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vCenter Server Appliance 6.7U1 Deployment fails with "Vpxd VA Post-install...
Hi Team, I have deployed several ESXi hosts with VMware_ESXi_6.7.0_10302608_Custom_Cisco_6.7.1.1.iso + patched with ESXi670-201811001.zip. While deploying vCenter Appliance 6.7U1...
View ArticleReference for blast protocol communication
I have two pods in a federations, one production pod and a dr pod. The DR pod works if we point the dns name there, but I can't seem to get connections to the dr desktops from the production connection...
View ArticlevRA 7 multi machine blueprint get hostname IP details of Other VMs in...
Hi I have 3 tier blueprint and in last VM i am running machine provisioning event workflow. here i am getting vCACCAFE:CatalogResource of vm. After this i get its parent (which is deployment) and then...
View ArticleHow do I configure VMware Pro WorkStation v15 on a notebook to work with WiFi...
Hello, I have a notebook running VMware Workstation Pro 15 that has several VM's created and running successfully. The notebook is normally on a wired network with a Static IP and all of these VM's use...
View Articlevcsa-deploy.exe JSON syntax validator broken on vCSA 6.7 media?
I have a PowerShell script that I use to deploy vCSA. It generates the JSON template file for the vcsa-deploy.exe to use as an answer file. The JSON being produced has worked perfectly fine with the...
View ArticleVcenter Server Migrate from 5.5 Windows to 6.5 VCSA
Hello Guys, I just upgraded my vcenter server 5.5 to VCSA 6.5. The upgrade was done successfully except few things. In the second stage of migration I was asked to enter AD domain credential but it...
View ArticleDoubts with certificates wildcard and external services
Hello Guys I'm doing a lab for vCloud Director 9.1 and have doubts how to use certificates wildcard. My lab have 3 nodes with vcenter 6.5, and have 2 cell with Load Balanced in NSX. When access to url...
View ArticleCentos 7.6 selection for Guest Operating Systems
I am building the VM machine on a vCenter 6.5. Curious as to what the Guest Operating Systems selection should be. I have chosen "Linux - Centos 7 (64 bit)" option. There is another choice for...
View ArticleDeploy ESXi updates without update manager
These are probably newbie questions but I find getting documentation fromthe VMware site tedious at times.1, I need to update a an old 5.1 host to 5.5 update 3. Since this host had the vcenter VM on...
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VM not showing in Horizon Inventory
Hello, I am trying to add a new machine to a manual desktop pool, however when I attempt to do so the machine does not show in the inventory list. I created a VM on the vSphere host (attempted to clone...
View ArticleHow can I copy a bunch of folders/files onto a datastore, copy-datastoreItem...
This is very bizarre. I have a single ESXi server running ESXi 6.5 with no vCenter and PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1. I have a folder called C:\updates on my local laptop. The folder looks like the...
View ArticleUnable to add vCenter to Skyline
Here is the error I get when I try and add a vCenter server to Skyline, which is during the initial setup, Couldn't create collection task to test endpoint. -> java.lang.RuntimeException: Couldn't...
View ArticleWill a Fusion 7 VM work straight off in a version of Fusion needed for...
I'm travelling and my faithful Macbook Pro late 2011 broke down. No intermediate computers available that could be used for transition. I'll have to step straight from Mac OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite +...
View ArticleHosts in Maintenance Mode -Date
Hello I am looking for powershell/powerCLI command/script that will gather ESXI hosts in maintenance mode with dates when they are placed to .I will run across multiple vcenters and command/script out...
View ArticleVMware Stanalone Converter "unable to query the live source machine" on RHEL7.3
Hello, I've been banging my head trying to fix this issue with a Linux conversion. I've searched the net high and low, nothing seems to fix the problem. I've attached the Converter log files. The...
View ArticlePowerCLI script to report VM list in which Thick disk is added in last 24Hrs...
I would like to have a powerCLi script to report list of VM's on which thick Disk is provisioned in last 24Hrs in multiple vCenters. report the output over email. Example Output:===========...
View ArticleNeed to Change Video settings on specific VM's in a folder
Hello, I have scoured the internet looking for a way to do this. It was easy enough in the older powercli versions but since they took out the "Set-VMVideoMemory cmdlet out I am at a loss here. I have...
View ArticleUbuntu 18.10 guest and Open VM Tools: screen resizing and Retina resolution...
... A VMware Fusion 11 problem, or an open-vm-tools-desktop package problem, or both?
View ArticleNo Proactive Finding
Hi after a recent update no proactive findings are coming up, and I was expecting the L1 Terminal fault one. I have the warning suppressed in our environment until we decide what we want to do, is...
View ArticleCisco UCS multiple VNICs using same PNIC
Hi there, I would like to understand if it makes any difference if you create multiple VNICs when in reality you are using the same PNICs. I am simplifying this as much as possible. Our setup uses...
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