem.

  If the model is converted and started outside VRO, it gets an IP from and is connected to the VDS immediately

  Tried add/remove the NIC of the model

  Tried to move the comments on different hosts

  Tried to create a new template from scratch

  NOTE: Windows 2012 R2 doesn't have this problem in the same circles, the only constant is the Windows 2008 R2 being started by VRO.

  Anyone seen this before?

  I found this article and it fixed my problem VMware KB: registration or the deployment of a virtual computer model fails apparently a fix a problem in ESX 5.1, 5.5 (I used the option to get around and things are good)

• vCenter shows all virtual machines and the host is disconnected

  Hello

  I have a two nodes in the cluster ESXi6 U2 (recently updated to 5.5) running on hp dl380p gen8. For some reason all the virtual machines are running on host A (HA and DRS are enabled).  vCenter shows all virtual machines and host A is disconnected. Cannot connect to A host using vSphere client or web client. Cannot vMotion the VMs. Impossible to activate SSH. Connection DCUI works very well. Cannot perform any action VM

  All virtual machines are in place are running at this point. I don't want to restart the virtual machines. Can you help me please?

  Thank you

  AJ

  Frozen screen DCUI came back to life. The active SSH access, killed the running process. The host of running backs.

  See you soon,.

  AJ

• ESXi 4.1 upgrade to ESXi 5.5 while all virtual machines and data warehouses

  We have two servers ESXi 4.1.0 348481 (Essentials) and we need to upgrade to ESXi 5.5 for support of Windows Server R2 2012. We intend to use the interactive upgrade. We want to ensure that the virtual machine is preserved. More precisely VMFarm001 where ESXi is installed in the same data store as VMServer1. VMServer1 is our largest server and cannot be migrated to another data store easily because we are not allowed for vMotion.

  The following layout

  VMFarm001

  Dell PowerEdge R710

  Data store:

  Storage1 - 1.36 TB

  VMServer1 - MS Server 2003

  Install ESXi

  Storage2 - 1.82 TB

  VMServer2 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMServer3 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMFarm002

  HP ProLiant ML350 G5

  Data store:

  Storage1 - 95GB

  Install ESXi

  ISOs

  Storage2 - 1.82 TB

  VMServer4 - MS Server 2008 R2

  VMServer5 - MS Server 2008 R2

  I have a feeling I'm worried for nothing given that option during the ESXi upgrade and keep the VMFS datastore.

  Thank you

  Yes, that's correct.

  I recently finished the upgrade of lots of stand-alone hosts ESXi 4.1 (with local storage only) to 5.1 and all were successful. The same process applies to 5.5, so you shouldn't have a problem with preservation of VMFS data warehouses (and all virtual machines).

• Gwetting a list of all virtual machines and used space

  
  I apologize for my very basic question.

  I need to make a file (better if an Excel file) with a list of all virtual machines in a simple 5.x vSphere infrastructure including 2 VMare ESXi 5.x servers and the disk space used (allocated, used) of each virtual computer.

  The easiest way seems to list the virtual machines from the vSphere client and export the list as a .xls file.

  It seems simple, but when I look at the file I see a lot of missing VMs or a large number of missing values for several virtual machines (just the Runts).

  Is this a problem with my vSphere client?

  I tried to create a PowerCli script using the "Get - VM|" Select-object Name"command, but my limited skills will let me extract the value of the used space.»

  Can someone please provide a sample of PowerCli I can just copy and use?

  Is there another way to get the information I need?

  Concerning

  Marius

  .

  Not knowing that if you have configured a cluster or just stand-alone hosts, here is one simple line...

  Get-VMHost-name | get - vm | select name, usedspaceGB

  From there, you can make formatting, get total usage etc.

• How to start a virtual machine without vmx file

  Hello, I have a virtual machine that I want to start up using 10.0.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit workstation but I don't have multiple vmdk files and a file on me vmxf and apparently, that's all that is in the software. How do I run something like that?

  Hello
  You cannot start a virtual machine without a vmx file.
  If you do not have a vmx file - fly a.
  For example this one:
  -----------------------------------

  . Encoding = "windows-1252".

  config.version = '8 '.

  virtualHW.version = '8 '.

  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0.virtualDev = "free".

  memsize = "2048".

  scsi0:0. Present = 'false '.

  scsi0:0. FileName = "set-path-to-bootdisk-and-then-set-.present-to-true-to-activate".

