Re: orphaned vmdk files script
how about if we want to only report out of inventory vms on particular clusters only?
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 management network no connectivity with two nics connected
The IBM BladeCenter H chassis has two BNT Layer 2/3 Modules. The HS22 has two gigabit network adapters (Broadcom 5709S). The way the chassis works is one adapter gets mapped to BNT module in bay 1 and...
View ArticleRe: Initiate Orchestrator workflow via REST/Post with JSON body
Burke - status code 415 indicates mismatch in the media type, which is expected because there is no Content-Type header KeyboardSlappingMonkey - I think the request body should be something like the...
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Hey Everyone, Work in DC and live in Waldorf, MD. How is everyone? Thanks!
View ArticleRe: SSO can't survive a simple reboot?
I had one of our guys who's never logged on to the vcenter box, logon with his domain creds just fine. I'll go through the domain hoops after I reboot it one more time. post reboot I see event id...
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Re: Initiate Orchestrator workflow via REST/Post with JSON body
GOT IT!! Okay, two things I had error with:1) In that last couple attempts, I had the body wrong - I had specified input-parameters instead of "parameters"2) json value format After updating those two...
View ArticleRe: VAAI - Extended Statistics for NAS
Thanks Mark, I can't see them under ESXtop at this stage but may be looking in wrong spot. If I go ESXtop and specify U for disk device I see my NFS volumes but not the stats you mention. Toggling the...
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Re: Initiate Orchestrator workflow via REST/Post with JSON body
Duh, I should have thought to look at the json format of an existing workflow execution - it clearly shows the proper format of the value field. I should have caught that as that was the technique I...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 management network no connectivity with two nics connected
Since you mentions LACP, how did you configure the port group/vSwitch policy. With separate switches (i.e. not stacked), you should be using the default policy (Port based) with the physical switch...
View ArticleRe: Can not login to Orchestrator
You cannot login to the vCO client using "vmware" - that account is for the Configuration Page only. In order to login to the vCO client, you must use an account from the LDAP/SSO you specified in the...
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Re: SSO can't survive a simple reboot?
I need the lightbulb emoticon! So after almost 20 years in IT I should know that when things break after changing a password I should be suspicious of where those creds might be hidden. So if I logon...
View ArticleSSO can't survive a simple reboot... correction can't survive a password...
I've built up a development 5.1 environment with a few hosts and vcenter running on a Windows 2008r2 vm (on a different cluster). I'm running all services including SQL express on the VM. After many...
View ArticleRe: orphaned vmdk files script
The original script from Raiders of the Lost VMX allows clusters on the entityName parameter and with the WhatIf switch it will only list the VMX files of unregistered VMs it finds.
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Re: Powershell/PowerCLI Dynamic Email Message Body with Datastores
Fabien, not sure if you can help through this same thread. You helped me with the script and output sorts by PercFree. I did added another column to reflect FreeSpace on the following function:Function...
View ArticleRe: Migration Host on 2 SANs and 2 vMotion Network
Hi, Is management network and vmotion network is on different subnet. If yes, if it required different route then you can add static route to ESXI host using command line. Also you can enable and...
View ArticleRe: Symlink bug in shared folders with Linux guest
Hi there, I have it on my plate to do but I have another issue ahead of this I am looking into right now. I will hopefully get to this fairly soon.Sorry but there have been quite a interruptions for me...
View ArticleRe: Initiate Orchestrator workflow via REST/Post with JSON body
@Ilian Iliev,I can confirm that works. Thanks for that.@Burke-Nice tip. I'm new to vCO, so it looks like i'll be using your method in the absence of any other docs!
View ArticleRe: Powershell/PowerCLI Dynamic Email Message Body with Datastores
You can't use sort on a member object that doesn't exist.The FreeSpaceGB is not available, you should sort on FreeSpace instead !
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