Check host status before creating snapshot
We have created an automated patching process for linux that creates snapshots before the virtual machines are patched. It works for the most part but we sometimes get the The operation is not allowed...
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Horizon 7.5 Connection Server SSL Update breaking deployment
Hi team, This is a frustrating problem, surely someone has run into this before. Have a lab deployment of HV 7.5 and in general it was working well. Until I updated the default self signed SSL certs to...
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NSX-T Centralized Service Instantiation - Introduction
Dear readersthis is the first blog of a series related to NSX-T. This first coverage provide you a simple introduction to the most relevant information required to better understand the implication of...
View ArticleMigrate placeholder VM from cluster A to cluster B
Placeholder VM is located under the resource pool in the cluster A and the task is migrate the placeholder VM to the resource pool in the cluster B. Is vmotion supported for this operation? And how to...
View ArticleMigrating to storage array that supports jumbo frames from one that doesn't
HI We are looking at replacing our current storage array with a netapp HCI solution. Unfortunately this require Jumbo frames and I'm trying looking to see if there is any problems with migrating the...
View ArticleVM swap location and File size
I need to get a list of the VM swap location and Swap size. I was able to use the script below to get some information but was missing the size data and some of the output was being cut off. Is it...
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How to disable yes/no field in vRO
Hi I'm trying to disable the field of boolean return type in my form. So I will able to return the result (yes or no), but I want that this field be disabled for the user. The users can not be able to...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Unregistering All Guest VM's On Reboot
I installed ESXi 6.5 from a 32GB SD card (inserted into hyper-visor motherboard usb port) and chose to install it on the same card during installation. I set the pass through on my LSI controller...
View ArticleSSL Verification failure for "ip" due to host thumbprint mismatch
Hola a todos, ¿alguien me podría ayudar con este mensaje?? resulta que cambie de notebook y no me deja abrir la consola de las MV , en el otro notebook (Windows 10 Pro) no tengo problema, me sucede con...
View ArticleNum lock constantly gets out of sync between Horizon VM and local machine
Running Horizon 7.6 and 4.9 client. Has anyone experienced this and what was your fix?
View ArticleWhat happens in HA if vCenter is a VM on failed host?
Hi, We have two hosts set up for HA under 5.5 Essentials Plus. The vCenter server is a VM on one of the hosts. If the host with the vCenter server suffers a hardware failure, can the lost VMs start on...
View ArticleHow to send e-mail notification about cron job has completed?
Hello everybody! Need your advice - we have an ESXi 5.5 host; so we created some cron jobs to upload necessary files to our FTP-server every Saturday. It looks like: vi /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root:...
View ArticleGetting HostTpmDigestInfo (PCR values) from the vCenter SOAP API
I'm working with a legacy API instance that connects to our vCenters to collect data about hosts and vms. I was tasked with collecting the TPM PCR values for each host to do some daily validation. I...
View ArticleVMwWKS15: Will Not Close Or Power Off
Having just installed Workstation 15 Player I have to say I am Not impressed at all! While the program its self works and does what it needs to do, the damn thing will Not Power Off! I cant even get it...
View ArticleCould not open /dev/vmmon: Broken pipe.
upgraded to mojave on mac vmfusion is no longer working same problem as everyone else.would greatly appreciate the help.
View ArticlevRA 7.2 - vRO 7.2 - loading all CAFE VMs with Server.findAllForType not...
Hi,I'm one emmbeded vRA 7.2 Orchestrator instance. I've configured a few Cafe Hosts and try to query them vor VMs.For my workflow I need to load all VMs in the system. I did this so far withvar...
View ArticleGather vRA Deployment Data in vRO
Environment: vRA/vRO 7.2 and vSphere6.0 The following code has been used to get the request ID from deploymentID and the related deployment data which includes VM and Load Balancer details. However,...
View ArticleInstall a second RDS server
Hi All, So everything is working great with my horizon installation. We are now finding it impossible to apply updates\reboot the RDS server due to the volume of users using it at all hours of the...
View ArticleConfused on vSAN licensing.
I've seen multiple guides on setting up vSAN and there doesn't seem to be any mention of a license being required. When do you actually need to buy a vSAN license? Does a vSphere Enterprise Plus...
View ArticleNew installation of Vmware fusion 11 pro on macos Mojave Could not open...
Why is this happening on a an upgrade to the lates version on the latest version of Macos.... Any clues I am getting fed up with these sort of issues with VMware when Parallels works perfectly... ????
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