  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000".

  displayName = "minimal-vm.

  guestOS = "windows7-64.

  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".

  ------------------------------------

  That cuts into a file and store it as a *.vmx.
  Then launch the new VM with
  VMware /path-to-vmx/name.vmx or
  vmplayer /path-to-vmx/name.vmx
  Other users may also recommend to simply launch the user interface and follow the file > New menu...
  and then order the new virtual machine to the card by selecting your existing virtual disks.

• What HA refusing to try to start a virtual machine?

  I'm trying just to clear on how this process works. If HA is enabled, there is a failure of the host, and he's trying to restart the virtual machines on one or several other hosts, when the host will refuse to restart (failover) a virtual machine? Assume that there is no reservation other than the default 37 MHz CPU and some booking fees calculated generals for RAM (these are the default values, right?). A host would continue to attempt to restart the virtual machines as long as there are at least 37 Mhz and a few hundred MB of RAM available for the moment he is trying to restart? And if so, there are algorithms maintains the host master to decide where to start these VMs? I just think that she should try to startups VM alternately between the available hosts and wait a little bit to make sure that there are still some available resources before you start the following, or something like that.

  Also, if there is fragmentation of resources (for example, 8% of availability on each of the 15 hosts), but HA needs to start a virtual machine that requires 15% of host resources (I realize that there is a reserve in order to decide this question of the requirement, even), would automatically make migration of VMS to other hosts (if the DRS is also enabled) or he'd just sorry cannot start this virtual machine, even if the group as a whole has space for him.  [in this case, must not make large reserves because without a reservation, the virtual machine would start upward and like CPU or memory has increased its use would cause some DRS force other virtual machines out of the host, and perhaps that would work.]

  vSphere 5.1 (vCenter and ESXi)

  The master knows where virtual machines are running and try to balance where virtual machines are started. Reservations and overhead costs are the only things taken into account from a point of view of its use (not the actual resources consumed on a host) because HA does what VMs restarted (and if they have reserves prompting these resources, they need to have to start).

  If the DRS is turned on and available, HA will work with DRS to move workloads so that the largest VMs can begin. If you have virtual machines more the thing to think about is what admission control policy you use. It may be wise to use the location function if all your virtual machines are large and close to the same size, or dedicated host of failover so you won't have to deal with shuffling DRS of workloads. Everything depends on your environment and your needs.

  Does that answer your questions?

• ZPrint accident of process before starting the virtual machine

  I see the following messages in system.log everytime my Windows VM starts. These accidents zprint apparently never happened before today. There is no previous accident for zprint report. The messages below always repeat 3 times before other messages on VM, commissioning.

  09/02/15 21:20:33... Report of incidents ReportCrash [7538] advice for zprint processes [7537]

  09/02/15 21:20:33... ReportCrash [7538] error saved crashreport to /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/zprint_2015-02-09-212033_...crash using uid: gid 0: 0, euid: egid 0: 0

  Extract from the report of crash:

  Exception type: EXC_ARITHMETIC (SIGFPE)

  Exception codes: EXC_I386_DIV (division by zero)

  Why the merger issues the command zprint? If she has always done so before, why is zprint now blocking?

  (If I run the terminal zprint command without specifying the name of the area it blocks the same way.)

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Some things that I did today that might be important:

  My Mac Pro locked up while I was running Firefox (open Youtube and Yahoo pages).  I pushed the power button / stop. The virtual Windows machine was running at the time.

  After restarting the Mac Pro, when I tried to start the virtual machine, I got the message: "... vmdk has one or more internal errors that cannot be repaired. The only option is to restore from a backup copy of this disk... »

  So I renamed the corrupt VM bundle, then drag-and - drop copied all of the virtual machine to a backup volume.

  When I started the virtual machine restored, I noticed the crash zprint above messages.

  Thank you!

  OS X 10.5.8, Fusion 3.1.4

  Fusion uses zprint to internal information of the kernel which are very difficult to obtain by other means.

  Given how long it has been since OS X 10.5.8 or Fusion 3.1.4 were changed, either something has been corrupted or something has changed in the system environment for that to happen early.  I can't find any other references to zprint triggering a SIGFPE anywhere else on the Internet...

  If you do not already done, I highly recommend running disk utility and check (and possibly repair) the disks of your host before doing anything else.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• All virtual machines to an ESXi Server ping

  Hi all

  For a project of mine, I need to create a script that asks for the ESXi server host name,

  and after that start ping all virtual machines that are on the ESXi server.

  I tried to do without success up to now.

  Help will be appreciated.

  Thank you!

  What follows is based on the fact that the VMware tools are installed.

  If they are not installed, you could adapt the script to try and ping displayname VM.

  $esxName = "MyEsx".

  Get-VMHost-name $esxName | Get - VM | %{

  $hostnamePresent = $_. Guest.HostName - don't $null

  {if ($hostnamePresent)}

  $pingable = test-Connection - ComputerName $_. Guest.HostName - count 1 - calm

  }

  else {}

  $pingable = $false

  }

  Select - InputObject $_ - the property name.

  @{N = "This Hostname"; E = {$hostnamePresent}},

  @{N = "responding"; E = {$pingable}}

  }

• start a virtual machine at startup of windows 7 via issue of short boot cut

  Hi Experts

  I am running Win7 with 10 Workstation. I'm trying to start a VM at startup as its suppose to host my server cloud. Then I don't have to manually start the virtual machine each time.

  I put a shortcut to vmware workstation in the startup folder in the start menu. And followed the guide of the user of the WS10, excerpts below:

  Incorporate the workstation Startup Options in a Windows shortcut

  1 right click on the shortcut of the workstation and select Properties.

  2 in the target text box, add all the options to use after the vmware.exe and place the entire order

  quoted string.

  For example:

  «C:\Program VMware Workstation\vmware.exe x»

  C:\Documents and utilisateur\Mes Documents\My Me\Windows Machines\Windows Settings\nom virtual

  Me.vmx ".

  So I did the same thing, but when I put in the path to my vmx file I get an error how the target path is invalid. That's what I put:

  "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware.exe x - D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx.

  But when I run it as a command such as file below, it works:

  CD "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Workstation\.

  VMware.exe - x "D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx"

  output

  can someone point out to me what am I doing wrong?

  Form the command as follows: "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware"-x "D:\My Documents\Virtual Machines\OwnCloud_2nd\OwnCloud_2nd.vmx.

  Or you can configure the virtual machine to run as a Virtual Machine shared.  Check out the VMware Workstation Documentation and or the help file.

• Unable to start the virtual machine after restoration

  Guests including Test host: ESXi 5.1.0.1065491

  Vm problem: 32-bit, Server 2003

  I use Veeam Backup & Restore 6.5 to back up my vm.  I always do a test restore to ensure that my backups are good.  I'm having a problem with a restore.  The 32-bit Server 2003 vm starts just fine on the main host it runs on.  All the vm are 64-bit except for one who is a 32-bit Server 2003 vm.  Restoring the machine virtual and implemented on a host except the 32-Bit vm Server 2003 test.  After restoration and trying power to the top, I get the following error:

  Unable to start the virtual machine.

  Turn on VPCM module has failed.

  Viewed performance counters require version 3 or greater of architectural performance monitoring.

  Anyone know if there is a fix for this problem?

  TIA,

  Mux

  I assume you are using different hardware (CPUs, the BIOS settings) for VMS restored!

  The virtual machine has VPCM enabled, which causes the problem. You can either disable it in vSphere Web Client (you can do this in the vSphere Client Windows), or directly modify the .vmx VM by setting vpmc.enable to "FALSE".

  For how toggle this setting in the Web Client see allow virtual in the Web Client vSphere CPU Performance counters. If you want to edit the .vmx file manually, you need to delete/re-add the VM from the inventory or recharge (see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026043)

  André

• [Q] cannot start a virtual machine - internal error [SOLVED]

  Hallo,

  I installed Workstation 8 and cannot start a virtual machine - or those created those previous or new. Turn the machine gives me an "internal error."

  My characteristics: Win 7 64-bit (SP1), Core i7 2600 K with 8 GB of Ram

  The newspaper of vmware:

  011 10 - 03 T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid = 3424 version 8.0.0 = Build = build-471780 option = output
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: The process is 64-bit.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Host = encoding windows-1252 = windows-1252 codepage
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.013 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Host is Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.713 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VTHREAD initialize main thread id 0 "vmx" host 6336
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.738 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Settings REGIONAL windows-1252-> user NULL = System = c07 c07
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.738 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Msg_SetLocaleEx: HostLocale = windows-1252 UserLocale = NULL
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:37.743 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: FILE: FileLockDynaLink: other process validation tools are: available
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.014 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Hostname = KOENIG
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = d fe80::41: e6a3:5dd2:fa9f % 11
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = fe80::1cf:3682:36e8:4ccb % 17
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = fe80::1 d 80: 2f6e:979 c: b57d 18%
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP 192.168.1.4 =
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = 192.168.30.1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: IP = 192.168.158.1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: HOSTINFO 1074415970 @ 3331240Hz-> 0 Hz 1000000000
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.017 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: HOSTINFO ((x * 2518163806) > > 23) + 322527338056
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: System uptime 321912074 us
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: command line: "C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware" "-s" 'vmx.stdio.keep = TRUE' "-#" "product = 1; name = VMware Workstation; version 8.0.0 =; BuildNumber = 471780; licensename = VMware Workstation; licenseversion = + 8.0; ""-@ ""pipe=\\.\pipe\vmxf3ce37cf9b6f9c3e;" "D:\VM\Windows 7 x64\Windows 7 x64.vmx".
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Msg_SetLocaleEx: HostLocale = windows-1252 UserLocale = NULL
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.056 + 02:00 | VMX | "I120: UI connection on pipes '\\.\pipe\vmxf3ce37cf9b6f9c3e' user (null)".
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.057 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMXVmdb: local connection timeout: 60000 ms.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.104 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VmdbAddConnection: cnxPath = / db/connection / #1 /, cnxIx = 1
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.105 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:483]: VMAutomation: initialize VMAutomation.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.105 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:780]: VMAutomationOpenListenerSocket() to listen
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 0, newAppState = 1870, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Past vmx/execState/val of poweredOff
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 1, newAppState = 1873, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 2, newAppState = 1877, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:4067]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 3, newAppState = 1881, success = 1 additionalError = 0
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.122 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: calculated 3411189 kHz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMMon_RememberkHzEstimate: calculated 3411189 kHz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC kHz estimates: Memoirs of vmmon 3411189, 3411189, osReported 3401000. With the help of 3411189 kHz.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU 0 # TSC = 1100186590922
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 1 TSC = 1100186590888
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: # 2 CPU TSC = 1100186590603
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 3 TSC = 1100186590637
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 4 TSC = 1100186590948
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # TSC 5 = 1100186590906
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 6 TSC = 1100186590898
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 7 TSC = 1100186590836
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC of measured first delta 345
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC 387 min Delta
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC 0 3331240 Hz-> 0 to 3411189000 Hz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC ((x * 4294966339) > > 22) +-1100565306901
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: tscOffset-1100187618517
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: using TSC
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: material TSCs are synchronized.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: PTSC current = 289960
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Module CPUID initialization failed.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:869]: VMAutomation_LateShutdown()
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:819]: VMAutomationCloseListenerSocket. Close the socket of the receiver.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMX VMDB Flushing connections
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | "I120: VmdbDbRemoveCnx: remove Cnx Db for ' / db/connection / #1 /"
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VmdbCnxDisconnect: Disconnect: pipe closed for pub cnx ' / db/connection / #1 /' (0)
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.129 + 02:00 | VMX | W110: Failed to initialize the virtual machine.

  I scored an error... I tried to reinstall, clean... nothing helps.

  Curiously, I can use the Player app to run all VM´s without problem...

  All solutions?

  Thanks in advance

  Marcus4Aspern

  Is - the name change "vmware.exe" with something else?

• Start a virtual machine from the CD player on vSphere Client

  ESXi V4.1-

  I know how to get the virtual machine to connect to start for the host's cd drive.  But it seems I have to first of all power on the virtual machine, and then connect the client drive - and at this time, it will be too late.

  Report from the boot of 5 s after powering did not connect the CD from client to the virtual computer for 5 seconds pause - connection was grey until the virtual machine launched at startup.

  Is it possible for a start of the virtual machine from the CD of customer?

  When you see the white bar (after the virtual machine is started) press the key "ESC". This will bring you to a boot menu (which may not show the CD at the moment). At this time to connect the CD-ROM drive and then 'hot' starts the virtual machine by pressing CTRL-ALT-INS. Once the white bar is displayed, press the ESC key again. Now you should see the CD-ROM as boot device.

  André